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Grammar I – 15 Questions
Instructions: Select the best answer.
1. Jean___________ in the library this morning.
2. Alicia, __________ the windows please. It's too hot in here.
3. The movie was __________ the book.
4. Evangeline's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and __________.
5. Mr. Hawkins requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately.
6. Who is ____________, Martin or Samson?
7. The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes.
8. I have only a ________ Christmas cards left to write.
9. Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for months, even years.
10. Maria __________ never late for work.
11. The company will upgrade _________ computer information systems next month.
12. Chanel likes apples, _________ she does not like oranges.
13. You were ____________ the New York office before 2 p.m.
14. When I graduate from college next June, I _____________ a student here for five years.
15. Ms. Gauthier _________ rather not invest that money in the stock market.
Grammar II – 15 Questions
Instructions: Select the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
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1. The majority to the news is about violence or scandal.
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2. Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.
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3. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days scuba diving.
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4. Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work very well.
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5. Yvette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to other often.
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6. Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross for help.
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7. I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.
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8. The doctor him visited the patient's parents.
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9. Petra intends to starting her own software business in a few years.
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10. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.
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11. He goes never to the company softball games.
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12. Do you know the student who books were stolen?
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13. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in Singapore nor the Bahamas.
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14. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.
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15. Frederick used work for a multinational corporation when he lived in Malaysia.
Vocabulary – 10 Questions
Instructions: Select the best answer.
1. The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating wildly this week.
2. The bus ___________ arrives late during bad weather.
3. Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is?
4. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his audiences ___________.
5. The chairperson will ____________ members to the subcommittee.
6. The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________ was superb.
7. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation to dinner tonight.
8. We were __________ friends in that strange but magical country.
9. The hurricane caused ____________ damage to the city.
10. Many cultures have special ceremonies to celebrate a person's _________ of passage into adulthood.
Reading Comprehension – 10 Questions
Instructions: Select the best answer.
| Directions to Erik's house
Leave Interstate 25 at exit 7S. Follow that road (Elm Street) for two miles. After one mile, you will pass a small shopping center on your left. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Maple Drive. Erik's house is the third house on your left. It's number 33, and it's white with green trim. |
1. What is Erik's address?
2. Which is closest to Erik's house?
| Date: May 16, 1998
To: Megan Fallerman
From: Steven Roberts
Subject: Staff Meeting
Please be prepared to give your presentation on the monthly sales figures at our upcoming staff meeting. In addition to the accurate accounting of expenditures for the monthly sales, be ready to discuss possible reasons for fluctuations as well as possible trends in future customer spending. Thank you. |
3. The main focus of the presentation will be ______________.
4. Who will give the presentation?
| The B&B Tour
Spend ten romantic days enjoying the lush countryside of southern England. The counties of Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, and Essex invite you to enjoy their castles and coastline, their charming bed and breakfast inns, their museums and their cathedrals. Spend lazy days watching the clouds drift by or spend active days hiking the glorious hills. These fields were home to Thomas Hardy, and the ports launched ships that shaped world history. Bed and breakfasts abound, ranging from quiet farmhouses to lofty castles. Our tour begins August 15. Call or fax us today for more information 1-800-222-1234. Enrollment is limited, so please call soon. |
5. Which of the following counties is not included in the tour?
6. How many people can go on this tour?
7. What can we infer about this area of southern England?
| Anna Szewcyzk, perhaps the most popular broadcaster in the news media today, won the 1998 Broadcasting Award. She got her start in journalism as an editor at the Hollsville County Times in Missouri. When the newspaper went out of business, a colleague persuaded her to enter the field of broadcasting. She moved to Oregon to begin a master's degree in broadcast journalism at Atlas University. Following graduation, she was able to begin her career as a local newscaster with WPSU-TV in Seattle, Washington, and rapidly advanced to national television. Noted for her quick wit and trenchant commentary, her name has since become synonymous with Good Day, America! Accepting the award at the National Convention of Broadcast Journalism held in Chicago, Ms. Szewcyzk remarked, "I am so honored by this award that I'm at a total loss for words!" Who would ever have believed it? |
8. What is the purpose of this announcement?
9. The expression "to become synonymous with" means
10. What was Ms. Szewczyk's first job in journalism?
Section 5 - Listening Comprehension
1. Once in Portugal, Michael wants to go to the _______________
2. Michael should go to Portugal in _______________
3. Where does Michael want to stay while in Portugal?_____________
4. Ana suggests to Michael that he can get a place for _____ a night.
5. Ana recommends that Michael visit ________________.
6. What is Hannah and Diane talking about? ______________
7. List all the jobs mentioned in the conversation between Hannah and Diane.
8. What kind of jobs or roles did the speakers not like? _________________
9. What does Diane do for a living? _____________________
10. What do Diane and Hannah have in common? _______________
