DIRECTIONS: All the problems below are in the form of incomplete sentences.

Beneath
each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and
(D). Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

Example:
Like Robert Oppenheimer in the United States and Andre Sakharov in the Soviet Union,
Abdel Qadeer Khan heads a large team of patriotic scientists _______ feverishly to develop a
nuclear weapon.
(A) worked
(B) working
(C) work
(D) to work

The sentence should read, ―Like Robert Oppenheimer in the United States and Andre
Sakharov in the Soviet Union, Abdel Qadeer Khan heads a large team of patriotic scientists
working feverishly to develop the nuclear weapon.‖ Therefore, you should blacken
the letter on your answer sheet.
Look at the example:

NOW BEGIN WORK ON THE TEST PROBLEMS.

1. Rice is _______ of most meals of the people in some parts of Asia, western Pacific Islands,
and much of South America.
(A) the basic feature
(B) the basic feature which
(C) since the basic feature
(D) as the basic feature

2. Desktop computers that once had low speed are now _______ to do highly intensive tasks
per second.
(A) fast enough
(B) faster than
(C) so fast
(D) as fast as

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3. Studies in the U.S. suggest that quality of teachers is the most important factor affecting
students on how _______ to build knowledge-based and skills.
(A) they learn
(B) do they learn
(C) they are learnt
(D) as they may learn

4. The titanium‘s resistance to oxidizing acids at sub-boiling temperature makes _______ for
preventing corrosion.
(A) it is of use
(B) it uses
(C) it a useful
(D) it useful

5. _______ their accomplishments at an early age.

(A) Most famous artists achieved
(B) That most famous artists achieved
(C) Most famous artists who achieved
(D) For most famous artists to achieve

6. Guava trees, _______ perennials overlaid with plenty of leaves and bear fruits similar to
lemons in size, provide food and excellent shade as well.
(A) whose
(B) which are
(C) are when
(D) which

7. _______, the famous Hungarian musician Franz Liszt, played the piano, cello and several
other instruments.
(A) An artist who, talented
(B) Is a talented artist
(C) Talented an artist
(D) A talented artist

8. The Anak Krakatau Island in the Sunda Strait in Indonesia was formed as the result of
huge eruptions, which occurred _______.
(A) in which the waves eroded the first three islands
(B) after the waves eroded the first three islands
(C) did the waves erode the first three islands
(D) the waves eroding the first three islands

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9. In Persian carpets, the symbols and colors have certain meanings, _______ Turkish carpets.
(A) the idea which
(B) whereas
(C) as in
(D) likely

10. In 2000, 54% of Russian exports that consist of oil and gas _______ by its political stability,
have boosted Russian economic growth with 12% of Growth Domestic Product.
(A) bolstered
(B) be bolstered
(C) bolstering
(D) to bolster

11. With DNA image, Watson and Crick modeled the structure of DNA, _______ to gene
reproduction.
(A) lead
(B) and to lead
(C) thus leading
(D) which it leads

12. Not until the ice shelves in Antarctic had been split apart due to global warming _______.
(A) when was their iron content released
(B) that their iron content released
(C) was their iron content released
(D) the release of their iron content

13. The first inventor _______ programmable computer was Charles Babbage, an English
mathematician who was one of the most creative men of the nineteenth century.
(A) to design
(B) designed
(C) that he design
(D) the design

14. Intended to be performed before _______, John Milton‘s play Samson Agonistes depicts
Samson as a tragic hero.
(A) the audience away from the stage
(B) away audience from away stage
(C) the audience from away stage
(D) from the audience away a stage

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15. In Africa mainly in Congo, _______ enormous oil shale deposits that have an estimated
total of fourteen billion metric tons.
(A) they are
(B) there are
(C) of the
(D) the

PART TWO: WRITTEN EXPRESSION

DIRECTIONS: In each problem below, there are four underlined parts of the sentence
marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one that is incorrect. Then, choose
the correct answer.

Example: The seal‘s dark grey fur was covered with a large, light brown spot, and
A B
it‘s nose was rubbery, with a bristle of stiff whiskers.
C D

The sentence should read, ―The seal‘s dark gray fur was covered with a large, light brown
spot, and its nose was rubbery, with bristle of stiff whiskers.‖Therefore, you should blacken
the letter Con your answer sheet.

Look at the example:

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16. Kathleen Deagan conducted social research in Florida, and she was one of the first
A B C
archaeologists to develop hers discipline.
D

17. Tantalum, a hard metal with a range of uses, renowned is for its resistance to rust.
A B C D

18. Throughout the American Civil War, the civilians proved that they could make a
A B
contribution to serving as soldiers, instead than working on agricultural plantations.
C D

19. Geologists at an observatory in Alaska depend on a number of tools to monitoring

A B C D

Alaska‘s dangerous volcanoes.

20. Fundamental thermodynamics and all of other branches of applied physics are the
A B C
conversation energy laws what were developed in the 1800‘s.
D

21. Was founded in 2003, the Southern Nevada Museum in the heart of Las Vegas, is
A B
considered a showcase museum dedicated to fine arts.
C D

22. A credit card allows its holder to buy merchandise without paying cash; however the
A B C
holder should not postpone to paying the bills.
D

23. Alike psychologists, psychiatrists offer mental-health counseling, but they also provide
A B C
clinical therapy and prescribe medications.
D

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24. Systolic pressure exhibits the most highest pressure of a cardiac cycle throughout the
A B C D
ventricles contraction.

25. A study in some big cities on Ritalin has reported it abuse for stimulant effects: appetite
A B C
suppression, euphoria, and increased focus and attentiveness on high school and

university students.
D

26. The Earth‘s atmospheric layers cannot prevent a meteorite from enter into
A B C
the earth‘s surface.
D

27. Even though the ash tree is mainly utilize for its strength, its timber is used widely for
A B C D
making guitars, firewood, chairs and desks.

28. Being brought up in England, Sir Pelham Wodehouse wrote more than 250 lyric for
A B
musical comedies before becoming a U.S. citizen in 1920.
C D

29. Prevention from dryness, protect against germs and toxins, and sensory are among the
A B C
uses of animal skin.
D

30. The fact that many secondary students all over London are not focused on their studies
A B
is a result of the negatively influence of television at home.
C D

31. As president of the Southern Railway from 1962 to 1967, William Brosnan decided
A
to purchase machines for track work lowered the high costs of manufacturing
B C D
transportation.

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32. Recumbent folds in rock layers are most generally in innermost mountain ranges, where
A B C
they indicate powerfully exerted compression.
D

33. Some decaying trees contribute for algae growth by increasing mineral waste and
A B C D
reducing nutrient competition.

34. Many of the Dutch words used at the era of the Dutch colonization in Indonesia in the
A B C
early twenty century have been adopted by Indonesians.
D

35. George Karl Böhm was an Austrian conductor whose orchestra performances combined
A B
the preference for Mozart works with them of German orchestras.
C D

36. One of the issues of the American car manufacturers that has existed from the recession
A B
until the present is the trend of prospective buyers to put off the purchase of vehicles.
C D

37. Magmas formed beneath the Earth under some unusual circumstance, which are related
A B
to the geothermal gradient of the igneous, granitoid rocks that consist of olivine.
C D

38. Native Americans in South America employed remedies composed from

A B
herbs indigenous to treat cuts, sore, and lesion, a harmful change in the tissues of bodily
C D
organ.

39. The leaf insects have an astounding similarity to tree leaves, being flat, unsymmetry, tiny,
A B C
and greenish or brownish in color.
D

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40. A chemical food preservative is any substance that food producers deliberate put in their
A B C
products.
D

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