REVISION GRAMMAR

1. The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu mountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse of water.
a. feed b. feeding c. fed d. feeds
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-year 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 ............... in the county fairs every summer. 
a. participating b. participate c. be participating d. have participated 
10. Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that …………………. to sea and the most beautiful.
a. ever were put b. were ever putted c. were ever put d. ever were putted
11. The ships had their days of …………………. in the 1840s and 1850s.
a. glorious b. glory c. glorify d. gloriously
12. Tea loses its flavor quickly …………………… in the hold of a vessel.
a. when storing b. stored c. when stored d. storing
13. Earl was one of the first American artists …………………. landscapes.
a. painting b. painted c. for painting d. to paint
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. In 1778, he ……………… to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
a. has gone b. had gone c. would go d. went
16. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or ………… The Moon sporadically sparks.
 a. when b. why c. what d. which
17. The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope, ………… consists of two bundles of fibers.
a. which b. in which c. where d. what
18. Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly…………….. to them.
 a. accessibly b. access c. accessible d. inaccessible
19. ............... his highly individual conceptions of music and chaos, John Cage became a leading figure in
avant-garde music.
a. Such was b. Due to c. Because from d. That
20. Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City.
a. founding and directing b. who founded and directed
c. founded and directed d. in finding and directing
21. Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving objects ............... in both the United States and Europe well
before the Second World War. 
a. were conducting b. have been conducted c. had been conducted d. being conducted
22. ............... billions and billions of stars exist in the vast space beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
a. That is estimated b. An estimate that c. That the estimate d. It is estimated that
23. Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper ............., it is frequently used for high-tension power transmission.
a. as copper b. than copper c. for copper d. more copper
24. Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the invention of baseball in 1839.
a. who become a Union army general b. which became a Union army general
c. who were a Union army general d. a Union army general
25. ............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.
 a. For b. However c. If d. Although
26. Each fiber in the bundle …………….. only a tiny fraction of the total image.
a. transmit b. transmitted c. transmits d. to transmit
27. Antonio Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's Holy Family Church, died before seeing ............... the structure.
a. on completion of b. the completion of c. completing of d. their completing of
28. This is the factory ................................. at work. 
a. they are b. where they are c. where are d. in where they are
29. America's first globe maker was James Wilson, who ................... and blacksmith in his earlier life.
a. a farmer had been b. had been a farmer c. farming d. being a farmer
30. Napoleon ................... the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801.
a. attacked b. is attacking c. has attracted d. attacking
31. Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, ................... stone carvers, coopers, and
cobblers virtually extinct.
 a. make blacksmiths, b. made blacksmiths, c. making them blacksmiths, d. making blacksmiths,
32. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ................... in school for students' future adjustment to
society.
a. when cultivated b. cultivated c. which need to be cultivated d. need to be cultivated
33. On Mercator's maps, the far northern and southern polar regions are....................
a. greatly exaggerated in area. b. exaggerating greatly in area.
c. greatly exaggerate in area. d. great exaggeration in area.
34. On the slope of Long's Peak in Colorado ................... the ruin of a gigantic tree.
a. that lies b. lies c. where lies d. lie
35. ................... in Shanghai than in any other city in China. 
a. More people live b. More people living c. It has more people d. More living people
36. The earth spins on its axis and ................... 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one complete
rotation. 
a. need b. needed c. needing d. needs
37. ................... on the environment for the gratification of its needs.
a. Each organism to depend b. Every organism depends
c. All organisms depending d. Many organisms can depend
38. Of Charles Dickens' many novels, expectations perhaps ................... to many readers.
a. the most satisfying one b. most satisfying one c. more than satisfying one d. the more satisfying than
39. ..................., the nation's capital remained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
a. While designing Washington, D.C. b. Washington, D.C. was designed
c. While Washington, D.C. was being designed d. Washington, D.C. designed
40. Children learn primarily by ................... the world around them.
a. experiencing directly of b. experience direct
c. directly physical experience d. direct physical experience of
41. It is earth's gravity that ................... people their weight.
 a. gives b. give c. giving d. given
42. Generally speaking, people should have ................... as their desires will allow.
a. much education b. as much education c. education d. for education
43. A dolphin six ................... length can move as fast as most ships.
a. foot in b. feet in c. foot of d. feet of
44. With new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys................... color. 
a. within b. for c. in d. by
45. ................. the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
a. The Earth is b. The Earth being c. That the Earth is d. Being the Earth
46. In mathematics, a variable is a symbol ................. some element of a set.
a. and representing b. represents c. that represents d. represents that
47. .................. actress's life is in many ways unlike that of other women.
a. An b. A c. As the d. That the
48. About 20 miles from Boston, .................. a little town named Concord that has a rich history.
a. has b. there is c. there are d. where is
49. An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, .................of Bethune Cookman College.
a. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder b. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder 
c. the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune d. did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
50. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements ................. most seedlings.
a. for cultivating b. for cultivate c. as cultivating d. can cultivate
51. They share the housework …..................... between them.
a. equally b. equal c. they are equal d. and equal
52. A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, ................. straddles the California-Nevada border.
 a. and b. which c. since d. for
53. Before ................., they used horse-drawn wooden carts. 
a. farmers have had tractors b. tractors owned by farmers c. having tractors farmers d. farmers had tractors
54. Tuna, ................., may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. 
a. is the sea giant b. can be giants of the sea c. one of the sea giants d. the sea of the giant
55. Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries ................. the participants are not careful.
a. that b. to c. if d. with
56. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than .................
a. to all human beings b. all human beings is that c. that of all human beings d. is of all human beings
57. ................. for overall health.
a. Extra fiber in one's diet is helpful b. Extra fiber is one's helpful diet
c. Helpful one's diet is extra fiber d. One's diet is helpful in extra fiber
58. Elephants scratch themselves with sticks .................. 
a. holding in their trunks b. in their trunks holding c. hold in their trunks d. held in their trunks
59. Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" .............. $39.9 million, three times the previous record.
a. once sold for b. for sale once c. selling for once d. for once sold
60. Some monkeys, ................., use their tails in a way similar to a hand.
a. like the spider monkey b. spider monkey likes
c. to the spider monkey d. the monkey likes the spider
61. Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds ...................... 
a. occasionally to find b. occasionally found
c. have occasionally been found d. have occasionally found
62. Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada .....................
a. great Central Valley b. the great Central Valley
c. being the great Central Valley d. lies the great Central Valley
63. Alice Freeman, ................. to head Wellesley College at age 27, is one of the youngest college presidents in
history.
a. who was appointed b. has been appointed
c. that is appointed d. is appointed
64. ................. their territories but rather than fight, they howl. 
a. Wolves protectively jealous b. Jealous of wolves
c. Protection of wolves d. Wolves jealously protect
65. ................. strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights.
a. Because the b. With the c. Some d. The
66. The growth of two-income families in the United States .................. of people moving to a new social class.
a. has resulted in millions b. results of millions c. millions of results d. resulting in millions
67. Using a globe can be ................. it is educational. 
a. enjoyable b. to enjoy as c. as enjoyable d. as enjoyable as
68. Each mediocre book we read means one less great book that we would otherwise have a chance ..................
a. to read them b. read c. reading d. to read
69. Most accidents in the home can be prevented by ................. elimination of hazards.
a. that b. that the c. there is a d. the
70. ................. problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
a. One of the biggest b. The biggest one c. Of the biggest one d. There are the biggest
MIDTERM TEST REVISION
Grammar
1. The mausoleum is ................. by Thien Thu mountain, two towering columns and a vast expanse of water.
a. feed b. feeding c. fed d. feeds
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-year 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 teacherc. 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 ............... in the county fairs every summer. 
a. participatingb. participate c. be participating d. have participated 
10. Clipper ships were the swiftest sailing ships that …………………. to sea and the most beautiful.
a. ever were put b. were ever putted c. were ever put d. ever were putted
11. The ships had their days of …………………. in the 1840s and 1850s.
a. glorious b. glory c. glorify d. gloriously
12. Tea loses its flavor quickly …………………… in the hold of a vessel.
a. when storing b. stored c. when stored d. storing
13. Earl was one of the first American artists …………………. landscapes.
a. painting b. painted c. for painting d. to paint
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. In 1778, he ……………… to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
a. has gone b. had gone c. would go d. went
16. No one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or ………… The Moon sporadically sparks.
 a. when b. why c. what d. which
17. The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope, ………… Consists of two bundles of fibers.
a. which b. in which c. where d. what
18. Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly…………….. to them.
 a. accessibly b. access c. accessible d. inaccessible
19. ............... his highly individual conceptions of music and chaos, John Cage became a leading figure in
avant-garde music.
a. Such was b. Due to c. Because from d. That
20. Sanford Meisner ............... the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City.
a. founding and directing b. who founded and directed c. founded and directed d. in finding and
directing
21. Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving objects ............... in both the United States and Europe well
before the Second World War. 
a. were conducting b. have been conducted c. had been conducted d. being conducted
22. ............... billions and billions of stars exist in the vast space beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
a. That is estimated b. An estimate that c. That the estimate d. It is estimated that
23. Because aluminum is lighter and cheaper ............., it is frequently used for high-tension power transmission.
a. as copper b. than copper c. for copper d. more copper
24. Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the invention of baseball in 1839.
a. who become a Union army generalb. which became a Union army general c. who were a Union army general
d. a Union army general
25. ............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.
 a. For b. However c. If d. Although
26. Each fiber in the bundle …………….. only a tiny fraction of the total image.
a. transmit b. transmitted c. transmits d. to transmit
27. Antonio Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's Holy Family Church, died before seeing ............... the structure.
a. on completion of b. the completion of c. completing of d. their completing of
28. This is the factory ................................. at work. 
a. they are b. where they are c. where are d. in where they are
29. America's first globe maker was James Wilson, who ................... and blacksmith in his earlier life.
a. a farmer had been b. had been a farmer c. farming d. being a farmer
30. Napoleon ................... the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801.
a. attacked b. is attacking c. has attracted d. attacking
31. Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, ................... stone carvers, coopers, and
cobblers virtually extinct.
 a. make blacksmiths, b. made blacksmiths, c. making them blacksmiths, d. making blacksmiths,
32. Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes ................... in school for students' future adjustment to
society.
a. when cultivated b. cultivated c. which need to be cultivated d. need to be cultivated
33. On Mercator's maps, the far northern and southern polar regions are....................
a. greatly exaggerated in area. b. exaggerating greatly in area. c. greatly exaggerate in area. d. great
exaggeration in area.
34. On the slope of Long's Peak in Colorado ................... the ruin of a gigantic tree.
a. that lies b. lies c. where lies d. lie
35. ................... in Shanghai than in any other city in China. 
a. More people live b. More people living c. It has more people d. More living people
36. The earth spins on its axis and ................... 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds for one complete
rotation. 
a. need b. needed c. needing d. needs
37. ................... on the environment for the gratification of its needs.
a. Each organism to depend b. Every organism depends c. All organisms depending d. Many organisms
can depend
38. Of Charles Dickens' many novels, expectations perhaps ................... to many readers.
a. the most satisfying one b. most satisfying one c. more than satisfying one d. the more satisfying than
39. ..................., the nation's capital remained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
a. While designing Washington, D.C. b. Washington, D.C. was designed
c. While Washington, D.C. was being designed d. Washington, D.C. designed
40. Children learn primarily by ................... the world around them.
a. experiencing directly of b. experience direct c. directly physical experience d. direct physical
experience of
41. It is earth's gravity that ................... people their weight.
 a. gives b. give c. giving d. given
42. Generally speaking, people should have ................... as their desires will allow.
a. much education b. as much education c. education d. for education
43. A dolphin six ................... length can move as fast as most ships.
a. foot in b. feet in c. foot of d. feet of
44. With new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys................... color. 
a. within b. for c. in d. by
45. ................. the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
a. The Earth is b. The Earth being c. That the Earth is d. Being the Earth
46. In mathematics, a variable is a symbol ................. some element of a set.
a. and representing b. represents c. that represents d. represents that
47. .................. actress's life is in many ways unlike that of other women.
a. An b. A c. As the d. That the
48. About 20 miles from Boston, .................. a little town named Concord that has a rich history.
a. has b. there is c. there are d. where is
49. An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, .................of Bethune Cookman College.
a. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder b. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder 
c. the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune d. did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
50. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements ................. most seedlings.
a. for cultivating b. for cultivate c. as cultivating d. can cultivate
51. They share the housework …..................... between them.
a. equally b. equal c. they are equal d. and equal
52. A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, ................. straddles the California-Nevada border.
 a. and b. which c. since d. for
53. Before ................., they used horse-drawn wooden carts. 
a. farmers have had tractors b. tractors owned by farmers c. having tractors farmers d. farmers had tractors
54. Tuna, ................., may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. 
a. is the sea giant b. can be giants of the sea c. one of the sea giants d. the sea of the giant
55. Physical fitness exercises can cause injuries ................. the participants are not careful.
a. that b. to c. if d. with
56. Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than .................
a. to all human beings b. all human beings is that c. that of all human beings d. is of all human beings
57. ................. for overall health.
a. Extra fiber in one's diet is helpful b. Extra fiber is one's helpful diet c. Helpful one's diet is extra fiber
d. One's diet is helpful in extra fiber
58. Elephants scratch themselves with sticks .................. 
a. holding in their trunks b. in their trunks holding c. hold in their trunks d. held in their trunks
59. Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" .............. $39.9 million, three times the previous record.
a. once sold for b. for sale once c. selling for once d. for once sold
60. Some monkeys, ................., use their tails in a way similar to a hand.
a. like the spider monkey b. spider monkey likes c. to the spider monkey d. the monkey likes
the spider
61. Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds ...................... 
a. occasionally to find b. occasionally found c. have occasionally been found d. have occasionally found
62. Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada .....................
a. great Central Valley b. the great Central Valley c. being the great Central Valley d. lies the
great Central Valley
63. Alice Freeman, ................. to head Wellesley College at age 27, is one of the youngest college presidents in
history.
a. who was appointed b. has been appointed c. that is appointed d. is appointed
64. ................. their territories but rather than fight, they howl. 
a. Wolves protectively jealous b. Jealous of wolves c. Protection of wolves d. Wolves jealously
protect
65. ................. strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights.
a. Because the b. With the c. Some d. The
66. The growth of two-income families in the United States .................. of people moving to a new social class.
a. has resulted in millions b. results of millions c. millions of results d. resulting in millions
67. Using a globe can be ................. it is educational. 
a. enjoyable b. to enjoy as c. as enjoyabled. as enjoyable as
68. Each mediocre book we read means one less great book that we would otherwise have a chance ..................
a. to read them b. read c. reading d. to read
69. Most accidents in the home can be prevented by ................. elimination of hazards.
a. that b. that the c. there is a d. the
70. ................. problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
a. One of the biggest b. The biggest one c. Of the biggest one d. There are the biggest