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TẬP 2

Name:………………………..……
Instructor: Nguyễn Trung Nghĩa
 TEST 40
1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building______
(A) sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery
(B) sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully
(C) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week
(D) sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers

2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for______
(A) another pants (B) others pants (C) the others ones (D) another pair

3. The committee has met and______

(A) they have reached a decision (B) it has formulated themselves some opinions
(C) its decision was reached at (D) it has reached a decision

4. Alfred Adams has not______

(A) lived lonelynessly in times previous (B) never before lived sole
(C) ever lived alone before (D) before lived without the company of his friends

5. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; ______

(A) he should study last night (B) he should have studied last night
(C) he must have studied last night (D) he must had to study last night

6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because______

(A) he must to teach a class (B) he will be teaching a class
(C) of he will teach a class (D) he will have teaching a class

7. Having been served lunch______.

(A) the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
(B) the committee members discussed the problem
(C) it was discussed by the committee members the problem
(D) a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee

8. Florida has not yet ratified the amendment, and______

(A) several other states hasn’t either (B) neither has some of the others states
(C) some other states also have not either (D) neither have several other states

9. The chairman requested that______

(A) the members studied more carefully the problem
(B) the problem was more carefulnessly studied
(C) with more carefulness the problem could be studied
(D) the members study the problem more carefully

10. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and______

(A) Florida also (B) Florida too
(C) Florida is as well (D) so does Florida

11. The professor said that ______.

(A) the students can turn over their reports on the Monday
(B) the reports on Monday could be received from the students by him
(C) the students could hand in their reports on Monday
(D) the students will on Monday the reports turn in
12. This year will be difficult for this organization because______
(A) they have less money and volunteers than they had last year
(B) it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year
(C) the last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money
(D) there are fewer money and volunteers that in the East year there were

13. The teachers have had some problems deciding ______.

(A) when to the students they shall return the final papers
(B) when are they going to return to the students the final papers
(C) when they should return the final papers to the students
(D) the time when the final papers they should return for the students

14. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, ______
(A) she hadn’t many sugar (B) there was not a great amount of the sugar
(C) she did not have much sugar (D) she was lacking in amount of the sugar

15. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______?
(A) does there (B) hasn’t there (C) hasn’t it (D) has there

16. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple Street in New York City.

17. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until
the next meeting to vote.

18. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals.

19. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.

20. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.

21. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.

22. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.

23. The professor had already given the homework assignment when he had remembered that
Monday was a holiday.

24. Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer, the man will cry out in pain.

25. This table is not sturdy enough to support a television, and that one probably isn’t neither.

26. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.

27. The company representative sold to the manager a sewing machine for forty dollars.

28. The taxi driver told the man to don’t allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.

29. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.

30. Harvey seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.

31. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
32. When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to the students and
faculty.

33. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks.

34. There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.

35. The Board of Realtors doesn't have any informations about the increase in rent for this area.

36. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.

37. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great
deal of trouble controlling them.

38. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in Detroit.

39. The fire began in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors.

40. Mrs. Anderson bought last week a new sports car; however, she has yet to learn how to
operate the manual gearshift.
 TEST 41
1. Captain Henry, ______crept slowly through the under-brush.
(A) being remote from the enemy, (B) attempting to not encounter the enemy,
(C) trying to avoid the enemy, (D) not involving himself in the enemy,

2.Tommy was one______

(A) of the happy childs of his class (B) of the happiest child in the class
(C) child who was the happiest of all the class (D) of the happiest children in the class

3. ______he began to make friends more easily.

(A) Having entered school in the new city, it was found that
(B) After entering the new school,
(C) When he had been entering the new school,
(D) Upon entering into the new school,

4. It is very difficult to stop the cultivation of marijuana because______

(A) it grows very carelessly (B) of it’s growth without attention
(C) it grows well with little care (D) it doesn’t care much to grow

5. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years______
(A) is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system
(B) indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system
(C) how we want to learn more about the solar system
(D) is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called our solar
system

6. Many of the international problems we are now facing______

(A) linguistic incompetencies
(B) are the result of misunderstandings
(C) are because of not understanding themselves
(D) lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other

7.Mr. Roberts is a noted chemist______

(A) as well as an effective teacher (B) and too a very efficient teacher
(C) but he teaches very good in addition (D) however he teaches very good also

8. Public television stations are different from commercial stations______

(A) because they receive money differently and different types of shows
(B) for money and program types
(C) in the areas of funding and programming
(D) because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter

9. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality______

(A) for a larger profit margin (B) in place of to earn more money
(C) to gain more quantities of money (D) and instead earn a bigger amount of profit

10. Automobile production in the United States______

(A) have taken slumps and rises in recent years
(B) has been rather erratic recently
(C) has been erratically lately
(D) are going up and down all the time
11. A major problem in the construction of new buildings______
(A) is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not been perfected
(B) is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning
(C) is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work good
(D) is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not capable to
produce efficient air conditioning systems

12. John said that no other car could go______

(A) so fast like his ear (B) as fast like his car
(C) as fast like the car of him (D) as fast as his car

13. Her grades have improved, but only______

(A) in a small amount (B) very slightly
(C) minimum (D) some

14. While attempting to reach his home before the storm______.

(A) the bicycle of John broke down (B) it happened that John’s bike broke down
(C) the storm caught John (D) John had an accident on his bicycle

15. The changes in this city have occurred______

(A) with swiftness (B) rapidly
(C) fastly (D) in rapid ways

16. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club.

17. Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long.

18. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart.

19. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.

20. She must retyping the report before she hands it in to the director of financing.

21. How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they obtained the
results they had been expecting?

22. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this
semester.

23. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.

24. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.

25. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.

26. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children's clothing are advertised at great reduced prices this
weekend.

27. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.

28. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students.
29. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this examination.

30. Mr. Peters used to think of hisself as the only president of the company.

31. The instructor advised the students for the procedures to follow in writing the term paper.

32. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.

33. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood.

34. The pilot and the crew distributed the life preservers between the twenty frantic passengers.

35. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.

36. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.

37. A liter is one of the metric measurements, aren’t they?

38. We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month.

39. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library
entrance.

40. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
 TEST 42
1. The attorney told his client that______
(A) they had little chance of winning the case
(B) the case was of a small chance to win
(C) it was nearly impossible to win him the case
(D) the ease had a minimum chance to be won by him

2. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is______

(A) when he gives lectures (B) how in the manner that he lectures
(C) the way to give lectures (D) his ability to lecture

3. The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained______

(A) a remembrance that interest rates were to raise the following month
(B) a reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following
(C) to remember that the interest rates were going up next month
(D) a reminder that the interest rates would rise the following month

4. ______was the day before yesterday.

(A) The France’s Independence Day (B) The day of the French independence
(C) French's Independence Day (D) France’s Independence Day

5. It was not until she had arrived home______ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
(A) when she (B) that she (C) and she (D) she

6. George would certainly have attended the proceedings______

(A) if he didn’t get a flat tire (B) if the flat tire hadn’t happened
(C) had he not had a flat tire (D) had the tire not flattened itself

7. ______received law degrees as today.

(A) Never so many women have (B) Never have so many women
(C) The women aren't ever (D) Women who have never

8. The students liked that professor’s course because______

(A) there was few if any homework
(B) not a lot of homework
(C) of there wasn’t a great amount of homework
(D) there was little or no homework

9. George______ he could improve his test scores, but he did not have enough time to study,
(A) knew to (B) knew how (C) knew how that (D) knew how to

10. ______, he would have come to class.

(A) If Mike is able to finish his homework (B) Would Mike be able to finish his homework
(C) If Mike could finish his homework (D) If Mike had been able to finish his homework

11. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute______

(A) one other fifty dollars (B) the same amount also
(C) another fifty (D) more fifty dollars

12. The people at the party were worried about Janet because no one was aware______ she had
gone.
(A) where that (B) of where (C) of the place where (D) the place
13. Since he changed professions, Fred’s yearly income has______
(A) nearly tripled (B) got almost three times bigger
(C) almost grown by three times (D) just about gone up three times

14. Nancy hasn’t begun working on her Ph.D. ______working or her masters.
(A) still because she is yet (B) yet a result she is still
(C) yet because she is still (D) still while she is already

15. The director of this organization must know______

(A) money management, selling, and able to satisfy the stock- holders
(B) how to manage money, selling his product, and be able to satisfy stockholders
(C) how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the stockholders
(D) money management, selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholders

16. She wishes that we didn't send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.

17. They are planning on attending the convention next month and so I am.

18. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.

19. While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their barbeque grill.

20. The artist tried stimulate interest in painting by taking his students to the museums.

21. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.

22. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.

23. Before she moved here. Arlene had been president of the organization since four years.

24. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called.

25. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic
Games.

26. Professor Duncan teaches both anthropology as well as sociology each fall.

27. My brother is in California on vacation, but I wish he was here so that he could help me
repair my car.

28. I certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in delivering the materials because we
had planned to begin work tomorrow.

29. The chemistry instructor explained the experiment in such of a way that it was easily
understood.

30. Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever
known.

31. He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year.
32. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of
the bus.

33. The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.

34. The leader emphasized the need for justice and equality between his people.

35. Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual laborers.

36. Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.

37. Keith is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class.

38. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the airport.

39. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo in the winter months as well as in the spring.

40. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
 TEST 43
1. The cyclist______ he crossed the main street.
(A) looked with caution after (B) had looked cautiously before
(C) was looked cautious when (D) looks cautious when

2. Here ______ notebook and report that I promised you last week.
(A) is the (B) are the (C) was the (D) has been a

3. Neither Jane nor her brothers______ a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
(A) need (B) needs (C) is needing (D) has need

4. Cuba is______ sugar-growing areas in the world.

(A) one of the larger (B) one of largest
(C) one of the largest (D) largest

5. The skiers would rather______ through the mountains than go by bus.

(A) to travel on train (B) traveled by train
(C) travel by train (D) by the train

6. That magnificent______ temple was constructed by the Chinese.

(A) eight-centuries-old (B) eight-century’s-old
(C) old-eight-centuries (D) eight-century-old

7. There were two small rooms in the beach house. ______ served as a kitchen.
(A) the smaller of which (B) the smallest of which
(C) the smaller of them (D) smallest of that

8. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships and ______

(A) so do their children (B) neither did the children
(C) also the childs (D) so did their children

9. Last year. Matt earned ______ his brother, who has a better position.
(A) twice as much as (B) twice more than
(C) twice as many as (D) twice as more as

10. ______, he would have been able to pass the exam.

(A) If he studied more (B) If he were studying to a greater degree
(C) Studying more (D) Had he studied more

11. Mr. Duncan does not know______ the lawn mower after they had finished using it.
(A) where did they put (B) where they did put
(C) where they put (D) where to put

12. The facilities of the older hospital______

(A) is as good or better than the new hospital
(B) are as good or better that the new hospital
(C) are as good as or better than the new hospital
(D) are as good as or better than those of the new hospital

13. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed______ the heavy fog.
(A) because of (B) because (C) on account (D) as result
14. The teacher suggested that her students______ expediences with ESP.
(A) write a composition on their (B) to write composition about the
(C) wrote some compositions of his or her (D) had written any compositions for his

15. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and ______

(A) the others are not (B) another is inexperienced
(C) the other is not (D) other lacks experience

16. While searching for the wreckage of a unidentified aircraft, the Coast Guard encountered
severe squalls at sea.

17. Although a number of police officers was guarding the priceless treasures in the museum, the
director worried that someone would try to steal them.

18. Since it was so difficult for American Indians to negotiate a peace treaty or declare war in
their native language, they used a universal understood form of sign language.

19. Louis Braille designed a form of communication enabling people to convey and preserve
their thoughts to incorporate a series of dots which were read by the finger tips.

20. While verbalization is the most common form of language in existence, humans make use of
many others systems and techniques to express their thoughts and feelings.

21. The need for a well-rounded education was an idea espoused by the Greeks in time of
Socrates.

22. Writers and media personnel sell theirselves best by the impression given in their verbal
expression.

23. In the spirit of the naturalist writers, that author’s work portrays man’s struggle for surviving

24. Stephen Crane's story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and
hunger.

25. Their silly, whiny conversation on a child level was meant to create tension and heighten
Nancy’s fears and anxiety.

26. For a long time, this officials have been known throughout the country as political bosses and
law enforcers.

27. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.

28. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
today.

29. Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped food and
medical supplies close the city.

30. Hummingbirds are the only birds capable to fly backward as well as forward, up, and down.

31. The news of the president’s treaty negotiations with the foreign government were received
with mixed emotions by the citizens of both governments.
32. Angie's bilingual ability and previous experience were the qualities that which helped her get
the job over all the other candidates.

33. Joel giving up smoking has caused him to gain weight and become irritable with his
acquaintances.

34. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.

35. The test administrator ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do so.

36. Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona since ten years before moving to their present
house.

37. I would of attended the meeting of the planning committee last week, but I had to deliver a
speech at a convention.

38. We are suppose to read all of chapter seven and answer the questions for tomorrow’s class.

39. The explanation that our instructor gave us was different than the one yours gave you.

40. In the sixteenth century, Spain became involved in foreign wars with several other European
countries and could not find the means of finance the battles that ensued.
 TEST 44
3. George belongs to the______
(A) class of the upper middle (B) upper middle class
(C) class from the center up (D) high medium class

4. A good student must know______

(A) to study hard (B) to be a good student
(C) how to study effectively (D) the way of efficiency in study

5. Jane changed her major from French to business, ______

(A) with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
(B) hoping she can easier get a job
(C) with the hope for being able to find better a job
(D) hoping to find a job more easily

6. He has received several scholarships______

(A) not only Because of his artistic but his academic ability
(B) for both his academic ability as well as his artistic
(C) because of his academic and artistic ability
(D) as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy

7. Harvey will wash the clothes, ______

(A) iron the shirts, prepare the meal, dusting the furniture
(B) ironing the shirts, preparing the meal, and dusting the furniture
(C) iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture
(D) to iron the shirts, prepare the meal, and dust the furniture

8. ______ that new information to anyone else but the sergeant.

(A) They asked him not to give (B) They asked him to don’t give
(C) They asked him no give (D) They asked him to no give

9. ______ he would have signed his name in the corner.

(A) If he painted that picture (B) If he paints that picture
(C) If he had painted that picture (D) If he would have painted that picture

10. The doctor insisted that his patient______

(A) that he not work too hard for three months (B) take it easy for three months
(C) taking it easy inside of three months (D) to take some vacations for three months

11. The manager was angry because somebody______

(A) had allowed the photographers to enter the building
(B) had let the photographers to enter into the building
(C) permitting the photographers enter the building
(D) the photographers let into the building without the proper documentations

12. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because______

(A) they believed he was not really able to complete research
(B) he was deemed incapable of completing his research
(C) it was decided that he was not capable to complete the research
(D) his ability to finish the research was not believed or trusted
13. The committee members resented______
(A) the president that he did not tell them about the meeting
(B) the president not to inform them of the meeting
(C) the president not informing them of the meeting
(D) that the president had failed informing themselves that there was going to be a meeting

14. ______ did Arthur realize that there was danger.

(A) Upon entering the store (B) When he entered the store
(C) After he had entered the store (D) Only after entering the store

15. The rabbit scurried away in fright______

(A) when it heard the movement in the bushes
(B) the movement among the bushes having been heard
(C) after it was hearing moving inside of the bushes
(D) when he has heard that something moved in the bushes

16. Neither of the girls have turned in the term papers to the instructor yet.

17. After studying all the new materials, the student was able to rise his test score by twenty-five
points.

18. The book that you see laying on the table belongs to the teacher.

19. I suggest that he goes to the doctor as soon as he returns from taking the exam.

20. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.

21. They said that the man jumped off of the bridge and plunged into the freezing water.

22. Mr. Anderson used to jogging in the crisp morning air during the winter months, but now he
has stopped.

23. The volume four of our encyclopedia set has been missing for two months.

24. I do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning.

25. The people tried of defending their village, but they were finally forced to retreat.

26. The professor was considering postponing the examination until the following week because
the students’ confusion.

27. Having lost the election, the presidential candidate intends supporting the opposition despite
the objections of his staff.

28. The congressman, accompanied by secret service agents and aides, are preparing to enter the
convention hall within the next few minutes.

29. Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the National
Guard to assist in the clean-up operation.

30. Lack of sanitation in restaurants are a major cause of disease in some areas of the country.
31. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have
realized that the second was better as the first.

32. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have
been impeded by recurrent drought.

33. The decision to withdraw all support from the activities of the athletes are causing an uproar
among the athletes’ fans.

34. Underutilized species of fish has been proposed as a solution to the famine in many
underdeveloped countries.

35. Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, the manager had a
party.

36. John's wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having
them pull.

37. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.

38. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university.

39. The teacher told the students to don't discuss the take-home exam with each other.

40. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but anothers are regularly used in producing cheeses,
crackers, and many other foods.
 TEST 45
1. George did not do well in the class because______
(A) he studied bad (B) he was not good studywise
(C) he was a badly student (D) he failed to study properly

2. This university’s programs______ those of Harvard.

(A) come second after (B) are second only to
(C) are first except for (D) are in second place from

3. The more she worked, ______

(A) the less she achieved (B) she achieved not enough
(C) she did not achieve enough (D) she was achieving less

4. ______ the best car to buy is a Mercedes Benz.

(A) Because of its durability and economy,
(B) Because it lasts a long time, and it is very economical,
(C) Because of its durability and it is economical,
(D) Because durability and economywise it is better than all the others,

5. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, ______

(A) his wife was sleeping (B) his wife slept
(C) his wife has slept (D) his wife has been sleeping

6. He gave______
(A) to the class a tough assignment (B) the class a tough assignment
(C) a tough assignment for the class (D) an assignment very tough to the class

7. People all over the world are starving______

(A) greater in numbers (B) in more numbers
(C) more numerously (D) in greater numbers

8. It was not until she arrived in class ______realized she had forgotten her book.
(A) and she (B) when she
(C) she (D) that she

9. John has not been able to recall where______

(A) does she live (B) she lives
(C) did she live (D) lived the girl

10. Ben would have studied medicine if he______ to a medical school.

(A) could be able to enter (B) had been admitted
(C) was admitted (D) were admitted

11. He entered a university______

(A) when he had sixteen years (B) when sixteen years were his age
(C) at the age of sixteen (D) at age sixteen years old

12. The jurors were told to______

(A) talk all they wanted (B) make lots of expressions
(C) speak freely (D) talk with their minds open
13. Those students do not like to read novels, ______ textbooks.
(A) in any case (B) forgetting about
(C) leaving out of the question (D) much less

14. He______ looked forward to the new venture.

(A) eagerly (B) with great eagerness
(C) eagernessly (D) in a state of increasing eagerness

15. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately______

(A) at the time when the water began to go up (B) when the water began to rise
(C) when up was going the water (D) in the time when the water raised

16. Most Americans would not be happy without a color television, two cars, and working at an
extra job.

17. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel.

18. All the scouts got theirselves ready for the long camping trip by spending their weekends
living in the open.

19. Nobody had known before the presentation that Sue and her sister will receive the awards for
outstanding scholarship.

20. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo nonstop from New York to Paris in such
short time.

21. Until his last class at the university in 1978, Bob always turns in all of his assignments on
time.

22. When I last saw Janet, she hurried to her next class on the other side of the campus and did
not have time to talk.

23. Before we returned from swimming in the river near the camp, someone had stole our
clothes, and we had to walk back with our towels around us.

24. Patrick was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him, the dog barking
woke everyone up.

25. He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him
one.

26. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong
direction.

27. The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new building opposite the old
one.

28. The Nobel Prize winner, accompanied by her husband and children, are staying in Sweden
until after the presentation.

29. Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare them for
mounting.
30. Those of you who signed up for Dr. Daniel’s anthropology class should get their books as
soon as possible.

31. I put my new book of zoology here on the desk a few minutes ago, but I cannot seem to find
it.

32. Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student on her campus made her parents very
happy.

33. Jane said she would borrow me her new movie camera if I wanted to use it on my trip to
Europe.

34. When Cliff was sick with the flu, his m other made him to eat chicken soup and rest in bed.

35. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the major Broadway
musicals.

36. The geology professor showed us a sample about volcanic rock which dated back seven
hundred years.

37. The girl whom my cousin married was used to be a chorus girl for the Rockettes in Radio
City Music Hall in New York.

38. Ralph has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problems, but was told that the
lawyer had gone to a lecture.

39. Some bumper stickers are very funny and make us laugh, yet another can make us angry
because of their ridiculousness.

40. The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we needed to study harder and watch less
movies on television if we wanted to receive scholarships.
 TEST 46
1. In simple animals, ______ reflex movement or involuntary response to stimuli,
A. behavior mostly B. most is behavior
C. most behavior is D. the most behavior

2. Although the weather in Martha’s Vineyard isn’t______ to have a year-round tourist season, it
has become a favorite summer resort.
A. goodly enough B. good enough C. good as enough D. enough good

3. According to the wave theory ______population of the Americas may have been the result of
a number of separate migrations.
A. the B. their C. that D. whose

4. It is presumed that rules governing the sharing of food influenced______ that the earliest
cultures evolved.
A. that the way B. is the way C. the way D. which way

5. Calculus, ______elegant and economical symbolic system, can reduce complex problems to
simple terms.
A. it is an B. that an C. an D. is an

6. Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and______
A. Mexico does neither B. Mexico doesn’t either
C. neither Mexico does D. either does Mexico

7. The poet______ just beginning to be recognized as an important influence at the time of his
death.
A. being Walt Whitman B. who was Walt Whitman
C. Walt Whitman D. Walt Whitman was

8. ______the formation of the Sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an
interstellar cloud.
A. It accepted that B. Accepted that
C. It is accepted that D. That is accepted

9. As a general rule, the standard of living______ by the average output of each person in
society.
A. is fixed B. fixed C. has fixed D. fixes

10. The Consumer Price Index lists______.

A. how much costs every car B. how much does every car cost
C. how much every car costs D. how much are every car cost

11. The Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot______

A. must restore B. must be restoring
C. must have been restored D. must restored

12. Fast-food restaurants have become popular because many working people want______
A. to eat quickly and cheaply B. eating quickly and cheaply
C. eat quickly and cheaply D. the eat quickly and cheaply
13. After seeing the movie Centennial, ______
A. the book was read by many people B. the book made many people want to read it
C. many people wanted to read the book D. the reading of the book interested many people

14. ______, Carl Sandburg is also well-known for his multivolume biography of Lincoln.
A. An eminent American poet B. He is an eminent American poet
C. An eminent American poet who is D. Despite an eminent American poet

15. The examiner made us______ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.
A. showing B. show C. showed D. to show

16. A swarm of locusts is responsible the 26. One of the first and ultimately the most
consumption of enough plant material important purposeful of a reservoir is
to feed a million and a half people. to control flooding.

17. Oyster farming has been practice in most 27. The Chinese were the first and large
parts of the world for many years. ethnic group to work on the construction of
the transcontinental railroad system.
18. Those of us who smoke should have
their lungs x-rayed regularly. 28.The range of plant life on a mountainside
is a results of differences in temperature
19. After the team of geologists had drawn and precipitation at varying altitudes.
diagrams in their notebooks and wrote
explanations of the formations which they 29. Even a professional psychologist may
had observed, they returned to their have difficulty talking calm and logically
campsite to compare notes. about his own problems.

20. If Robert Kennedy would have lived 30. The more the relative humidity reading
a little longer, he probably would have rises, the worst the heat affects us.
won the election.
31. Because correlations are not causes,
21. It was Shirley Temple Black which statistical data which are extremely easy
represented her country in the United to misuse.
Nations and later became an ambassador.
32. Lectures for the week of March 22-26
22. The prices at chain stores are as will include the following: The Causes of
reasonable, if not more reasonable, as those the Civil War, The Economy of the South,
at discount stores. Battle Strategies, and The Assassinate
Lincoln.
23. It is extremely important for an engineer
to know to use a computer. 33. Despite of many attempts to introduce a
universal language, notably Esperanto and
24. Historically there has been only two Idiom Neutral, the effort has met with very
major factions in the Republican Party the little success.
liberals and the conservatives.
34. As every other nation, the United States
25. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a used to define its unit of currency, the
tribute to the Civil War soldiers who dollar, in terms of the gold standard.
had laid on the battlefields and whom he
had seen while serving as an army nurse.
35. It is necessary that one met with a judge 38. John Dewey thought that children
before signing the final papers for a divorce. will learn better through participating in
experiences rather than through listening to
36. Until recently, women were forbidden lectures.
by law from owning property.
39. In England as early as the twelfth
37. According to the graduate catalog, century, young boys enjoyed to play
student housing is more cheaper than football.
housing off campus.
40. Some methods to prevent soil erosion
are plowing parallel with the slopes of hills,
to plant trees on unproductive land, and
rotating crop.
 TEST 47
1. Based on the premise that light was composed of color, the Impressionists came to the
conclusion______ not really black.
(A) which was that shadows (B) was shadows which
(C) were shadows (D) that shadows were

2. ______a parliamentary system, the prime minister must be appointed on the basis of the
distribution of power in the parliament.
(A) The considered (B) To be considered
(C) Considering (D) Considers

3. ______of the play Mourning Becomes Electro introduces the cast of characters and hints at
the plot.
(A) The act first (B) Act one (C) Act first (D) First act

4. As soon as______ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.

(A) a base will react (B) a base reacts
(C) a base is reacting (D) the reaction of a base

5. The Internal Revenue Service______ their tax forms by April 15 every year.
(A) makes all Americans file (B) makes all Americans to file
(C) makes the filing of all Americans (D) makes all Americans filing

6. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain past the Cape of
Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and______.
(A) most of his crew didn’t too (B) neither most of his crew did
(C) neither did most of his crew (D) most of his crew didn’t also

7. To answer accurately is more important than______.

(A) a quick finish (B) to finish quickly
(C) finishing quickly (D) you finish quickly

8. Weathering ______the action whereby surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.

(A) it is (B) is that (C) is (D) being

9. A telephone recording tells callers ______

(A) what time the movie starts (B) what time starts the movie
(C) what time does the movie start (D) the movie starts what time

10. The people of Western Canada have been considering______ themselves from the rest of the
provinces.
(A) to separate (B) separated (C) separate (D) separating

11. It costs about sixty dollars to have a tooth______

(A) filling (B) to fill (C) filled (D) fill

12. Not until a student has mastered algebra______ the principles of geometry, trigonometry,
and physics.
(A) he can begin to understand (B) can he begin to understand
(C) he begins to understand (D) begins to understand
13. Although Margaret Mead had several assistants during her long investigations of Samoa, the
bulk of the research was done by______ alone.
(A) herself (B) she (C) her (D) hers

14. ______ war correspondent, Hemingway, used his experiences for some of his most powerful
novels.
(A) But a (B) It is a (C) While (D) A

15. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments, and
______.
(A) the another one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
(B) the other one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
(C) seventy-eight plus one hundred more as historical sites
(D) as historical sites one hundred seventy-eight

16. Interest in automatic data processing has grown rapid since the first large calculators were
introduced in 1950.

17. Vaslav Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer.

18. Airports must be located near to major population centers for the advantage of air
transportation to be retained.

19. It is said that Einstein felt very badly about the application of his theories to the creation of
weapons of war.

20. The plants that they belong to the family of ferns are quite varied in their size and structure.

21. Despite of the increase in airfares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.

22. All of we students must have an identification card in order to check books out of the library.

23. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelve of October because on that day in 1492,
Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas.

24. One of the most influence newspapers in the U.S. is The New York Times, which is widely
distributed throughout the world.

25. An unexpected raise in the cost of living as well as a decline in employment opportunities
resulted in the rapid creation by Congress of new government programs for the unemployed.

26. It is imperative that a graduate student maintains a grade point average of “B” in his major
field.

27. Coastal and inland waters are inhabited not only by fish but also by such sea creature as
shrimps and clams.

28. Economists have tried to discourage the use of the phrase “underdeveloped nation” and
encouraging the more accurate phrase “developing nation" in order to suggest an ongoing
process.
29. A gas like propane will combination with water molecules in a saline solution to form a solid
called a hydrate.

30. Although it cannot be proven, presumable the expansion of the universe will slow down as it
approaches a critical radius.

31. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be for the
students to practice speaking words.

32. A City University professor repotted that he discovers a vaccine that has been 80 percent
effective in reducing the instances of tooth decay among small children.

33. American baseball teams, once the only contenders for the world championship, are now
being challenged by either Japanese teams and Venezuelan teams.

34. When they have been frightened, as, for example, by an electrical storm, dairy cows may
refuse giving milk.

35. Miami, Florida is among the few cities in the United States that has been awarded official
status as bilingual municipalities.

36. No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire as to observe carefully.

37. After the police had tried unsuccessfully to determine to who the car belonged, they towed it
into the station.

38. Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich soil and increasing yield.

39. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere did not filter out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as
we know it would not have evolved on Earth.

40. The regulation requires that everyone who holds a nonimmigrant visa reports an address to
the federal government in January of each year.