Part 1 - STRUCTURE

DIRECTIONS: This subset measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard
written English.

Items 1 – 15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence, you will see four words or phrases
marked A, B, C, and D. choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence, then shade the letter
corresponding to your answer in the Answer Sheet.

1. The enterprising daughter who __________ a vast fortune from her super rich and powerful father is
going to Europe to venture into other business deals.
A. Inherit B. inherited C. is inheriting D. was inherited

2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left __________ atoms of hydrogen are fused in the
furnace of the sun.
A. While B. unless C. when D. until

3. To everybody’s surprise, the captain, looking __________, eas there ahead of all the rest.
A. His best B. at his best C. in his best D. for his best

4. People __________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) damage were not necessarily those who had
smoked the longest but those who began smoking at a young age.
A. Of worst B. of worse C. within the worse D. within the worst

5. The primordial purpose __________ schooling is ultimately to learn how to learn.

A. In B. for C. of D. at

6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what kind of plants they __________.
A. Will be B. would be C. can be D. could be

7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in violence __________ a part of the United States,
particularly San Francisco, California.
A. Striked B. stroke C. strikes D. struck

8. Ballooning revenue collections, mushrooming infrastructures and expanding transportation and

communication facilities conspicuously manifest the __________ of the city.
A. Speedily growing economy C. speedy growing economic
B. Speedy economic growing D. growing economic speed

9. The latest addition to the year – round regional cultural showcase is the new, state-of-the-art light and
sound museum which __________ the country’s past and its present.
A. Exhibit B. exhibits C. exhibited D. is exhibiting

10. Oral rehydration __________ attempted to replace lost body fluids in the early stages of fever.
A. Is B. would be C. was D. has been
11. It __________ be gleaned from the article that mass media have both positive and negative influence
to society.
A. Would B. could C. Must D. might

12. Of all the sports that __________ strong bodies, swimming is the best.
A. Develops B. developed C. develop D. is developing

13. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been __________ in our society.
A. A hotly-contested issues C. the hot contested issue
B. A hotly-contesting issue D. the hot contesting issue

14. A website is limited __________ you to other websites where you can access for more information
and discoveries.
A. until it is linking B. because it links C. since it linked D. while it link

15. The happy children, __________, paraded in the busy streets in celebration of their school
foundation.
A. Majestic costumes C. majestically costumes
B. majestic costumed D. majestically costumed
Part 2 - WRITTEN EXPRESSION

DIRECTIONS: in items 16 – 40, each sentence is divided into four parts mark A, B, C, and D. identify
the one part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. Then shade the letter corresponding to
your answer in the Answer Sheet.

16.
A. Marc Chaggall, a painter,
B. was considered a forefather of the art of surrealism
C. an art on how can be characterized by incongruous imagery
D. produced by unnatural juxtapositions and combinations

17.
A. Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported
B. that more than 22 species of wild felines have declining
C. different non-government agencies have given their support
D. to the program that would protect the species

18.
A. The threat of deculturation
B. now hangs over many small ethnic minority
C. that are scattered
D. in the depths of many forests.

19.
A. Unclean water and improper disposal of waste
B. can be carried highly communicable diseases
C. because of their injurious effects
D. to human life

20.
A. Language was brought into the spotlight
B. as a crucial factor
C. for Nigeria’s social, economic and the political future
D. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems

21.
A. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program
B. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of indifference
individuals
C. who reduced the anti-erosion fences
D. just to benefit their pasture land businesses

22.
A. Because of new coffee growers
B. flooding the global market,
C. the official price of a pound of coffee in the United States
D. crashed into $6 in 1977 to 42 cents in 2001.

23.
A. The navy contributes
B. to the protection of the environment and preservation of natural resources
C. by scuttle out cylindrical blocks
D. to serve as artificial reefs.
24.
A. Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astrophysicist from Vietnam
B. wrote The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After, in 1993,
C. a book on how it elucidates
D. the information and evolution of galaxies

25.
A. Susana earned money for her vacation
B. by working in an antique store all summer
C. but the amount was inefficient
D. for all that she needed.

26.
A. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991
B. was one of the many misfortunes
C. to wreak havoc
D. in Central Luzon

27.
A. After participating the fertility rites,
B. the childless woman,
C. who was blessed with a healthy baby
D. experienced a blissful and contented life.

28.
A. Media produce
B. a sociology phenomenon
C. such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion
D. about the present culture.

29.
A. Concentrating on the physical intricacies
B. of different pose of the body
C. forced one to filter out
D. physiological anxieties

30.
A. Any nation
B. that aspires to elevate morality
C. will have difficulty
D. stamp out prostitution

31.
A. He is living in this country
B. ever since he came
C. but he makes no
D. attempt to speak our language

32.
A. Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,
B. but they leniently tolerate the situation
C. even if they are hinder
D. the motives of others.
33.
A. Human beings
B. have this natural inclination
C. for fending off lonely, exile, and death
D. by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle

34.
A. Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,
B. Pinocchio is one of the most expensive film
C. Made in Italy
D. To help put Rome back to the filmmakers’ maps

35.
A. Oil prices have shaping the world economy for many years
B. but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries
C. have supposedly made oil
D. increasingly less vital to economic growth.

36.
A. The movie we have seen
B. is a precision-carved jigsaw puzzle
C. that it took us inside the head
D. of a deeply disturbed, isolated schizophrenic man.

37.
A. The most popular alumnae
B. of a barangay high school
C. is now serving as president
D. of a well-known state university in Manila

38.
A. As of January 2003,
B. Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word
C. but its ranking of male life expectancy
D. fell into first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.

39.
A. Any government
B. should implement certain policies
C. which would cater to the economic, political, moral,
D. and the social needs of the nation.

40.
A. The indication
B. of social distinct
C. or the credibility of a piece of information
D. can lead to interesting state of perplexity.