9 Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now
grow abundantly in areas where once ___cacti and sagebrush could live.
A nor B not the C none
other D nothing but
10 The knee is the joint ___ the thigh bone meets the large bone of
the lower leg.
A when B where C why D which
11 Variable such as individual and corporate behavior ___ nearly
impossible for economists to forecast economic trends with precision.
A make B make it C it makes D makes it
12 ―Do you have my passport, Jow?
―Yes, I have ___ right here.
A one B one passport C it D this
13―What do you think about the boy?
―The boy ___ I believed to be honest deceived me.
A who B what C which D whom
14 From time to time we must look up words ___.
A meaning of which we don’t know B whose meanings we are nor familiar
C we do not know their meanings D whose meanings we do not know
15 A hinge joint is ___ permits the forward and backward movement of a door.
A the B what C those D whose
16 Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has won Grammy awards for his
recordings of ___ jazz and classical music.
A also B together C the two D both
17 Pasteurization is a heating process ___ bacteria in milk.
A kills B that
kills C that it kills D that kills it
18 The biggest nail is the boat spike, ___
more than a pound and is about fifteen inches long.
A and weighs B how it weighs C it
weight D which weighs
19 As for your going along with us,she said,
A my husband and myself certainly have no objection
B certainly my husband and I have no
objection
C either I or my husband certainly have no
objection
D either my husband or I certainly have no
objection
20―You ought to be ashamed of ____!I blurted
out just as I began to realize how distorted their comments were.
A yourself B being yourself C yourselves D to be yourselves
21 Ice that has floated from the place ___ formed is called drift
ice.
A where it was B it was where C where
was it D where was
22 More has been learned since 1945 about chemical changes in the
body than in all human history before ___ time.
A in B the C which D that
23 Today’s libraries differ greatly from ___.
A the past B those of the past C that are past D those
past
24 The inductive method of reasoning is the basis of the common
sense ___.
A on which people act B which people act C acting on which people D people act on it
25 ___ who in 1775 recommended George Washington to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
A John Adams B It was John Adams C When John Adams D Although
John Adams
26 It is one ___ best sellers.A of them B of those C of this D of their
27 Venus is perpetually covered by thick, opaque clouds ___ the planet’
s surface from view.
A that they shield B the shield is C they shield D that
shield
28 It is considered that the moon contains all the elements found on
earth, including ___.
A elements for generating of nuclear energy
B they that are necessary for the generating
of nuclear energy
C those are required for the generation of
nuclear energy
D those required to generate nuclear energy
29―Anything wrong?
―There was no objection on the part of ___ present.
A this B those C these D who
30 Is the climate of Italy
_____?
A similar like Florida B somewhat similar to Florida
C so much like Florida D somewhat like that of Florida
31 ____ as much as one-fourth of all timber
harvested is not used.
A the estimate B The estimate that C they are engaged in D It is estimated that
32―Is this your book?
―No, it isn’t. It is
___.
A her B her’s C she’s D hers
33 Journalists are writers ___ gathering and presenting news.
A themselves and engage B being engaged they are
C they are engaged in D who are engaged in
34 Mary Lyon, who
___ from 1797 to 1849, founded Mount Holyoke College in
Massachusetts.
A she lived B living C did she
live D lived
35 There will always remain some citizens ___.
A which will support it B whoever will accept the idea
C who just don’t care enough to exercise
their franchise
D that ideas he accepted
36 Xenon has a number of applications, ___
may be mentioned its use in flash lamps for high speed photography.
A among which B which C and which D each of which
37 Hay ____ too much moisture will spoil.
A contains B containing it C that
contains D what it containing
38 Ironically, sails were salvation of many
steamships ___ mechanical failures.
A they suffered B suffered C was
suffered D that had suffered
39 A number is an abstraction ____ no physical existence.
A has B that has C to have D which it has
40 The outer ear and the ear canal are subject to all of the various
disorders ____.
A that affect the skin B affect the skin C the skin affects D the skin is affected
41 Collecting shells was a hobby ____.
A which he found real pleasing to him
B pursuing which he got much pleasure
C that gave him a lot of pleasure doing
D that gave him a great deal of pleasure
42 The behaviour of gases is explained by ___ the kinetic theory.
A what scientists call B what do scientists call
C scientists they call D scientists call it
43 What is the assignment?
I don’t know; I didn’t hear ____.
A what the professor said B what the professor says
C that the professor said D which the professor says
44 You will never succeed in getting at the truth if you think you
know ___ ahead of time.
A where is the truth B what the truth should be
C what truth will likely turn out D the truth before you will see it
45 ___ comes back first is supposed to win the prize.
A Those who B Anyone C Whoever D The one who
46 The Representative depended on ____.
A whomever was willing to support him
B whoever was willing to support him
C whoever he wanted support
D whoever will support him
47 Give the job to ___ you think can do it well.
A who B whoever C whomever D whatever
48 Does she enjoy riding?
Yes, but she likes horses ____ are tame.
A they B what C whose D that
49 We will employ the woman ___ they say is a fluent speaker of both
English and Japanese.
A who B that C which D whom
50 One ___ desires and impulses are not his own has no character.
A whose B who C whom D of whom
51 The current economic crisis caught ____ by surprise.
A almost everyone B the most every C most anyone D each
one and everyone
52 Victor certainly talks a lot.
Yes. He’s never interested in what ___ has
to say.
A no one else B anyone else C somebody
else D nobody else
53 The United States is certainly an interesting country, isn’t it?
Yes, you can find just about ___ there.
A something B nothing C everything D anything
54 Some of these pants go with the jackets and ___ are sold
separately.
A anothers B some other C the
other D others