STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Questions 1-10
Direction: Choose the one word or phrase, (a), (b), (c), or (d), that best completes the sentence.

1. The president ……… the election by a 6. Engineers ……… for work on the new space
landslide. program.
a. won a. necessary
b. he won b. are needed
c. yesterday c. hopefully
d. fortunately d. next month
2. The benefit ……… the study is that it provides 7. Without the proper card installed inside the
necessary information to anyone who needs computer, ……… impossible to run a graphical
it. program.
a. of a. is definitely
b. which b. because of
c. that c. it is
d. because d. is
3. Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and 8. ……… was backed up for miles on the
……… of scurvy freeway.
a. it cures a. Yesterday
b. cures b. In the morning
c. cure c. Traffic
d. for curing d. Cars
4. Henry Adams, born in Boston, ……… famous 9. Each object ……… Jupiter’s magnetic field is
as a historian and novelist. deluged with electrical charges.
a. became a. enters
b. and became b. it enters
c. he was c. entering
d. and he became d. enter
5. Still a novelty in the late nineteenth century, 10. The growth of hair ……… cyclical process,
……… limited to the rich. with phase of activity and inactivity.
a. was a. it is
b. was photography b. is a
c. it was photography c. which is
d. photography was d. a regular

Questions 11-20
Direction: Identify the one underlined word or phrase (a), (b), (c), or (d), that should be corrected or
rewritten.

11. (a) Yesterday I found (b)an little puppy (c)which is very (d)adorable.
12. The (a)first team (b)winning four (c)games in (d)the championship.
13. Implosive (a)consonants (b)occur in many different (c)language, but (d)they are particularly

common in American Indian and African languages.

14. Everybody (a)participating in the (b)fund raiser (c)are to turn in the tickets (d)by 8:00.
15. (a)Each number in (b)a binary system is (c)formed from only two (d)symbol.
16. Scientists at the medical center (a)is trying (b)to determine if there (c)is a relationship between

(d)saccharine and cancer.

17. The Erie Canal became so (a)successfully at providing (b)cheap transportation that it was

(c)greatly (d)enlarged between 1835 and 1862.

18. In (a)1785, Henry Knox was (b)appoint the new (c)republic’s (d)first secretary of war.
19. Manufactures (a)may use food additives (b)for preserving, to color, to flavor, or (c)to fortify

(d)foods.
20. A blue bigwig lizard (a)stakes out a (b)territory and will (c)defending females within it against

(d)courting males.

READING COMPREHENSION

Question 21-30

Study each of the passages and choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no rainfall, but
this is hardly true. Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to
stark, jagged cliffs, and most deserts have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not
Line receive a high amount of rainfall – to be classified as a desert, an area must get less than twenty five
(5) centimeters of rainfall per year – there are many plants that thrive on only small amounts of water, and
deserts are often full of such plant life.
 Desert plants have a variety of mechanisms for obtaining the water needed for survival. Some
plants, such as cactus, are able to store large amounts of water in their leaves or stems; after a rainfall
these plants absorb a large supply of water to last until the next rainfall. Other plants, such as the
(10) mesquite, have extraordinarily deep root systems that allow them to obtain water from far below the
desert’s arid surface.

21 What is the main topic of the passage? 26. The word “mechanisms” in line 7 could most
a. Deserts are dry, flat areas with few plants. easily be replaced by
b. There is a little rainfall in the desert. a. machines
c. Many kinds of vegetation can survive with b. pumps
little water. c. sources
d. Deserts are not really flat areas with little d. methods
plant life.
27. The word “their” in line 8 refers to
22. The passage implies that a. deserts’
a. the typical conception of a desert is incorrect b. plants’
b. all deserts are dry, flat areas c. cactus’
c. most people are well informed about deserts d. mechanisms’
d. the lack of rainfall in deserts causes the lack
of vegetation 28. Which of the following is mentioned in the
passage about cacti?
23. The passage describes the geography of deserts a. They have deep root systems.
as b. They retain water from one rainfall to the
a. flat next.
b. sandy c. They survive in the desert because they do
c. varied not need water.
d. void of vegetation d. They get water from deep below the surface
of the desert.
24. The word “source” in line 3 means
a. supply 29. “Mesquite” in line 10 is probably
b. storage space a. a type of tree
c. need b. a desert animal
d. lack c. a type of cactus
d. a geographical formation in the desert
25. According to the passage, what causes an area to
be classified as a desert? 30. Where in the passage does the author describe
a. The type of the plants desert vegetation that keeps water in its leaves?
b. The geographical formations a. Lines 1-2
c. The amount of precipitation b. Lines 3-6
d. The source of water c. Lines 7-9
d. Lines 9-11

Question 31-40

While the bald eagle is one national symbol of the United States, it is not the only one. Uncle
Sam, a bearded gentleman costumed in the red, white, and blue stars and stripes of the nation’s
flag, is another well-known national symbol. According to legend, this character is based on Samuel
Line Wilson, the owner of meat-packing business in Troy, New York. During the War of 1812, Sam
(5) Wilson’s company was granted a government contract to supply meat to nation’s soldiers; this meat
was supplied to the army in barrels stamped with the initial U.S., which stood for United States.
 However, the country was at that time relatively young, and the initials U.S. were not commonly
used. Many people questioned what the initials represented, and the standard reply became “Uncle
Sam”, for the owner of the barrels. It is now generally accepted that the figure of Uncle Sam is
(10) based on Samuel Wilson, and the U.S. Congress has made it official by adopting a resolution naming
Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for Uncle Sam.

31. Which of the following is the most appropriate 36. Which of the following is TRUE about Uncle Sam?
title for this passage? a. Meat-packing business owner
a. The Bald Eagle b. The national legend
b. The Symbols of the United States c. The character created by Samuel Wilson
c. Samuel Wilson d. Samuel Wilson’s uncle
d. Uncle Sam – Symbol of the Nation
37. According to the passage what was in the barrels
32. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about stamped U.S.?
Uncle Sam’s appearance? a. Sam Wilson
a. He wears facial hair. b. Food for the Army
b. There is some blue in his clothing. c. Weapons to be used in the war
c. He is Bald. d. Company contracts
d. His clothes have stripes in them.
38. The word “initials” in line 6 means
33. “it” in line 1 refers to a. nicknames
a. United States b. family names
b. Symbol c. first letter of words
c. Uncle Sam d. company names
d. The Bald Eagle
39. The word “official” in line 11 is closest meaning to
34. The word “costumed” in line 2 could most easily a. authorized
replaced by b. professional
a. dressed c. dutiful
b. nationalized d. accidental
c. hidden
d. seen 40. In 1812, people most probably answered that the
letters “U.S.” written on the barrels stood for
35. Sam Wilson was the proprietor of what type of “Uncle Sam” because
business? a. Congress required it
a. A costume company b. Samuel Wilson was their favorite uncle
b. A meat-packing company c. Sam Wilson preferred it
c. A military clothier d. They were not exactly sure what the letters
d. A barrel-making meant

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