END-OF-TERM TEST

Duration: 60'

Directions: Questions 1-40 are incomplete sentences. Choose ONE word or phrase that marked A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on your answer sheet

1. ------------ tea plant are small and white.

A. The B. On the C. Having flowers the D. The flowers of the

2. At the building site the carpenters with the most experience ------------ the most intricate work.

A. were given B. was given C. given D. giving

3. ------------creation of such a community was a desirable step, the requisite political upheaval had to be accepted.

A. Since the B. The C. Later, the C. it was the

4. During free fall, ------------up to a full minute, a sky diver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.

A. it is B. which is C. being D. is

5. ------------have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law.

A. All police officers B. All police officers must

C. That all police officers D. For all police officers

6. Henry Adams, born in Boston,------------famous as a historian and novelist.

A. became B. and became C. he was D. and he became

7. A long time friend and confidant, the psychologist------------ often invited over for Sunday dinner.

A. was B. were C. have D. has

8. Around the corner and to the right ------------the rooms that have been assigned to that program.

A. are B. is C. have D. is

9. If a food label indicates that a food is mostly carbohydrate, it does not mean------------is a good food to eat

A. and it B. and C. that it D. when

10. No one explained to me whether------------ or not.

A. was coming B. were coming C. come D. he or she was coming

11. Primarily a government contractor, ------------preferential treatment from government agencies as both a minority-group member and a woman.

A. receives Weber B. Weber receives

C. the reception of Weber D. according to Weber's reception

12. Scientists are now conducting experiments on ------------trigger different sorts of health risks.

A. noise pollution can B. that noise pollution C. how noise pollution D. how noise pollution can

13. Some of the animals from the zoo------------ into the animal preserve.

A. was released B. were released C. released D. releasing

14. The ------------ by radio broadcasters were carried live by the station.

A. interviews B. interview C. interviewer D. interviewers

15. The benefit ------------the study is that it provides necessary information to anyone who needs it.

A. of B. which C. that D. because

16. The president of the United States appoints the cabinets members, ------------appointments are subject to Senate approval.

A. their B. with their C. because their D. but their

17. This exam will be more difficult than usual ------------ it covers two chapters instead of one.

A. which B. who C. that D. in that

18. Those ------------ in the string of robberies were arrested by the police.

A. suspected B. suspecting C. who were suspected D. A and C are correct

19. Trash will be collected in the morning, ------------you should put the trash cans out tonight.

A. so B. but C. now that D. because

20. We can start the conference------------ all the participants have arrived.

A. so B. but C. now that D. because of

21. What is most important in this situation ------------ on time.

A. it is to finish B. is to finish C. is finish D. it is

22. Whether or not the new office would be built ------------ at the meeting.

A. to be determined B. was to be determined

C. be determined D. were to be determined

23. ------------will be carried on the next space shuttle payload has not yet been announced to the public.

A. It B. What C. When D. That

24. The companies ------------ the lowest prices will have the most customers.

A. offered B. offering C. are offering D. are offered

25. The major cause ------------the pull of the Moon on the Earth.

A. the ocean tides are B. of ocean tides is C. of the tides in the ocean D. the oceans' tides

26. The North Platte River ------------ from Wyoming into Nebraska.

A. it flowed B. flows C. flowing D. with flowing water

27. It is impossible to believe that somebody actually ------------ that man.

A. admire B. admires C. is admire D. admiring

28. Every man, woman and child in this line------------required to sign .the forms

A. are B. is C. have D. were

29. ------------heated by solar energy have special collectors in the roofs to trap sunlight.

A. A home is B. Homes are C. A home D. Homes

30. The high-powered computer ------------ was finally readied for use.

A. the most powerful machine of its type B. was the most powerful machine of its type

C. most powerful machine of its type D. it was the most powerful machine of its type

31. Almost all paper contains cellulose, a substance------------in all plants.

A. found B. is found C. being found D. has been found

32. ------------invention of printing, people were able to produce large numbers of books and pictures.

A. Because the B. The C. It was the D. After the

33. Some economists and historians think------------is a close connection between war and economic depression.

A. when it B. there C. that it D. what

34. Emily Post's book Etiquette, ------------ is 1922, was an immediate success.

A. published B. was published C. when it published D. that it published

35. During a study, it was discovered that------------students who studied eight or more hours per week received the best grades in school.

A. because B. those C. while D. when

36. Some snakes lay eggs, but others------------birth to live offspring.

A. give B. giving C. they give D. to have given

37. ------------have a very keen sense of hearing, although most do not hear sounds audible to human ear.

A. While some insects do B. Some insects which

C. Some insects D. That some insects

38. Colleges and universities are------------high school graduates go if they wish to pursue a higher education.

A. where B. when C. which D. how

39. All gases and most liquids and solids expand------------heated.

A. in B. how C. when D. about

40. According to the World Health Organization, -----------------any of the six most dangerous diseases to break out, it could be cause for quarantine.

A. were B. they were C. there were D. were they

Directions: In questions 41-70, each sentence has 4 underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Identify the one that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, mark your answer on your answer sheet.

41. On her lunch hour went to nearby department store to purchase a wedding gift.

A B C D

42. So the quality of the print was not good, I changed the type writer ribbon.

A B C D

43. Inasmuch all the votes have not yet been counted, the outcome of the election cannot be announced.

A B C D

44. I will take you wherever need to go to complete the registration procedures.

A B C D

45. A job on the day shift or the night shift at the plant available

A B C D

46. The food placing on the picnic table attracted a large number of flies.

A B C D

47. The brand new Cadillac, purchasing less than 2 weeks ago, was destroyed in the accidents.

A B C D

48. The assigned text for history class it contains more than twenty chapters.

A B C D

49. The movie which we watched on cable last night it was really frightening.

A B C D

50. The enthusiasm with whom he greeted me made me feel welcome.

A B C D

51. I have great respect for everyone who on the Dean's list.

A B C D

52. At the neighborhood flower shop, flowers in quantities of a dozen or a half dozen was delivered for free.

A B C

53. The building destroyed during the fire were being rebuilt at the taxpayer's expense.

A B C D

54. The interrogation, conducted by three police officers, have lasted for several hours.

A B C D

55. You should negotiate a lot before buy a new car.

A B C D

56. Of all the evidence that has piled up since Webster's paper was published, there is no new ides to

A B C

contradict his original theory.

D

57. An electromagnet is a device which magnetism is produced by an electric magnet.

A B C D

58. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in the refrigerator.

A B C D

59. On the rim of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands are a hotel called the Volcalno Hotel.

A B C D

60. The cars listing in the advertisement had already stalled.

A B C D

61. The voters should elect whichever of the candidates seems best to them.

A B C D

62. Some of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys.

A B C D

63. One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise but language not.

A B C D

64. You can graduate either at the end of the fall semester or you can graduate at the spring semester.

A B C D

65. Bobby has a bigger bicycle than does the other children in the neighborhood.

A B C D

66. If nobody have bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer.

A B C D

67. More than half of the children in the 1,356-member district qualifies for reduced-price or free lunches.

A B C D

68. Often called "Father of the Blues," W.C Handy he helped establish and develop the musical genre

A B C

known as the blues.

D

69. Considered one of America's greatest playwrights, O'Neil wins the Nobel Prize for literature in 1936.

A B C D

70. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people living on this relatively small planet.

A B C D

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