TOEFL Reading Test

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions Baseball has been dubbed “America’s favorite sport”,and many fans contend that there is no greater thrill than watching a good pitcher throw the ball skillfully in a series of expertly delivered “fast” and “curve” balls. Two such pitches, the “rising fastball” and the 5 “breaking curveball” are […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions The Timber rattlesnake, once widespread throughout the eastern United States, is now on the endangered species list and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once thrived. Compared to its western cousins, the Timber rattlesnake may be especially vulnerable because 5 of certain behaviors adapted […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions Scientists believe they now have scientific evidence to prove that ecosystems work better when there is a greater variety of species within them. This bio-diversity is being lost destroying natural mechanisms that could repair the damage caused by man. 5 Findings show that losing plants and animals […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions Which is the world’s highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent? Which is the only place on earth not yet ruined, still untouched by the destructive hand of man? Australasia? Or “the ice”, as Antarctica is referred to by its old friends? Of course, the former still has […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions According to top executives in the industry, cigarette smoking is merely a nice habit, to be compared with chewing gum or drinking your morning cup of coffee, and is no more addictive than eating candies. But what is in fact the difference between eating donuts 5 and […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions Researchers don’t think there’s any question that the discovery of a gene which appears to be linked to many types of cancer is really exciting and the best news for the public in a long time. The gene is involved in a high percentage of human cancers […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions The loss of jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology. It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third World. 5 The present technological developments have […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions Shirts which stay wrinkle-free are now being produced in Japan and the US. Until now, the only solution for people in a hurry has been permanent press shirts, which didn’t need ironing after washing or wearing. But they were made of polyester. The new ones don’t need […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions One of the factors in global warming is carbon monoxide. The more carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, the less the atmosphere is able to clean itself. The result is a warming of the atmosphere, the so-called global warming, and possibly ozone damage. 5 Earlier, it was found […]

Read this paragraph and answer the following questions What are the keys to career success? Our background? Our education? Maybe. But they only affect our careers; they by no means guarantee success. If there is any guarantee of success, and that is questionable, it is through one’s own intrinsic qualities, one’s own hard work 5 […]