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• Part Three Use of English Section One: Cloze Test Directions: Read the sentences below and for each gap circle the letter (A, B, C or D) of the word or phrase that best suits each space. 1. Some people observe an … rule not to cry in public. A. implicit B. implied C. outspoken D. unspoken 2. It is alleged that clothes can … a lot about a person’s social status. A. unearth B. reveal C. uncover D. point 3. We have all had that … feeling in our stomach called ‘butterflies’ which comes on us when we are very tense and frightened. A. fluttering B. flattering C. fumbling D. flattening 4. In many villages, householders are unwilling to let strangers in when other villagers are looking in case it … gossip. A. razes B. arouses C. rises D. erases 5. We wear gloves in cold weather, but it is still thought polite to … them when we shake hands. A. take off B. undress C. move D. remove 6. All animals ‘cry’ when they are in … . A. distress B. suffer C. grieve D. sad 7. Many people have fears when there is no real cause as the things they fear won’t physically … them. A. impair B. spoil C. harm D. damage 8. Social behaviourists promote the idea that games have a role in preparing children for … life. A. matured B. adult C. ripe D. grown 9. About twenty years ago, a group of people in West Africa, … a group of Americans, did an ‘intelligence test’. A. inside B. beside C. alongside D. together 10. Whenever you need to learn something, make up little rhymes or phrases to help you … the information more easily. A. disdain B. obtain C. contain D. retain 11. At a concert, a scream indicates that the screamer feels an emotion as … as pain. A. loud B. vivid C. strong D. vivacious 12. Your success in doing the things you are … at depends on your background, education, culture and language as well as on your natural talents. A. god B. well C. weak D. good 13. Sometimes we can mistake people for being stupid just because they … practice at performing a particular task. A. lack B. miss C. fail D. have 14. We don’t remember everything as our memory is not perfect – it is … . A. respective B. selective C. elective D. reflective 15. According to scientists, only one part of our brain is in … when we use our hands or feet. A. responsibility B. charge C. duty D. power 16. The inspector became … of an overwhelming urge to get to the bottom of this sad affair. A. conscious B. conscience C. conscientious D. consciousness 17. In the 17th century, hobby horsing must have been very popular and people were free to ride their hobby horse as long as they didn’t … with anyone else. A. interfere B. cut in C. hinder D. interweave 18. If we remembered every trivial event in our lives, our minds would become so cluttered that it would be impossible to … important details. A. stand out B. sort of C. sort out D. stand up 19. Even a little object like a button tells us a tremendous … about the history of human behaviour. A. amount B. number C. volume D. measure 20. Psychologists say that most mothers … their babies on the left side of their bodies intuitively feeling that thus the baby is more settled. A. keep up B. support C. hold D. maintain Section Two: Error Identification Directions: The sentences below contain an error in grammar or usage. The error is contained in one of the underlined parts of the sentence. For each sentence, circle the letter (A, B, or C) of the underlined part that contains the error. 1. It was at ten to eight that night when Jack entered the hotel cocktail bar and, A breathing heavily, ordered a dry Martini. B C 2. Mendeleyev was said to have been inspired by the card game knowing as solitaire in North A B America and patience elsewhere, wherein cards are arranged by suit horizontally and by C number vertically. 3. Sneezing can happen, enough curiously, when our optic nerve is stimulated by a bright A B C light. 4. I was awfully hungry but as there was hardly some cake left I had to make do with a A B C handful of corn flakes and a glass of juice. 5. Jane said that last night everybody had been talking about John and I and our A B newly approved project. C 6. As I was lying in bed the other night I dreamed of making a world tour in a A B brand new dark green dazzling Ford. C 7. Tired as he was, John hanged his raincoat in the hall and made straight for bed. A B C 8. The Browns were furious with us for having made them wait for us since one hour. A B C 9. On entering the classroom the students gasped with surprise since there were no table and A B no chairs, either. C 10. Just when our team were winning, the electricity was cut off. A B C Section Three: Sentence Completion Directions: For each of the sentences below, circle the letter (A, B, C or D) of the word or phrase that best completes its meaning. 1. Not only … at the average performance of students, but also at how many students from each country were top performers. A. the study looked B. the study did look C. did the study look D. looked the study 2. In the course of a long life Cavendish made a string of discoveries – among much else, he was the first person … hydrogen. A. that isolates B. who has isolated C. to be isolated D. to isolate 3. From time immemorial people have wondered about sneezing, and it … as an omen of some kind. A. universally has regarded B. has been universally regarded to be C. has universally been regarded D. has universally been regarding to 4. Lightning and thunder … among the first things about nature that mystified and frightened primitive man. A. should have been B. must have been C. have to have been D. ought to have been 5. Silver is too soft to … in its pure state, so it is combined with other metals. A. usage B. be in use C. be used D. using 6. Jane could have forgiven all … his rudeness. A. but B. still C. though D. however 7. John, …, is a tough guy, but I suppose even tough guys prefer not to work in the dark. A. which I have spoken to B. that I have been spoken of C. whom I have spoken D. of whom I have spoken 8. Apart from the fact that it is high time … something constructive, David is perfect for the job they have in mind. A. he starts doing B. he started doing C. for him started doing D. for him starting doing 9. Sitting there, Theodore … his toast slowly and methodically, his beard bristling, his eyes kindling with enthusiasm at each new subject that swam into our conversation. A. used just chewing B. got just used to chewing C. would just chew D. was used just to chew 10. The man turned out to be the champion wrestler of France, and he immediately demanded that his honour … . A. be satisfied B. to be satisfied C. was satisfying D. should satisfy Section Four: Sentence Transformations Directions: Complete the second sentence so that it is as close as possible in meaning to the first one. 1. Smoking is forbidden in all parts of the college. Students are not…………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The President read the report before he made a decision. The President……….…………………………………until………………………… 3. Although they quarrel noisily, the Flintstones are good neighbours. In spite………………………………………………………………………………………….… 4. ‘You cheated in the exam, didn’t you, Neil?’ said the college principal. The college principal accused…………………………………………………………………... 5. They are sorry they didn’t listen to the psychiatrist. They regret……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Their tenth wedding anniversary is on April 1st. By April 1st ……………………………………………………………………………………... 7. The government should make industries pay attention to the environmental problems. Industries should……………………………………………………………………………….. 8. The nurse may be taking his pulse, but I can’t see very well. It looks as if he…………………………………………………………………………………. 9. The rescuers couldn’t get to the injured people until the hurricane was over. Not…………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I’ll take some sandwiches because perhaps I shall have to work at lunchtime. I’ll take some sandwiches in case………………………………………………………………. Cloze Test 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. C Error Identification 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B Sentence Completion 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B Sentence Transformation 1. Students are not allowed to smoke in all parts of the college. 2. The President didn’t make any decision until he read the report. 3. In spite of quarrelling noisily the Flintstones are good neighbours. 4. The college principal accused Neil of cheating in the exam. 5. They regret not listening to the psychiatrist. 6. By April 1st they would have been married for ten years. 7. Industries should be made pay attention to the environmental problems by the government. 8. It looks as if he’s being taken his pulse by the nurse. 9. Not until the hurricane was over could the rescuers get to the injured people. 10. I’ll take some sandwiches in case I work at lunchtime.

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