Section 1
Directions: Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
01. Scientific research has revealed that children usually relate to the strengths and abilities of their peers, rather than____.
A. to its weak B. to their weakness
C. is a weakness D. a weak one of theirs
02. ____have spread to virtually every country around the world.
A. Fast food chains B. When fast food chains
C. Fast food chains which D. Now that fast food chains
03. Effective supervisors____and understand the needs of their employees.
A. work is thoroughly known B. know their work thoroughly
C. thoroughly know their work is D. their work is thoroughly known
04. Senators are elected by the voters of each state,____appointed by the president.
A. but B.instead of being C. nevertheless D. not
05. AM radio signals differ from FM signals____are based on amplification modulation rather than frequency modulation.
A. in that B. that they in C. in that they D. that in
06. William Perry faced many setbacks in his attempts to reach the North Pole,____his perseverance finally paid off.
A. but B. therefore C. which D. so
07. The bread-making process involves first kneading flour, water, and yeast together to make dough, leaving it to rise, and then____it in an oven.
A. to bake B. bake C. be baked D. baking
08. ____the land in the world were put together, its total area would still be less than the area of the Pacific Ocean.
A. all B. If all C. Were all D. Although all
09. Thomas Edison,____, took out over 1,000 patents during his lifetime.
A. America's most famous inventor
B. was America's most famous inventor
C. for whom America's most famous inventor
D. America's most famous inventor who
10. ____Ralph Waldo Emerson became internationally famous for his writings on transcendentalism, he was largely ostracized by his alma mater, Harvard.A. Although B. Despite C. Unless D. Regardless of
11. Of the many dinosaur species that existed in prehistoric times, ____beyond the end of the Cretaceous period.
A. survived none B. none survived
C. are there none D. surviving were none
12. ____in an environment of rural poverty, Jerry Lee Lewis displayed a talent for music from an early age.
A. Rear him up B. Reared up C. Rearing up D. He was reared up
13. Most bills____, check, or credit card.
A. to cash may pay B. in payment of cash C. may be paid by cash
D. being paid by cash
14. Nancy Kerrigan's struggle to win an Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1994 is the kind of story____a fascinating novel might be written.
A. of B. with C. by whom D. about which
15. ____begun to understand the risk of skin cancer associated with excessive exposure to the sun's harmful rays.
A. In the past decade have only sun-bathers
B. Only in the past decade have sun-bathers
C. The only sun-bathers in the past decade
D. Only in the past decade sun-bathers
Written Expression
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16. In addition to [A] petroleum, crude oil container [B] the basis for [C] many chemicals, including [D] plastics.
17. There is often [A] great variation between the different types of culture [B] life on display within [C] the particular [D] city.
18. Regular amounts of water [A] , oxygen, food, exercise, and to sleep [B] are essential to [C] the functioning [D] of the human body.
19. Democracy and liberty are the beliefs [A] on which [B] American society [C] has been build [D] .
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