English Post Test - Section 3

Cassius Clay was boxing as an amateur in 1960, when he ________ the Golden Gloves title and an Olympic gold medal.

• Earning

• Earn

• Earned

In 1964, he defeated Sonny Liston and __________ the world heavyweight champion.

• Became

• Become

• Becoming

Ali ________ increasingly well known for his quick moves in the ring and his quick wit everywhere else.

• Grow

• Growed

• Grew

In 1967, Clay joined the Nation of Islam and ________ the Muslim name Muhammad Ali.

• Taken

• Taked

• Took

He refused to be drafted that year for religious reasons and was _________ from boxing and stripped of his title.

• Ban

• Banned

• Bans

Ali returned to boxing in 1971, but he  _________ his title to Joe Frasier the following year. 

• Loss

• Losed

• Lost

He _______ the title back in 1974 by defeating George Foreman.

• Got

• Gotten

• Get

Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in 1978 but __________ him again and won it back later that year.

• Fought

• Fighted

• Fight

Although Ali retired in 1979 and has been in declining health, many Americans still _______ him greatly.

• Admired

• Admire

• Admires

Nobody needs to tell you.  That a person's mail is private.

• Correct

• Incorrect

In these days of computerized mailing lists.  Your name and address are certainly not private. 

• Correct

• Incorrect

The direct-mail business has exploded.  Sixty-five billion pieces of unsolicited mail reach American homes and offices each year.

• Correct

• Incorrect

To put it another way.  Four trees per person per year contribute to this tide of printed waste.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Now you can also get electronic junk mail, or spam; millions of advertisements are sent over the Internet at the push of a button. 

• Correct

• Incorrect

Email advertisers can target specific audiences.  Such as small-business owners or college students.

• Correct

• Incorrect

If your Internet service provider charges by the hour or the minute, you will be paying to read unwanted spam. 

• Correct

• Incorrect

Companies choosing from among more than 20,000 mailing lists.  For just pennies per name, firms can target recipients with mass mailings, either paper or electronic.  And make a profit from a relatively low response.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Even though you can delete the email, you can't remove your name from many computerized mailing lists.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Your name can be "sold" over and over.  Until it's almost impossible to track it to the business that first listed it.

• Correct

• Incorrect

The Vietnam War became the focus of many young _________ disagreements with their parents.

• People

• People's

• Peoples'

Young Americans felt that their _______ generation was more inhibited than theirs.

• Parents

• Parents'

In the 1960s, "dropping out" was often an _______ choice.

• Activist

• Activists

• Activist's

Members of the World War II generation were often horrified by their ___________________ behavior.

• Sons and daughters

• Son's and daughter's

• Sons' and daughters'

When people recall that decade, they tend to remember _______ excesses.

• It's

• Its'

• Its

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that "achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success." --Helen Hayes (1900 - 1993) Assignment: Do people spend too much time trying to please others rather than reaching their own standards? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experiences or observations.