Structure And Written Expression Test 2

1. Although they are smaller, chipmunks are __ most other ground squirrels.

A) like to

B) like as

C) like

D) alike

Answer : C) like

2. After the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States had __ it had previously owned.

A) twice more land than

B) two times more lad as

C) twice as much land as

D) two times much land than

Answer : C) twice as much land as

3. In the Great Smoky Mountains, one can see __ 150 different kinds of trees.

A) more than

B) as much as

C) up as

D) as many to

Answer : A) more than

4. It has been estimated that __ one hundred thousand men participated in the gold rush of 1898.

A) approximate

B) until

C) as many as

D) more

Answer : C) as many as

5. __ apples are grown in Washington State.

A) Best

B) The most good

C) The best

D) The better

Answer : C) The best

6. It is generally true that the lower the stock market falls, __.

A) higher the price of gold rises

B) the price of gold rises high

C) the higher the price of gold rises

D) rises high the price of gold

Answer : C) the higher the price of gold rises

7. __ in the cultivation of a forest, trees need more careful planning than any other crop does.

A) Because the time and area involved

B) For the time and area involving

C) Because of the time and area involved

D) As a cause of the time and area involved

Answer : C) Because of the time and area involved

8. Amniocentesis can be used not only to diagnose fetal disorders __ the sex of the unborn child with 95 percent accuracy.

A) but determining

B) but also determining

C) but to determine

D) but also to determine

Answer : D) but also to determine

9. Bacterial spores germinate and sprout __ favorable conditions of temperature and food supply.

A) when encountering of

B) when they encounter

C) when they will encounter

D) when the encounter of

Answer : B) when they encounter

10. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire’s syndrome, and doctors don’t know __ .

A) what is the cause

B) the cause is what

C) is what the cause

D) what the cause is

Answer : D) what the cause is

11. Not until the Triassic Period __ .

A) the first primitive mammals did develop

B) did the first primitive mammals develop

C) did develop the first primitive mammals

D) the first primitive mammals develop

Answer : B) did the first primitive mammals develop

12. Penguins, the post highly specialized of all aquatic birds, may live __ twenty years.

A) before

B) since

C) for

D) from

Answer : C) for

13. _ the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it.

A) Wholly

B) Whole

C) As a whole

D) A whole as

Answer : C) As a whole

14.Of all the cities in Texas, __ .

A) that san Antonio is probably the most picturesque

B) San Antonio is probably the most picturesque

C) probably San Antonio the most picturesque

D) the most picturesque probably that San Antonio

Answer : B) San Antonio is probably the most picturesque

15. Most beekeepers have observed __ at the approach of a thunderstorm.

A) enraging the bees

B) that bees become enrages

C) that bees enraging

D) become enraged the bees

Answer : B) that bees become enrages

16.The first transistor was basically a small chip made of germanium onto one surface of which two pointed wire contacts __ side by side.

A) are made

B) made

C) were made

D) making

Answer : C) were made

17. Iron __ for weapons and tools in the Bronze Age following the Stone Age.

A) is generally used

B) generally used

C) was generally used

D) used generally

Answer : C) was generally used

18. Groups of tissues, each with its own function, __ in the human body.

A) it makes up the organs

B) make up the organs

C) they make up the organs

D) makes up the organs

Answer : B) make up the organs

19. Cupid, one of the ancient Roman gods, __ .

A) were a little winged child

B) representing as a little winged child

C) was represented as a little winged child

D) a little winged child

Answer : C) was represented as a little winged child

20. In a suspension bridge __ that carry one or more flexible cables firmly attached at each end.

A) there are two towers on it

B) there are two towers

C) two towers there are

D) towers there are two

Answer : B) there are two towers

A) its

B) their

C) a

D) them

Answer : D) them

22. The television programs we allow __ to watch influence their learning.

A) a children

B) our children

C) our child

D) their childs

Answer : our children

23. In a hot, sunny climate man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, wearing lighter clothing, and __ .

A) skin changes that darken

B) his skin may darken

C) experiencing a darkening of the skin

D) darkens his skin

Answer : C) experiencing a darkening of the skin

23. Both historically and __, Ontario is the heartland of Canada.

A) in its geography

B) geographically

C) also its geography

D) geography

Answer : B) geographically

25. Waitresses and waiters who serve __ deserve at least a 20 percent tip.

A) in a courteous manner

B) courteously

C) with courtesy in their manner

D) courteous

Answer : B) courteously

26. The average elevation of the Himalayas is twenty thousand feet, and Mount Everest __ to more than twenty-nine thousand feet at its apex.

A) raises

B) rises

C) roses

D) arises

Answer : B) rises

27. When Jacqueline Kennedy was first lady, she collected many beautiful antiques and __ them among the original pieces in the White House.

A) sat

B) set

C) sit

D) sits

Answer : B) set

28. The president usually __ unless his press secretary approves it.

A) doesn’t do a statement

B) doesn’t make a statement

C) doesn’t statement

D) no statement

Answer : B) doesn’t make a statement

29. __ discovery of insulin, it was not possible to treat diabetes.

A) Prior to the

B) Prior

C) The prior

D) To prior

Answer : A) Prior to the

30. Unless protected areas are established, the Bengal tiger, the blue whale, and the California condor face __ of extinction.

A) possible

B) the possibility

C) to be possible

D) possibly

Answer : B) the possibility