STRUCTURE 1
1. Neither Professor Johnson nor any other faculty member __________ to apply for the dean’s position.
A. intend B. intends C. are intending D. has intend
2. E. Coli has proven to be __________ most dangerous bacteria that can be acquired from food and water, even in developed countries.
A. one of the B. one of C. one D. of one
3. The death toll would __________ much higher if immediate action had not been taken.
A. probably being B. probably be C. probably been D. be probable
4. A fire in the __________ building could be a problem for firefighters.
A. ninety-story-tall B. ninety-tall-story C. ninety-stories-tall D. ninety stories
5. Their office consisted of three rooms, __________ was used as a conference room.
A. larger of which B. the largest of which C. the largest of them D. largest
6. In the past six months, the company has already received twice __________ in gross revenues as it earned in the entire preceding year.
A. as much B. more C. as many D. as more
7. __________ better, the team would have been able to defeat the opponent.
A. If it prepares B. If prepares C. Preparing D. Had it prepared
8. Nobody knows why __________ postponed until next week.
A. the meeting B. was the meeting
C. did the meeting D. the meeting was
9. The curriculum at the public school is as good __________ of any private school.
A. or better than B. as or better that C. as or better than that D. as or better than those
10. Being a private university, __________ a well- organized charitable giving program in order to offer a sufficient number of quality courses and activities.
A. development of B. it developed C. develop D. developing
11. The greater the number of bacteria attacking the system, __________.
A. the sooner treatment must be begun B. sooner must begin treatment
C. begin treatment as soon as possible D. must begin treatment sooner
12. A congressional committee has been appointed to study a new procedure __________ to eliminate some costly expenditures.
A. that is expected B. what is expected C. which expects D. that expected
13. Some people send job applications even when they are reasonably happy in their jobs,
__________ improving their position.
A. with hoping to B. hoping that C. with hopes of D. hoping to
14. Swimming is a beneficial exercise, __________
aerobic activity and uses a number of muscle groups.
A. not only because it provides B. because it both provides C. for provision
D. as result of providing
15. The professor instructed the students
__________ the essay without preparing an outline first.
A. to not write B. not to write C. do not write D. to no write
16. It is not clear when __________, although there are many different theories.
A. dinosaurs becoming extinct B. dinosaurs extinction
C. dinosaurs became extinct D. did dinosaurs become extinct
17. If the driver’s own car __________ damaged, the favorite probably would have won the race.
A. had not been B. not
C. no had been D. has no be
18. The soldiers were unable to determine where __________.
A. the jeep had been left B. had been leave the jeep C. had the jeep been left D. had the jeep left
19. The manager was angry because somebody _________.
A. had allowed the photographers to enter the building
B. had let the photographers to enter the building C. permitting the photographers enter the building D. the photographers let into the building
20. The committee members resented __________
of the meeting.
A. the president that he did not tell them B. the president not to inform them C. the president’s not informing them D. that the president had failed informing themselves
21. __________ 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
22. The company sustained an angry reaction from its employees after announcing how__________ to reduce operating costs.
A. it planned B. planned C. did it plan D. was planned
23. The gymnasium facilities of this public school are __________ those of the finest private school in the county.
A. second after B. second only to
C. first except for D. second place from
24. The more the horse tried to free itself from the restraint, __________.
A. the tighter it became
B. it became tighter
C. the horse could not escape D. it was unable to move
25. __________, that runner is likely to be the firstone chosen.
A. Due to her agility and speed B. Because of she is agile and fast C. Because agile and rapid
D. Because her agility and speed
26. It was not until the students were seated __________ the proctor realized he hadthe wrong test booklets.
A. that B. when
C. as soon as D. and
27. As a result of the additional rain with so much flooding already having occurred, residents were seeking shelter __________ than in previous years.
A. in more numbers B. more numerously C. greater in numbers D. in greater numbers
28. The company president wrote an e-mail and planned to send __________ as soon as the vote was complete.
A. to all directors the message B. the message by all directors C. message to all directors D. the message to all directors
29. As the result of Diane’s illness and the effects of the medication, __________ to curtail her work and public speaking activities.
A. has B. had
C. she has had D. she will had
30. __________ 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
31. Hardly __________ the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A. he had entered B. had entered C. entered
D. had he entered
32. Once the employees had begun receiving financial information on the company, __________
income.
A. they diligently assisted in reducing costs and increasing
B. it made the employees more eager to assist in reduce costs and increase
C. diligently they assist to reduce costs and increase D. with extreme diligence helped lower costs and increase
33. The plumber attempted to loosen the nut with regular pliers but then decided he needed to retrieve his toolbox in order to use __________.
A. another pliers B. others pliers C. the others ones D. another pair
34. The committee has met and __________.
A. have approve the budget B. budget was approved C. its approval of the budget D. approved the budget
STRUCTURE 2
1. A dominant animal is best defined as one ….
Actions are not constrained by possible responses of its fellows.
a) With b) That is c) Whose d) Where its *
2. In general, …. Have a professional obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
a. Which journalists b. Journalists, they c. Journalists d. Journalists that
3. Cobalt resembles iron and nickel in tensile strength, appreance,…
a. Is hard
b. Although hard c. Has hardness d. And hardness
4. …. Explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion.
a. The written beautifully novel b. The beautifully written novel c. The novel beautifully written d. The written novel beautifully
5. He is a man …. To have the vision of an eagle and courage of a lion.
a. Who appears b. He appears c. Who appear d. He appear
6. …. Getting the highest result in the class, john still had problems with his teacher.
a. Despite of b. In spite of c. Even though d. Nonetheless
7. This new service will be available to all users ….
Up for paid membership.
a. That signed b. That signed it c. Which signed d. Sign
8. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ….
a. Totally behavior irresponsible b. Behavior totally irresponsible c. Irresponsible totally behavior d. Totally irresponsible behavior
9. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people
….
a. Hear
b. Hearing them c. Do
d. Do them
10. Of all economically important phants,palms have been …
a. The least studied b. Study less and less c. Study the least d. To study the less
11. With the passing of the time and the emoarchement of people, the habitat of garillas
… to decrease a. Containing b. Continius c. Which continue d. Continue
12. …. Social meeting birds that build their nests in tress and on clifis.
a. Most stocks are b. Stocks most c. The most stocks d. Most are stocks
13 ….. was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for this work on the phoneletric effect.
a. That enstein b. It was enstein c. Enstein who d. Enstein
14. .Emma Thompson was nominated for an Academy Award as both a Screenwriher…an actress in 1996.
a) Also b) Or
c) In addition d) And
15. Because of its warm tropical climate, howards…. Subzero temperature.
a) Almost experience never
b) Expreriance never almost c) Experiences almost never d) Almost never expreriance
16. from the inception of his long and distingshed carrer, frank lieyd wright was concerned with how … architecture with topography.
a) Integrating b) To integrate c) Did the integrate d) Integrated
17. Egyptian pyramids were regurally robbed despire their intricate pessegewrys, byzantine mazes, and …
a) Walls which were false b) They had false walls c) False walls
d) Walls of falsity
18. The Duncan sofa, …. Is highly valued in todays antique furniture market.
a) A colonial masterpiece b) A colonial masterpiece which c) It is a colonial masterpiece that d) Whose colonial masterpiece
19.Maine’s coastline is a major attraction and vista of sandy beaches contrasted… rockbound shoreline.
a) To the rugged b) By the rugged c) On the rugged d) At the rugged
20. At the seventh international ballet competions, Fernando Bujones won the first, gold modal ever … to a Unites States make dancer
a) That award
b) Should be awarding c) To be awarded d) To award
21. the b;est-known diffuse nebuls is the great Orion Nebuls …. Can be seen by the narked eye.
a) It
b) Which c) One d) Who
22. Over time the young students will perfect the art of piano playing. After all, such …. Needs delicate handling .
a) A tuned instrument finely b) A finely instrument tuned c) An instrument tuned finely d) A finely tuned instrument
23. Before Johnson and smith reached great heights in the business world, … encountered many great difficults in promoting their theories and methods.
a) They b) Who c) Which d) He
24. …. Air is composed of about 78 percent nitrogen and only about 21 percent oxygen is a little known fact on the streets.
a) How that b) When c) That d) However
25. Nearly all treets contain a mix of polymets that can burn like petrolurn ….property extracted.
a) If b) Is c) After d) When it
26. Mr. Smith is going to plant this rosebush in his…
a) Flower garden b) Garden of flower c) Garden flower d) Flowers garden
27. My sister needs to buy some clothes for her … daughter.
a) Two-year-old b) Two-years-age c) Two-years-old d) Two-years-olds
28. I wish that they could … to the party last night . a) Come
b) Be coming
c) Have come d) Had come
29. What would you have done if you … to make that decision.
a) Have had b) Had c) Had have d) Had had
30. three responsibilities … are to search out, identify, and assess patentable inventions and technologies.
a) To a patent manager b) With a patent manager c) On a patent manager d) Of a patent manager
31. too little thyroid hormone will lead to sluggishness and inertia; too much results in rapid heartbeat …. And higher oxygen consumption.
a) It increases mental activity b) Increased mental activity c) Mental activity to increase d) Mental activity is increased
32. …. Of Willa Catha presents an unadorned picture of life on the prairies of the Midwestern United States during the 19th century.
a) The novels that b) That the novels c) The novels which d) The novels
33. With neither a naturally aggreasive disposition
…. A particularly large size, the mimic octopus survives quite easily because o
Of its natural adaptions.
a) And c) Nor
b)With d) Or
34. circulating column of air at the core of a tornado
…. In excess of 250 miles per hour.
a) Almoust never reachers b) Reachers almoust never c) Almoust reachers never d) Reachers never almoust
35. Unless an observer knows … an eclips properly, severe retinal and cornea darmage can results.
a) To observing b) How observe c) How to observe d) To have observed
36. pipeline network, …. 4.000 miles, provides natural gas from texas to homes and industries on the east coast.
a) Totaling b) Totals c) Total d) It totals
37. Ulysses S. Grant …. Showed great magnanimity in receiving the surrender of his arch- rival, Robert. E Lee at the end of the Civil War.
a) That was the supreme commander of northern forces
b) Who supremely commanding northern forces c) He was the supreme commander of northern
forces
d) The supreme commander of northern forces.
38. John knows, that he had better … his algebra skills before the mict-form exam
a) Brush up on b) Brush on up c) Brushing up on d) Brushing on up
39. …. For his poetry but also for his six-volume life of Abraham lincon
a) Not only Carl Sandburg is know b) Carl Sandburg, knowing not only c) Carl Sandburg is known not only d) Carl sanburg, who is known not only
40. Jane Addams, …. Lived to see the realization of many of the reforms for which she fought
a) Her social work and humanitarianism b) Whose social work and humanitarism c) She was a social worker and humanitariam d) Social worker and humanitarian
STRUCTURE 3
1. The tongue can move and play a vital role in chewing, …..…, and speaking.
a. to b. swallowing c. for d. of
2. Instead of being housed in one central bank, the Federal Reserve System is to….. into twelve districts.
a. dividing b. divided c. division d. divides
3. Those species are cultivated for their…….follage.
a. beautifully b. beau c. beauty d. beautiful
4. Kiwi birds mainly eat insects, worms, and snails and……. For their food by probing the ground with their long bills.
a. searching b. searches c. searched d. search
5. He founded that city in 1685, and…..quickly grew to be the largest city in colonial America.
a. he b. it
c. it d. we
6. Fewer people reside in Newfoundland than in…… Canadian province except Prince Edward Island.
a. other b. one another c. any other d. others
7. Dr. Bethune, the founder of Bethune-Cookman College, served as…….to both Franklin Rosevelt and Harry Truman.
a. advise b. advised
c. an advisor d. advising
8. Some plants produse…………poisons that can affect a person even if he or she merely brushes against them.
a. irritating b. irritated c. irritability d. irritation
9. Accute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people….
a. hearing them b. do c. do them c. hear
10. The rotation of the Earth on its axis is…….the alternation of periods of light and darkness.
a. responsible in b. responsible for c. responsible with d. responsible to 11. Doctors are not sure……fever
a. exactly how disease causes b. diseases exactly causes how c. how disease causes exactly d. how exactly causes disease
12. ……….Burmese breed of cat was developed in the US during the 1930’s.
a. The b. When the
c. While the d. Since the
13. Along the rocky shores of New England………
and tidal marsh.
a. are where stretches of sandy beach b. stretches of sandy are there
c. are stretches of sandy beach d. stretches of sandy beach are
14. lina was nominated for an award as both a screenwriter……..an actress in 2009.
a. also b. in addition
c. and d. but
15. An erupting volcano sometimes affects……of the surrounding region and can even cause lakes to disappear.
a. feature b. the featured c. featuring d. the feature 16. most tree frogs change color to harmonize…………
a. to their background b. with their background c. on their background d. in background of them
17. due to the refraction of light rays,…. Is
impossible for the naked eye to determine the exact location of a star close to the horizon.
a. it b. this c. that d. there
18. Modern poets have experimented with poetic devices…………..and assonance.
a. as such alliteration b. such as alliteration c. suchalliteration as d. alliteration such as
19. Birds’ eggs vary greatly…….size, shape, and color.
a. with b. of
c. at d. in
20. Fredrick dedicated……….of slavery and the fight for civil rights.
a. his life to work the abolishment b. his life to working for the abolishment c. his life to work to abolish
d. his life to working in abolish
21. Mount Edith Cavell, a peak in the Canadian Rockies, is named……
a. a famous after nurses b. after a famous nurse c. nurses after a famous d. after famous nurses
22. Xanthines have both Good and bad effects on the body, and these effects…..the size and
regularity of dosage.
a. are generally determined by b. are generally determined on c. are generally determined in d. are generally determined with
23. when a severe ankle injury forced….to give up reporting in 1926, M.Mitchell began writing her novel Gone with the wind.
a. herself b. her c. hers d. she
24. one of the most difficult questions in difining sleep is “what……the functions of sleep?”
a. is b. has c. have d. are
25. the museum houses…..of various objects documenting the vibrancy of the cultures.
a. fivethousands pieces b. pieces five thousands c. five thousand pieces d. thousands five pieces
26. …….in the same direction as their orbital motions, while Venus and Uranus rotate oppositely.
a. seven of planets rotate b. seven planets rotate c. seven rotate of planets d. seven rotate planets
27. in the US….. to the national legislature comprising the house of Representatives and the Senate.
a. voters elect representatives b. representatives elect voters c. elect representatives voters d. voters election representative
28. it is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives,……the main focus of social psychology.
a. which are b. that are c. which is d. that is
29. Today…..fewer than one hundred varieties cultivated flowers.
a. are b. have
c. there are d. have there
30. …….some of the famous detectives in literature are based on deductive reasoning.
a. methods use by b. they used methods c. the methodology used d. using the methods of
31. the short story most naturally flourishes in an age…..with simplicity and directness.
a. what it expresses b. that expresses itself c. which expressing d. it is expressed 32. Naval cartographers’ knowledge of surface ocean currents is much more
complete…….subsurface currents.
a. than b. than in
c. than those of d. than that of
33. Unless exposed to light….plant cells do not produce chlorophyll.
a. most of b. the most of c. the most d. most
34. Temperature levels in an oven are varied according to the kinds of…
a. are foods baked b. foods to be baked c. are baked foods d. foods are baking 35. the three most common states of matter are….
a. solidity, liquid, and gas b. solid, liquefy, and gas c. solidity, liquidate, and gas d. solid, liquid, and gas
36. the snowy egret is about the size…..crow a. large b. of a large
c. of large d. a large
37. it has been found that chronic loud noise may lead to….hearing loss
a. temporary or permanently b. temporarily or permanent c. temporarily or permanently d. temporary or permanent
38. with modern machinery, textile mills can manufacture as much fabric in a few seconds as…..weeks o produce by hands
a. workers once took it b. took workers it once c. it took once workers d. it once took workers
39. Norman Mailers first….with his war novel The Naked and The Dead, published in 1948.
a. Successfully achieved b. achieved success c. successful achievement d. achievement of success
40. Through the years, the job of governing cities has become …..complex.
a. so much increasingly b. increasingly whole c. increasingly
d. what is increasingly STRUCTURE 4
1. ______ is helping to break new ground in drug research.
(A) Computers are being used more if (B) The increasing use of the computer (C) If an increase in the use of the computer (D) Computers are being used more
2. An elephant ______ vigorously when it is overheated.
(A) flapping its ears (C) flaps its ears (B) its ears flap (D) ears flap it
3. Broadway musical comedy has been called ______ of the United States to modern theater.
(A) the major contribution that (B) what is the major contribution (C) the major contribution
(D) to the major contribution
4. ______ in 1968 as a nonprofit agency to finance the growth of noncommercial radio and television in the United States.
(A) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting established
(B) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established
(C) When the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established
(D) Even though the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was established
5. Cold temperatures; short growing seasons, and heavy snows prevent ______ at high elevations.
(A) grow trees (C) trees are growing (B) the growth of trees (D) and growth of trees 6. Usually, the more skilled an athlete ______ the more effortless the athlete's movements appear to be.
(A) what is (C) that it is (B) that is (D) is
7. Trilobites, a group of spineless animals, flourished in the oceans for several hundred million years ______ some 200 million years ago.
(A) until they became extinct (B) and their extinction (C) that were extinct
(D) because their extinction
8. Recent engineering developments have made ______ to recycle plastic soda bottles into polyester fabric.
(A) possible, and (C) the possible (B) it is possible (D) it possible 9. ______, bottle-nosed dolphins become talented performers at many aquariums.
(A) When to train (B) Are training (C) When trained (D) To train them
10. The art of the 1970's was characterized by diversity and by the independence of artists ______
main affinities were more often sociopolitical than stylistic.
(A) whose (B) that (C) they have
(D) of which
11. Flower oils are ______ of the ingredients used in making perfume.
(A) among expensive
(B) among the most expensive (C) being most expensive (D) expensive
12. A quilt that looks ordinary ______ may become a work of abstract art when it is hung on a white wall.
(A) lying on a bed (B) lies on a bed
(C) to be lying on a bed (D) to lie on a bed
13. ______, the hummingbird gets its name from the sound that its wings make during flight.
(A) Has a brilliant color (B) The brilliant color
(C) Which is brilliantly colored (D) Brilliantly colored
14. Except for the Sun, all stars are too far from the Earth for their distances ______ in miles or kilometers.
(A) to be conveniently measured (B) which conveniently measured (C) to measure conveniently (D) conveniently measured
15. Many technological innovations, such as the telephone, ______ the result of sudden bursts of inspiration in fact were preceded by many inconclusive efforts.
(A) whose appearance (B) that appear to be (C) and appear to be (D) are appearing STRUCTURE 5
1. In 1879, _____, Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department at Wellesley College.
(A) twenty-four years (B) at the age of twenty-four (C) age twenty-four
(D) of twenty-four years
2. United States spends more money on advertising _____ country in the world.
(A) other (B) other than (C) than any other (D) while other
3. Penicillin, probably _____, came into widespread use after the Second World War.
(A) an antibiotic of known (B) was known the antibiotic (C) the best-known antibiotic (D) known best antibiotic
4. Although Emily Dickinson is now a well-known American poet, only seven of her poems _____
while she was alive.
(A) publishing (B) to publish (C) have published (D) were published
5. Thomas Jefferson served as president of the American Philosophical Society, an organization that encouraged of scientific and intellectual research.
(A) ranging wide (B) a wide range
(C) which ranged widely (D) a widely ranging
6. Part of the Great Plains, Kansas is famous for ____ fields of wheat.
(A) its seemingly endless (B) it seems endless (C) it is seemingly endless (D) it is endless it seems
7. Skimming along the surface of the ocean or rising from its depths like delicate balloons, _____
to their aquatic habitat.
(A) the perfect adaptation of jellyfish (B) jellyfish are perfectly adapted (C) jellyfish are adapted to perfectly (D) and the adaption is perfect for jellyfish
8. The sidereal day is the period _____ the Earth completes one rotation on its axis.
(A) when does it (B) while it (C) during which (D) in that
9. _____ rainfall in the desert is low, it is one of the most important climatic factors in the formation of desert erosion features.
(A) Although (C) Despite
(B) Why (D) Due to
10. A strong swimmer, _____.
(A) that fish and seal are eaten chiefly by the polar bear
(B) the polar bear eats chiefly fish and seal (C) the polar bear eating chiefly fish and seal (D) eating fish and seal chiefly by the polar bear 11. Helicopters can rise or descend vertically, hover, and move forward, backward,____.
(A) they move laterally (C) or lateral motion (B) and are lateral (D) or laterally 12. The Dallas Theater Center presents plays in two buildings,_____ was designed by the internationally renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
(A) which (C) that which (D) one of which
13. _____ stem from the everyday life of common people, the most popular themes are love, jealousy, revenge, disaster, and adventure.
(A) Because folk ballads (B) There are folk ballads (C) With folk ballads (D) Folk ballads to
14. _____ around us gives us vital information about our environment.
(A) The sounds are heard (B) That the hearing of sounds (C) Hearing the sounds
(D) Whatever the sounds are heard
15. Located in Boston, _____ in the United States was founded in 1852.
(A) the first public library was free (B) the first free public library (C) was the first free public library (D) where the first free public library was STRUCTURE 6
1. Clinical psychologist Dr. Carl Rogers found that 80 _____ percent verbal communication involved five types of responses: evaluative, interpretive, supportive, probing, and understanding.
(A) all (B) is the (C) with (D) of all
2. The early feminist leader Susan B. Anthony became increasingly aware through her work in the temperance movement ______ the same rights as men.
(A) women were not granted that (B) that women were not granted (C) not granted women that were (D) that were not granted women
3. DNA, _____, is found in the cell nucleus in the form of very long and thin molecules consisting of two spiral strands.
(A) inherits material (B) is inheritance material (C) material is inherited (D) the material of inheritance
4. ______ plants, which manufacture their own food, animals obtain nourishment by acquiring and ingesting their food.
(A) Unlike (B) Different (C) Whereas (D) As much
5. The Hawaiian alphabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820's, _____ and only seven consonants.
(A) the five vowels consist of (B) consisting of five vowels (C) that consists of five vowels (D) consists of five vowels
6. Working like a telescope, _____ the size of objects at great distances.
(A) which magnifies a telephoto lens (B) a telephoto lens magnifies (C) a telephoto lens which magnifies (D) and magnifying a telephoto lens
7. Volcanoes are divided into three main groups, based on their shape and the type of material they______.
(A) are made (B) made of (C) are made of (D) made for
8. _____ to inanimate objects, such as machines, is a form of animism.
(A) When attributing emotion (B) Attributing emotion (C) Emotion is attributed (D) If emotion is attributed
9. ______, dolphins have no sense of smell.
(A) As known as far (B) Known thus far as (C) It is known as far (D) As far as is known
10. The growth of psychobiology owes _____ to major conceptual advances in the way people think about the brain.
(A) much (C) much which
(B) as much as (D) there is so much 11. In 1938 Pearl S. Buck became the first American woman ______ the Nobel Prize for Literature.
(A) receive (C) to receive (B) received (D) she received 12. Now considered an art form, quilt making originated as a means of fashioning bed covers from bits of fabric that otherwise ______.
(A) not use (C) had no use (B) were no use (D) it was not used 13. The early years of the United States government were characterized by a debate concerning _____ or individual states should have more power.
(A) whether the federal government (B) either the federal government (C) that the federal government (D) the federal government
14. Beneath the streets of a modem city _____ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
(A) where exists the network (B) the existing network (C) the network's existence (D) exists the network
15. The province of Newfoundland has _____ than any other region of North America in which the first language is English.
(A) its longer history (B) a longer history (C) the longer the history (D) the history is longer STRUCTURE 7
1. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the United States developed the reusable space shuttle ________to space cheaper and easier.
A. to make access B and making access C. which made accessible D. and made accessible.
2. Genetically, the chimpanzee is more similar to humans _______.
A. are than any other animal B. than is any other animal C. any other animal is D. and any other animal is
3. _______more than 65,000 described species of protozoa, of which more than half are fossils.
A. Being that there are B. There being
C. Are there D. There are
4. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 ___ nearly unanimously through the United States Congress.
A. passed B. in passage C. having passed D. passing
5. Modern skyscrapers have a steel skeleton of beams and columns ___a three-dimensional grid.
A. forms
B. from which forming C. and forming
D. that forms
6. The average level of United States prices grew very little from 1953 until the mid-1960’s when __________.
A. did inflation begin B. inflation began
C. the beginning of inflation D. did the beginning of inflation
7. The basis premise behind all agricultural production is _____available the riches of the soil for human consumption.
A. to be made B. the making C. making is D. to make
8. ___to the united states House of Representatives in 1791, Nathaniel Macon remained in office until 1815.
A. Election
B. Why he was elected C. Elected
D. Who was elected
9. ________ of classical ballet in the united states began around 1830.
A. To teach B. Is teaching C. It was taught D. The teaching
10. The universe is estimated ___between 10 billion and 20 billion years old.
A. being B. to be C. which is D. is.
11. A situation in which an economic market is dominated by a ____ is known as a monopoly.
A. single of a product seller B. product single of a seller C. seller of a product single D. single seller of a product
12. ____ freshwater species of fish build nests of sticks, stones, or scooped-out sand..
A. As the many B. Of the many
C. Many
D. Many of them are
13. Newspaper publishers in the united states have estimated ___________reads a newspaper every day.
A. nearly 80 percent of the adult populatio who B. it is nearly 80 percent of the adult population C. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population who
D. that nearly 80 percent of the adult population 14. The foundation of all other branches of
mathematics is arithmetic, _ science of calculating with numbers.
A. is the B. the C. which the D. because the
15. Nylon was ___the human-made fibers.
A. the first of which B. what the first of C. it the first of D. the first of
STRUCTURE 8
1 . Hanya Holm is a dancer, choreographer and _____
(A) dance that she teaches (B) her teaching of dance (C) to teach dancing (D) dance teacher
2. During an eclipse of the Sun, ______ in the shadow of the Moon.
(A) the Earth lies
(B) the Earth when lying (C) that the Earth lies (D) the lying Earth
3. Under the influence of Ezra Pound, Hilda Doo little became associated with the Imagists, and ______ into one of the most o(C) who developed
riginal poets of the group.
(A) developed (B) to be developing (D) developing it
4. _____ all rainwater falling from a cloud reaches the ground; some of it is lost through evaporation.
(A) Nowhere (C) No
(B) Not (D) None
5. In an area first explored by Samuel de Champlain, ______ .
(A) establishment of the city of Halifax in 1749 (B) in 1749 the city of Halifax established (C) in 1749, establishing the city of Halifax (D) the city of Halifax was established in 1749 6. A nation's merchant marine is made up of its commercial ships and the people ______ them.
(A) they operate (C) they operate of (B) who operate (D) do they operate 7. ______ Nat Turner who led a revolt against slavery in Virginia in 1831.
(A) Where was (C) He was
(B) It was (D) That he was
8. The most elaborate of all bird nests ______ , domed communal structure built by social weaverbirds.
(A) larger (C) the large
(B) largely is (D) is the large 9. William Walker's mural, "Wall of Respect,"
______ an outdoor wall in Chicago, deals with social issues.
(A) covers (B) covers it (C) which covers (D) which it covers
10. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate ______ yield when unusual weight is placed on them.
(A) although its crust and mantle (B) its crust and mantle to (C) that its crust and mantle (D) for its crust and mantle to
11. The columbine flower, ______ to nearly all of the United States, can be raised from seed in almost any garden.
(A) native
(B) how native is
(C) how native is it (D) is native
12. The photoperiodic response of algae actually depends on the duration of darkness, ______ . (A) the light is not on
(B) and not on light (C) but is not on the light (D) is not on light
13. ______, the first Black denomination in the United States.
(A) Richard Alien founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church
(B) Richard Alien, who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church
(C) The African Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Richard Alien
(D) The foundation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church by Richard Alien
14. The annual worth of Utah's manufacturing is greater than ______ .
(A) that of its mining and farming combined (B) mining and farming combination (C) that mining and farming combined (D) of its combination mining and farming
15. The wallflower ______ because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.
(A) so called is (B) so is called (C) is so called (D) called is so STRUCTURE 9
1. Although a number of voters has cast their ballots in the city election, the supervisor of
elections temporarily ended the election because of a malfunction in the voting mechanism.
2. While this is not the most popular course offered at the university, just like many others classes that have low attendance in spite of their importance, at least several classes are always available.
3. For years, this varsity athletes have been known throughout the country for their tremendous abilities.
4. The company had been operate in an old
warehouse since its inception, when it built a huge, efficient, and modern office building.
5. Before administering the exam, the proctor required that the students take their seats and removing all items from their workplaces.
6. Some people enjoy preparing their own meals while another would rather eat out regularly.
7. The news of the decision to invade with armed forces were not well received by the citizens.
8. Air traffic controllers must use a form of communication that is universal understood because a pilot’s understanding of instructions is critical.
9. Hurricanes hardly never reach the east coast of Florida, but some that have were extremely hazardous.
10. Children raised in foster homes requirement special attention to overcome the feelings of abandonment and isolation.
11. With so many choices of wireless technology available, it is often difficulty to determine which offers the best value and quality.
12. Entering the country in car may cause different treatment by customs officials than entering by way of mass transportation.
13. Some professors enjoy writing articles and performing research, while anothers would be more content to devote all their time to teaching.
14. Tests have been performed to determine whether studying TOEFL questions will help students rise their test scores.
15. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time because the low scores.
16. Having withdrawn from the race, the candidate decided supporting his opponent despite the opponent’s representing the other political party.
17. The congressman, accompanied by secret service agents and aides, are preparing to enter the convention hall within the next few minutes.
18. Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the National Guard to assist in the clean-up operation.
19. Lack of sanitation in restaurants are a major cause of disease in some areas of
the country.
20. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized that the second was better as the first.
21. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought.
22. The decision to withdraw all support from the activities of the athletes are causing an uproar among the athletes’ fans.
23. Underutilized species of fish has been proposed as a solution to the famine in many underdeveloped countries.
24. Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, themanager had a party.
25. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them pull.
26S. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university.
