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TEST 15

1. In his autobiography, The education of Henry Adams, Adams attempted to show that his

generation ________.

(A) did not know how to live in a technological society

(B) did not know living in a technological society

(C) was not knowing how live in a technological society(D) had not known living in a technological society

2. We all saw the athlete when he ________ the fastest mile ever run at the school.

(A) run (B) running (C) ran (D) had run

3. The ________wanted to continue their tour even though the bus had broken down.

(A) tourist (B) tourists have (C) tourists (D) tourist had

4. 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

5. To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock, ________.

(A) taking immediate steps (B) to take immediate steps

(C) taken steps immediately (D) take immediate steps

6. Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ________.

(A) Mexico does neither (B) Mexico doesnt either

(C) neither Mexico does (D) either does Mexico

7. Flight nineteen from New York and Washington is now arriving at ________.

(A) gate two (B) the gate two (C) the two gate (D) second gate

8. Sesame ________ a herbaceous plant native to the tropics.

(A) is (B) which (C) from (D) it is

9. A log grabber has a long arm ________, which stretches out to pick up logs.

(A) calls a jib (B) calling a jib (C) a jib called (D) called a jib

10. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately ________.

(A) at the time when the water began to go up to (B) when the water began to rise

(C) when up was going the water (D) in the time when the water raised

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11. ________ the lip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like toys,

and people look like tiny ants scurrying about.

(A) Where (B) While (C) That (D) From

12. Double stars orbit ________.(A) each to the other (B) each other (C) each other one (D) other each one

13. The birds egg is such an efficient structure for protecting the embryo inside ________ difficult

for the hatchling to break.

(A) that is (B) that (C) and is (D) that it is

14. Besides rain, ________ is seldom pure.

(A) water naturally (B) natural water (C) water of nature (D) the natures water

15. A dolphin ________ a porpoise in that it has a longer nose.

(A) different (B) differs (C) different than (D) differs from

16. A symbol of the ancient competition, the Olympic flame burns ______ throughout the games.

(A) in a continuous way (B) continuous (C) continuously (D) continual

17. Although they are both grown in the United States and exported abroad, corn is not native to

America and winter wheat ________.

(A) is neither (B) isnt either (C) isnt neither (D) is either

18. Although blood ________ a residue in urine and stool samples, it cannot always be detected

without the aid of a microscope.

(A) let (B) leave (C) leaves (D) lets

19. Prospectors rushed to Nevada in 1859 ________ was discovered there.(A) after gold soon (B) soon after gold (C) gold was soon after (D) they found gold

20. ________ the Christmas shopping season begins.

(A) That is after Thanksgiving (B) After Thanksgiving it is

(C) It is after Thanksgiving that (D) It is Thanksgiving that