TEST 10

SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each of the gaps in
each sentence.
1. Orchestral instruments _________ under the following types: strings, woodwind,
brass, and percussion.
A. grouped B. can group C. can be grouped D. to be grouped
2. _________ depressions in the ocean floor are called trenches.
A. There are the deep B. Are the deep C. Where deep D.
Deep
3. In the course of her life, Mary Anne Sadlier _________, some fifty of them original
novels and collections of stories.
A. produced nearly sixty books B. produced sixty books nearly
C. nearly sixty books produced D. sixty books nearly produced
4. _________ xenon could not form chemical compounds was once believed by
scientists.
A. For B. It was C. That D. While
5. Eastern meadowlarks abound in places _________, but eat harmful insects rather
than grain.
A. land is cultivated there B. there is land cultivated
C. where land is cultivated D. where is cultivated land
6. Amplifiers such as those in computers and sound-reproducing systems are
responsible for _________ an erratic input signal.
A. strengthening B. being strengthened C. strengthen D. to
strengthen
7. _________ John Aaron Lewis pioneered in the development of “third stream
music,” a blend of jazz and classical music.
A. A composer, who was B. He was a composer
C. As a composer, D. When a composer he
8. In reorganizing the curriculum of Mt. Holyoke College in the late 1800’s
Elizabeth Mead laid the foundation _________ the modern college rests.
A. is which B. on which C. which is on D. on it
9. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to
predict these events _________ to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.
A. and thus B. so C. however D. because
10. _________ lived on the North Saskatchewan River long before the Hudson’s Bay
Company built a fur trading post there.
A. Cree people B. For Cree people C. It was Cree people D. Where Cree
people
11. _________ has been a topic of continual geological research.
A. Did the continents originate B. How did the continents originate
C. Have the continents originated D. How the continents originated
12. Because the papaya grows readily from seed, _________ spread from its home in
Central America and now grows throughout the tropics.
A. to be B. it C. the D. its

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13. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in
repaying a loan would have _________ as the amount of money borrowed.
A. as the same value B. the same value C. value as the same
D. the value is the same
14. Futurism, _________ early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all
traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the
machine and motion.
A. an B. was an C. that it was an D. that an
15. All living organisms constantly absorb carbon _________ their existence.
A. out B. about C. around D. throughout

16. _________ a bicameral, or two-chamber parliament.

A. Canada has B. Having Canada
C. Because Canada has D. That Canada is
having

17. _________ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their
characters with only three fingers and a thumb.
A. Saved B. Saves C. To save D. The saving

18. The recent discovery of a novel by Harriet Wilson, published

in 1859, _________ a landmark in Black American literature.
A. has brought to light B. light to brought has
C. brought to light has D. has light to
brought

19. _________ telescopes of the 1600’s magnified objects thirty-three times their
original size.
A. That the B. The C. This is the D. Being where the

20. Thyme, _________, yields a medicinal oil containing thymol.

A. a fragrant garden herb B. garden herb which is fragrant
C. fragrant garden herb D. is an herb in a
fragrant garden

21. Until the ninth century, written words were not actually separated, _________ in
some literary writing, dots or points were used to indicate divisions.
A. in spite of B. contrary C. contrast to D. but

22. Nutritionists _________ goat milk to be rich, nourishing, and readily digested.
A. consider B. is considered C. are considered D. considering

23. _________ conventional black ink costs newspapers about thirty cents a pound,
most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more per pound to the bill.
A. Furthermore B. Meanwhile C. Moreover D. While

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24. John Lone’s physical grace and _________ age, sex, and culture make him an
extraordinary performer.
A. his ability to transcend B. is able to transcend the
C. the transcending ability D. with his ability transcending

25. Before _________ of synthetic dyes, yarns were often colored by dyes obtained
from natural vegetable and mineral matter.
A. introducing B. introduction C. the introductionD. introducing that

26. Ducks have been domesticated for many centuries _________ commercially for
their meat and eggs.
A. raised B. and are raised C. raised as D. are raised

27. Maggie Lena Walker, an insurance and banking executive, _________ and spent
her entire life in Richmond, Virginia.
A. and was brought up B. brought up with
C. who was brought up D. was brought up

28. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much
broader than _________.
A. the domestic marketer has B. the domestic marketer does
C. those of the domestic marketer D. that which has the domestic marketer

29. Mercury differs from other industrial metals _________ it is a liquid.

A. whereas B. in that C. because of D. consequently

30. In black verse, _________ of ten syllables, five of which are accented.
A. line consists of each B. consists of each line C. each line
consists D. it consists of each line

B. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, or D) that needs to be changed in

order to make each sentence grammatically correct.

1. Porcelain is not a single clay, and a compound of kaolin, ball clay, feldspar, and
silica.
2. The bison, know for the hump over its shoulders, is usually called a buffalo in
North America.
3. Perspiration, the body’s built-in cooling mechanism occurs as a natural reaction
to nervousness, intense heat, or vigorously exercise.
4. Because of the rising cost of fuel, scientists are building automobile engines
who will conserve gasoline but still run smoothly.
5. The primary function of a sonometer is to calculate and demonstrate the
relations mathematical of melodious tones.
6. The most useful way of looking at a map is not as a piece of papers, but as a
record of geographically organized information.
7. The most useful way of looking at a map is not as a piece of papers, but as a
record of geographically organized information.

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8. Vitamin A is essential to bone grow and to the healthiness of the skin and
mucous membranes.
9. The Moon, being much more nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the principal
cause of the tides.
10. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States are the
Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.
11. The dromedary camel is raised especially to racing.
12. The founding of the Boston Library in 1653 demonstrate the early North
American colonists interest in books and libraries.
13. Public recognition of Ben Shahn as a major American artistic began with a
retrospective show of his work in 1948.
14. The texture of soil is determined by the size of the grains or particles that
make up.

15. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a

distance equals to twice around the world.
16. The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with
human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.
17. Nature not only gave the Middle Atlantic region fine harbors, however endowed
it with a first-class system of inland waterways.
18. All matter resists any change in their condition of rest or of motion.
19. Swans, noted for graceful movements in the water, have been the subject of
many poetry, fairy tales, legends, and musical compositions.
20. Since peach trees bloom very early in the season, they are in danger for spring
frosts.
21. Like some other running birds, the sanderling lacks a back toe and has a three-
toed feet.
22. Lucretia Mott’s influence was too significant that she has been credited by
some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.
23. Large bodies of water and the prevalence of moisture-bearing winds often
produce a condition of tall humidity, affecting the local weather.
24. Manganese does not exist naturally in a pure state because it reacts so easily
with other element.
25. Scientists estimate that as many as hundred millions visible meteors enter the
Earth’s atmosphere every day.
26. Some art historians have say that too many artists have tried only to imitate
previous painting styles.
27. Inventor Granville Woods received him first patent on January 3, 1984, for a
steam boiler furnace.
28. Throughout history, shoes have been worn not only for protection and also for
decoration.
29. Worker bees labor for the good of the hive by collecting food, caring for the
young, and to expand the nest.
30. Pathologists use their knowing of body tissues and body fluids to aid other
physicians.
31. Objects falling freely n a vacuum have the same rate of speed is regardless of
differences in size and weight.

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33. The construction of sundials was considered to be an acceptable part of a
student’s educator as late as the seventeenth century.
33. Historians have never reached some general agreement about the precise
causes of the Civil War in the United States.
34. Of all the Native Americans in the United States, the Navajos form largest
group.
35. A neutron star forms when a star much more massive than
the Sun dies and exploded.
36. A thorough study of mythology requires familiarity for the
properties of properties of plants and trees, and the habits of wild birds and
beasts.
37. Quartz may be transparency, translucent, or opaque, and it
may be colorless or colored.
38. In an adult human, the skin weighs about seven pounds and
covers it about thirty-six square feet.
39. A leading Canadian feminist and author, Nellie McClung,
struggled relentlessly in the early twentieth century to win politically and legal
rights for Canadian women.
40. Metabolism consists of a complicated series of chemicals reactions carried out
by living cells.
41. Duke Ellington was the first person to compose extended
jazz works and gives regular jazz concerts.
42. Seismology has not reached yet the stage where
earthquakes can be foretold with a great deal of accuracy.
43. The design of the University of Virginia came at the end of
Thomas Jefferson’s long career as theoretician, statesman, and architecture.
44. At night the desert floor radiates heat back into the
atmosphere and the temperature may be drop to near freezing.
45. Although they are in different countries, Windsor, Ontario
and Detroit, Michigan are close neighbors and cooperate on numerous matters
of mutually interest.
46. First incorporated in 1871, Dallas, Texas, had become the
seventh largest cities in the United States by 1976.
47. Will Rogers was widely recognized for his daily newspaper
column, in which he humorously criticized and commented in the politics of his
time.
48. The free silver movement, promoting unlimited silver
coinage, gained prominent, in the late 1800’s.
49. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the
North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
from it flowing into the Pacific.
50. The Petrified Forest of eastern Arizona are made up of tree
trunks that were buried in mud, sand, or volcanic ash ages ago and have turned
to stone.
SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) closest in meaning to the

underlined word/phrase in each sentence.

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1. You ought to read the direction carefully before you begin the problems.
A. may B. might C. should D. can
2. An author in the throes of creation hates to be interrupted.
A. struggle B. study C. wake D. theater
3. A diabetic has to renounce most sugar in his diet.
A. give up B. foresee C. inject D. curse
4. Chicago became notorious for crime and corruption during the days of
Prohibition.
A. disrupted B. evil C. known D. criminal
5. The course of studies is geared to an urban population.
A. driven B. modified C. apparent D. tried
6. Physical infirmity often makes people querulous and hard to live with.
A. irritable B. weak C. indignant D. poor
7. The French restaurant in our neighborhood is a favorite rendezvous for parents
without their children.
A. hidden retreat B. hiding place C. meeting place D. dining room

8. The ship foundered on the rocks during the hurricane.

A. established B. struck C. failed D. sank

9. The Salk vaccine has had a potent effect upon the incidence of polio.
A. potential B. powerful C. praiseworthy D. priceless

10. At the age of ninety, her health has regressed to the point
that she may soon die.
A. remembered B. alluded C. deteriorated D. progressed

11. Toxic waste from nuclear plants is hazardous to the

environment.
A. troublesome B. poisonous C. grievous D. panic

12. As she aged, she became so garrulous that no one else

could be heard.
A. talkative B. gracious C. sickly D. grey

13. Americans were appalled by the latest statistics regarding

violent crimes.
A. mildly surprised B. informed C. shocked D. pleased

14. John blamed his poor grades this semester upon his having
participated in too many extracurricular activities.
A. frivolous and additional B. athletic and vigorous
C. outside the curriculum D. inattentive to studies

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15. Obviously, Helen’s forte is chemistry.
A. fortitude B. talent C. weakness D. fixation

16. That the government ought to develop a jobs program

seemed to Congress an indisputable fact.
A. indefinite B. indispensable C. unquestionable D. undefinable

17. Furthermore, I feel that his behavior is upsetting the entire

classroom.
A. Nevertheless B. However C. In spite of this D. In addition

18. I infer from our conversation that he has no intention of

paying the bill.
A. conclude B. intrude C. imply D. hear

19. The electrician was scrupulous about grounding all the

wires in the factory.
A. afraid B. employed C. careful D. infamous

20. The interment took place last Friday.

A. festivity B. installation C. launching D. burial

SECTION THREE: READING

Based on the following passages, answer the questions that follow.

Passage I: You are going to read an article about soap operas.

For the questions which follow, choose the answer (A, B, C, or
D) which you think fits best according to the text.

In the 1930s, when radio was still in its infancy, broadcasting stations in the
USA wondered what type of programmes they should put on during the daytime.
They came up with the idea of producing serials that would be on the radio every
afternoon telling a continuous story. To keep the listeners’ interest, there would be
far more crises occurring than in real life. Knowing that the majority of the
audience would be women, the broadcasters decided that the women in the serials
would be strong characters and the men weak. The serials were an instant success
with listeners. As the radio stations were paid for by advertising, these
programmes always carried advertisements and; since one of the most frequently
advertised products was soap, the programmes became known as Soaps or Soap
Operas.
It was really by chance that the soap opera appeared in Britain. The BBC (British
Broadcasting Corporation) had no interest in producing this type of programme but
during the Second World War it was thought that the Americans should be shown
how well the British people were standing up to the war. For this reason, a soap
opera was written for the North American service of the BBC; it was called Front

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Line Family and showed how a typical English family, the Robinsons, were living
during the war. Some people in Britain managed to hear the programme and asked
for it to be broadcast for the British audience. The BBC were unwilling to do this
but finally agreed and broadcast the programme in Britain, but changed the name
to The Robinsons. The programme ran for six years.
Other soaps were introduced later, one telling the life of a doctor’s family and
another, The Archers, about life in a country village. The original aim of The
Archers was to inform farmers of new developments in agriculture. The serial
began in 1951 and is still to be heard on five evenings every week.
Some attempts at soap opera began to appear on television in Britain in the
mid-1950s but it was not until 1961 that the first real soap opera appeared. This
was shown, not by the BBC, but by commercial television. The serial, called
Coronation Street, was about the lives of people living in a working-class street
near Manchester. Although the serial was planned to run for only thirteen weeks, it
is still to be seen several nights every week and almost every week has more
viewers than any other programme on British television.
The BBC never managed to produce a really successful soap opera until 1984,
when it introduced Eastenders. This programme is about life in an area of the east
end of London. For a time, it had more viewers than Coronation Street and still
rivals it as the most popular programme on British television. There is a major
difference between the two programmes in that Eastenders concentrates on often
rather depressing realism whilst Coronation Street although having serious
storylines, always contains a strong element of comedy.

1. What problem did broadcasting stations in America have in the early days of
radio?
A. how to reflect real life B. what to broadcast during the day
C. what type of serial to produce D. how to entertain women
2. Why did the radio stations make women have the strongest characters in soap
operas?
A. Because men usually have weak characters
B. Because no men would be listening
C. Because women deal better with crisis
D. Because the audience would be mainly female
3. Why was the name soap or soap opera given to these programmes?
A. Soap was often advertised during the programmes
B. Soap companies advertised the programmes
C. Soap companies owned several radio stations
D. Soap was the only product advertised during the programmes

4. Why was the programme Front Line Family made?

A. to tell the Americans why the British were at war
B. to tell the Americans how the British were living during the war
C. to tell the Americans how the British were winning the war
D. to tell the Americans why the British stood to win the war

5. Why did the BBC begin to broadcast Front Line Family in Britain?

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 A. Because people in America liked it
B. Because the BBC thought it would run for six years
C. Because people asked to hear it
D. Because the BBC changed its name

6. What do we learn about The Archers in this passage?

A. The programme was about a country doctor
B. It could be heard every evening of the week
C. It was first broadcast before 1951
D. The aim of the programme was to educate farmers

7. What do we learn about Coronation Street?

A. It has always been the most popular programme on television
B. It has lasted longer than expected
C. It was the first real soap on to be shown on BBC television
D. It takes place in central Manchester

8. How is Coronation Street different from Eastenders?

A. It is funnier B. It has a stronger storyline
C. It is more serious D. It is more like real life

Passage II

Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World
War is the country's impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in
1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population
passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural
increase. The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and
the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the
decade of the 1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in
the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only
once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were
being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported
a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward
earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the
Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It
continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this
decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it
was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at
school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying
automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting
down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step
with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western
world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the
increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent), another large

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population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the
children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Educational changes in Canadian society B. Canada during the
Second World War
C. Population trends in postwar CanadaD. Standards of living in Canada

2. According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?

A. In the decade after 1911 B. After 1945
C. During the depression of the 1930's D. In 1966

3. The word "five" refers to _______.

A. Canadians B. years C. decades D. marriages

4. The word "surging" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. new B. extra C. accelerating D. surprising

5. The author suggests that in Canada during the1950's, _______.

A. the urban population decreased rapidly B. fewer people
married
C. economic conditions were poor D. the birth rate was very high

6. The word "trend" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. tendency B. aim C. growth D. directive

7. The word "peak" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. pointed B. dismal C. mountain D. maximum

8. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A. 1966 B. 1957 C. 1956 D. 1951

9. The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population

growth after 1957 EXCEPT _______.
A. people being better educated B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living D. couples buying houses

10. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution
_______.
A. families were larger B. population
statistics were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily D. economic conditions were bad

11. The word "It" refers to _______.

A. horizon B. population wave C. nine percent D. first half

12. The phrase "prior to" is closest in meaning to _______.

A. behind B. since C. during D. preceding

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