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About 3 months ago I went to Puncak with a couple of my motorcycling buddies. Before we went to Puncak we gather in our meeting point at Pertamina gas station in Margonda at 6:00 AM.  We then left Margonda at 7:00 AM and we went to one our friend’s place in Sentul first before we continue our trip to Puncak. We decided to go through Bukit Pelangi because it’s closer from where we were before. We went from our friend’s place at 8:00 AM and arrived there at 9:30 AM. The road is not so crowded as it usually happens at Puncak so we were able to arrived there sooner. There we chat with each other, eat puffer cheese, indomie, drink hot coffee, and enjoying the view. But then the rain started pouring at 11:00 AM so we had to wait for the rain to stop. At 12:00 AM the hasn’t stopped yet but it’s starting to subside. One of our buddy had to left sooner for some reason at that point. We can’t let him went alone so we all went together even though it was still raining slightly. The rain got worst and worst along the way but eventually we made it to our friend’s place at Sentul at 3:00 PM. At 5:00 PM I had to head home so I had to say goodbye to my friends and head back home.

Definition of TOEFL

The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, is a test which measures people’s English language skills to see if they are good enough to take a course at university or graduate school in English-speaking countries. It is for people whose native language is not English. It measures how well a person uses listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. This test is accepted by more than 7,500 colleges, universities, and agencies in more than 130 countries; which means it is the most widely recognized English test in the world.

The format of the TOEFL test has been changed three times. The first was the PBT (paper-based TOEFL test). It tests listening, reading and grammar skills with a perfect score being 677. Some centers where computers are not available still offer this format. The second format is the CBT (computer-based TOEFL test). People are each provided with a computer to take the test. A writing section was added as well as the three sections. The level of listening and grammar skills are automatically changed depending on a person’s English level. The third change is the iBT (Internet-based test) that is being brought in around the world which measures listening, speaking, reading and writing.

There are three procedures that people are following to take the test. First it is decided where and when you are going to take the test because the format of the test could be either iBT or CBT depending on location. People need to register 2–3 months in advance to get a place. Second is registration in person, online, by phone, or through email. Online registration is most common and payment will be required to complete the registration. The cost changes depending on what kind of exam is taken.

As more universities and colleges want a TOEFL more people are wanting to do the test. In Korea in 2010, nearly 115,000 people took the test to demonstrate their ability in English. This was 20% of the total for people doing the test. It is considered as one of the ways for middle or high school students to apply for the high ranked domestic universities. By studying at such an advanced level, it could help to improve their English skills to get high scores in other English exams.

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EXCERCISE III

I. Highlight and punctuate the appositives in the following sentences. Not all require punctuation.

6. Sweetbriar, a company known throughout the South, is considering a nationwide advertising campaign.

    Reason: This sentence has one appositive that comes after the subject and it is describing the subject

II. Highlight and punctuate the appositives in the following sentences. Not all require punctuation.

7. Six hundred people died in the San Fransisco earthquake of 1906, one of the nation’s worst disasters.

     Reason: This sentence has one appositive that comes after the subject and it is describing the subject

III. Write the best answer!

  5. The football players run five miles every day.

      Reason:  the reason why the answer is “run” not “runs” its because the subject in the sentence above is in a plural form. In the present tense, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: nouns add an s to the singular form; verbs remove the s from the singular form.

  10. The center on the basketball team bounces the ball too high.

      Reason: the reason why the answer is “bounces” not “bounce” its because the subject in the sentence above is in a singular form. In the present tense, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways: nouns add an s to the singular form; verbs remove the s from the singular form.