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Directions: Given in each number is an incomplete sentence. You are to choose the option that
best completes the statement by writing the letter of your answer.

1. The overwhelming majority of soldiers who ________ in the union armies were volunteers.
a) they served b) serving e) are served
c) did they serve d) served

2. The telephone ________ was the invention of Alexander Graham Bell.

a) as is known by us b) as do we know it e) we know
c) as we know it d) as we know

3. _______ 1830’s, the working day in Lowell, Massachusetts was thirteen hours long in summer
and from sunrise to sunset in winter.
a) The b) In the e) In
c) It was in the d) When in the

4. We know that a bat can tell light from darkness, ________ we do not know whether it can
actually see anything.
a) as b) because
c) but d) since e) therefore

5. The ostrich is ________ of all living birds.

a) the largest b) the largest that is
c) largest d) largest bird
e) larger

6. Ants are most numerous in regions ________.

a) have warm climate b) that have a warm climate
c) a warm climate has d) a warm climate
e) with have a warm climate

7. Jerusalem artichokes are ________ for the production of laevulose sugars,

which persons with diabetes can eat.
a) special value b) of a value especially e. valuably special
c) especially valuable d) valuably especially

8. Respiration is necessary for cells of plants ________ those of animals.

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a) including b) furthermore e. with
c) as well as d) although

9. Each working day, commuter trains carry ________ of suburban residents to and from work in
large cities such as Chicago and New York City.
a) hundreds thousands b)a hundred thousand
c) hundreds of thousands d) hundred thousand
e) a hundred of thousands

10. ________ is found in many kinds of trees and plants.

a) Latex b) It is latex e. And latex
c) Since latex d) That latex

11. ________, Norman Rockwell paints everyday people and situation that usually tell stories,
often humorous ones.
a) He is American illustrator
b) An American Illustrator
c) The American Illustrator
d) He is an illustrator who is an American
e) The American who is an illustrator

12. People who enjoy collecting rocks and minerals as a hobby ________ rock hounds.
a) themselves call b) called e) are called themselves
c) call themselves d) they call

13. ________, a television set is in use in every home for about 6.5 hours each day.
a) It is averaged b) On the average e) That the average
c) The average that d) The average

14. Corn is ________, so highly bred, that botanists have only recently been able to track down
the wild ancestors from which the Indian plant breeders developed it.
a) such a civilized plant b) such a plant civilized
c) so civilized as plant d) a so civilized a plant
e) so a civilized plant

15. Geographers ________ where people, animals, and plants live and their relationship with
earth features.
a) they study b) study e.) they studying
c) studying d) are study
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16. Plane geometry is ________ kind of geometry studied in school.
a) first the b) study e) one first
c) the first d) the one first

17. ________ Georgia’s early days, most of the school buildings were cabins built by local
farmers.
a) Nevertheless ) Among e) Therefore
c) Although d) During

18. _______ being useful, glass is also ornamental.

a) Besides b) Aside e) Beside
c) Though d) Because

19. During the Middle Ages, a whole science called alchemy grew up around efforts _____ by
artificial means.
a) gold to make b) to make gold e) to made gold
c) to making gold d) gold be made

20. Jane Goodall won the trust of many chimpanzees ______ daily conversation with them.
a) at b) through e) in
c) with a d) when

21. Woodle Guthrie had many personal misfortunes, ______ his music expressed a hopeful view
of life.
a) but b) therefore e) hence
c) which d) so

22. ________, Thomas Jefferson love of music helped him win his bride.
a) The legend is b) The legend e) To legend
c) According to a legend d) According to legend

2.3 Costume jewelry is very popular because _____allows for a great variety of styles.
a) of its low price b) its low price e) the price being low
c) the price is low d) the price is being low

24. ________, Jupiter spins on its axis, an imaginary line through the center.
a) As it orbits the sun b) It orbits the sun e) As the sun orbited
c) The sun is being orbited d) The orbit of the sun

25. Nancy Kassebaum was the first woman elected to a full term in the United States _____ her
husband in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
a) who succeeded b) who did not succeed
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c) who was succeeded d) she didn’t succeed
e) whom succeeded

26. A letter of credit is issued by a bank, permitting an individual or a business firm

______________ to a stated amount of money on the bank.
a) drawing out b) drawing up
b) drawing in d) drawing on e) drawing to

27. With a dictionary, anyone can ____________ quickly, discover what it means, and learn how
it is pronounced.
a) a word look up quickly b) look up quickly a word
b) look quickly a word d) look up a word quickly
e) a word quickly look up

28. By 1993, the average wage of industrial workers was twice what they ________ in 1974.
a) had been b) have had
c) had d) have e) had had

29. The Double Helix is James Watson’s ________________ personal account of the scientific
feat that won himself and Francis Crick the Nobel prize in 1962.
a) notoriously b) notorious
c) notorious serious c) notorious seriously
e) seriously notoriously
30. Dogs are able and willing to learn a wide variety of tasks ____________ they are intelligent
and devoted to their owners.
a) because of b) as such that
b) consequently d) for
e) and

31. Helen Keller became _______ blind and deaf because of a fever she contracted at nineteen
months.
a) both b) either
c) a d) such e) the

32. The technological advances _________________ of the nineteenth century contributed

significantly to naval design.
a) of the first half b) in the first half
c) during the first half d) across the first half
e) at the first half

33. Cubism began __________ and became one of the most influential movements in modern
art.
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a) on 1907 b) during 1907
c) in 1907 d) at 1907
e) of 1907

34. Most geologists believe that petroleum was formed _____________ of tiny marine plant and
animals that died million of years ago.
a) of the remains b) in the remains
c) from the remains d) to the remains
e) within the remains

35. New housing projects ______________ more opportunity to low cost houses.
a) results to b) results in
c) resulting on d) resulting for
e) results of

36. The human brain ______ only two percent of an adult’s body weight.
a) which makes up c) makes it up
b) it makes up d) makes up

37. Children usually turn to their parents rather than ______ for protection from threats in the
environment.
a) they turn to other figures of authority
b) authority figures to other
c) to other figures of authority
d) their turning to other figures of authority

38. Anthropologists ____ within their environments and evaluate the adaptations they have
made.
a. societies are studied c. who study societies
b. study societies d. their societies are studied

39.Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, _____ by the male
mosquito.
a. not c. despite
b. however d. instead

40. _____ gene in the human genome were more completely understood, many human diseases
could be cured or prevented.
a. Each c. If each
b. Since each d. Were each
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41. Water, _______, is also one of the most abundant compounds on earth.
a. is one of the most critical elements for human survival
b. one of the most critical elements for human survival
c. of which one of the most critical elements for human survival
d. one of the most critical elements for human survival

42. Chemists are not sure ________.

a. how precisely can cold fusion occur
b. cold fusion can occur precisely how
c. precisely how cold fusion can occur
d. can cold fusion occur precisely

43.Franchising offers many advantages to small business owners _____________ problematic.

a. however it is c. despite its
b. even though it is d. it is

44. Although most cats hate to swim, _______ if necessary.

a. can they do so c. they do so can
b. so can they do d. they can do so

45.In practice, setting up a chain of command in a business can be a very complicated task,
_____ it involves the interaction of real human beings.
a. because of c. for
b. how d. due to

46. When linguists encounter a new language, _______ work to identify all of the sounds it
contain.
a. who c. and
b. they d. those

47.According to recent investigations, unselfish motives such as true empathy, _______ and
commitment to principle, sometimes surpass self-interest in influencing human behavior.
a. to have solidarity with others
b. others with solidarity
c. solidarity with others
d. one has solidarity with others

48. ______ the tip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like toys,
and people look like tiny ants currying about.
a. Where c. That
b. While d. For
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49. Not only ______ atoms with their microscopes, but they can now also “Feel” them with the
aid of a versatile sensing device called the “magic wrist”.
a. are today’s scientist able to see
b. able to see today’s scientists are
c. today’s scientists are able to see
d. are able to see today’s scientists

50. _____ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided inton several
subclasses.
a. There are vitamins c. Vitamins
b. Vitamins that d. After vitamins

51. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, _______, is growing in industrially advanced societies.
a. is an eating disorder c. an eating disorder
b. an eating disorder which d. for which an eating disorder

52. In the 1960s, pop art _________ to discover artistic significane in the commercial artifacts of
the consumer culture.
a. seeking c. has sought
b. to seek d. sought

53. Air _______ the carbon dioxide necessary for photosynthesis enters leaves through tiny
surface openings.
a. contains c. containing
b. contained d. it contains

54. Overexposure to the sun can produce _______ can some toxic chemicals.
a. more than damage to the skin
b. more damage than to the skin
c. damage more than to the skin
d. more damage to the skin than

55. Antartica is larger ________, but it has no native human population.

a. than Europe or Australia does
b. Europe and Australia
c. of Europe and Australia
d. than Europe or Australia

56. A dividend is ______ the only benefit a corporation can offer its shareholders.
a. no c. none
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b. nor d. not

57. ______ all citrus fruits originated from the Chinese orange.
a. That the belief c. To believe that
b. The belief that d. It is believed that

58. ______ more susceptible to bacterial contamination than other types of meat because it has
more surface area exposed to bacteria laden air.
a. Ground meat c. Ground meat that is
b. Ground meat is d. Ground meat being

59.If she were an inch shorter, she _____ for the team.
a. will not have qualified c. would not qualify
b. would not have qualify d. will not had qualified

60. Life is not easy, ______?

a. aren’t you c. it is
b. is it d. isn’t it

61. She is coming at nine. Please wait ______

a. her c. for her
b. on her d. at her

62. We walked _______ Rizal Avenue.

a. until c. as far as
c. to d. on

63. I ________ the bus at CLSU and _________ at CVC Supermarket.

a. go up c. get on
b. climb d. climb up

a. go down c. get off

b. go out of it d. climb down

64.Our vegetable garden is well _______.

a. taken cared of c. taken care of
b. taking care of d. take care of

65.Graham Bell _______ the telephone while Madam Curie _______ radium.
a. discovered c. made
b. invented d. found
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a. discovered c. made
b. invented d. found

66. At this rate, I ______ a dozen of dresses by the end of the week.
a. shall have finished c. have finished
d. will finish d. would finish

67.How long ______ him?

a. did you know c. had you known
b. have you known d. you know

68.Please do not park you car on _________.

a. both sides c. both side
c. either side d. either sides

69. The museum exhibits several of Amorsolo’s _____.

a. work c. works
b. workings d. working

70. The old man was ________ by a speeding car.

a. overrun c. run over
b. run on d. run about