Structure and Written Expression

Verbal Noun

Mini Test

Latihan 2
Kerjakan Mini Test berikut dalam 8 menit !
Part A
Directions: Choose the one word or phrase, (A), (B), (C), or (D), that best completes the
sentence. Write your answer in the blank.

____1. The United States spends more money on .......... than any other country in the world.
(A) advertise (C) advertising
(B) being advertised (D) advertised
____2. Skimming along the surface of the ocean or ………. delicate balloons, jellyfish are
perfectly adapted to their aquatic habitat.
(A) rising from its depths like
(B) rising like its depths from
(C) rising its depths like from
(D) rising its depths from like
____3. Shanon Lucid became the first United States woman ………. aboard the Russian Mir
Space station.
(A) is working (C) was working
(B) has worked (D) to work
____4. ………. theories approximate the truth is the day-to-day business of science.
(A) Determining how closely (C) How one determines close
(B) How closely to determine (D) One is close to determining

Part B
Directions: Identify the one underlined word or phrase, (A), (B), (C), or (D), that should be
corrected or rewritten. Write your answer in the blank.
____5. A typical feature-length film costs millions of dollars making and requires the skill of
A B C D
hundreds of workers. (makes)
____6. Critical thinkers are able to identify main issues, recognize underlying assumptions, and
A B C
evaluating evidence. (evaluate)
D
____7. The poet Marianne Moore spent several years to teach school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
(teached)
 A B C D
____8. The killed of the riot are now undergoing autopsy and the injury are intensively treated.
(injured)
A B C D
____9. Superior to all other woods for shipbuild, teak is also used for furniture, flooring, and
A B C D
general construction. (floor)
____10. Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generating
A B C
electricity for the surrounding area. (generate)
D

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