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Direction 1-10: fill in the blanks
1.Aspirin
has relieved minor suffering for___-
(A) thousands of years (B) the thousand years (C) thousands of the years (D) a thousand of year
2. That the sloth____slowly is a fact.
(A) which moves (B) it moves (C) moving(D) moves
3. The sun is a gaseous sphere, ......... a solid body like the earth.
(A) not only (B) only (C) not (D) nor
4. In the winter, many animals hibernate, but others___stay active.
(A) the elk (B) are like the elk (C) such as the elk (D) yet the elk
5. When___a body cell, it takes over the cell and manufactures more viruses.
(A) infection by a virus (B) infects a virus (C) does a virus infected (D) a virus infects
6. Galileo's experiments with falling bodies, Pasteur's work with disease germs ___ on heredity are significant events in the history of science.
(A) and Mendel's research is (B) and Mendel's research (C) and Mendel did research (D) and the research of Mendel
7. Many craters on the earth's surface were probably formed by very large meteorites___-
(A) smashing into the ground and exploding
(B) which smashed into the ground and an explosion
(C) when smashed into the ground was as explosion
(D) they smashed into the ground and exploded
8. The accomplishments of modern science would be impossible ......... highly specialized instruments.
(A) without (B) except (C) but there are (D) among
9. The earth might look like a sphere, but careful measurements
(A) show is not (B) show that it is not (C) that show it is not (D) show it that is not
10. Nebraska is a state whose name comes from an Indian word ........... .'river in the flatness'.
(A means (B) the meaning of (C) meaning (D) is meant
Direction 11-. Replace the word/phrase given in bold with the most similar word.
11. The new tax law is explicit; that type ot certificate is tax-exempt.
(A) definite (B) deficient (c) harsh (d) imprecise
12. Zinnia seeds will begin to germinate in seven to ten days.
(A) grow (B) rot (C) sink (0) bloom
13. The union's grievance committee met with the school board to protest the teacher's firing.
(A) personnel (B) scholarship (C) investment (D) complaint
14. Argon, an inert gas, constitutes nearly one percent of the atmosphere.
(A) inflammable (B) colourless (C) inactive (D) odourless
15. Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.
(A) envy (B) respect (C) trust (D) pursue
16. Quito's 9,350 foot elevation makes it the third loftiest capital 1 in the world.
(A) mildest (B) highest (C) largest (D) flattest
17. The concurrence of the heads of state was totally unexpected.
(A) rejection
(B) proposal
(C) agreement
(D) objection
18. The police confiscated the stolen goods.
(A) reported (B) located (C) released (D) seized
19. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting students' papers.
(A) creative (B) leading (C) skillful (D) careful
20. The French detective novelist Georges Simenon is one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century.
(A) instructive
(B) productive
(C) famous
(D) pessimistic
(A) thousands of years (B) the thousand years (C) thousands of the years (D) a thousand of year
2. That the sloth____slowly is a fact.
(A) which moves (B) it moves (C) moving(D) moves
3. The sun is a gaseous sphere, ......... a solid body like the earth.
(A) not only (B) only (C) not (D) nor
4. In the winter, many animals hibernate, but others___stay active.
(A) the elk (B) are like the elk (C) such as the elk (D) yet the elk
5. When___a body cell, it takes over the cell and manufactures more viruses.
(A) infection by a virus (B) infects a virus (C) does a virus infected (D) a virus infects
6. Galileo's experiments with falling bodies, Pasteur's work with disease germs ___ on heredity are significant events in the history of science.
(A) and Mendel's research is (B) and Mendel's research (C) and Mendel did research (D) and the research of Mendel
7. Many craters on the earth's surface were probably formed by very large meteorites___-
(A) smashing into the ground and exploding
(B) which smashed into the ground and an explosion
(C) when smashed into the ground was as explosion
(D) they smashed into the ground and exploded
8. The accomplishments of modern science would be impossible ......... highly specialized instruments.
(A) without (B) except (C) but there are (D) among
9. The earth might look like a sphere, but careful measurements
(A) show is not (B) show that it is not (C) that show it is not (D) show it that is not
10. Nebraska is a state whose name comes from an Indian word ........... .'river in the flatness'.
(A means (B) the meaning of (C) meaning (D) is meant
Direction 11-. Replace the word/phrase given in bold with the most similar word.
11. The new tax law is explicit; that type ot certificate is tax-exempt.
(A) definite (B) deficient (c) harsh (d) imprecise
12. Zinnia seeds will begin to germinate in seven to ten days.
(A) grow (B) rot (C) sink (0) bloom
13. The union's grievance committee met with the school board to protest the teacher's firing.
(A) personnel (B) scholarship (C) investment (D) complaint
14. Argon, an inert gas, constitutes nearly one percent of the atmosphere.
(A) inflammable (B) colourless (C) inactive (D) odourless
15. Most high school students look up to the star player on the football team.
(A) envy (B) respect (C) trust (D) pursue
16. Quito's 9,350 foot elevation makes it the third loftiest capital 1 in the world.
(A) mildest (B) highest (C) largest (D) flattest
17. The concurrence of the heads of state was totally unexpected.
(A) rejection
(B) proposal
(C) agreement
(D) objection
18. The police confiscated the stolen goods.
(A) reported (B) located (C) released (D) seized
19. A conscientious teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting students' papers.
(A) creative (B) leading (C) skillful (D) careful
20. The French detective novelist Georges Simenon is one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century.
(A) instructive
(B) productive
(C) famous
(D) pessimistic
Sol-1.a,
2. d, 3. c, 4. c, 5. d, 6. b, 7. a, 8. a, 9. b, 10. c. 11.a, 12. a, 13. d,
14.a, 15. b, 16. b, 17. c, 18. d, 19.d, 20. b
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