TIME LIMIT: 25 Minutes
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Directions
Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your
answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of
the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space so that the letter inside the oval cannot be
seen.
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The attorney told his clients that
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A) | they had little chance of winning the
case | C) | it was nearly impossible to win him the
case | B) | the case was of a small chance to
win | D) | the case had a minimum chance to be won by
him |
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One of the professor’s greatest attributes is
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A) | when he gives lectures | C) | the way to give lectures | B) | how in the manner
that he lectures | D) | his ability to
lecture |
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The bank sent a notice to its customers which
contained ___.
A) | a remembrance that interest rates were to raise the
following month | C) | to remember that the interest rates
were going up next month | B) | a reminder that a
raise in interest rates was the month following | D) | a reminder that
the interest rates would rise the following month |
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___ was the day before yesterday.
A) | The France’s Independence
Day | C) | French’s Independence
Day | B) | The day of the French
independence | D) | France’s Independence Day |
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It was not until she had arrived home ___
remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A) | when she | C) | and
she | B) | that she | D) | she |
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George would certainly have attended the
proceedings ___.
A) | if he didn’t get a flat tire | C) | had he not had a flat tire | B) | if the flat tire hadn’t happened | D) | had the tire not
flattened itself |
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___ received law degrees as today.
A) | Never so many women have | C) | The women aren’t ever | B) | Never have so many women | D) | Women who have
never |
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The students liked that professor’s course
because ___.
A) | there was few if any homework | C) | of there wasn’t a great amount of homework | B) | not a lot of homework | D) | there was little
or no homework |
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George ___ he could improve his test scores, but he
did not have enough time to study.
A) | knew to | C) | knew
how that | B) | knew how | D) | knew how
to |
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___, he would have come to class.
A) | If Mike is able to finish his
homework | C) | If Mike could finish his
homework | B) | Would Mike be able to finish his
homework | D) | If Mike had been able to finish his
homework |
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11.
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Lee contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he
could contribute ___.
A) | one other fifty dollars | C) | another fifty | B) | the same amount
also | D) | more fifty dollars |
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The people at the party were worried about Janet
because no one was aware ___ she had gone.
A) | where that | C) | of the
place where | B) | of
where | D) | the place |
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Since he changed professions, Fred’s yearly
income has ___.
A) | nearly tripled | C) | almost
grown by three times | B) | got almost three
times bigger | D) | just about gone up three times |
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Nancy hasn’t begun working on her Ph.D. ___
working on her master’s.
A) | still because she is yet | C) | yet because she is still | B) | yet as a result
she is still | D) | still
while she is already |
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The director of this organization must know
___.
A) | money management, selling, and able to satisfy the
stockholders | C) | how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the
stockholders | B) | how to manage
money, selling his product, and be able to satisfy stockholders | D) | money management,
selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholders |
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Directions
In questions 16-40, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The
four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the
one underlined word or phrase that must be chanced
in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question
and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
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She wishes that we didn’t send her
the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
A) | didn’t send | C) | because | B) | her the
candy | D) | on |
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They are planning on attending the
convention next month, and so I am.
A) | planning on | C) | next | B) | attending | D) | so I am |
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Today was such beautiful day that I
couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.
A) | such beautiful | C) | to
complete | B) | myself | D) | my
chores |
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While they were away at the beach,
they allowed their neighbors use their barbeque grill.
A) | While | C) | their
neighbors | B) | were | D) | use |
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The artist tried stimulate interest
in painting by taking his students to the museums.
A) | stimulate | C) | by
taking | B) | interest in | D) | to
the |
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Mumps are a very common disease
which usually affects children.
A) | are | C) | which | B) | common
disease | D) | usually |
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Nancy said that she went to
the supermarket before coming home.
A) | that | C) | to | B) | went | D) | before coming |
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Before she moved here, Arlene had
been president of the organization since four years.
A) | Before | C) | of
the | B) | been | D) | since |
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Each of the nurses report to the
operating room when his or her name is called.
A) | of the | C) | his or
her name | B) | report | D) | is
called |
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The athlete, together with his
coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic Games.
A) | athletes | C) | his
coach | B) | with | D) | are |
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26.
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Professor Duncan teaches both
anthropology as well as sociology each fall.
A) | athletes | C) | his
coach | B) | with | D) | are |
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My brother is in California on
vacation, but I wish he was here so that he could help me repair my car.
A) | in | C) | was | B) | on | D) | me repair my car |
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I certainly appreciate him telling
us about the delay in delivering the materials because we had planned to begin work
tomorrow.
A) | certainly | C) | telling us | B) | him | D) | delivering |
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The chemistry instructor explained the experiment
in such of a way that it was easily understood.
A) | in | C) | was | B) | such of a
way | D) | easily |
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Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the
greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever known.
A) | has become | C) | dancer | B) | greatest | D) | ever known |
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He has less friends in his classes
now than he had last year.
A) | less | C) | than | B) | his | D) | lass year |
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The town we visited was a four-days
journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.
A) | was | C) | took | B) | four-days | D) | of |
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The influence of the nation’s
literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A) | nation’s | C) | have | B) | science | D) | widespread |
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The leader emphasized the need for
justice and equality between his people.
A) | the need | C) | between | B) | for
justice | D) | people |
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Many of the population in the rural
areas is composed of manual laborers.
A) | Many | C) | composed | B) | rural
areas | D) | laborers |
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Several people have apparent tried to
change the man’s mind, but he refuses to listen.
A) | have | C) | the
man’s mind | B) | apparent | D) | to listen |
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Keith is one of the most intelligent
boys of the science class.
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The girls were sorry to had missed
the singers when they arrived at the airport.
A) | were sorry | C) | when | B) | had
missed | D) | arrived |
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When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in
a igloo in the winter months as well as in the spring.
A) | lived | C) | months | B) | a | D) | as well as |
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The harder he tried, the worst he
danced before the large audience.
A) | tried | C) | danced | B) | worst | D) | large |
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