PART I: Multiple Choice

1. The growth of hair __________ cyclical process with phases of activity and inactivity.
A. it is B. is a C. which is D. that is
2. The new advertising campaign resulted in a _______large increase in sales.
A. surprised B. surprisingly C. surprise D. surprises
3. Due to the _______weather conditions, all flights have been postponed until further notice.
A. current B. abundant C. actual D. eventual
4. I’ve never been to Cairo, __________ of Egypt.
A. which the capital B. the capital
C. that is the capital D. is the capital
5. Has she _______in London?
A. ever live B. been live C. lived ever D. ever lived
6. Equipment _______has been damaged during transportation may be exchanged.
A. whose B. what C. this D. that

7. Robot like machines _______.to do a variety of household tasks.

A. can now be used B. can be now use
C. can now use D. can now be using
8. Aspirin _______the bank of the willow tree.
A. i s derived to B. are derived from
C. is derived from D. are deriving from
9. Potatoes, now a major source of food worldwide _______.brought to Europe by Spaniards in
the 16th century.
A. Was B. were C. had been . D. was being
10. _______statisticians make up the largest group in our organization, they have no advantages.
A. In spite of B. Although C. As D. That

11. I realized that someone ______ my wallet when I _____ their hand in my jacket pocket.
A. stole/ felt B. was stealing/ felt C. stole/ was feeling D. stole/ had felt

12. The problem with most fizzy drinks is that they are ________ sugar
A. full of B. filled with C. filled up with D. full up
13. In Britain, most shops close at 6 pm, __________ in other countries they often open in the
evening, too.
A. despite B. moreover C. nevertheless D. whereas
14. If there is _______raising questions concerning those figures, please escort him or her to me.
A. anyone B. whoever C. these D. what

15. Awareness of its importance was widespread _______ to the advertising campaign.
A. head B. earlier C. prior D. former

16. I wish _______ about work all the time. It’s so boring!
A. you don’t talk B. you hadn’t talked
C. you not talk D. you wouldn’t talk
17. She didn’t go to class so regularly, ______ she got the scholarship last semester.
A. however B. but C. nevertheless D. yet
18. _______have market conditions been as favorable as they are now.

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 A. Reliably B. Fortunately C. Never D. Usually
19. When she was an adolescent , Kate _______in a small state in the northern Midwest
A. used to live B. would live C. has lived D. living
20. I still _______my job, but I wouldn’t mind an extended
A. am loving B. have been loving C. love D. have loved
21. Anyone who has a library card _______take materials out of the library for two weeks.
A. should B. must C. may D. had better
22. The company’s export market has been growing _______the beginning of this year.
A. at B. from C. after D. since
23. The oldest company in the world is a Japanese company _______ Kongo Gumi that was
founded in 578.
A. calling B. call C. called D. to call
24. Rarely _______ designer labels at affordable prices.
A. you find B. are you find C. find you D. do you find
25. The customer was so annoyed that he __________ the receipt in front of the manager!
A. tried on B. wore on C. took over D. ripped up
26. The tendency to develop cancer, even in high-risk individuals, can be decreased_______ the
amount of fruit and vegetables in the diet.
A. to increased B. for increasing
C. for increase D. by increasing
27. My father insisted ____________ in languages.
A. me to specialize B. about my specializing
C. on my specializing D. that I specializing
28. No longer _________do all the housework with their hands
A. have women to B. do women have
C. do women have to D. women have to
29. Do you know if Mary _______the Smiths.
A. be related to B. be related with C. is related with D. is related to
30. Several counties may institute tax incentives to keep elderly people _______longer.
A. work B. worked C. working D. to work

PART II: Error Recognition and Correction (20 items – 40 points)

31. Most everyone has a desire to succeed in life.

A B C D
32. Keymed was one of the first company in Britain to set up high-quality in-company nursery.
A B C D
33. Melissa has worked for this company on 1998.
A B C D
34. He had smoked so a lot of cigarettes that he died of cancer.
A B C D
35. In spite of it was cold, he didn’t wear a coat.
A B C D
36. Hardly she had entered the room when all the lights went out.
A B C D

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 37. The physician appeared nervously when he talked to the patient.
A B C D
38. You should avoid making these kind of mistakes again.
A B C D
39. The polar bear survival depends on its ability to catch fish.
A B C D
40. M & S has producing wine for more than 850 years.
A B C D
41. I don’t think he is in agree with what we are going to do.
A B C D
42. Engineering is a profession who puts scientific knowledge to practical use.
A B C D
43. Prices has gone up rapidly in the last few months.
A B C D
44. Many bridges were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from rain.
A B C D
45. He is sleeping because of he worked very hard this morning.
A B C D
46. Ice is less denser than the liquid from which it is formed.
A B C D
47. I am sure that she is having a rewarding experience, but I am wanting her to return home by
A B C D
tomorrow at noon.

48. Do you remember whose in charge of preparing dinner today ?

A B C D
49. If you had taken the map, you wouldn’t lose your way in the jungle.
A B C D
50. When she retires in September 1989, tennis champion Christine Evert was the most
A B C
famous woman athlete in the United States.
D

31/     31/ omit “most”

32/     32/ the first companies
33/     33/ since
34/     34/ such
35/     35/ the cold
36/     36/ had she
37/     37/ nervous
38/     38/ kinds
39/     39/ Polar bear’s

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40/     40/ has been producing
41/     41/ agreement
42/     42/which
43/     43/ have
44/     44/ them
45/     45/ because
46/     46/ dense
47/     47/ want
48/     48/ who
49/     49/ have lost
50/     50/ retired

PART III: Sentence Transformation (10 items - 30 points)

Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same or nearly the same
as the sentence printed before it.

51. He was able to cope with the matter on his own

He succeeded…………………………………………………………
52. She couldn’t speak English, so she didn’t get the job
If she had …………………………………………………………………
53. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
So ………………………………………………………………………………
54. Most people can understand him when he speaks French.
He can make ………………………………………………………………
55. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately
Only by ………………………………………………………………………
56. After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
The firemen managed to ………………………………………
57. I regret I lent him the car.
I know I shouldn’t ………………………………………………
58. My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not drink so much”
My friend ……………………………………………………………………
59. Sarah’s illness has made her unable to do anything.
Sarah’s illness……………………………………………………………
60. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglar left the building
No sooner ………………………………………………………………

51. He succeeded in coping with the matter on his own.

52. If she had spoken English, she could have got the job.
53. So great was her grief that she almost fainted.

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 54. He can make people understand him by speaking French.
55. Only by operating immediately can you save your eyesight.
56. The firemen managed to put the fire out after twelve hours.
57. I know I shouldn’t have lent him the car.
58.My friend advised me not to drink so much.
59. Sarah’s illness prevented her from doing anything.
60. No sooner had the burglar left the building than someone rang the alarm.

1. Either Jack or his bothers _______ born in Paris.

A. had B. will be C. was D. were
2. Scientists collect data to analyze __________ to turn it into powerful information.
A. so for B. so as C. so that D. in order that
3. The software company's president is quite _______ about all the different computers.
A. Knowing B. knowledge C. know D. knowledgeable
4. “They towed my car away from the executive parking lot yesterday.”
“You __________ have parked there.”
A. must B. should not C. must not D. might not
5. It’s the first time __________ their director.
A. I meet B. I met C. I’ve met D. to meet
6. The sky was grey and cloudy. __________ , we went to the beach.
A. Consequently B. However C. Even though D. In spite of
7. Warmth, moisture and oxygen are three necessary requirements __________ most seedlings.
A. for cultivating B. for cultivate C. as cultivating D. can cultivate
8. It is gravity __________ objects toward the earth.
A. pulling B. that pulls C. to pull D. what pulls
9. A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, __________straddles the California-Nevada
border.
A. and B. which C. since D. for
10. Alice Freeman, __________to head Wellesley College at age 27, is one of the youngest
college president in history.
A. is appointed B. who was appointed C. has been appointed D. that is appointed
11. Bob got fired. It’s going to be difficult for him to find _________ job.
A. other B. another C. the other D. the another
12. It wasn’t the largest company. It was, _______, one of the most highly respected in the field.
A. however B. additionally C. therefore D. furthermore

13. Can you help me? I need __________ information.

A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
14. By the time I finish my final exam, I __________ at this school for three years.
A. am going to study B. have studied C. will have studied D. had studied
15. On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado ___________ the ruin of a gigantic tree.
A. lies B. that lies C. where lies D. lying
16. If I _________ you, I would get some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. had been

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17. __________ by the swimming pool, I realized I was getting sunburned.
A. Even though I am lying B. While I am lying
C. Lying D. Because
18. I realized that someone ______ my wallet when I _____ their hand in my jacket pocket.
A. stole/ felt B. was stealing/ felt C. stole/ was feeling D. stole/ had felt
19. She didn’t go to class so regularly, ______ she got the scholarship last semester.
A. however B. but C. nevertheless D. yet
20. We regret _______ you that your application has been unsuccessful.
A. informing B. inform C. to have informed D. to inform
21. Potatoes, now a major source of food worldwide, ……….brought to Europe by Spaniards in
the 16th century.
A. Was B. were C. had been
. D. was being
22. “Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?” – “I __________ a delicious dessert for
dinner tonight.”
A. am going to make B. make C. will have made D. will make
23.To be a successful mountain climber, you __________ have a great deal of stamina.
A. have to B. don’t have to C. must not D. cannot
24. She spoke _________firmly to him about his poor job performance.
A .most B. quite C. quiet D. little
25. Don’t save_________ work for last. Get started on it early.
A .most difficult B. the most difficult C. the more difficult D. mostly difficult
26. About 20 miles from Boston, __________ a little town named Concord that has a rich
history.
A. has B. there is C. there are D. where is
27. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I __________ to visit friends and family several times.
A. return B. will have returned C. am returning D. have returned
28. The supervisor wanted to reach a consensus about ___________ the work.
A. finished B. whether to finish C. if to finish D. when she should
finish
29. The front door is warped from the humidity. We have a difficult time __________ it.
A. open B. to open C. having opened D. opening
30.The consultant ________ was hired to advise us never really understood our situation.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose

PART II: Error Recognition and Correction

31. The way a child plays with other children reveals a lots about the child’s emotional
development.
A B C D
32. Water polo is a game in which is played in the water by two teams, each with seven players.
A B C D
33.The taxi driver told the man to don’t allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.
A B C D
34. Yellowstone National Park is well known for its beautiful canyon, its amazed geysers, and its
A B C
wild life.
D

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 35.According to a Newsweek magazine poll taken in 1986, 77 percent of Americans want the
A B
U.S. and the Soviet Union to sign an arms agreement limits nuclear weapons.
C D
36. Mahogany wood, what is used for making furniture, is resistant to termites, and is a beautiful
color.
A B C D
37. Last night we ate chickens for dinner because everyone was very hungry.
A B C D
38. She would much rather to exercise moderately than strenuously.
A B C D
39.Gone with the Wind written after Margaret Mitchell quit her job as a reporter because of an
ankle injury.
A B C D
40. Almost everyone who lives on earth is in one way or another affected by the global
A B C D
41. If protect, a solar cell lasts for a long time and is a good source of energy.
A B C D
42.Today the most universally known style of trousers for both men as well as women is jeans.
A B C D
43. A reporter’s job consists of gathering information and to write news stories.
A B C D
44. Although his family was very poor, but he had good education.
A B C D
45. The man for who the police are looking robbed the bank yesterday.
A B C D
46. Until last year, we hadn’t been camping there since we used to going as small children.
A B C D
47.The first major oil fields in Saudi Arabia was discovered in 1923 by Socal, a United States oil
company.
A B C D
48.By the time that the report is finished, we will have spending over two months working on it.
A B C D
49. Cars cause a great deal of pollution, however it is difficult to imagine life without them.
A B C D
50. The Park Service always advises visitors using extra caution when hiking or camping in areas
A B
where bears have been sighted.
C D

31/     31/ a lot

32/     32/ which
33/     33/ not to allow
34/     34/ amazing
35/     35/ that limits/ limiting
36/     36/ which

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37/     37/ chicken
38/     38/ exercise
39/     39/ was written
40/     40/ omit “the”
41/     41/ protected/they are protected
42/     42/ and
43/     43/ writing
44/     44/ omit “but”

45/     45/ whom

46/     46/ go
47/     47/ were discovered
48/     48/ will have spent
49/     49/ but
50/     50/ to use

PART III: Sentence Transformation

Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same or nearly the
same as the sentence printed before it.
51.Sebastian succeeded in putting up the tent on his own.
Sebastian was
able______________________________________________________________

52. I would prefer you not to smoke in here.

I’d
rather______________________________________________________________________
53. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain.
Last year we
___________________________________________________________________
54. The food was so delicious that I could have eaten the same again!
It was
such_____________________________________________________________________
55. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
Hardly_____________________________________________________________________
___
56. It’s six months since I last went swimming.
The last
time___________________________________________________________________
57. A lot of people were there in spite of the rain.
Even though it
_________________________________________________________________

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58. A passer-by caught the shoplifter and took him to the local police station.
The
shoplifter__________________________________________________________________
59. They didn’t leave the museum until 4 o’clock.
It was 4 o’clock
________________________________________________________________
60. Unfortunately, I wasn’t early enough to get a good seat.
I was
too______________________________________________________________________

51. Sebastian was able to put up the tent on his own.

52. I’d rather you did not smoke in here.
53. Last year we spent our holiday in Scotland, which is in the north of Great Britain
54. It was such delicious food that I could have eaten the same again.
55. Hardly had I begun to apologize when the door closed
56. The last time I went swimming was 6 months ago.
57. Even though it rained/ it was rainy/ it was raining, a lot of people were there.
58. The shoplifter was caught and taken to the local police station by a passer-by.
59. It was 4 o’clock when/before they left the museum.
60. I was too late to get a good seat.

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