Pre-test Structure And Written Expression

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1.
The North Pole ______ a latitude of 90 degrees north.
- A.
  
  It has
- B.
  
  Is having
- C.
  
  Which is having
- D.
  
  Has

2.
The city of Beverly Hills is surrounded on ______ the city of Los Angeles.
- A.
  
  Its sides
- B.
  
  The sides are
- C.
  
  It is the side of
- D.
  
  All sides by
Discuss

3.
______ greyhound, can achieve speeds up to thirty-six miles per hour:
- A.
  
  The
- B.
  
  The fastest
- C.
  
  The fastest dog
- D.
  
  The fastest dog, the

4.
Marmots spend their time foraging among meadow plants and flowers or _____ on rocky cliffs.
- A.
  
  Gets sun
- B.
  
  Sunning
- C.
  
  The sun
- D.
  
  Sunny

5.
The greenhouse effect occurs ______ heat radiated from the Sun.
- A.
  
  When does the Earth’s atmosphere trap
- B.
  
  Does the Earth’s atmosphere trap
- C.
  
  When the Earth’s atmosphere traps
- D.
  
  The Earth’s atmosphere traps

6.
The Rose Bowl, ______ place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest postseason collegiate football game in the United States.
- A.
  
  Takes
- B.
  
  It takes
- C.
  
  Which takes
- D.
  
  Took

7.
Experiments _____ represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.
- A.
  
  Using gene therapy
- B.
  
  Use gene therapy
- C.
  
  They use
- D.
  
  Gene therapy uses

8.
______ off the Hawaiian coastline are living, others are dead.
- A.
  
  While some types of coral reefs
- B.
  
  Some types of coral reefs
- C.
  
  There are many types of coral reefs
- D.
  
  Coral reefs

9.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark gray clouds ______ forebode rain.
- A.
  
  What
- B.
  
  Which
- C.
  
  What they
- D.
  
  Which they

10.
Some economists now suggest that home equity loans are merely a new trap to push consumers beyond ______ .
- A.
  
  They can afford
- B.
  
  They can afford it
- C.
  
  What is affordable
- D.
  
  Able to afford

11.
People who reverse the letters of the words ______ to read suffer from dyslexia.
- A.
  
  When trying
- B.
  
  If they tried
- C.
  
  When trying
- D.
  
  If he tries

12.
Featured at the Henry Ford Museum ______ of antique cars dating from 1865.
- A.
  
  Is an exhibit
- B.
  
  An exhibit
- C.
  
  An exhibit is
- D.
  
  Which is an exhibit

13.
Rubber ______ from vulcanized silicons with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber.
- A.
  
  Is produce
- B.
  
  Producing
- C.
  
  That produces
- D.
  
  Produced

14.
______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
- A.
  
  The Moon
- B.
  
  That the Moon
- C.
  
  When the Moon
- D.
  
  The Moon which

15.
According to the World Health Organization, ______ any of the six most dangerous diseases to break out, it could be cause for quarantine.
- A.
  
  Were
- B.
  
  They were
- C.
  
  There were
- D.
  
  The Moon which

16.
On the floor of the Pasific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains A B C more than a mile beneath sea level. D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
Discuss

17.
Because of the flourish with which John Hancock signed the A Declaration of Independence, his name become synonymous with B C D signature.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

18.
Segregation in public schools was declare unconstitutional by the A B C Supreme Court in 1954. D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

19.
Sirius, the Dog Star, is the most brightest star in the sky with an absolute magnitude about twenty-three times that of the Sun. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

20.
Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

21.
Some of the most useful resistor materials are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

22.
The community of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous known as Darcy’s Store. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

23.
Alloys of gold and copper have been widely using in various types of coins. A B C
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

24.
J. H Pratt used group therapy early in this century when he brought tuberculosis patients together to discuss its disease.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

25.
The United States has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic wools are too fine and soft for carpets. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

26.
Irving Berlin wrote “Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning” while serving in a U.S. Army during World War I. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

27.
Banks are rushing to merge because consolidations enable them to slash theirs costs and expand. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

28.
That water has a very high specific heat means that without a large temperature change water can add or lose a large number of A B C D heat.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

29.
Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a classical musician. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

30.
The state seal still used in Massachusetts designed by Paul Revere, who also designed the first Continental currency. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

31.
Quarter horses were developed in eighteenth-century Virginia to race on courses short of about a quarter of a mile in length. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

32.
No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishawn School, A B C Martha Graham has moved to the staff of the Eastman School in D 192
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

33.
Wiiliam Hart was an act best known for his roles as western heroes in silent films. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

34.
Prior to an extermination program earlier this century, alive wolves roamed across nearly all of North America. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

35.
During the 1960s the Barkeley campus of the University of California A came to national attention as a result its radical political activity. B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

36.
Artist Gutzon Borglum designed the Mount Rushmore Memorial and A worked on project from 1925 until his death in 1941. B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

37.
It is proving less costly and more profitably for drugmakers to market directly to patients. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

38.
Sapphires weighing as much as two pounds have on occasion mined. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

39.
Like snakes, lizards can be found on all others continents except Antartica. A B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D

40.
Banks, savings and loans, and finance companies have recently been A doing home equity loans with greater frequency than ever before. B C D
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D