Analyze, choose, and provide your sufficient reasons!

TEST 1 (VERBS)
1. Potatoes and onions _________from sprouting by a new technology using radiation.
a. are preventing c. are prevented
b. prevention is d. prevented

The answer is C. Kalimat di atas belum memiliki verb. Yang kita cari adalah verb. Karena
setelah titik titik ada preposisi, bisa dipastikan ini adalah pola pasif yakni “BE + V3”. Jadi,
jawaban y tepat adala C “are prevented”.

2. Only if _________ will proper labeling be essential.

a. the law is changed c. is the law changed
b. is changed the law d. the law being changed

3. ___________ a herd of horses on Assateague Island.

a. The pirate Blackbeard reputedly left
b. The pirate Blackbeard reputedly leaving
c. Had the pirate Blackbeard reputedly left
d. No sooner did the pirate Blackbeard reputedly leave

4. _________ discussed by the board of directors when it was proposed again by the supervisors.
a. The problem had already c. The problem had already been
b. The problem is already d. The problem has already

5. Lack of exercise and high fat diets have _________ to be factors in heart attacks.
a. long been known c. known been long
b. been long known d. long known been

6. Centuries ago, _________known source of frank incense and myrrh was Yemen.
a. not only c. only
b. the only d. only the

7. _____________ tea plant are small and white.

a. The c. Having flowers the
b. On the d. The flowers of the

8. Henry Adams, born in Boston, _______ famous as a historian and novelist.

a. became c. he was
b. and became d. and he became

9. A pride of lions ______ up to forty lions, including one three males, several females, and cubes.
 a. can contain c. contain
b. it contains d. containing

10. Much of the carnage of elephants, giraffes, and big cats __________ uncaring hunters.
a. must commit by c. must have committed
b. must be committed d. must have been committed by

11. The Dewey Decimal System, currently used in the libraries throughout the world, _______ all
written works into ten classes according to subject.
a. dividing c. it would divide
b. divides d. was divided

12. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and _________________________.
a. so did the airlines c. so the airlines have done
b. neither did the airlines d. neither the airlines did

13. Before the great Fire of London in 1666, ______________________________. .

a. were most of the dwellings squalid and unhealthy
b. most squalid and unhealthy were the dwellings
c. most of the dwellings were squalid and unhealthy
d. squalid and unhealthy dwellings
14. ________ mainly for the invention of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell devoted his life to
help the deaf.
a. He is remembered c. While remembering
b. To remember d. Though remembered

15. Because ________ has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are being established.
a. excessive hunting c. of hunting excessively
b. hunting was excessive d. they hunted excessively

16. American actress and director Margaret Webster _______ for the production of Shakespearean
plays.
a. who became famous c. Become famous
b. became famous d. Becoming famous

17. In 1886 a number of national unions formed the American Federation of Labor ______________.
a. Samuel Gompers was its leader c. under the leadership of Samuel Gompers
b. which, under Samuel Gompers leadership d. Samuel Gompers led it

18. The process of __________ by hand has changed little since the fifteenth century.
a. to bind books c. books are round
 b. binding books d. bound books

19. Medical researchers are constantly looking for ways to control, , and cure diseases.
a. prevention c. prevent
b. preventing d. to prevent

20. The Colorado beetle is a beautiful insect, ________ it causes a great deal of damage to food crops.
a. but c. or
b. what d. that

21. _____________ on barren slopes can help prevent erosion.

a. Planting trees c. In order to plant trees
b. For trees to be planted d. Trees are planted

22. Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger _______________.
a. as do trains c. trains do
b. than trains do d. like trains

23. The X-ray treatments _________ up to time that he was dismissed from the hospital.
a. gave daily c. basically have given
b. were given daily d. daily had been given.

TEST 2 (Subject)

1. ______________ at the music store was one of Lil Amstrong’s first professional jobs as a
young pianist when she came to Chicago in 1917.
a. Demonstration tunes c. Demonstrate tunes
b. Demonstrating tunes d. Tunes that demonstrated

2. The first people to live in ________ Hawai were the Polynesians, who sailed there in large
canoes from other pacific islands about 2,000 years ago.
a. now where is c. It is now
b. what is now d. now this is

3. In 1992 Albert Gore, Jr., the son of a former United States senator, became _______ vice
president of the United States.
a. who was the forty-fifth c. the forty-fifth
b. and she forty-fifth d. he was the forty-fifth

4. Beneath the streets of a modern city ________ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels
required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
a. where exists the network c. the network’s existence
b. the existing network d. exists the network
5. Portland, Maine, is _________ the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent his early years.
a. where c. where is
b. it where d. which is where

6. ____________ impressive chapter in the book was the chapter on Stuart’s scientific theories.
a. It was the most c. The most
b. Most d. Most of the

7. ___________ disabled children cannot enjoy toys designed for nondisabled youngsters is the
subject of the report.
a. What c. That
b. Those d. Because

8. The problem faced most tourists is ___________ among so many possibilities.

a. what they should see c. should they see what
b. they should see what d. what should they see

9. Why __________ at a given time is not known.

a. does a drought occur c. a drought should occur
b. a drought that occurs d. it is a drought that

10. NASA reported _____________ a hypersonic aircraft is being designed for military missions
and as a apace launch vehicle to carry supplies.
a. there is c. that
b. both d. not only

11. North Carolina ___________ because of his production of tar, turpentine, and pitch.
a. called the Tar Heel State c. is called the Tar Heel State
b. it is called the Tar Heel State d. which the Tar Heel State

12. ___________ pieces of rope are of different thickness, the weaver’s knot can be used to join
them.
a. What two c. Two such
b. If two d. Two of

13. San dunes are made of loose sand ___________ up by the action of the wind.
a. built c. builds
b. is building d. it builds

14. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote four novels. __________ . T he Scarlet Letter, became an
American literary classic.
a. Of which one c. One of which
b. One was d. Which one

15. ___________ developed so rapidly in Alabama primarily because of its rich natural resources.
 a. Heavy industry c. Heavy industry that was
b. That heavy industry d. When heavy industry

16. _________________ , Mozart had already written his first composition.

a. By the age of six c. Six years old
b. He was six d. His age was six

17. _________________ half the world’s tropical forests have vanished since 1940’s.
a. World wildlife Fund statistics show that
b. That World wildlife Fund statistics show
c. World wildlife Fund statistics showing that
d. That showing World wildlife Fund statistics

TEST 3 (Inversion)

1. Of the millions who saw Haley’s comet in 1986, how many people ________ long enough to see
it return in the twenty – first century.
a. will they live c. will live
b. they will be living d. living

2. _________ 1895 did Cornell University begin to offer a degree in ornithology.

a. Not until c. Until
b. Not since d. In

3. The significance of mythology within a culture is reflected in _________. The amount of time
devoted to this activity, and the relevance of mythology to ceremonials.
a. storytellers have prestige c. the prestige of storytellers
b. telling stories is prestigious d. prestige comes with storytelling

4. Traditionally, _________ in New England on Thanks giving day.

a. when served is sweet cider c. when sweet cider is served
b. is served sweet cider d. sweet cider is served

5. _________ the history of the tough, strong – willed Nebraska farmer.

a. not only is much of the history of Nebraska
b. although it is much of the history of Nebraska that is
c. it is much the history of Nebraska’s being
d. much of the history of Nebraska is

6. Not until the seventeenth century ________ to measure the speed of light.
a. did anyone even attempt c. Did anyone attempt even
b. anyone did even attempt d. did even attempt anyone

7. Proponents of solar energy wonder ________ funded so few research projects.

a. about the government c. Has the government
b. why the government d. why has the government
 8. ________ lay its eggs in the sand on the beach than it goes back to the sea.
a. No sooner a turtle does c. A turtle does no sooner
b. No sooner does a turtle d. Does no sooner a turtle

9. Sarah Knight ____________ a fascinating account of a journey she made from Boston to New
York in 1704.
a. written c. wrote
b. writing d. write

10. Across the Chesapeake Bay from the rest of the state ___________ , whose forms produce
beans, tomatoes, and other garden vegetables.
a. there lies Maryland’s Eastern Shore c. Maryland’s Eastern Shore lies there
b. lies Maryland’s Eastern Shore d. Maryland’s Eastern Shore lies

11. So complicated ____________ that consumers who use a product are seldom aware of where all
its components come from.
a. today trade is international c. International trade is today
b. is international trade today d. today international today is

12. Only after a baby seal is pushed into the sea by its mother _________ to swim.
a. how will it learn c. will it learn how
b. it will learn how d. and it learns how.

13. In the Northern and central parts of the state of Idah, __________ and churning rivers.
a. are found majestic mountains c. are majestic mountains found
b. majestic mountains are found d. finding majestic mountains

14. Foods of animal origin generally supply greater amounts of iron to the diet than _______
a. foods of plant origin c. do foods of plant origin
b. plant origin foods d. are foods of plant origin

15. Located behind _________ the two lacrimal glands.

a. each eyelid c. each eyelid are
b. each eyelid which is d. is each eyelid

TEST 4 (Subject-Verb-Agreement)
1. The Earth has a tremendous amount of water, but _________ in the ocean.
a. almost all of it is c. is of it almost all
b. it is almost all of d. all is of it almost

2. ________ have sense organs in a canal known as the lateral line, which allows them to respond
to changes in water pressure caused by nearby motion.
a. That tile fish c. When fish
b. Fish d. If tile fish

3. ________ completely harmless to the environment is very difficult and usually economically
unsound.
a. Cleaning products that c. Cleaning products are
b. Cleaning products are made d. Making a cleaning product

4. One of the most ancient arts, _________ in different parts of the world.
a. for weaving to develop independently c. the independent development of weaving
b. weaving, to develop independently d. weaving developed independently

5. ________ a major role in future planetary exploration.

a. Robots will surely play c. Robots, which will surely play
b. Because robots will surely be playing d. Surely robots, which will be playing

6. Witch hazel extract, ________ distilled from the bark and twigs of the witch hazel shrub, has
been unutilized in medicine
a. is c. when to be
b. which is d. has been

7. _______ touching in O. Henry’s stories is the gallantry with which ordinary people struggle to
maintain their dignity.
a. Most is c. Is it most
b. It mostly is d. What is most

8. The first building to employ steel skeleton construction, _________ .

a. Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Home Insurance Company Building completed in 1885.
b. The Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885
c. Because the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois was completed in 1885.
d. The Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885.

9. ________ substances include various forms of silica, pumice, and emery.

a. Natural abrasives occur c. Abrasion occurs in natural
b. Naturally occurring abrasive d. A natural occurrence of abrasion

10. ________ in the upper part of their long thin legs allow deer to run swiftly and jump far.
 a. Muscles are powerful c. There are powerful muscles
b. The powerful muscles that d. Powerful muscles

11. Social scientist believe that _______ from sounds such as grunts and barks made by early
ancestors of human beings.
a. the very slow development of language c. language developed very slowly
b. language which, was very slow to develop d. language, very slowly developing

12. ______ that Ornithischians, plant – eating dinosaurs, lived about 225 million years ago.
a. Scientists believe c. Scientists believing
b. Scientists believe in d. Scientists’ belief

13. Mahalia Jackson, __________ combined powerfully vitality with great dignity, was one of the
best known gospel singers in the united states.
a. it was her singing c. which song
b. who sang d. whose singing

14. ____________ that book American art out of the romanticism of the mid 1800’s and carried it to
the most powerful heights of realism.
a. Winslow Homer’s paintings c. It was Winslow Homer’s painting
b. When Winslow Homer’s paintings d. Painting of Winslow Homer

15. If a diamond is heated without oxygen, it will turn to graphite, a form of ________ that it is used
as lubricant.
a. carbon is so soft c. is carbon so soft
b. carbon so soft d. so soft the carbon

16. __________ at music store was one of Lil Amstrong’s first professional jobs as a young pianist
when she came to Chicago in 1917.
a. Demonstration tunes c. Demonstrating tunes
b. Demonstrate tunes d. Tunes that demonstrated

17. Because it was so closely related to communication, ___________ art form to develop.
a. drawing was probably the earliest c. to draw early was probably
b. early drawing probably d. the earliest draw

18. _________that managers commit in problem solving is jumping to a conclusion about the cause
of a given problem.
a. Major errors c. Since the major error
b. The major error d. Of the major error

19. The best known books of Ross Macdonald, __________ writer of detective novels, feature the
character Lew Archer, a private detective.
a. is the c. is an
b. they are by d. the
 20._______ initial recognition while still quite young.
a. Most famous scientists achieved c. Most famous scientists who achieved
b. That most famous scientists achieved d. For most famous scientists to achieve

TEST 5 (Adjective Clauses)

1. A cloud’s reservoir of negative charge extends upwards from the altitude at __________ the
freezing point.
a. temperatures hit c. which temperatures hit
b. hit temperatures d. which hit temperatures

2. The Apollo 11 astronauts ___________ of the earth’s inhabitants witnessed on the famous first
moonwalk on July 20, 1969, were Neil Amstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
a. whom c. were some
b. whom millions d. whom some were

3. The Rose Bowl, ________ place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest postseason collegiate football
game in the United States.
a. takes c. which takes
b. it takes d. took

4. Rubber ________ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to
distinguish from natural rubber.
a. is produced c. that produces
b. producing d. produced

5. Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer __________ an importan role in the birth of the anatomic age.
a. who played c. playing
b. had d. was

6. The fact that the gorilla is becoming extinct ________ wildlife preservationists.
a. disturbing to c. disturbing
b. disturbs d. disturbance of

7. Mari Sandoz was a Nebraskan _________ about American West.

a. author who wrote c. author wrote
b. who authored d. whose writing

8. ________ a book that contains information about the yearly movements of the sun and the moon.
a. An almanac is c. An almanac
b. An almanac which is d. That an almanac is

9. The trail led over sand hills _______ thin grasses and thorny bushes grew.
a. where there were c. that were
b. where d. that
10. _________ whose fauna and flora create an enchanted world.
a. A biological park c. Where a biological park
b. It is a biological park d. Being a biological park

11. The American dance Maria Tallchief first _________ prominent in Europe.
a. to become c. became
b. who as a d. whom a
12. Communication companies have been experimenting with a fiber- optic cable ________
international telephone transmission.
a. can carry c. can carry it
b. that can carry d. that it can carry

13. For villagers _________ to read, instructions have been developed using special symbols.
a. who unable c. they are unable
b. unable d. where they are unable

14. The king’s burial shoes, _______ except for some decorative strips of gold, were displayed on a
clay model.
a. who were disintegrating c. when disintegrating
b. which had disintegrated d. whose had disintegrated
15. William Samuel Johnson, _________ helped write the Constitution, became the first president of
Columbia College in 1787.
a. whom he had c. and he had
b. who had d. had

16. Smokejumpers are ________ descend into remote areas by parachute to fight forest fires.
a. firefighters c. when firefighters
b. who, as firefighters d. firefighters who

17. There are over 2,000 verieties of snakes, __________ are harmless to human.
a. mostly they c. most of them
b. most of which d. which most

18. Charlotte Gilman’s best known book _________ she urges women to become financially
independent.
a. is Women and Economics, in which c. Woman and Economics, in which
b. is Woman and Economics, which d. Woman and Economics, which

19. Geometry is the branch of mathematics _________ the properties of lines, curves, shapes, and
surfaces.
a. that concerned with c. It is concerned with
b. concerned with d. its concerns are

20. The first American novelist to have a major impact on world literature __________ .
a. who was James Fenimore Cooper c. it was James Fenimore Cooper
b. James Fenimore Cooper was d. was James Fenimore Cooper
TEST 6
Adjective Clauses (Pola Peringkasan)

1. Barbara McClintock _______________ for her discovery of the mobility of genetic elements.
a. who knows c. known
b. is known d. knowing

2. Geophysicists have collaborated with archaeologists and anthropologists to study the magnetic
properties of pottery and fireplaces at sites ___________ by early humans.
a. occupied c. occupying
b. which occupying d. were occupied

3. ____________ technically proficient; it also explores psychological questions.

a. Not only is Barbara Astman’s artwork c. Barbara Astman’s artwork,which isn’t only
b. Not only Barbara’s artwork d. Barbara Astman’s artwork not only

4. First designated in 1970, Earth Day has become an annual international event ______________
Concerns about environtmental issues such as pollution.
a. dedicated to raising c. dedicates to raise
b. dedicated raising d. that dedicates to raising

5. Between 1870 and 1890 the total population of tile United Stated _____________ .
a. that doubled c. it doubled
b. doubled d. when doubled

6. Intended to display the work of twentieth century artists, __________ in 1929.

a. the opening of the Museum of Modern Art c. why tile Museum of Modern Art opened
b. so the Museum of Modern Art opened d. the Museum of Modern Art opened

7. One of Ulysses S. Grant’s first acts as President of the United States was to name tile Seneca
Chief Donehogawa ____________ of Indian Affairs.
a. as was Commissioner c. as Commissioner
b. commissioner d. him commissioner

8. In the eastern part of New Jersey _____________, a major shipping and manufacturing center.
a. lies the city of Elizabeth c. around the city of Elizabeth lies
b. the city of Elizabeth lies there d. there lies the city of Elizabeth around

9. Her work in genetics won United States scientist Barbara McClintock __________ in 1983.
a. was the Nobel Prize c. the Nobel Prize
b. the Nobel Prize was d. for the Nobel Prize

10. The face of the Moon is changed by collisions with meteoroids, _________ new craters to appear.
 a. cause c. causing
b. caused d. have cause

11. Not until the 1850’s __________ in New York seek to rescue historic building from
destruction or alteration.
a. some concerned citizens c. did some concerned citizens
b. some citizen concerned d. when some concerned citizens did

12. Some snakes lay eggs, but others ________ birth to live offspring.
a. give c. giving
b. they give d. to have given

13. ____________ Ruth St. Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration for
her choreography.
a. That the dancer b. It was the dancer
c. The dancer d. The dancer was

14. Alaska found the first years of its statehood costly because it had to take over the
expense of services ________
a. to provide c. providing
b. be provided d. provided

15. _______ many copper mines in the state of Arizona, a fact which contributes
significantly to the state’s economy.
a. They are c. Of the
b. There are d. The

16. In hot, dry regions, the Sun’s heat causes the outer layer of rocks _________ ,
a process called exfoliation.
a. are expanded and peeled away c. expands and peels away.
b. to expand and peel away d. they expand and peel away

17. The ceremonial Chilcat blanket of the Northwest Tlingit Indians was generally ________
from cedar bark,
wool, and goat’s hair.
a. wove c. weaving
b. to weave d. woven

18. _______ composed traditionally has been a subject of debate among scholars.
a. Were ballads how c. Ballads were how they
b. How ballads that were d. How ballads were

19. The purpose of phonetics is ________ an inventory and a description of the sounds
found in speech.
a. to provide c. which provided
b. provided d. providing that
 20. Tornados, powerful, destructive wind storms, occur most often in the spring
when hot winds _______ over flat land encounter heavy cold air.
a. which to rise c. that rising
b. are rising d. rising

TEST 8 (Noun Clauses)

1. _______ irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been
largely discontinued.
a. Its c. Since its
b. Where its d. Because of its

2. In order to remain in existence, ____________ must, in the long run, produce something
consumers consider useful or desirable.
a. a profit-making organization c. therefore a profit-making organization
b. a profit-making organization which d. whichever a profit-making organization

3. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; _________ future events.
a. even influencing c. may even influence
b. It may even influence d. that it may even influence

4. ___________ a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed an eager intellect and artistic talent that her parents
recognized and encouraged.
a. Has been c. She was
b. It was while d. As

5. __________ classified as a carnivore, the North American grizzly bear cats berries and even grass.
a. Just as c. Although
b. Because of d. Either

6. Ironically, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow claimed he never liked teaching, although
__________ a professor at Harvard University and taught for many years.
a. becoming c. had lie become
b. he became d. for him to become

7. Not only __________ much bigger than any planets, it consists completely of gaseous material.
a. the sun is c. Is the sun
b. the sun, which is d. that the sun

8. Comparatively few clues in the United State have comparing newspapers today, a major change
From 1900 ________ more than two newspapers.
a. because then most large cities having c. then most large cities that had
b. when did most large cities that had d. when most large cities had

9. ___________ usually thought to end in northern New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains really extend
 Southward to the frontier of Mexico.
a. Despite c. While
c. To be d. However

10. While living in the Northerlands, _____________ the Creole people of Louisiania.
a. a book of folklore, Bayou Folk, was written by Kate Chapin about
b. the subject of Kate Chapin’s book Bayou Folk was the folklore of
c. Kate Chapin wrote Bayou Folk, a book about the folklore of
d. Boyou Folk, a book of folklore, was written by Kate Chapin about

11. Natural silk is still highly prized _________ similar artificial fabrics.
a. although is available c. in spite of the availability of
b. despite there are available d. even though an availability of

12. ________ conventional photography, holography produces three – dimensional images.

a. Unlikely c. It is unlikely
b. Unlike d. It is unlike

13. After carrying out a large number of experiments, __________.

a. Alfred Nobel finding the formula for dynamite in 1866
b. Alfred Nobel found the formula for dynamite in 1866
c. the formula for dynamite in 1866 was found in 1866
d. it was in 1866 that the formula for dynamite was found by Alfred Nobel

14. _________ Hale Telescope, at the Palomar Observatory in southern California, scientists can photograph
objects several billion light years away.
a. The c. It is the
b. They use the d. With the
15. _________ one of Canada’s greatest engineering projects, is a 27 – mile – long waterway between
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
a. Because the Welland Ship Canal is
b. That the Welland Ship Canal is
c. The Welland Ship Canal
d. The Welland Ship Canal is

16. _________ , the travelers found that their flight had been canceled because of the severe snowstorm.
a. That they arrived at the airport c. They arrived at the airport
b. As soon as arriving at the airport d. At the airport

17. widely reproduced in magazine and books, __________ .

a. Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness in his photographs
c. it was trough his photographs that Ansel Adams depicted the Western wilderness
d. the Western wilderness was depicted in the photographs of Ansel Adams
d. Ansel Adam’s photographs depicted the Western wilderness
TEST 9 (Adverbial Clauses)

1. In 1964 _________ of Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting was shown at the Smithsonian Institution.
a. was a major collection c. that a major collection
b. a collection was major d. a major collection

2. Sometimes _________ to place physics and chemistry into separate categories.

a. difficult c. is difficult
b. it is difficult d. that is difficult

3. The worldwide race to develop an affordable synthetic fuel has so far consumed billions of dollars and
________ few results.
a. yielded c. yield has
b. yielding d. has a yield of

4. The edible tube mushroom ___________ a cushion – like, moist cap that is light brown or darkish red.
a. which has c. having
b. to have d. has

5. The capacity for flight __________ insects from the other invertebrates.
a. to distinguish c. distinguishes
b. which distinguishes d. distinguishing

6. In reorganizing the curriculum of Mt. Holyoke College in the late 1800’s Elizabeth Mead laid
foundation _______ The modern college rest
a. is which c. which is on
b. on which d. on it

7. The values of a people, their customs, and their perceptions of the world __________ their language.
a. are influenced c. influencing
b. be influenced d. influence

8. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event’s _________ is equal to the probability
that it will
not occur.
a. occurs c. can occur
b. will occur d. occurring

9. Annie Jump Cannon, _________ discovered so many stars that she was called “the census taker of the
sky
a. a leading astronomer who c. was a leading astronomer
b. who, as a leading astronomer d. a leading astronomer

10. The extent of the harmful effect of locoweeds on animals depends on the soil __________ the plants
grow.
a. which c. in which
 b. which in d. in

11. The operetta first __________ as a popular form of musical theater in the nineteenth century.
a. to emerge c. has emerged
b. emerging d. emerged

12. Resin is a substance that __________ in water.

a. does not dissolve c. not dissolving
b. do not dissolve d. not dissolved

13. A panda’s primary activity is sleep, ___________ its waking hours looking for food.
a. that it depends c. and it spends
b. for spending d. will spend

14. Ragtime is a kind of music __________ a strongly syncopated melody and regularly accented
accompaniment.
a. has c. that it has
b. that has d. it has

15. Emely Post’s book Etiquette, ___________ in 1922, was an immediate success.
a. published c. was published
c. when it published d. that it published

16. A majority of people in the United States can get all the calcium their bodies ___________ from the
food they eat.
a. require c. requires
b. requiring d. to require

17. In the years between 1937 and 1952, author Margaret Wiase Brown __________ more than a hundred
books But also wrote the lyrics for 21 children’s records.
a. not only produced c. produced only
b. only not produced d. only have produced

18. Ducks have been domesticated for many centuries __________ commercially for their meat and egg.
a. raised c. raised as
b. and are raised d. are raised

19. As a resident of New Mexico, Dennis Chavez ___________ to the House of Representatives in 1930
and
to the Senate in 1938.
a. when elected c. who was elected
b. elected d. was elected

20. Algebra generalizes certain basic laws ___________ the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division
Of all numbers.
 a. govern c. that govern
b. have governed d. which they gave

TEST 10 (Comparison Degree)

1. Because bone loss occurs earlier in the women than ___________ , the effect of osteoporosis are
more apparent in women.
a. men do c. in men
b. as men d. similar to men

2. Elfego Baca, ____________ legendary Mexican-American folk hero, was a lawman in New Mexico in
The late 1880’s.
a. a c. was a
b. who, as a d. and he was a

3. _____________ the reptiles alive today is capable of flight.

a. Not c. None of
b. Not one d. No

4. The use of detail is ____________ method of developing a controlling idea, and almost all students
employ this method.
a. more common c. common
b. most common d. the most common

5. _________ 1810, water-powered textile manufacturing arrived in New Hampshire with the founding
of a company in Manchester that Manufactured cotton and wool.
a. Early c. As early as
b. In the early d. When early

6. _____________ in Stevenson’s landscapes, the more vitality and character the paintings seem to
process.
a. The looser the brushwork is c. The looser brushwork
b. The brushwork is loose d. The loose brushwook is

7. Success in convincing the public to accept rabbits as part of its diet depends on __________ .
a. how well are information and recipes distributed by media
b. the media distributes information and recipes
c. information and recipes are distributed by the media
d. how well information and recipes are distributed by media

8. The Viking Ship Museum houses _________ ever recovered.

a. the three finest funeral ship c. three finest funeral ship
b. the three funeral finest ship d. the finest three funeral ship

9. __________ was debated, the more people became involved.

 a. The longer the issue c. The long issue
b. The longest issue d. The longer issue

10. The social system of bumblebees is not as complex ____________________ .

a. that honeybees c. than honeybees
b. as honeybees d. as that of honeybees

11. __________ San Diego and San Francisco, Los Angeles has no natural harbor.
a. Dissimilar c. Dislike
b. Unlike d. Different

12. Gold Topaz is much rare than either white or blue Topaz

13. The most butterfly eggs are coated with sticky substance that holds them to plants.

14. Grandfather Mountain, a highest mountain in the blue Ridge mountain range, is in North Carolina.

15. Methods of flood control focus on preventing rivers from rising and to keep them within their banks.

16. Certain types of snakes have been known to survive fasts more as a year long.

17. The grizzly bear, which can grow up to eight feet tall, has been called a more dangerous animal of
North America.

18. Fuel injection engines employ injectors instead a carburetor to spray fuel into the cylinders.

19. The cayote is somewhat smaller in size that a timber wolf.

20. Oil strikes on the North Slope in the Alaska provided the fuel to drive its economic growth.

21. The medicine of prehistoric people probably consisted of a mixture of scientific practices,
superstitions, and religious believes.

22. The most safest way to watch a solar eclipse is for one to look at it in a mirror while wearing dark
glasses.

TEST 11 (Word Order)

1. The three basic chords in ______ the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.
a. functional harmony c. functional harmony are
b. functional harmony is d. functional harmony they are

2. _______ of the early years of the space exploration was the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt in
1958.
a. the triumph perhaps greatest c. the greatest perhaps triumph
b. Perhaps the greatest triumph d. the triumph greatest perhaps

3. Microorganisms live in extreme conditions of heat and cold where ______ other organisms can survive.
a. not c. never
b. no d. none

4. _______ big Dipper, a seven-star constellation in the shape of cup, is part of Ursa Major.
a. Is c. Because of
b. Is definitely d. It is

5. Without the proper card installed inside the computer, _______ impossible to run a graphical program.
a. is c. the
b. with the d. that the

6. ______ relations with friends and acquaintances, play a major role in the social development of
adolescents.
a. What are called peer group relations b. Peer group relations are
c. Peer group relations, the d. By peer group relations, we mean

7. Only for a short period of time ________ run at top speed.

a. can c. do cheetahs
b. cheetahs d. that a cheetah can

8. A dulcimer can be played by either striking its strings with a hammer or ______ .
a. plucking them with the fingers c. they are plucked with the fingers
b. to pluck them with the fingers d. fingers are used to pluck them

9. ________ definite study of a western hard-rock mining community cemetery appears to have done is in
Silver City, Nevada.
a. where most c. most
b. where the most d. the most

10. Psychologist have traditionally maintained that infants cannot formulate long-term memories until _____
the age of eight or nine months.
a. reach c. where the most
b. to reach d. the most
11. _______ of economic cycles been helpful in predicting turning points in cycles, they would have been
used more consistently.
a. Psychological theories c. Psychologists have theories
b. Psychological theories have d. Had psychological theories

12. The musical instrument ________ is six feet long.

a. is called the bass c. calls the bass
b. it is called the bass d. called the bass

13. _____ worst phase of the Depressions, more than thirteen million Americans had no jobs.
a. The c. It was in the
b. During the d. While the
14. Because sheep ______ meat and wool, they are valued in many countries.
a. both produce c. having both
b. both d. produce both

15. _____ so incredible is that insects successfully migrate to places that they have never even seen.
a. That makes the monarch butterflies’ migration
b. The migration of the monarch butterflies is
c. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is
d. What makes the monarch butterflies’ migration

16. One of the most impressive collections of nineteenth- century European paintings in the United States can
be found to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

17. The Ranger spacecraft it provided more than 17,000 pictures of the moon.

18. Many people who live in New York City thinks that life in a large city offers special advantages.

19. The scientific revolution of the early 1900’s affected education by change the nature of technology.

20. Meadowlarks are about the same size than robins, but they have heavier bodies, shorter tails, and longer
bills.

21. On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

22. Liquid will flow and take the shape of their container.

23. The Statue of Liberty was Originally proposed in 1865 to commemoration the aliance of France with the
American colonies during the American Revolution.

24. Not only measure and tell time but also serve as decorated in homes and other buildings.

25. Fossils in 500-million-year-old rocks demonstrate that life forms in the Cambrian period were mostly
marine animals capability of secreting calcium to form shells.
26. Although experimental television had been available since the 1920’s, many people in United States did
not see a broadcast until was the New York World’s Fair of 1939.

27. The most easiest process for mining gold is panning, which involves using a circular dish with a small
pocket at the bottom.

28. Although it is any longer the big business that it was in the forties, radio continues to be a medium of
essential communication, especially at the local level.

29. The field of dynamics in physics is concerned with a particle’s motion in relation to the forces acting it.

30. In the United States, both the federal and state governments have laws designed to guard
consumers against deceptive advertise.

31. The chief goal of biochemistry is for to understand the structure and behavior of the carbon-
containing compounds that make up various components of a living cell.

32. When overall exports exceed imports, a country said to have a trade surplus.