Examination test

I. Questions 1-5 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D).Choose the one word or
phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans __________ a bowl of cereal for

breakfast every day.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

used to eating
are used to eat
are used to eating
use to eat

2. Throughout the animal kingdom, _____________ bigger than the elephant.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

whale is only the

only the whale is
is the whale only
only whale is the

3. The fact __________ money orders can usually be easily cashed has made them a
popular form of payment.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

of
that
is that
which is

4. The first article of the United States Constitution gives Congress

___________ to pass laws.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

the power
has the power
the power is
of the power

5. Although the weather in Marthas Vineyard isnt ___________ to have a yearround tourist season, it has become a favorite summer resort.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

goodly enough
good enough
good as enough
enough good

II.Inquestions610,eachsentencehasfourunderlinedwords
orphrases.Thefourunderlinedpartsofthesentenceare
marked(A),(B),(C),(D).Identifytheoneunderlined
wordorphrasethatmustbechangedinorderforthe
sentencetobecorrect.

6. ElectricaldisturbancesonEartharefrequentlycausedwithstorms
ABC
onthesurfaceofthesun.
D

7.InventorGranvilleWoodsreceivedhimfirstpatentonJanuary3,
AB
1884,forasteamboilerfurnace.
CD

8. Adeficientoffolicacidisrarelyfoundinhumansbecausethe
ABC
vitaminiscontainedinawidevarietyoffoods.
D

9. Thegopherdigswiththebigstrongclawsofitstwofrontfoot
ABC
andwithitsoverhangingfrontteeth.
D

10.Astwonucleimoveclosertogether,theirmutualelectrostatic
AB
potentialenergybecomesmorelargeandmorepositive.
CD

III.

In questions 11-15, each sentence has an underlined word or phrase.

Below each sentence are four other words or phrases,
marked (A), (B), (C), or (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase
that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence.

11.Receptorsforthesenseofsmellarelocatedatthetopofthenasal
cavity.

(A) upperend

(B) inneredge
(C) mouth
(D) division
12.Passengershipsandaircraftareoftenequippedwithshiptoshoreor
airtolandradiotelephones.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

highways
railroads
planes
sailboats

13.Itisdifficulttogetyoungpeopletoplanfortheiroldage,which
seemsverydistanttothem.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

impossible
faraway
observable
fearful

14.Itisnotpossibleforpeopletoremembereverythingthattheyhave
thought,felt,ordone.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

recall
appreciate
repeat
discuss

15.Whenpreparingadiet,apersonshouldbeawarethatvitaminDactsto
increasetheamountofcalciumabsorbedbythebody.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

scheduleofexercise
nutritionalplan
studyoflongevity
medicinalchart

IV. Readthepassage.Thispassageisfollowedbyanumberofquestions
aboutit.Youaretochoosetheonebestanswer,(A),(B),(C),(D),to
eachquestion.

TheAlaskapipelinestartsatthefrozenedgeofthe ArcticOcean.
Itstretchessouthwardacrossthelargestandnorthernmost
stateintheUnitedStates,endingataremoteicefreeseaport
Linevillagenearly800milesfrom
(5)whereitbegins.Itismassiveinsizeandextremely
complicatedtooperate.
Thesteelpipecrosseswindsweptplainsandendless

milesofdelicatetundrathattopsthefrozenground.It
weavesthroughcrookedcanyons,climbssheer
(10)
mountains,plungesoverrockycrags,makesitsway
throughthickforests,andpassesoverorunderhundredsofrivers
andstreams.Thepipeis4feetindiameter,andupto2million
barrels(or84milliongallons)ofcrudeoilcanbepumpedthroughit
daily.
(15)
RestingonHshapedsteelrackscalledbents,long
sectionsofthepipelinefollowazigzagcoursehigh
abovethefrozenearth.Otherlongsectionsdropoutof
sightbeneathspongyorrockygroundandreturntothe
surfacelateron.Thepatternofthepipelinesupand
(20)
downrouteisdeterminedbytheoftenharshdemands
ofthearcticandsubarcticclimate,thetortuouslayof
theland,andthevariedcompositionsofsoil,rock,orpermafrost
(permanentlyfrozenground).Alittlemore
thanhalfofthepipelineiselevatedabovetheground.
(25)
Theremainderisburiedanywherefrom3to12feet,
dependinglargelyuponthetypeofterrainandthepropertiesofthe
soil.
Oneofthelargestintheworld,thepipelinecostapproximately$8
billionandisbyfarthebiggest
(30)
andmostexpensiveconstructionprojectever
undertakenbyprivateindustry.Infact,nosingle
businesscouldraisethatmuchmoney,so8majoroil
companiesformedaconsortiuminordertoshare
thecosts.Eachcompanycontrolledoilrightsto
(35)
particularsharesoflandintheoilfieldsandpaid
intothepipelineconstructionfindaccordingtothesizeofits
holdings.Today,despiteenormousproblemsofclimate,supply
shortages,equipmentbreakdowns,labor
disagreements,treacherousterrain,acertainamountof
mismanagement,andeventheft,theAlaskapipelinehasbeencompleted
andisoperating.

QUESTIONS15:

1. Thepassageprimarilydiscussesthepipelines
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

operatingcosts
employees
consumers
construction

2. Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasimportantindeterminingthe
pipelinesrouteEXCEPTthe

(A) climate
(B) layofthelanditself
(C) localvegetation

(D) kindofsoilandrock
3. Accordingtothepassage,84milliongallonsofoilcantravelthroughthe
pipelineeach

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

day
week
month
year

4. Howmanycompaniessharedthecostsofconstructingthepipeline?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Three
Four
Eight
Twelve

5. Thewordparticularinline35isclosestinmeaningto
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

peculiar
specific
exceptional
equal