CB-EPT REVIEWER

(JUNE 2022)
No answer key

WRITTEN STRUCTURE
1. ____________ and rapid economic growth in recent years have put a large
and increasing stress on the water resources and environment in Ho Chi
Mint City, Vietnam.
a. Increase population
b. Increased population
c. Increasing population
d. Having increases population
2. Foods rich in folate, a form of vitamin B ________ reduce the risk of stroke
and heart disease.
a. Help
b. Helps
c. Helped
d. Is helping
3. Over the years economic growth ________ of greater concern than
environmental preservations.
a. Has been
b. Had been
c. Have been
d. Having been
4. A history of depression, denial, injustice and abuse ________ the greatest
detriment to people of color.
 a. Has been
b. Had been
c. Have been
d. Having been
5. ________ should help you be better informed about potential risks, but it
should not be a source of alarm.
a. Know your family history
b. Knowing your family history
c. To have your family history known
d. Having your family history know
6. A website is limited ________ you to other websites where you can access
for more information and discoveries.
a. Until it linking
b. Because it links
c. Since it linked
d. While it link
7. The legalization of divorce, until such time, has been ________ in our
society.
a. A hotly- contested issue
b. The hot-contested issue
c. A hotly-contesting issue
d. The hot-contesting issue
8. Richard pleaded ________ his teacher in becoming late at school.
a. To
b. For
c. With
d. and
9. _____ player…
a. 6-feet
 b. 6 feet
c. 6 foot
d. 6-foot
10. Today, neither of the twins ________ going to the beach.
a. Is
b. Were
c. Are
d. Was
11. Leni _____ out against the president Duterte’s drug war, which
saw the killings of suspected drug dealers in the slum of Manila.

a. have spoke
b. have spoken
c. has spoke
d. has spoken
12. Horses used 90% of their feet which _____kneecap.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Were
d. Was

13. _________ a book is her pastime…

a. To browse
b. Browsing
c. Browse
d. To browse

14. Filipinos are fortunate ___________ the country has natural

resources.
a. when
 b. hence
c. because
d. despite

15. Exercising is done _________.

a. from doing varied activities
b. in doing varied activities
c. by doing varied activities
d. with doing varied activities

WRITTEN EXPRESSION
1. a. I bought some
b. silver charming Victorian
c. ornaments
d. at the flea market

2. a. Many medications are safe and effective when taken alone

b. and ineffective or counter productive
c. when taken in combination
d. with something else.

3. a. The obligations of the accountant to the client

b. rested upon agreed scope
c. of the engagement which
d. in effective represents a contractual agreement.

4. a. Outside of written records

b. evidence of Philistines’ existence
c. have survived
d. in pottery relics

5. a. The man
b. gives an antidote so powerful
c. that any poison was made harmless
d. after taking it.

6. a. The tale that was told

b. in a low and mystery voice
c. kept us on the
d. edge of seats.

7. a. Researchers are learning to detect changes

b. beyond the huge population
c. of bacteria, viruses, yeast cells and other microorganism
d. that thrives in the mouth.

8. a. In 1964,
b. The African countries of Tanganyaki and Zanziban
c. has united to form
d. a single country, now called Tanzania

9. a. You are not always in control

b. of what goes in your mind
c. because only you can determine
d. what stays there.

10. a. Finance statements

b. are the formal reports
c. prepared
d. by accountants

11. a. In many cities around the world

b. the number of homeless people
c. have become
d. a big problem

12. a. The Gleaning Network

b. an organizer in United Kingdom
c. is trying to reduce waste
d. and solve farming problems

13. a. A team lead by the government agency concerned

b. say that the chemical from the factory
c. had contaminated sediments in the bay
d. and entered the food chain

14. a. Money is not natural reward of love

b. that is why we call a man mercenary
c. if he marries a woman
d. for the sake of her money

15. a. The Philippines

b. has accomodations
c. to suit everyone
d. what stays here

16. a. Sit cramped

b. for a very long period of time
c. in dry conditions
d. can affect our circulatory system

17. a. Public polls have consistently

b. demonstrated the public willingness
c. for “tradeoff” economic growth
d. for environment protection.

18. a. Remembering a person’s name

b. required us to retrieve first
c. our useful memory of the person and then
d. our memory.

19. a. Peace and prosperity

b. can be achieved
c. if we have respectable armed forces.
d. and a sensible economic growth.

20. a. To skip meal

b. maximizes
c. the caloric effect
d. of the food we eat.

21. a. While most fruits

b. and vegetables
c. have a lot more
d. value
22. a. Vitamin C inhibit ( inhibits dapat)

23. a.short-term

24. a. Language was brought into the spotlight.

b. as a crucial factor
c. for Nigerias social, economic and the political future.
d. because multilingualism inevitably results in communication problems.

25. a. as mode of expository

b. the narrated writing offers writers
c. a chance to think and write
d. about themselves