SECTION 2

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS

Time – 25 minutes

Structure

Directions: Questions 1 – 15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence, you will see four
words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence.

1. With new technology, cameras can take (A) Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the
pictures of underwater valleys _____ founder
color. (B) Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was
(A) within the founder
(B) for (C) the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod
(C) in Bethune
(D) by (D) did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod
Bethune
2. ______ the fifth largest among the nine
planets that make up our solay system. 7. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three
(A) The Earth is necessary requirements _____ most
(B) The Earth being seedlings.
(C) That the Earth is (A) for cultivating
(D) Being the Earth (B) for cultivate
(C) as cultivating
3. In mathematics, a variable is a symbol (D) can cultivate
______ some element of a set.
(A) and representing 8. In the west the birth of a girl is welcomed
(B) represents with an enthusiam ____ to that of a boy.
(C) that represents (A) equally
(D) represents that (B) equal
(C) they are equal
4. ________ actress’s life is in many ways (D) and equal
unlike that of other women.
(A) An 9. A well known large natural lake is Lake
(B) A Tahoe, _______ straddles the Californis
(C) As the Nevade border.
(D) That the (A) and
(B) which
5. About 20 miles from Boston, ______ a (C) since
little town named Concord that has a rich (D) for
history.
(A) has
(B) there is
(C) there are
(D) where is 10. Before _____, they used horse-drawn
wooden carts.
6. An advisor to both Franklin Delano (A) farmers have had tractors
Roosevelt and Harry Truman, ____ of (B) tractors owned by farmers
Bethune-Cookman College. (C) having tractors farmers
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11. Tuna, _______ , may weigh up 1,000 13. Total weight of all the ants in the world
pounds. is much greater than ______ .
(A) is the sea giant (A) to all human beings
(B) can be giants of the sea (B) all human beinga is that
(C) one of the sea giants (C) that of all human beings
(D) the sea of the giant (D) is of all human beings

12. Physical fitness exercises can cause

injuries ____ the participants are not 14. _____ for overall health
careful. (A) Extra fiber in one’s diet is helpful
(A) that (B) Extra fiber is one’s helpful diet
(B) to (C) Helpful one’s diet is extra fiber
(C) if (D) One’s diet is helpful is extra fiber.
(D) with
15. Elephants scratch themselves with sticks
______ .
(A) holding in their trunks
(B) in their trunks holding
(C) hold in their trunks
(D) held in their trunks

Written Expressions

Directions: In question 16 – 40, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined
word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

16. In order to survive, trees rely to the amount of annual rainfall they receive, as well as the
A B C
seasonal distribution of the rain.
D

17. The purchased of Louisiana was one of the biggest events in the history of the United States.
A B C D

18. A future system of solid waste managements should begin with reduction in the amount of
A B C D
waste.

19. The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed, and
A B C D
speaking.

20. The members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are election by the
A B C

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 citizens of the United States.
D

21. The human ear cannot hear a sound that vibrates less than 16 times the second.
A B C D

22. Some tree frogs can alter their colors in order to blend to their environment.
A B C D

23. If one is invited out to a dinner, it is perfectly proper to go either with or without no a gift.
A B C D

24. Some birds, such as quails, can move instant from a resting position to full flight.
A B C D

25. In 1961 America’s first manned spacecraft launched.

A B C D

26. Geochemistry includes the study of the movement of elements from one place to another as a
A B C

result of processes chemical.

D

27. Fireflies product light through a complex chemical reaction that takes place within their
A B C D

abdominal cells.

28. Wind is the motion that occurs when lighter air rises and cools heavier air replaces it.
A B C D

29. Under the crust of the Earth are bubbling hot liquids that sometime rise to the surface.
A B C D

30. Oceans of the world exerts strong influences on the weather over the Earth’s surface.
A B C D

31. The Columbine flower can survive in almost any type of gardens condition in the United
A B C D
States.

32. Kiwi birds search the ground with the bills for insects, worms, and snails to eat.
A B C D

33. If protect, a solar cell lasts for a long time and is a good source of energy.
A B C D

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34. The growth rate of the Pacific Rim countries is five times fast as comparable areas during the
A B C D

Industrial Revolution.

35. Drug abuse have become one of America’s most serious social problems.
A B C D

36. The Commitments of Traders Report is released by the Commodity Future Trading
A

Commission on eleventh day of each month.

B C D

37. Heartburn can best be understood as a symptom causing by acid reflux due to a weak lower
A B C D

esophageal sphincter.

38. In 1903, when the Wright brothers announced they had invented a flying machine, his news
A B C

was generally ignored.

D

39. Lasers are indispensable tools for delicate eyes surgery.

A B C D

40. Alexander Calder, who was originally interested in mechanical engineering, later became a
A B C

sculpture.
D

THIS IS THE END OF SECTION 2