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Practice Test 1
A. Structure
1. Political demonstrations on American campuses have abated ………
A) after 1970 B) in 1970
C) for 1970 D) since 1970
2. Ancient civilizations such as those of the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamians ……… goods
rather than use money.
A) use to trade B) is used to trade
C) used to trade D) was used to trade
3. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was ……… to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
A) the woman who first B) the first woman
C) who the first woman D) the first and a woman
4. North carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
……… for the Cherokee Indian settlements.
A) also B) and
C) but also D) because of
5. General Grant had General Lee ……… him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of
the Confederate forces.
A) to meet B) met
C) meet D) meeting
6. If a ruby is heated it ………temporarily lose its color
A) would B) will
C) does D) has
7. ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦ small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus, it will be possible to
determine whether the baby will be born with birth defects.
A) A B) That a
C) If a D) When it is a
8. All of the people at the AAME conference are ……… .
A) mathematic teachers B) mathematics teachers
C) mathematics teacher D) mathematic's teachers
9. To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription

price or ……….
A) to sell advertising B) if they should sell advertising
B) selling advertising D) sold advertising
10. If it ………more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be
unbearable.
A) be B) is
C) was D) were
11………Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal.
A) It is generally believed that
B) Generally believed it is
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C) Believed generally is
D) That is generally believed
12. For the investor who ……… money, silver or bonds are good options.
A) has so little a B) has very little
C) has so few D) has very few
13. ……..both men and women have often achieved their career ambitions by midlife, many
people are afflicted by at least a temporary period of dissatisfaction and depression.
A) Because B) So
C) A D) Who
14. Of all the cereals, rice is the one ………food for more people than any of the other grain
crops.
A) it provides B) that providing
C) provides D) that provides
15. Travelers ………their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the
Christmas holidays.
A) had better to get B) had to get better
C) had better get D) had better got
B. Written Expression
16. The duties of the secretary (A. are) (B. to take) the minutes, (C. mailing) the

correspondence, and calling the members before (D. meetings)
17. If biennials were planted this year, they (A. will be) (B. likely) (C. to bloom) (D. next
year)
18. The value (A. of the dollar) (B. declines) (C. as) the rate of inflation (D. raises)
19. Even though a member (A. has drank) (B. too much) the night (C. before), the counselors
at Alcoholics Anonymous will try (D. to convince) him or her to sober up and stop drinking
again.
20. Anthropologists assert that many of the early American Plains Indians did not engage in
planting crops (A. but) (B. to hunt), (C. living) (D. primarily) on buffalo meat.
21. The neutron bomb provides the (A. capable) of a (B. limited) nuclear war (C. in which)
buildings (D. would be preserved), but people would be destroyed.
22. The differential attractions of the sun and the moon (A. have) a direct effect (B. in) the (C.
rising) and falling (D. of) the tides.
23. With special enzymes that are (A. call) restriction enzymes, it is possible (B. to split off)
segments of DNA (C. from) the (D. donor) organism.
24. Before TV, the common man (A. seldom never) (B. had) the opportunity to see and (C.
hear) his leaders express (D. their) views.
25. (A.If) it receives (B. enough) rain at the proper time, hay (C. will grow) quickly, (D. as)
grass.
26. Psychology Today (A. is) (B. interesting), informative, and (C. it is) easy (D. to read)
27. (A. Before) she died, Andrew Jackson's daughter, (B. who) (C. lives) in the family
mansion, (D. used to take) tourists through her home.
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28. It is essential that the temperature (A. is not) elevated (B. to a point) where the substance
formed (C. may become) unstable and decompose into (D. its) constituent elements.
29. Two (A. of the players) from the Yankees (B. has) been (C. chosen) (D. to participate) in
the All Star game.
30. John Philip Sousa, (A. who) (B. many) people consider the (C. greatest) composer of
marches, wrote his music during the era (D. known as) the Gay 90s.
31. Although (A. it) can be (B. derived from) oil, coal, and tar, kerosene is usually (C.

produced) (D. by refine) it from petroleum.
32. Aeronomy (A. is) (B. the study) of (C. the earth's) upper atmosphere, which includes (D.
their) composition, temperature, density, and chemical reactions.
33. The new model (A. costs) twice (B. more than) (C. last) (D. year's) model.
34. The purpose (A. of) the United States, (B. broad speaking), (C. is) to maintain peace and
security and (D. to encourage) respect for human rights.
35. (A. Aging) in (B. most animals) can be readily modified when (C. they) (D. will limit)
caloric intake.
36. (A. Even though) Miss Alabama lost the beauty contest, she (B. was) still (C. more
prettier) (D. than) the other girls in the Miss America pageant.
37. Although Congressional representatives and senators may serve an unlimited number of
(A. term), the president (B. is limited) to two,
(C. for a total) (D. of eight years)
38. Although we are (A. concerned about) the problem of energy sources, we (B. must not)
fail (C. recognizing) the need (D. for) environmental protection.
39. (A. Because of) the movement of a glacier, (B. the form) (C. of) the Great Lakes was very
(D. slow)
40. (A. In) 1776 to 1800, (B. the population) of the U.S. continues (C. to rise), (D.
reaching)five million citizens by the turn of the century
Answer Sheet
1 D) 2 C) 3 B) 4 C) 5 C) 6 B) 7 C) 8 B) 9 A) 10 D)
11 A) 12 B) 13 A) 14 D) 15 C) 16 B) 17 A) 18 D) 19 A) 20 B)
21 A) 22 B) 23 A) 24 A) 25 D) 26 C) 27 C) 28 A) 29 B) 30 A)
31 D) 32 D) 33 B) 34 B) 35 D) 36 C) 37 A) 38 C) 39 B) 40 A)
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Practice Test 2
A. Structure
1. One of the most effective vegetable protein substitutes is the soybean
........... used to manufacture imitation meat products.
A) which can be B) it can be

C) who can be D) can be
2. ......... 1,000 species of finch have been identified.
A) As many as B) As many
C) As much as D) Much as
3. The greater the demand, ........... the price.
A) higher B) high
C) the higher D) the high
4. The Continental United States is ......... that there are four time zone.
A) much big B) too big
C) so big D) very big
5. Benjamin West contributed a great deal to American art : ............... .
A) painting, teaching, and lecturing
B) painting, as a teacher and lecturer
C) painting, teaching, and as a lecturer
D) painting, a teacher, and a lecture
6. Most insurance agents would rather you .......... anything about collecting claims until they
investigate the situation.
A) do B) not do
C) don't D) did not
7. Upon hatching, .................. .
A) young ducks know how to swim
B) swimming is known by young ducks
C) the knowledge of swimming is in young ducks
D) how to swim is known in young ducks
8. The observation deck at the World Trade Center .......... in New York.
A) is highest than any other one
B) is higher than any other one
C) is highest that any other one
D) is higher that any other one
9. A seventeen-year-old is not .......... to vote in an election.

A) old enough B) as old enough
C) enough old D) enough old as
10. .......... is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth.
A) It is calcium B) That calcium
C) Calcium D) Although calcium
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11. .......... withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but
we may retain it.
A) If a hypothesis B) That a hypothesis
C) A hypothesis D) Hypothesis
12. Only after food has been dried or canned .................... .
A) that it should be stored for later consumption
B) should be stored for later consumption
C) should it be stored for later consumption
D) it should be stored for later consumption
13. Not until a monkey is several years old .......... to exhibit signs of independence from its
mother.
A) it begins B) does it begin
C) and begin D) beginning
14. Almost everyone fails ......... on the first try.
A) in passing the driver's test
B) to pass the driver's test
C) to have passed the driver's test
D) pass the driver's test
15. Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning's father never approved of ..........
Robert Browning the couple eloped to Italy, where they lived and wrote.
A) her to marry B) her marrying
C) she marrying D) she to marry

B. Written Expression

16. The information officer (A. at the bank) (B. told) his customers (C. that) (D. there was)
several different kinds of checking accounts available.
17. (A. The first) electric lamp had two carbon rods from (B. which) vapor (C. serves) (D. to
conduct) the current across the gap.
18. The Department of Fine Arts and Architecture (A. has) been criticized for (B. not having)
(C. much) required courses scheduled (D. for) this semester.
19. (A. A) thunderhead, dense clouds that (B. rise) (C. high) into the sky in huge columns, (D.
produce) hail, rain, or snow.
20. Although (A. no country) has exactly the same folk music (B. like) (C. that) of any other,
it is significant that similar songs exist among (D. widely) separated people.
21. (A. Despite of) the Taft-Hartley Act which (B. forbids) unfair union practices, some
unions (C. such as) the air traffice controllers have voted (D. to strike) even though this action
might endanger the national security.
22. Never before (A. has) (B. so many) people (C. in) the United States been (D. interested in)
soccer.
23. Operant conditioning involves rewarding or punishing certain (A. behave) (B. to
reinforce) (C. or extinguish) (D. its occurance)
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24. (A. Not one) in one hundred children exposed to the disease (B. are) (C. likely) (D. to
develop) symptoms of it.
25. (A. There is) an unresolved controversy as to (B. whom) (C. is) the real author of the
Elizabethan plays (D. commonly) credited to William Shakespeare.
26. A catalytic agent (A. such as) platinum may be used (B. so) the chemical reaction (C.
advances) more (D. rapidly).
27. (A. From space), astronauts are (B. able) (C. to clearly see) the outline (D. of) the whole
earth.
28. When a patient's blood pressure is (A. much) higher (B. than it) (C. should be), a doctor
usually insists that he (D. will not) smoke.
29. Excavations in several mounds and villages (A. on the east bank) of the Euphrates River
(B. have revealed) the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that (C. had been laying)

under (D. later) reconstructions of the city of Babylon.
30. (A. It) (B. was) (C. the invent) of the hand-held electronic calculator that provided the
original technology for (D. the present) generation of small but powerful computers.
31. Located (A. in) he cranial cavity in the skull, (B. the brain) is the (C. larger) mass of nerve
tissue in the (D. human body).
32. The examination (A. will test) your ability to understand (B. spoken) English, to read non-
technical language, and (C. writing) (D. correctly).
33. (A. Alike) other forms of energy, natural gas (B. may be used) (C. to heat) homes, cook
food, and even (D. run) automobiles.
34. An organ (A. is) a group (B. of tissues) capable (C. to perform) some special function, as,
(D. for example), the heart, the liver, or the lungs.
35. (A. Insulin, it is) used (B. to treat) diabetes and (C. is) secured (D. chiefly) from the
pancreas of cattle and hogs.
36. One of (A. the world's) best-selling authors, Louis L'Amour (B. said) (C. to have written)
101 books, (D. mostly) westerns.
37. Dairying (A. is) concerned not only (B. with) the production of milk, (B. but) with the
manufacture of milk products (D. such as) butter and cheese.
38. (A. In autumn), brilliant yellow, orange, and red leaves are (B. commonly) (C. to) both the
Sweet Gum tree (D. and) the Maple.
39. When he (A. was) a little boy, Mark Twain (B. would walk) along the piers, (C. watch) the
river boats, (D. swimming) and fish in the Mississippi, much like his famous character, Tom
Sawyer.
40. (A. Almost all) books have a few errors in them (B. in spite of) the car (C. taken) to check
(D. its) proof pages before the final printing.
Answer Sheet
1 A) 2 A) 3 C) 4 C) 5 A) 6 B) 7 A) 8 B) 9 A) 10 C)
11 A) 12 C) 13 B) 14 B) 15 B) 16 D) 17 C) 18 C) 19 D) 20 B)
21 A) 22 A) 23 A) 24 B) 25 B) 26 B) 27 C) 28 D) 29 C) 30 C)
31 C) 32 C) 33 A) 34 C) 35 A) 36 B) 37 C) 38 B) 39 D) 40 D)
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Practice Test 3
A. Structure
1. In simple animals, ........... reflex movement or involuntary response to stimuli.
A) behavior mostly B) most is behavior
C) most behavior is D) the most behavior
2. Although the weather in Martha's Vineyard isn't ......... to have a year-round tourist session,
it has become a favorite summer resort.
A) goodly enough B) good enough
C) good as enough D) enough good
3. According to the wave theory, .......... population of the Americas may have been the result
of a number of separate migrations.
A) the B) their
C) that D) whose
4. It is presumed that rules governing the sharing of food influenced ........... that the earliest
cultures evolved.
A) that the way B) is the way
C) the way D) which way
5. Calculus, ........... elegant and economical symbolic system, can reduce
complex problems to simple terms.
A) it is an B) that an
C) an D) is an
6. Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country,
and .............. .
A) Mexico does neither B) Mexico doesn't either
C) neither Mexico does D) either does Mexico
7. The poet ........... just beginning to be recognized as an important influence at the time of his
death.
A) being Walt Whitman B) who was Walt Whitman
C) Walt Whitman D) Walt Whitman was
8. .......... the formation of the sun, the planets, and other staars begin with the condensation of

an interstellar cloud.
A) It accepted that B) Accepted that
C) It is accepted that D) That is accepted
9. As a general rule, the standard of living .......... by the average output of each person in
society.
A) is fixed B) fixed
C) has fixed D) fixes
10. The Consumer Price Index lists .............. .
A) how much costs every car B) how much does every car cost
C) how much every car costs D) how much are every car cost
11. The Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot ................ .
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A) must restore B) must be restoring
C) must have been restored D) must restored
12. Fast-food restaurants have become popular because many working people want .................
.
A) to eat quickly and cheaply
B) eating quickly and cheaply
C) eat quickly and cheaply
D) the eat quickly and cheaply
13. After seeing the movie Centennial ............... .
A) the book was read by many people
B) the book made many people want to read it
C) many people wanted to read the book
D) the reading of the book interested many people
14. ............. , Carl Sandburg is also well known for his multivolume
biography of Lincoln.
A) An eminent American poet
B) He is an eminent American poet
C) An eminent American poet who is

D) Despite an eminent American poet
15. The examiner made us ........... our identification in order to be
amitted to the test center.
A) showing B) show
C) showed D) to show

B. Written Expression
16. A swarm of locusts (A. is responsible) the consumption of (B. enough plant material) (C.
to feed) a million (D. and a half) people.
17. Oyster (A. farming) has been (B. practice) in (C. most) parts of the world (D. for) many
years.
18. (A. Those) of us (B. who) smoke should have (C. their) lungs X-rayed (D. regularly).
19. After the team of geologists had drawn diagrams in (A. their) notebooks and (B. wrote)
explanations of the formations (C. which) they had observed, they returned to their campsite
(D. to compare) notes.
20. If Robert Kennedy (A. would have lived) (B. a little longer), he (C. probably) would have
(D. won) the election.
21. (A It) was Shirley Temple Black (B. which) (C. represented) her country in the United
Nations and (D. later) became an ambassador.
22. The prices (A. at) chain stores (B. are) as reasonable, (C. if not more) reasonable, (D. than)
those at discount stores.
23. (A. It is) (B. extremely) important (C. for) an engineer (D. to know) to use a computer.
24. (A. Historically) (B. there) (C. has been) (D. only) two major factions in the Republican
Party - the liberals and the conservatives.
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25. Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass as a tribute to the Civil War soldiers who (A. had laid) on
the battlefields and (B. whom) he (C. had seen) (D.
26. One of the first and (A. ultimately) the most important (B. purposeful) of a reservoir was
(C. to control) (D. flooding)
27. (A. The Chinese) were the first and (B. large) ethnic group (C. to work) on the construction

(D. of) the transcontinental railroad system.
28. The range of plant life on a mountainside (A. is) a (B. results) of (C. differences) in
temperature and precipitation at (D. varying) altitudes.
29. (A. Even) a professional psychologist may have difficulty talking (B. calm) and logically
(C. about) (D. his own) problem.
30. The more the relative humidity reading (A. rises), (B. the worst) the heat (C. affects) (D.
us)
31. Because correlations are not (A. causes), statistical data (B. which are) (C. extremely easy)
(D. to misuse)
32. Lectures (A. for) the week of march 22-26 (B. will include) the (C. following) : The causes
of the Civil War, The Economy of the South, Battle Strategies, and The (D. assassinate)
Lincoln.
33. (A. Despite of) (B. many) attempts (C. to introduce) a universal language, notably
Esperanto and Idiom Neutral, the effort has met with very (D. little) success.
34. (A. As) every (B. other) nation, the United States (C. used to define) (D. its) unit of
currency, the dollar, in terms of the gold standard.
35. It is necessary that one (A. met) with a judge (B. before signing) (C. the final papers) (D.
for a divorce)
36. (A. Until recently), women (B. were) forbidden (C. by law) (D. from owning) property.
37. (A. According) to the graduate catalog, student housing (B. is) (C. more cheaper) (D. than)
housing off campus.
38. John Dewey thought that children (A. will learn) (B. better) through participating in
experiences (C. rather than) through (D. listening to) lectures.
39. (A. In England) (B. as early as) the (C. twelfth century), young boys enjoyed (D. to play)
football.
40. (A. Some) methods (B. to prevent) soil erosion (C. are) plowing parallel with the slopes of
hills, (D. to plant) trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops.
Answer Sheet
1 C) 2 B) 3 A) 4 C) 5 C) 6 B) 7 D) 8 C) 9 A) 10 C)
11 C) 12 A) 13 C) 14 A) 15 B) 16 A) 17 B) 18 C) 19 B) 20 A)

21 B) 22 D) 23 D) 24 C) 25 A) 26 B) 27 B) 28 B) 29 B) 30 B)
31 B) 32 D) 33 A) 34 A) 35 A) 36 D) 37 C) 38 A) 39 D) 40 D)
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Practice Test 4
A. Structure
1. Based on the premise that light is composed of color, the Impressionists came to the
conclusion ......... not really black.
A) which was that shadows B) was shadows which
C) were shadows D) that shadows were
2. .......... a parliamentary system, the prime minister must be appointed on the basis of the
distribution of power in the parliament.
A) The considered B) To be considered
C) Considering D) Considers
3. ......... of the play Mourning Becomes Electra introduces the cast of characters and hints at
the plot.
A) The act first B) Act one
C) Act first D) First act
4. As soon as ........ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.
A) a base will react B) a base reacts
C) a base is reacting D) the reaction of a base
5. The Internal Revenue Service ......... their tax forms by April 15 every year.
A) makes all Americans file
B) makes all Americans to file
C) makes the filing of all Americans
D) makes all Americans filing
6. Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain past the Cape of
good Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and .............. .
A) most of his crew didn't too
B) neither most of hi crew did
C) neither did most of his crew

D) most of his crew didn't also
7. To answer accurately is more important than .............. .
A) a quick finish B) to finish quickly
C) finishing quickly D) you finish quickly
8. Weathering ......... the action whereby surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.
A) it is B) is that
C) is D) being
9. A telephone recording tells callers ................ .
A) what time the movies stars
B) what time starts the movie
C) what time does the movie star
D) the movie stars what time
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10. The people of Western Canada have been considering ......... themselves from the rest of
the provinces.
A) to separate B) separated
C) separate D) separating
11. It costs about sixty dollars to have a tooth ............. .
A) filling B) to fill
C) filled D) fill
12. Not until a student has mastered algebra ........ the principles of geometry, trigonometry,
and physics.
A) he can begin to understand
B) can he begin to understand
C) he begins to understand
D) begins to understand
13. Although Margaret Mead had several assistants during her long investigations of Samoa,
the bulk of the research was done by ......... alone.
A) herself B) she
C) her D) hers

14. ......... war correspondent, Hemingway used his experiences for some of his most powerful
novels.
A) But a B) It is a
C) While D) A
15. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments, and ..... .
A) the another one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
B) the other one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
C) seventy-eight plus one hundred more as historical sites
D) as historical sites one hundred seventy-eight
B. Written Expression
16. Interest (A. in) automatic data processing has (B. grown) (C. rapid) (D. since) the first
large calculators were introduced in 1950.
17. Vaslav Nijinsky (A. achieved) world recognition (B. aas) both (C. A dancer) (D. as well as
a) choreographer.
18. Airports must (A. be located) (B. near to) major population centers for the advantage of
(C. air transportation) (D. to be retained)
19. (A. It is said) that Einstein felt (B. very) (C. badly) about the application of his theories
(D. to) the creation of weapons of war.
20. The plants that (A. they) (B. belong to) the family of ferns (C. are) quite varied in (D.
their) size and structure.
21. (A. Despite of) the increase in air fares, most people (B. still) (C. prefer) (D. to travel) by
plane.
22. All of (A. we) students must (B. have) an identification card in order to check books (C.
out) (D. of) the library.
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23. Columbus Day (A. is celebrated) (B. on) the (C. twelve) of October (D. because) on that
day in 1492, Christopher Columbus first landed in the America.
24. One of (A. the most) (B. influence) newspapers in the U.S. (C. is) The New York Times
which is (D. widely distributed) throughout the world.
25. An unexpected (A. raise) in the cost of living (A. as well as) a decline in employment

opportunities has (C. resulted in) the (D. rapid) creation by Congress of new government
programs for the unemployed.
26. (A. It is) imperative that a graduate student (B. maintains) a grade poit average (C. of) "B"
in (D. his) major field.
27. Coastal and inland waters (A. are inhabited) (B. not only) by fish but also by (C. such) (D.
sea creature) as shrimps and clams.
28. Economists have tried (A. to discourage) (B. the use) of the phrase "underdeveloped
nation" and (C. encouraging) (D. the more) accurate phrase "developing nation" in order to
suggest an ongoing process.
29. A gas (A. like) propane will (B. combination) with water molecules in a saline solution (C.
to form) a solid (D. called) a hydrate.
30. Although (A. it) cannot (B. be proven), (C. presumable) the expansion of the universe will
slow down as (D. it approaches) a critical radius.
31. (A. Regardless of) your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class (B.
should be) for the students (C. to practice) (D. speaking words).
32. A City University professor reported that he (A. discovers) a vaccine (B. that) has been 80
percent effective (C. in reducing) the instances of tooth decay (D. among) small children.
33. American baseball teams, (A. once) the only contenders for the world championship, are
now (B. being) challenged (C. by) (D. either) Japanese teams and Venezuelan teams.
34. When they (A. have been) (B. frightened), as, for example, (C. by) an electrical storm,
dairy cows may refuse (D. giving) milk.
35. Miami, Florida is (A. among) the few cities in the United States (B. that) (C. has been
awarded) official status (D. as) bilingual municipalities.
36. (A. No other) quality is more important (B. for) a scientist to acquire (C. as) to observe (D.
carefully)
37. After (A. the police) had tried (B. unsuccessfully) to determine to (C. who) the car
belonged, they towed (D. it) into the station.
38. Fertilizers (A. are used) (B. primarily) to enrich (C. soil) and (D. increasing) yield.
39. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere (A. did not filter out) the ultraviolet rays of the sun,
life (B. as) we know (C. it) would not have evolved (D. on earth)

40. The regulation requires that everyone (A. who) (B. holds) a nonimmigrant visa (C.
reports) (D. an) address to the federal government in January of each year.
Answer Sheet
1 D) 2 B) 3 B) 4 B) 5 A) 6 C) 7 B) 8 C) 9 A) 10 D)
11 C) 12 B) 13 C) 14 D) 15 B) 16 C) 17 D) 18 B) 19 C) 20 A)
21 A) 22 A) 23 C) 24 B) 25 A) 26 B) 27 D) 28 C) 29 B) 30 C)
31 D) 32 A) 33 D) 34 D) 35 C) 36 C) 37 C) 38 D) 39 A) 40 C)
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Practice Test 5
A. Structure
1. When a body enters the earth's atmosphere, it travels ............... .
A) very rapidly B) in a rapid manner
C) fastly D) with great speed
2. Put plants ......... a window so that they will get enough light.
A) near to B) near of
C) next to D) nearly
3. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree ..........
A) but two years experience
B) also two years experience
C) but also two years experience
D) but more two years experience
4. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ......... before he entered politics.
A) served in the Navy as an officer
B) an officer in the Navy
C) the Navy had him as an officer
D) did service in the Navy as an officer
5. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ........ no real communication has taken
place.
A) what said the other person
B) what the other person said

C) what did the other person say
D) what was the other person saying
6. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ............ .
A) in comparison with the salary of a teacher
B) than a teacher
C) than that of a teacher
D) to compare as a teacher
7. Professional people expect ......... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.
A) you to call them B) that you would call them
C) your calling them D) that you are calling them
8. Sedimentary rocks are formed below the surface of the earth ......... very high temperatures
and pressures.
A) where there are B) there are
C) where are there D) there are where
9. Farmers look forward to ........ every summer.
A) participating in the country fairs
B) participate in the country fairs
C) be participating in the country fairs
D) have participated in the country fairs
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10. A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of
maintenance ........ its capacity to store information.
A) the same as B) the same
C) as well as D) as well
11. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur ........ a misunderstanding.
A) for B) of
C) because of D) because
12. Neptune is an extremely cold plant, and ..............
A) so does Uranus B) so has Uranus
C) so is Uranus D) Uranus so

13. ......... that gold was discovered at Sutter's Mail and that the California Gold Rush begin.
A) Because in 1848 B) That in 1848
C) In 1848 that it was D) It was in 1848
14. The crime rate has continued to rise in American cities despite efforts
on the part of both government and private citizens to curb ........... .
A) them B) him
C) its D) it
15. Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds .......... on adjacent hills.
A) more frequently as B) as frequently than
C) more frequently than D) frequently than

B. Written Expression
16. The statement (A. will be spoken) just one time ; therefore, you must listen (B. very
careful) in order (C. to understand) (D. what) the speaker has said.
17. Gunpowder, (A. in some ways) (B. the most effective) of (C. all) the explosive materials,
(D. were) a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
18. In the (A. relatively) short history of industrial (B. developing) (C. in the United States),
New York City (D. has played) a vital role.
19. As the demand increase, manufacturers who (A. previously) produced only a large, luxury
car (B. is) compelled (C. to make) (D. a smaller model) in order to compete in the market.
20. For the first time in the history of the country, the person (A. which) (B. was
recommended) by the president (C. to replace) a (D. retiring) justice on the Supreme Court is a
woman.
21. A prism is used (A. To refract) white light (B. so) (C. it) spreads out in a continuous
spectrum of (D. of colors)
22. (A. Despite of) rain or snow (B. there are) always more (C. than) fifty thousand fans (D.
at) the OSU football games.
23. The prices of homes (A. are) (B. as) high in urban areas that (C. most) young people
cannot afford to buy (D. them)
24. To see the Statue of Liberty and (A. taking) pictures (B. from) the top of the Empire State

Building (C. are) two reasons (D. for visiting) New York City.
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25. There (A. are) twenty species of wild roses in North America, all of which (B. have)
prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and large flowers, (C. which) usually smell (D. sweetly)
26. (A. Having chose) the topics for (B. their) essays, the students (C. were) instructed to
make (D. either) a preliminary outline or a rough draft.
27. (A. Factoring) is the process of (B. finding) two or more expressions (C. whose) product is
(D. equal as) the given expression.
28. If Grandma Moses (A. having) been able to continue (B. farming), she might never have
(C. begun) to (D. paint)
29. Since infection (A. can cause) both fever (B. as well as) pain, it is a good idea (C. to
check) (D. a patient's) temperature.
30. Schizophrenia, a behavioral disorder (A. typified by) a (B. fundamental) break with
reality, (C. may be triggered) by genetic predisposition, (D. stressful), drugs, or infections.
31. They asked us, Henry and (A. I), whether we (B. thought) that the statistics (C. had been
presented) (D. fairly) and accurately.
32. (A. In purchasing) a (B. winter coat), it is (C. very) important (D. for trying) it on with
heavy clothing underneath.
33. (A. What happened) in New York (B. were) a reaction from city workers, (c. including)
freshmen an policemen who had been laid off from (D. their) jobs.
34. (A. A number) of (B. novels) submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms (C. to
control) the fact that (D. they were) women.
35. Some executives require (A. that) the secretary (B. is) responsible for (C. writing) all
reports (D. as well as) for balancing the books.
36. Although a doctor may be able (A. to diagnose) a problem (B. perfect), he still may not
(C. be able to) find a drug (D. to which) the patient will respond.
37. Although the Red Cross (A. accepts) blood from most donors, the nurses will not (B.
leave) you (C. give) blood if you have just (D. had) a cold.
38. A turtle differs (A. from) all (B. other) reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective
shell of (C. their) (D. own)

39. Benjamin Franklin (A. was) the editor of (B. the largest) newspaper in the colonies, a
diplomatic representative to France and later to England, and (C. he invented) (D. many)
useful devices.
40. The native people of the Americans (A. are called) Indians (B. because) when Columbus
landed in the Bahamas (C. in 1492), he thought that he (D. has reached) the East Indies.
Answer Sheet
1 A) 2 C) 3 C) 4 B) 5 B) 6 C) 7 A) 8 A) 9 A) 10 C)
11 C) 12 C) 13 D) 14 D) 15 C) 16 B) 17 D) 18 B) 19 B) 20 A)
21 B) 22 A) 23 B) 24 A) 25 D) 26 A) 27 D) 28 A) 29 B) 30 D)
31 A) 32 D) 33 B) 34 B) 35 B) 36 B) 37 B) 38 C) 39 C) 40 D)
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Practice Test 6
A. Structure
1. It is important that the TOEFL Office .......... an applicant's registration.
A) will conform B) conform
C) conforms D) must conform
2. Deserts are often formed ......... they are cut off from rain-bearing winds by the surrounding
mountain ranges.
A) because B) in spite of
C) so D) due to
3. ......... that the English settled in Jamestown.
A) In 1607 that it was B) That in 1607
C) Because in 1607 D) It was in 1607
4. Staying in a hotel costs ........ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A) twice more than B) twice as much as
C) as much twice as D) as much as twice
5. When friends insist on ........ expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.
A) them to accept B) their accepting
C) they accepting D) they accept
6. Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics ......... greatest portrait painter in the North

American colonies.
A) that he was B) as he was
C) who was the D) the
7. As a safety measure, the detonator for a nuclear device may be made of ............ , each of
which is controlled by a different employee.
A) two equipments B) two pieces of equipments
C) two pieces of equipment D) two equipment pieces
8. An equilateral triangle is a triangle ......... and three angles of equal size.
A) that have three sides of equal length
B) it has three sides equally long
C) that has three sides of equal length
D) having three equal length sides in it
9. ......... are found on the surface of the moon.
A) Craters and waterless seas that
B) When craters and waterless seas
C) Craters and waterless seas
D) Since craters and waterless seas
10. ........ two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect on each other's
subsequent motion.
A) So that B) They are
C) That D) If
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11. A child in the first grade tends to be ....... all of the other children
in the class.
A) the same old to B) the same age than
C) as old like D) the same age as
12. The bird's egg is such an efficient structure for protecting the embryo
inside ......... difficult for the hatching to break.
A) that is B) that
C) and is D) that it is

13. We had hoped ........ the game, but the others team played very well.
A) State University to win
B) that State University win
C) that State University would win
D) State University's winning
14. The artistic medium of clay is ........ that images have been found near
the remains of fires from the last Ice Age.
A) so old B) such an old
C) oldest D) old
15. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ........ a bowl of cereal for
breakfast every day.
A) used to eating B) are used to eat
C) are used to eating D) use to eat
B. Written Expression
16. (A. The) Pickerel frog, native to Southern Canada and the Eastern United States, (B.
should be avoided) because (C. their) skin secretions are lethal to small animals and (D.
irritating) to humans.
17. (A. The most common) form (B. of) treatment (C. it) is mass inoculation and chlorination
of (D. water sources)
18. People with (A. exceptionally) high intelligence quotients may not be (B. the best)
employees since they become (C. bored of) their work unless the job is constantly (D.
changing)
19. Neither the mathematics department (A. nor) the biology department at State University
requires that the students (B. must write) a thesis in order (C. to graduate) with a (D. master's
degree)
20. The oxygen content of Mars is not (A. sufficient enough) (B. to support) life (C. as) we
know (D. it)
21. Students in the United States (A. often) support (B. themselves) (C. by) babysitting,
working in restaurants, or (D. they drive) taxicabs.
22. Those of us (A. who) have a family history of heart disease (B. should make) (c. yearly)

appointments with (D. their) doctors.
23. Although federal support (A. for) basic research programs (B. are) (C. much) less than (D.
it) was ten years ago, more funds are now available from the National Science foundation.
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24. (A. Living) in New York, apartment cost (B. more) to rent (C. than) they do in other,
(D.smaller) cities.
25. (A. This) new model not only saves time but also (B. energy) by (C. operating) on two
batteries (D. instead) of four.
26. The government requires that a census (A. be taken) (B. every ten years) (C. so) accurate
statistics (D. may be complied)
27. In 1975, (A. according to) the National Center for Health Statistics, the average life
expectancy for people (B. born) (C. during) that year (D. is) 72.4 years.
28. Traditionally, the flag is (A. risen) (B. in the morning) and (C. taken) down (D. at night)
29. When (A. the silkworm) gets through (B. to lay) (C. its) eggs, (D. it does)
30. Frank Lloyd Wright (A. has been acclaimed) (B. by colleagues) (C. as) (D. the greater) of
all modern architects.
31. Scientists had (A. previously) estimated that the Grand Canyon in Arizona (B. is) ten
million years old ; but now, (C. by using) a more modern dating method, they agree that the
age is closer to (D. six million years)
32. The corals (A. can be divided) into three (B. groups), two (C. of which) (D. is) extinct.
33. Without alphabetical order, (A. dictionaries) would (B. be) (C.impossibility) (D. to use)
34. Jane Addams had (A. already) established Hull House (B. in Chicago) and (C. began) her
work in the Women's Suffrage Movement when she was (D. awarded) the Nobel prize for
peace.
35. The extent (A. to which) an individual is a product of either heredity or environment (B.
cannot proven), but (C. several theories) (D. have been) proposed.
36. Although (A. jogging) is a good way to lose way to lose weight and improve one's physical
condition, (B. most) doctors recommend that the potential jogger begin (C. in a correct
manner) by (D. getting) a complete checkup.
37. The flag of the (A. original first) colonies may or may not (B. have been made) (C. by

Betsy Ross) (D. during the Revolution)
38. (A. some) conifers, (B. that is), (C. tree) that have cones, (D. are) able to thrive on poor,
thin soil.
39. The Indians of the southwestern United States (A. are) famous for their beautiful (B. art
work), (C. especially) handmade jewelry cast from silver, carved from stones, or (D.
decorations) with beads and feathers.
40. Because the solar tiles were very (A. secure fastened), only (B. a few) became (C.
detached) when the Space Shuttle reentered (D. the earth's atmosphere)
Answer Sheet
1 B) 2 A) 3 D) 4 B) 5 B) 6 D) 7 C) 8 C) 9 C) 10 D)
11 D) 12 D) 13 C) 14 A) 15 C) 16 C) 17 C) 18 C) 19 B) 20 A)
21 D) 22 D) 23 B) 24 A) 25 B) 26 C) 27 D) 28 A) 29 B) 30 D)
31 B) 32 D) 33 C) 34 C) 35 B) 36 C) 37 A) 38 C) 39 D) 40 A)
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Practice Test 7
A. Structure
1. Often a team of engineers is ............ .
A) work on one project B) on one project work
C) working on one project D) to working on one project
2. ........ in the world export diamonds.
A) Only little nations B) Only few nations
C) Only a little nations D) Only a few nations
3. 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
4. To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock, ............ .
A) taking immediate steps B) to take immediate steps
C) taken steps immediately D) take immediately steps
5. All the cereal grains ........ grow on the prairies and plains of the United Sates.
A) but rice B) except rice

C) but for rice D) excepting rice
6. Besides rain, .......... is seldom pure.
A) water naturally B) natural water
C) water of natural D) the nature's water
7. Burrowing animals provide paths for water in soil, and so do the roots of plants .......... .
A) decaying and they dying B) when they die and decay
C) they die and decay D) when they will die and decay
8. ........ a busy city, Pompeii was virtually destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
A.D.
A) Once B) It was once
C) Once it was D) That once
9. In his autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, Adams attempted to show that his
generation ............ .
A) did not know how to live in a technological society
B) did not know living in a technological society
C) was not knowing how live in a technological society
D) had not known living in a technological society
10. The FDA was set up in 1940 ......... that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.
A) to enforce the laws B) to enforcing laws
C) enforcing laws D) enforced the laws
11. Green and magenta are complementary colors located opposite each other on the color
wheel, ............. .
A) and blue and yellow so B) and too blue and yellow
C) and so blue and yellow do D) and so are blue and yellow
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12. Doublestars orbit ............. .
A) each to the other B) each other
C) each other one D) other each one
13. John F.Kennedy was the youngest president of the United States and .......... to be
assassinated.

A) the fourth B) fourth
C) four D) the four
14. Oscillatona, one of the few plants that can move about, ........ a wavy, gliding motion.
A) having B) has
C) being D) with
15. .......... a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the Dictionary of the American
Language.
A) It was while B) When
C) When was D) While

B. Written Expression
16. The bridge at (A. Niagara Falls) spans (B. the longer) unguarded border in the history of
the world, symbolizing the peace and goodwill that (C. exist) (D. between) Canada and the
United States.
17. Nitrogen (A. must be combine) with (B. another element) (C. such as) hydrogen or oxygen
(D. to be useful) in agriculture or industry.
18. In ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages, (A. many people) (B. believed) that (C.
the earth) (D. is) motionless.
19. Anyone (A. reproducing) copyrighted works without permission of the holders of the
copyrights (B. are) (C. breaking) (D. the law)
20. Supersonic transport (A. such) the Concorde will probably be (B. widely) accepted (C. as
soon) as problems of noise and atmospheric pollution (D. are) resolved.
21. (A. It is generally believed) that Thomas Jefferson was the one who had researched and (B.
wrote) the Declaration of Independence during the months prior to (C. its signing) (D. in July
1776)
22. Because (A. not food) is (B. as nutritious) for a baby (C. as) its mother's milk, (D. many)
women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.
23. In the (A. sixteenth century), Francois Vieta, a French mathematician, (B. used) the vowels
a,e,i,o,u, (C. to represent) (D. a) unknown number.
24. Increasing involvement in agriculture (A. by large corporations) (B. has resulted in) what is

(C. known as) agribusiness - that is, agriculture with business techniques, including heavy
capitalization, specialization of production, and (D. to control) all stage of the operation.
25. (A. Civil engineers) had better (B. planning) (C. to use) steel supports in concrete
structures (D. built) on unstable geophysical sites.
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26. Aristotle (A. systematically) set out the (B. various) forms of the syllogism (C. that) (D.
has remained) an important reference for logic.
27. If the oxygen supply (A. in the atmosphere) (B. was) not replenished (C. by plants), it
would soon (D. be exhausted)
28. With (A. his) father's guidance, Mozart (B. begun) (C. playing) the clavier at the age of
three and (D. composing) at the age of five.
29. The practical and legal implications of euthanasia, the practice of causing the death of a
person (A. suffering) from an incurable disease, are so controversial (B. as) (C. it is) illegal (D.
in most countries)
30. Programs (A. such as) Head Start (B. were developed) (C. to prepare) children from
deprived situations to enter school (D. without to experience) unusual difficulties.
31. Since lighting was probably significant in the formation of life, understanding (A. it) (B.
might help) us (C. to understanding) life (D. itself)
32. Starfishes and sea urchins, members of the echinoderms or spiny skinned animals, (A. are)
particularly (B. interested) (C. because of) (D. their) unusual structures.
33. (A. Almost) poetry (B. is) (C. more enjoyable) when (D. it is) read aloud.
34. It is essential that cancer (A. is) (B. diagnosed) and treated (C. as early as) possible in order
(D. to assure) a successful cure.
35. Vasco da Gama, accompanied (A. by a large crew) and a fleet of twenty ships, (B. were)
trying (C. to establish) Portuguese domination (D. in Africa and India) during the sixteenth
century.
36. Gold, silver, and copper coins are often alloyed with (A. harder) metals (B. to make) (C.
them) (D. hard as enough) to withstand wear.
37. A vine climbs from one tree to another, continuing (A. to grow) and support (B. itself)
even when the original (C. supporting) trees is (D. not longer) alive.

38. After Dr. Werner Arber (A. discovered) restriction enzymes, Drs. Daniel Nathan, Hamilton
Smith, and (B. him) (C. were awarded) the Nobel prize for (D. their) research in that field.
39. Although the Indians and the Eskimo had lived for centuries (A. in Canada and the United
States), when the European settlers came (B. In the seventeenth) century, the newcomers began
a systematic effort (C. to push) them further into the wilderness and to take the land from (D.
their)
40. (A. Sometime) ants keep (B. smaller insects) that give off honeydrew, milking them (C.
regularly) and even building barns (D. to shelter) them.
Answer Sheet
1 C) 2 D) 3 A) 4 D) 5 A) 6 C) 7 B) 8 A) 9 A) 10 A)
11 D) 12 B) 13 A) 14 B) 15 D) 16 B) 17 A) 18 D) 19 B) 20 A)
21 B) 22 A) 23 D) 24 D) 25 B) 26 D) 27 B) 28 B) 29 B) 30 D)
31 C) 32 D) 33 A) 34 A) 35 B) 36 D) 37 D) 38 B) 39 D) 40
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Practice Test 8
A. Structure
1. The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue ............ .
A) they are alike B) are similar to
C) are similar D) the same
2. The lights and appliances in most homes use alternating current ..........
A) instead direct current B) instead of direct current
C) that instead direct current D) for direct current instead
3. When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he
was ................ .
A) so old B) too old
C) oldest D) very older
4. The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an
accumulation of .......... in porous rocks.
A) the oil B) oil
C) an oil D) oils

5. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of
identification ............ .
A) must present B) presented
C) be presented D) for presentation
6. Nerve impulses ......... to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second.
A) sending sensations B) to send sensation
C) send sensations D) sensations
7. Although exact statistics vary because of political changes, ......... separate nation states are
included in the official lists at any one time.
A) more than two hundred B) as much as two hundred
C) many as two hundred D) most that two hundred
8. ........ owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration.
A) That birds B) A bird
C) The bird D) Birds
9. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons ............ .
A) money beside B) money besides
C) beside money D) besides money
10. Seals can ......... because they have a thick layer of blubber under
their fur.
A) keep them warm B) keep themselves warm
C) they keep warm D) keep their warm
11. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have
........... .
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A) not definite shape B) none definite shape
C) nothing definite shape D) no definite shape
12. One of Shaw's .......... , Pygmalion, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play
My Fair Lady.
A) greatest work B) greatest works
C) the greatest work D) the greatest works

13. Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of
transplantation ......... , the shortage of organ donors has curtailed
research.
A) progress B) had progress
C) would progress D) progressing
14. The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth
........... than do the machine tools invented to replace them.
A) more efficiently B) efficiently
C) more efficient D) most efficient
15. ......... unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
A) To found B) Find
C) The find D) Finding

B. Written Expression
16. The prime rate is the rate of interest that a bank will (A. charge) when (B. it) (C. borrows)
money to (D. its) best clients.
17. When a pregnant woman (A. smokes), the (B. blood supply) to the uterus is (C. affected),
(D. reduction) oxygen to the fetus.
18. The area (A. where) (B. a microchip) is manufactured must (C. be) the (D. most cleanest)
environment possible.
19. Before his death (A. in 1943), in an effort to encourage (B. less dependence) on one crop
by the South, George Washington Carver (C. is) responsible for developing hundreds of
industrial (D. uses) for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
20. (A. Sodium), usually a metal, and chlorine, usually a gas, (B. they) react (C. to form) the
solid sodium cloride, or (D. table salt)
21. Mathematics (A. is) (B. such important) field and serves so many of the sciences that (C.
it) is a prerequisite (D. for studying) every scientific discipline.
22. Studies of job satisfaction are unreliable because there (A. is) so (B. many) variables and
(C. because) the admission of dissatisfaction (D. may be viewed) as a personal failure.
23. Champlain (A. founded) a base at Port Royal (B. in 1605), and (C. builds) a fort (D. at

Quebec) three years later.
24. (A. A calorie) (B. is) the quantity of heat (C. required) (D. to rise) one gallon of water one
degree centigrade at one atmospheric pressure.
25. Natural gas often (A. occurs) (B. both together) with petroleum (C. in) the minute pores of
rocks (D. such as) sandstone and limestone.
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26. There is (A. no) limit to the diversity to be (B. finding) in the (C. cultures) of (D. people)
throughout the world.
27. Sloths spend (A. must) of (B. its) time hanging upside down from trees and (C. feeding) on
leaves and (D. fruit)
28. Although (A. blood) (B. lets) a residue in urine and stool samples, (C. it) cannot always (D.
be detected) without the aid of a microscope.
29. The native people in the Americas were (A. referred to) as Indians became, (B. according
to) the (C. believe) at the time, Christopher Columbus (D. had reached) the East Indies.
30. (A. A barometer) is a device with a (B. sealed) metal chamber designed to (C. reading) the
changes in the pressure of (D. air) in the atmosphere.
31. Cotton fiber, (A. like) (B. other) vegetable fibers, (C. are) composed (D. mostly) of
cellulose.
32. (A. Almost all) life (B. depends to) chemical reactions with oxygen (C. to produce) (D.
energy)
33. It may be (A. argued) that modern presidents have far (B. great) responsibilities than (C.
their) predecessors (D. did)
34. The concept of lift in aerodynamics (A. refer to) the relationship (B. among) the (C.
increased) speed of air over the top of a wing and the higher pressure of (D. the slower air)
underneath)
35. (A. Many) grasshoppers can (B. produce) (C. sounds) by (D. rub) their hind legs against
their wings.
36. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but (A. also) (B.
presided) the modern language department at Harvard University (C. for) (D. more than)
eighteen years.

37. Some important characteristics of the Baroque style (A. was) (B. a renewed interest) in
ornamentation and a powerful (C. use) of both light (D. and) shade.
38. (A. The understanding) electricity (B. depends on) a knowledge of atoms and the
subatomic particles of which (C. they) (D. are composed)
39. (A. If) England had not (B. imposed) a tax on tea two hundred and twenty years (C. ago),
(D. will) the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth?
40. Scientific fish farming, (A. known as) aquaculture, has existed for (B. more than) 4000
years, but scientists who (C. make) research in this field are only recently providing the kind of
information that growers need (D. to increase) production
Answer Sheet
1 C) 2 B) 3 B) 4 B) 5 C) 6 C) 7 A) 8 D) 9 D) 10 B)
11 D) 12 B) 13 C) 14 A) 15 D) 16 C) 17 D) 18 D) 19 C) 20 B)
21 B) 22 A) 23 C) 24 D) 25 B) 26 B) 27 B) 28 B) 29 C) 30 C)
31 C) 32 B) 33 D) 34 C) 35 D) 36 B) 37 A) 38 A) 39 D) 40 C)
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Practice Test 9
A. Structure
1. Indian summer is a period of mild weather ........ during the autumn.
A) occurs B) occurring
C) it occurs D) is occurring
2. Bacteria may be round, ............ , or spiral.
A) rod shapes B) in the shape of rods
C) like a rod's shape D) rod-shaped
3. .......... of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the
inspiration for two of his most popular novels.
A) Remembering B) Memories
C) It was the memories D) He remembered
4. The yearly path of the sun around the heavens ............... .
A) is known as the ecliptic
B) known as the ecliptic

C) it is known to be ecliptic
D) knowing as the ecliptic
5. ........ many improvements made to highways during the nineteenth century, but Americans
contributed to depend on water routes for transportation.
A) Despite the B) There were
C) However D) Though there were
6. There are believed ......... over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.
A) to be B) being
C) they are D) there are
7. First performed in 1976, ................. .
A) William Lane wrote the one-character play 'The Belle of Amberst' about the life of Emily
Dickinson
B) The life of Emily Dickinson was the subject of the one-character play 'the Belle of Amberst'
by William Lane
C) William Lane's one-character play 'The Belle of Amberst' was about the life of Emily
Dickinson
D) There was only one character in William Lane's play 'The Belle of Amberst' about the life
of Emily Dickinson
8. Minnesota's thousands of lakes ......... over 4,000 square miles.
A) that cover B) covering
C) are covered D) cover
9. Mushrooms have no vascular tissue, they reproduce by means of spores, and they ..........
chlorophyII
A) lack B) no
C) without D) not have
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