Part A DIRECTIONS Each sentence in Part A is an incomplete sentence.Four words or phrases, marked (1), (2), (3), (4), are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose the one word or phase that best completes the sentence.Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
1. I understand that the governor is considering a new proposal _____________
2. The doctor told his receptionist that he would return ___________________________
3. George belongs to the _______________________________
4. A good student must know______________________________________
5. Jane changed her major from French to business ______________
6. He has received several scholarships ______________________
7. Harvey will wash the clothes, _________________________
8._______________ that new information to anyone else but the sergeant
9.____________________, he would have signed his name in the corner.
10. The doctor insisted that his patient _____________________
11. The manager was angry because somebody ____________________
12. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because ______
13. The committee members resented ______________________
14.________________________ did Arthur realize that there was danger.
15. The rabbit scurried away in fright _____________________
Part B DIRECTIONS Each sentence in Part B has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (1), (2),(3),(4). You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the problem and mark your answer.
16.Neither of THE GIRLS HAVE turned in the term papers to THE instructor YET .
17.After STUDYING all THE new materials, the student WAS ABLE to RISE his test score by twenty-five points.
18. The book THAT you SEE LAYING on the table BELONGS to the teacher.
19.I suggest THAT he GOES to THE DOCTOR as soon as he returns from taking THE EXAM .
20. She is LOOKING forward TO GO Europe after she FINISHES her studies AT THE university.
21. They said THAT the man JUMPED off OF the bridge and plunged into the FREEZING WATER .
22. Mr.Anderson used to JOGGING in the CRISP morning air DURING the WINTER months, but now he has stopped.
23. The VOLUME four of OUR encyclopedia set HAS BEEN MISSING FOR two months.
24. I do not know where COULD he HAVE GONE so EARLY in THE morning.
25. The people tried of DEFENDING THEIR village, but they were finally FORCED to RETREAT .
26. The professor was CONSIDERING POSTPONING the examination until the FOLLOWING week BECAUSE the student's confusion.
27. HAVING lost the election, the presidential candidate intends SUPPORTING the opposition DESPITE the OBJECTIONS of his stall.
28. The congressman, accompanied BY secret service agents and aides, ARE preparing to ENTER the convention hall within THE next few minutes.
29. BECAUSE the TORRENTIAL rains that had DEVASTATED the area, the governor sent the National Guard to ASSIST in the clean-up operation.
30. Lack of SANITATION in restaurants ARE a major CAUSE of disease in some areas of the country.
31. Had the COMMITTEE members considered the alternatives more CAREFULLY , they would have realized that the SECOND was better as THE first.
32. Malnutrition is a MAJOR cause of death in those COUNTRIES where the cultivation of rice HAVE been impeded by RECURRENT drought.
33. The decision to WITHDRAW all SUPPORT from the activities of the athletes are CAUSING an uproar AMONG the athlete's fans.
34. Underutilized species of fish HAS BEEN proposed AS a solution to the FAMINE IN MANY underdeveloped countries.
35. BECAUSE the residents had WORKED so DILIGENT to RENOVATE the old building, the manager had a party.
36. John's wisdom teeth were TROUBLING him, so he went to a dental surgeon TO SEE about having THEM PULL .
37. HARDLY he had entered the OFFICE when he realized that HE had FORGOTTEN his wallet.
38. Suzy HAD better to CHANGE her study habits if she HOPES TO BE admitted TO A GOOD UNIVERSITY,
39. The teacher TOLD the students to DON'T DISCUSS the take-home exam with EACH other.
40. Some bacteria are EXTREMELY harmful, but ANOTHERS are REGULARLY used in producing cheeses, crackers, and many OTHER foods.
STOP. This is the end of the structure and written expression section. If your finish before time is up, check your work on parts A and B of this section only.