Practice 1: 5.

Janet Collin's struggle to make a

place for herself in ballet is the
Directions: Questions 1-25 are kind of life story ________ a
complete sentences you will see, four fascinating novel might be
words or phrases, marked (A), (B), written.
(C) and (D). Choose the one word or
phrase that best complete the A. of
sentences. B. by
C. for whom
1. ________ most important event in D. about which
San Francisco's history was the
disastrous earthquake and fire of 6. Geysers have often been
1906. compared to volcanoes _______
they both emit hot liquids from
A. The below the Earth's surface.
B. That the
C. It was the A. due to
D. There was a B. because
C. in spite of
2. Vegetables are an excellent source D. regardless of
________ vitamins.
7. During the early period of ocean
A. of navigation, ________ any need
B. has for sophisticated instruments and
C. where techniques.
D. that
A. so that hardly
3. Microscopes make small things B. where there hardly was
appear larger than ________. C. hardly was
D. there was hardly
A. they really are
B. are really 8. Throughout the animal kingdom,
C. are they really ________ bigger than the
D. really are elephant.

4. The city of Montreal ________ A. whale is only the

over 70 square miles. B. only the whale is
C. is the whale only
A. covers C. that covers D. only whale is the
B. covering D. is covered
9. The fact ________ money orders
can usually be easily cashed has
made them a popular form of
payment.
A. of
B. that
C. is that
D. which is
10. The first article of the United
States Constitution gives
Congress ________ to pass laws.
A. the power
B. has the power
C. the power is
D. of the power
11. George didn’t do well in the class
because __________.
A. he studied bad
B. he was not good wise
C. he was a bad student
D. he failed to pass
12. The university’s programs
_______ those of Harvard.
A. come second after
B. are secondly to
C. is first except for
D. is in second place from
13. The more she worked
_______________.
A. the less she achieved
B. she achieved not enough
C. she didn’t achieve enough
D. she was achieving less.
14. ______________ the best car to buy
is Mercedez Benz.
A. Because of its durability and
economy
B. Because it lasts a long time, and
it is very economical
C. Because of its durability, and
it’s economical,
D. Because durably and
economywise it is better than all
the others.
15. When Henry arrived home after a
hard day at work, ______________.
A. his wife was sleeping.
B. his wife slept
C. his wife has slept
D. his wife has been sleeping.
16. He gave ________________.
A. to the class a tough assignment
B. the class a tough assignment
C. a tough assignment for the class
D. an assignment very tough to the
class.
17. People all over the world are
starving _______________.
A. greater in numbers
B. in more numbers
C. more numerously
D. in greater numbers
18. It was not until she arrived in
class ____________ realized she had
forgotten her book.
A. and she C. when she
B. she D. that she
19. John has not been able to recall 25. The families were told to evacuate
where ____________________. their houses immediately
A. does she live _________.
B. she lives
C. did she live A. at this time when the water
D. lived the girl began to go up.
B. when the water began to rise
20. Ben would have studied medicine if C. when up was going the water
he __________ to a medical school. D. in the time when the water
raised
A. could be able to enter
B. had been admitted
C. was admitted
D. were admitted

21. He entered a university _________.

A. when he had sixteen years
B. when sixteen years were his age
C. at the age of sixteen
D. at age sixteen years old

22. The jurors were told to ______

A. talk all they wanted
B. make lots of expressions
C. speak freely
D. talk with their minds open

23. Those students do not like to read

novels _____________ text books.
A. in any case
B. forgetting about
C. leaving out of the question
D. much less

24. He __________ looked forward to

the new venture.

A. eagerly
B. with great eagerness
C. eagernessly
D. in a state of increasing
eagerness.