SECTION 1: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

PART A:
Directions: Questions 1-15 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. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill
in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

1. We are considering buying a house in Gainesville, but we want to find out ……………
there first.
A. what the taxes are B. what are the taxes C. the taxes what are D. the taxes are
2. The data on the winter migration patterns of the Monarch butterfly is very …………….
A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. of interest
3. On the average, a healthy heart …………… to pump five tablespoons of blood with every
beat.
A. must B. ought C. can D. should
4. Al’s doctor insists …………… for a few days.
A. that he is resting B. his resting C. him to rest D. that he rest
5. I don’t like iced tea, and …………….
A. she doesn’t too B. either doesn’t she C. neither does she D. she doesn’t neither
6. Tito was the only foreigner …………… I saw at the convention.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. what
7. They forgot about …………… them to join us for lunch.
A. us to ask B. us asking C. our asking D. we asking
8. Please go to …………… to pick up your ID card.
A. third window B. the window three C. window third D. the third window
9. May I have two …………… instead of beans, please?
A. corn’s ear B. ear of corns C. corn ears D. ears of corn
10. She hasn’t seen her family …………… three years ago.
A. since B. for C. from D. before
11. Just put your coat in …………….
A. the hall closet B. the closet of the hall
C. the hall’s closet D. hall closet
12. Sam usually does his work very …………… and well, but today he seemed a little
preoccupied.
A. careful B. careful manner C. carefully D. care
13. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes …………….
A. badly B. too badly C. too much bad D. bad
14. I will return your notes as soon as …………… copying them.
A. I will finish B. I do finish C. I finish D. I be finished
15. ……………, the worse I seem to feel.
A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take
C. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken
PART B:
Directions: In questions 16-40, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The
four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one
underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

16. If one had considered the consequences carefully, you would not have agreed to sign a
A B C
two-year lease.
D
17. According to the conditions of their scholarships, after finishing their degrees, the
A B
University will employ students for three years.
C D
18. Trying to pay for a purchase with cash, salespersons often ask customers for credit
A B C
cards instead.
D
19. Before testifying, their answers were sworn in by the court.
A B C D
20. I suggest that the instructor react to the situation by changing the textbook instead of
A B
to modify the objectives of the course.
C D
21. Tom is the best candidate for the position because he understands the project, knows
A B
the University, and who works very hard.
C D
22. Jim had spent his vacation travelling in Arizona, visiting some of the Indian
A B C
reservations, and had finished several paintings that he had begun last year.
D
23. Men who lived thousands of years ago, long before alphabets were devised, they used
A B C
pictures to record events and to communicate ideas.
D
24. Charles Schulz he made the first drawing of the famous cartoon strip Peanuts thirty
A B C
years ago.
D

25. In recent years great advances forward have been made in the field of genetic research.
A B C D
26. After trying without success to talk with them, Mr. Brown lost his patience and gave
A B C
them their walking papers.
D
27. In some states, the law allows drivers to turn right at a red light, but in other states, the
A B
law does not leave them do it.
C D
28. When a person is arrested, the cops must let him make one telephone call.
A B C D
29. The colonel wanted to retreat, but the general insisted that he continue do everything
A B C
necessary in order to win the battle.
D
30. Let’s you and I agree to cancel the last shipment unless the company meets the
A B C
conditions of our original contract.
D
31. The national television networks have been criticized for not showing much good
A B C
movies during prime time.
D
32. Although many higher structures have been build in New York City, none
A B
characterizes the skyline better than the Empire State Building.
C D
33. A mature grove of aspen trees often have a single root system that supports numerous
A B C D
trunks.
34. Porpoises swim in circles when they will sleep.
A B C D
35. Whereas a gas expands in a uniform manner in all directions, a vapor remains
A B
somewhat concentrated.
C D
36. Before he retired last April, Mr. Thompson is working as foreign student advisor for
A B
thirty years at Community College.
C D
37. It is an accepted custom for guests to take their gifts to the wedding reception when
A B C
the couple invited them to attend.
D
38. Last year the instructor told us that to remember details, it is important to take notes
A B C
while listening to the lecture, but the new instructor does not agree.
D
39. Neither my traveler’s checks nor the money that my father cabled me are sufficient to
A B C
pay for the tickets.
D
40. In order to grow well, the Blue Spruce, like other pine trees, require a temperate
A B C D
climate.