TOPIC 5

1. ____ by the United States government’s room near her office.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer A. Being unable B. Having unable
Price C. Be unable D. Because unable
Index compares current costs of goods and 6. While ____ up to buy the concert ticket,
services with past costs. the
A. Preparing B. To prepare man with the beard stole the young lady’s
C. When preparation D. Prepared purse. (USM 2009)
2. Chromosomes are regarded today as the A. he queuing B. queued
major C. he queues D. queuing
carriers of genetic material, ____ of DNA 7. All people ____ in the event are given
and notebook for souvenir. (USM 2017)
various types of protein. A. participating B. that participated
A. which consisting B. consisting C. which participating D. participate
C. that consisting D. consist 8. The ____ accountant feels exhausted
3. ____ a reputation as a daring, intrepid when
journalist, Nellie Bly became the first female he gets home.
reporter assigned to the Eastern front during A. overworking B. overwork
the First World War. C. overworked D. overworks
A. Having gained B. To be gained 9. ____ by many scientists and researchers
C. It was gaining D. Gained throughout the world, robotics is employed
4. Jack looked for Paulina, and finally he in
found automobile manufacturing. (USM 2014)
her ____ under a tree eating an apple. A. Have been support B. Supported
A. to sit B. to sitting C. Supporting D. Support
C. sit D. sitting 10. I don’t know much about the games …
4. The factory management received many by children nowadays.
letters from the ____ costumers A. Have been play B. Played
complimenting C. Playing D. Play
them on their new project. 11. The car … in the advertisement had
A. satisfies B. satisfied already stalled.
C. satisfying D. satisfyingly A. Listed B. Listing
5. ____ to buy a house, Maria rented a C. Lists D. Is listed
small
12. . ... with the consequensce of his A. stolen B. stealing
attitude. Michel signed his resign letter. C. being stolen D. stole
(USM 2011) 20. ... between Limpopo and Luvuvhu
A. Embarrassed B. Embarrassing Rivers, Kruger National Park is the
C. Embarrass D. Embarrasses ancestral home of the Makulele people.
13. Mary, ... to win the prize, tripped when (USM 2014)
she ran upstairs. (USM 2011) A. Situating B. Situated
A. Having thrilled B. Thrilling C. To situate D. Having been
C. Thrilled D. Thrill 21. We were going to watch ... but the
14. . . . a pleasant news about her father's reviewer said that it was a flop.
arrival in Indonesia, Rose rushed to the A. The frighten movie
airport to pick him up. (USM 2013) B. The movie frightening
A. Having B. As she has C. The frightened movie
C. Having been D. Had D. The frightening movie
15. The latest satellite ... the image of the 22. In spite of the fact that she is good at
outer planets is administered by NASA. mathematics, Maria sometimes finds it …
(USM 2013) A. Bore B. Bored
A. that relayed B. which relaying C. Be bored D. Boring
C. relays D. relaying 23. Astronomer Maria Mitchell was the first
16. The building seems ... since the owner woman .. to the American Academy of Arts
left it a few years ago. (USM 2013) and Sciences.
A. Abandoned B. Abandon A. to be elected
C. Relays D. Relays B. was elected
17. They ... vitamin water while jogging C. which she was elected
around the station. (USM 2014) D. for her to be elected
A. Drank B. Had drunk 24. Susan was self-rellant and hardly ever
C. Drinking D. Have drunk ... any assistance from other. (USM 2017)
18.Illegal residents in the U.S. experience A. She accepted
problems when ... scholarships. (USM B. Did she accept
2014) C. Did she accepted
A. Be awarded B. Awarded D. She did accept
C. Are awarded D. They awarded 25. no sconer ... the train station, than she
19. Mother saw our car .. last night. (USM changed her mind to go by bus.
2014) A. She had reached
B. She reached
C. Did she reach
D. Had she reached
26. ... for your carelessness, the team would
have been safe the jungle.
A. Had it been
B. Has it been
C. Had it not been
D. Has it not been
27. In Indonesia’s Papua province … which
is considered the global epicenter of tropical
marine bio-diversity. (USM 2016)
A. Raja Ampat lying
B. Raja Ampat lies
C. lies Raja Ampat
D. lying Raja Ampat
28. … write a novel because she had no
ideas to make a novel.
A. Riana never did
B. Did Riana never
C. Never did Riana
D. Riana never does
29. ... to understand the materials, Muktar
would have obtained better grade at the
final examination. (USM 2015)
A. Had the professor helped him
B. If the professor helped him
C. If the professor helps him
D. Had the professor woul help him
30. Across the hospital ... which belongs to
mobile provider. (USM 2015)
A. Where communication tower stands
B. Stands communication tower
C. Communication tower stands
D. Communication tower does stand
31. Hardly ever ... the same word twice
alike. (USM 2011)
A. the little boy spelled
B. did spell the little boy
C. did the little boy spell
D. spelled the little boy
32. ... her shyness, she would have
become a great teacher. (USM 2010)
A. she had overcome
B. had she overcome
C. if she overcame
D. if she would overcome
33. Not only.....the best student in his
school, but he also receives a scholarship.
(2009)
A. Markus becomes
B. Did Markus become
C. Does Markus become
D. Markus becoming
34. The economic background of labor
legislation will not be mentioned in this
course, .. be treated.
a. trade unionism will not
b. nor trade unionism will
c. nor will trade unionism
d. neither trade unionism will
35. … the announcement, he would have
participated in the Balinese painting
workshop. (USM 2014)
a. if he knew
b. he had known
c. had he known
d. If he has known
36. Not until about 20,000 B. C. ____ C. walking fish can live
executed. D. walking can fish live
A. were known of the oldest paintings 39. Beneath the streets of a modern city
B. the oldest of known paintings were ____ of
C. the oldest known were paintings walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels
D. were the oldest known paintings required to satisfy the needs of its
37. ….. by the Dutch East Indies, it would inhabitants.
probably have become a developed A. where exists the network
country. B. the network exists
A. If Indonesia has not been colonized C. the network’s existence
B. Hadn’t Indonesia been colonized D. exists the network
C. Hasn’t Indonesia been colonized 40. …. A new house, Tania feels very
D. If Indonesia wasn’t colonized happy.
38. Not only ____ out of water, but they can A. Having bought
also B. Having been bought
travel short distances over land. C. Bought
A. can walking fish live D. Had bought
B. can live walking fish

41. A patient suffered(A) from amnesia may have(B) partial or(C) total loss(D) of memory.

42. The alligator snapping turtle, weighing(A) up to(B) 68 kilograms, is(C) one of the largest(D)
freshwater turtle.

43. On the rim(A) of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian(B) Island a hotel is(C) called(D) the
Volcano Hotel.

44. At present(A) , the main element of competition, both on(B) national and international level
are representing(C) by Human resources(D). (USM 2014)

45. Rarely she answered(A) my phone calls(B) when(C) she was away for(D) summer vacation
(USM 2016)

46. As(A) reported by the aid agencies, the category 5 storm(B) had wiped out(C) some crops
and fished boats(D) in Vanuatu (USM 2015)
47. The lonely(A) man, who was scaring(B) that his attentions(C) for the old man’s daughter
would be unnoticed(D), became frustrated. (USM 2009)

48. The increasing of CO2 in(A) the atmosphere thickens(B) the “greenhouse blanket” which(C)
causes rise(D) temperature. (USM 2015)

49. So rich the girl is(A) that she can’t stop herself from buying(B) the extremely expensive(C)
new camera shown(D) at the shop.

50. Not only rust corrodes(A) the surface(B) of metal, but it also(C) weakens its internal
structure(D).