MODEL TEST 1
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PRACTICE TEST 1
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Time: 25 Minutes
40 Questions
Part A
DIRECTIONS
Each sentence in Part A is an incomplete sentence. Four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), (D), are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building--------------.
(A) sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery
(B) sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully
(C) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week
(D) sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers
2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for-------------.
(A) another pants (C) the others ones
(B) others pants (D) another pair
3.The committee has met and--------------------------------.
(A) they have reached a decision
(B) it has formulated themselves some opinions
(C) its decision was reached at
(D) it has reached a decision
4. Alfred Adams has not------------------------.
(B) never before lived sole
(A) lived lonelynessly in times previous
(C) ever lived alone before
(D) before lived without the company of his friend
5. John's score on the test is the highest in the class; -----------------.
(A) he should study last night
(B) he should have studied last night
(C) he must have studied last night
(D) he must had to study last night
6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because-----------.
(A) he must to teach a class (C) of he will teach a class
(D) he will be teaching a class (D) he will have teaching a class
7. Having been served lunch,----------------------------------. (A) the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
(B) the committee members discussed the problem
(C) it was discussed by the committee members the problem
(D) a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee
8. Florida has not yet ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and-----------------.
(A) several other states hasn't either
(B) neither has some of the others states
(C) some other states also have not either
(D) neither have several other states
9. The chairman requested that--------------------------.
(A) the members studied more carefully the problem
(B) the problem was more carefulnessly studied
(C) with more carefulness the problem could be studied
(D) the members study the problem more carefully
10. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and--------------.
(A) Florida also (C) Florida is as well
(B) Florida too (D) so does Florida
11. The Professor said that----------------------------------.
(A) the students can turn over their reports on the Monday
(B) the reports on Monday could he received from the students by him
(C) the students could hand in their reports on Monday
(D) the students will on Monday the reports turn in
12. This Year will be difficult for this organization because-----------------.
(A) they have less money and volunteers than they had last year
(B) it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year
(C) the last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money
(D) there are fewer money and volunteers that in the last year there were
13. The teachers have had some problems deciding-------------------------.
(A) when to the students they shall return the final papers
(B) when are they going to return to the students the final papers
(C) when they should return the final papers to the students
(D) the time when the final papers they should return for the students
14. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however,------------------.
(A) she hadn't many sugar
(B) there was not a great amount of the sugar
(C) she did not have much sugar
(D) she was lacking in amount of the sugar
15. There has not been a great response to the sale,----------------?
(A) does there (B) hasn't there (C) hasn't it (D) has there
Part B
DIRECTIONS
Each sentence in Part B has four words or phrases underlined‑ The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), (D). You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
16. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple
A B C
Street in New York City.
D
17. Because there are less members present tonight than there
A B
were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
C D
18. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he
A B
often cooks really delicious meals.
C D
19. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
A B C D
20. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since
A B C
she was seventeen years old.
D
21. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problem already.
A B C D
22. There was a very interesting news on the radio this
A B C
morning about the earthquake in Italy.
D
23. The professor had already given the homework assignment
A
when he had remembered that Monday was a holiday.
B C D
24. Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer,
A B
the man will cry out in pain.
C D
25. This table is not sturdy enough to support a television,
A B
and that one probably isn't neither.
C D
26. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.
A B C D
27. The company representative sold to the manager a sewing
A B C
machine for forty dollars.
D
28. The taxi driver told the man to don't allow his disobedient
A B C
son to hang out the window.
D
29. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.
A B C D
30. Harvey seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
A B C D
31. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower
A B C
than now, wasn't it?
D
32. When an university formulates new regulations, it
A B C
must relay its decision to the students and faculty .
D
33. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks.
A B C D
34. There was some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
A B C D
35. The Board of Realtors doesn't have any informations
A
about the increase in rent for this area.
B C D
36. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics
A B C D
class without help.
37. There were so much people trying to leave the burning building
A B C
that the police had a great deal of trouble controlling them.
D
38. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he
A B
is now living in Detroit.
C D
39. The fire began in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it
A B C
soon spread to adjacent floors.
D
40. Mrs. Anderson bought last week a new sports car; however,
A B
she has yet to learn how to operate the manual gearshift.
C D
STOP. THIS IS THE END OF THE STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION SECTION. IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS UP, CHECK YOUR WORK ON PARTS A AND B OF THIS SECTION ONLY. DO NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER SECTION OF THE TEST.