Items for exercise

PART 1 : sentence completion

1. Telephone cables that use optical fibers can be ------- conventional cables, yet they
typically carry much more information.
(A) they are smaller and lighter
(B) than the smaller and lighter
(C) smaller and lighter than
(D) so small and light that
2. In making cheese, -------, is coagulated by enzyme action, by lactic acid, or by both.
(A) casein is the chief milk protein
(B) casein, being that the chief milk protein
(C) the chief milk protein is casein
(D) casein, the chief milk protein
3. Sensory structures ------- from the heads of some invertebrates are called antennae.
(A) are growing
(B) they are growing
(C) that grow
(D) grow
4. An étude is a short musical composition written especially
------- a particular technique.
(A) enable students practicing
(B) enables students practicing
(C) enable students to practice
(D) to enable students to practice
5. ------- the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many
sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.
(A) In spite of
(B) Despite
(C) Even though
(D) Whether
6. ------- many food preservation methods for inhibiting the growth of bacteria.
(A) The
(B) Since
(C) There are
(D) Having

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PART 2 : Recognizing Grammatical Errors

1. One of North America’s most renowned painters, Grandma Moses was in her seventies
A B
when her began to paint seriously.
C D
2. The novelty, relatively high speed, and advantageously of year-round service made
A B
early passenger trains a popular form of transportation.
C D
3. Because incomplete records, the number of enlistments in the Confederate
army A B
has long been in dispute.
C D
4. Estuaries are highly sensitive and ecologically important habitats, providing
breeding A B C
and feeding grounds for much life-forms.
D
5. When the temperature drops below 68 degrees Fahrenheit, the body conserves warm
by A B C
restricting blood flowing to the skin.
D
6. The Federal Theatre Project, the first federally financed theater project in the United
A
States, was established to benefit theater personnel while the Depression of the 1930s.
B C D

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