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North carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ……… for the Cherokee Indian settlements.. of the United States, B.. A that it should be stored for later

     A) use to trade       B) is used to trade

     C) used to trade       D) was used to trade

3 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was ……… to serve on the U.S Supreme Court

     A) the woman who first      B) the first woman

     C) who the first woman      D) the first and a woman

4 North carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

……… for the Cherokee Indian settlements

     A) also       B) and

     C) but also      D) because of

5 General Grant had General Lee ……… him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the Confederate forces

     A) to meet      B) met

     C) meet       D) meeting

6 If a ruby is heated it ………temporarily lose its color

     A) would       B) will

8 All of the people at the AAME conference are ………

     A) mathematic teachers       B) mathematics teachers

     C) mathematics teacher       D) mathematic's teachers

9 To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price or ………

     A) to sell advertising      B) if they should sell advertising

     B) selling advertising       D) sold advertising

10  If it ………more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot  temperatures would be unbearable

     A) be       B) is

     C) was       D) were

11………Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal

      A) It is generally believed that

      C) Believed generally is

      D) That is generally believed

12  For the investor who ……… money, silver or bonds are good options

     A) has so little a      B) has very little

     C) has so few      D) has very few

13  …… both men and women have often achieved their career ambitions by midlife, many people are afflicted by at least a temporary period of dissatisfaction and depression

     A) Because       B) So

     C) A      D) Who

14  Of all the cereals, rice is the one ………food for more people than any of the other grain crops

     A) it provides      B) that providing

     C) provides      D) that provides

15  Travelers ………their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the

Christmas holidays

     A) had better to get      B) had to get better

     C) had better get       D) had better got

B Written Expression

16  The duties of the secretary (A are) (B to take) the minutes, (C mailing) the

correspondence, and calling the members before (D meetings)

17  If biennials were planted this year, they (A will be) (B likely) (C to bloom) (D next year)

18  The value (A of the dollar) (B declines) (C as) the rate of inflation (D raises)

19  Even though a member (A has drank) (B too much) the night (C before), the counselors

at Alcoholics Anonymous will try (D to convince) him or her to sober up and stop drinking again

20  Anthropologists assert that many of the early American Plains Indians did not engage in planting crops (A but) (B to hunt), (C living) (D primarily) on buffalo meat

21  The neutron bomb provides the (A capable) of a (B limited) nuclear war (C in which) buildings (D would be preserved), but people would be destroyed

22  The differential attractions of the sun and the moon (A have) a direct effect (B in) the (C.rising) and falling (D of) the tides

23  With special enzymes that are (A call) restriction enzymes, it is possible (B to split off) segments of DNA (C from) the (D donor) organism

24  Before TV, the common man (A seldom never) (B had) the opportunity to see and (C hear) his leaders express (D their) views

25  (A.If) it receives (B enough) rain at the proper time, hay (C will grow) quickly, (D as) grass

26  Psychology Today (A is) (B interesting), informative, and (C it is) easy (D to read)

27  (A Before) she died, Andrew Jackson's daughter, (B who) (C lives) in the family

mansion, (D used to take) tourists through her home

28  It is essential that the temperature (A is not) elevated (B to a point) where the substance formed (C may become) unstable and decompose into (D its) constituent elements.

29  Two (A of the players) from the Yankees (B has) been (C chosen) (D to participate) in the All Star game

30  John Philip Sousa, (A who) (B many) people consider the (C greatest) composer of marches, wrote his music during the era (D known as) the Gay 90s

31  Although (A it) can be (B derived from) oil, coal, and tar, kerosene is usually (C

produced) (D by refine) it from petroleum

32  Aeronomy (A is) (B the study) of (C the earth's) upper atmosphere, which includes (D their) composition, temperature, density, and chemical reactions

33  The new model (A costs) twice (B more than) (C last) (D year's) model

34  The purpose (A of) the United States, (B broad speaking), (C is) to maintain peace and security and (D to encourage) respect for human rights

35  (A Aging) in (B most animals) can be readily modified when (C they) (D will limit) caloric intake

36  (A Even though) Miss Alabama lost the beauty contest, she (B was) still (C more

prettier) (D than) the other girls in the Miss America pageant

37  Although Congressional representatives and senators may serve an unlimited number of (A term), the president (B is limited) to two,

(C for a total) (D of eight years)

38  Although we are (A concerned about) the problem of energy sources, we (B must not) fail (C recognizing) the need (D for) environmental protection

39  (A Because of) the movement of a glacier, (B the form) (C of) the Great Lakes was very (D slow)

40  (A In) 1776 to 1800, (B the population) of the U.S continues (C to rise), (D

reaching)five million citizens by the turn of the century

Practice Test 2

A Structure

1 One of the most effective vegetable protein substitutes is the soybean

used to manufacture imitation meat products

     A) which can be      B) it can be

     C) who can be        D) can be

2 1,000 species of finch have been identified

     A) As many as      B) As many

     C) As much as      D) Much as

3 The greater the demand, the price

     A) higher       B) high

     C) the higher      D) the high

4 The Continental United States is that there are four time zone

     A) much big      B) too big

     C) so big      D) very big

5 Benjamin West contributed a great deal to American art :

    A) painting, teaching, and lecturing

    B) painting, as a teacher and lecturer

    C) painting, teaching, and as a lecturer

    D) painting, a teacher, and a lecture

6 Most insurance agents would rather you anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation

        A) do      B) not do

     C) don't        D) did not

7 Upon hatching,

     A) young ducks know how to swim

     B) swimming is known by young ducks

     C) the knowledge of swimming is in young ducks

     D) how to swim is known in young ducks

8 The observation deck at the World Trade Center in New York

     A) is highest than any other one

     B) is higher than any other one

     C) is highest that any other one

     D) is higher that any other one

9 A seventeen-year-old is not to vote in an election

     A) old enough      B) as old enough

     C) enough old      D) enough old as

10   is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth

     A) It is calcium      B) That calcium

     C) Calcium      D) Although calcium

11   withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but

     we may retain it

     A) If a hypothesis       B) That a hypothesis

     C) A hypothesis      D) Hypothesis

12  Only after food has been dried or canned

     A) that it should be stored for later consumption

     B) should be stored for later consumption

     C) should it be stored for later consumption

     D) it should be stored for later consumption

13  Not until a monkey is several years old to exhibit signs of independence from its mother

     A) it begins      B) does it begin

     C) and begin      D) beginning

14  Almost everyone fails on the first try

     A) in passing the driver's test

     B) to pass the driver's test

     C) to have passed the driver's test

     D) pass the driver's test

15  Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning's father never approved of

Robert Browning the couple eloped to Italy, where they lived and wrote

     A) her to marry      B) her marrying

     C) she marrying      D) she to marry

20  Although (A no country) has exactly the same folk music (B like) (C that) of any other,

it is significant that similar songs exist among (D widely) separated people

21  (A Despite of) the Taft-Hartley Act which (B forbids) unfair union practices, someunions (C such as) the air traffice controllers have voted (D to strike) even though this actionmight endanger the national security

22  Never before (A has) (B so many) people (C in) the United States been (D interested in)soccer

23  Operant conditioning involves rewarding or punishing certain (A behave) (B to

24  (A Not one) in one hundred children exposed to the disease (B are) (C likely) (D todevelop) symptoms of it.

25  (A There is) an unresolved controversy as to (B whom) (C is) the real author of theElizabethan plays (D commonly) credited to William Shakespeare

26  A catalytic agent (A such as) platinum may be used (B so) the chemical reaction (C.advances) more (D rapidly)

27  (A From space), astronauts are (B able) (C to clearly see) the outline (D of) the wholeearth

28  When a patient's blood pressure is (A much) higher (B than it) (C should be), a doctorusually insists that he (D will not) smoke

29  Excavations in several mounds and villages (A on the east bank) of the Euphrates River(B have revealed) the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that (C had been laying)under (D later) reconstructions of the city of Babylon

30  (A It) (B was) (C the invent) of the hand-held electronic calculator that provided theoriginal technology for (D the present) generation of small but powerful computers

31  Located (A in) he cranial cavity in the skull, (B the brain) is the (C larger) mass of nervetissue in the (D human body)

32  The examination (A will test) your ability to understand (B spoken) English, to read technical language, and (C writing) (D correctly)

non-33  (A Alike) other forms of energy, natural gas (B may be used) (C to heat) homes, cookfood, and even (D run) automobiles

34  An organ (A is) a group (B of tissues) capable (C to perform) some special function, as,(D for example), the heart, the liver, or the lungs

35  (A Insulin, it is) used (B to treat) diabetes and (C is) secured (D chiefly) from thepancreas of cattle and hogs

36  One of (A the world's) best-selling authors, Louis L'Amour (B said) (C to have written)

101 books, (D mostly) westerns

37  Dairying (A is) concerned not only (B with) the production of milk, (B but) with themanufacture of milk products (D such as) butter and cheese

38  (A In autumn), brilliant yellow, orange, and red leaves are (B commonly) (C to) both theSweet Gum tree (D and) the Maple

39  When he (A was) a little boy, Mark Twain (B would walk) along the piers, (C watch) theriver boats, (D swimming) and fish in the Mississippi, much like his famous character, TomSawyer

40  (A Almost all) books have a few errors in them (B in spite of) the car (C taken) to check(D its) proof pages before the final printing     

Practice Test 3

A Structure

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 session,

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 staars begin 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

amitted to the test center

    A) showing       B) show

    C) showed      D) to show

B Written Expression

16 A swarm of locusts (A is responsible) the consumption of (B enough plant material) (C

to feed) a million (D and a half) people

17 Oyster (A farming) has been (B practice) in (C most) parts of the world (D for) many years

18 (A Those) of us (B who) smoke should have (C their) lungs X-rayed (D regularly)

19 After the team of geologists had drawn diagrams in (A their) notebooks and (B wrote) explanations of the formations (C which) they had observed, they returned to their campsite (D to compare) notes

20. If Robert Kennedy (A would have lived) (B a little longer), he (C probably) would have (D won) the election

21 (A It) was Shirley Temple Black (B which) (C represented) her country in the United Nations and (D later) became an ambassador

22 The prices (A at) chain stores (B are) as reasonable, (C if not more) reasonable, (D than) those at discount stores

23 (A It is) (B extremely) important (C for) an engineer (D to know) to use a computer

24 (A Historically) (B there) (C has been) (D only) two major factions in the Republican Party - the liberals and the conservatives

25 Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the Civil War soldiers who (A had laid) on the battlefields and (B whom) he (C had seen) (D

26 One of the first and (A ultimately) the most important (B purposeful) of a reservoir was (C to control) (D flooding)

27 (A The Chinese) were the first and (B large) ethnic group (C to work) on the construction(D of) the transcontinental railroad system

28 The range of plant life on a mountainside (A is) a (B results) of (C differences) in

temperature and precipitation at (D varying) altitudes

29 (A Even) a professional psychologist may have difficulty talking (B calm) and logically (C about) (D his own) problem

30 The more the relative humidity reading (A rises), (B the worst) the heat (C affects) (D us)

31 Because correlations are not (A causes), statistical data (B which are) (C extremely easy) (D to misuse)

32 Lectures (A for) the week of march 22-26 (B will include) the (C following) : The causes

of the Civil War, The Economy of the South, Battle Strategies, and The (D assassinate)

Lincoln

33. (A Despite of) (B many) attempts (C to introduce) a universal language, notably

Esperanto and Idiom Neutral, the effort has met with very (D little) success

34 (A As) every (B other) nation, the United States (C used to define) (D its) unit of

currency, the dollar, in terms of the gold standard

35  It is necessary that one (A met) with a judge (B before signing) (C the final papers) (D for a divorce)

36 (A Until recently), women (B were) forbidden (C by law) (D from owning) property

37 (A According) to the graduate catalog, student housing (B is) (C more cheaper) (D than) housing off campus

38 John Dewey thought that children (A will learn) (B better) through participating in

experiences (C rather than) through (D listening to) lectures

39 (A In England) (B as early as) the (C twelfth century), young boys enjoyed (D to play) football

40 (A Some) methods (B to prevent) soil erosion (C are) plowing parallel with the slopes of hills, (D to plant) trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops

Practice Test 4

A Structure

1 Based on the premise that light is 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 Electra 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 hi 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 movies stars

     B) what time starts the movie

     C) what time does the movie star

     D) the movie stars 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

     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

23  Columbus Day (A is celebrated) (B on) the (C twelve) of October (D because) on thatday in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the America.

24  One of (A the most) (B influence) newspapers in the U.S (C is) The New York Timeswhich is (D widely distributed) throughout the world

25  An unexpected (A raise) in the cost of living (A as well as) a decline in employmentopportunities has (C resulted in) the (D rapid) creation by Congress of new governmentprograms for the unemployed

26  (A It is) imperative that a graduate student (B maintains) a grade poit average (C of) "B"

in (D his) major field

27  Coastal and inland waters (A are inhabited) (B not only) by fish but also by (C such) (D.sea creature) as shrimps and clams

28  Economists have tried (A to discourage) (B the use) of the phrase "underdevelopednation" and (C encouraging) (D the more) accurate phrase "developing nation" in order tosuggest an ongoing process

29  A gas (A like) propane will (B combination) with water molecules in a saline solution (C

to form) a solid (D called) a hydrate

30  Although (A it) cannot (B be proven), (C presumable) the expansion of the universe willslow down as (D it approaches) a critical radius

31  (A Regardless of) your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class (B.should be) for the students (C to practice) (D speaking words)

32  A City University professor reported that he (A discovers) a vaccine (B that) has been 80percent effective (C in reducing) the instances of tooth decay (D among) small children

33  American baseball teams, (A once) the only contenders for the world championship, arenow (B being) challenged (C by) (D either) Japanese teams and Venezuelan teams

34  When they (A have been) (B frightened), as, for example, (C by) an electrical storm,dairy cows may refuse (D giving) milk

35  Miami, Florida is (A among) the few cities in the United States (B that) (C has beenawarded) official status (D as) bilingual municipalities  

36  (A No other) quality is more important (B for) a scientist to acquire (C as) to observe (D.carefully)

37  After (A the police) had tried (B unsuccessfully) to determine to (C who) the carbelonged, they towed (D it) into the station

38  Fertilizers (A are used) (B primarily) to enrich (C soil) and (D increasing) yield

39  If the ozone gases of the atmosphere (A did not filter out) the ultraviolet rays of the sun,life (B as) we know (C it) would not have evolved (D on earth)

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

Practice Test 5

A Structure

1 When a body enters the earth's atmosphere, it travels

     A) very rapidly      B) in a rapid manner

     C) fastly       D) with great speed

2 Put plants a window so that they will get enough light

     A) near to       B) near of

     C) next to       D) nearly

3 Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree

     A) but two years experience

     B) also two years experience

     C) but also two years experience

     D) but more two years experience

4 Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and before he entered politics

     A) served in the Navy as an officer

     B) an officer in the Navy

     C) the Navy had him as an officer

     D) did service in the Navy as an officer

5 If one of the participants in a conversation wonders no real communication has taken place

     A) what said the other person

     B) what the other person said

     C) what did the other person say

     D) what was the other person saying

6 The salary of a bus driver is much higher

     A) in comparison with the salary of a teacher

     B) than a teacher

     C) than that of a teacher

     D) to compare as a teacher

7 Professional people expect when it is necessary to cancel an appointment

     A) you to call them      B) that you would call them

     C) your calling them      D) that you are calling them

8 Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth very high temperatures and pressures

     A) where there are      B) there are

     C) where are there      D) there are where

9 Farmers look forward to every summer

     A) participating in the country fairs

     B) participate in the country fairs

     C) be participating in the country fairs

     D) have participated in the country fairs

10  A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of

maintenance its capacity to store information

     A) the same as       B) the same

     C) as well as      D) as well

11  In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur a misunderstanding

     A) for       B) of

     C) because of       D) because

12  Neptune is an extremely cold plant, and

     A) so does Uranus       B) so has Uranus

     C) so is Uranus       D) Uranus so

13   that gold was discovered at Sutter's Mail and that the California Gold Rush begin.     A) Because in 1848       B) That in 1848

     C) In 1848 that it was       D) It was in 1848

14  The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts

on the part of both government and private citizens to curb

     A) them       B) him

     C) its      D) it

15  Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds on adjacent hills

     A) more frequently as      B) as frequently than

     C) more frequently than       D) frequently than

20  For the first time in the history of the country, the person (A which) (B was

recommended) by the president (C to replace) a (D retiring) justice on the Supreme Court is awoman

21  A prism is used (A To refract) white light (B so) (C it) spreads out in a continuous spectrum of (D of colors)

22  (A Despite of) rain or snow (B there are) always more (C than) fifty thousand fans (D at) the OSU football games

23  The prices of homes (A are) (B as) high in urban areas that (C most) young people cannot afford to buy (D them)

24  To see the Statue of Liberty and (A taking) pictures (B from) the top of the Empire State Building (C are) two reasons (D for visiting) New York City

25  There (A are) twenty species of wild roses in North America, all of which (B have) prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and large flowers, (C which) usually smell (D sweetly)

26  (A Having chose) the topics for (B their) essays, the students (C were) instructed to make (D either) a preliminary outline or a rough draft

27  (A Factoring) is the process of (B finding) two or more expressions (C whose) product is(D equal as) the given expression

28  If Grandma Moses (A having) been able to continue (B farming), she might never have (C begun) to (D paint)

29  Since infection (A can cause) both fever (B as well as) pain, it is a good idea (C to check) (D a patient's) temperature

30  Schizophrenia, a behavioral disorder (A typified by) a (B fundamental) break with reality, (C may be triggered) by genetic predisposition, (D stressful), drugs, or infections

31  They asked us, Henry and (A I), whether we (B thought) that the statistics (C had been presented) (D fairly) and accurately

32  (A In purchasing) a (B winter coat), it is (C very) important (D for trying) it on with heavy clothing underneath

33  (A What happened) in New York (B were) a reaction from city workers, (c including) freshmen an policemen who had been laid off from (D their) jobs

34  (A A number) of (B novels) submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms (C to

control) the fact that (D they were) women

35  Some executives require (A that) the secretary (B is) responsible for (C writing) all reports (D as well as) for balancing the books

36  Although a doctor may be able (A to diagnose) a problem (B perfect), he still may not (C be able to) find a drug (D to which) the patient will respond

37  Although the Red Cross (A accepts) blood from most donors, the nurses will not (B leave) you (C give) blood if you have just (D had) a cold

38  A turtle differs (A from) all (B other) reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of (C their) (D own)

39  Benjamin Franklin (A was) the editor of (B the largest) newspaper in the colonies, a diplomatic representative to France and later to England, and (C he invented) (D many) useful devices

40  The native people of the Americans (A are called) Indians (B because) when Columbus landed in the Bahamas (C in 1492), he thought that he (D has reached) the East Indies

Practice Test 6

A Structure

1 It is important that the TOEFL Office an applicant's registration

     A) will conform       B) conform

     C) conforms       D) must conform

2 Deserts are often formed they are cut off from rain-bearing winds by the surrounding mountain ranges

     A) because      B) in spite of

     C) so       D) due to

3 that the English settled in Jamestown

     A) In 1607 that it was      B) That in 1607

     C) Because in 1607      D) It was in 1607

4 Staying in a hotel costs renting a room in a dormitory for a week

     A) twice more than       B) twice as much as

     C) as much twice as      D) as much as twice

5 When friends insist on expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.     A) them to accept       B) their accepting

     C) they accepting       D) they accept

6 Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics greatest portrait painter in the North American colonies

     A) that he was      B) as he was

     C) who was the       D) the

7 As a safety measure, the detonator for a nuclear device may be made of , each of which is controlled by a different employee

     A) two equipments      B) two pieces of equipments

     C) two pieces of equipment       D) two equipment pieces

8 An equilateral triangle is a triangle and three angles of equal size

     A) that have three sides of equal length

     B) it has three sides equally long

     C) that has three sides of equal length

     D) having three equal length sides in it

9 are found on the surface of the moon

     A) Craters and waterless seas that

     B) When craters and waterless seas

     C) Craters and waterless seas

     D) Since craters and waterless seas

10   two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect on each other'ssubsequent motion

     A) So that      B) They are

     C) That      D) If

11 A child in the first grade tends to be all of the other children

in the class

     A) the same old to       B) the same age than

     C) as old like      D) the same age as

12 The bird's egg is such an efficient structure for protecting the embryo

inside difficult for the hatching to break

     A) that is       B) that

     C) and is       D) that it is

13 We had hoped the game, but the others team played very well

     A) State University to win      

     B) that State University win

     C) that State University would win

     D) State University's winning

14 The artistic medium of clay is that images have been found near

the remains of fires from the last Ice Age

     A) so old      B) such an old

     C) oldest      D) old

15 Unlike most Europeans, many Americans a bowl of cereal for

breakfast every day

     A) used to eating      B) are used to eat

     C) are used to eating      D) use to eat

 B Written Expression

16 (A The) Pickerel frog, native to Southern Canada and the Eastern United States, (B should be avoided) because (C their) skin secretions are lethal to small animals and (D irritating) to humans

17 (A The most common) form (B of) treatment (C it) is mass inoculation and chlorination

of (D water sources)

18 People with (A exceptionally) high intelligence quotients may not be (B the best)

employees since they become (C bored of) their work unless the job is constantly (D

changing)

19 Neither the mathematics department (A nor) the biology department at State University requires that the students (B must write) a thesis in order (C to graduate) with a (D master's degree)

20 The oxygen content of Mars is not (A sufficient enough) (B to support) life (C as) we know (D it)

21 Students in the United States (A often) support (B themselves) (C by) babysitting, working in restaurants, or (D they drive) taxicabs

22 Those of us (A who) have a family history of heart disease (B should make) (c yearly) appointments with (D their) doctors

23 Although federal support (A for) basic research programs (B are) (C much) less than (D

24 (A Living) in New York, apartment cost (B more) to rent (C than) they do in other, (D.smaller) cities.

25 (A This) new model not only saves time but also (B energy) by (C operating) on two batteries (D instead) of four

26 The government requires that a census (A be taken) (B every ten years) (C so) accurate statistics (D may be complied)

27 In 1975, (A according to) the National Center for Health Statistics, the average life

expectancy for people (B born) (C during) that year (D is) 72.4 years

28 Traditionally, the flag is (A risen) (B in the morning) and (C taken) down (D at night)

29 When (A the silkworm) gets through (B to lay) (C its) eggs, (D it does)

30 Frank Lloyd Wright (A has been acclaimed) (B by colleagues) (C as) (D the greater) of all modern architects

31 Scientists had (A previously) estimated that the Grand Canyon in Arizona (B is) ten million years old ; but now, (C by using) a more modern dating method, they agree that the age is closer to (D six million years)

32 The corals (A can be divided) into three (B groups), two (C of which) (D is) extinct

33 Without alphabetical order, (A dictionaries) would (B be) (C.impossibility) (D to use)

34 Jane Addams had (A already) established Hull House (B in Chicago) and (C began) her work in the Women's Suffrage Movement when she was (D awarded) the Nobel prize for peace

35 The extent (A to which) an individual is a product of either heredity or environment (B cannot proven), but (C several theories) (D have been) proposed

36 Although (A jogging) is a good way to lose way to lose weight and improve one's physicalcondition, (B most) doctors recommend that the potential jogger begin (C in a correct

manner) by (D getting) a complete checkup

37 The flag of the (A original first) colonies may or may not (B have been made) (C by Betsy Ross) (D during the Revolution)

38 (A some) conifers, (B that is), (C tree) that have cones, (D are) able to thrive on poor, thin soil

39 The Indians of the southwestern United States (A are) famous for their beautiful (B art work), (C especially) handmade jewelry cast from silver, carved from stones, or (D

decorations) with beads and feathers

40 Because the solar tiles were very (A secure fastened), only (B a few) became (C

detached) when the Space Shuttle reentered (D the earth's atmosphere)

Practice Test 7

A Structure

1 Often a team of engineers is

     A) work on one project       B) on one project work

     C) working on one project       D) to working on one project

2 in the world export diamonds

     A) Only little nations      B) Only few nations

     C) Only a little nations       D) Only a few nations

3 A vacuum will neither conduct heat nor

     A) transmit sound waves      B) transmitting sound waves

     C) sound waves are transmitted  D) the transmission of sound waves

4 To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock,      A) taking immediate steps       B) to take immediate steps

     C) taken steps immediately         D) take immediately steps

5 All the cereal grains grow on the prairies and plains of the United Sates

     A) but rice      B) except rice

     C) but for rice       D) excepting rice

6 Besides rain, is seldom pure

     A) water naturally       B) natural water

     C) water of natural      D) the nature's water

7 Burrowing animals provide paths for water in soil, and so do the roots of plants      A) decaying and they dying         B) when they die and decay

     C) they die and decay       D) when they will die and decay

8 a busy city, Pompeii was virtually destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D

     A) Once       B) It was once

     C) Once it was       D) That once

9 In his autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, Adams attempted to show that his generation

     A) did not know how to live in a technological society

     B) did not know living in a technological society

     C) was not knowing how live in a technological society

     D) had not known living in a technological society

10 The FDA was set up in 1940 that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.     A) to enforce the laws      B) to enforcing laws

     C) enforcing laws      D) enforced the laws

11 Green and magenta are complementary colors located opposite each other on the color wheel,

     A) and blue and yellow so      B) and too blue and yellow

12 Doublestars orbit

     A) each to the other       B) each other

     C) each other one       D) other each one

13 John F.Kennedy was the youngest president of the United States and to be

assassinated

     A) the fourth      B) fourth

     C) four      D) the four

14 Oscillatona, one of the few plants that can move about, a wavy, gliding motion.     A) having      B) has

     C) being       D) with

15.  a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the Dictionary of the  American

Language

     A) It was while       B) When

     C) When was       D) While

 B Written Expression

16 The bridge at (A Niagara Falls) spans (B the longer) unguarded border in the history of the world, symbolizing the peace and goodwill that (C exist) (D between) Canada and the United States

17 Nitrogen (A must be combine) with (B another element) (C such as) hydrogen or oxygen (D to be useful) in agriculture or industry

18 In ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages, (A many people) (B believed) that (C the earth) (D is) motionless

19 Anyone (A reproducing)  copyrighted works without permission of the holders of the copyrights (B are) (C breaking) (D the law)

20 Supersonic transport (A such) the Concorde will probably be (B widely) accepted (C as soon) as problems of noise and atmospheric pollution (D are) resolved

21 (A It is generally believed) that Thomas Jefferson was the one who had researched and (B.wrote) the Declaration of Independence during the months prior to (C its signing) (D in July 1776)

22 Because (A not food) is (B as nutritious) for a baby (C as) its mother's milk, (D many) women are returning to the practice of breast feeding

23. In the (A sixteenth century), Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, (B used) the vowelsa,e,i,o,u, (C to represent) (D a) unknown number

24 Increasing involvement in agriculture (A by large corporations) (B has resulted in) what is(C known as) agribusiness - that is, agriculture with business techniques, including heavy capitalization, specialization of production, and (D to control) all stage of the operation

25 (A Civil engineers) had better (B planning) (C to use) steel supports in concrete

structures (D built) on unstable geophysical sites

26 Aristotle (A systematically) set out the (B various) forms of the syllogism (C that) (D has remained) an important reference for logic.

27 If the oxygen supply (A in the atmosphere) (B was) not replenished (C by plants), it would soon (D be exhausted)

28 With (A his) father's guidance, Mozart (B begun) (C playing) the clavier at the age of three and (D composing) at the age of five

29 The practical and legal implications of euthanasia, the practice of causing the death of a person (A suffering) from an incurable disease, are so controversial (B as) (C it is) illegal (D

in most countries)

30 Programs (A such as) Head Start (B were developed) (C to prepare) children from

deprived situations to enter school (D without to experience) unusual difficulties

31 Since lighting was probably significant in the formation of life, understanding (A it) (B.might help) us (C to understanding) life (D itself)

32 Starfishes and sea urchins, members of the echinoderms or spiny skinned animals, (A are)particularly (B interested) (C because of) (D their) unusual structures

33 (A Almost) poetry (B is) (C more enjoyable) when (D it is) read aloud

34 It is essential that cancer (A is) (B diagnosed) and treated (C as early as) possible in order(D to assure) a successful cure

35 Vasco da Gama, accompanied (A by a large crew) and a fleet of twenty ships, (B were)trying (C to establish) Portuguese domination (D in Africa and India) during the sixteenthcentury

36 Gold, silver, and copper coins are often alloyed with (A harder) metals (B to make) (C.them) (D hard as enough) to withstand wear

37 A vine climbs from one tree to another, continuing (A to grow) and support (B itself)even when the original (C supporting) trees is (D not longer) alive

38 After Dr Werner Arber (A discovered) restriction enzymes, Drs Daniel Nathan, HamiltonSmith, and (B him) (C were awarded) the Nobel prize for (D their) research in that field

39 Although the Indians and the Eskimo had lived for centuries (A in Canada and the UnitedStates), when the European settlers came (B In the seventeenth) century, the newcomersbegan a systematic effort (C to push) them further into the wilderness and to take the landfrom (D their)

40 (A Sometime) ants keep (B smaller insects) that give off honeydrew, milking them (C.regularly) and even building barns (D to shelter) them

Practice Test 8

A Structure

1 The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue

     A) they are alike       B) are similar to

     C) are similar       D) the same

2 The lights and appliances in most homes use alternating current

     A) instead direct current      B) instead of direct current

     C) that instead direct current      D) for direct current instead

3 When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was

     A) so old      B) too old

     C) oldest      D) very older

4 The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an

accumulation of in porous rocks

     A) the oil       B) oil

     C) an oil      D) oils

5 The U.S postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification

     A) must present      B) presented

     C) be presented      D) for presentation

6 Nerve impulses to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second

     A) sending sensations       B) to send sensation

     C) send sensations       D) sensations

7 Although exact statistics vary because of political changes, separate nation states are included in the official lists at any one time

     A) more than two hundred      B) as much as two hundred

     C) many as two hundred      D) most that two hundred

8 owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration

     A) That birds      B) A bird

     C) The bird       D) Birds

9 Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons

     A) money beside      B) money besides

     C) beside money      D) besides money

10 Seals can because they have a thick layer of blubber under

their fur

     A) keep them warm      B) keep themselves warm

     C) they keep warm       D) keep their warm

11 Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have

     A) not definite shape       B) none definite shape

     C) nothing definite shape       D) no definite shape

12 One of Shaw's , Pygmalion, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play

My Fair Lady

     A) greatest work      B) greatest works

     C) the greatest work       D) the greatest works

13 Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of

transplantation , the shortage of organ donors has curtailed

research

     A) progress      B) had progress

     C) would progress       D) progressing

14 The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth

than do the machine tools invented to replace them

     A) more efficiently       B) efficiently

     C) more efficient       D) most efficient

15   unknown quantities is the task of algebra

     A) To found       B) Find

     C) The find      D) Finding

19 Before his death (A in 1943), in an effort to encourage (B less dependence) on one crop

by the South, George Washington Carver (C is) responsible for developing hundreds of industrial (D uses) for peanuts and sweet potatoes

20 (A Sodium), usually a metal, and chlorine, usually a gas, (B they) react (C to form) the solid sodium cloride, or (D table salt)

21 Mathematics (A is) (B such important) field and serves so many of the sciences that (C it) is a prerequisite (D for studying) every scientific discipline

22 Studies of job satisfaction are unreliable because there (A is) so  (B many) variables and (C because) the admission of dissatisfaction (D may be viewed) as a personal failure

23 Champlain (A founded) a base at Port Royal (B in 1605), and (C builds) a fort (D at Quebec) three years later

24 (A A calorie) (B is) the quantity of heat (C required) (D to rise) one gallon of water one degree centigrade at one atmospheric pressure

25 Natural gas often (A occurs) (B both together) with petroleum (C in) the minute pores of rocks (D such as) sandstone and limestone

26 There is (A no) limit to the diversity to be (B finding) in the (C cultures) of (D people) throughout the world.

27 Sloths spend (A must) of (B its) time hanging upside down from trees and (C feeding) onleaves and (D fruit)

28 Although (A blood) (B lets) a residue in urine and stool samples, (C it) cannot always (D

be detected) without the aid of a microscope

29 The native people in the Americas were (A referred to) as Indians became, (B according to) the (C believe) at the time, Christopher Columbus (D had reached) the East Indies

30 (A A barometer) is a device with a (B sealed) metal chamber designed to (C reading) the changes in the pressure of (D air) in the atmosphere

31 Cotton fiber, (A like) (B other) vegetable fibers, (C are) composed (D mostly) of

34 The concept of lift in aerodynamics (A refer to) the relationship (B among) the (C

increased) speed of air over the top of a wing and the higher pressure of (D the slower air) underneath)

35 (A Many) grasshoppers can (B produce) (C sounds) by (D rub) their hind legs against their wings

36 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but (A also) (B

presided) the modern language department at Harvard University (C for) (D more than) eighteen years

37 Some important characteristics of the Baroque style (A was) (B a renewed interest) in ornamentation and a powerful (C use) of both light (D and) shade

38 (A The understanding) electricity (B depends on) a knowledge of atoms and the

subatomic particles of which (C they) (D are composed)

39 (A If) England had not (B imposed) a tax on tea two hundred and twenty years (C ago), (D will) the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth?

40 Scientific fish farming, (A known as) aquaculture, has existed for (B more than) 4000 years, but scientists who (C make) research in this field are only recently providing the kind ofinformation that growers need (D to increase) production

Practice Test 9

A Structure

1 Indian summer is a period of mild weather during the autumn

     A) occurs      B) occurring

     C) it occurs       D) is occurring

2 Bacteria may be round, , or spiral

     A) rod shapes      B) in the shape of rods

     C) like a rod's shape      D) rod-shaped

3 of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the

inspiration for two of his most popular novels

     A) Remembering      B) Memories

     C) It was the memories       D) He remembered

4 The yearly path of the sun around the heavens

   A) is known as the ecliptic     

   B) known as the ecliptic

   C) it is known to be ecliptic

   D) knowing as the ecliptic

5 many improvements made to highways during the nineteenth century, but Americans contributed to depend on water routes for transportation

     A) Despite the       B) There were

     C) However       D) Though there were

6 There are believed over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.     A) to be      B) being

     C) they are       D) there are

8 Minnesota's thousands of lakes over 4,000 square miles

     A) that cover      B) covering

     C) are covered       D) cover

9 Mushrooms have no vascular tissue, they reproduce by means of spores, and they chlorophyII

     A) lack      B) no

     C) without      D) not have

10 get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.

     A) Children       B) Children, when they

     C) As children       D) For children to

11 is the ancestor of most types of domestic ducks is well documented

     A) That the mallard       B) The mallard

     C) Because the mallard       D) The mallard which

12 Rarely last longer than an hour

     A) do tornadoes      B) tornadoes

     C) tornadoes that      D) tornadoes do

13 Adobe bricks tend to crumble if to excessive moisture or cold

     A) they expose      B) exposed

     C) are exposed       D) to be exposed

14.  play Alison's House, the author Susan Glaspell won a Pulitzer Prize in 1931

     A) Her      B) By her

     C) It was her       D) For her

15 type of insects that pollinate plants

   A) Not only are the bees        

   B) Bees are not the only

   C) Not the only bees are

   D) Bees are not only the

18 Draft horses (A are) the (B tallest), most (C powerful), and (D heavy) group of horses

19 The (A sculptor) John Rogers produced many (B replica) of (C his) (D bronze statues)

20 (A Archaeological) sites are sometimes revealed (B when) the (C construction) of roads (D and buildings)

21 (A Acting teacher) Stella Adler (A played) a (C pivotal role) in the (D develop) of the Method school of acting

22 Medical students must (A learning) both the theory (B and) the (C practice) of (D medicine)

23 The first (A recorded) use of natural gas (B to light) street lamps (C it was) in (D the) town of Frederick, New York, in 1825

24 Quinine, cinnamon, and other (A useful) substances (B are) all derived (C of) the (D bark of trees)

25 Although the social sciences (A different) a (B great deal) from (C one another), they share a common interest in human (D relationships)

26 Admiral Grace Hopper (A created) the (B computer) language COBOL, which is used (C.primary) for scientific (D purposes)

27 Unlike competitive (A running), race walkers must (B always) keep some portion of (C their) feet (D in contact with) the ground

28 Henry David Thoreau's book Walden ; A life in the Woods is a (A record) of (B his) (C simply) existence (D in a cabin) on Walden Pond

29 A promissory note is a (A written agreement) (B to pay) a certain sum of money (C at) some (D time future)

30 Mario Pei helped (A provide) the world (B with) a popular (C understand) of (D

33 New York City (A surpassed) the other Atlantic seaports in (B partly) because it

(C.developed) the best transportation links (D with) the interior of the country

34 (A All of) mammals, dolphins are (B undoubtedly) (C among) the (D friendliest) to humans

35 (A Harmonize), melody, and (B rhythm) are important elements in (C most) forms of (D.music)

36 (A When) babies are around fifteen months old, (B they) can (C pick up) objects and put (D themselves) into small containers

37 Loblolly pines, (A chiefly) found in the Southeastern Unites States, (B has) strong wood used (C as lumber) and (D for) paper pulp

38 All (A root) vegetables grow underground, (B and) not all vegetables that grow (C underground) are (D roots)

39 Tiny pygmy shrews (A breathe) ten (B times) (C as fast as) (D humans) beings

40 (A Before) diamonds can be used (B as jewels), they (C must be) cut and (D polish)

Practice Test 10

A Structure

1 dancer Isadora Duncan played a major role in the revolution in dance that took place inthe early twentieth century

     A) Because the       B) The

     C) She was a        D) Being a

2 Water pressure cracks open small rocks but also breaks great slabs of stone from the faces of cliffs

     A) either       B) not only

     C) and so       D) moreover

3 types of guitars : acoustic and electric

   A) Basically, there are two

   B) Two of the basic

   C) Basically, two

   D) They are two basic

4 Both longitude and latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds

     A) measuring       B) measured

     C) are measured      D) being measured

5 New words are constantly being invented new objects and concepts

     A) to describe       B) a description

     C) they describe      D) describe

6 Modern saw blades are coated with a special plastic

     A) reduction of friction       B) reduced-friction

     C) friction is reduced      D) friction-reducing

7 Bricks baked in a kiln are much harder that are dried in the sun

     A) those      B) than do those

     C) than those       D) ones

8 Exactly humans domesticated animals is not known

     A) how       B) by means of

     C) if       D) by which

9 Jerome Kern's most famous work is Showboat, , most enduring musical comedies.     A) it is one of the finest      B) of the finest one

     C) the finest one      D) one of the finest

10 snowfield on a mountain slope reaches a depth of about 100

feet, it begins to move slowly forward under its own weight

     A) Whenever a      B) A

     C) That a      D) Should a

11 Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust,

made up of electrically charged particles called plasma

     A) one another      B) the other

     C) other ones      D) each other

12 By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi River,

were quite luxurious

     A) many of them      B) which many

     C) many of which      D) many that

13.  in 1772, Maryland's state capitol is still in use and is

one  of the most attractive public building in the United States

     A) It was built      B) Built

     C) To build it       D) Building

14 Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts , a

popular summer resort

   A) lies the island of Martha's Vineyard

   B) the island of Martha's Vineyard lies there

   C) does lie the island of Martha's Vineyard

   D) where the island of Martha's Vineyard lies

15 Copperplate, a highly ornate form of handwriting, is longer in

21 A good (A carpentry) must (B possess) a wide (C variety) of (D skills)

22 Grover Cleveland was (A the only) American president (B which) (C served) two

nonconsecutive (D terms)

23 The American soprano Mary Gardner, (A who had) one of the (B greatest) operatic voices

of her era, retired at the (C height) of (D the) career

24 On nights when (A is the sky) clear and the air (B calm), the Earth's surface (C rapidly) radiates heat (D into) the atmosphere

25 Dreams are (A commonly) (B made up of) both visual (C or) verbal (D images)

26 The trap-door spider (A makes) a hole in the ground, lines it (B with silk), and (C

27 (A Sleeping) is one (B symptom) of hypothermia, the (C extreme) (D lost) of body heat.

28 (A The flute) is the (B only) woodwind instrument that is not (C done) of (D wood)

29 F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is (A about) the (B pursuit) of (C wealthy), status, and (D love) in the 1920s

30 (A Whenever) (B there are) red, orange, or brown coloring in sandstone, iron ore is (C probably) (D present)

31 Feathers keep birds (A warm) and dry (B also) enable (C them) (D to fly)

32 (A Some) species of penicillin mold (B are used) to (C ripe) (D cheeses)

33 (A In) about 1920, experimental (B psychologists) have devoted more research (C to learning) than to (d any other) topic

34 Natural asphalt (A lakes) are (B find) in (C many parts) of (D the) world

35 All (A living) creatures (B pass on) inherited traits (C from) one generation to (D other)

36 Many of the (A events) that (B led up to) the American Revolution (C took placed) (D in) Massachusetts

37 Mass production is the (A manufacture) of (B machineries) and other articles in (C standard) sizes and large (D numbers)

38 (A Not much) people (B realize) that apples (C have been cultivated) for (D over) 3,000 years

39 The (A destructive) force of (B running) water depends (C entirely almost) on the

velocity (D of its flow)

40 The eastern bluebird (A is considered) the (B most attractive) bird (C native of) North America (D by many) bird-watchers

Practice Test 11

A Structure

1 In 1793, Charles Newbold designed a cast iron plow that than the wooden plows then

in use

     A) was more efficient      B) was of more efficiency

     C) had more efficiency      D) it was more efficient

2 think of metallurgy as a modern field of science, but it is actually one of the oldest.     A) Although many people       B) Many people

     C) Many people who       D) In spite of many people

3 Part of Jane Colden's work involved collecting plant specimens, cataloging plants,

and with other botanists

     A) exchanging correspondence       B) her exchange of correspondence

     C) correspondence exchanging       D) correspondence was exchanged

4 The walls of arteries into three layers

     A) they divide      B) dividing

     C) to be divided       D) are divided

5 The art of storytelling is humanity

     A) as old       B) old as

     C) as old as      D) old

6 A cloud is a dense mass of water vapor or ice particles

     A) or       B) whether

     C) both      D) either

7 Centuries of erosion have exposed rock surfaces in the Painted Desert of northern Arizona

     A) rainbow-colored       B) colored like a rainbow

     C) in colors of the rainbow       D) a rainbow's coloring

8 Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman governor in the United States

     A) who elected       B) to be elected

     C) was elected       D) her election as

9 Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas less than 20 inches of rainfall

     A) there are       B) in which is

     C) where there is       D) which has

10 Once known as the "Golden State" because of its gold mines,

   A) North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals

   B) Few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today

   C) There are few metalli minerals mined in North Carolina today

   D) Today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined

11 Indoor heating systems have made for people to live and work

comfortably in temperate climates

     A) possible that       B) it possible

     C) possible       D) it is possible

12 of liquids through pipes

   A) The flow controlled by valves

   B) For valves to control the flow

   C) Valves control the flow

   D) Controlled by valves, the flow

13 Honey is the only form of naturally occurring sugar that to be

refined before it can be eaten

     A) has not        B) does not have

     C) not having      D) does not

14 species of wild goats, only one, the Rocky Mountain goat, is

native to North America

     A) The ten      B) Ten of the

     C) Of the ten       D) There are ten

15 Snare drums produce a sharp, ratting sound

     A) as striking      B) when are struck

     C) struck      D) when struck

B Written Expression

16 (A Much) (B superstitions) and symbols (C are) connected (D with) Halloween

17 Luray Cavems in (A northern) Virginia contain (B acres) of (C colorful) rock formations (D illumination) by electric lights

18 Furniture makers use glue (A to hold) joints (B together) and (C sometimes) to reinforce (D it)

19 Anthracite (A contains) a (B higher) (C percent) of (D carbon) than bituminous coal

20 (A Sheep) have been (B domesticated) for (C over) 5,000 (D years ago)

21 The hard , (A out) surface of (B of) (C the tooth) (D is called) enamel

22 Aneroid barometers (A are) smaller (B than) mercury barometers and are (C more easy)

to (D carry)

23 Liquids take (A the shape) of any container (B which in) (C they) are (D placed)

24 The earliest form of (A artificial) (B lighting) was arc which (C also) provided (D warm)and protection

25 Publishers of modern (A encyclopedias) employ (B hundreds) of (C specialists) and large(D editorials) staffs

26 Automobiles (A begun) to be (B equipped with) hit in radios (D around) 1930

27 The thread used (A in) knitting (B may be) woolen yarn, cotton, (C or) synthetic fabric threads (D such rayon)

28 (A All) mammals (B have) hair, (C but not) (D always) evident

29 Asparagus grows (A well) in soil (B that) is (C too much) salty for (D most) crops to grow.

30 (A A professor) of (B economic) and history at Atlanta University, W.E.B Du Bois promoted (C full) racial (D equality)

31 Bubbles (A of) air in ice cream (B make it) soft and (C enough smooth) (D to eat)

32 (A However) type of raw (B materials) are used (C in making) paper, the process is essentially (D the same)

33 Ducks are (A less) susceptible (B to) infections than (C another) types of (D poultry)

34 Lake Tahoe's great (A deep) of 1,600 (B feet) prevents (C it) from (D freezing) in the winter

35 (A By) 1675, Boston was the (B home port) for almost 750 ships, (C ranging) in size (D between) 30 to 250 tons

36 The (A silk) thread that spiders spin is (B much) (C finer) than the silk that (D it comes) from silkworms

37 Needlers are (A simple looking) tools, (B but) they are (C very relatively) difficult (D to make)

38 Winslow Homer, (A who had) no (B formally) training in art, became (C famous for) his (D paintings) of the sea and seacoast

39 The reflection of (A sunshines) (B off) snow can be (C so intense) that (D it causes) a condition known as "snow blindness"

40 (A The first) rugs were made (B by the hand), and the (C finest ones) are (D still)

Practice Test 12

A Structure

1 a blend of the actual note sounded and related tones called overtones

   A) Musical tones consist of every       

   B) All musical tones consisting of

   C) It consists of all musical tones       

   D) Every musical tone consists of

2 , all animals need oxygen, water, food, and the proper range of temperatures.     A) To survive      B) Their survival

     C) Surviving      D) They survive

3 Billie Holiday's rough emotional voice made her stand out as a jazz singer

     A) so      B) but

5 a liquid changes to a solid, heat is given off

    A) That      B) Sometimes

    C) Whenever      D) From

6 Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall is the oldest building now on the campus of Princeton University

    A) standing      B) it stands

    C) has stood      D) stood

7 The one person most responsible for making New York Cityork City a center of furniture design in the early nineteenth century cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe

    A) was the hardworking       B) through his hard work

    C) he was hardworking      D) by working hard, the

8 Candles from beeswax burn with a very clean flame

    A) are made       B) making

    C) which make      D) made

9 Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants soil

    A) not having       B) without

    C) a lack of       D) do not have

10 a language family is a group of language with a common orign

 and similar vocabulary, grammar, and sound systems

    A) What linguists call         B) It is called by linguists

    C) Linguists call it       D) What do linguists call

11 In the eighteenth century the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for   pottery

    A) it made       B) its

    C) the making      D) where its

12 bacterial infection is present in the body, the bone marrow

produces more white blood cells than usual

    A) A       B) That a

    C) If a        D) During a

13 Anyone who has ever pulled weeds from a garden roots firmly

Anchor plants to the soil

    A) is well aware that        B) well aware

    C) is well aware of       D) well aware that

14 So thick and rich of Illinois that early settlers were unable

to force a plow through it

    A) as the soil       B) the soil was

    C) was the soil       D) the soil

15   because of the complexity of his writing, Henry James never became a popular author, but his works are admired by critics and other writers

    A) It may be       B) Perhaps

    C) Besides      D) Why is it

B Written Expression

16 A rattlesnake has a spot (A between) (B one's) eyes that is (C sensitive to)  (D heat)

17 (A Improvements) in people's health are (B due in part) (C to advances in) medical care and better (D sanitary)

18 (A In) 1792, a corporation (B constructed) a (C 60-miles) toll road (D from)

Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania

19 Insects (A appeared) (B on) earth (C before long) the (D earliest mammals)

20 (A All of) Agnes Repplier's writings, (B even those) on (C the most serious) subject, show her sense of (D humorous)

21 Fungi are (A the most important) decomposers of (B forest soil) (C just like) bacteria are (D the chief) decomposers of grassland soil

22 Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia (A is) one of (B the most safe) (C harbors) (D in the world)

23 Ballpoint pens (A require) a tiny, (B perfectly) (C round) ball for (D its) tips

24 (A Since) the 1930s, (B the archaeology) has become a (C precise) science with strict (D.rules) and procedures

25 Interstate Highway 80 is (A so) an (B important) road that (C it is) sometimes (D

referred to) as "America's Main Street."

26 John Jay, a (A diplomat) and statesman, first (B entered) (C public) (D live) in 1773

27 Mount Hood in Oregon is (A a) center for (B alpine) sports such as (C skiing), climbing, and (D bikes)

28 The chameleon's (A able) to change color to match (B its) surroundings is (C shared) by quite (D a few) lizards

29 Florence Sabin is (A recognized) not only (B for) her theoretical research in (C anatomy)

30 The (A top layer) of the ocean stores (B as much) heat as (C does) all the gases in the (D.atmosphere)

31 (A Almost) lemons (B grown) in the United States come (C from) (D farms) in Florida and California

32 (A Hair) is made of the same basic material (B as both) the nails, claws, and (C hooves of) mammals (D are made of)

33 Not until geologists (A began to) study (B exposed) rocks in ravines and (c on)

mountainsides (D they did) discover many of the earth's secrets

34 The water of the Gulf Stream may be (A as much as) 20 (B percentage) warmer (C than) the (D surrounding) water

35 (A Mathematics) have taken centuries (B to develop) the (C methods) that (D we now use) in arithmetic

36 One of the (A most beautiful) botanical (B gardens) in the United States is the (C wildly) and lovely Magnolia Gardens (D near) Charleston, South Carolina

37 Benthic organisms are (A those) that live on (B or) in (C a bottom) of a (D body of) water

38 (A It) has been known (B since) the eighteenth century (C that) the adrenal glands are essential (D of) life

39 The (A making) of leather (B goods) from animal (C skins) is one of the (D soonest) accomplishments of humankind

40 (A Married) customs (B differ) (C greatly) from society (D to) society

Practice Test 13

A Structure

1 Extensive forests, , abundant wildlife, and beautiful waterfalls are among the

attractions of Glacier National Park

   A) it has spectacular mountain scenery

   B) the mountain scenery is spectacular

   C) spectacular mountain scenery

   D) and the spectacular scenery of the mountains

2 A network of railroads to unite the continent and encourage Western settlement before the Civil War by Asa Whitney

     A) when proposed      B) a proposal

     C) was proposed      D) to propose

3 The chief advantage of using satellites to predict weather can survey vast regions of the Earth at one time

     A) they      B) is that they

     C) is that       D) that they

4 The small, farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest

     A) self-support       B) they supported themselves

     C) self-supporting       D) supporting themselves

5 art appreciation is an individual matter, no work of art is ever perceived by two persons in exactly the same way

     A) Since       B) According to

     C) Because of       D) Perhaps

6 a black singer and actor, first came to the public's attention for his role in Eugene O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones

     A) Paul Robeson was      B) Because Paul Robeson

     C) It was Paul Robeson, as      D) Paul Robeson,

7 Dragonflies remain stationary in the air while their prey to come near

     A) waited for      B) they wait

     C) waiting for       D) to wait

8 Fiction writer Zona Gale wrote about the small Wisconsin town she grew up, showing both its positive and negative qualities

     A) in which       B) which in

     C) which      D) in where

9 A collectible coin in mint condition when it looks as it did when it was made

     A) to be is said       B) said is to be

     C) is to be said       D) is said to be

10 Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little

vegetation to protect of the wind

     A) from the effects      B) it the effects

     C) it from the effects       D) the effects from it

11   of their size and weight, grizzly bears are remarkably nimble

animals

     A) Animals       B) For animals

     C) As animals      D) To be animals

12   most fruits, cherries must ripen on the vine

     A) Unlikely       B) Different

     C) Dislike       D) Unlike

13 who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States

     A) Abraham Lincoln       B) He was Abraham Lincoln

     C) Abraham Lincoln was      D) It was Abraham Lincoln

14 The higher octane number of gasoline, the less knocking occurs

in the engine as the fuel is burned

     A) some       B) the

     C) is      D) than

15 Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences

     A) whose election as       B) to elect

     C) was elected      D) to be elected

23 The coastline (A of) Maine (B is marked) by (C thousand) of (D islands) and inlets

24 Metals can be (A beaten) into thin (B sheets), melted and poured (C into) molds, or (D drawing) into fine write

25 Stone Mountain, (A a huge) dome of granite (B near) the city of Atlanta, is 1,686 feet (C height) and measures 7 miles around  (D at its base)

26 Since (A ancient times), some people (B wore) amulets, objects that (C are supposed) to give the wearer (D magical) powers

27 Dance notation is a (A means of) (B recording) the (C movements) of dances by (D using) of special symbols.

28 Approximately (A the third) of Alaska's (B land sea) (C lies) north (D of) the Arctic Circle

29 (A No) cactus has flowers (B most beautiful) or (C fragrant) than (D those) of the blooming cereus

night-30 The (A poet) Amy Lowell (B sometimes) wrote (C literary) criticism and (D

biographical)

31 Each (A of the) (B chemical) elements (C have) (d its own) standard symbol

32 A balloon rises (A because of) the hot air (B or) gas inside the balloon is (C lighter than) the air (D outside)

33 Just three tears (A afterwards) Martha Graham's (B first) dance lesson, (A she) starred (D in the) ballet Xochitl

34 The (A delicate) color of rose quartz is (B due the) (C presence) of manganese in (D the mineral)

35 (A Most) large corporations have personnel departments (B responsible to) hiring and (C firing) workers and for keeping (D employee) records

36 Costume jewelry (A is made of) plastic, wood, or (inexpensive) metal, and (C they) may (D be set with) semiprecious or imitation stones

37 (A The medicine) of prehistoric peoples probably (B consisted of) a mixture of (C

scientific practices), superstitions, and religious (D believes)

38 The (A sculptors) of Louise Nevelson (B typically) consisted of complex (C

arrangements) of (large black wooden) boxes

39 (A Engineering) is a profession (B who) puts (C scientific) knowledge (D to) practical use

40 Fire blight, a (A common) disease of (B apples) and pear trees, can sometimes (C be controlled) (D with) an antibiotic spray

Practice Test 14

A Structure

1 It's not easy for a casual observer to distinguish genuine paintings and copies

     A) between       B) therefore

     C) for       D) to

2 , all matter is formed of molecules

     A) It doesn't matter if the complex

     B) No matter how complex

     C) How complex is not a matter

     D) It's not a complex matter

3 After World War I automobiles, buses, and trucks became the most common

     A) of transportation       B) transport form

     C) forms of transportation      D) transportation of form

4 Tears anger and tension naturally

     A) are relieved      B) relieving

     C) relieve       D) what they relieve

5 In a single day are as many as thousands of people involved in business deals in one area

     A) yet       B) they

     C) ever       D) there

6 Paper from cellulose fibers

     A) is produced       B) producing

     C) produced       D) which is produced

7 an insurance agent it is necessary to pass the state examination

     A) Become       B) To become

     C) Having become       D) One becomes

8 There are art galleries in the city of Carmel

     A) a great deal      B) many

     C) much      D) lots

9 One difficulty at night is limited vision

     A) to drive       B) will drive

     C) with driving      D) be driven

10 the Pulitzer Prize in 1924

     A) Edna Ferber won      B) When Edna Ferber won

     C) With Edna Ferber's winning       D) Edna Ferber's winning

11 All of the world carry on breeding experiments to increase yield or to improve diseaseresistance

     A) countries that grow wheat      B) growth of wheat countries

     C) wheat-producing countries      D) countries where wheat is grown

12 Throughout the United States fast food restaurants where hamburgers are served