SECTION 2 – Structure and Written Expression (25 minutes)

1. _____ of classical ballet in the United States began around 1830.

(A) To teach

(B) Is teaching

(C) It was taught

(D) The teaching

2. Mason bees are solitary bees, which means _____ in colonies like honeybees or bumblebees.

(A) do not live

(B) when they do not live

(C) that they do not live

(D) that do not live

3. Long before the advent of written literature, _____ their myths and stories in oral poems told by
successive generations.

(A) people recorded

(B) recording people

(C) people’s recordings

(D) people who recorded

4. Comparative anatomy is _____ classification of both plants and animals.

(A) the basis for

(B) for basics

(C) the basis that

(D) the basically

5. Although legend has it that the Pilgrims first set foot in America on Plymouth Rock in 1620, _____
documentary evidence confirming this.

(A) no

(B) still is no

(C) there is no

(D) but no

6. Despite its fishlike form, the whale is _____ and will drown if submerged too long.

(A) an animal breathes air that

(B) an animal that breathes air

(D) that an animal breathes air

7. Clouds _____ in warm air rises, cools, and condenses.

(A) when form water vapor

(B) form when water vapor

(C) form vapor water when

(D) vapor form when water

8. Portland, _____ , is located primarily on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay and its many
islands.

(A) which Maine’s largest city

(B) Maine’s largest city where

(C) is Maine’s largest city

(D) Maine’s largest city

9. Mars, the so-called red planet, is actually colored red by iron oxide and other impurities _____ the
whole surface.

(A) that cover

(B) in which are covered

(C) that they cover

(D) and covered

10. The 1903 film The Great Train Robbery was the first significant film in which the classic western
story’s formula of crime and retribution _____ .

(A) was used

(B) to be used

(C) used

(D) had used

11. When played in certain ways, the bassoon can produce comical sounds, _____ it is sometimes
referred to as the clown of the orchestra.

(A) or

(B) that

(C) so

(D) whether

12. In modern societies, _____ authorized body such as a legislature or a court makes the law.
(A) some

(B) some of

(C) some the

(D) for some

13. The sense of smell functions chemically, _____ the sense of taste, but it is 10,000 times more
sensitive.

(A) as does

(B) so have

(C) which as

(D) by which

14. _____ primarily from plant oils, perfumes were used in ancient times as incense in religious rites,
in medicines, and later for adornment.

(A) Made them

(B) They made

(C) Made

(D) By making

15. Boise became _____ of the state of Idaho in 1864.

(A) as the capital

(B) the capital

(C) to be the capital

(D) the capital was

Written Expression

Directions: In questions 16-30, each sentence has 4 underlined words or phrases. The underlined
parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have
chosen.

16. Soybeans contain a rich concentrations of phytoestrogens, estrogen like molecules derived from

A B C

plants

17. The original Welland Canal, opened which in 1829, was neither deep enough nor wide enough
 A B C

for modern ships.

18. A lubricant minimizes the introduction of dirt, moisture, or other foreign materials between

A B C

sliding surfaces, eliminates wear by keeping the surfaces apart, and prevention corrosion.

19. There are thousands kinds of inks used both in the printing industry and in the manufacture of

A B C

ballpoint and fountain pens for writing.

20. A gene is a biological unit of information who directs the activity of a cell or organism during its

A B C D

lifetime.

21. Like landscapes in miniature, gardens are places to grow plants for pleasure and to provide

A B C

beauty and relaxed.

22. Hurricanes consist at high-velocity winds blowing circularly around a low-pressure center known

A B C D

as the eye of the storm.

23. One of the most significance political movements since the Second World War ended has been

A B

the breaking up of former colonial empires into independent nations.

C D

24. Radar can determine the direction, distance, height, and speed of objects that are too much far

A B C

away for the human eye to see.

25. Establishing outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1976, the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife

A
Refuge contains more than 9,000 acres of forests, prairies, marshes, and lakes.

B C D

26. Most animals have salivary glands what resemble those in humans.

A B C D

27. Used for making pottery, clay has two characteristics distinctive: it can be molded and it can be b

A B

baked to form a brittle but otherwise durable material.

C D

28. The novels of Amy Tan depict of tension between mothers and daughters as well as conflicts

A B

experienced by many Chinese immigrants to the United States

C D

29. The symptoms of pneumonia, a lung infection, include high fever, chest pain, breathing difficult,

A B C D

and coughing.

30. A basic premise of humanism is that people are rational beings who possesses the capacity for

A B C

truth and goodness

31. The long of time a battery maintains its useful life while idle depends on many factors: quality of

A B C D

construction, cell size, cell type, and storage temperature.

32. Leather is dried under natural or controlled humidity conditions, prepared it for subsequent

A B C D

softening and finishing operations.

33. Of all the organized, independent city in Texas, Laredo, founded in 1755, is the oldest.

A B C D

34. There was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, that the first controlled flight

A B

of a powered, heavier-than-air craft took place.

C D
35. The favored habitat of the junco, a small sparrow, is a mixed or coniferous forest, despite it is often

A B C D

noted in fields, thickets, and city parks.

36. By studying modern coral reefs, geologists and biologists hope to understand mechanism of

A B

formation understand mechanism of formation, migration, and entrapment of petroleum in ancient

C D

reefs.

37. Searching for alternate forms of energy does not necessary mean the abandonment of fossil fuels

A B C

as an energy source.

38. United States civil rights activist Medgar Evers was a leader in the struggle to gain equal rights to

A B C

African Americans in his home state, Mississippi.

39. The element potassium makes up less than one half percentage of the human body.

A B C D

40. The canoe designed by North American Indians was very suitable for use on inland waters, for it
A B
was easily portable and had amply storage space.
C D
41. Each number : in binary system are formed from only two symbols.
A B C D
42. Scientists at the medical center is tying to determine if there is a relationship between
A B C
saccharine and cancer.
D
43. The great digital advances of the electronic age, such as integrated circuitry and a
A B
microcomputer, has been planted in tiny chips.