Exercise – Written Expressions

Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!

1. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with (A) winds over seventy-five miles an (B) hour who (C) originate
over (D) tropical ocean waters.

2. A statue, a monumental (A), a building, or a park (B) may be dedicated to commemorate (C) a
distinguished (D) individual.

3. A emotion (A) is not necessarily (B) aroused (C) by something in the outside (D) world.

4. On (A) 1848 the first (B) organized meeting for women’s rights in the United States took place (C) in (D)
Seneca Falls, New York.

5. The Leyden jar (A) was one of the earliest form (B) of condensers invented to store (C) an electrical (D)
charge.

6. Because (A) the dog experiences the decreasing (B) number of red blood cells, its (C) nose turns ashily
(D).

7. George Washington Carver found hundred (A) of uses for the peanut, the sweet potato, and the soybean
and thus stimulated (B) the cultivation (C) of these crops (D).

8. Because they are generally (A) taken simply to obtain a recognizable (B) and relatively clear (C) image,
most nonprofessional photographs demand few (D) equipment.

9. For make (A) adobe bricks, workers mix (B) sand and clay or mud with water and small quantities (C)
of straw, grass, or a similar (D) material.

10. The Ministry of Tourism reports (A) that (B) A number of International tourists (C) always visits (D)
Bali.

11. Mass advertising is employed (A) when person-to-person selling (B) is impractical, impossible (C), or
simply inefficiency (D).

12. Montessori preschools differ with (A) public elementary schools in that (B) the activities focus on (C)
the child’s individual abilities and interests rather than academic ones (D).

13. On (A) May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became (B) the first woman flying (C) solo across (D) the Atlantic
Ocean.

14. During most (A) of this century, A. Philip Randolph struggled for Black rights (B) in the United States and
becomes (C) an important figure (D) in the labor movement.

15. Fungi are (A) important (B) in the process of decay, which returns ingredients to the soil, enhances (C)
soil fertility, and decompose (D) animal debris.

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