II. Grammar
1. Usually political cartoons appear on the editorial page of a newspaper.
A. appear B. whose appearance
C. by appearing D. when they appearance
2. Harvard University has two major art museums, the Fog and the Sadler.
A. Harvard University has B. At Harvard University
C. Harvard University, with its D. There at Harvard University
3. American actress and director Margaret Webster became famous for her production of
Shakespearean plays.
A. who became famous B. famous as she became
C. becoming famous D. became famous
4. There are two gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the
other full of acetylene.
A. It is two B. Of the two
C. There are two D. Two
5. That Philip Glass is the most interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his
compositions.
A. That Philip Glass B. Philip Glass, who
C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
6. Compressed air provides the power to drive pneumatic tools.
A. by providing B. provides
C. that provides D. the provision of
7. The Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays.
A. The Earth is constantly bombarded B. Bombarded constantly, the Earth
C. Bombarding the Earth constantly D. The Earth’s constant bombardment
8. The three primary colors are red, blue, and yellow.
A. There are three B. The three
C. Three of them D. That the three
9. It was Jane Byrne who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
A. It was Jane Byrne B. Jane Byrne
C. That Jane Byrne D. When Jane Byrne

2. When bats are at rest, they hang upside-down.
A. they B. and C. to D. as
3. It was in 1790 that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to
Columbia.
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A. In 1790 was B. There was in 1790
C. In 1790 D. It was in 1790
4. Although not as important as they once were, railroads are still a major form of
transportation in North America.
A. there are still railroads B. railroads, which are still
C. railroads are still D. railroads still being
5. The Loop, which is the commercial heart of Chicago, is enclosed within a rectangular
loop of elevated train tracks.
A. that is enclosed B. enclosing it
C. is enclosed D. it is enclosed
6. There are about twenty amino acids that serve as the basic building blocks of all
proteins
A. It was about twenty B. For about twenty of
C. About twenty are D. There are about twenty
7. Most folk songs are ballads that have simple words and tell simple stories.
A. what B. although
C. when D. that
8. After its introduction in 1969, the float process became the world’s principal method of
manufacturing flat sheets of glass.
A. by which it became B. it became
C. became D. which became
9. In 1850, Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School, where engineers were
educated.
A. engineers were educated there B. where engineers were educated
C. in which were engineers were educated D. where were engineers educated

2. The size and shape of a nail depends primarily on the function for which it is intended.
A. which it is B. for which it is
C. which it is for D. for which is
3. In geometry, a tangent is a straight line which touches a curve at only one point.
A. which touches B. whose touching
C. which it is for D. for which is
4. There are over 2,000 varieties of snakes, most of which are harmless to humans.
A. mostly they B. most of them
C. most of which D. which most
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5. Smoke jumpers are firefighters who descend into remote areas by parachute to fight
forest fires.
A. firefighters B. when firefighters
C. who, as firefighters D. firefighters who
6. Aerodynamics is the study of the forces acting on an object as it moves through the
atmosphere.
A. acting B. act
C. are acting D. acted
7. Plants grown for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown
C. Plants that grow D. To grow plants
8. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department, Jose Limon’s dance troupe often toured
abroad.
A. The U.S. State Department sponsored it.
B. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department
C. The U.S. State Department, which sponsored it
D. The sponsorship of the U.S. State Department
9. Elfreth’s Alley in Philadelphia is the oldest residential street in the United States, with
houses dating from 1728.
A. houses are dated B. the dates of the houses

water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Whether people D. People
19. If a bar magnet is broken, the two pieces form two complete magnets, each with a north
and south pole.
A. broken B. broke
C. breaking D. break
20. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of
location and the quality of the water.
A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of the water D. what is the water quality
II. Grammar:
1. Clifford Holland, he was a civil engineer, was in charge of the construction of the first
tunnel under the Hudson River.
A. he was a B. a
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C. being a D. who was, as a
2. That all parrots are native to tropical regions is untrue.
A. That all B. All
C. Why all D. Since all
3. A major concern among archaeologists today is the preservation of archaeological sites,
many of which are threatened by development.
A. of which many B. many of them
C. many of which D. which many
4. In 1775, Daniel Boone opened the Wilderness Trail and made it possible the first
settlements in Kentucky.
A. possibly it was B. as possible
C. possible D. it possible
5. Rarely are sported turtles seen far from water.
A. spotted turtles B. spotted turtles are

people of Puerto Rico in his poetry and prose.
A. Beginning B. He began
C. Having begun D. The beginning was
15. Because of the curve of the Earth, the sails of a distant ship are visible before the body
of the ship.
A. The curve of the Earth makes B. The Earth, in that it curves, makes
C. Because the curve of the Earth, D. Because of the curve of the Earth,
II. Grammar:
1. The store doesn’t have much laundry detergent.
A. much B. many
C. lots D. a number of
2. The doctor gave some more pills. I take them 3 times a day.
A. use B. take
C. drinks D. get
3. During the work, he has to wear a suit and a tie.
A. had wear B. wear
C. has to wear D. have to wear
4. If the sea gets warm, the ice at the North and the South Poles will melt.
A. got – melted B. get-will melt
C. get-would melt D. gets-will melt
5. They refuse to go out on trips if it’s too hot.
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A. to go B. goes
C. going D. go
6. I enjoy walking in the rain.
A. walk B. walking
C. to walk D. walked
7. If I were rich, I would live in a big house.
A. was-would B. am-would
C. were-would D. was-will

C. would haven’t swept D. haven’t been swept
18. A wedding is so wonderful opportunity for showing off new clothes.
A. wearing B. carrying
C. showing D. putting
19. Up to the time of his death, he was one of the most notable features in our town.
A. characteristics B. features
C. statements D. figure
20. In the event that I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ll ask my assistant to do it for
me.
A. For B. In the event that
C. Only if D. On the other hand
II. GRAMMAR:
1. She used to speak English at work when she was a manager’s secretary.
a. used to c. use to
b. to use d. uses to
2. What a beautiful ring I have seen!
a. have seen I c. I have seen
b. have I seen d. I haven’t seen
3.The more quickly you discover his weaknesses, the easier you can win him.
a. Quicker c. The fastest
b. The more quickly d. The easiest
4. They are now staying at a flat which is about five-minute walk from the safe sandy
beach.
a. five minutes walking c. five-minute walk
b. walk for about five minutes d. five minutes walk
5. Canada is the second biggest country in size only to the Soviet Union.
a. in size c. with its population
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b. by area d. in shape
6. Can you see a man wandering over there.

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A. It is two B. Of the two C. There are two D. Two
19. That Philip Glass is the most interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his
compositions.
A. That Philip Glass B. Philip Glass, who
C. Philip Glass D. Because Philip Glass
20. American actress and director Margaret Webster became famous for her production of
Shakespearean plays.
A. who became famous B. famous as she became
C. becoming famous D. became famous
21. It was in 1790 that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to
Columbia.
A. In 1790 was B. There was in 1790
C. In 1790 D. It was in 1790
22. The Loop, which is the commercial heart of Chicago, is enclosed within a rectangular
loop of elevated train tracks.
A. that is enclosed B. enclosing it
C. is enclosed D. it is enclosed
23. In addition to being a naturalist, Stewart E. White was a writer whose novels describe
the struggle for survival on the American frontier.
A. whose novels describe B. his describes in his novels
C. his novels describe D. who, describing in his novels
24. William Samuel Johnson, who had helped write the Constitution, became the first
president of Columbia College in 1787.
A. whom he had B. and he had
C. who had D. had
25. The instrument panel of a light airplane has at least a dozen instruments the pilot must
watch.
A. the pilot must watch B. what the pilot must watch
C. which the pilot must watch them D. which most

Richardson
B. Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
C. Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
D. it was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard
University.
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25. Ellen Swallow Richards became the first woman to enter, graduate from, and teach at
the Massachusetts institute of Technology.
A. teach B. a teacher C. who taught D. to teach
II. Grammar
II. Grammar
16. She usually ………….to work, but today she …………… she ……………….
16. She usually ………….to work, but today she …………… she ……………….
a. drives / isn’t driving / is walking
a. drives / isn’t driving / is walking
b. drives / doesn’t drive / walks
b. drives / doesn’t drive / walks
c. is driving / isn’t driving / walks
c. is driving / isn’t driving / walks
d. is driving / isn’t driving / is walking
d. is driving / isn’t driving / is walking
17. What …………… you do last night?
17. What …………… you do last night?
I stayed home and watched T.V .
I stayed home and watched T.V .
a. did
a. did
b. do c. will d. would
b. do c. will d. would
18. David Hockney ………… in 1937 in Bradford, a town in the north of England.

d. went
21. _______ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other
21. _______ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the otherfull of acetylene.
full of acetylene.
A. It is two
A. It is two
B. Of the two
B. Of the two
C. There are two
C. There are two
D. Two
D. Two
22. The instrument panel of a light airplane has at least a dozen instruments…….
22. The instrument panel of a light airplane has at least a dozen instruments…….
A. the pilot must watch
A. the pilot must watch
B. what the pilot must watch
B. what the pilot must watch
C. which the pilot must watch them
C. which the pilot must watch them
D. which most
D. which most
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23. _______ is the most interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his
23. _______ is the most interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his
B. famous as she became
B. famous as she became
C. becoming famous
C. becoming famous
D. became famous
D. became famous
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