Parallel

Structures 2019

Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. A study found that suicides increase after earthquakes, hurricanes, and _______.
A. is flooding B. it happens after a flood C. floods D. to flood
2. Spiders stay out of each other’s way by partitioning off their hunting grounds and ______ different strategies for
catching food.
A. the use of B. to use C. usefulness D. using
3. In small companies, the same human resource workers may interview and hire as well as ______ employees.
A. training B. train C. to train D. they train
4. ______ a unicycle usually requires more practice than learning to swim.
A. To learn riding B. When you learn to ride C. Learning to ride D. That riding
5. Blood from the veins, high in carbon dioxide but _______, returns to the right atrium of the heart.
A. being low in oxygen B. low in oxygen it is C. is it low in oxygen D. low in oxygen
6. Professional gardeners appreciate flowers for their ______, gorgeous colors, and pleasant fragrance.
A. attractively shaped B. shape and attract C. shaped attractively D. attractive shape
7. In the 1980s there was a tremendous expansion of the Western economies and the emergence ______.
A. of a global economy B. global economy
C. globally economic D. there is now a global economy
8. Nuclear fusion not only powers the sun ______ in the thermonuclear weapons.
A. but also occurs B. also does it occur C. but it also occurs D. it also has occurred
9. Marilyn Monroe’s story is well-known: an unhappy childhood, ______, several marriages and divorces, and
eventual suicide.
A. a struggle to become a star B. she was struggling to become a star
C. she became a star D. then a star she became
10. California has not only ______ but also the most productive economy of any state in the United States.
A. the larger a population B. population that is very large
C. it has the largest population D. the largest population
11. Store layout and merchandise presentation, as well as ______, help shoppers find items more quickly.
A. to have appropriate signs B. appropriate signs are necessary
C. appropriate signs which D. appropriate signs
12. Customs influence ______ and how they prepare, serve, and eat foods.
A. people eat that B. people eat it C. what people eat D. what do people eat
13. Students of economics take courses in such related fields as history, political science, and ______.
A. statistical B. statistics C. statistic D. statistician
14. Free electrons are not tightly bound to their atoms and ______ from one to another.
A. can move easily B. can easily move C. can move more easily D. easy move
15. Good manners should always govern the way people ______.
A. driving and parking B. drive and park C. to drive and to park D. driven and parked
16. The brain centers of ______ and hearing enable a person to understand written and spoken language.
A. vision B. visual C. the vision D. a visual
17. Most of the Cajun French who live in Louisiana can neither read _____ the French variety that they speak fluently.
A. nor they write B. nor write C. or writing D. neither write
18. A vacuum will neither conduct heat nor _____.
A. transmit sound waves B. transmitting sound waves
C. sound waves are transmitted D. the transmission of sound waves
19. The artisans of the southwestern United States are famous for their beautiful art work, especially handmade
jewelry cast from silver, carved from stones, or ______ with beads and feathers.
A. decorations B. decorating C. decorated D. decorate
20. To bake fish, ______ butter and place it in a generously greased rectangular pan.
A. it brushes with B. with its brushes C. brushing it with D. brush it with
21. Classical ballet dancers perform their movements with an ______ bearing.
A. openly and directly B. openness and direction C. open and direct D. opening and directly
22. The D’Aulaires were the ______ team who wrote and illustrated children’s books.
A. husband and wife B. husband and a wife
C. husband and the wife D. husbands and wifes
23. Microwaves are used for cooking, telecommunications, and ______.
A. to diagnose medically B. medical diagnosing
C. diagnosed medically D. medical diagnosis
24. The color of a star depends on the heat and _____.
A. how much energy produced B. the energy it produces

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C. production of the energy D. producing energy.
25. The Cabinet consists of secretaries of departments who report to the president, give him advice, and ______
decisions.
A. helping him making B. helping him make
C. help him making D. help him make
26. Insects provide many beneficial services, such as ______, breaking down deadwood, and pollinating plants.
A. they condition soil B. to condition soil
C. conditioning the soil D. soil conditioned
27. If you are seated when a newcomer enters the room, stand up to be greeted or ______.
A. introduce himself B. introduce C. introduction D. introduced
28. In 1900 electricity powered cars were more popular than gasoline powered cars because they were quiet,
operated smoothly, and ______.
A. handled easily B. ease of handling C. handling easily D. easy to handle
29. Roger Williams was a clergyman, ______, the colony of Rhode Island, and an outspoken advocate of religious
and political freedom.
A. founded B. the founder of C. was the founder of D. he founded
30. Paint can be applied to a surface with rollers, ______, or spray guns.
A. brushes B. brushes can be used C. with brushes D. by brush
31. The use of labor-saving devices into homes, ______, and in factories added to the amount of leisure time people
had.
A. at office B. used in offices C. offices D. in offices
32. A dulcimer can be played by either striking its strings with a hammer or ______.
A. to pluck them with the fingers B. fingers are used to pluck them
C. they are plucked with the fingers D. plucking them with the fingers
33. Throughout history, trade routes have increased contact between people, ______, and greatly affected the growth
of civilization.
A. have resulted in an exchange of ideas B. an exchange of ideas has resulted
C. resulted in an exchange of ideas D. resulting in an exchange of ideas
34. Frozen orange juice must be packed, ______, and stored when the fruit is ripe.
A. be frozen B. must be frozen C. frozen D. it must be frozen
35. The Sioux language is spoken by not only ______ Sioux but also by the Crow and Osage tribes.
A. by the B. the C. do the D. and the
36. Walt Disney made many technical advances in the use of sound, color, and ______ in animated films.
A. photographing B. using photography C. photography D. use of photography
37. Artist Paul Kane traveled throughout Northwest Canada on foot, by canoe, and ______ to sketch Native
Canadians going about their ordinary lives.
A. on horseback B. riding a horse C. was on horseback D. by a horse
38. Even after the Revolutionary War, American importers obtained merchandise from Britain because British
merchants understood American tastes, offered attractive prices, and ______.
A. easy credit was provided B. because of easy credit
C. easy credit D. provided easy credit
39. Photographers’ choice of a camera depends on what kind of picture they want to take, how much control they
want over exposure, and ______ they want to spend.
A. the amount of money B. what money
C. how much money D. so much money that
40. Atlanta is the commercial, financial, and ______ of Georgia.
A. center of administration B. administrative center
C. center for administering D. administering center
Exercise 2: Choose the one underlined part that needs to be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1. Walking reduces depression and anxiety, lessens stress, self-esteem is raised, and increases energy.
2. Every organization that produces goods or services needs a wide variety of people managing the operation and
handle the clerical work.
3. An emergency campfire not only for providing warmth but also has a calming effect on most people.
4. The electronics technology program prepares students for employment in industries that involve the repair,
fabrication, to install, and maintenance of electronic systems.
5. Garlic has been hailed for its ability to lower cholesterol, reducing the risk of cancer, boost immunity, and curb
high blood pressure.
6. Contract law determines which contracts are enforceable in court and defines the steps must be taken to comply
with the obligations of a contract.
7. A balanced diet contains all of the essential nutrients in adequate amounts needed by the body for growth,
energy, to repair, and maintenance of normal health.
8. For the waterwheel is basically the same machine was the windmill, but it is driven by air instead of water.
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9. The north magnetic pole is where the magnetic force is vertically downward, and the magnetic pole for the
south is where the magnetic force is vertically upward.
10. Entry-level jobs in retail sales include marking prices, stocking shelves, to operate a cash register, and some
types of selling.
11. Rock music is not only popular in the United States but also abroad.
12. To conduct quality and making decisions about production are among the many responsibilities of an industrial
engineer.
13. The six main parts of a business letter are the address, the inside address, the salutation, the body, the closing,
and signing your name.
14. Ice skating and to go skiing are popular winter sports in the northern United States.
15. To treat minor diarrhea, drink plenty of liquids, especially tea, water, and carbonated beverages, eat soup, yogurt,
salty crackers, and bananas, and avoiding milk, butter, eggs, and meat for twenty-four hours.
16. The Smithsonian Institute is famous because it contains such interesting exhibits as the flag that was raised over
Fort McHenry in 1812, the airplane that the Wright brothers built for their first flight at Kitty Hawk, and there are
gowns worn by every first lady since Martha Washington.
17. In order to become a law, a bill must be passed not only by the Senate but also the House of
Representatives.
18. The cloverleaf is a common engineering design for expressways that permits traffic between two intersecting
highways to move more safely, efficiently, and with ease.
19. A new product should be judged not by the promises made in commercials and advertisements, but also by
their results demonstrated in actual use.
20. Snakes stick out their tongues, move them around, and also they retract them quickly to pick up odor molecules
that aid in detecting direction.
21. The bellflower is a wildflower that grows in shady fields, in marshes, and mountain slopes.
22. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operations.
23. Many places of history, scientific, cultural, or scenic importance have been designated national monuments.
24. R. Buckminster Fuller was a design, an architect, an inventor, and an engineer.
25. Modern motorcycles are lighter, faster, and specialized than motorcycles of twenty-five years ago.
26. Many people who live near the ocean depend on it as a source of food, recreation, and to have economic
opportunities.
27. Large commercial fishing vessels are equipped to clean, packaging, and freeze the fish that they catch at sea.
28. As a breed, golden retrievers are intelligent, loyally, and friendly dogs.
29. Mathematics can be considered a language, an art, a science, a tool, or playing a game.
30. Paper may contain vegetable, minerals, or man-made fibers.
31. According to Susan Sontag, our concepts of art, beauty, and natural have been changed by photography.
32. The economist Kenneth Boulding proposed a single social science that would unify economic, sociology, and
political science.
33. The front teeth are used to bite food, the canines tearing it, and the molars to grind it.
34. An ant’s antennae provide it with the senses of hear, smell, touch, and taste.

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