TEST 4

SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each of the gaps in each sentence.

1. The flexibility of film allows the artist __________ unbridled imagination to the animation of
cartoon characters.
A. to bring B. bringing C. is brought D. brings

2. Traditionally, __________ in New England on Thanksgiving Day.

A. when served is sweet cider B. when sweet cider is served
C. is served sweet cider D. sweet cider is served

3. Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent __________, or pronghorn.

A. it is the American antelope B. the American antelope is
C. is the American antelope D. the American antelope

4. Lillian D. Wald, public health nurse and __________, was born in Cincinnati Ohio, in 1867.
A. reforming society B. social reformer
C. who reformed society D. her social reform

5. Copper sulfate, spread in judicious amounts, kills algae __________ harming fish or aquatic
invertebrates.
A. does not B. but does no C. except D. without

6. Of the millions who saw Haley’s comet in 1986, how many people __________ long enough to see
it return in the twenty-first century?
A. will they live B. they will be living C. will live D. living

7. __________ that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.
A. Anthropologists have discovered B. Anthropologists discovering
C. The discovery by anthropologists D. Discovered by anthropologists

8. In 1964, __________of Henry Ossawa Tanner’s paintings was shown at the Smithsonian Institution.
A. was a major collection B. that a major collection
C. a collection was major D. a major collection

9. __________ irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely
discontinued.
A. Its B. Where its C. Since its D. Because of its

10. In order to remain in existence, __________ must, in the long run, produce something consumers
consider useful or desirable.
A. a profit-making organization B. a profit-making organization which
C. therefore a profit-making organization D. whichever a profit-making organization

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11. The greater the population there is in a locality, __________ for water, transportation, and disposal
of refuse.
A. the greater the need there is B. greater need
C. is there great need D. the great need

12. A historical novel may do more than mirror history; __________ future events.
A. even influencing B. it may even influence
C. may even influence D. that it may even influence

13. __________ a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed an eager intellect and artistic talent that her
parents recognized and encouraged.
A. Has been B. It was while C. She was D. As

14. It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes __________ round shape
into a teardrop shape.
A. of the drop B. the drop’s C. drop of D. drops their

15. __________ modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize
them with warmer, less severe interiors.
A. If B. But C. With D. Once

B. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, or D) that needs to be changed in order to make each
sentence grammatically correct.

16. Not woman held a presidential cabinet position in the United States until 1933, when Frances
Perkins became secretary of labor.

17. The human body relies on certainty nutrients for its survival.

18. Too much electric current may flow into a circuit as a result either of a fault in the circuit and of an
outside event such as lightning.

19. The Appalachian Trail, extending approximately 2,020 miles from Maine to Georgia, is the longer
continuous marked footpath in the world.

20. For years, elephants were hunted for food and ivory, and as a result theirs numbers have been greatly
reduced.

21. Barges which carrier most of the heavy freight on rivers and canals are usually propelled by towing.

22. Although afflicted by serious eyesight problems, Alicia Alonso was one the principal stars of the
American Ballet Theater and later formed her own dance company.

23. The ritual combat of animals are triggered by precise signals.

24. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effective than to employ flowery but vague
expressions that only obscure one’s meaning.

25. Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches to over thirty feet in long.

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26. According to some theories derived from psychoanalysis, life is supposedly easier and more pleasant
when inhibitions overcoming.
27. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly the Sun.
28. Benjamin Franklin drew a political cartoon that is credited raising 10,000 volunteers for the
American Revolutionary War.
29. The begins of the modern chemistry laboratory go back to the workrooms of medieval alchemists.
30. In many pieces of music there is a dominant theme on which the restful of the composition is
centered.
31. Luminescence refers to the emission of light by means another than heat.
32. In a representative democracy, the people election delegates to an assembly.
33. George Washington Carver found hundred of uses for the peanut, the sweet potato, and the soybean
and thus stimulated the cultivation of these crops.
34. A citadel, a fortress designed for the defense of a city, usually standed on top of a hill.
35. Conservative philosophers argue that the very structure of society is threatening by civil
disobedience, while humanists stress the primacy of the individual conscience.
36. Since 1971, the regional corporations set up in Alaska by Congress managing everything from
fishing to banking.
37. A rocket burns propellant rapidly and most rockets carry a supply that last just a few seconds.
38. Textile art is known for both its tactile and vision qualities.
39. The metal aluminum has been first isolated early in the nineteenth century.
40. Gulls can often be see swooping over large bodies of water.

SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) closest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in each
sentence.

1. Tenants over 62 can apply for benefits at the Office of Housing for the Elderly.
A. poor B. people over 62
C. people who need aid D. people who need housing

2. If you don’t get that furnace repaired before winter, we will freeze to death.
A. fire escape B. heater C. water container D. staircase

3. Since landlords get reimbursements, they shouldn’t complain about losing money.
A. bills B. increases C. payments D. housing benefits

4. The elderly are not excluded from rent raises that all tenants have to pay when the landlord makes a
major improvement.
A. obliged B. included C. excited D. eliminated

5. When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous
increase.
A. lightB. difficult C. huge D. tiring

6. Because the city is slow in processing applications, many of the elderly do not get housing benefits.
A. providing B. working on C. raising D. trying

7. The landlord notified his tenants that their rent would be increased the following month.
A. janitors B. friends C. occupants D. poor people

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8. Reading a daily newspaper will make you aware of what is going on in the world.
A. knowledgeable B. ignorant C. alike D. independent

9. I ate lunch with a most convivial group of my friends.

A. lively B. large C. unsociable D. old

10. I prefer muted colors in my living room.

A. changeable B. bright C. dull D. mauve

SECTION THREE: READING

Based on the following passage, answer the questions that follow.

Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches,
among them is his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's
childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal
grandfather. M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue
in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an
important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed
his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the
education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used
as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.

M.L.'s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician.
He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighborhood. The
neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous
neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of
banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner black-
operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King
never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that
was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

1. What is this passage mainly about?

A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta B. Martin Luther King's childhood
C. M.L.'s grandfather D. the neighborhood King grew up in

2. The word "eloquent" means most nearly __________.

A. powerful B. active C. romantic D. fascinating

3. The word "gathering" could best be replaced by __________.

A. picking B. learning C. exciting D. meeting

4. As used, the word "eventful" is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. valued B. memorable C. admirable D. emotional

5. The word "it" refers to which of the following?

A. achievement B. neighborhood C. segregation D. services

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6. According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the following
businesses and services EXCEPT __________.
A. dentistry B. medicine C. law D. banking

7. The word "tailors" describes people who are associated with which of the following trades?
A. flower arranging B. shoe making C. garment making D. book binding

8. According to the author, King was influenced by __________.

A. community spirit B. black lawyers C. his mother D. his speeches

9. The word "thrived" refers to which of the following?

A. achieved B. surrendered C. flourished D. held

10. As used, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "seemingly"?
A. apparently B. inevitably C. inexplicably D. hastily

11. The word "mingling" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. interfering B. gargling C. consuming D. associating

12. According to the author, M.L. __________.

A. had a difficult childhood B. was a good musician as a child
C. loved to listen to his grandfather speak D. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta