Minggu, 29 April 2012

Soal Reading


   Many forces, hospitals managers, medical practicioners, parents too, continue to increase pressure to do more outpatients surgery for children.
   The emphasis on faster operating room turnaround time, more effecttive use of space and personnel and the presumed resulting cost reduction are commonly sought goals. These goals are important for all patients, but especially for the pediatric patient, who is much younger who is free from systematic disease and requires simpler, shorter surgical procedures, and a shorter convalescense.
   Despite many advantages pediatric outpatient surgery can have problems. Since chidren are usually recover from surgery, some doctors may assume that all such patients are outpatient candidates. There may be delays andinappropriate sheceduling caused by rush, by  inappropriate consulting and previously undiagnosed disease.
   However, nearly all problems can be solved by proper patient selection. Many more patients that at present can undergo outpatient anesthesia, reduce the separation time of the child from the family. The advantages listed above will be enchanced when combined with appropriate postoperative discharge chiteria and out-of-hospital care. Everyone will benefit: the child, the family, the physician, the hospital staff and even the third party payer.


1. What is the main purpose the passage?
    A) To force hospital managers to increase outpatient surgery for children
    B) To emphasize faster operating room turnaround time
    C) To inform parents about outpatient surgery
    D) To put forward reasons in favor pediatric outpatient surgery
Answer: D

2. The word ‘force’ in line 1 is closed in meaning to wich of the following?
    A) groups
    B) soldiers
    C) representatives
    D) the police
Answer: A

3. The word ‘commonly sought’ in line 6 are closest in meaning to
    A) most usually found
    B) simply existing
    C) generally aimed at
    D) frequently achieved
Answer: C

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the aims mentioned in the passage?
    A) more personnels
    B) quicker use of operating rooms
    C) better use available space
    D) saving costs
 Answer: A

5. What does the author imply by saying that some doctors assume that all children can be outpatients?
    A) They may forget about other patients
    B) They may make a mistake
    C) They may think all patients are not healthy
    D) They may be in a rush
Answer: B

6. The word “convalescence” in line 9 is closet in meaning to
    A) treatment
    B) hospitalization
    C) payment period
    D) recovery
Answer: D

7. What is the author’s purpose in using the word “However” in line 16?
    A) To give reasons for something
    B) To join two paragraphs
    C) To explain a result
    D) To campare similiar ideas
Answer: B

8. The author means by the term “the third party payer” in the last line
    A) banks
    B) hospitals
    C) relatives
    D) insurance companies
Answer: D

9. The audience for this passage could most likely be
    A) hospitals managers
    B) the parents of pediatric patients
    C) physicians
    D) the department of health
Answer: D

10. What is the author’s attitude towards more outpatient surgery for children?
    A) He is against
    B) He thinks it unlikely to happen
    C) He is an favor
    D) He thinks there are too many problems
Answer: C

Rabu, 11 April 2012

Soal Structure Toefl


Soal Structure Toefl

1. We all know that speaking foreign languanges is the best way to leam…
(A) them
(B) it
(C) ours
(D) us
Answer: A
Explanation : Verbs to learn because it requires the object but the object is equal to object to speaking, the foreign languanges then we need not repeat it. With objects instead  languanges


2. … people came to the meeting than we had expected.
(A) Fewer
(B) Less
(C) A little
(D) Little
Answer : A
Explanation : People is a countable noun that should take the word countable. Here fewer are the only words countable


3. She bought … fruit because so many people were coming to visit.
(A) many
(B) as much
(C) a lot
(D) very much
Answer : D
Explanation : fruit is an uncountable noun and uncountable quantity must get the word because asmuch and a lot is the one form of the correct answer is very much

4. Before a person may drive a car on a public highway, iy is necessary that he … a driving test.
(A) take
(B) is taking
(C) took
(D) takes
Answer: A
Explanation : Necessary it is followed by the phrase conjunctions form the basis of the verb, in this matter take

5. Statistics have shown that early winter … the worst time for  traffic accidents.
(A) it is
(B) they are
(C) is
(D) when
Answer: C
Explanation : That after conjunctions subject to early winter, but there is no verb, the sentence requires a verb appropriate to the subject of early winter, which  is

6. I know … a different way to get there but I like this one
(A) is
(B) there is
(C) that is
(D) it is
Answer: B
Explanation : This is a situation where, to get there and the subject is actually a different way to follow the verb to be. The correct form in this situation is there is a different way

7. No body really knew  the … solution to the problem.
(A) better
(B) good
(C) best
(D) better than
Answer: C
Explanation : The superlative form and used in this sentence also describes a noun only, instead ofcomparing two nouns. So, the correct answer C, the best solution

8. Before a person may drive a car on a public highway, it is necessary that he … a driving test.
(A) take
(B) is taking
(C) took
(D) takes
Answer: A
Explanation:Necessary phrase it is followed by the subjunctive as recommendations andsuggestions.  Take the basic shape of subjunctive verb here means to take

9. Because the United States does not have much oil anymore, imported oil … used more and more.
(A) will
(B) to be
(C) must
(D) is being
Answer: D
Explanation : the auxiliary verb is missing, due to the passive form of the verb to be. if it will be thefuture form will be then the answer is, is this the answer is not available. so, that might bejust the answer D

10. The most noticeable feature of African elephants … their large ears being quite different from the ears of Asian Elephants
(A) is
(B) with
(C) are
(D) were
Answer: A
Explanation : the main clause verb is missing, because the subject feature, is only possible answer

11. Some students are frightened of  hearing the fact that the university … tuition fees to meet the raise in the cost of  living
(A) have raised
(B) raise
(C) raising
(D) will raise
Answer: D
Explanation: Tenses right here in the form of futures will raise because the students threatened something that will happen in the future.

12. A good teaching technique for … students avtive is group work.
(A) keeping
(B) keep
(C) to keep
(D) kept
Answer: A
Explanation : For the preposition and the noun should be followed. because the gerund as a noun, it can also be followed by a preposition. keeping is the only gerund or noun

13. After … in his application form, he went to pay the membership fee.
(A) his name
(B) handing
(C) his hand
(D) immediately
Answer: B
Explanation : After here is not the prepositions conjunctions, so it should be followed by a verb, which is reduced from handing he handed

14. The freshman  read an adversitement … the newspaper about an apartment to rent.
(A) in
(B) from
(C) on
(D) out of
Answer: A
Explanation : An adversitement be in newspapers, in the newspaper

15. The student was told that he could hand in the lost wallet to …
(A) anyone official
(B) officially anyone
(C) official anyone
(D) anyone officially
Answer: A
Explanation : With pronouns ending in-one,-body, or,-thing, with adjectives thathave to be written after not before. noun must follow the prepositionto. so, the noun must be a pronoun anyone