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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Test 2


1. What platform does -------- train -------York leave ------- ?
a. a/for/to         
b. the/to/at        
c. the/to/for      
d. the/ to/from

2. This is ------- uniform for ----- American Navy.
a. some / to              
b. an / the           
c. a / the    
d. - / the

3. ----------- that really be Paula`s husband? He looks so young.
a. May                 
b. Can                    
c. Dare                
d. Should

4. After a while, I got used ----------- in the country and even got ------------ .
a. to live / to like            
b. live / like             
c. to living / to like        
d. to living / to liking

5. ----------- Virgin Islands are the western island group of --------- Leeward Islands.
a. The / -                        
b. - / the                   
c. The / the                    
d. - / -

6. ----------- United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly called ----------United States (US or U.S.) is ----------- 
a. The / the / a / a        
b. - /the / - / a               
c. The / - / a / a           
d. - / a / a / a

7.  ------------ Jungfrau is the third-highest mountain of ----------- Bernese Alps after the nearby Finsteraarhorn and Aletschhorn, respectively 12 and 8 km away.
a. The / -              
b. The / the                 
c. - / -                  
d. The / a

8. ----- New York Times  is ------- American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.
a. The / a           
b. The / -             
c. - / an              
d. The / an

9. They made me laugh.    
a. I was made laughing.    
b. I was made to laugh.    
c. I was being made to laugh             
d. I was being made laugh.

10. I asked her ---------- but she turned me ------ .
a. on / down       
b. off / down       
c. out / off           
d. out / down

11. He won`t approve -------- the fact that his daughter made ---- her mind.
a. off / up                 
b. at / out                 
c. of / up              
d. with / up

12. It was late when she finally showed ----- .
a. on              b. up               c. off                 d. in

13. As soon as I ---------- I will call you to tell you ---- latest news.
a. will reach / the      
b. reach / the        
c. will have reach / the       
d. will have reached / a

14. Mom would surely disapprove ----- the fact that you decided to leave ---- London before exams.
a. to / to                    
b. off / for        
c. of / for        
d. with / for

15. Stress can often ------- a small problem into a crisis.
a. bring                    
b. move                      
c. push                      
d. turn

16. She's got two children: ----- girl and ---- boy.    ---- girl's eight and ----- boy's fourteen.
a. a / a / The / the         
b. the / the / The / a         
c. a / a / A / a         
d. - / - / The / the

17. ---- second half of ----- 20th century was marked by relative ---- peace and ---prosperity.
a. The / a / - / -    
b. The / the / - / -     
c. - / the / - / -            
d. The / a / - / -

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 3


1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
 HAS                                 HAVE

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
 ARE                                 IS

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
 IS                                    ARE

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
 ARE                                IS

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
  HAS                              HAVE

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE                             TAKES

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
 SEEM                             SEEMS

8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS                                HAVE

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS                                    ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
 HAVE                             HAS


11.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE                                                       IS

12.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. 
 DECIDE                                              DECIDES 

13.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE                                                  HAS


14.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
HAVE                                                 HAS


15.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
IS                                                       ARE