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01
A
19
A: Did you hear what the President said yesterday?
B: ________ was not what the President said.
(A) What the press reported
(B) What reported the press
(C) What reported
(D) The press reported
02
D
19
A: Who will be Mike Tyson's next opponent?
B: No announcement has been made concerning
________ fight him next.
(A) who the is going
(B) the is going
(C) is the going
(D) who is going to
03
A
19
A: I'm not hungry.
B: __________ is a fact.
(A) That we all have to eat
(B) We all have to eat
(C) What do we all have to eat
(D) Whether we all have to eat
04
B
19
A: We can't decide to do with the coach. What's your opinion?
B: Regarding Pat Riley, ________ is of no consequence to
management.
(A) he goes or stays
(B) whether he goes or stays
(C) whether he go or stays
(D) he goes whether he stays
05
C
19
A: I wish you would set James straight. He's throwing his life away
B: ________ is his own decision.
(A) What he doing
(B) What does he
(C) What he does
(D) He does
06
D
19
A: What did the principal and you talk about yesterday?
B: He questioned me about ___________.
(A) what did I
(B) what did I do
(C) I do
(D) what I did
07
A
19
A: Why was the ambassador so upset?
B: She was unable to make an appointment
with the visiting diplomat ________.
(A) she had hoped to meet
(B) to meet she had hoped
(C) she to meet had hoped
(D) had hoped she to meet
08
B
19
A: What do you think is the main question on the coach's mind?
B: ________ the game is the question both coaches are asking.
(A) Who's team will win
(B) Whose team wil win
(C) Whose will win the team
(D) Team will win
09
B
19
A: What was the best part of the book?
B: How the ________ fascinated me.
(A) crime solved the detective
(B) detective solved the crime
(C) crime
(D) crime solved
10
D
19
A: What did you think of the coaches statement after the game?
B: The reasons given for losing the championship game
to a less talented team suggested ________ unprepared.
(A) the team
(B) to the team
(C) how the managers be
(D) that the managers were
11
C
20
A: What did the three little pigs learn?
B: Houses ________ of brick last longer than those made of sticks.
(A) which
(B) which they are made
(C) made
(D) are made
12
D
20
A: Did Jerry leave already?
B: Yes. His computer date, ________ waiting for,
finally appeared and they left together.
(A) who been
(B) whom he had
(C) who he
(D) whom he had been
13
C
20
A: Before the voting begins, Jack has something important
to say.
B: Remember only statistics ________ appear on the
official scoresheet can be considered by the board.
(A) are
(B) that are
(C) which
(D) that be
14
A
20
A: Do you know who will be giving us lunch?
B: The corporation whose ________ first will
host the delegation for lunch.
(A) plant we visit
(B) visit plant we
(C) visit we plant
(D) we plant visit
15
C
20
A: So, what was the "surprise topic" at the debate last night?
B: The economic recession was the focus of the
debate, ________.
(A) surprises to no one
(B) no one was surprised
(C) which surprised no one
(D) to no one was surprised
16
A
20
A: Why was everyone so upset after the meeting?
B: The President refused to accept the decision ________.
(A) which the committee proposed
(B) proposed the committee
(C) which proposed the committee
(D) who the committee proposed
17
D
20
A: Why was the governor's conference so important this year?
B: Trade relations among their states, ________
improving, are currently at an ebb.
(A) constantly are
(B) which are constant
(C) which constantly
(D) which are constantly
18
B
20
A: I can't believe how many calls I've been getting from my editor.
B: Well, you know we all eagerly anticipate the time ________
finished.
(A) when your book
(B) when your book is
(C) your her book be
(D) your will be
19
D
20
A: Were you surprised at the reading of the will?
B: Not really. Mr. Jacobs always wanted my father to continue
the firm which __________started.
(A) him
(B) them
(C) it
(D) he
20
C
20
A: Why do you think Miami has so many old people living there?
B: Miami has become the home of many retired citizens
__________ left their homes in the North.
(A) which
(B) when
(C) who
(D) why
21
A
20
A: Can you tell us where you clients are now?
B: The band, __________ in major cities, has returned to
to the studio to record their next album.
(A) which toured
(B) toured
(C) which tour
(D) which was toured
22
A
20
A: How does the new system work?
B: The metric system, __________ in England is a system
of measurement which uses the unit 10 as a standard.
(A) which was introduced
(B) introduced was
(C) was introduced
(D) which introduced
23
A
20
A: What would say is the most innovative product on the market for
serious runners?
B: There is new running shoe __________ the runner's motion
and calculates time, average speed, distance, and
caloric expenditures.
(A) which monitors
(B) monitors
(C) which monitor
(D) monitored
24
B
20
A: Why was there no mention of next year's sponsor?
B: The corporation __________ this year's tournament felt
that announcing the name of a rival as the next sponsor of
the tournament was inappropiate.
(A) sponsor
(B) sponsoring
(C) to sponsoring
(D) sponsored
25
D
20
A: Tell me what bothers you most about public parks.
B: Parks that have grass __________ mowed annoy me.
(A) isn't
(B) that
(C) isn't that
(D) that isn't
26
A
20
A: Why is the park in such terrible condition?
B: The gardeners ______________have gone on strike.
(A) who maintain the grounds
(B) maintain the grounds
(C) maintain who the grounds
(D) maintains the grounds who
27
A
20
A: What's wrong with Bill. It looks like he had a rough night.
B: His wife, who __________for her honesty, was troubled
by the ledgers that she examined last night and they talked
until dawn.
(A) is known
(B) known
(C) knowing
(D) is knowing
28
B
20
A: What makes Rome such a popular vacation site.
B: It's a city where the streets are crowded with __________,
where the people are friendly, and language has its own music.
(A) sights attract
(B) sights which attract
(C) attract sights
(D) which attract sights
29
C
21
A: Why did the actor jump just now?
B: The phone ________ started ringing.
(A) which next door
(B) was next door
(C) next to the door
(D) it was next door
30
C
21
A: I found the wooden chessmen. Where are the ones you wanted?
B: The chessmen, ________, are displayed in a glass case.
(A) which from ivory
(B) which carved from ivory
(C) which are carved from ivory
(D) carving from ivory
31
B
21
A: There are only three men here. Where's the other one?
B: The man ________ the wheelbarrow ignored
our calls.
(A) who pushing
(B) pushing
(C) was pushing
(D) pushed
32
C
21
A: I've been calling you for 10 minutes! Didn't you hear me?
B: Sorry, the noise of the trains ________ into the station was
deafening.
(A) that come
(B) which was coming
(C) coming
(D) that coming
33
B
21
A: Why wasn't there a place set for Mr. Cohen?
B: The letter ________ his intention to visit came after
his arrival.
(A) it announcing
(B) announcing
(C) had announced
(D) that announcing
34
A
21
A: I think we should start the campaign a month early.
B: A political campaign ________ will be costly.
(A) that lasts for months
(B) lasts for months
(C) lasting for months
(D) will last for months
35
D
21
A: How did you avoid trouble for missing school yesterday?
B: My best friend, ________ quickly, told the
teacher I was home sick.
(A) who thinking
(B) be thinking
(C) think
(D) thinking
36
A
21
A: Did the fire destroy any other property?
B: Yes, the barn, ________with hay, went up in flames.
(A) which was loaded
(B) loading
(C) it was loaded
(D) which loaded
37
A
21
A: Is this canal busy in the summer?
B: Are you kidding? Cape Cod Canal, __________ to be the
widest sea-level canal anywhere, is cluttered during the
summer season with as many as 300 or more pleasure craft's
a day, most coming from Boston.
(A) which is said
(B) said is which
(C) which said
(D) which say
38
C
21
A: The boys have new T-shirts.
B: Yes, they were __________ to the basketball team
by the local sports store.
(A) donating
(B) donate
(C) donated
(D) to donate
39
B
21
A: Is the physical matter in a "black hole" in the galaxy
very dense?
B: Yes. It's so dense that it creates a gravitational pull
__________strong enough to prevent anything, even
light, from escaping.
(A) which
(B) which is
(C) is
(D) is which
40
A
21
A: What happened to this fence? Why is it leaning?
B: The crowd, anxiously __________ the arrival of the soccer
team, pressed against the fence separating them from the
playing field.
(A) awaiting
(B) await
(C) awaited
(D) waiting
41
B
21
A: Why was the runway so congested yesterday?
B: The flights were not being allowed to take off until the control
tower which __________the changing weather felt it was safe.
(A) was monitor
(B) was monitoring
(C) was monitored
(D) has monitor
42
A
21
A: I heard that some talks were discontinued because of the
violation of some protocol agreements. Which talks were those?
B: The talks __________ the expansion of trade between
Canada and Cuba.
(A) promoting
(B) promote
(C) are promote
(D) are promoting
43
A
21
A: The delays __________by the striking longshoreman cost
the steamship company millions every day their ships were
not allowed to dock.
B: That's too bad.
(A) caused
(B) are caused
(C) causing
(D) are causing
44
B
21
A: What did she do next?
B: Muttering to herself, the woman, being hot and __________,
sat down on a stump next to the road.
(A) was weary
(B) weary
(C) is weary
(D) did weary
45
C
21
A: The buses were packed today. Do you know why?
B: The freezing rain made driving dangerous __________
many motorists to use public transportation.
(A) was obliging
(B) did obliged
(C) obliging
(D) oblige
46
A
21
A: The statement made by the press __________ that the
senator was a fool was retracted the following morning with
an apology.
B: That doesn't mean he's not a fool.
(A) implying
(B) imply
(C) to implying
(D) is implying
47
B
22
A: Why are you buying so many tomatoes?
B: While they are in season they are delicious, ________.
(A) too inexpensive
(B) besides being inexpensive
(C) inexpensive
(D) besides inexpensive
48
C
22
A: What was that you said?
B: The applicant was turned down by the college
________ were too low.
(A) his test scores
(B) because
(C) because his test scores
(D) if test scores
49
D
22
A: Did you hear about the interview?
B: Yes, I did. The governess agreed to teach the temperamental
child ________ she was given complete authority.
(A) whether
(B) for
(C) that
(D) only if
50
D
22
A: Do you think we will be able to play baseball today?
B: ________ the rain has stopped, the field will
dry out.
(A) Though
(B) While
(C) Even if
(D) If
51
C
22
A: I don't think that's a good decision.
B: ________, the graduate student who was late
every day will still take the test.
(A) You think it wise
(B) You think it wise who
(C) Whether or not you think it wise
(D) Whether it wise
52
B
22
A: You can't ride those bikes.
B: Yes we can. The service attendant filled the tires
________ could ride them.
(A) as we
(B) so we
(C) even if we
(D) so that
53
A
22
A: Mike said he's going to be in a movie next week.
B: _______ my brother, I don't have to
believe everything he says.
(A) Even though he is
(B) So he is
(C) As
(D) Where he is
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A
22
A: Where is everyone. The game's in five minutes.
B: It was postponed ________.
(A) although no reason was given
(B) no reason was given
(C) why no reason was given
(D) although given no reason
55
A
22
A: __________of trash left a residue, there would always be some
material that had to be buried.
B: What a shame.
(A) Since the burning
(B) The burning
(C) Since burn
(D) So the burning
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D
22
A: Before the motion was approved and while it was being debated,
the opposition tried to influence the chairman, although he had
refused to hear arguments__________ the motion was made.
B: I think he was wise to take that attitude.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) after
(D) before
57
D
22
A: What did you learn today?
B: How the first English settlers in the New World adapted
quickly to the conditions in which they found themselves
when __________.
(A) arrived
(B) arriving
(C) they did arrive
(D) they arrived
58
A
22
A: The new furniture got here really fast.
B: Yes, it arrived before __________ expected.
(A) it was
(B) was
(C) it were
(D) were
59
B
22
A: Another new law was passed to protecect animals.
B: Even though laws __________ many species of common
animals, like rats and cats, continue to be used for medical
experiments.
(A) created
(B) are created
(C) creating
(D) are creating
60
A
22
A: It seemed like the strike went well for the workers.
B: Even though __________ a united front, the migrant workers
quarreled among themselves until the strike ended and they
returned to work.
(A) they maintained
(B) maintained
(C) maintainance
(D) maintaining
61
A
22
A: Was there anything interesting in the weather report?
B: __________had not stopped, the roads would have been
inundated.
(A) If the rain
(B) The rain
(C) Rain
(D) Raining
62
A
22
(A) Why is there a Chinatown in every major American city?
(B) After the immigration laws were __________, there was
increased immigration from non-European countries, especially
from China.
(A) changed
(B) being changed
(C) are changing
(D) to change
63
D
23
A: Why do you water the flowers every day?
B: ______, flowers need a lot of sun and water.
(A) When growth
(B) When they growing
(C) They are growing
(D) When they are growing
64
A
22
A: Do you have any advice for the children, officer?
B: They should look to the left and right
________ the street.
(A) when they cross
(B) when they be crossing
(C) they cross
(D) when to
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B
23
A: Your husband looks bored. Should we invite him to do
something?
B: No. He is happy _______.
(A) he be sitting in the garden
(B) sitting in the garden
(C) in the garden sitting
(D) sit in the garden
66
B
23
A: Did the nurse do anything for the patient.
B: ______, she checked the patient's temperature.
(A) Called the doctor
(B) Before calling the doctor
(C) The doctor calling
(D) Before the doctor calling
67
C
23
A: Do the commisioners have any routines we should know about?
B: _________, they like to take a walk.
(A) After they eating
(B) They after eating
(C) After eating
(D) After being eaten
68
A
23
A: Did Jaynee fall asleep during the story?
B: Well, ________ asleep, she was really
awake and listening.
(A) although pretending to be
(B) being
(C) to be
(D) although pretended to be
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B
23
A: Why do we dream such strange things?
B: ________, the mind lets supressed thoughts surface.
(A) While dream
(B) While dreaming
(C) While our dream
(D) While the mind it dreams
70
B
23
A: I can't believe they accepted the project so late.
B: The deadline, _________, was extended
to accommodate our schedule.
(A) passing
(B) having passed
(C) while being past
(D) past
71
A
23
A: Real Estate laws are too confusing to be of any use.
B: Although often __________ , these laws are important.
A: misinterpreted
B: they misinterpreted
C: misinterpret
D: misinterpreting
72
A
23
A: What is the benefit of the extension services of the university?
B: While _____________ an opportunity for the community to take
courses, they offer full-time students greater flexibility in
arranging their schedules.
A: providing
B: it is providing
C: to provide
D: is providing
73
A
23
A: Where does this new policy cover me?
B: _____________, the insurance policy covers illness on or off the
company grounds, where most accidents are likely to occur.
A: After signing it
B: After signing
C: Signing it
D: After it
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A
23
A: Why do olympic athletes make so many sacrifices?
B: When ____________in international events, they are challenged
to do their best if they want to bring honor to their country.
A: competing
B: they competing
C: they do competing
D: they be competing
75
A
23
A: Is it true that the cashew is not really a nut?
B: Yes. Although ____________ in shape, it is actually a legume.
A: nutlike
B: is nutlike
C: are nutlike
D: it nutlike
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C
23
A: Do you have any tips for the school children?
B: When coming to school, they need to think before
__________ the streets where there is no crossing guard.
A: they crossing
B: they are crossing
C: crossing
D: they across
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A
23
A: This building design looks familiar.
B: __________ the building, the architect studied the plans of other
nearby buildings.
A: Before designing
B: Before design
C: Before to design
D: Before to desiging
78
B
23
A: How does planting trees around a house affect it.
B: By conserving heat in the winter and __________ heat
in the summer.
A: reduce
B: reducing
C: to reduce
D: to reducing
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A
23
A: What can tourists do to avoid fatigue?
B: When ____________ long distances, they should reduce
caloric intake and limit consumption of alcohol.
A: traveling
B: they traveling
C: they to traveling
D: they are travel
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A
23
A: I wonder how the Parson's are doing.
B: Since __________to the East Coast, they have not
been able to find a home large enough for their family.
A: moving
B: they moving
C: they are moving
D: they were moving
