Elements of grammar

1....It is required that both senate and house members...

to...terms.

A are elected, two years' B will be elected, two year's C should be elected, two-year D be elect, two years

2....Innovations in...technology have improved pagers,

making them...smaller, more affordable, and loaded

with new features.

A computer, much more B computer's, much C computer, much D computer's, more

3....The Tour de France, ...race covering about 3,200

km, is...most prestigious bicycle race in the world.

A a 30-day, the...C 30 days', ...

B a 30 days, the...D 30 day, ...

4. ...e-mail enables computer users...messages and

data quickly through a local area network or beyond through a nationwide or worldwide communication network.

A ..., sending...C..., to send

B The, to send...D The, sending

5....__ Saint Valentine's Day is celebrated on February

14 by the custom...greeting cards or gifts to express

affection.

A ..., sending...C..., of sending

B The, to send...D The, sending

6. ... Bosporous, a narrow strait that links the Black

Sea and ... Sea of Marmara, separates ... Istan­
bul's European and Asian sections.

A The, the, ......C..., the, the

B ..., ..., ......D The, the, the

7. ...lake is a large, inland body of fresh or salty stand­
ing water and is distinguished...some seas, which

have an interchange ...the ocean and are subject

...tides.

A The, from, to, with

B ..., with, with, to

C ..., of, to, for

D The, from, with, to

8....Weather is measured by thermometers, rain gauges,

barometers, and...other instruments, but the study

of climate relies...statistics.

A the, of...C an, upon

B ..., on...D the, from

9....Tobogganing is popular... winter resorts throughout

the world where, ...special toboggan runs, riders

...reach speeds of about 145 km per hour.

A with, in, must...C at, upon, are able

B at, on, may...D with, with, ought

10....the land needed for growing food and housing

people, large areas of the earth's landscapes...com­
pletely transformed.

A Providing, had

B Having transformed, has been

C To provide, have

D To provide, have been

11....Antarctica is the coldest, ..., highest, ..., and...

discovered continent.

A most windy, remotest, most recent B windiest, most remote, most recently C windiest, remotest, recentlier D most windy, most remote, much recently

12....The general proportion that...between certain groups

of animals is readily seen. Large animals...so abun­

dant as small ones.

A must be obtained, cannot be

B should have been obtain, might not be

C is to be obtained, cannot have been

D must have been obtained, must not have been

13....The earth is...to the sun in January and...away

in July, so the summer is...than the winter in the

northern hemisphere.

A...closest, furthest, longest

B...closer, further, the longest

C...closest, farthest, longer

D...closest, further, longest

14....The total volume of the ice sheet...Antarctica is

estimated...29 million cu km, or about 90...of

the world's ice.

A...covering, being, percents

B...covered, be, per cents

C...to cover, to be, percentage

D...covering, to be, percent

15....Sheep _____ probably domesticated about 11,000 years
ago in what is now northern Iraq.

A was...C has been

B have been...D were