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When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, ______________

A. his wife was sleeping
B. his wife slept
C. his wife has slept
D. his wife has been sleeping
2. _____________ the best car to buy is a Mercedes Benz.
A. Because of its durability and economy,
B. Because it lasts a long time, a it is very economical.,
C. Because of its durability and it is economical,
D. Because durably and economywise it is better than all the others,

3. Nancy hasnt begun working on her Ph.D, ________________ working on her masters.
A. still because she is yet
B. yet as a result she is still
C. yet because she is still
D. still while she is already
4. Unlike the earth, which rotates once every twenty-four hours _______ once every ten
hours.
A. The rotation of Jupiter
B. Jupiter rotates
C. Jupiter rotation
D. Jupiter rotate

5. Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute _______________

A. one other fifty dollars
B. the same amount also
C. another fifty
D. more fifty dollars
6. George would certainly have attended the proceedings ________________
A. if he didnt get a flat tire
B. if the flat tire hadnt happended.
C. had he not had a flat tire
D. had the tire not flattened itself.
7. The poverty level in the United State is currently set __________________.
 A. at 12,000 dollars or less.
B. as 12,000 dollars or less.
C. at 12,000 dollars as less
D. at 12,000 dollar or less.

8. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldnt have been late for
work.
A. should have remembered
B. could remembered
C. remembered
D. would have remembered

9. Young deer _________.

A. are called fawns
B. be fawns
C. is fawns
E. are fawns called

10. Mary Garden, ______ the early 1900s 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
11. Professor Baker told his students that_______
A. They can turn over their reports on Mondays.
B. The reports can turn over on Monday.
C. They could hand in their reports on Monday.
D. The reports they can hand in on Monday.
12. Amelia Earhart was _______________ to pilot her plane across the Atlantic Ocean.
A. the first and a woman
B. the first woman
C. who the first woman
D. the woman who first
13. During the early period of ocean navigation, ________ any need for sophisticated
instruments and techniques.
A. So that hardly
B. Where there hardly was
C. Hardly was
D. There was hardly

14. The students liked that professors course because _____________________

A. there was few if any homework
B. not a lot of homework
C. of there wasnt a great amount of homework
D. there was little or no homework.
15. The more she worked _____________________
A. the less she achieved
B. she achieved not enough
C. she did not achieve enough
D. she was achieving less

16. George ______________ he could improve his test scores, but he didnt have enough time
to study.
A. knew to
B. knew how
C. knew how that
D. knew how to
17. This university's programs __________________ those of Harvard.
A. come second after
B. are second only to
C. are first except for
D. are in second place from
18. It was not until she arrived in class__________ realized she had forgotten her book
A. when she
B. and she
 C. that she
D. She
19. He entered a university_________________
A. when he had sixteen years
B. when sixteen years were his age
C. at the age of sixteen
D. at age sixteen years old
20. A dream about falling _________.
A. scary is
B. is scary
C. are scary
D. very scary is
21. To score a goal in soccer you ________.
A. must kick the ball
B. must kicks the ball
C. may kick them ball
D. must kick them balls

22. One of the professors greatest attributes is _______________

A. when he gives lectures
B. how in the manner that he lectures
C. the way to give lectures
D. his ability to lecture
23. ______________ was the day before yesterday.
A. The Frances Independence Day
B. The day of the French independence
C. Frenchs Independence Day
D. Frances Independence Day
24. People all over the world are starving __________________________
A. greater in numbers
B. in most numbers
C. more numerously
 D. in greater numbers
25. Those students do not like to read novels_________test books.
A. in any case
B. forgetting about
C. leaving out of the question
D. much less
26. During the Daytona 500, the lead car ___________, leaving the others far behind.
A. Forwarded rapidly
B. Advanced rapidly
C. Advanced forward rapidly
D. Advanced in a rapidly manner

27. Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes _______ they both emit hot liquids from
below the Earth's surface.
A. Due to
B. Because
C. In spite of
D. Regardless of

28. During the early period of ocean navigation, ________ any need for sophisticated
instruments and techniques.
A. So that hardly
B. Where there hardly was
C. Hardly was
D. There was hardly

29. According to the World Health Organization, ________ there to be an outbreak of any of
the six most dangerous diseases, it could be cause for quarantine.
A. Were
B. They were
C. There were
D. Were they

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building __________.
A. Sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery.
B. Sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully.
C. Sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.
D. Sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

31. Having been served lunch, __________.

A. The problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
B. The committee members discussed the problem.
C. It was discussed by the committee members the problem.
D. A discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.

32. Florida has not yet ratified the equal rights amendment, and __________.
A. Several other states hasnt either.
B. Neither has some of the others states.
C. Some other states also have not either.
D. Neither have several other states

33. The chairman request that __________.

A. The member studied more carefully the problem.
B. The problem was more carefulnessly studied.
C. With more carefulness the problem could be studied.
D. The members study the problem more carefully.

34. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and __________.
A. Florida also.
B. Florida too.
C. Florida is as well.
D. So does florida.

35. The professor said that __________.

A. The student can turn over their report on the monday.
B. The report on monday could be received form the students by him.
C. The students could hand in their reports on monday.
D. The student will on monday the reports turn in.

36. This year will be difficult for this organization because __________.
A. They have less money and volunteers than they had last year.
B. It has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year.
C. The last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money.
D. There are fewer money and volunteers that in the last year there were.

37. The teacher have had some problem deciding __________.

A. When to the students they shall return the final papers.
B. When are they going to return to the students the final papers.
C. When they should return to the final papers to the students.
D. The time when the final papers they should return for the students.

38. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, __________.
A. She hadnt many sugar.
B. There was not great amount of the sugar.
C. She did not have much sugar.
D. She was lacking in amount of the sugar.

39. There has not been a great response to the sale, __________?
A. Does there
 B. Hasnt there
C. Hasnt it
D. Has there

40. To Mike _______ was a big surprise.

A. Really
B. The party
C. Funny
D. When
41. _________ grow close to the ground in the short Arctic Summer.
A. Above tundra plants
B. Tundra plants
C. Tundra plants are found
D. For tundra plants

42. The film _______ appearing at the local theater is my favorite.

A. Now
B. is
C. it
D. was

43. I wish you would tell me ________

A. Who is being lived next door
B. Who does live in the next door
C. Who lives next door
D. Who next door was living

44. During the Daytona, the lead car ________ leaving the others far behind.
A. Forwarded rapidly
B. Advanced rapidly
C. Advanced forward rapidly
D. Advanced in a rapidly manner

45. I had finished cleaning the house when my friend arrived. The sentence means that
_______
A. We were cleaning the house together
B. My friend did not see me cleaning the house
C. My friend came before I started cleaning the house
D. I stopped cleaning the house after my friends had come

46. Dedi : Arya, how do you inspec in our new criminals?

Arya : I had the special agent_______
A. Investigate
B. Investigated
C. Investigater
D. Investigates
47. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for __________.
A. Another pants
B. Other pants
C. The other one
D. Another pair.

48. The adder is a venomous snake ... bite may prove fatal to humans.
A. its
B. whom its
C. that
D. whose

49. The chairwoman requested that ....

A. the participants studied more careful the problem.
B. the participants study the problem more carefully.
C. the participants studied the problem with more careful.
D. the problem be studied more carefully.

50. Unlike the earth, which rotates once every twenty-four hours ... once every ten hours.
A. the rotation of Jupiter
B. Jupiter rotates
C. Jupiter rotation
D. Jupiter rotate