SECTION TWO

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS

Direction: Questions 1 – 15 are incomplete sentences. Chose the best option in (A), (B),
(C), or (D) that completes the sentence.
1. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, _____ of the Union and the Confederacy
during the Civil War, were both born in Kentucky.
(A) they were opposing presidents (C) were opposing presidents
(B) opposing presidents (D) presidents opposed
2. ______, the Mauritius parakeet, and the Japanese crested ibis are among the most
endangered of the world’s birds.
(A) Including the Marianas mallards (C) Being the Marianas mallard
(B) There are the Marianas mallard (D) The Marianas mallard
3. Conditions required for seed germination include abundant water, an adequate supply
of oxygen, and _____
(A) appropriate temperatures (C) the temperatures must be appropriate
(B) appropriately temperate (D) having appropriate temperatures
4. I would have finished my homework last night if you_____________ me.
(A) had not disturbed (C) did not disturb
(B) did not disturbed (D) not disturbed
5. Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and Rick Blame in Casablanca _____ of Humphrey
Bogart’s more famous roles.
(A) they are two (B) two of them are (C) two of them (D) are two
6. Samuel Clemens, ________ under the pen name Mark Twain, created characters that
reflected purely American traits and habits.
(A) and he wrote (B) who wrote (C) wrote (D) he wrote
7. Carbonated beverages became popular in 1832 after ________ an apparatus for
charging water with carbon dioxide gas.
(A) John Mathews invented (C) invented John Mathews
(B) Inventing John Mathews (D) John Mathews inventing
8. ________ in North American waterways a little over a decade ago, zebra mussels
have already earned a nasty reputation for their expensive habit of clogging water
pipes in the Great lakes area.
(A) The first sighting (C) Although first sighted
(B) First sighting (D) Zebra mussels were first sighted
9. The training given in Suharto’s and Habibie’s era included fisheries, geological
sciences and ____
(A) teacher education (C) teacher’s education
(B) teachers’ education (D) teachers’s education
10. 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
11. Mrs. Beck has returned___________
(A) a wallet back to its original owner (C) to its original owner the wallet
(B) the wallet to its originally owner (D) the wallet to its original owner
12. Not until a student has mastered algebra ___________ the principles of geometry,
trigonometry, and physics.
(A) he can begin to understand (C) can he begin to understand
(B) he begins to understand (D) begins to understand

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13. NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center_______ control center for the Mercury,
Gemini, and Apollo space flights.
(A) it was at the (B) it was the (C) was the (D) the
14. ________being in the public eye appears to be eminently desirable.
(A) For many Priangan girls (C) They are many Priangan girls
(B) Many Priangan girls (D) There are many Priangan girls
15. _______ behind government secrecy for nearly half a century, the Hanford plant in central
Washington produced plutonium for the nuclear weapons of the Cold War.
(A) It is hidden (C) Hidden
(B) Which is hidden (D) The plant is hiding
Direction for questions 16 – 40. Each sentence has four outlined words or phrases,
marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one that is INCORRECT
16. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere did not filter out the ultraviolet rays of
A
the sun, life as we know would not have evolved on the earth.
B C D
17. ray of light passing through the center of a thin lens keep its original
A B C D
Direction
18. Advertising it provides most of the income for magazine, newspaper, radio, and
A B C
television in the United States today.
D
19. Salmon migrations may include having to jump up waterfalls, swim up rapids,
A B
or climbing fish ladders at dams.
C D
20. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they
A B
would have realized that the second was better as the first.
C D
21. Digitalis is a drug which is prepared from the seeds and leafs of a plant with
A B C
the same name and is used as a cardiac stimulant.
D
22. Calcium channel blockers are agents which act on the chemical substance
A
what most affects the heart’s functioning calcium.
B C D
23. Binary stars are twin stars which forms close enough together for their mutual
A B
gravitation to set them orbiting each other.
C D
24. As a result of his inconsistency in represent his constituents, the senator was not
A B
reelected to the state of legislature.
C D
25. In order to perform these management functions efficiently, management needs
A B
interpersonal, organization, and technical skills.

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 C D
26. Before seizing power, Ken Arok rebelled, killed Tunggul Ametung, merried Ken
A B
Dedes who is the wife of previous king.
C D
27. Although we are concerned about the problem of energy sources, we must not
A B
fail recognizing the need for environmental protection.
C D
28. Whereas there are forty-three ant species in Great Britain, the same amount of
A B C
ant species can be found in a single tree in Peru.
D
29. Located near the Brantas, the newly build capital of Majapahit Kingdom became
A B C D
an important place for old Javanese people at that time.
30. Bruce Springsteen, accompanied by The E. Street Band, are appearing in concert at
A B C
the Student center on Saturday night.
D
31. Loving throughout Banten land, pencak silat is a fighting art that shows defense
A B C
through physical movement usually accompanied by special music using
D
kendang, trumpet, and goong.
32. One area of the United States which has grown enormously in importance is
A B
“Silicon Valley” in California at where many developments in computer
C D
technology have taken place.
33. Binary stars are twin stars which forms close enough together for their mutual
A B
gravitation to set them orbiting each other.
C D
34. The scholarship that Wilson received to study science at Cambridge presented
A B C
an unique opportunity.
D
35. Some of UEU students were standing in the street, watching the accidents
A B C
and problem discussion.
D
36. Demand, beauty, durability, rare, and perfection of cutting determine the
A C C
value of a gemstone.
D
37. The teacher repeated the assignment again for the students, since they are difficult
A B C
to catch the instruction.
D

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38. The Hawaiian monarchy, was created by King Kamehameha I (1784-1810), was
A B
modified in the 1840’s by a written constitution.
C D
39. Edelman stresses the mounting evidence showing that greatly variation on a
A B C
microscopic scale is likely.
D
40. Producers of basic chemicals and their derivatives for industrial use find its
A B C
fortunes tied closely to the business cycle.
D