TOEFL - Structures

The Mummers' Parade has ... every year in Philadelphia on New Year's Day since 1901.

Jupiter's moons can be easily seen through ... binoculars or a small telescope.

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote four novels, ...The Scarlet Letter, became an American classic.

... relatively inexpensive, the metal pewter can be fashioned into beautiful and useful objects

...a year for a new aircraft to move from the preliminary design stage to the production stage.

...they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

... the right side of a person's brain is dominant, that person is left-handed.

Sarah Knight ... a fascinating account of a journey she made from Boston to New York in 1704.

...book Jubilee, based on the life of her mother, Maggie Walker was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

One of the most powerful optical telescopes, the "Big Eye", ... a 200-inch mirror.

A crescent wrench has adjustable jaws for ... a nut, bolt, or pipe.

Cattle ranches are found almost ... in Utah.

Job specialization takes place ... of production is separated into occupations.

The art of landscape architecture is ... that of architecture itself.

...San Diego and San Francisco, Los Angeles has no natural harbor.

Chromium ... in the manufacture of stainless steel.

Dry cleaning is the process ... clothes are cleaned in liquids other than water.

... of chamber music is the string quartet.

Owls can hunt in total darkness ... their remarkably keen sense of smell.

In 1867, Hiram R. Revels ... the first black man to be elected to the u.s. Senate.

... a tomato plant from 75 to 85 days to develop into a mature plant with ripe fruit.

...one of Canada's great projects, is a 27-mile long waterway between Lakes Erie and Ontario.

Barbara McClintock ... for her discovery of the mobility of genetic elements.

...is a general category that includes all mental states and activities.

The type of clothing people wear tells others a lot about ...

The Colorado beetle is a beautiful insect, ... it causes a great deal of damage to food crops.

Elfego Baca, ...legendary Mexican folk hero, was a lawman in New Mexico in the late 1880's.

..., an organism must be able to adapt to changing factors in its environment.

When bats are at rest, ... hang upside-down.

... the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878.

... are hot is a common misconception.

Reinforced concrete is concrete that is strengthened by metal bars ...

Energy can be defined as the ability...

A deep-tissue massage is a type of massage therapy...on one part of the body, like the back.

...imaginative stories about the origin of the game of chess.

A psychosis is a severe mental disorder, ... a neurosis.

The water of the Great Salt Lake is ... seawater.

... by Anna Baldwin in 1878

Frozen orange juice must be packed, .... , and stored when the fruit is ripe.

Sand dunes are made of loose sand... up by the action of the wind.