Useful Grammar for Your Tests

USEFUL GRAMMAR for YOUR TESTS

1. VERBS that require INFINITIVE in the complement.Infinitive in this context is TO + the basic form of verb. For example, to go, to speak, to try, etc.Remember the following verbs require an infinitive in the complement.agree decide hesitate planappear demand hope prepare

deserve intend promisearrange expect learn pretend

ask fail manage refuseclaim forget need seemconsent mean offer tendwait threatenwant

ExamplesIncorrect:He wanted speak with Mr. BrownCorrect: He wanted to speak with Mr. Brown

Incorrect: We demand knowing our statusCorrect: We demand to know our status

Incorrect: The weather tends improving in May

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Correct: The weather tends to improve in May

ExercisesPart A. Choose the correct answer.

One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning………… it.A.How repeatB.RepeatingC.To repeatD.repeat

Part B. Identify the incorrect word/phrase and correct it.

Representative democracy seemed evolve A

simultaneously during the eighteenth and B C

nineteenth centuries in Britain, Europe and the United States.

D

2. VERBs that require an –ing form in the complement

admit finish regretappreciate keep riskavoid mention stopcomplete miss suggestconsider postpone toleratedelay practise understand

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deny quitdiscuss recallenjoy recommend

Examples

Incorrect: She is considering to rent a house near the beach.

Correct: She is considering renting a house near the beach

Incorrect: We enjoyed talk with your parents

Correct : We enjoyed talking with your parents

Incorrect: Hank completed written his thesis this year

Correct : Hank completed writing his thesis this year

Incorrect: Some teachers tolerate to come 10 minutes late.

Correct: Some teachers tolerate coming 10 minutes late

Exercise

Strauss finished ………. two of his published compositions before his tenth birthday.

A. written B. write C. writing D. to write

Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid it may be

A B C D

harmful to their health.

3. VERB PHRASES that require an –ing form in the complement

approve of count on get through look forward to think of

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be better off do not mind insist on object to

can’t help forget about keep on think about

Examples

Incorrect: We wouldn’t mind to wait

Correct: We wouldn’t mind waiting

Incorrect: She forgot about cancel her appointment

Correct: She forgot about cancelling her appointment

Incorrect: They object to do any harm to the environment

Correct: They object to doing any harm to the environment

Exercise

Many modern architects insist on …… materials native to the region that will blend into the surrounding landscape.

A. use B. to use C. the use D. using

During Jackson’s administration, those who did not approve of permit common people in the

A B

White House were shocked by the president’s insistence that they be invited into the mansion

C D

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4. Used to and Be used to

Used to and Be used to have similar form, but they are different in meaning and the verb following them. Used to is followed by verb, while be used to is followed by –ing form only.

Used to + verb means habit in the past which has not continued (kebiasaan pada waktu lampau)

Be used to + -ing form means to be accustomed to ( terbiasa ).

Example

Incorrect: I am used to go to school on foot when I was in Junior High.

Correct: I used to go to school on foot when I was in Junior High. (dulu biasanya)

Or

I was used to going to school on foot when I was in Junior

Incorrect: We used to use chopstick when we have meals.

Correct: We are used to using chopstick when we have meals (terbiasa)

Incorrect: He used to get everything easily as his parents are wealthy.

Correct: He is used to getting everything easily as his parents are wealthy

Exercise:

Harvard …….. a school for men, but now it is coeducational, serving as many women as men.

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A. Was used B. used to be C. was used to D. was used to be

As television images of the astronauts showed, even for trained professionals who are used to

A B C

move about in a lessened gravitational field, there are still problems.

D

5. HAD BETTERHad better is similar to a modal. Although had appears to be a past, had better expresses advice for the future.

Had better is followed by a verb (the basic form of verb). Avoid using to infinitive or –ing form with the phrase. The negative is formed by adding NOT after it.

Example

Incorrect: You had better following what your parents want you to do.

Correct: You had better follow what your parents want you to do.

Incorrect: She had not better judged a person by his appearance

Correct: She had better not judge a person by his appearance

Incorrect: You had better don’t go alone

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Correct You had better not go alone.

Exercise

To check for acidity, one had better …… litmus paper.

A. use B. using C. to use D. useful

In today’s competitive markets, even small businesses had better to advertise on TV and radio

A B C

in order to gain a share of the market.

D

6. PREFERENCE – WOULD RATHER (‘d rather)

As it is with had better, WOULD RATHER is also similar to a modal and appears to be a past. It expresses preference in present and future time. Avoid using an infinitive or an –ing form instead of a verb word.

Example:

Incorrect: She told me that she’d rather not to serve on the committee.

Correct: She told me that she’d rather not serve on the committee.

Incorrect: If you don’t mind I’d rather not going.

Correct: If you don’t mind, I’d rather not go

Incorrect: He said he would rather went to a small college instead of to a large university.

Correct: He said he would rather go to a small college instead of to a large university.

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Exercise

Rhododendrons would rather ……… in shady places, and so would azaleas.

A. To grow B. grown C. growing D. grow

The Amish people, descended from the Germans and Swiss, would rather using horses than

A B

machines for transportation and farm work because they believe that a simple life keeps them

C

closer to God.

D

7. PREFERENCE for another – WOULD RATHER THAT

When the preference is for another person or thing, would rather that introduces a clause. The other person or thing is the subject of the clause.

Although the verb is past tense, the preference is for present or future time.

Remember that despite their similar function to express preference, would rather and would rather that are completely different in the form of verb following them. Look again at point 6, and compare with the form of would rather that as shown in the following examples.

Avoid using a verb word or should. Use past tense verb only with the clause. Avoid using do not / does not but use did not with the clause.

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Example

Incorrect: The teacher would rather that the students type their journals.

Correct: The teacher would rather that the students typed their journals.

Incorrect: I’d rather that you don’t go.

Correct: I’d rather that you didn’t go.

Incorrect: My roommate would rather that I switch the light off during bed time.

Correct: My roommate would rather that I switched the light off during bed time.

Exercise

A good counselor would rather that the patient …… his/her own decisions after being helped to arrived at a general understanding of the alternatives.

A. Makes B. making C. will make D. made

It is said that the American flag has five-pointed starts because Betsy Ross told General

A B

Washington she would rather that he changing the six-pointed ones.

C D

8. OTHER COMMON FORMS OF PREFERENCE

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In addition to the two forms of preference in point 6 & 7, there are other forms commonly used:

A. PREFER ….. TO…..

This phrase is used with noun or Verb-ing.

Example:

Incorrect: Both orange and apple contain vitamin C, but I prefer apple than orange.

Correct: Both orange and apple contain vitamin C, but I prefer apple to orange

Incorrect: He prefers to drive or to walk

Correct: He prefers driving to walking

Incorrect: Some students prefer working on their tasks individually better than working in groups.

Correct: Some students prefer working on their tasks individually to working in groups.

B. LIKE ….. BETTER THANThis phrase is used in the same way as ‘prefer….to…’. It is used with noun or Verb-ing.

Example:Incorrect: Most boys seem to like outdoor activities than indoor ones.Correct: Most boys seem to like outdoor activities better than indoor ones.

Incorrect: Nowadays more people like to stay in big cities rather than stay in villagesCorrect: Nowadays more people like staying in big cities better than staying in

small villages.

Incorrect: It’s hard to believe that they like keeping snakes to cats.Correct: It’s hard to believe that they like keeping snakes better than cats.

9. CAUSATIVES

The verbs below are common to you. Causatives are main verbs that cause people or machines to do things or cause things to change. They are listed in order of the most forceful to the least forceful:

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make get have let help

Remember that in a causative, a person does not perform an action directly. The person causes it to happen by forcing another person to do it.

A. Causative ‘MAKE’

Example:

Incorrect: I make the students to work on their project

Correct : I make the students work on their project.

Incorrect: She made the machine to work eventually

Correct: She made the machine work

B. Causative ‘Get’GET has less force and authority than MAKE.Example:

Incorrect: We get the boy water our gardenCorrect: We get the boy to water our gardenIncorrect: We get our house to be painted this weekCorrect: We get our house cleaned

C. Causative ‘have’D. CAUSATIVE ‘Let’

Examples:Incorrect: His mother let him

10. CONDITIONAL SENTENCESConditional sentences consist of two clauses,i.e. a main clause and a subordinate clause. Look at the following conditional sentences! Can you identify which is the main and which is the subordinate clause?

I’ll help you if you wantIf you called, he would comeShe would have lived peacefully if she had agreed to marry the young villager.

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TYPE 1(Future Conditional)Both clauses refer to the future although the verb in the if clause is in a present tense.

If clause Conditional Clause

If + Present Tense Future Tense

If it gets colder tonight I’ll turn on the heating

Conditional Clause If clause

Future Tense if + Present Tense

He’ll get here early if he catches the fast train

Practice.

In pairs,try to make your own Type 1 conditional sentences by completing these sentences.

1. If he gives me the answer, I’ll………………..

2. He’ll bring you everything you want if ………………….

3. The students will be very mad if ……………….

4. If the school allows us more free time, we’ll……….

5. Everything will be alright if ……………….

6. If global warming increases, the people on earth……..

7. Rain will be very useful if……………..

8. Our country will own the most natural resources if the people………..

9. Life will be fun if ……….

10. If he………………………, we will appreciate what he has done for us.

TYPE 2 (HYPOTHETICAL / UNREAL CONDITIONAL)

This type of conditional is used to refer to or speculate about something that is (or we perceive to be) impossible or contrary to fact.

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If clause Conditional clause

If + Past Tense Would + bare infinitive

If he got the key

If he didn’t annoy me so much

He’d let us get into his house

I’d spend more time in his office

11. SUBJUNCTIVES

12. MODAL + HAVEMust haveShould haveCould haveMay haveWill have

Must be

Can’t be == are used to make a deduction about something. Must be&can’t be shows we are 99% sure, could be shows we are 50% sure

Could be

Must have

Can’t have =are used to make a deduction about something in the past

Could have

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What can you deduce from these situations?

1. I see a man in the street. He’s not walking straight, he smells of beer and he is singing loudly.

2. Last night I saw a man in the street. He was not walking straight, he smelled of beer and he was singing loudly

3. Galuh is not in the classroom. She is not anywhere at school.

4. I didn’t see Galuh in the classroom yesterday. She was not anywhere at school.

5. I left my books on the table before going home. They were all gone when I returned to take them.

6. I knocked at my friend’s door at 10.30 last night. She came to the door with the TV remote control in her hand, and I could hear loud music in the background

SHOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

= is used to express criticism of past actions

Jane left her house and did not lock the door. When she returned she found that she had lost jewellery.











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13. NOUNS THAT FUNCTION AS ADJECTIVE(P. 184)

All of us are foreign language teachers

May I borrow some notebook paper?

Business students

Telephone number

14. HYPENATED AJECTIVES (P. 185) a five-year baby, a two-hour class, a three-semester course, a twenty-dollar bill, a sixty-year-old employee

15. AGREEMENT – Indefinite Subject and Verb (P270)&p.271

The following subjects require a singular verb

Anyone either neither what

Anything everyone no one whatever

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Each everything nothing whoever

16. IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS

essentialimperativeimportantnecessary

It is important to verify the dataIt is important that the data be verified

Avoid using a present tense verb instead of a verb word. Avoid using a modal before the verb word.

Incorrect: It is not necessary that you must take an entrance examination to be admitted to an American University.Correct: It is not necessary to take .......OrIt is not necessary that you take....

17. RISE or RAISE?RISE is INTRANSITIVE VERB which means GO UP. For example: The sun rises from the east. The price of goods is rising.The boy RAISED his arm to greet the old man

SIT (IV)SET (TV)LAY - LAID -LAID (TV) = to put/place. E.g. He laid the book on the tableLIE - LAY - LAIN (IV) = to rest/recline. E.g. I’ll lie down

18. The following verbs remain the same in Pr (V1), P(V2) and PP (V3)BETBIDBURSTCOSTCUTHITHURTSUIT SETSPREAD

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SHUTUPSET

19.A number of ….

GRAMMAR TEST 1

Choose the most correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

1. We called her a ‘talking machine’ as once she started she would find it hard to stop…A. Talks b. talked C. talking D. to talk

2. Despite the proofs that we collected about her wrongdoings, she didn’t admit ----- done those all.A. to have B. have C. has D. having

3. You had better------- out before the flood inundates your house.A. Move B. to move C. moving d. moved

4. Ms. Florence used to …….. in Northern Territory before she moved to our school.A. teaching B. be teaching C. teach D. taught

5. We have been talking for about an hour, but Mr. Sohib was not really following. He seemed …….. about his son who hasn’t come back home since last week.A. Worry B. to worry C. worrying D. be worried

6. He said he would rather that his family……..him to Australia until he finishes his study.A. followed B. follow C. following D. follows

7. The manager considered ……… his staff to increase productivity.A. Reshuffling B. reshuffled C. to reshuffle D. reshuffle

8. Success doesn’t come easily. Those who keep on …… will eventually get it.A. Trying B. to try C. tries D. tried

9. Parents do not mind…… money on their children’s education.A. to spend B. spend C. spent D. spending

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10. I wonder why you stay in this town. Didn’t you say you’d rather ……. a flat in Jakarta ?A. Bought B. buy C. buying D. to buy

11. You had better…………. to your parents before the problems get worse.A. Talked B. to talk C. talk D. talking

12. Our grandparents have owned this company since they were young. However, we the children think we are better of……..on farming. A. Worked B. working C. work D. to work

13. The house …….. to be painted white as the owner wanted it to look like the White House in the U.S.A.A. is used B. use C. used D. be used to

14. Last year the students complained about the teachers’ service. This year they try again but still fail ……. them improve their service.A. Making B. made C. make D. to make

15. I have been working hard and need some rest. I’d rather that people…. me this time.

A. had not bothered B. would not bother C. didn’t bother D. do not bother

16. After the evaluation nobody in the office think about …..the quality of their work.

A. improving B. to improve C. improves D. improved

17. Since they have completed the projects successfully, they deserve …..one week off in Hawaii

A. having B. to have C. had D. have

18. In this era of advanced technology, some people amazingly count on ….. traditional way in transportation and communication.

A. to use B. use C. using D. used

19. The three girls in the Jones are grown well. They are used to ….. responsibilities on matters related to their family.

A. share B. sharing C. shared D. shares

20. Stakeholders and the society insist on boys and girls ------------ in separate classrooms.

A. studying B. to study C. studied D. study

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TEST 2

1. Since they did lots of help for our family, we let them…in our old house.

a. To stay b.stayed c. to stay d.stay

2. The guests complained about people who are not used to…..their surrounding clean.

b. Keeping b. keep c. kept d. keeps

3. If Mt. Sinabung had not exploded, people….. their ordinary lives

a. Would have b. will have c. would have had

d. would

4. If you want to …. You must do your best.

a. Success b. successful c. be succeed d. succeed

5. Eventhough he has been staying in big cities for many years, he said that he would rather …in his home town.

a. Lived b, live c. lives d. living

6. One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning………… it.a. Repeating b. repeat c. to repeat d. repeats

7. We prefer travelling by train …..travelling by bus.

a. than b. to c. rather than d. better than

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8. He always succeeds in making the students ….. on their tasks.

a. Work b. to work c. working d. worked

9. I suggest him ….. a doctor before his illness gets worse.

10. We’d rather that our grandma…. in our house.

a. Staying b. stayed c. stay d. to stay

11. My father had our house…. before the Idl Fitri.

a. Painted b. painting c. to paint d. paint

12. We get the boy ……our breakfast.

a. To prepare b. prepares c. preparing d. prepare

13. After the scandal, the famous stars avoid….seen in public places.

a. To be b. be c. been d. being

14. Most boys seem to like outdoor activities …. indoor ones.

a. Better b. better than c. to d. rather than

15. The kidnapper …. return the little boy if the family gave him a big amount of money.

a. Will b. would c. will have d. would have

Error recognition

16. After conducting the research, the scientists find that the anatomy of

A B

orangutans found in Sumatra is different with those found in Borneo.

C D

17. Do you know where is the nearest bus stop?

A B C D

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18. If you have questions related with this matter, ask me!

A B C D

19. I don’t think he will be used to work in the way his father is

A B C D

20. Everyone is looking forward to have another holiday

A B C D

C D

TEST 3

1. We would have arrived at the hotel if the driver … on time

a. Has picked us up b. picked us up c. picks us up

c. had picked us up

2. Mr. Chan wished his wife had come back from her business trip.

The sentence means……. from her business trip

a. Mr. Chan has not come back

b. Mr. Chan’s wife did not come back

c. Mr. Chan’s wife does not come back

d. Mr. Chan’s wife has not come back

3. Iwan didn’t have time to clean his room, so he had his sister…. It

a. To clean b. cleaning c. clean d. cleaned

4. She came when the time was almost over for the test. If only she ……

a. Didn’t come late c. hadn’t come late

b. Doesn’t come late d. hasn’t come late

5. ….. her wealth, she never spends her money on unnecessary things.

a. Despite b. in spite c. despite of d. although

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6. I need people ……the way I am.

a. Accept b. accepting c. accepted d. to accept

7. The star is famous …. her best performance in her last movie.

a. With b. in c. for d. about

8. He got his car ….. as he was tired of fixing it.

a. Sells b. sold c. selling d. to sell

9. He wasn’t at school yesterday, and ….

a. His girl friend wasn’t too

b. So was his girlfriend

c. Either was his girlfriend

d. Neither was his girlfriend

10. The machine is very useful because it has made our work ..… in a shorter time.

a. Finish b. to finish c. finishing d. finished.

11. On the day of Idul Fitri, everyone was allowed coming to the palace.

A B C D

12. Michael is so a fascinating boy that every girl wants to be his girl.

A B C D

12. It’s hard for me to make Casey focus on her study. She prefers to hang out with her friends. A B C

D

13. Jane decided to study Arts, but her parents would rather that she studies Economics. A B C

D

14. The house, which my parents have just bought, used to belonging to the Munirs. A B

C D

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15. What would you do if you win the competition?

A B C D

16. The armed robbers sent to jail after being caught yesterday afternoon.

A B C D

17. The more rain that we have, the highest the chance for flood to happen

A B C D

TEST 4

1. Intan: Sorry for being late. I’ve just been from the hospital to see Budi.Indri: Budi? What’s happening to him?Intan: He got accident, but everyone knows how he rides his motorcycle. He………his motorbike carefully.A. Must have riddenB. Should have riddenC. Should rideD. Must

2. Bimo: I’m wondering how Bimo is. I didn’t see him after the exam last week.

Netta: I saw him yesterday. He looked pale and weakBimo: Poor Bimo. He ……. Sick.A. Must beB. Has been sickC. Must have beenD. Could have been sick

3. The lady wished her husband had stopped smoking. The sentence implies…

A. The lady didn’t stop her husband smokingB. The husband hasn’t stopped smokingC. The lady didn’t wish her husband stopped smokingD. The husband didn’t stop smoking

4. Yunus: Where can we get a help for this problem?

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Intan: Let’s ask Yuni. I know she is good ….. solving problems of this kind.A. In B. at C. on D. for

5. My roommate would rather that I ……the light off during bed time.A. Switch B. switched C. switches D. switching

6. I’ve worked in many different fields, but I think I like ….better than working in other fields.A. To teach B. taught C. teaches D. teaching

7. Ana and Ani look very similar. Ana has fair skin and brown hair, and…A. So does Ani C. Ani does soB. So has Ani D. Ani has, too

8. People tend…..stressed very easily when they’re over-burdened. A. To get B. getting C. gotD. to getting

9. Nuri has got an architect …… her new houseA. Designed C. to designB. designing D. design

10. He gives up ....... after failing many times,A. To try C. to have been tryingB. Trying D. tried

ERROR RECOGNITION

11. We have no idea how did the robbery happened.

A B C D

12. The students went to Gili on weekend. They very enjoyed swimming at the beach. A B C

D

13. Linda must have driven carefully so the accident wouldn’t happen.

A B C D

14. Ridwan will get here on time if he caught the fast train.

A B C D

15. He looks very confidence when presenting his project.

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A B C D

16. Representative democracy seemed evolve simultaneously during the

A B Ceighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Britain, Europe and the United

DStates.

17. She told me that she’d rather not to serve on the committee.

COLLOCATIONS

Choose A, B, C, or D to make a correct collocation.

1. We hope that boys and girls participate equally --------- this programme.A. On B. at C. in D. to

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2. Everybody laughs ------- the idea that female should not be allowed to leave home in the evening.A. On B. at C. in D. to

3. Three parties involved -------- the establishment of the new committee.A. On B. at C. in D. with

4. He’s worrying ------- the future of his only son.A. Of B. for C. about D. at

5. The foreign investors are interested -------- the development of human resource in the eastern parts of the archipelago.A. With B. in C. at D. on

6. Look ------ the painting on the wall. It tells many things about the history of this old house.A. To B. on C. up D. at

7. Tom relies too much ------ his parents’ support.A. With B. on C. in D. at

8. I agree ------ my boss as for the new policy.A. To B. with C. about D. for

9. He always makes an excuse every time he’s caught for coming late to school. Teachers have been familiar-------- his behavior.A. At B. for C. with D. about

10. All contestants patiently wait ------- their turn to perform the dance.A. To B. at C. on D. for

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FREQUENTLY ASKED IDIOMS in TEST

1. To get in / to get on : to enter or to board a vehicle.

get in is used for cars; get on is used for all forms of transportation.

2. To put on: to place on oneself (usually said of clothes; to wear)

3. To put off = to postpone

4. To put out= to extinguish

5. To take off: to remove (usually said of clothes)(S)

6. To turn on= to switch on (S)= to start or cause to function

7. To turn off = to cause to stop functioning

8. Right away = at once=very soon, immediately

9. To pick up: to lift with one’s fingers or hands (S)= to retrieve or collect

(S); to learn

Margot picks up math easily, but she is not good at reading.

10. Sooner or later = eventually, after a period of time

11. Get up (S)= to arise, to rise from a bed: to make someone arise

12. Come up with = to find, to discover

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13. To look over= examine, inspect closely

14. To call off=to cancel

15. To get over = recover from

16. For good= permanently=forever

17. To get rid of = to eliminate, to remove, to discard

18. To go with = match

19. By heart = by memorizing

20. To do over = revise

Study how the idioms are used in this context. Select the meaning that correspond the idiom.

Extinguish revise by memorizing wear match postpone

1. It’s cold lately, so everyone puts on their jumper.

2. I’ve consulted my times to my supervisor about my project, but he keeps asking me to do it over.

3. The white gown she’s wearing goes with her husband’s black suit.

4. Today, learning by heart is considered out of date technique

5. The meeting is put off till tomorrow.

6. The fire cannot be put out as there is very limited amount of water

This test is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.

I. Choose the one word that best completes the sentence.

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1. Political demonstrations on American campuses have abated....

A. After 1970

B. In 1970

C. For 1970

D. Since 1970

2. Ancient civilizations such as those Phoenician and the Mesopotamians.....goods rather than use money.

A. Use to trade

B. Is used to trade

C. Used to trade

D. Was used to trade

3. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was .... to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

A. The woman who first

B. The first woman to serve

C. Who the first woman

D. The first and a woman

4. North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.... for the Cherokee Indian Settlements.

A. Also B. And C. But also D. Because of

5. General Grant had General Lee .... him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the confederate forces.

A. To meet B. Met C. Meet D. Meeting

6. If a ruby is heated, it....temporarily lose its color.

A. Would B. Will C. Does D. Has

7. ..... small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus, it will be possible to determine whether the baby will be born with birth defects.

A. A B. That a C. If a D. When it is a

8. All of the people at the AAME conference are....

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A. Mathematic teachers

B. Mathematics teachers

C. Mathematics teacher

D. Mathematic’s teachers

9. To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price or.......

A. To sell advertising

B. If they should sell advertising

C. Selling advertising

D. Sold advertising

10. If it ...... more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable.

A. Be B. Is C. Was D. Were

11. ...... Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal.

A. It is generally believed that

B. Generally believed it is

C. Believed generally is

D. That is generally believed

12. For the investor who ..... money, silver or bonds are good options.

A. Has so little a

B. Has very little

C. has so few

D. Has very few

13. ..... both men and women have often achieved their career ambitions by midlife, many people are afflicted by at least temporary period of disatisfaction and depression.

A. Because B. So C. A D. Who

14. Of all the cereals, rice is the one.... food for more people than any of the other grain crops.

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A. It provides B. That providing C. Provides D. That provides

15. Travellers..... their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.

A. Had better to get B. Had to get better C. Had better get

D.had better got

II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for te sentence to be correct.

16. The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and

A B C

calling the members before meetings. D

17. If biennials were planted this year, they will be likely to bloom next year.

A B C D

18. The value of the dollars declines as the rate of inflation raises

19. Even though a member has drank too much the night before,the counselors at Alcoholics Anonymous will try to convince him or her to sober up and stop drinking again.

20. Anthropologists assert that many of the early American Plans Indians did not engage in planting crops but to hunt, living primarily on buffalo meat.

21. The neutron bomb provides the capable of a limited neclear war in which buildings would be preserved, but people would be destroyed.

22. The differential attractions of the sun and the moon have a direct effect in the rising and falling of the tides..

23. With special enzyms that are call restrictions enzymes, it is possible to split off segments of DNA from the donor organism.

24. Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his leader express their views.

25. If it receives enough rain at the proper time, hay will grow quickly, as grass.

26. Psychology Today is interesting, informative, and it is easy to read.

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27. Before she died, Andrew Jackson’s daughter, who lives in the family mansion, used to take tourists through her home.

28. It is essential that the temperature is not elevated to a point where the substance formed may become unstable and decompose into its constituent.

29. Two of the players from the Yankees has been chosen to participate in All Star game.

30. John Philip Sousa, who many people consider the greatest composer of marches, wrote his music during the era known as the Gay 90s

31. Although it can be derived from oil, coal, and tar, kerosene is usually produced by refine it from petroleum.

32. Aeronomy is the study of the earth’s upper atmosphere, which include their composition, temperature, density, and chemical reactions.

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