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[B] road [C] journey [D] trip

36. It's a very popular play, and it would be wise to ________ seats well in advance.

[A] book [B] buy [C] provide [D] take

37. The children will not be allowed to come with us if they don't ________ themselves.

[A] guide [B] behave [C] act [D] direct

38. The Customs officer didn't bother to ________ our luggage.

[A] control [B] check [C] ask [D] glance

39. After a long walk on a hot day, one often feels ________.

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[A] exhaustive [B] exhausting [C] exhaust [D] exhausted

40. What I am telling you is strictly ________. Don't let anyone know of it.

[A] secretive [B] special [C] individual [D] confidential

Section V Error-detection and Correction

Each question consists of a sentence with four underlined parts (words or phrases). These parts are labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the brackets on the left. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down the correct word or phrase on the line following the brackets. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

You’ve to hurry up if you want to buy something because there’s hardly something left.

ABCDANSWER: [C] anything

41. I'm sure Betsy is the very girl whom you will be glad to get acquainted to.

ABCD

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42. Neither his training nor his experience as a railway engineer qualify him for his job.

ABCD

43. Under no circumstances we should do anything that will benefit ourselves but harm the

ABC

interests of the state. D

44. The dentist said that if my tooth went worse I should have to have it pull out.

ABCD

45. sitting up late last night, Tom not only read the assignment but also many poems by

ABC

one of his favourite poets.

D

46. How I wish John knew how to apply grammatical rules properly and recognize the fact that he

ABC

is nearly always in the wrong. D

47. The population of many metropolitan cities has more than doubled it in the past decade.

ABCD

48. Despite the temporary difficulties, the manager prefers increasing the output to decrease it. ABCD

49. Astronauts can be affected by loneliness. They may have to sit in the spacecraft for weeks

AB

with very little to do and no one to talk.

CD

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50. One of the articles is interesting, informative, and it is easy to read.

ABCD

Section VI Verb Forms

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

It is highly desirable that a new president ________ (appoint) for this college. ANSWER: (should) be appointed

51. I found that my cheating in yesterday's English test ________ (report) to my parents that very

evening.

52. While Jane ________ (carry) a pail of milk from the barn to the kitchen, she spilled some of it on

her skirt.

53. If it wasn't an accident, he ________ (do) it on purpose.

54. You're going to England next year. You should now practice ________ (speak) English as much

as possible.

55. When ________ (see) through a telescope, the sun appears darker near the edge.

56. While he was in the army, he learned English, which ________ (help) him a lot in his work there.

57. They were envious of George because of his ________ (make) captain of the team.

58. Many of the world's great novels are reported ________ (make) into films last year.

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