TOEFL Vocabulary Exercise 14

Directions:
Each recycling exercise is divided into three quizzes: 1)multiplechoice quiz; 2) sentence-completion quiz; 3) 60-word typing test. Time yourself when doing each.
Do all four quizzes sequentially to maximize the recycling learning process.
When choosing a multiple-choice answer (Quiz #1), do not look for the perfect answer. For TOEFL, and for this text, there are no perfect answers. Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning.
√ Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. For TOEFL, you will not lose a point if you answer a multiple-choice question incorrectly, so guess and move on.
For the sentence-completion quiz (Quiz #2), you will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Abbreviations: n = noun, v = verb, adj = adjective, adv = adverb, phr = phrase, id = idiom, conj = conjunction.
Directions:
Each recycling exercise is divided into three quizzes: 1)multiplechoice quiz; 2) sentence-completion quiz; 3) 60-word typing test. Time yourself when doing each.
Do all four quizzes sequentially to maximize the recycling learning process.
When choosing a multiple-choice answer (Quiz #1), do not look for the perfect answer. For TOEFL, and for this text, there are no perfect answers. Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning.
√ Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. For TOEFL, you will not lose a point if you answer a multiple-choice question incorrectly, so guess and move on.
For the sentence-completion quiz (Quiz #2), you will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Abbreviations: n = noun, v = verb, adj = adjective, adv = adverb, phr = phrase, id = idiom, conj = conjunction.
Quiz#1
 
Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning. Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. 
Quiz#1
 
Choose the multiple-choice answer you think is closest in meaning. Answer all multiple-choice questions even if you do not know the answer. 
profit (n)
To benefit from
To gain from
To make income after all expenses
All of the above
go bankrupt (v)
To be able to pay one’s bills
To be judged unable to pay one’s bills
To forget a plethora of unpaid bills
To be free to pay no bills
take over (v)
To take a chance
To take control of
To take a loss
To lose control
aggregate (n)
Big pieces broken into smaller pieces
Many big and small pieces
Too many broken pieces
Small pieces joined to make a big piece
acquire (v)
To take possession of
To own
To take control of
All of the above
share (n)
Paper signifying a percentage of ownership in a public company
A piece of something
Part of a whole
All of the above
turn around (v)
To go in the same direction
To go in the wrong direction
To go in a myriad of directions
To go in a new direction
turn a profit (v)
To make money
To make a profit
To succeed
All of the above
conglomerate (n)
Company with many foreign partners
Company with little or no profit
Company with only one product
Company with many large sub divisions of different industries
target market (n)
Particular customers for a particular product
Market that is profitable
Market that is transforming
A foreign market that is failing
Quiz#2
 
You will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Quiz#2
 
You will have to use the appropriate part of speech to complete each sentence. For example, you might have to change a singular noun to a plural noun, or a base verb to the infinitive according to the syntax of the sentence.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
 
The goal of each company is to _______________ .
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Hollywood’s _______________ is young American males and foreigners.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Concrete, invented by the Romans, is a _______________ of mortar, rocks, pieces of ceramic tile, sea shells, and demolished old buildings.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Ann and David are hoping _______________ some land in the country.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Kereshmeh bought one thousand Microsoft _______________ and two thousand Apple _______________ .
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Irena is not doing well at school. I hope she can ___________ it
_______________ soon.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Looking back, Brad believes he has really _________ from getting his MBA.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
General Electric (GE), a famous American _______________ , was startedby Thomas Edison in 1892.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Many companies _______________ because they do not have a coherent business plan.
Word List:
• profit • go bankrupt • take over • aggregate • acquire • share
• turn around • turn a profit • conglomerate • target market
Napoleon tried to ____________ Russia. However, a cold, hard winter rendered his invasion plans useless. Consequently, he retreated in defeat.
Quiz#3
 
You have 60 seconds to type the following passage. 
 
If you made one mistake on the 60-word diagnostic typing test, you can type 59 wpm (60 – 1 = 59 words per minute), two mistakes, 58 wpm, etc.
 
Note: A letter not capitalized is a mistake. A comma in the wrong place is a
mistake. A missing comma is a mistake.
Quiz#3
 
You have 60 seconds to type the following passage. 
 
If you made one mistake on the 60-word diagnostic typing test, you can type 59 wpm (60 – 1 = 59 words per minute), two mistakes, 58 wpm, etc.
 
Note: A letter not capitalized is a mistake. A comma in the wrong place is a
mistake. A missing comma is a mistake.
OUi corporation, a French conglomerate, recently went bankrupt. OUi is an aggregate of financial, aerospace, medical, and energy
businesses, none of which has turned a profit in ten years. OUi has
tried to turn around, but has failed to acquire a significant share of
their target markets. BNZ, a prosperous German company, plans to
take over OUi and transform it.

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