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Prepare for the TOEFL Junior Test Unit 2 4

READING TASK

Reading and choosing the right Sydney
grammar word

ABOUT THE EXAM
In this part of the test, you read a text with eight gaps. You
complete the text by choosing the correct words to fill
the gaps. The words are all grammar words, for example,
prepositions, adverbs, comparatives, determiners, modal
verbs, auxiliary verbs, pronouns and conjunctions.

1 Look at the Task. Read the title of the article and look at
the photo. Write down three facts about Sydney.

2 Read the article once to check if your facts are in the text.

Read the instructions and the whole text before
TIP you complete any gaps so you know the topic
of the text. Read the words around each gap Sydney is the (0) .............. city in Australia,
carefully and try all the options in the gap, to see with a population of around 4.5 million people.
which fits best. It is very popular with tourists, (1) ..............
come from all around the world to enjoy
(2) .............. museums, galleries, restaurants
NOW YOUR TURN and night life. The city (3) .............. has
beautiful beaches, including Bondi Beach.
3 Read About the exam and the Tip. Then do the Task.
Choose the correct letter (A, B or C) to complete the text. The city’s famous landmarks are the Sydney
Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge,
which stand (4) .............. each other on the
Example:
harbour. Sydney Opera House was completed
0 A large B larger C largest in 1973 (5) .............. cost $102 million to build.

Answer: C This was 14 times more than the city originally
planned to (6) .............. on it.
1 A who B what C where
2 A his B your C its It is possible to climb to the top of Sydney
3 A ever B also C just Harbour Bridge (7) .............. part of an
4 A near B close C next adventure activity. From the top, climbers
5 A so B and C because (8) .............. enjoy amazing views of the
6 A spending B spent C spend harbour and the city.
7 A by B as C like
8 A can B need C have

4 In pairs, compare your answers. Together, explain
why the other answer choices are wrong.

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