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British Parliament insisted that the prosperous colo
nies___ pay for the cost of protecting them.
A deep, should help C sharp, should help
B deeply, help D sharply, would help
2. If you are going to be taking flash pictures, remember
that ___ the film, ____ the distance at which your
flash will operate successfully.
A the faster, the greater B the fastest, the greatest C faster, more greatly D the fast, the greatly
3. the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC consid
ers number of factors, chief among them which
city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and
which organizing committee seems most likely______
the Games effectively.
A Selecting, the, to stage
B Having selected, a, to have staged
C In selecting, a, to stage
D Selected, the, to have staged
4. ___ ten minutes of thought got me no___ to an answer.
A Still, closer C Another, closer
B Other, close D The other, close
5. Most of our party____ old friends of____, but among
them was a newcomer — a young man with a beard,
who___ charge of the local museum.
A was, us, has lately taken B were, ours, had lately taken
C was, ourselves, had been lately taken D were, our, lately taken
6. He sniffed it again; it made him feel_____ somewhere
inside, because it reminded him of something, but he couldn't remember what.
A deeply uneasy C deep uneasy
B deeply uneasily D deep uneasily
7. She stood____ looking____ the window.
A motionlessly, into C motionless, out from B motionless, out of D motionlessly, in
8. The living room looked as if an army__ through.
The Murdocks____ all their friends and_____, judging
from the results.
A had just passed, must have brought, everybody else's B just passed, may have brought, everybody else C was just passing, must bring, everybody' else D was just passing, may have brought, everybody's else
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9. He had____ his Christmas shopping_____ and brought
home____ package.
A done, late, a C made, late, a
B made, lately, the D done, lately, a
10.____ halos are seen when____ sunlight or moonlight in
front of the observer strikes ice crystals and then passes
___ high, thin clouds.
A The, the, over C ___, the, away
B ___, ___, through D The, __, by
II. Jack said that unless I __ his advice they _____ my
business.
A would not take, ruined
B would take, would have ruined
C had taken, would ruin D hadn't taken, had ruined
12. Matthew Carey wrote in the early 1800s that in his opin
ion man should always treat his wife _____ equal, but
today's feminists would shudder at___ of his advice.
A like, many C like, a great number
B as, many D as, much
13. This ___ letter shows that, while the emphasis on
religion was greater____ now, many of the other pa
rental concerns expressed are timeless.
A nearly 300-year-old, than then
B near 300-years-old, then than
C nearly 300-year-old, then than
D near 300-years-old, than then
14.___ differences arise between husband and wife, the
contest ought to be, not who will display the'most
spirit, but who will____ the first advances.
A When, do C Providing, make
B Unless, do D While, make
15.___ with travel and greatly discouraged, we reached
___ the shore of the Great Salt Lake. It had taken an
entire month, instead of a week, and our cattle
not fit to cross the desert.
A Wearing, to, was C Being worn, to, were
B Worn, ___, were D Having worn, _____, was
Test 42
1. Modern cameras, film, and processing______ it easier
than ever to create____, ___ focused photographs.
A makes, good-exposing, sharply B make, good-exposed, sharp
C makes, well-exposing, sharp D make, well-exposed, sharply
2. A good husband will always regard his wife _____ his
equal and never address her with an air of authority,
as if she____ a mere housekeeper.
A to be, were C as, were
B be, was D being, are
3. He was elected____ president to a_____ term.
A the, five-years B a, five-year's
C ___, five-year
D___, five-years
4. The Committee____ of opinion that nothing would be
gained by attempting to____ down a Constitution for
the British Empire.
A are, lay C are, He
B is, lay D is, lie
5. We____ so accustomed____ the concept of liberty that
we are completely ignorant of what is meant______ to
slavery.
A had become, to, to submit
B have become, to, by submitting
C became, of, by submitting
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D have become, for, on submitting
6. When I say nothing,____ I mean nothing,____ I mean
___ I can't talk about.
A neither, nor, anything B both, and, something C either, or, something D either, and, anything
7. ___in these thoughts, he reached his house, which
was at the end of the village, and hastened to unlock the door with the key that he __ in his hand as he walked along.
A Having lost, was holding readily
B Lost, had been holding ready
C Being lost, held readily
D Losing, has been holding ready
8 If he could not help _ sides, he always sided with of the two contenders - very circumspectly, how-ever and making every effort to show ___ party that he had no real feelings of enmity towards him. A to take, the strongest, the weakest B take, the strongest, the weaker C taking, the stronger, the weaker D taking, the strongest, the weakest
9 But above all he used to __ against those of his col-leagues who took the risk of supporting — and oppressed against a powerful bully. A declaiming, weak C declaiming, the weak B declaim, the weak D declaim, weak
10 She in front of him with hands on hips and el-' bows pulled forward, glaring at him as if she _ to tear the secret out of his heart. A was standing, wanted B was standing, has wanted C stood, was wanting D stood, wants
11 I'd rather you __ go there. The snow is many ___in
depth, not less than seven or eight___.
A would not, foot, somewhere B did not, feet, anywhere
C do not, foot, everywhere D not to, feet, nowhere
12. You will be free as soon as you____ twenty-one, but I
am a slave____ life.
A will be, to C will be, for
B are, for D are, to
13. The number of the boats and the names of the crews
and passengers ___ kept, so that in the event of a
boat___, or a person____ from it, we would be able
to get and give a clear account of everything.
A were, being wrecked, missing B were, wrecked, missed C was, being wrecked, missing D was, wrecked, missed
14. My mother, though a young woman, was not strong
and___ in delicate health for many years, yet when
sorrows and dangers came upon her she was___ brav
est of___ brave.
A was, the, _________ C had been, the, the
B has been, the, the D was, _, ___
15. The family____ all asleep, so we children______ down
on the ground.
A was, lay C were, lay
B was, laid D were, laid
Test 43
1. Let the husband treat his wife, and the wife_____ her
husband with____ much respect and attention, as he
___ a strange lady, and she a strange gentleman.
A treated, as, would treat B treat, so, treats
C treat, as, would treat D to treat, so, to treat
2. An important agreement was reached____ the United
Kingdom and its former colonies, which were known
as dominions. These self-governing portions of______
British Commonwealth included Australia, Ireland,
___ South Africa, and Canada.
A among, the, the C between, the, _
B between, ___, ___ D among, ___, the
3. Practically,____ old have no___ very important ad
vice to give____ young.
A ___, ___, _________ C the, ___, the
B the, a, the D ___, ___, the
4. Generally,____ the film's speed or sensitivity to______
light,___ the quality you'll get in terms of color-and
fine detail.
A the lowest, the, the highest
B lower, ____, higher
C the lower, the, higher
D the lower, ____, the higher
5. Early evidence___ that cattle____ used for draft, milk,
sacrifice, and, in some instances, for meat and sport.
A indicate, was C indicate, were
B indicates, were D indicates, was
6. ___ a recreational activity, pony trekking seems______
in the western United States in the first half of the 19th century.
A Like, to have originated
B As, to originate
C Being, to have been originating
D As, to have originated
7. She had bread for____ hungry, clothes for____ naked,
and comfort for___ beggar that came within her reach.
A ___, ___, every C the, __, each
B the, the, every D____, the, each
8. I loathed them as being____ as____ as____ of men.
A the most meanest, same, the most wicked B the meanest, too, the wickedest C the meanest, well, the most wicked D the mean, so, the wicked
9. I was fond of these stories and____ evening after____
evening would go into grandma's room, sitting with
my back___ against the wall so that no warrior could
slip behind me with a tomahawk.
A an, an, close C the, the, closely
B ___, ___, close D ____, an, closely
10. Their party____ so tired and___ with the day's la
bour that they declared they____ another step.
A was, exhausted, would not take B were, exhausted, would not take C was, exhausting, should not take D were, exhausting, could not take
11. The cattle___ killed, and the meat was placed into___
deep snow for preservation.
A was, the C was, ___
B were, ___ D were, a
12. He seemed____ dissatisfied, so we asked him if there
was___ that we could do for him.
A to be, something farther
B to have been, anything far
C to be, anything further
D to have been, something farther i
13. At last my father arrived________ house with the little
ones, and our family_____ again united.
A to, Mr. Sinclair, were B at, Mr. Sinclair's, were C in, Mr. Sinclair's, was D to, Mr. Sinclair's, was
14. It was a long while before I could get him_____ a____
view of the subject.
A take, more fairer C to take, fairer B to take, more fairer D take, fairer
15. I never saw a party ___ up so ____, and with___
little fuss.
A break, quietly, so B breaking, quietly, such C breaking, quiet, such D break, quiet, so
Test 44
1. Can I ever forget that night in the desert, when we
walked___ in____ darkness, every step seeming to be
the very last we could___!
A a mile after a mile, the, make
B male after mile, _____, take
C mile after a mile, ___, make
D mile after mile, the, take
2. The young men said it was the funniest song that____,
and that they would get Mr. Brown, whom they knew
very well, ___ it.
A had ever been written, to sing B have ever been written, sing C had ever been writing, sing D have ever been written, singing
3 Out on the mountain it was blowing twice _ and
___ in our faces.
A harder, direct C as hard, directly
B as harder, directly D hard, direct
4. ___ people realize just how common depression is,
how___ it can be and that it is_____ among worry
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A A few, severely, the most prevalent B A few, severe, the most prevalent C Few, severe, most prevalent D Few, severely, most prevalent
5. She had___ dark and abundant hair,_____ glossy that
___ threw off the sunshine with a gleam.
A a, such, they C the, so, it
B ___, so, it D ___, such, they
6. She ___ before she ____ to the altar that she would
never allow herself to flirt and she____.
A resolved, had gone, had never flirted
B had resolved, went, had never flirted
C had resolved, had gone, never flirted
D resolved, went, never flirted
7. He liked____, to be petted and___, to be well fed and
caressed.
A to be kindly treated, praised B to kindly treat, to praise C being kindly treated, praising D be kindly treated, praised
8. Newspapers were filled___ the accounts of men who
claimed to have become rich overnight by picking gold
out of___ wondrous earth.
A of, California B with, California's
C with, California D of, California's
9. The police____ right to raider headquarters and______
their arrests.
A go, make C goes, make
B goes, makes D go, makes
10. It made her____ that it was curious how much_____ a
person looked when he smiled.
A thinking, more nicer B think, nice C to think, more nice D think, nicer
11. The ice was broken; ladies and gentlemen, who ______
aloof all the week, addressed each other_____, and all
began now to express sorrow that they__ part so soon.
A had been keeping, free, had to
B had kept, free, must
C had kept, freely, were to
D had been keeping, freely, should
12. In the morning we arose early to view our______
daylight and were pleased to find the camp in_
good condition as we had left it a year ago.
A surrounding, in, such B surroundings, by, so C surroundings, by, as D surrounding, in, as
13. The commerce on Lake Superior is increasing every
year; and it is desirable that the Americans_____ a ca
nal ___ for____ and the largest steamers.
A have, enough large, man's-of-war
B would have, enough large, man-of-wars
C should have, large enough, men-of-war D had, large enough, men-of-war
14. He told us we___ a long night drive ahead of us, and
___ better____ on the hike.
A would have, would, were B would have, had, to be C had, had, be D had had, would, were
15. There were____ of the signs of spring for which I used
___ in Virginia.
A nothing, to watch C no, watching B none, to watch D some, watching
Test 45
1. We started in the evening, travelled all that night, and
the following day and night—two nights and one day of
suffering___ thirst and heat____ day and piercing cold
___ night.
A from, by, by C from, in, at
B of, by, by D of, during, during
2. He was a man who___, but he was___ a man for
love.
A must be loved, hard B should love, hard C might be loved, hardly D may love, harder
3. She walked back into the first kitchen garden she____
and found the old man____ there.
A had entered, dug C entered, having dug
B entered, to dig D had entered, digging
4. ___ was the first voyage ____ which the fall of the
rapids of the lower Colorado canyons_____ measured
with precise instruments.
A Our, during, were C Our, in, were
B Ours, on, was D Ours, by, was
5. I do not remember___ the Missouri River, or any
thing about a_____ journey through_____ Nebraska.
A crossing, days*, the
B to cross, day's, ____
C crossing, day's, ____
D to cross, days', the
6. When I was little I used ___ down there to hear
them___ beautiful talk,____ what I never hear in this
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country.
A to go, talk, like C to going, talking, as B to go, to talk, like D to going, talking, like
7. You___ those slippers any more. They're too small
for your___. You'd better____ them to me for Mary.
A oughtn't wear, foot, give
B should not have worn, feet, to give C should not wear, foot, to give D oughtn't to wear, feet, give
8. ___ Saskatchewan, one of the larger rivers of___
North America, takes its source in the rugged fast
nesses of____ Rocky Mountains, and flows eastward
over the sparsely inhabited plains of__ southern Cana
da till it reaches____ Lake Winnipeg.
A The, the, the, the, ____
B The, ___, the, ___, ___
C ___, the, ___, the, the
D___, ___, the, ___, ___
9. "It____ a trial for our mothers," said Helen, "com
ing out here and having to do everything _. My
mother had always lived in town."
A should be, differently B must have been, in a different way C may have been, in a differently way D may be, different
10. Cowboys keep the cattle together, guide___ to pasture
and prevent___ from being mixed with other herds.
A it, it C it, their
B it, its D them, their
11. The day passed____, for, as progress____ in the right
direction, all the passengers willingly____.
A pleasant, was made, enjoyed
B nice, was been made, enjoyed themselves
C pleasantly, was being made, enjoyed themselves
D nicely, was being making, enjoyed
12. The time___ when the wealthy men of our great North
west ___ their summer residences on these hills and shores.
A will come, will have B will come, have C comes, will have D comes, have
13. "How____ you look!" I called. "So_____!" they shout
ed altogether, and broke into peals of laughter.
A pretty, are you C pretty, do you
B prettily, you are D prettily, you do
14. In summer, when the trees were __, he used ____
there with his friend that played____ trombone.
A in bloom, sitting, __
B in blossom, sitting, the
C in flowers, to sit, __ D in bloom, to sit, the
15. After my father____, my grandmother never let my
mother____ into her house again.
A married to her, to come B married her, come C got married her, come D got married to her, to come
Test 46
1. It's high time we___. At___ daybreak we'll walk down
the bank of the river, on a little sandy beach, a
view of a new feature in the canyon.
A will start off, the, to make
B start off, ____, making
C started off, ___, to take
D should start off, the, taking
2. Nick looked as if he___ something, but_____ afraid
A liked to say, was, of starting B felt to say, were, to start C felt like saying, were, of starting D liked saying, was, to start
3. Sometimes the police_____ failure and_____ to retreat
when___ not successful.
A experiences, has, it is
B experience, have, they are
C experience, must, they are
D experiences, is, it is
4. ___ farmers plow with horses these days, but _
other respects the old ways live____ in Provence.
A Few, in, on C A few, with, __
B Few, on, on D A few, by, __
5. Jake___ me and took me by_____ hand.
A rose, the C roused, the
B arose, ___ D awoke, ___
6. Mrs. Shimmer____ grandfather ten dollars for a milk
cow, and___ him____ fifteen as soon as they harvest
ed their first crop.
A had paid, was to give, another B paid, had to give, other C had paid, had been to give, more D had paid, had to give, the other
7. I remember___ up and down my sunny little room___.
A to pace, morning after morning B pacing, morning after morning C to pace, from morning to morning D pacing, the morning by the morning
8. The family____ now____ to begin their struggle with
the soil.
A have been, fair equipping
B is, fairly equipped
C has been, fairly equipping
D have been, fairly equipped
9. ___ them with about ___ provisions, he started out
with a party of seventeen, all that_____ able to travel.
A Leaving, a seven-day, were B Having left, seven days', were C Left, seven day's, was
D Leaving, a seven-day, was
10.____________________________________ Breathless from the altitude, my legs from the
climb, I muttered____, "Unbelievable! What____ glo
rious, incredible sight!"
A trembled, aloudly, a B trembling, aloud, a
C trembled, loudly, __
D trembling, in a loud voice, __
11. On his first dive, a_____ shark swam out of_____ dark
and made off with it, trailing a foam float.
A 12-foot-long, ____
B 12-feet-long, the
C 12-foot-long, the
D 12-feet length, ____
12. There were several places where it was possible for a
boat to____ into trouble; but with_____ good luck and
___ handling there did not appear enough risk.
A get, reasonably, careful B put, reasonable, carefully C catch, reasonably, careful D keep, reasonable, carefully
13. I was used to____ the old people at home_____ about
it. They said he____ her money to get rid of her.
A hear, whispering, must have paid
B hearing, whisper, might have paid
C hear, whisper, had to pay
D hearing, whispering, ought have paid
14. But since the 1960s they____ by a new type of invad
er, less brutal but more relentless:_____.
A have ever more overrun, a tourist
B are being more and more overrun, the tourist
C are increasingly overrun, tourists
D have been increasingly overrun, the tourist
15. Despite ____ this new assessment, however, many
scholars still agree that Schliemann__ invaluable
contributions___ the field of archaeology.
A of, made, in C ___, made, to
B ___, did, into D of, did, to
Test 47
1. Correspondence courses are especially suitable for____
physically handicapped and homebound. Special pro
grams are designed for____ blind and for parents of
___ deaf children.
A ___, the, the C the, the, the
B the, the, ___ D____, ___, ___
2. For 800 years ____ University of Oxford ____ minds
and confounding outsiders in____ equal measure.
A the, has been polishing, roughly
B ___, has been polished, rough
C the, had polished, roughly
D___, had been polishing, rough
3. Accustomed to_ on his master and______ the con
versation of___ refined and educated gentlemen, he
had very little of the dialect of____ Negro.
A wait, listen, a, ___
B waiting, hear, the, a
C wait, listen to, _____, the
D waiting, hearing, ____, the
4. The history of sea power is___, though___ no means
solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mu-
tual rivalries, of violence frequently resulting____ war.
A large, by, to C large, with, to
B largely, without, in D largely, by, in
5. The feature which the steamer and the galley have
___ common is the ability to move in___ direction
independent___ the wind.
A in, both, of C in, any, of
B on, the same, on D on, each, on
6. For the past 20 years, city policy__ to discourage
people ___ driving to the centre by reducing ___
number of parking spaces, and_____ fees.
A had been, ___, a, raising
B has been, on, the, rising
C was, to, a, arising
D has been, from, the, raising
7. Schliemann's career as an archaeologist______ late in
his life, after he____ wealth in business.
A has begun, has accumulated B began, had accumulated C had begun, accumulated D had begun, had accumulated
8. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, __ Ohio. He
and Wilbur attended high school in Dayton, but_____
boy formally graduated____ high school.
A the, none of, from
B ___, each, ___
C____, neither, from
D the, no, ___
9. ___, Bullfinch ____ a farmer in ____ Hudson Valley
for the past 50 of his 65 years.
A Graying and tanned, has been, the
B Graying and tanning, has been,__
C Grayed and tanned, is, the
D Grayed and tanning, was, _
10. But now don't let anyone____ that, like the common
lot of speech-makers, I'm going to begin with a defini
tion and then go on___ up mv tonic — that least of all.
A to expect, to divide
B expect, to divide
C expect, dividing
D to expect, dividing
11. The role of the oceans as____ early highways____ me,
and I have spent the better part of my life trying to disprove that the sea was a barrier to human travel and cultural exchange.
A mens', always fascinated B man's, has always fascinated C men's, had always fascinated D man's, has always been fascinated
12. She____ this name of Bovary, which was_____, to be
illustrious, to see it displayed at the_____, repeated in
the newspapers, known to all France.
A would wish, her, bookseller's
B wished, of her, booksellers'
C was wishing, of hers, bookseller's
D would have wished, hers, booksellers'
13. She kept___ they must be economical_____ they were
not rich.
A on saying, though
B say, till
C saying, since
D to say, as
14. I have called you to give you____ words of____ advice
and to tell you the reason____ my present purpose.
A several, the, of C a few, ____, for
B few, ___, for D some, the, of
15. I remember____ to a colleague, after I___ here for
a few months, that I didn't think I was ever going to
understand how___.
A remarking, was, did it all work B remarking, had been, it all worked C to remark, have been, it all worked D to remark, was, did it all wort
Test 48
1. People____ to devise printing methods for centuries
before___ breakthrough.
A had been trying, Gutenberg 15th-century's B have been trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century's C had tried, Gutenberg 15th-century D had been trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century
2. champagne is a sparkling wine _________ by a tradi
tional method in the Champagne region in north
eastern France.
A The, produced, the
B ___, produced, __
C The, to be produced, the
D____, to be produced,____
3. ___ their Web sites, Internet booksellers allow buyers
