
“How high an average _________?”
A) a scholarship student must maintain B) must a scholarship student maintain
C) maintain a scholarship student D) student maintain his scholarship
2. Because of the Aleuts’ constant exposure to cold weather, they have long recognized __________.
A) and body needs to be fat. B) body needs that the fat.
C) how fat the body needs D) the body’s need for fat.
3. The new president was described as __________.
A) a man of promise B) someone who would become more known.
C) a man with a lot of future. D) a future great.
4. “What exactly did you see, Miss Garner?”
“Well, I saw __________.”
A) a bank being robbed with two men B) robbing a bank two men
C) two men robbing a bank D) two men who rob a bank
5. Before Mrs. Andrews took the witness stand, her lawyer __________.
A) gave encouragement for her to stay calm. B) encouraged her to remain calm
C) offered her encouragement of calmness D) encouraged that she remain calm
6. Clara Barton’s __________ was the founding of the American Red Cross.
A) accomplishment was the greatest B) greatest accomplishment
C) greatest was the accomplishmentD) was the greatest accomplishment
7. A solar day is the length of time __________ the Earth to revolve once around
the sun.
A) takes B) takes it
C) it takes D) he takes
8. “Bob wants to sell you his old radio.” “I know. He’s already suggested
__________.
A) me that B) that me
C) to me that D) that to me
9. __________ that is found is valuable.
A) Not every pearl
B) Every pearl that is not
C) It is not every pearl
D) When not every pearl
10. Nearly every aspect of economic life is affected by __________.
A) they are seasonal variations B) variations are seasonal
C) that seasonal variations D) seasonal variations
11. “Do you think that the labour bill will be passed?”
“Oh, yes. It’s __________ that it will.”
A) almost surely B) very likely C) near positive D) quite certainly
12. We have had __________.
A) scarcely no news from them since around ten o’clock
B) scarcely any news from them since about ten o’clock
C) scarcely some news from them around ten o’clock
D) scarcely from them no news for ten o’clock
13. I thought it a _
A) thoroughly bad produced B) thorough badly produced
C) thoroughly badly producing D) thoroughly badly produced
14. “Has everyone gone?” “Some students _
_________.”
A) are still here B) are already here
C) are still gone D) are still yet
15. “Is Dave about ready?” “Yes, he’s __________.”
A) finished dressing nearly B) finishing nearly dressing
C) nearly finished dressing D) nearly finishing dressing
16. “Eric nearly always wins the science award.”
“That’s because his projects are __________.”
A) extremely presented well B) well presented extremely
C) presented well extremely D) extremely well presented
17. The gentleman was apparently content __________.
A) to patiently wait outside the door B) to wait outside patiently the door
C) to wait patiently outside the door D) to wait outside the door patiently
18. The store __________.
A) that had the big sale went recently bankrupt B) that had the big recently sale went bankrupt
C) that had the recently big sale went bankrupt D) that recently had the big sale went bankrupt
19. “I have told you this many times.” “But __________.”
A) I still can not remember it B) I can not still remember it
C) I can not remember it still D) I can not remember still it
20. “John had the piano tuned today.” “Was it __________?”
A) out of tune badly before B) before badly out of tune
C) out of tune before badly D) badly out of tune before
21. “__________.” “So did I.”
A) I saw them last Saturday at the game. B) I saw them at the game last Saturday
C) At the game I saw them last Saturday D) At the game last Saturday I saw them
22. “What did the mother say?” “She said that __________.”
A) her son went everyday to school very slowly
B) her son went slowly everyday to school
C) her son went everyday slowly to school
D) her son went to school slowly everyday
23. Writing stories and articles __________ what I enjoy most.
A) is B) are C) was D) was
24. Either dye or oil paints __________ to color cloth.
A) is used B) be used
C) are used D) was used
25. Another five weeks __________ necessary for us to finish the work.
A) are B) was
C) is D) will have been
26. What they have done __________ useful to the people.
A) are considered B) is considered
C) have been considered D) will be considered
27. Dr. Smith, together with his wife and two sons, __________ to arrive on the evening flight.
A) are B) are going
C) is D) will be
28. Either of them __________ to go.
A) are B) is
C) have D) will
29. Five multiplied by three __________ fifteen.
A) is equal B) equals with
C) equals D) equals to
30. A number of students __________ for the lessons to begin now.
A) is waiting B) are waiting
C) waits D) waited
31. The number of students in the class __________ small.
A) are B) have been
C) become D) is
32. There is someone at the door, __________?
A) is there B) isn’t there
C) isn’t it D) is it
33. It is the first time that she has been to the United States, __________?
A) hasn’t she B) isn’t it
C) has she D) is it
34. The captain is the only one of the players __________ the team practice regularly.
A) have attended B) who have attended
C) who has attended D) who attended
35. The rich __________ contented.
A) is not always B) hasn’t always
C) are not always D) haven’t always
36. Nobody but Smith and John __________ in the laboratory.
A) are B) had been
C) were D) was
37. None of these materials __________ conductors.
A) has B) is
C) are D) was
38. Here is a message of importance to every man and woman who __________.
A) votes B) vote
C) have voted D) is voted
39. You seem to be dissatisfied with your present post. I don’t think you judged you ability objectively when you applied for it, __________?
A) do I B) did I
C) do you D) did you
40. Let’s start from the very beginning , __________ ?
A) shall we B) will you
C) won’t you D) shan’t we
41. Tom has been writing letters all afternoon, but he should be finished by now, __________?
A) hasn’t he B) has he
C) shouldn’t he D) is he
42. No one was hurt, __________.
A) is he B) isn’t he C) weren’t they D) were they
43. They had to go on foot, __________?
A) didn’t they B) shouldn’t they C) mustn’t they D) needn’t they
44. What __________ used as chief building materials today __________ steel and concrete.
A) have been … are B) is … are C) are … are D) are … is
45. The author of the book was __________.
A) not only famous in Britain but also in America B) famous not only in Britain but also in America
C) famous in not only Britain but also in America D) not only famous in Britain but in America too
46. To escape detection, the criminal __________.
A) both changed his name and his address B) either changed his name and his address
C) changed both his name and his address D) both changed what he is called and his address
47. He is very diligent, but his brother __
________.
A) is rarely B) is almost C) rarely is D) almost is
48. Demand for a consumer product depends on the incomes of buyers, their preference, and __________.
A) competing products are price B) the prices of competing products
C) how high the prices of competing products D) what are the prices of competing products
49. In fact, Mary would rather have left for San Francisco __________ in Los Angeles.
A) by staying B) than have stayed C) than stay D) to stay
50. To know what is good and __________ are two different things.
A) doing what is right B) does what is good
C) to do what is right D) do what is right
