I.

1.

It was (a)gotten a bit crowded (b)getting a little crowded (c)getting a bit

crowding in Heaven, so God decided to change the admittance policy.

2.

The excitement of the moment was (a)so (b)very much (c)too great that right
after that I almost cried.

3.

I've thought my wife was (a)having an affair (b)having sex (c)having an outside
man.

4.

Well, I got there and busted in and immediately began (a)to search (b)to
searching (c)to searching for this guy.

5.

My wife was (a)half naked (b)nake in half (c)naked halfly and yelling at me as I
searched the entire apartment.

6.

Just as I was (a)ready for (b)almost (c)about to give up any hope, I found some
water there.

7.

Great Teacher Onizuka is an (a)amused (b)amusing (c)amuse story to read.

8.

He had been running various (a)part-time jobs (b)part-timed jobs (c)parting time
before he became a teacher.

9.

It is a story (a)filling (b)was filled (c)filled with humor and tension.

10. We arranged a meeting (a)to discuss (b)discussing (c)that discussing the new
rules.
11. He had lost the ability (a)of communicate (b)to communicate (c)communicating
with people.
12. I still remember (a)to see (b)seeing (c)of see him 10 years ago.
13. They adviced us (a)not to wait (b)do not wait (c)not waiting around the same
place for too long.

14. I regret (a)saying (b)to say (c)of saying that our factory was all burned up.

I. DIRECTIONS: The items in this part have four underlined words or

phrases, (A), (B), (C), and (D). You must identity the one underlined expression that
must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Then fill in the blank space in your
answer sheet with the letter that indicates the error.

1. High blood pressure results from either an increased output from the heart and an
A
B
C
increased resistance to its flow through tiny branches of the arteries.
D
2. The leaves and young twigs of the henna plant are ground into powder to produce
A
B
a paste that can used as a dye.
C
D
3. Most polar seals retreat to open water during the winter, but a few types have learn
A
B
C
to survive on and under the ice all year round.
D
4. Manganese, found in trace amounts in higher animals, activates a large amount of
A
B
the enzymes involved in metabolic processes.
C
D
5. Lemon trees are similar in longevity and appear to orange trees but have more
A
B
C
upright growth.
D
6. Not until the discovery of Plutos moon Charon was many of the characteristics of
A
B
C
the planet Pluto evident.
D

7. The diameter of the sun is more than one hundred times greater than the earth.
A
B C
D
8. Related fungi from family of yeasts call ascomycetes cause bread to rise, create
A
B
C
the veins in blue cheese, and produce penicillin.
D

9. Only about a hundred out of an estimating 3,000 known mineral species have been
A
B
C
found at least reasonably suitable for use as gems.
D
10. The price of silver rose to $50.05 per troy ounce in January 1980 and then fell to
A
B
C
$10.80 two month later.
D
11. Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another they share
A
B
C
a common interest in human relationships.
D
12. Near equator, the slant of the Suns rays is never great enough to cause
A
B
temperatures to fall below the freezing point.
C
D
13. A mousebirds tail is double as long as its body.
A B
C D
14. The tools used most often by floral designers are the knives, scissors, and glue
gun
A
B
C
D
15. Most types of dolphins live at less twenty-five years, and some species may reach
A
B
C
50 years of age.
D
16. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, are subdivided in periods.
A
B C
D
17. All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow
A
B
C
D

underground are roots.

18. The process of fermentation takes place only in the absent of oxygen.
A
B
C
D
19. In the architecture, a capital is the top portion of a column.
A
B
C
D
20. Today successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market,
A
B
C
finance, and accounting.
D

1. It is their nearly perfect crystal structure that gives diamonds their hardness,
A
B
C
brilliance, and transparent.
D
2. Needles are simple-looking tools, but they are very relatively difficult to make.
A
B
C
D
3. Ducks are less susceptible to infection than another types of poultry.
A
B
C D
4. Unlike competitive running, race walkers must always keep some portion of their
A
B
C
feet in contact with the ground.
D
5. Viscosity is a measurement describing the relative difficulty or easy with which
A
B
C D
liquids flow.
6. The discover of gold and silver in the rugged mountains of Nevada attracted many
A
B
C
fortune-seekers to that area.
D
7. A tapestry consists of a foundation weave, called the warp, which across are passed
A
B
different colored threads, called the weft, forming decorative patterns.
C
D

8. The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims
A
B
to understand and control naturethey are very similar.
C
D
9. The way a child plays with other children reveals a lots about the childs emotional
A
B
C
development.
D
10. Chemical compounds with barium, cobalt, and strontium are responsible to many
A
B
C
of the vivid colors in fireworks.
D
11. Rival leaders when the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson
A
B
Davis both hailed from Kentucky.
C D
12. In the mid-eighteenth century, American, Russian, and Canadian hunters on the
A
B
Pacific coast of North America annihilated almost the sea otter in order to collect
C
D
The pelts.
13. Safety glass, a toughened glass sheet, is six times stronger than untreating glass.
A
B
C
D
14. In a honeybee hive is several vertically aligned honeycombs with hexagonal wax
A
B
C
cells stacked close together.
D
15. During the fermentation, complex carbohydrates are converted to another
A
B
C
chemicals by the action of enzymes produced by molds, yeasts, or bacteria.
D
16. The huge Meteor Crater was created when a 63,000 ton iron meteorites struck
A
B
C
D
the earth near Winslow, Arizona.
17. Probably the best known of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus was larger and last

A
B
of the meat-eating carnosaurs.

18. More than half of all stars is in binary or multiple-star systems.

A
B
C
D
19. All thoroughbreds are descended from three Oriental stallion imported into
A
B
C
D
England between 1689 and 1724.
20. The remains of Homo erectus, an extinct species of early man, was first
A
B
C
discovered on the island of Java by Dutch physician Eugene Dubois.
D

READ the sentence, CHOOSE the answer, and get your score instantly!
1) I took the tome off the shelf and opened it to page 94. Then I began to read.
What does tome probably mean?
A) some food
B) a bad dream
C) a cigarette
D) a book
non-java answerD) a book
2) Hurricanes and tornadoes are treacherous. Only a very foolish person would go out
during that kind of weather.
What does treacherous probably mean?
A) exciting
B) dangerous
C) delirious
D) safe
non-java answerB) dangerous
3) Many ships have vanished during hurricanes. No survivors from the lost ships have
ever been found.

What does vanished probably mean?

A) arrived
B) departed
C) returned
D) disappeared
non-java answerD) disappeared
4) By anticipating the robber's next move, the police were able to arrive at the bank
before the next robbery happened. Now the robber is in jail.
What does anticipating probably mean?
A) thinking ahead, expecting
B) drawing, painting
C) horrifying, amazing
D) strange, unusual
non-java answerA) thinking ahead, expecting
5) I'm really hungry! That apple didn't appease my hunger. I want a sandwich now.
What does appease probably mean?
A) frustrate
B) increase
C) satisfy
D) confuse
non-java answerC) satisfy
6) The dispute about marijuana in California will probably never be resolved.
What is a dispute?
A) theory, rule
B) argument, debate
C) agreement
D) a type of medicine
non-java answerB) argument, debate
7) This virus has really sapped my energy. I get tired just walking across the room. I
hope to get better soon because I need to return to work.
What does sap probably mean?
A) give, increase
B) make slow
C) take away, drain

D) enhance
non-java answerC) take away, drain
8) Some people think that discussing the dangers of cigarette smoking obscures the
real issue. They believe the real issue is that smokers are discriminated against.
What does obscure probably mean?
A) to shorten
B) to challenge
C) to make obvious
D) to hide, conceal
non-java answerD) to hide, conceal
9) Students! Students! Please stop chattering and listen to me. Class has begun.
What does chattering probably mean?
A) sleeping
B) talking
C) working
D) typing
non-java answerB) talking
10) The little girls began to giggle when they saw the boys walk by. When the boys
heard the giggling, they pretended not to notice.
What does giggle probably mean?
A) work
B) sleep
C) cry
D) laugh
non-java answerD) laugh

READ the sentence, CHOOSE the answer, and get your score instantly!
1) The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away.
What does roar probably mean?
A) food a tiger eats
B) a tiger's dream

C) a tiger's ear
D) a sound a tiger makes
non-java answerD) a sound a tiger makes
2) The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.
What does abhorrent probably mean?
A) fun, lively
B) horrible, repugnant
C) delicious, tasty
D) sweet, sugary
non-java answerB) horrible, repugnant
3) My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his book and his chalk almost every day!
What does it mean to be absent-minded?
A) be hateful
B) not pay attention
C) be intelligent
D) not like someone
non-java answerB) not pay attention
4) You can trust the salesmen at that store because they always conduct business in an
aboveboard manner.
What does aboveboard probably mean?
A) honestly, openly
B) sneaky, dishonest
C) horrible, repugnant
D) strange, unusual
non-java answerA) honestly, openly
5) Petra has so many friends because she is a gregarious person.
What does gregarious probably mean?
A) introverted, self-contained
B) shy, quiet
C) friendly, outgoing
D) rude, hostile
non-java answerC) friendly, outgoing
6) The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their

long, beautiful tail feathers to make ladies' hats.

What is an egret?
A) a small child
B) a type of food
C) a sound a tiger makes
D) a type of bird
non-java answerD) a type of bird
7) I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Peter turned around
abruptly and walked out of the room!
What does abruptly probably mean?
A) formally
B) slowly, in no hurry
C) suddenly, without notice
D) quietly, in an unusual manner
non-java answerC) suddenly, without notice
8) After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple
sauce, and apple juice because we had so many apples!
What does abundant probably mean?
A) a shortage
B) not enough
C) very red
D) plentiful
non-java answerD) plentiful
9) When Sara was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she
was trying to say clearly.
What does inaudible probably mean?
A) very loud, easy to hear
B) very soft, hard to hear
C) very strange, uncommon
D) very shy, introverted
non-java answerB) very soft, hard to hear
10) The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill.
What does arduous probably mean?
A) tall, sharp

B) fun, exciting
C) easy, not challenging
D) difficult, steep
non-java answerD) difficult, steep