Test 55
1. It is required that both senate and house members
to terms.
A are elected, two years' B will be elected, two year's C should be elected, two-year D be elect, two years
2. Innovations in technology have improved pagers,
making them smaller, more affordable, and loaded
with new features.
A computer, much more B computer's, much C computer, much D computer's, more
3. The Tour de France, race covering about 3,200
km, is most prestigious bicycle race in the world.
A a 30-day, the C 30 days',
B a 30 days, the D 30 day,
4. e-mail enables computer users messages and
data quickly through a local area network or beyond through a nationwide or worldwide communication network.
A , sending C , to send
B The, to send D The, sending
5. __ Saint Valentine's Day is celebrated on February
14 by the custom greeting cards or gifts to express
affection.
A , sending C , of sending
B The, to send D The, sending
6. Bosporous, a narrow strait that links the Black
Sea and Sea of Marmara, separates Istan bul's European and Asian sections.
A The, the, C , the, the
B , , D The, the, the
7. lake is a large, inland body of fresh or salty stand ing water and is distinguished some seas, which
have an interchange the ocean and are subject
tides.
A The, from, to, with
B , with, with, to
C , of, to, for
D The, from, with, to
8. Weather is measured by thermometers, rain gauges,
barometers, and other instruments, but the study
of climate relies statistics.
A the, of C an, upon
B , on D the, from
9. Tobogganing is popular winter resorts throughout
the world where, special toboggan runs, riders
reach speeds of about 145 km per hour.
A with, in, must C at, upon, are able
B at, on, may D with, with, ought
10. the land needed for growing food and housing
people, large areas of the earth's landscapes com pletely transformed.
A Providing, had
B Having transformed, has been
C To provide, have
D To provide, have been
11. Antarctica
is the coldest, ,
highest, ,
and
discovered continent.
A most windy, remotest, most recent B windiest, most remote, most recently C windiest, remotest, recentlier D most windy, most remote, much recently
12. The general proportion that between certain groups
of animals is readily seen. Large animals so abun dant as small ones.
A must be obtained, cannot be
B should have been obtain, might not be
C is to be obtained, cannot have been
D must have been obtained, must not have been
13. The earth is to the sun in January and away
in July, so the summer is than the winter in the
northern hemisphere.
A closest, furthest, longest
B closer, further, the longest
C closest, farthest, longer
D closest, further, longest
14. The total volume of the ice sheet Antarctica is
estimated 29 million cu km, or about 90 of
the world's ice.
A covering, being, percents
B covered, be, per cents
C to cover, to be, percentage
D covering, to be, percent
15. Sheep _____ probably domesticated about 11,000 years ago in what is now northern Iraq.
A was C has been
B have been D were
Part Three WORD-BUILDING (1)
Directions: Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in A, B, C or D best fits each gap in the sentences.