Exercise 26.

2: Articles
Directions: Decide which of the four underlined words or phrases would not be considered correct
and put an X under that expression.
1.The most butterfly eggs are coated with a sticky substance that holds them to plants.
2.A number of large insurance companies have the headuarters in !artford" #onnecticut.
$.To be effective" an advertisement must first attract an attention.
%.&irgin 'slands (ational )ark features a underwater preserve with coral reefs and colorful tropical
fish.
*. Arthritis" a painful swelling of the +oints" is often associated with old people" but
can afflict young as well.
,. -ilmington is an only large city in the state of Delaware.
..About the third of the /arth0s land surface is covered by relatively flat plains.
1.'n the 1223s gasoline companies began giving away free road maps to the customers.
2. The tropic of #ancer is imaginary line that marks the northern boundary of the /arth0s tropical 4one.
13. !ereford cows are one of the most common breeds of cattle raised for the beef .
11.American soprano 5athleen 6attle taught music in elementary school before beginning the career as a
professional singer.
12.'n 1121 first state law to help local communities pay for highways was passed in (ew 7ersey.
1$.)hi 6eta 5appa is a honor society that encourages scho larship in science and the arts.
1%.8randfather 9ountain" a highest mountain in the 6lue :idge mountain range" is in (orth #arolina.
1*.The eardrum is the only organ in a human body that is capable of detecting changes in air pressure.
1,.'t was around 122* that an accurate" convenient system for record the choreography of ballet was
developed.
1..At beginning of the #ivil -ar" 9atthew 6rady was authori4ed to accompany the ;nion Army and take
photographs. <
11. :ichard 6yrd was the first person in the history to fly over the (orth )ole.
12. 'n 11.1 in =an >rancisco" 5ate -iggin open the first free kindergarten on the -est
#oast.
23. The willow tree is one of the first trees to get its leaves in the spring and one of the last to lose
it in the autumn.
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Exercise 26.2: Articles
Directions: Decide which of the four underlined words or phrases would not be considered correct
and put an X under that expression.
1. 9ost butterfly eggs are coated with a sticky substance that holds them to plants.
2. A number of large insurance companies have their headuarters in !artford" #onnecticut.
$. To be effective" an advertisement must first attract attention.
%. &irgin 'slands (ational )ark features an underwater preserve with coral reefs and colorful tropical fish.
*. Arthritis" a painful swelling of the +oints" is often associated with old people" but
can afflict the young as well.
,. -ilmington is the only large city in the state of Delaware.
.. About a third of the /arth0s land surface is covered by relatively flat plains.
1. 'n the 1223s gasoline companies began giving away free road maps to their customers.
2. The tropic of #ancer is an imaginary line that marks the northern boundary of the /arth0s tropical 4one.
13. !ereford cows are one of the most common breeds of cattle raised for beef .
11. American soprano 5athleen 6attle taught music in elementary school before beginning her career as a
professional singer.
12. 'n 1121 the first state law to help local communities pay for highways was passed in (ew 7ersey.
1$. )hi 6eta 5appa is an honor society that encourages scho larship in science and the arts.
1%. 8randfather 9ountain" the highest mountain in the 6lue :idge mountain range" is in (orth #arolina.
1*. The eardrum is the only organ in the human body that is capable of detecting changes in air pressure.
1,. 't was around 122* that an accurate" convenient system for recording the choreography of ballet
was developed.
1.. At the beginning of the #ivil -ar" 9atthew 6rady was authori4ed to accompany the ;nion Army and take
photographs. <
11. :ichard 6yrd was the first person in history to fly over the (orth )ole.
12. 'n 11.1 in =an >rancisco" 5ate -iggin opened the first free kindergarten on the -est #oast.
23. The willow tree is one of the first trees to get its leaves in the spring and one of the last to lose them in the
autumn.
:ogers" 6ruce. COMPLETE GUIDE to the TOEFL Test. 6oston" 9a? !einle @ !einle" 2331" pp.
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