GRAMMAR I

1. Juan _____________________ in the library this morning

a. is study

b. studying

c. is studying

d. are studying

2. Alicia, _____________ the windows please. It’s too hot in here.

a. opens

b. open

c. opened

d. will opened

3. The movie was _______________ the book.

a. as

b. as good

c. good as

d. as good as

4. Eli’s hobbies include jogging, swimming, and ______________.

a. to climb mountains

b. climb mountains

c. to climb

d. climbing mountains

5. Mr. Hawkins requests that someone ______ the data by fax immediately.

a. sent

b. sends

c. send
 d. to send

6. Who is _____________, Marina or Sachiko?

a. tallest

b. tall

c. taller

d. the tallest

7. The concert will begin ___________ fifteen minutes.

a. in

b. on

c. with

d. about

8. I have only a _________ Christmas cards left to write.

a. few

b. fewer

c. less

d. little

9. Each of the Olympic athletes ___________ for months, even years.

a. have been training

b. were training

c. has been training

d. been training

10. Maria _______________ never late for work.

a. am

b. are

c. were
 c. is

11. The company will upgrade ______ computer information systems next month.

a. there

b. their

c. it’s

d. its

12. Cheryl likes apples, _____________ she does not like oranges.

a. so

b. for

c. but

d. or

13. You were _____________ the New York office before 2 pm.

a. suppose call

b. supposed to call

c. supposed calling

d. supposed call

14. When I graduate from college next June, I _________________ a student here for five years.

a. will have been

b. have been

c. has been

d. will have

15. Ms. Guth _____________ rather not invest that money in the stock market.

a. has

b. would

c. could
 d. will

GRAMMAR II

Direction: Select the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. The majority to the news is about violence or scandal.

a. The

b. to

c. news

d. violence

2. Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.

a. swimmed

b. hundred

c. in

d. yesterday

3. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days scuba diving.

a. When

b. plan

c. days

d. diving

4. Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work very well.

a. does

b. critical

c. his

d. well

5. Yvette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to other often.

b. send

c. other

d. often

6. Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross for help.

a. is

b. a

c. Red

d. for

7. I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.

a. a

b. time

c. at

d. last

8. The doctor him visited the patient’s parents.

a. The

b. him

c. visited

d. patient’s

9. Petra intends to starting her own software business in a few years.

a. intends

b. starting

c. software

d. few

10. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.

b. after

c. run

d. miles

11. He goes never to the company softball games.

a. never

b. the

c. softball

d. games

12. Do you know the student who books were stolen?

a. Do

b. know

c. who

d. were

13. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in Singapore nor the Bahamas.

a. will

b. his

c. nor

d. Bahamas

14. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.

a. told

b. that

c. interesting

d. buying

15. Frederick used work for a multinational corporation when he lived in Malaysia.
 a. used work

b. multinational

c. when

d. lived in

VOCABULARY

Direction: Select the best answer.

1. The rate of __________ has been fluctuating wildly this week.

a. money

b. bills

c. coins

d. exchange

2. The bus ____________ arrives late during bad weather.

a. every week

b. later

c. yesterday

d. always

3. Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is?

a. know

b. no

c. now

d. not

4. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his audiences ______________.

a. putting too many irons in the fire

b. keeping their noses out of someone’s business

d. going to bat for someone

5. The chairperson will _______________ members to the subcommittee.

a. appoint

b. disappoint

c. appointment

d. disappointed

6. The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________was superb.

a. procrastinate

b. performance

c. pathology

d. psychosomatic

7. Peter says he can’t _____________ our invitation to dinner tonight.

a. angel

b. across

c. accept

d. almost

8. We were ____________ friends in that strange but magical country.

a. upon

b. among

c. toward

d. in addition to

9. The hurricane caused damage to the city.

a. extend

b. extended
 c. extensive

d. extension

10. Many cultures have special ceremonies to celebrate a person’s __________ of passage into
adulthood.

a. right

b. rite

c. writ

d. write

READING COMPREHENSION

Direction: Select the best answer.

I. DIRECTIONS TO ERIK’S HOUSE

Leave Interstate 25 at exit 7S. Follow that road (Elm Street) for two miles. After one mile, you
will pass a small shopping center on your left. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto
Maple Drive. Erik’s house is the third house on your left. It’s number 33, and it’s white with
green trim.

1. What is Erik’s address?

a. Interstate 25

b. 2 Elm Street

c. 13 Erika Street

d. 33 Maple Drive

2. Which is closest to Erik’s house?

a. the traffic lights

b. the shopping center

c. exit 7S

d. a greenhouse

II. Date: May 16, 1998

To: Megan Fallerman

Subject: Staff Meeting

Please be prepared to give your presentation on the monthly sales figures at our upcoming staff
meeting. In addition to the accurate accounting of expenditures for the monthly sales, be ready
to discuss possible reasons for fluctuations as well as possible trends in future customer
spending. Thank you.

3. The main focus of the presentation will be ______________.

a. monthly expenditures

b. monthly salary figures

c. monthly sales figures

d. staff meeting presentations

4. Who will give the presentation?

a. the company president

b. Megan Fallerman

c. Steven Roberts

d. future customers

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their charming bed and breakfast inns, their museums and their cathedrals. Spend lazy days
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soon.

5. Which of the following countries is not included in the tour?

a. Devon

b. Cornwall

c. Essex
 d. Hampshire

6. How many people can go on this tour?

a. 10

b. an unlimited number

c. 2-8

d. a limited number

7. What can we infer about this area of southern England?

a. The regions has lots of vegetation

b. The coast often has harsh weather

c. The sun is hot and air is dry

d. The land is flat

IV.

Anna Szewcyzk, perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the news media today, won
the 1998 Broadcasting Award. She got her start in journalism as an editor at the Hollsville
County Times in Missouri. When the newspaper went out of business, a colleague persuaded her
to enter the field of broadcasting. She moved to Oregon to begin a master’s degree in broadcast
journalism at Atlas University. Following graduation, she was able to begin her career as a local
newscaster with WPSU-TV in Seattle, Washington, and rapidly advanced to national television.
Noted for her quick wit and trenchant commentary, her name has since become synonymous
with Good Day, America! Accepting the award at the National Convention of Broadcast
Journalism held in Chicago, Ms. Szewcyzk remarked, “I am so honored by this award that I’s at a
total loss for words!” Who would ever have believed it?

8. What is the purpose of this announcement?

a. to invite the people to the National Convention of Broadcast Journalism

b. to encourage college students to study broadcasting

c. to recognize Ms. Szewcyzk’s accomplishments

d. to advertise a job opening at the Hollsville County Times

9. The expression “to become synonymous with” means

a. to be the same as

b. to be the opposite of
 c. to be in sympathy with

d. to be discharged from

10. What was Ms. Szewczyk’s first job in journalism?

a. She was a T.V. announcer in Washington

b. She was a newscaster in Oregon

c. She was an editor for a newspaper in Missouri

d. She was a talk show host in Chicago