SECTION 2

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language

that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types
question in this section.

DIRECTION : These following questions are incomplete sentences.

Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases marked
(A), (B), (C) and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number
of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of
the answer you have choosen.
Now begin work on the question.

1. People who reverse the letters of word______ to read suffer

from dyslexia.
A. when trying
B. if they tried
C. when tried.
D. If he tries.

2. The puppy stood up slowly, wagged its tail, ______its eyes, and
barked.
A. Blinked
 B. Blinks
C. Blinking
D. Is blinking

3. The chief of police demanded from his assistants an orderly

investigation, a well-written report, and that they______.
A. Work hard
B. Work hardly
C. Hard work
D. Hardly work
4. After Jill had shown Tim how to insert the paper once, she
repeated______
A. The operation again
B. The operation
C. again
D. again operation

5. I think we have______ information to write the report.

A. Sufficient
B. Sufficient enough
C. Enough sufficient
D. Enough
6. The president______ the election by a landslde.
A. Won.
B. He won
 C. Yesterday
D. Fortunately
7. The Rose Bowl,______ place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest
postseason collegiate football game in the United States.
A. Takes
B. It takes
C. Which takes
D. Took.

8. A great deal of property ______ hurricanes each year.

A. destroy
B. is destroyed
C. destroys
D. is being destroyed
9. Some new equipment ______ by the company before the strike
began.
A. Orders
B. Ordering
C. Has been ordered
D. Had been ordered
10. Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark gary
clouds____forebode rain.
A. what
B. which
C. what they
 D. which they

11. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, ______ of the

Union an the Confederacy during the Civil War, were both born
in Kentucky.
A. They were opposing presidents
B. Were opposing presidents
C. Opposing presidents
D. Presidents opposed

12. The doctor felt the leg ______ to see if there were any broken
bones.
A. Careful
B. be careful
C. be carefully
D. carefully
13. The chef tasted the meat ______ before presenting it to the
king.
A. cautiously
B. cautious
C. enough cautious
D. be cautious
14. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband
_______
A. slept
 B. was sleeping
C. is sleeping
D. sleeps
15. When the teacher _______ the room, the students were talking.
A. entered
B. was entering
C. enters
D. enter
16. Rubber______from vulcanized silicones with a high
molecular weight is difficult to distinguisg from natural rubber
It is the epidermis
A. Is produced
B. Producing
C. That produces
D. Produced

17. According to the World Health Organizaation,

_______any of the six most dangerous diseases to break out, it
could be cause for quarantine.
A. Were
B. They were
C. There were
D. Were they

18. The effects of that crime _______ likely to be devastating.

A. is
 B. was
C. are
D. were
19. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children,
_______tonight.
A. Was arriving
B. Is arriving
C. Arrives
D. Arived.

20. Hydroelectric power can be produced by_______and using

tidal flow to run turbines.
A. Water basins are dammed
B. Damming water basins
C. To dam water basins
D. Dams in water basins

21. While _______ for the test, Marcia realized that she had
forgotten to study the use of participial phrase. .
A. Reviewing
B. Reviews
C. Review
D. Be reviewed
22. She intends to move that the committee_______
discussion on this issue.
A. Suspending
B. Suspends
C. Suspend
D. Suspended

23. The lecturer demanded that the student _______ the room.
A. leave
B. leaves
C. left
D. leaving

24. The carpenters_______ their tools in the box at noon and

go to lunch.
A. Setting
B. Sets
C. Are setting
D. Set
25. The children_______ their toys on the floor when they had
finished using them.
A. Lay
B. Are laying
C. Laid
D. Was laying
26. Jason’s father bought him _______ bicycle that he had wanted
for his birthday.
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. A few

27. What did you eat for _______ breakfast this morning?
A. The
B. A
C. A few
D. An

28. ____________________________, he will have signed his

name in the corner.
A. If he painted that picture
B. If he paints that picture
C. If he has painted that picture
D. If he would have painted that picture
29. Ben will have studied medicine if he _______ to a medical
school.
A. Could be able to enter
B. Has been admitted
C. Was admitted
D. Were admitted
30. After _______ the dinner, Michelle will read a book.
A. Prepare
B. Prepares
C. Preparing
D. Be prepared
31. Mosquitoes will accepts the malaria parasite at only one stage
A B C
of the parasite’s complex life cycle.
D
32. The counterpart of a negative electrons is the positive proton.
A B C D

33. The ankle joint occur where the lower ends of the tibia and
A B
fibula slot neatly around the talus.
C D

34. In the United States and Canada, motor vehicle laws affect
A B
The operate of motorcycle as well as automobiles.
C D
35. The neocortex is in evolutionary terms, most recent layer of the
A B C D
brain.
36. There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the
A B
National Museum of Natural History’s collection of biological,
C
Geological, archeological, and anthropology treasures.
D
37. After George Washington merried widow Martha Curtis, the
A B
couple came to resides at Mount Vernon.
C D
38. At this stage in their development, rubberized asphalt can
A B
Hardly be classified as cutting edge.
C D
39. Rhesus monkeys exhibit patterns of shy similar to those in
A B C D
Humans.

40. In space, with no gravity for muscles to work against,

A B
the body
C
becomes weakly.
D
 READING COMPREHENSION

This section is designed to measure the ability to read and understand short passages similar
in topic and style to those found in universities and colleges. Test takers read a variety of
short passages on academic subjects. Each passage is followed by a number of questions
about the material. To avoid creating an advantage to individuals in any one field of study,
sufficient context is provided so that no subject-specific familiarity with the subject matter is
required to answer the questions.

Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number
of questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each
question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space
that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Answer all questions about the
information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage

SAMPLE PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS

The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw
attention to the importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as merchants have set out
their wares at daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, people have been in
rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this tradition is
today more apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of a single yardstick of
time, social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services,
and information would proceed in fits and starts; the very fabric of modern society would
begin to unravel.
Example I
What is the main idea of the passage?
(A) In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.
(B) The traditions of society are timeless.
(C) An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth
functioning of society.
(D) Society judges people by the times at which they conduct
certain activities.

The main idea of the passage is that societies need to agree about how time is measured in
order to function smoothly. Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
Passage One (question number 1-10 refer to the following question)

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon in front of the Sun and hides at least some part
of Sun from the Earth. In a partial eclipse, the Moon covers part of the Sun; in an annular
eclipse, the Moon covers the center of the Sum, leaving a bright ring a light around the
Moon; in a total Line eclipse, the Sun is completely covered by the Moon.

It seems rather improbable that a celestial body the size of the Moon could completely
block out the tremendously immense Sun, as happens during a total eclipse, but this is exactly
what happens. Although the Moon is considerably smaller in size than the Sun, the Moon is
able to cover the Sun because of their relative distances from the Earth. A total eclipse can
last up to 7 minutes, during which time the Moon’s shadow moves across the Earth at a rate
of rate about 6 kilometers per second.

1. This passage mainly talks about……

a. Describes how long an eclipse will last
b. Gives facts about the Moon
c. Explains how the Sun is able to obscure the Moon
d. Informs the reader about solar eclipses
2. In which type of eclipse is the Sun obscured in its entirety?
a. A partial eclipse
b. An annular eclipse
c. A total eclipse
d. A celestial eclipse
3. The word “ring” in line 3 could best be replaced by………..
a. Piece of gold
b. Circle
c. Jewel
d. Bell
4. A “ celestial body” in line 5 is most probably on that is found……
a. Within the Moon’s shadow
b. Some where in the sky
c. On the surface of the Sun
d. Inside the Earth’s atmosphere
5. What is the meaning of “ black out” in line 6?
a. Square
b. Cover
c. Evaporate
d. shrink
6. According to the passage, how can the Moon hide the Sun makes up for the
Moon’s smaller size?
a. The fact that the Moon us closer to the Earth than the Sun makes up for the
Moon’s smaller size
b. The Moon can only obscure the Sun because of the Moon’s great distance
from the Earth.
c. Because the Sun is relatively close to the Earth, the Sun can be eclipsed by
the Moon
d. The Moon hides the Sun because of the Moon’d considerable size.
7. The word “relative” in line 8 could best be replaced by ……
a. familial
b. infinitive
c. comparative
 d. paternal
8. The passage states that which of the following happens during an eclipse….
a. The Moon hides from the Sun
b. The Moon is obscured by the Sun
c. The Moon begins moving at a speed of 6 kilometers per second
d. The Moon’s shadow crosses the Earth
9. The word “rate” in line 12 is closest in meaning to…..
a. Form
b. speed
c. distance
d. rotation
10. where in the passage dost the author mention who developed the contrsry
principle to determinism?
a. Lines 1-2
b. Lines 6-7
c. Lines 8-9
d. Lines 9-13

Passage two (questions 11--20)

American Jazz is a conglomeration of sounds borrowed from such varied sources as
American and African folic music, European classical music, and Cristian gospel songs. One
of the recognizable characteristics of jazz is the use of improvisation; certain parts of music
are written out and played the same way by various performances, and other improvised parts
are created spontaneously during a performance and vary widely from performer to
performer.
The earliest from the jazz was ragtime, lively songs or rags performed on the piano,
and the best known of the ragtime performers and composers was Scott Joplin. Born in 1868
to former slaves, Scott Joplin earned his living from a very early age playing the piano in bars
along Mississippi. One of his regular jobs was in the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia, Missouri. It
was there that he began writing the more than 500 compositions that he was to produce, the
most famous of which was “The Maple Leaf Rag”.
11. This passage is telling about…….
a. Jazz in general and one specific type of jazz
b. the various sources of Jazz
c. the life of Scot Joplin
d. the major characteristics of Jazz
12. The word “conglomeration” in line 1 could best be replaced by…….
a. Disharmony
b. Mixture
c. Purity
d. treasure
13. in line 3, the word “improvisation” involves which of the following……..
a. playing the written parts of the music
b. performing similarly to other musicians
 c. making up music while playing
d. playing a varied selection of musical compositions.
14. According to the passage, ragtime was…..
A. Generally performances on a variety of instruments.
B. The first type of jazz
C. Extremely soothing and sedate
D. Performed only at the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia
15. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage……
a. Scott Joplin was a slave when he was born
b. Scot Joplin’s parents had been slaves before Scott was born
c. Scot Joplin had formerly been a slave, but he no longer was after 1868
d. Scot Joplin’s parents were slaves when Scott was born
16. The word “living” in line 8 could most easily be replaced by……..
a. Money
b. Life-style
c. Enjoyment
d. health
17. The word “regular” in line 9 could best be replaced by…….
a. Popular
b. Steady
c. Unusual
d. boring
18. The word “which” in line 10 refers to…..
a. Regular jobs
b. The Maple Leaf Club
c. Sedalia, Missouri
d. 500 compositions
19. The name of Scott Joplin’s most famous composition probably came
from…….
A. The name of a saloon where he performed
B. The maple tree near his Sedalia home
C. The name of the town where he was born
D. The school where he learned to play the piano
20. The paragraph following the passage probably discusses……
a. Sedalia, Missouri
b. The Maple Leaf Club
c. The numerous compositions of Scott Joplim
d. The life of Scott Joplin.

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