test 8

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1. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple Street in New York City.
a. The main b. be found c. in d. in
2. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until
the next meeting to vote.
a. less b. than c. were d. to vote
3. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals.
a. particularly b. fond of c. often cooks d. really
4. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
a. progress b. made c. in space d. for
5. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.
a. not rarely b. a play c. since d. was seventeen years old
6. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.
a. The b. has c. how to deal with d. already
7. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
a. There was b. a c. on the d. about
8. The professor had already give the homework assignment when he had remembered that
Monday was a holiday.
a. the homework assignment b. had remembered c. Monday d. was
9. Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer, the man will cry out in pain.
a. by b. for striking an officer c. the man d. will cry out
10. This table is not study enough to support a television, and that one probably isn’t neither.
a. not study enoughb. to support c. that one d. neither
11. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.
a. was hitting b. during c. sudden d. last
12. The company representative sold to the manager a sewing machine for forty dollars.
a. The company b. to the manager c. sewing d. for
13. The taxi driver told the man to don’t allow his disobedient son to hang out the window.
a. taxi driver b. told the man c. to don’t allow d. to hang out
14. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.
a. quite b. in c. those ones d. are

15. Harvey seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
a. pays his bills b. on time c. his d. does too
16. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
a. price of b. great c. lower d. wasn’t it
17. When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to the students
and faculty.
a. an b. new regulations c. it d. must relay its
18. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks.
a. upset b. because c. had to do d. many homeworks
19. There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
a. is b. scissors c. in d. in
20. The Board of Realtors doesn’t have any informations about the increase in rent for this area.
a. informations b. about c. increase d. in rent for
21. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.
a. enough intelligent b. to pass c. this d. economics
22. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great
deal of trouble controlling them.
a. There were b. much c. the burning d. that
23. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in Detroil.
a. in b. since c. is now living d. in
24. The fire began in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors.
a. in b. fifth c. of d. soon spread
25. Mrs. Anderson bought last week a new sports car; however, she has yet to learn how to
operate the manual gearshift.
a. last week a new sports car b. however c. has yet to learn d. how to operate
26. She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
a. didn’t send b. her the candy c. because d. on
27. They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am.
a. planning on b. attending c. next d. so I am
28. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.

a. such beautiful b. myself c. to complete d. my chores
29. While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their barbecue grill.
a. While b. were c. their neighbors d. use
30. The artist tried stimulate interest in painting by talking his students to the museums.
a. stimulate b. interest in c. by talking d. to the
31. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
a. are b. common disease c. which d. usually
32. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.
a. that b. went c. to d. before coming
33. Before she moved here, Arlene had been president of the organization since four years.
a. Before b. been c. of the d. since
34. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called.
a. of the b. report c. his or her name d. is called
35. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic
Games
a. athlete b. with c. his coach d. are
36. Professor Duncan teaches both anthropology as well as sociology each fall.
a. teaches b. both c. anthropology d. each fall
37. My brother is in California on vacation, but I wish he was here so that he could help me
repair my car.
a. in b. on c. was d. me repair my car
38. I certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in delivering the materials because we
had planned to begin work tomorrow.
a. certainly b. him c. telling us d. delivering
39. The chemistry instructor explained the experiment in such of a way that it was easily
understood.
a. in b. such of a way c. was d. easily understood
40. Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever
known.
a. has become b. greatest c. dancer d. ever known

41. He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year.
a. less b. his c. than d. last year
42. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of
the bus.
a. was b. four-days c. took d. of the
43. The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
a. nation’s b. science c. have d. widespread
44. The leader emphasized the need for justice and equality between his people.
a. the need b. for justice c. between d. people
45. Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual laborers.
a. Many b. rural areasc. composed of d. laborers
46. Several people have apparent tried to change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
a. have b. apparent c. the man’s mind d. to listen
47. Keith is one of the most intelligent boys of the science class.
a. the b. most c. of d. science
48. The girls were sorry to had missed the singers when they arrived at the airport.
a. were sorryb. had missed c. when d. arrived at
49. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo in the winter months as well as in the spring.
a. lived b. a c. months d. as well as
50. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
a. tried b. worst c. danced d. large
51. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country
club.
a. to b. them c. wearing d. at the country club