TOEFL VOCABULARY: TEST 1

01. To save their lives, the sailors had to _____ the sinking ship.

fertilizes
abandon
adversely
aggregate
cultivation

02. Excessive rainfall early in the spring can _____ affect the planting of crops.

aggregate
cultivation
fertilizes
adversely
abandon

03. It is impossible to judge last year's performance without knowing the _____ sales numbers.

aggregate
abandon
adversely
cultivation
fertilizes

04. With the development of land _____, hunters and gatherers were able to settle in one place.

fertilizes
intensified
cultivation
adversely
aggregate

05. This farm _____ tomatoes more than any other crop.

aggregate
cultivation
intensified
irrigation
fertilizes

06. Fighting around the capital has _____ in the last few hours.

obtain
intensified
cultivation
fertilizes
irrigation

07. In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farmland for _____.

fertilizes
intensified
obtain
precipitation
irrigation

08. After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to _____ the job.

obtain
intensified
irrigation
precipitation
by-product

09. In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of _____ ensures rich, green plant life.

by-product
photosynthesis
precipitation
irrigation
obtain

10. Oxygen is a _____ of the process of photosynthesis.

precipitation
photosynthesis
cultivation
by-product
obtain

11. Through __________, green plants create organic materials with the help of chlorophyll.

abandoned
photosynthesis
precipitation
by-product
cultivation

12. Farmers use various methods of land __________.

cultivation
by-product
photosynthesis
abandoned
precipitation

13. When they heard the hull crack, all but two of the sailors __________ ship.

cultivation
precipitation
lose
abandoned
photosynthesis

14. The coastal city gets half of its __________ during the months of January, February, and March.

lose
weaken
precipitation
cultivation
abandoned

15. Opposite of OBTAIN

abandoned
precipitation
weaken
drainage
lose

16. Opposite of INTENSIFY

drainage
separate
weaken
precipitation
lose

17. Opposite of IRRIGATION

weaken
separate
positively
drainage
lose

18. Opposite of AGGREGATE

cultivation
separate
weaken
drainage
positively

19. Opposite of ADVERSELY

drainage
separate
cultivation
precipitation
positively

20. In countries like Niger and Mauritania, the _____ of land has changed little in the past several centuries.

cultivation
separate
positively
precipitation
intensified

21. In these countries, the rainfall pattern brings _____ for only three months during the year.

intensified
irrigation
precipitation
positively
cultivation

22. Several agencies and organizations have _____ their efforts to increase the productivity of land in these countries.

cultivation
precipitation
irrigation
fertilization
intensified

23. They have introduced new strains of seed and improved _____ techniques.

fertilize
irrigation
precipitation
intensified
fertilizers

24. They have also introduced new methods of _____ to improve the quality of soil.

irrigation
intensified
precipitation
fertilization
fertilize

25. Inexperienced gardeners may not realize how important it is that they __________ their plants.

fertilize
fertilization
irrigation
intensified
precipitation