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___ from an enormous selection of books.
A Through, to choose C Via, choosing
B Through, choosing D Because of, to choose
4. ___ computers are used extensively in scientific______
to solve mathematical problems, display complicated
data, or model systems that are too_____ or impracti
cal to build.
A The, researches, cost B The, research, cost
C ___, research, costly
0 ____, researches, costly
5. ___ steam engine transformed the industrial world as
___ other technologies have as this invention liberated
people from the limitations of their own muscles and
made___ the factories that drove the Industrial Revo
lution.
A The, a few, possibility C A, a few, possible B The, few, possible D A, few, possibility
6. ___ how important electricity is to everyday life, think
of what___ when the power_____ in a storm.
A Having understood, happens, will go out B To understand, happens, goes out C To understand, will happen, will go out D To have understood, will happen, goes out
7. After___ horses and later____ steam engine came the
telegraph, and the world____ the same since.
A the, the, was never
C___, ___, had never been
B ___, the, has never been
D the, a, had never been
8. Only about 700___ the 2,220 passengers of the Titan
ic were rescued, but the number of survivors________
if other ships had not arrived when they did.
A from, must have been, low B in, could have been, more lower C of, might have been, much lower D out of, ought to have been, far lower
9 There is____ evidence that people from Iceland landed
in what is now___ northeastern Canada around 1000
AD, but experts believe this fact was unknown in____
medieval Europe.
A an, the, the C____, ___, the
B the, the, ___ D ___, ___, ___
10. Columbus never set ___ on ___ North American
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mainland.
A foot, _____________ C foot, the
B feet, ___ D feet, the
11. The artist spent four years____ on his back_____ on a
scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to complete the master
piece ___ on the ceiling.
A flat, high, painting B flatly, highly, painted C flat, highly, painting D flatly, high, painted
12.____ considered the greatest artist of his own time,
Michelangelo is still seen as a key____ the flowering of
the Renaissance and is the standard___ which all sub
sequent artists are measured.
A Widely, of, on C Widely, to, against
B Wide, to, of D Wide, towards, to
13._ indulgence was a monetary payment that prom
ised the____ release from punishment after death for
sins committed during a_____ lifetime.
A The, soul, person's C ____, souls', person's
B An, soul's, personal D The, soul's, person's
14. Galileo built the first telescope for astronomical pur
poses, observed that___ Milky Way consisted of stars,
articulated the laws of bodies in____ motion, and dis-
covered ___ Moon's craters,____ Jupiter's largest four
satellites, ___ sun spots, and the phases of __ Ve
nus.
A the, ____, the, the, the, the
B the, ____, the, ___, ___, ___
C ___, the, ___, ___, the, the
D____, the, ___, the, ___, ___
15. After distinguishing himself____ for the British army
during the French and Indian War, Washington was
elected ___ commander-in-chief of the __ Conti
nental Army.
A to fight, a, colony's
B having fought, the, colonies'
C fighting, ___, colonies'
D having fought, ____, colony's
Test 49 I
1. Beethoven___ studied with Mozart____ in his teens.
A shortly, during C a little, meanwhile
B briefly, while D deeply, ___
2. The two composers____ contemporary rivals if Mozart
___ in 1791 at the age of 35.
A must have become, did not die B should become, had not died C could become, did not die D might have become, had not died
3. Until the 19th century, a married woman__ hold
property in her own name. And, of course, women
were not allowed___.
A must not, voting
B was not able, for voting
C could not, to vote
D should not, being voted
4. "I am afraid I____," he murmured, "and before I____,
I insist on your answering a question I put_ you
some time ago."
A should go, am going, for
B must be going, go, to
€ ought to go, would go, to
D must go, am going, __
5. After I___ in the room about ten minutes, talking to
these tedious academicians, I suddenly____ conscious
that someone____ at me.
A have been, have become, looked B was, became, had been looking C had been, became, was looking D was, become, has been looking
6. Henry tried____ me as if we_____ each other for- the
first time.
A treating, saw C to treat, have seen
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B to treat, had seen D treating, had seen
7. ___ of us could help_____, and we became friends at
once.
A Neither, laughing C None, to laugh B Neither, to laugh D Nobody, laughing
8. I wish I ___ it was your friend. I ___ in a more
friendly way.
A had not known, would behave
B had known, would have behaved
C knew, would behave
D did not know, would have behaved
9- Don't try to influence____ him. Your influence would
be bad and result____ our breaking off.
A on, in C on, to
B ___, to D____, in
10. In 1887 the___ Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived
the idea ___ the Olympic Games and spent seven
years____ public opinion in France, England, and
the United States to support his plan.
A 24-year-old, of reviving, preparing B 24-years-old, to revive, preparing C 24-year's-old, of reviving, to prepare D 24-years'-old, reviving, to prepare
11. He saw her hand coming out to_____, and she looked
at him____ in the eyes as she shook hands, frankly,
___ a man.
A him, straightly, like
B his, straightly, as
C his, straight, like
D him, straight, as
12. He waved his hand and muttered that___ was nothing
at all, what he had done, and that any fellow____ it in
his place.
A there, will have done B there, would do C it, would have done D it, will do
13. He was evidently unused to____ stiff collars and she
repressed a smile at___ sight of the red line that marked
the collar rubbing against his neck.
A wear, the C wearing, ___
B wearing, the D wear, the
14. It's time the authorities____ something to prevent road
accidents. The tendency is____.
A will do, threatening B should do, threatened C do, threatened D did, threatening
15. I think somebody is following____ us. — Don't look
back, go on___ as if you_____ nothing.
A for, to walk, saw
B ___, walking, saw
C towards, walking, had seen
D____, to walk, see
Test 50
1. At___ first sight the answer_____ this question seems
A the, for, obvious
B ___, on, obviously
C the, to, obviously
D____, to, obvious
2. Money____ anything that is_____ used____ payments.
A are, widely, to do B is, widely, for making C is, wide, to make D are, wide, for doing
3. Richard Knight substituted the name of the company
to Nike____ the Greek goddess of victory, and a logo
A for, added C on, had been added
B after, was added D from, had added
4. You____ to be loyal while you____ but we won't take
care of you____ life any more.
A ought, will be employed, in B are, will employ, with C have, are employed, for D ought, employ, on
5. For nearly ten minutes he stood there,____, with parted
lips and eyes___.
A motionless, strangely bright B motionlessly, strangely brightly C motionless, strange bright D motionlessly, strange brightly
6. ___ detective story is distinguished from other forms
of___ fiction by the fact that it is_____ puzzle.
A The, ___, a C A, ____, ___
B A, the, a D The, the, the
7* They accused the author_____ not playing ____ with
the reader.
A for, fairly C of, fair
B of, fairly D for, fair
8. The first Sherlock Holmes' novel, A Study in Scarlet,
___ in 1887 and____ by a series of short stories.
A was appeared, was followed B appeared, followed C appeared, was followed D was appeared, followed
9. Her first marriage,____ Archibald Christie, ended____
divorce in 1928.
A with, by C with, with
B to, in D to, with
10. The Ramayana is____ of the two great Sanskrit epics
of ancient India, ___ being the Mahabharata.
A shortest, another C shorter, the other B shortest, the other D shorter, the others
11. Rich___ its descriptions and poetic language, it con
sists ___ seven books and 24,000 couplets and has
been translated____ many languages.
A by, from, in C with, of, in
B in, of, into D by, in, from
12. Alaska___ to the United States since 1867, when it
___ from Russia by Secretary of State William H.
Seward.
A has belonged, was bought B belonged, has been bought C had belonged, has been bought D has been belonged, was bought
13. It occupies the extreme northwestern region of_ North
American continent and is separated from Asia by___.
A the, the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
B ___, the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
C the, 82-km-width Bering Strait
D___, 82-km-wide Bering Strait
14. A quake in 1908 resulted__ the loss of____ least
84,000 lives in Messina and_____ villages,
A to, in, nearly C in, at, nearby
B to, at, near D in, in, near
15. Sicily is the largest island in_____ Mediterranean Sea,
separated from ___ mainland Italy by_____ Strait of
Messina.
A the, the, the C the, ___, the
B ___, ___, _________ D____, the, ___
Test 51
1. Tourism is___ important; the country____ 1.2 million
visitors in 1998.
A increasingly, has had
B more increasingly, had
C increasingly, had
D the most increasing, has had
2. There is no____ valley in South America that has_____
varied beauties and____ many charms.
A a, so, so C____, such, so
B ___, such, such D the, so, such
3. Mozart had an unsuccessful career and died___ young,
but he ranks as one of the great_ of Western civilization.
A when, genii
B ___, genii
C when, genius D while, geniuses
4. Countries with____ populations and____ resources risk
___ into what demographers call the demographic trap.
A raised, limited, to fall B risen, limiting, falling C rising, limiting, to fall D rising, limited, falling
5. Five short piano pieces composed by Mozart when he
six years old____ still frequently____.
A had been, are, playing B was, are, played C has been, has been, played D had been, had been, playing
6. They were designed to serve___ all-inclusive textbooks
and thus differed ____ modern encyclopedias, which
serve chiefly___ reference sources.
A as, in, as C like, in, like
B like, from, like D as, from, as
7. The fall of an apple led Newton____ that the attractive
gravitational force acting on the apple_____ the same
force acting on the Moon.
A thinking, may be
B to think, might be
C think, should have been
D to thinking, could have been
8. ___ accumulated by a few thousand people (New
Russians, or the New Rich) through an odd combi
nation of cronyism, hard work, and theft_____ nearly
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everyone.
A The rich, has astonished B Rich, astonished C The riches, have astonished D The riches, has astonished
9. The people were tanned and __ skinned, but_____
most were no darker than sunburned, brown-haired Englishmen.
A brown, ____________ C brown, the
B brownly, ____ D brownly, the
10. The captain handed me his binoculars. Through______
1 could see three small boats____ and____ on the long
Pacific swells.
A it, to rise, to fall B them, to rise, to fall C them, rising, falling D it, rise, fall
11.____ divers know that seawater is so blue that all __
red light is absorbed within 20 metres of the surface.
A Experienced, ____
B Experiencing, the
C Experiencing, ____
D The experiencing, the
12. When I found that some promises of support _,
I approached __ several gentlemen and suggested that
they___ me at the bank.
A had failed, to, should guarantee
B had been failing, ____, would guarantee
C failed, to, guaranteed
D had failed, ___, should guarantee
13. Before the winter set___, several members of the par
ty climbed to the summit of____ Mount Erebus.
A out, ___ C in, the
B in, ___ D out, the
14. We___ our best at the American Museum of Natural
History to answer____ hundreds of questions daily.
A make, to C do, to
B do, ___ D make, ___
15. In the 1890s the species_____ on Stephens Island in
New Zealand not by an ornithologist, but by a light
house keeper's cat who brought home nearly a dozen
___ before the supply ran out. Forever.
A was discovered, specimens B were discovered, specimen C was discovered, of specimen D were discovered, of specimens
Test 52
1. We had to realize that____ flying weather in the Ant
arctic may occur only one day_____ month.
A the, in a C the, the
B a, a D___, a
2. Only one____ in his____ collection appeals to me.
A specie, bird C specie, bird's
B species, birds D species, bird
3. 1 found it __ to believe that Dr. Brown officially
retired from the museum 20 years ago, and is approach
ing ___ his ninetieth birthday.
A hardly, ____ C hardly, to
B hard, _____________ B hard, to
4. But ____ in the Gobi, in a raw, eroded region that
the party named the Flaming Cliffs, __ the-most
sensational discoveries of all.
A deep, laid C deep, lay
B deeply, lies D deeply, lain
5. In 1865 Bickmore sailed for____ Spice Islands and in
three years he traveled 40,000 miles through____ East
Indies, Asia, and Europe, collecting____ shells, birds,
and other specimens.
A the, the, the C the, ___, ___
B the, the, __________ D ___, the, ___
6. These original inhabitants, or _____ Aborigines, claim
___ in Australia since time immemorial.
A the, have being C the, to be
B ___, to have been D ____, being
7. Since they neither cultivated crops nor domesticated
animals, depending instead ____ the natural replace
ment of resources, they travelled light.
A of, at C of, ___
B on, by D on, ___
8. For a while he lay___, then began muttering to himself,
folded his arms,__ his head down upon them, and___.
A motionlessly, lay, must have been asleeping B motionless, lay, might be asleeping C motionless, laid, might have been asleep D motionlessly, laid, must have been asleep
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9. For____ most of human history, the primary means
of communication across long distances was not_____
computer, telephone or telegraph, but______ letter.
A ___, the, the C ___, a, a
B the, the, the D the, ___, ___
10. What should you do if you see someone___ to take his
book when he____ a restaurant?
A forget, wiil leave C forget, leaves
B forgetting, left D to forget, leaves
11. The reports of Cook and Banks suggested that an Aus
tralian colony____ a valuable source of both flax and
timber for the British Navy.
A was C would be
B were D could be
12. I naturally asked if Sir James __ him any further
instructions as to proper behaviour in America, and
he seems____ so.
A would be giving, to do B had given, to do
C had given, to have done
D would give, would do
13. By 1830 wool____ the principal_____ commodity and
___ raising occupied most of the country's arable space.
A had become, export, sheeps' B has become, export's, sheep's C became, export's, sheep D had become, export's, sheep
14. Postcards were more than____ of communication.____
stamps, they became collector's items_____, ___, and
A a mean, As, for buying, selling, trading B mean, Like, to buy, sell, trade C a means, Like, to be bought, sold, traded D the means, As, to buy, sell, trade
15. A man never sees ail that his mother______ to him till
it's too late to let her_____ that he sees it.
A has been, know C had been, to know
B is, knowing D had been, know
Test 53
1. Italy is poor____ natural resources, as_____ of the land
is unsuitable for agriculture due____ mountainous ter
rain or unfavourable climate.
A in, the most, of C with, a lot, with
B of, most, to D in, most, to
2 On about March 21 and September 23, ___ hemi
spheres are the same distance from the sun and the sun
___ at an equinox.
A both, ip said to be C both, says to be B either, says being D either, said to be
3. Volcanic eruptions in _____ regions are a significant
threat ___ people, property, and agriculture.
A populated, to C populated, of
B populating, for D populating, to
4. The city lies in a picturesque highland region between
___ Tiber River and_____ Lake Trasimeno.
A ___, ______________ C the, ___
B the, the D ___, the
5. ___ and____ are the principal economic activities on
the Falklands.
A Sheep raising, wool processing B Sheep's raising, wool's processing C Sheeps' raising, wools' processing D Sheep's raising, wool processing
6. Excursions take at____ one day and sometimes____.
A least, much more longer B last, more longer C least, much longer D last, longer
7. ___ e-mail came into widespread use in __ 1990s
and ___ a major development in business and per
sonal communications.
A The, the, became
B ___, the, has become
C____, ___, has become
D The, ___, became
8. The first animal ____ was almost certainly_____ dog,
which was bred from wolves.
A domesticating, a
B to be domesticated, the
C domesticated, a
D having domesticated, the
9. Cook organized___ conducted tours throughout Europe
and the success of the guided excursion led to the for
mation of a____ agency bearing his name.
A personal, travels'
B personal, travel's
C personally, travel
D personally, travels'
10.___ number of beach resorts on the Atlantic coast,
particularly Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville Beach,
___ fishing, swimming, boating, golf, and tennis.
A The, provides C The, provide
B A, provides D A, provide
11. In addition to____ a regional highway____, the city is
a railway hub, with Amtrak _____ service and several
freight routes
A be, crossroad, passenger's B being, crossroads, passenger C be, crossroads, passengers' D being, crossroad, passengers's
12.___ mayor and the 19 councillors are elected to______.
A The, four-year terms B The, four-year's terms C A, four-years terms D A, four-years' terms
13. The settlement was named Sydney for Britain's home secretary, Lord Sydney, who was responsible for the
colony.
A home's, for C home, to
B home, for D home's, to
14. Sony designs, manufactures, and sells ________ elec
tronic equipment.
A The, an C___, ___
B The, ______________ D ___, an
15. Although people____ for about 5,000 years, the sport
did not become a popular form of recreation until the 20th century.
A are skiing C ski
B have skied D have been skiing
Test 54
1. If the ice sheet in Antarctica_____, the oceans of the
world___ by 60 m.
A would melt, would rise B would melted, rose C melted, would rise D melted, rose
2. In the 16th and early 17th centuries, Spain, _ its
empire in South and Central America, began a_
of expeditions from Peru into the South Pacific.
A established, series
B having established, series
C establishing, serie
D to have established, serie
3. In 1768 ___ Captain James Cook left England on
___ expedition to the Pacific that also took him to
Australia.
A the three-year B a three-year C the three-years' D three-years
4. Earnings from meat, hides, and live animal exports in
the late 1980s___ about $1.4 billion____.
A were, annually C was, annual
B was, annually D were, annual
5. Average____ density in 1999 was 10 people____ sq km,
A population, per C population, in
B population's, in D population's, per
6. white birch is the official tree of_______ New Hamp
shire and is found throughout the state.
A A, the C A, ___
B The, _ D____, ___
7. Privacy includes___ freedom from government inter
ference in private or family matters_____ confidential
ity of such things___ personal correspondence, tele
phone calls, and financial information.
A either, and, as C both, and, as
B either, or, like D both, or, like
8. Since the beginning of agriculture, the human popula
tion ___ more than two thousand times.
A had increased on C has been increased by
B increased for D has increased by
9. The white-tailed deer____ the most numerous of the
large animals.
A are C have been
B were D is
10. The last continent __, Antarctica ____ hidden be
hind barriers of fog, storm, and sea ice until it was
first sighted in the early 19th century.
A having been discovered, has remained B to be discovered, remained
C discovered, has remained D discovering, had remained
11. Tsunamis can destroy low-lying coastal areas and can
be___ if people living in such areas_____.
A deadly, are not evacuated B fatally, are not evacuated C fatal, will not be evacuated D dead, are not evacuated
12. They required that the____ council____ elected by the
people.
A five-members, was B five-member, were C five member, be D five-members, would be
13.____ most people celebrate____ Thanksgiving Day____
with family or friends for a holiday feast.
A The, the, to gather
B ___, ___, by gathering
C ___, the, gathering
D The, ___, having gathered
14. Skiing as a form of recreation is much_____ in origin,
although___ some evidence that it may have existed
as early as the first half of the 18th century.
A recent, there is B more recent, there is C recenter, there is D recent, there are
15.____ wild animals found in Missouri include_____ deer,
squirrel, opossum, raccoon, rabbit, and skunk.
A ___, ___ C____, the
B The, a D____, a
Test 55
1. It is required that both senate and house members____
to___ terms.
A are elected, two years' B will be elected, two year's C should be elected, two-year D be elect, two years
2. Innovations in____ technology have improved pagers,
making them___ smaller, more affordable, and loaded
with new features.
A computer, much more B computer's, much C computer, much D computer's, more
3. The Tour de France, __ race covering about 3,200
km, is___ most prestigious bicycle race in the world.
A a 30-day, the C 30 days', ___
B a 30 days, the D 30 day, ___
4. ___ e-mail enables computer users_____ messages and
data quickly through a local area network or beyond through a nationwide or worldwide communication network.
A ___, sending C____, to send
B The, to send D The, sending
5. __ Saint Valentine's Day is celebrated on February
14 by the custom___ greeting cards or gifts to express
affection.
A ___, sending C___, of sending
B The, to send D The, sending
6. ___ Bosporous, a narrow strait that links the Black
Sea and ___ Sea of Marmara, separates _____ Istan
bul's European and Asian sections.
A The, the, ___ C____, the, the
B ___, ___, ___ D The, the, the
7. lake is a large, inland body of fresh or salty stand
ing water and is distinguished_____ some seas, which
have an interchange ____ the ocean and are subject
___ tides.
A The, from, to, with
B ___, with, with, to
C ___, of, to, for
D The, from, with, to
8. Weather is measured by thermometers, rain gauges,
barometers, and____ other instruments, but the study
of climate relies____ statistics.
A the, of C an, upon
B ___, on D the, from
9. Tobogganing is popular____ winter resorts throughout
the world where, __ special toboggan runs, riders
