Think about the simplest, clearest way to express an idea. If an answer choice sounds awkward or overly complicated, chances are good that it’s wrong. Brush up on your English grammar for this part of the test. You will have 25 minutes to complete 40 questions.
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURE
1. ____ the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, aengineers, are creating exotic new metallic substances.
(A)
Meet
(B)
Being met are
(C)
To meet
(D)
They are meeting
2. _____James A. Bland, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was adopted is the state song of Virginia in 1940.
(A)
Was written b
(B)
His writing was
(C)
He wrote the
(D)
Written by
3. Mary Garden, ______ the early 1900’s was considered one of the best singing actresses of her time. (A) a soprano was popular
(B)
in a popular soprano
(C)
was a popular soprano
(D)
a popular soprano in
4. In the realm of psychological theory Margaret F. Washburn was a dualist _____ that motor phenomena have an essential role in psychology.
(A)
who she believed
(B)
who believed
(C)
believed
(D)
who did she believe
5. _________ was backed up for miles on the freeway.
(A)
Yesterday
(B)
In the morning
(C)
Traffic
(D)
Cars
6. Engineers________ for work on the new space program.
(A)
necessary
(B)
are needed
(C)
hopefully
(D)
next month
7. Fitzgerald_______ the society of the 1920's in his novel, The Great Gatsby.
(A)
reflect
(B)
reflects
(C)
are reflecting
(D)
have reflected
8. With his friend________ found the movie theater
(A)
has
(B)
he
(C)
later
(D)
when
9. _________, George, is attending the lecture.
(A)
Right now
(B)
Happily
(C)
Because of the time
(D)
My friend
10. __________ , Sarah rarely misses her basketball shots.
(A)
An excellent basketball player
(B)
An excellent basketball player is
(C)
Sarah is an excellent basketball player
(D)
Her excellent basketball play
11. The child_________ playing in the yard is my son.
(A)
now
(B)
is
(C)
he
(D)
was
12. The bread _________ baked this morning smelled delicious.
(A)
has
(B)
was
(C)
it
(D)
just
13. A power failure occured, _______ the lamps went out.
(A)
then
(B)
so
(C)
later
(D)
next
14. _______ was late, I missed the appointment.
(A) I
(B)
Because
(C)
The train
(D)
Since he
15. You will get a good grade on the exam provided_______.
(A)
studying.
(B)
study.
(C)
to study.
(D)
you study.
The Answers
1. C. (To Meet)
2. D. (Written By)
3. D. (a popular soprano in)
4. B. (who believed)
5. C. (Traffic)
6. B. (Are needed)
7. B. (Reflects)
8. B. (He)
9. D. (My Friend)
10. A. ( An excellent basketball player)
11. A. (Now)
12. D. (Just)
13. B. (So)
14. D. (Since he)
15.
D. (You study)
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
1. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil forest consist of a nearly hundred
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C
D
2. The
surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like
the Earth’s than are
A
B
C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
3. The
midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible
remains in the sky
A
B
C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
4. The
Humber River and its valley form a major salmon-fishing,
lumbering, hunting,
A
B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
5. The dwarf lemon tree, grown in many areas of the world,
bears fruit when it is fewer than six
A
B
C
Inch in high.
D
6. The brain
in composed of a mass of softly gray matter in the
skull that controls our intelligence.
A B C D
7. Polluter is a topic of such importance today
that even elementary school children are
A
B
well informed about its
dangers.
C D
8. Together with his friend
Little John, Robin Hood are fondly remembered today
by millions of
A B C
D
people.
9. In Vermont, the sap the maple tree
is the primary ingredient in producing
maple syrup.
A B
C
D
10. After to have won the
1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano, John Hersey wrote a
A B C
nonfiction
book about the bombing
of Japan.
D
11. The smallest hummingbirds beat their
wings 70 times a second and are about two inched long.
A
B C D
12. Quality, price, and located are often
considered to be the primary concerns in buying a
house.
A B C D
13. The name “America” comes
from Amerigo Vespucci, who was a 16th century Italian
A B
C
explorer.
D
14. Marie Curie won two Nobel
Prizes for their discoveries of radioactivity and radioactive
A B
C
D
elements.
15. Although humans have highly developed brains, most animals
have more acute senses than
A B
C
them
D
The Answers
1. B. (a nearly)
2. B. (The more)
3. B. (visible remains)
4. D. (farmer)
5. D. (High)
6. B. (Softly)
7. A. (Polluter)
8. B. (Are)
9. A. (The)
10. A. (To have)
11. D. (Inched)
12. A. (Located)
13. A. (Name)
14. B. (Their)
15. D. (Than them)
