MID TEST OF GRAMMAR II

A. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence and explain your reason why you
choose the word/phrase in ENGLISH (HANDWRITING)!

1. Benjamin West contributed a great deal to American Art:

a. Painting, teaching, and lecturing c. painting, teaching, and as a lecturer
b. Painting, as a teacher, and lecturer d. painting, a teacher and a lecturer
2. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur ……….. a misunderstanding.
a. because b. for c. because of d. of
3. Farmers look forward to…………… every summer.
a. participate in the country fairs c. be participating in the country fairs
b. participating in the country fairs d. have participated in the country fairs
4. She bought some new shoes which are very ……. a pair she had before.
a. same b. similar to c. the same d. similarly
5. A child in the first grade tends to be ……… all of the other children in the class.
a. the same old to c. as old like
b. the same age than d. the same age as
6. Unlike most European, many Americans …….. a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day.
a. use to eat c. are used to eating
b. are used to eat d. used to eating
7. Malaria poses a quasi-permanent threat …… efforts to thwart it.
a. in spite b. despite of c. despite d. in spite for
8. Geometrically, the hyperbolic functions are related to the hyperbola, .... the trigonometric
functions are elated to the circle.
a. just as
b. same
c. similar to
d. and similar
9. Public television stations differ from commercial stations ........................
a. Because they receive money differently and different types of shows
b. For money and program types
c. In the areas of funding and programming
d. Because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter
10. Desserts are often formed ……… they are cut off from rain-bearing winds by the
surrounding mountain range.
a. in spite of
b. so
c. because
d. due to
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be grammatically correct. Then, write the correct word or phrase on your
answer sheet and explain your reason why you choose the word/phrase in ENGLISH
(HANDWRITING).

1. After to have won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano, John Hersey wrote a non
A B C
fiction book about the bombing of Japan.
D
2. Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because of they both emit hot liquid
A B C
from below the earth’s surface.
D

3. Children love playing in the mud, running through puddles and get very dirty.
A B C D
4. School children in the same grade in American schools are usually the same old as their
A B C D
classmates.
5. As much 250,000 species of fossils have been discovered in both organized, scientific
A B
searches and by sheer accident.
C D
6. Nuclear power plants are still supported by the society of Professional Engineers in spite
A B C
unfortunate accidents like the one at Three Mile Island.
D
7. Neptune is an extremely cold planet, and so does Uranus.
A B C D
8. Cooking oil made from corn does not become saturated when heated, and neither oil
A B C D
made from soy.
9. Beside the original document, the U.S. Constitution contains ten amendments called
A B C
The Bill of Rights.
10. The tendency to develop cancer, even in high-risk individuals, can be decreased by
A B
increase the amount of fruit and vegetables in the diet.
C D