EXCERCISES

Directions: Questions 1- 10 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.

1. The greatest _____________ between fresh water and sea water lies in its concentration of
salt.
(A) difference that (C) different that
(B) different (D) difference

2. George Stephenson, an English engineer, ___________ to haul coal from mines.

(A) traveling engine that he constructed
(B) constructed a traveling engine
(C) which was constructed a traveling engine
(D) he was a constructor of traveling engine

3. The cosmopolitan flavor of San Francisco is enhanced by _________ shops and restaurants.
(A) an ethnic (C) its ethnicity
(B) its many ethnic (D) ethnicity

4. Although dissimilar in almost every other respect, birds and insects have both evolved efficient
________ capabilities.
(A) fly (C) to fly
(B) flying (D) is flying

5. __________, the world’s economic leaders have been the dominant political and military
powers.
(A) Traditional (C) The tradition
(B) Traditionally (D) A tradition

6. The model of car, introduced in 1908, ____________ $ 850.

(A) the price was (C) to be priced at
(B) a price of (D) was priced at

7. The ____________ of men landing on the moon is unsurpassed in modern technology.

(A) achieve (C) achievement
(B) achiever (D) achievable

8. After ____________ attempts, the police were able to enter the building.
(A) repeating (C) repeatedly
(B) repetition (D) repeated

9. The naïve man ____________ believed what he read the paper.

(A) foolish (C) fool
(B) foolishly (D) fooled

10. The ocean is 2 miles in _____________ at that point.

(A) depth (C) deep
(B) deeply (D) deepen
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Directions: Questions 1- 10 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.

1. The North Platte River____________ from Wyoming into Nebraska.

(A) it flowed (C) flowing
(B) flows (D) with flowing water

2. A pride of lions ____________ up to forty knows, including one to three males, several
females, and cubs.
(A) can contain (C) contain
(B) it contains (D) containing

3. ____________ to Easter Egg Rock is tiring, yet stimulating.

(A) All-day trips (C) When boating all-day
(B) An all-day boat trip (D) Now that all-day boat trips.

4. ____________ often of a religions character, were developed from fundamental African

forms.
(A) Ancient dancing of Egyptians (C) Ancient Egyptian dance
(B) Ancient Egyptian dancing (D) Ancient Egyptian dances

5. _____________peaches are classified as freestone or clingstone depends on how

difficult it is to remove the pit.
(A) The (C) Whether
(B) About (D) Scientifically

6. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded

in the pavement _____________ on a local cable channel during rush hours.
(A) airs (C) air
(B) airing (D) to air

7. Exploring the oceans ______________ a knowledge of currents

(A) requiring (C) require
(B) requires (D) is required

8. The number of cells ______________ less than the biologists expected to find.
(A) are (C) be
(B) is (D) being

9. The counselors from the colleague _____________ it is unwise for students to select a
major before they have the opportunity to experience different academic subjects.
(A) feels (C) is feeling
(B) feel (D) felt

10. On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado______________ the ruin of a gigantic tree.
(A) that lies (C) where lies
(B) lies (D) lie
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Directions: Questions 1- 10 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.

1. Ancient mountains have been worn away by wind, rain, and__________.

(A) with agents of erosion (C) for agents of erosion
(B) other agents of erosion (D) to other agents of erosion

2. Ultrasound can be used to assess gestational age, to evaluate bleeding during pregnancy,
and_____________.
(A) determining the location of the fetus.
(B) to determine the location of the fetus.
(C) which determine the location of the fetus.
(D) it is a determination of the fetus location.

3. Landslides,__________, and volcanic eruptions can all cause vibrations in the earth.
(A) that falling (C) rock is falling
(B) falling rocks (D) when rocks falling

4. In an internal combustion engine, ___________ and air are heated inside a cylinder.
(A) and gasoline vapor (C) gasoline vaporizes
(B) both gasoline vapor (D) besides gasoline vapor

5. Within an area of only 100 miles, Death Valley sinks to 282 feet below sea level while Mount
Whitney _________ to a height of 14,494 feet.
(A) Soaring (C) soared
(B) Soar (D) soars

6. Built in the beginning of the century, the Library of Congress houses is one of the largest
____________ collections of books in the world.
(A) and fine (C) or finest
(B) and finest (D) yet fine

7. Without entering the body and ___________ damage, the CT is so far superior to the X-ray or
exploratory surgery.
(A) caused (C) causes
(B) cause (D) causing

8. Prison reform, ___________, and toxic wastes are 3 issues which concern citizens today.
(A) abusing children (C) children abuse
(B) to abuse children (D) children abusing

9. Diamonds are evaluated on the basis of their ____________

(A) weigh (C) weighing
(B) weight (D) weighting

10. In the 1800’s botanist Asa Gray worked to describe and ____________ the plants found
in North Africa.
(A) classified (C) to classifying
(B) classifying (D) to classify