Preparation for English Qual Exam

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 1 Part I Vocabulary

Directions: You will see a sentence with a missing word or with an underlined part. Choose the best answer to fit into the underlined part or find the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined words.

1. We have more donations than we expected. (a) charity money (b) regular customers (c) late comers (d) things that we shouldn't do

2. Abhor the wrath of God, who will not ______injustice. (a) honor (b) tolerate (c) intercede (d) reproduce

3. "Are you trying to pull my leg?" I demanded. (a) deceive me (b) hurt me (c) steal from me (d) enrage me

4. According to the weather ______, there will be snow tomorrow. (a) program (b) forecast (c) news (d) information

5. Bread has been a staple of the human diet since prehistoric times. (a) great delicacy (b) basic part (c) fastener (d) highlight

6. Fidelity is a quality of character that is admired by most people. (a) Faithfulness (b) Generosity (c) Chastity (d) Wisdom

7. Florida's perennially warm climate and plentiful rainfall make the state a center of citrus production. (a) year-round (b) world-famous (c) predictably (d) impressively

8. He must be up to something but he refuses to tell me what it is. (a) be complaining about (b) be planning to do

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 2 (c) be upstairs doing (d) be getting up for

9. He was incapacitated for several months after the accident. (a) traumatized (b) nervous (c) disabled (d) confused

10. I was overconfident that even my mediocre work warranted a top score. (a) sincere (b) hard (c) complete (d) average

11. A chronic problem often calls for a drastic remedy. (a) easily solvable (b) uprooted (c) time-consuming (d) one-time

12. They simplified the complicated instructions so that children could understand them. (a) complex (b) complete (c) disconcerting (d) comprehensive

13. Your idea seems workable. Please elaborate on it with all the details you have in mind. (a) expound (b) extricate (c) exempt (d) exhaust

14. The project should be terminated right a way. That's the decision of the Trust Board. (a) discussed (b) disunited (c) distracted (d) discontinued

15. The graduate advisory committee was in full accord in their approval of her thesis topic: The philosophy of artificial intelligence. (a) ambiguous (b) anomalous (c) unanimous (d) anonymous

16. Parents who speak unclearly about sexual problems may cause their children to become confused. (a) ambiguously (b) angrily (c) abnormally (d) aggressively

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17. In Minnesota, there are lakes galore. It has more shorelines than Hawaii and Florida combined. (a) rare (b) plentiful (c) huge (d) small

18. Having dialed her number for two hours to hear busy signals, he became impatient and decided to come over to her house in person. (a) integrated (b) exasperated (c) alleviated (d) eradicated

19. Don't expect Paul to play the piano as well as his sister. After all, he is only a novice. (a) beginner (b) helper (c) looser (d) expert

20. Is there any vacant seat left in the front row? (a) large (b) occupied (c) unoccupied (d)comfortable

21. We have to resume the work that we left off yesterday. (a) restart (b) retard (c) replant (d) relieve

22. I am _____ for your present. (a) thankful (b) stupid (c) credulous (d) regretful

23. I don't mind giving him things, but he never does the same in return. (a) retaliates (b) reciprocates (c) replaces (d) recognizes

24. Slavery was abolished in the North by the late 1700s. (a) annihilated (b) animated (c) announced (d) annoyed

25. I tried to get in touch with them, but in vain. (a) get on (b) get in with (c) get out (d) communicate with

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 4 26. If nobody dissents, then the decision is ______. (a) unanimous (b) unable (c) ambiguous (d) contradictory

27. In these difficult days, we must live with frugality or our money will be gone. (a) joy (b) sorrow (c) thrift (d) safety

28. Nobody would believe the rumor that Ms. Fletcher, a true misogamist, got married to her own secretary. (a) a man-hunter (b) a marriage-hater (c) a feminist (d) a woman-lover

29. Nothing he says is spontaneous - he always thinks carefully before he speaks. (a) improper (b) impromptu (c) impaired (d) improved

30. The history of the exploration of Antarctica recounts many tales of perseverance and suffering. (a) endurance (b) skill (c) generosity (d) disturbance

31. My inadvertent mistake made her pretty mad. (a) premeditated (b) unadventurous (c) unrealistic (d) accidental

32. The therapist attempts to help the members to feel more and more included and for the group to become more cohesive. (a) passionate (b) glued (c) respectful (d) inherent

33. Summer hotels do not welcome transient guests. (a) static (b) active (c) passing (d) passive

34. Nobody seems to dissent from my proposal. (a) oppose (b) like (c) support (d) sympathize

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 5 35. Tom has become a conspicuous scientist. (a) notorious (b) remarkable (c) useless (d) cohesive

36. The court will be adjourned until next Monday. (a) adhered (b) postponed (c) processed (d) adjoined

37. The agents will confirm your reservations for you free. (a) purchase (b) follow (c) reaffirm (d) verify

38. Mrs. Spears stopped Vincent as soon as he digressed and suggested that he return to the main topic. (a) opposed (b) deviated (c) concurred (d) hindered

39. With the advance of settlers across the North American Continent, wilderness became a rarity. (a) something common (b) something not common (c) something easy to find (d) something hard to learn

40. No vote was taken. We had no chance to indicate whether we concurred or dissented. (a) agreed (b) cured (c) occur (d) disagreed

41. If you kill me, will that ____ your revenge? (a) overwhelm (b) glut (c) satisfactory (d) feminize

42. In case we fail again, we must have something to fall back on this time. (a) fall in with (b) fall to (c) have recourse to (d) fall short of

43. It is advisable to apply an antiseptic to any wound, no matter how slighter or insignificant.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 6 (a) state of being inert (b) opiate (c) substance that prevents infection (d) stigma

44. John always arrives on time. He's so ______. (a) careful (b) bored (c) punctual (d) timeless

45. No one was ______to take on the extra work. (a) work (b) daring (c) wanting (d) eager

46. Pocahontas, a seventeenth-century Powhatan Indian, went to the Jamestown colony as her father's emissary. (a) ward (b) attendant (c) messenger (d) translator

47. San Francisco's Chinese community, comprising 67,000 inhabitants, is the largest concentration of Chinese outside of Asia. (a) adults (b) workers (c) visitors (d) residents

48. That nurse was delinquent in giving the patients their medicine on schedule. (a) neglectful (b) determined (c) delighted (d) on time

49. The ______of money you spent on the project is twice as much as what we are approved to spend within the budget. (a) amount (b) height (c) level (d) range

50. Many rich people decided to find their houses in suburbs, avoiding the noise of urban area. (a) city centers (b) outskirts

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 7 (c) ranches (d) seashores

51. Tom is a voracious eater. He always has something to eat beside him (a) moderate (b) strong (c) insatiable (d) disgusting

52. In permitting ourselves to weep instead of holding the impulse, we actually help ourselves to maintain emotional health. (a) tear (b) desire (c) wit (d) refuse

53. Former First Lady Jacdueline Kennedy Onassis died in her New York City apartment, succumbing to cancer at the age of 64. (a) producing (b) falling (c) feeding (d) enjoying

54. The customer protested in such a loud, violent, and maniacal manner that I began to doubt his mental sanity. (a) invalid (b) prudent (c) patient (d) insane

55. The manager conceded that increasing the sales is a very hard task, since the company had been dormant for so long. (a) asserted (b) denied (c) complained (d) admitted

56. His interrogative gesture or tone of voice shows that he is not ready to believe. (a) convincing (b) doubting (c) unconcerned (d) careful

57. Don't be so timorous in your performance. (a) confident (b) trepidant (c) aggressive (d) ignorant

58. Manufacturers of cosmetics often use the fragrance of roses in their soap and lotion. (a) shape (b) scent

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 8 (c) color (d) texture.

59. Punctuality is imperative in your new job. (a) Being efficient (b) Being courteous (c) Being on time (d) Being cheerful

60. The iterative conflicts finally drove the two countries into military outbreak. (a) revised (b) rejected (c) reduced (d) repeated

61. A statue was made in commemoration of the late Trustee Board chairman, the founder of this university. (a) place (b) honor (c) spite (d) lieu

62. Now the question is how to pull the little child out of the traumatic experience. (a) negligent (b) fundamental (c) shocking (d) peaceful

63. Any further remonstrance would be of no use to my boss. I will have to either follow him or quit the job. (a) compliment (b) (c) explanation (d) resentment

64. In front of your seat, you can find complimentary magazines. And, coffee, tea, and soft drink are free. (a) gratuitous (b) interesting (c) unexpected (d) expensive

65. You have to get off at Seoul Station and transfer to Ansan-bound train to get there. (a) disembark (b) discharge (c) dislocate (d) dispose

66. The battle was still going on when the armistice was signed. (a) arms deal (b) military justice (c) military court (d) ceasefire agreement

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67. The fax was ______to Belgium yesterday. (a) translated (b) transmitted (c) transformed (d) transcribed

68. The outcry against the government's policies will subside only if a compromise is reached in the assembly. (a) die down (b) succeed (c) proceed (d) be dislodged

69. The perpetual motion of the earth as it turns on its axis creates the change of seasons. (a) ancient (b) rhythmic (c) leisurely (d) constant

70. The Revolutionary forces had to muster up enough men to oppose the British army. (a) finance (b) convince (c) disguise (d) gather

71. The successful use of antitoxins and serums has virtually eradicated the threat of malaria, yellow fever, and other insect-borne diseases. (a) improved (b) discovered (c) removed (d) announced

72. The Walrus, a gregarious aquatic mammal related to the seal, is found in Arctic waters. (a) a monstrous (b) a sociable (c) an ill-tempered (d) a belligerent

73. These are the best students whom I handpicked myself. (a) selected (b) trained (c) helped (d) instructed

74. Vendors must have a license. (a) everyone employed in the food service (b) everyone who drives a car

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 10 (c) everyone who works in the hospital (d) everyone engaged in selling

75. What we need right now is to have a ______review session. (a) calm (b) exciting (c) obscene (d) impossible

76. Helen and Bob were childless, yet all tests showed that they were not sterile. (a) infertile (b) contemptuous (c) reasonable (d) futile

77. A painkiller does not cure the pain at all. It will simply anesthetize your nerve so as to give you a temporary relief. (a) stimulate (b) stupefy (c) strengthen (d) straighten

78. Further procrastination of the decision will only damage the national economy. (a) delay (b) design (c) default (d) deliberation

79. Ferments make the dough turgid. (a) clean (b) swollen (c) sweet (d) sour

80. I was not invited to his nuptial ceremony. (a) inauguration (b) resignation (c) retirement (d) wedding

81. The high medical expenses have left Bill totally impoverished. (a) puzzled (b) destitute (c) embarrassed (d) lethargic

82. That vision of learning, difficult to implement as it is, should be central to schooling. (a) destroy (b) fulfill (c) empty (d) experiment

83. We should not forget how our ancestors strived for independence.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 11 (a) wished (b) struggled (c) hesitated (d) hated

84. The writer often secluded himself from the society to rearrange his ideas for new novels. (a) isolated (b) associated (c) persevered (d) rejected

85. Her quaint clothes and old-fashioned language marked her as an eccentric. (a) a stranger (b) an expert (c) a weirdo (d) a beggar

86. The kidnapping of pets has become a national problem. (a) abduction (b) poisoning (c) desertion (d) abuse

87. You have to stop making acrimonious comments. (a) bitter (b) relevant (c) proper (d) favorable

88. You may not enjoy the novel, if you read an abridged version. (a) shortened (b) interpreted (c) annotated (d) detailed

89. Democracy is characterized by universal equal direct and confidential suffrage. (a) government (b) system (c) population (d) voting

90. The prejudices of childhood are hard to outgrow. (a) seldom aggravate (b) are difficult to get rid of (c) seldom produce good results (d) are slow to develop

91. Nor is there anything special about the optical shapes that we use as letter. (a) pertaining to sight (b) angular (c) selective (d) operational

92. The tiny flowers are delicate.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 12 (a) fragile (b) stick (c) dead (d) chewy

93. Scientists are now able to produce more and more raw materials synthetically. (a) deliberately (b) naturally (c) inexpensively (d) artificially

94. I appreciate your praise, but I have to say that any decent person would do the same. (a) treasure (b) ignore (c) contend (d) resent

95. All the climbers came back alive through such an abominable weather. (a) abnormal (b) horrible (c) favorable (d) unbelievable

96. Don't confuse masculinity with physical strength. (a) power (b) manliness (c) wisdom (d) money

97. Jane habitually falls down on her promises. She is no more a credible person. (a) lives up to (b) fails to keep (c) enjoys to break (d) hates to keep

98. The new Minister will do away with restrictive foreign exchange regulation. (a) propose (b) advocate (c) maintain (d) abolish

99. I lay aside some money every month. (a) spend (b) send (c) save (d) restore

100. I will look into this matter and let you know if I come up with any solution. (a) examine (b) anticipate (c) expect (d) criticize

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101. Students will not be given a chance to make up the tests that they missed. (a) change (b) publish (c) hold (d) compensate

102. Johnson's old car came apart in an isolated place where he had no one to turn to for help. (a) arrived (b) collapsed (c) assembled (d) returned

103. That is too good an offer to turn down. (a) respect (b) accept (c) despise (d) refuse

104. John lost the control of his car and ran into a tree. (a) hit (b) enter (c) damage (d) avoid

105. I am worried about Joe. He is too hotheaded. (a) hot-tempered (b) weak hearted (c) narrow minded (d) good-natured

106. The government-led fighter plane purchase project takes 20% of the total defense budget. (a) permitted by the government (b) operated by the government (c) leading to the government (d) planning for the government.

107. He has a congenital talent in music composing. (a) learned (b) acquired (c) innate (d) incessant

108. Like a doctor suggesting a remedy, the IMF staff prescribed strict austerity measures for the Korean economy. (a) control (b) thrifty (c) generous (d) remedial

109. In order to circumvent the conflict with the natives, Captain Cook sailed round the island.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 14 (a) avert (b) frustrated (c) projected (d) advocated

110. They argue, and Japan agrees at least ostensibly, that there has to be a clear-cut limit to the growth of Japan's military which doesn't exceed defensive needs or threaten neighbors. (a) in the heart (b) by memory (c) on the surface (d) with purpose

111. Snakes are dormant during the winter. (a) inactive (b) swifty (c) damaged (d) shrewd

112. The little brother was too gluttonous to leave some of the cake for his sister. (a) impatient (b) voracious (c) starved (d) generous

113. What a sane and sensible young man you are. (a) sensory (b) sensuous (c) sensitive (d) sentient

114. You have to overcome your own diffidence to tackle the project. (a) timidity (b) intrepidity (c) laxity (d) voracity

115. The scientist's explanation for the strange behavior of the test animals was conjectural. (a) speculative (b) plausible (c) unambiguous (d) ridiculous

116. They’ve already presented a wide ethnic diversity. (a) instrumental (b) artistic (c) ethical (d) racial

117. The FX model is the most sophisticated fighter plane. (a) sturdy (b) strong (c) modernized (d) expensive

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118. Your assertion is too much argumentative. We need more ocular evidence to prove your point. (a) abstract (b) visible (c) arguable (d) prevalent

119. The fluctuation of crude oil price may cause economic problems in countries like Korea. (a) change (b) stability (c) viability (d) competition.

120. Forging other's signature is a serious crime. (a) Counterfeiting (b) Interrupting (c) Borrowing (d) Helping

121. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather discordant. (a) incongruous (b) invalid (c) instructional (d) ingressive

122. My wife said that the movie "Late for dinner" starring by Mel Gibson was a real tearjerker. (a) sad movie (b) happy-ending movie (c) expensive movie (d) unorganized movie

123. Do you have a pen or the like? (a) something you like (b) something that likes you (c) something pen likes (d) something like a pen

124. Let's not go into this subject today. It will take all day. (a) meet (b) discuss (c) expect (d) eliminate

125. I will have to take back the proposal I have made; I found a serious problem in it. (a) ignore (b) advocate (c) withdraw (d) reject

126. Take a good rest for tonight; we will set off on a long journey tomorrow morning. (a) postpone (b) explode (c) start (d) extinguish

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127. Bob and Sam seem often at odds. (a) in harmony (b) in minority (c) in disagreement (d) in strangeness

128. Black bears are normally unaggressive creatures. (a) peaceful (b) smart (c) strong (d) huge

129. The long-term threat to the survival of elephants is the loss of their natural habitat. (a) ivory (b) environment (c) allies (d) instincts

130. Double Eagle II, the first transatlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds in France. (a) eager (b) surging (c) appreciative (d) vigorous

131. It has been suggested that people who watch television incessantly may become overly passive. (a) seriously (b) skeptically (c) constantly (d) arbitrarily

132. They turned down my application for the job because I didn't know French. (a) postponed (b) reconsidered (c) rejected (d) invited

133. Vice-president Lyndon Johnson became President of the United States following the death of John F. Kennedy and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1964. (a) duly (b) formerly (c) later (d) therefore

134. A comprehensive theory explaining the growth of civilization has yet to be accepted by most scholars. (a) An advanced (b) An original

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 17 (c) An acceptable (d) An inclusive

135. A doctor's handwriting is often illegible. (a) too small (b) neat (c) hard to read (d) interesting

136. The symptoms of influenza are fever, headache, and muscular pain. (a) effects (b) delights (c) forces (d) signs

137. Gems are usually cut to bring out their natural luster and to remove any flaws. (a) germs (b) samples (c) flakes (d) defects

138. As nineteenth-century American cultural aspirations expanded, women stepped into a new role as interpreters of art, both by writing works on art and by teaching art. (a) patronage (b) imagination (c) ambitions (d) opportunities

139. Bay laurel leaves are still an emblem of victory. (a) a symbol (b) a result (c) a suggestion (d) a spoil

140. Mayor Koch commended Detective Darin for his bravery. (a) thanked (b) punished (c) praised (d) promoted

141. Some of the regulations seemed too severe. (a) judgments (b) rules (c) punishments (d) attitudes

142. It is those who stood up for their rights that help to bring democracy in this country. (a) supported (b) abandoned (c) understood (d) violated

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143. He stole the military information and sold it to the enemy. Newspapers blamed him as a turncoat. (a) spy (b) hero (c) traitor (d) stealer

144. Somnambulism is not an incurable illness. (a) sleep-walking (b) forest-walking (c) sleep-fearing (d) night-flying

145. The final description of departure of two lovers in the novel was emotion tugging. (a) emotionless (b) touching (c) surprising (d) unexpected

146. I would like to buy a waterproof watch. (a) water-like (b) water-ready (c) water-weary (d) water-safe

147. I don't believe I could obliterate the scar, even if I wore silk stockings for the rest of my life. (a) erupt (b) eject (c) erase (d) earthen

148. Do I have to see an ophthalmologist to get rid of the sty in the eye. (a) oculist (b) operator (c) orator (d) orthopedist

149. I suddenly became impotent, though temporarily for no reason. (a) emasculated (b) fertile (c) impressive (d) imprudent

150. Daily Muff Dotter's gratitude made Tom proud of what he had done. (a) praise (b) promise (c) profit (d) thankfulness

151. I have an acute pain in my left ear. (a) blunt (b) sharp (c) soft (d) rough

152. We will replenish the bar daily and charge the consumption directly to your bill.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 19 (a) empty again (b) supply anew (c) plant again (d) withdraw backward

153. The toxic exhaust from cars is the major cause of city air pollution. (a) quantitative (b) poisonous (c) smelly (d) unexpected

154. The price of Chrysler cars precipitated as the Auto Review magazine made a detailed report on the safety problems. (a) stabilized (b) ascended (c) publicized (d) plunged

155. There is an economic disparity in our nation. (a) inequality (b) separation (c) unrest (d) pessimism

156. There is an irreconcilable difference between them. (a) ignorable (b) mere (c) unbridgeable (d) soluble

157. The writer was distracted by the loud noise from the radio. (a) disturbed (b) attracted (c) helped (d) pacified

158. They dragged Jane out from the ice water and massaged all over her to wake her from the lethargy. (a) moist (b) cold (c) coma (d) nap

159. He doesn't aspire to a higher position: he seems to be quite content with his present post. (a) work (b) want (c) wait (d) wonder

160. The senator received an anonymous letter. (a) a congratulatory (b) a friendly (c) a business (d) an unsigned

161. Anna has a collection of miniature dolls. (a) very small (b) unusual

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 20 (c) antique (d) expensive

162. This is a fuel-saving car. You can drive 32 miles with a gallon of gas. (a) economic (b) economical (c) pricey (d) priceless

163. Your idea to make a car that runs on pure water is really far-fetched. (a) unrealistic (b) ideal (c) plausible (d) tempting

164. Employees of that company are weary of the highhanded attitude of the president. (a) kind (b) helpless (c) pressing (d) persuasive

165. Please accept my heartfelt appreciation for your help. (a) painful (b) sincere (c) limited (d) unwilling

166. Remember that your carefree reply may hurt the customers. (a) careful (b) scaring (c) curing (d) careless

167. Now that we have decided what to do, why don't we get down to the details? (a) put aside temporarily (b) begin to discuss (c) ignore for the time being (d) sit down and do nothing about.

168. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. (a) postpone (b) endure (c) start (d) stop

169. Creating the right environment is essential for a good night's rest. First, one needs a decent mattress not too soft and not too firm. (a) proper (b) cheap (c) expensive (d) luxurious

170. The film was a resounding success. (a) mere (b) fair (c) great (d) controlled

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 21 171. The judge had a very sober expression on his face. (a) strange (b) pained (c) mysterious (d) serious

172. Where did you get that ridiculous hat? (a) absurd (b) marvelous (c) gorgeous (d) interesting

173. Please keep an eye on my purse while I telephone. (a) hold (b) look through (c) watch (d) clean out

174. Be careful with that lamp: it's fragile. (a) broken (b) breakable (c) dirty (d) dangerous

175. He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen! (a) stubborn (b) intelligent (c) spoiled (d) likable

176. Mr. Allen takes a dim view of politics. (a) has little confidence in (b) is quite involved in (c) is interested in (d) has no time for

177. Everyone felt that the referee's decision was impartial. (a) wrong (b) biased (c) stupid (d) fair

178. The roses are exquisite this spring. (a) very beautiful (b) blooming (c) numerous (d) fragrant

179. After much discussion, we decided to retain the present system. (a) keep (b) revise (c) get rid of (d) look carefully at

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 22 180. "I can't make head or tail of this sentence in your essay," said the professor. (a) agree (b) understand (c) see the point of (d) believe

181. Homosexual relationships between men were quite prevalent in ancient Greece. (a) widespread (b) unusual (c) legal (d) normal

182. You must not tell your teacher what happened on any account. (a) with calculation (b) in detail (c) for anything (d) for any reason

183. He must be up to something but he refuses to tell me what it is. (a) be complaining about (b) be planning to do (c) be upstairs doing (d) be getting up for

184. A number of loopholes were found in the commercial transaction law. (a) means of escape (b) idealistic concepts (c) unwelcome signs (d) irrigation channel

185. You must remember that flattery will get you nowhere. (a) incorrect evaluation (b) hidden merits of personality (c) unspeakable denunciation (d) insincere praise

186. His mistake caused an incalculable amount of loss to his company. (a) incapable (b) unmeasurable (c) negligible (d) indispensable

187. Although the buses are scheduled to depart at a certain hour, they are often late. (a) listed (b) obligated (c) requested (d) precede

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 23 188. As soon as the board of elections promulgated the list of candidates, a ballot was prepared. (a) informally discussed (b) officially declared (c) quickly contacted (d) critically reviewed

189. Because of the extreme pressure underwater, divers are often sluggish.

(a) slow (b) careful (c) hurt (d) worried

190. Dali's paintings can inspire a pensive mood. (a) cheerful (b) thoughtful (c) depressed (d) confused

191. Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very inquisitive mind; at the age of three he performed his first experiment. (a) complex (b) mature (c) curious (d) brilliant

192. J. P. Morgan had a reputation for being a prudent businessman. (a) clever (b) careful (c) wealthy (d) dishonest

193. John Dewey loathed the idea that children should not participate in activities as part of their educational experience. (a) encouraged (b) noticed (c) hated (d) began

194. Legislators are considering whether the drug laws for possession of marijuana are too severe. (a) vague (b) diverse (c) harsh (d) covert

195. Mark Anthony's eulogy of Caesar at his funeral is memorably recorded in a play by Shakespeare. (a) prayer (b) praise (c) biography (d) denunciation

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196. Sometimes, while living in a foreign country, one craves a special dish from home. (a) looks for (b) prepares (c) eats (d) desires

197. That a driver swerves in order to avoid an accident can be proven by examining the marks on the pavement. (a) hits something else (b) turns sharply (c) stops quickly (d) goes backwards

198. The Constitution guarantees that private homes will not be searched without a warrant. (a) special guard (b) written authorization (c) national emergency (d) small payment

199. The landscape can change abruptly after a rainstorm in the desert Southwest. (a) quickly (b) favorably (c) sharply (d) slightly

200. The Miami Port Authorities have seized over a million dollars worth of illegal drugs. (a) confiscated (b) concealed (c) discarded (d) destroyed

201. When students do not have time to read a novel before a class, they read an outline of the plot instead. (a) an article (b) a critique (c) a synopsis (d) an essay

202. These new tax forms are really a nuisance. (a) an improvement (b) an annoyance (c) difficult to understand (d) a problem

203. I don't mind giving him things, but he never does the same in return. (a) retaliates (b) reciprocates

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 25 (c) replaces (d) recognizes

204. That doesn't make sense; I think your reasoning is fallacious. (a) faulty (b) licentious (c) pretentious (d) official

205. The soldier activated the hand grenade. (a) detonated (b) lost (c) sang out (d) decorated

206. She follows orders well, but she seldom initiates action. (a) relates (b) imitates (c) starts (d) infuriates

207. The wolf is the untamed ancestor of the dog. (a) fossil (b) domestic (c) fearful (d) wild

208. Steven cannot speak; he is mute. (a) asleep (b) lazy (c) dumb (d) forlorn

209. Every businessman is interested in any lucrative deal. (a) playful (b) fortunate (c) profitable (d) worthwhile

210. Ann was so mixed up she could not answer the teacher's question. (a) confused (b) delighted (c) doubtful (d) confident

211. If you like a frigid climate, don't go to Florida. (a) changeable (b) interesting (c) very cold (d) hardly noticeable

212. Lily magnified her problems while she was complaining about her bad luck. (a) denied (b) enlarged

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 26 (c) solved (d) explained

213. If Barry has any time left over, he will help me with my French lesson.

(a) to spare (b) at the end (c) by the clock (d) at all

214. Because Charles had forgotten his key, he was locked out. (a) uncertain (b) on could nine (c) unable to get in (d) unaware of the time

215. As chairman, you will have to delegate responsibility to each of the committee members. (a) assign (b) demand (c) share (d) align

216. The remarks that the student made to the teacher were beside the point.

(a) near the edge (b) not related (c) next to the top (d) close to the tip

217. Harry kept his word about paying me the ten dollars that I had lent him.

(a) kept his receipts (b) kept his money (c) kept his tongue (d) kept his promise

218. An intelligent person has no bias in matters of race, color, or creed. (a) improvement (b) inspection (c) prediction (d) prejudice

219. Being well organized is an asset in many areas. (a) small item (b) difficult assignment (c) valuable quality (d) serious matter

220. This arrangement is only a tentative one. (a) temporary (b) forgotten (c) friendly (d) humorous

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221. Every now and then they call on me. (a) In time (b) Once in a while (c). Every time (d) Every which way

222. The clerk had to break off the conversation in order to wait on a customer. (a) interrupt (b) hurry (c) continue (d) begin

223. In economics, graphs are used to illustrate functions. (a) rate (b) list (c) verify (d) represent

224. How do you describe the plight of the oil-hungry nations? (a) strange circumstance (b) happy realization (c) bad situation (d) final decision

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 28 Part II Grammar Directions: Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or a phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. There are not ______people who dislike sweet things. (a) much (b) many (c) little (d) a lot

2. _____ the formation of the Sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar cloud. (a) accepted that (b) It accepted that (c) It is accepted that (d) that it is accepted

3. ______, Thomas Paine aroused both admiration and hatred. (a) The most widely read author being of his day (b) Of his day was the most widely read author (c) The most widely read author of his day (d) He was the most widely read author of his day

4. ______a baby turtle is hatched, it must be able to fend for itself. (a) Not sooner than (b) No sooner (c) So soon that (d) As soon as

5. ______a child, sculptor Anne Whitney showed as eager intellect and artistic talent that her parents recognized and encouraged. (a) Has been (b) It was while (c) She was (d) As

6. An electrical motor ______electrical energy into mechanical energy. (a) converting (b) converts (c) is converted (d) which converts

7. The lens of a camera perform ______the lens of the eye. (a) in the same function (b) the function is the same as (c) the same function as (d) and has the same function

8. An overwhelming number of ______in this country are immigrants.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 29 (a) people (b) peoples (c) person (d) citizen

9. Anesthetics are used ______insensitivity to pain during surgical operation. (a) the cause (b) to cause (c) cause of (d) causing

10. Angiosperms inhabit relatively diverse environments and may be found ______higher plants can survive. (a) there (b) wherever (c) somewhere (d) then

11. Anybody ______the man in the photo is asked to call the police. (a) knows (b) calls (c) recognizing (d) a friend of

12. "Anybody will help me!" "Would you mind quitting ______?" (a) to shout (b) shout (c) have shouted (d) shouting

13. Art criticism and the psychology of art, ______disciplines, are both related to aesthetics. (a) independent even (b) although independent (c) they are independent (d) independent still

14. As a choreographer, devises a wide variety of movements and gestures ______new ways of thinking about the body. (a) as well (b) and well (c) and as well (d) as well as

15. As an atom absorbs energy, ______increases, and the atom is said to be excited. (a) its energy level (b) as its energy level (c) it is energy level (d) the energy level of is

16. As far as the watermelon goes ______, the better I like it. (a) as the sweeter it tastes (b) the sweetly it tastes (c) the more it tastes sweet (d) the sweeter it tastes

17. ______about the tragedy, we would never have come without first calling.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 30 (a) If we hear (b) If we heard (c) Did we hear (d) Had we heard

18. ______advantageous geographical location, Jersey City became commercially important early in its history. (a) Because of its (b) That its (c) Its (d) Since its

19. ______all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists. (a) Nearly (b) That nearly (c) It is nearly (d) when nearly

20. ______any aspect of society, the socialist must determine the laws influencing human behavior in social contexts. (a) Explain (b) To explain (c) One explain (d) The explanation of

21. ______begun to understand that the air and the oceans act as a single fluid when they exchange heat and gases. (a) In the past decade have only meteorologists (b) Only in the past decade have meteorologists (c) They only meteorologists in the past decade (d) Only in the past decade meteorologists

22. ______exerted by tornadoes that they have known to lift railroad locomotives off their tracks. (a) The great force is (b) The force is great (c) How great the force is (d) So great is the force

23. The man went to his lawyer for ______legal advice. (a) big (b) some (c) no (d) a few

24. Dr. Lim, an expert engineer, does not need ______advice from us. (a) any (b) our (c) his (d) some

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 31 25. The judge was not ______that the witness was telling the truth. (a) convince (b) convinced (c) conviction (d) convincing

26. Susan and John are looking forward ______you soon. (a) to see (b) of seeing (c) to seeing (d) seeing

27. The more he insisted, ______she objected. (a) the stronger (b) the strongest (c) the most strongly (d) the more strongly

28. Nobody had expected the results that ______like that. (a) will come out (b) comes out (c) would come out (d) would be came out

29. The lady is not only intelligent ______elegant in every aspect. (a) but (b) but also (c) and (d) as well as

30. Where did you put my ______of trousers? (a) couple (b) pair (c) two (d) double

31. The climate of San Francisco is similar to ______. (a) Monterey (b) that of Monterey (c) it of Monterey (d) that Monterey

32. How many different ______are being purchased for your birthday party? (a) kinds of flowers (b) kind of flowers (c) flower kinds (d) kind of flower

33. New employees should familiarize ______with the company systems. (a) himself (b) themselves (c) another (d) each

34. These two students exchange their e-mails ______every week. (a) one other (b) another one

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 32 (c) each other (d) every other

35. I have no idea how much ______. (a) cost will it (b) it will cost (c) will cost it (d) will it cost

36. The new stadium can accommodate ______people as the one in Seoul. (a) as many (b) so many (c) so much (d) as much

37. Jean worked just so much ______. (a) like what she was told to (b) as she was told to (c) as to what she tried to do (d) like she was told to

38. The failure of Calco Aluminum in large part to high salaries paid to executives. (a) was due with (b) has to due for (c) was due (d) had been

39. They were secretly afraid that the _____ might spoil the plan. (a) unexpectedly (b) unexpecting (c) something unexpected (d) unexpected

40. Rarely ______for more than a few seconds once they enter the Earth's atmosphere. (a) while meteors blaze (b) meteors that blaze (c) do meteors blaze (d) blaze meteors

41. Recent archeological studies indicate that Acoma was established by A.D. 1100, ______making it the oldest continuously occupied village in the United States. (a) however (b) and (c) thus (d) when

42. Some economists maintain that fluctuations in the economy ______from political events. (a) resulting (b) which result (c) these result (d) result

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43. The weatherman said ______later that day. (a) it could be rain (b) it will rain (c) it might rain (d) there may be rainy

44. Don't let me disturb you; please get ______your typing. (a) with (b) in with (c) on with (d) in

45. During adolescence many young people begin to question ______held by their families. (a) the values (b) of the values (c) the values are (d) are the values

46. ______an organism dies, bacteria cause it to decay. (a) How (b) That (c) When (d) Either

47. Before the commercial fertilizers became popular, farmers used mart, ______for fertilizer. (a) a kind of clay mixture (b) it was a kind of clay mixture (c) a kind of clay mixture, which (d) was a kind of clay mixture

48. Betty was ______tired after she left the disco dance. (a) kind of (b) rather (c) weakly (d) real

49. Many thoroughbred trotting horses ______in the vicinity of the Kentucky River. (a) are raising (b) are raised (c) raised (d) raise

50. Mariam didn't go to the movies last night because she was so busy ______for her trip to Guam. (a) preparing (b) that prepared

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 34 (c) by preparing (d) to prepare

51. The element vanadium ______as a metal. (a) occurs no (b) occurs none (c) nothing occurs (d) never occurs

52. The importance of mythology within a culture ______in the status of storytellers. (a) as reflected (b) reflected (c) is reflected (d) reflected there

53. The Internal Revenue Service ______their tax forms before April 15 every year. (a) makes all Americans file (b) makes all Americans to file (c) makes the filing of all Americans (d) makes all Americans filing

54. The jet stream is a narrow current of ______. (a) air is fast-flowing (b) air is flowing fast (c) fast-flowing air (d) air flows fast

55. The juice contained in the bristles of the nettle causes an intense itch when ______a person's skin. (a) it enters (b) entering it (c) there it enters (d) its entry into

56. The room is small for 20 people. (a) so little (b) many (c) so (d) much too

57. He is working in the same department after 20 years. (a) already (b) still (c) before (d) after

58. A complete biography of a person's life is not written by merely ______in chronological order.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 35 (a) the pertinent facts are to listed (b) listing the pertinent facts (c) list of the pertinent facts (d) when the pertinent facts are listed

59. The coordinator advised his team the changes he made. (a) why (b) of (c) to (d) as

60. A person who articulate ideas in a speech is a winner. (a) can (b) should (c) may (d) must

61. When Miss Smith in, will you give her this letter to type? (a) comes (b) came (c) is coming (d) will come

62. ______power failure, test and change batteries regularly. (a) Avoid (b) To avoid (c) Avoiding (d) Having avoided

63. ______principal types of acceleration; linear and angular. (a) There are two (b) Two of them (c) The two (d) Two

64. ______rapid spread of railways and the increase in ocean transport, long-distance traveling became more common. (a) The (b) It was the (c) With the (d) There was a

65. ______students know the fact very well. (a) Almost (b) Almost all the (c) The almost (d) Almost of the

66. A higher crime rate exists in cities ______a large percentage of the unemployed. (a) that having (b) where have (c) which they have (d) that have

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 36 67. A hinge joint is ______permits the forward and backward movement of a door. (a) whose (b) what (c) those (d) the

68. A hybrid generally refers to a plant ______from two different species of plants. (a) creating (b) that creates (c) created (d) was created

69. A large ______of older-model cars do not have proper smog-control devices. (a) many (b) lot (c) amount (d) number

70. George Washington Carver, ______, discovered three hundred different uses for peanuts. (a) a great agricultural chemist (b) was great agricultural chemist (c) for whom a great agricultural chemist (d) a great agricultural chemist who

71. If a rectangle has equal sides, ______is a square. (a) it (b) but (c) therefore (d) then

72. If everything goes according to schedule, I think all of us will have left here by the time ______. (a) he will arrive (b) he arrives (c) he arrived (d) he will have arrived

73. If he wants to get promotion, he ______more interest in his work. (a) must be (b) should do (c) must show (d) should have done

74. Great Salt Lake is fed by fresh-water streams, ______is about four to five times as salty as the ocean. (a) yet (b) which (c) there (d) despite

75. He dislikes living in the dormitory, and ______does his friend.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 37 (a) so (b) too (c) even (d) neither

76. Because of the complexity of the modern machine, most offices require secretaries ______. (a) to have specified training (b) specified in training (c) to train specifiedly (d) training specified

77. Befitting their treasured status, ______at much greater depths than other precious and semiprecious stones. (a) formed diamonds (b) are forming diamonds (c) diamonds are formed (d) the form of diamonds

78. Before the commercial fertilizers became popular, farmers used mart, ______for fertilizer. (a) a kind of clay mixture (b) it was a kind of clay mixture (c) a kind of clay mixture, which (d) was a kind of clay mixture

79. Betty was ______tired after she left the disco dance. (a) kind of (b) rather (c) weakly (d) real

80. A legislative body has the power not only to pass new laws, ______repeal laws that have been passed earlier. (a) to (b) but also to (c) and to (d) on order to

81. A loan ______, a promissory note, or a mere promise to repay. (a) to the bond may acknowledge (b) in acknowledgment of a bond (c) may be acknowledged by a bond (d) being acknowledged by a bond

82. A metal is harder when it has small grains, a condition ______the metal is cooled rapidly. (a) that results when (b) the results are when (c) results are that (d) this results in that

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83. A square meter is ______a square yard. (a) than slightly larger (b) larger than slightly (c) slightly larger than (d) slightly than larger

84. A tropical tree that grows in ______, the mangrove is utilized in coastal land building. (a) salty ocean water (b) ocean salty water (c) ocean water is salty (d) water of the ocean is salty

85. A widespread species, roundworms even thrive on the peaks of mountains and ______. (a) at the bottoms of the oceans (b) there are the bottoms of the oceans (c) the bottoms of the oceans do (d) which the bottoms of the oceans

86. About 20% of our forested territory ______in national forest, but this does not include the valuable timberlands. (a) reserves (b) reserve (c) is reserved (d) are reserved

87. ______that subgroups are integrated, they have recognized characteristics. (a) Many aspects (b) To the degree (c) Such (d) In points

88. ______to cultural activity and is a defining characteristic of human beings. (a) That speech, being central (b) Speech is central (c) The centrality of speech (d) Speech, which is central

89. Controversial matters involving the two groups were discussed; nevertheless, most of the representatives ______. (a) remaining calm (b) remained calmly (c) remain calmly (d) remained calm

90. Demand for a consumer product depends on the incomes of buyers,

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 39 their subjective preferences, and ______. (a) competing products are priced (b) the prices of competing products (c) what are the competing products prices (d) now high the prices of competing products

91. Despite his broken leg, Allan can walk ______get around. (a) good to (b) fine enough to (c) good enough (d) well enough to

92. Detergents vary in composition depending on the cleaning task ______intended. (a) which they (b) they (c) which are they (d) for which they are

93. "Did you say that five days ______required to complete that work?" (a) are (b) is (c) was (d) will be

94. During the twentieth century there has been much concern ______the relationship between social conditions and mental health. (a) over (b) that over (c) and over (d) that

95. Milk proteins ______for their high nutritional content. (a) valued (b) are valued (c) are they valued (d) to be valued

96. Early surveyors, ______mostly in uninhabited areas, encountered many hardships and risks in the performance of their work. (a) operated (b) operating (c) were operated (d) and operates

97. ______to go to the grocery store every day? (a) Won't people in your country like (b) May people in your country like (c) Do people in your country like (d) Have people in your country to like

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 40 98. ______under a microscope, a fresh snowflake has a delicate six-pointed shape. (a) Seen (b) Sees (c) Seeing (d) To see

99. ______volcanoes exist in North America at the present time. (a) Thirty-three only active (b) Thirty-three active only (c) Only thirty-three active (d) Only active thirty-three

100. ______what they were saying, I clapped my ear to the keyhole, only to find that I could not hear anything. (a) Curious to know (b) Curious knowing (c) Curiously to know (d) Curiously knowing

101. Whether or not a traveler enjoys Paris often depends on he speaks French. (a) how good (b) how well (c) how nice (d) how many

102. That store usually paper on sale. (a) has (b) has had (c) is having (d) has been having

103. He quit his job because he felt he was being . (a) overpaid (b) paid too much (c) underpaid (d) not paid

104. The students the lecture soon grew disenchanted. (a) intending (b) surrounding (c) attendant (d) attending

105. Glass that has been tempered may be up to ______. (a) five times as hard as ordinary glass (b) as hard as ordinary glass five times (c) hard as ordinary glass times five (d) ordinary glass as hard as five times

106. Because no official records were kept in certain rural areas until

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 41 recently, some elderly people do not know ______. (a) when they were born (b) that they born (c) when were they born (d) when was their

107. It is ______leather its permeability to air and water vapor. (a) the structure it gives (b) giving it the structure of (c) structure that gives it (d) its structure that gives

108. Rarely, neon is said to be inert _____ does not react easily with other substances. (a) because of it (b) because it (c) it is because (d) is because it

109. The bus company started offering reduced fares to older people last year, and so ______. (a) one of the taxi companies did (b) has one of the taxi companies done (c) did one of the taxi companies (d) one of the taxi companies does

110. My professor suggested ______. (a) me to play for a scholarship (b) to apply for a scholarship to me (c) to me that I would apply for the scholarship (d) to me that I should apply for a scholarship

111. "It's a contagious disease, isn't it?" "I don't think ______." (a) so (b) in that (c) such (d) in it

112. Chain reaction ______thermal or fast neutrons can be controlled in a reactor. (a) involve (b) involved (c) involving (d) are involved

113. You'd better put the ice cream in the freezer so that it ______. (a) can't melt (b) won't melt

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 42 (c) will melt (d) melts

114. The speaker is ______. (a) recognized as an authority who knows a great deal on the subject. (b) someone who knows enough well on the subject (c) very well acquainted on the subject (d) a person who has a close awareness of the subject that he speaks about

115. Pragmatists were hardly the first men ______that beliefs control behavior. (a) insist (b) insisted (c) who insist (d) to insisting

116. ______substances contract when they freeze, but water expands. (a) Mostly for (b) Most of (c) Almost (d) Most

117. ______superstitious beliefs about the mandrake plant. (a) People have had long (b) People have long had (c) Have people long had (d) Long have had people

118. ______the ambulance came closer toward us, the siren became louder and louder. (a) As (b) For (c) With (d) While

119. ______the fire brigade found our mountain house, we had put out the fire ourselves. (a) By the time (b) In time (c) On time (d) For the time

120. ______the whole scene came before his eyes as if he had been there. (a) Listening (b) As he listened (c) While listen (d) Listened

121. ______their nests well, but also build them well. (a) Not only brown thrasher protects

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 43 (b) Protect not only brown thrashers (c) Brown thrashers not only protect (d) Not only protect brown thrashers

122. Prices for bikes can run ______$250. (a) as high as (b) as high to (c) so high to (d) so high as

123. Probably man ______could never have maintained the fallacy of masculine incapacity without the aid of woman. (a) only (b) along (c) merely (d) alone

124. Probably no other essential metal has its sources as far away from the industrial centers ______. (a) tin does (b) does tin (c) as does tin (d) so tin does

125. Prof. Lee warned us that, as one grows older, good study habits ______. (a) take many more efforts to obtain (b) are picked up with more difficult (c) are not so easily acquired (d) do not go with you too readily

126. Rabbits make their homes in fields and prairies ______hide their young under bushes or among tall grasses. (a) can where they (b) where they can (c) where can they (d) where can

127. Although the weather in Martha's Vineyard isn't ____ to have a year round tourist season, it has become a favorite summer resort. (a) goodly enough (b) good enough (c) good as enough (d) enough good

128. Antibodies ______by small, round cells called lymphocytes and plasma cells. (a) to be made (b) making (c) made (d) are made

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129. Reading instruction, ______, is a complex procedure. (a) it is properly conducted (b) when conducted properly (c) properly conducting (d) and proper conduction

130. Real wealth is ______avoid doing what one would rather not. (a) being able as to (b) to be able to (c) to (d) to find yourself able to

131. Most living creatures depend on plants ______. (a) have their nourishment (b) for their nourishment (c) nourishment for them (d) they have nourishment

132. Revolutionaries frequently have no weapons ______their personal strength and dedication. (a) in addition to (b) along with (c) other than (d) as well as

133. Roland delayed his departure until morning, ______. (a) being tired and afraid about driving at night (b) for fear of driving at night and tiredness (c) for he was tired and afraid to drive at night (d) being fearful to drive at night and being tired

134. Scientists have concluded ______rainfall and general weather conditions. (a) that what sunspots affect (b) what affects sunspots (c) what affects sunspots that (d) that sunspots affect

135. Because it can transmit, store, process, and print out information at lighting speed, ______people do business today. (a) the way a computer has to change (b) the way that computers change

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 45 (c) computers that have changed as the way (d) the computer has changed the way

136. Fear and pain are two guards ______which men and animals might soon die out. (a) with (b) by (c) without (d) against

137. Few of the people who live on the cooperatives ______than they were as laborers. (a) is well off financial (b) financially well off (c) are better off financially (d) financial better off

138. First acclaimed for his realistic portraits, John Singer Sergeant ______for his impressionistic watercolors. (a) later recognized (b) is later recognized (c) was later recognized (d) has later recognized

139. For the investor who _____, silver or bonds are good options. (a) has so little a money (b) has so few money (c) has very little money (d) has so little money

140. Freezing is at present one of the ______of preserving meats and vegetables. (a) most methods important (b) methods most important (c) most important methods (d) most are important methods

141. From antiquity through the present, satirists have shared a common goal: ______human folly in all its guises. (a) the exposure (b) exposures (c) exposition (d) to expose

142. George was just finishing his homework when his father ______. (a) is coming home from work (b) was come home from work (c) came home from work (d) had come home from work

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 46 143. By studying fossils, paleontologists learn ______forms of life thrived during various periods of the Earth's history. (a) from (b) so (c) the (d) what

144. Consumers have expressed satisfaction ______this item. (a) to (b) of (c) from (d) with

145. If your dealer does not have the books you want, you may ______them. (a) send (b) desire (c) order (d) command

146. Canada does not require that U.S. citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ___. (a) Mexico doesn't either (b) Mexico does neither (c) neither Mexico does (d) either does Mexico

147. Careful management of resources ____ the key to financial stability. (a) are (b) is (c) has (d) to be

148. As onlookers watched, the thief _____ the fence and fled his pursuers. (a) leap (b) leaps (c) leaped (d) is leaping

149. The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are ______than those taken from the Earth. (a) clearest (b) the clearest (c) much clearer (d) more clearer

150. There are very few areas in the world ______be grown successfully. (a) where apricots can (b) apricots can (c) apricots that can (d) where can apricots

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 47 Part III Written Expression Directions: You will see a sentence with four words or phrases underlined. Choose the word or phrase that is incorrect.

1. There are two visiting professors from Germany here now; one is from a b c Hamburg and another one is from Berlin. d

2. Neither the God he served nor the learning he preserved counted a b for much in the world from whom he had retired. c d

3. A jewel is an ornament fashioned from precious metals or stones, either a b c alone and in combination. d

4. Not until the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia did the a acquisition of antique furniture became a serious endeavor for American b c collectors. d

5. Nothing in recent years has changed the economy of the United States a b c more with the development of the supermarket. d

6. This house is more spacious as that white one I bought in Rapid city a b c South Dakota last year. d

7. The American popularly song was developed out of a fusion of Afro- a b c American and Euro-American elements. d

8. Sodium is the six most abundant element in the earth's crust. a b c d

9. Some geologists predict that, by end of the next century, movement along a b the San Andreas Fault will have caused part of California to separate c d from the continent.

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10. A detailed map of the mining camp was handed out, and the directions a for getting there were repeated very clear. b c d

11. Tom remembers that he used to taking a long walk after dinner in a b c his college days. d

12. A mail travels much faster with a zip code on the envelope. a b c d

13. 25,000 dollars are the average annual income per American a b c d family.

14. Both you and me have to come together to see the boss tomorrow a b c d morning.

15. After finishing the speech, the people, attending the conference, a b were invited to ask questions. c d

16. A letter of credit is often used to companies to finance the movement of a b c goods between countries. d

17. A person is experienced with horses can estimate their ages by examining a b c their teeth. d

18. The instructor had gone over the problems many times before the a b c students will take the final examination. d

19. Among all animals, man stands in a unique relation to time because he a b stands open to a future in which the present condition of life c is transformed. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 49 20. An electrician repairs, installments, operates, or maintains devices. a b c d

21. If I was you, I would work hard for a promotion. a b c d

22. The apartment of which we lived was one of the tallest. a b c d

23. Most of the people in the room does not believe what Tom is saying a b c to them easily. d

24. Mr. Gilden’s friends thoroughly enjoyed to plan his retirement party. a b c d

25. Our operational costs increased by 4% this year, but this is a b only because we actually grew biggest compared to last year. c d

26. Her mother did not approve of her to go to the party without dressing a b c formally. d

27. People which live in a metropolitan area often have little feeling of a a b c political unity among themselves. d

28. Richie won't let his sister play with his toy because he is afraid if she will a b c forget to bring. d

29. Rubber can be made too elastic that it will stretch more than nine times a b c its normal length. d

30. From the top of the tower, Mitch was able to clearly and easily see the a b whole city stretched out below him. c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 50 31. To permitting such a move would be an overly generous decision since a b c we would be the department most affected by a relocation. d

32. He is lazy, so he is frequent late for work. a b c d

33. The director told the staff moving all the materials to the front a b c stage immediately. d

34. Having eaten the cherry pie, I struck several pits and nearly broke a tooth. a b c d

35. Hoping she would not be seen, Mary rushed in, picking up her purse, and a b c rushed out. d

36. If biennials were planted this year, they will be likely to bloom next year a b c and every two years thereafter. d

37. It has not been proven that Betsy Ross has made the first American flag, a b c but it has been generally accepted. d

38. It was not easy to find a person which is competent and has a a b strong will to contribute to realizing our common goal. c d

39. Aspirin is recommend to many people for its ability to thin a b c d the blood.

40. It is not known whether he will pass through the town again, a b c as he will last August. d

41. He enjoy it so much that he plans to return next year. a b c d

42. Every worker, including I, wants a bonus. a b c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 51 43. The militia was determined to vanquished its alleged enemies. a b c d

44. Taboos are found in modern societies also in primitive societies. a b c d

45. The student would consider law school after he graduates. a b c d

46. A liter is scientific defined as the volume of one kilogram of water at a b c its maximum density. d

47. The first juries were made up of persons who witnessed the crime a in question and then passed judgment based on what they have seen. b c d

48. By facing a problem before it becomes insurmountable, we can take a b c a giant step toward resolve it. d

49. In that city, most of all a people often go hunting over there. a b c d

50. The red house is different shaped from the blue one. a b c d

51. You need a visa in order for entering that country. a b c d

52. There is neither a phone or a fax we can use in this office. a b c d

53. Why does everyone has to go to school and learn English? a b c d

54. I’ve enjoyed meeting you and your staff and I expect being in a b c touch with you soon. d

55. By the beginning of next year, much of the people who live in that a b c area may have difficulty finding employment. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 52 56. Camels are well adapted to the desert because of their wide, flat hoofs a and their able to do without water for days at a time. b c d

57. Cathy arrived so late that she could not find anyone to carry the luggage a b c she brings. d

58. Ceramic materials, taken directly from the earth's crust, have used a b as building materials since time immemorial. c d

59. Chefs who work in established restaurants concern themselves with a b c the preparing of gourmet dishes. d

60. The main purpose of the early lyceum movement was to improve a b the schools, bring about better teacher training, and established libraries. c d

61. Dolphins are warm-blooded; that is, its body temperature always a stays about the same, regardless of the surroundings. b c d

62. Dorothy Parker had liberal political opinions, which are reflection in a b c her stories and verse. d

63. Duke Ellington is considered by many to be the most importantly figure a b in the history of jazz. c d

64. Eagles have such the long, broad wings and tails that they a b look clumsy while they are on the ground. c d

65. Electricity it results from the movement of electrons and other a b c d charged particles.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 53 66. Elementary school students generally attend to special art and a b c music classes in addition to their regular classes. d

67. Ella Grasso was the first woman in the United States

to be elected on her own merit, not as a replacement for the husband. a b c d

68. Encyclopedias may be used to answer question, to solve problems, or a b to obtain information on a particular topic. c d

69. Even although John is studying physics now, he is planning to spend a b c next year studying biology and paleontology. d

70. Ever a harmless snake acquires a resemblance to a poisonous species, it a b c is more likely to escape its predators. d

71. A typical feature-length film costs millions of dollars to make a b c and requires the skillful of hundreds of workers. d

72. After his trips to the West between 1869 and 1872, Ralph Albert a b Blakelock would often painted American Indian encampments on c d brown-and-yellow-toned canvases.

73. Allan Pinkerton, founder of the famous detective agency that bears a b him name, directed a Civil War espionage system behind Confederate c d lines.

74. Australian Koalas are furry, gray animal that live in trees and feed on a b c d leaves.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 54 75. Because some critics considered it decadent, subversive, and a incomprehensibly, abstract art encountered much opposition in b c its early years. d

76. Contralto became a member permanent a b of the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1955. c d

77. In 1977, Marilyn Yadlowski, a undergraduate at Cornell University, found a that pigeons had excellent low-frequency hearing, far surpassing that of b c d humans.

78. Observation of the Sun, Moon, and stars has enabled humans a b to determine both the seasons and the time from day. c d

79. Widely acknowledged as a great and important playwright, Eugene a O'Neill brought to the United States stage it was probably its first really b c serious drama. d

80. Won its war for independence in 1783, the United States then a struggled to establish its own economic and financial system. b c d

81. While highly prized for symbolizing good luck, the four-leaf clover is rarity a b c d found in nature.

82. An involuntary reflex, an yawn is almost impossible to stop once a b the mouth muscles begin the stretching action. c d

83. Elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives in 1968, a was known for advocacy the interests of the urban poor. b c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 55 84. A mirage is an atmospheric optical illusion in what an observer sees a b a nonexistent body of water or an image of some object. c d

85. Turquoise, which found in microscopic crystals, is opaque with a a b waxy luster, varying in color from greenish gray to sky blue. c d

86. Homo erectus is the name commonly given into the primate species a b from which humans are believed to have evolved. c d

87. Since their appearance on farms in the United States between 1913 a b and 1920, trucks have changed patterns of production and market c d of farm products.

88. Throughout the length career, Grace Paley has been known for her ability a b to capture the distinct rhythms of New York speech in her short stories. c d

89. Scientists usually character the disease leukemia as an overabundance a b c of white blood cells in the bloodstream. d

90. The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to pull a b c the United States out the Great Depression in the 1930's. d

91. Anyone rowing a boat in a strong wind knows it is much easy to go a b c with the wind than against it. d

92. From the monitoring of earthquake waves it is evidence that the Earth's a b c outer core is liquid, whereas the inner core is solid. d

93. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state a b c its part of speech, and indication its correct use. d

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94. The Caldecott Medal, awarded annual to the best illustrated children's a b book, is one award that identifies excellent books. c d

95. In the spring the woodcock builds a simple nest of leaves and grass in a b c a dry, quiet spots and lays four multicolored eggs. d

96. For centuries the aromatic spices of the Far East has been in demand by a b c d the people of the East and West

97. The wood of the tulip tree, sometimes referred to as American whitewood, a b is one of the most valuable timber product in the United States. c d

98. The foot is used primary for locomotion, but some primates, notably a b the apes, also use their feet for grasping and picking up objects. c d

99. Although best known for her prose works, was also a b c published several collections of poetry. d

100. Human hair grows at rate of about one-half to one inch a month. a b c d

101. Paint must be stirred and sometimes dilution before it is applied. a b c d

102. A great aviation pioneer, was already famous when a b she sets out on her ill-fated attempt to circle the globe in 1937. c d

103. Although apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees a b must have a such season in order to flourish. c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 57 104. Two unique features of the Arctic they are lack of precipitation a b c and permanently frozen ground. d

105. Faced with petroleum shortages in the 1970's, scientists and engineers a in the United States stepped up its efforts to develop more efficient b c heating systems and better insulation. d

106. Dentistry is a branch of medicine that has developed very dramatic in a b c d the last twenty years.

107. The ease of solving a jigsaw puzzle depends the number of pieces, a b their shapes and shadings, and the design of the picture. c d

108. Plants range in size to tiny, single-celled, blue-green algae, invisible to a b c the naked eye, to giant sequoias, the largest living plants. d

109. During the 1940's science and engineering had an impact on the way a music reach its audience and even influenced the way in which it b c d was composed.

110. By 1860 the railroads of the United States had 3,000 miles of track, a b c three-quarters of which it was east of the Mississippi River and north d of the Ohio River.

111. The thin outer layer of the skin is called the epidermis, while the a b c layer inner, which is slightly thicker, is called the dermis. d

112. Humus, a substance found in soil, is soft and spongy and enables plant a b roots to send out tiny hairs through that they absorb water and food. c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 58 113. Alaska's vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who a b c enjoy the outdoors. d

114. Even as he wrote copiously on such diverse topic as education, politics, a b and religion, Lewis Mumford remained active in city and regional c d planning.

115. Pharmacist fill drug prescriptions, keeping records of the drugs a b their patients are taking to make sure that harmful combinations c are not prescribed. d

116. In some species of fish, such the three-spined stickleback, the male, not a b the female, performs the task of caring for the young. c d

117. When she retires in September 1989, tennis champion Christine Evert a b was the most famous woman athlete in the United States. c d

118. The ancient Romans used vessels equipped with sails and banks of oars a b c to transporting their armies. d

119. The first known radio program among the United States was broadcast a b c on Christmas Eve, 1906, by Reginald Fessenden from his experimental d station at Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

120. The General Accounting Office reviews the accounting systems used by a federal agencies to determination whether expenditures conform to laws, b c and it also settles claims. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 59 121. The giraffe's long neck and legs are the most obvious features that a b make different from all other animals. c d

122. A goose's neck is a little longer that than of a duck, and not so gracefully a b c d curved as a swan's.

123. A musical genius, John Cage is noted for his highly unconventional ideas, a b and he respected for his unusual compositions and performances. c d

124. A smile can be observed, described, and reliably identify; it can also be a b c elicited and manipulated under experimental conditions. d

125. Although they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller's stage a works are typical more concerned with individuals than with systems. b c d

126. At 1939, television programs were being broadcast in the United States, a b and the World's Fair of that year featured demonstrations of this advance c d in technology.

127. Critical thinkers are able to identify main issues, recognize underlying a b c assumptions and evaluating evidence. d

128. In the 1800's store owners sold everything from a needle to a plow, trust a b c everyone, and never took inventory. d

129. Nathaniel Hawthorne often complained of how few material his life a b provided for his fiction. c d

130. Quasars, faint celestial objects resembling stars, are perhaps the most a b c distant objects know. d

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131. Several million points on the human body registers either cold, heat, pain, a b c d or touch.

132. The discovery of gold in 1848 transformed San Francisco suddenly from a b a quiet port into one of the world's richest and most famous city. c d

133. The importance of environmental stimuli in the development of a b coordination between sensory input and motor response varies to species c d to species.

134. The introduction of new species of plants into Hawaiian islands offers an a b opportunity to study the responsively of a natural system to stress. c d

135. The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere is very hot that its gases a b c continually expand away from the Sun. d

136. The United States capital, Washington, D.C. developed slow, assuming its a b present gracious aspect, with wide avenues and many parks, only in the c d twentieth century.

137. To survive, most birds must eat at least half their own weigh in food a b c every day. d

138. Until the 1910 formation of the National Hockey Association in eastern a Canada, professional and amateur teams were allowed to playfully b c d together.

139. Dinosaurs are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, but recent a b evidence based on eating habits, posture, and skeletal structural c

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 61 suggests some may have been warm-blooded. d

140. In the 1970's, consumer activities succeeded in promoting laws that set a b safety standards for automobiles, children's clothing, and a widely range c d of household products.

141. Zoos in New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and the Bronx have become a biological parks where animals roams free and people watch from across b c d a moat.

142. In human beings, as in other mammal, hairs around the eyes and ears a b and in the nose, prevent dust, insects, and other matter from entering c d these organs.

143. Each chemical element is characterized to the number of protons that a b an atom of that element contains, called its atomic number. c d

144. In the early twentieth century, there was considerable interesting among a sociologists in the fact that in the United States the family was losing its b c traditional roles. d

145. Although pure diamond is colorless and transparent, when contaminated a b with other material it may appear in various color, ranging form pastels c d to opaque black.

146. A seismograph records oscillation of the ground caused by seismic waves, a vibrations that travel from its point of origin through the Earth or along b c d its surface.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 62 147. Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world's population, a b grows best in hot, wet lands. c d

148. studied many different cultures, and she was one a b of the first anthropologists to photograph hers subjects. c d

149. Talc, a soft mineral with a variety of uses, sold is in slabs or in powdered a b c form. d

150. Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory rely on a number of a b c instruments to studying the volcanoes in Hawaii. d

151. Underlying aerodynamics and all other branches of theoretical mechanics a b are the laws of motion who were developed in the seventeenth century. c d

152. Was opened in 1918, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., was the a b first museum in the United States devoted to modern art. c d

153. A mortgage enables a person to buy property without paying for it a b c outright; thus more people are able to enjoy to own a house. d

154. Basal body temperature refers to the most lowest temperature of a a b healthy individual during waking hours. c d

155. Research in the United States on acupuncture has focused on it use a b c in pain relief and anesthesia. d

156. The Moon's gravitational field cannot keep atmospheric gases from escape a b c into space. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 63 157. Although the pecan tree is chiefly value for its fruit, its wood is used a b c extensively for flooring, furniture, boxes, and crates. d

158. Born in Texas in 1890, Katherine Anne Porter produced three collection a b of short stories before publishing her well-known novel Ship of Fools c d in 1962.

159. Insulation from cold, protect against dust and sand, and camouflage are a b c among the functions of hair for animals. d

160. The notion that students are not sufficiently involved in their education is a b one reason for the recently surge of support for undergraduate research. c d

161. As secretary of transportation from 1975 to 1977, William Coleman a worked to help the bankrupt railroads in the northeastern United States b solved their financial problems. c d

162. A number of the American Indian languages spoken at the time of the a b c European arrival in the New World in the late fifteen century have d become extinct.

163. Some insects bear a remarkable resemblance to dead twigs, being long, a b slenderness, wingless, and brownish in color. c d

164. Recently scientists have apply new tools of biochemistry and molecular a b biology to investigate the structure of human hair. c d

165. The best American popular music balances a powerful emotions of youth a b c with tenderness, grace, and wit. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 64 166. Fossils in 500-million-year-old rocks demonstrate that life forms in the a b Cambrian period were mostly marine animals capability of secreting c d calcium to form shells.

167. Rainbows in the shape of complete circles are sometimes seen from a b airplanes because they are not cutting off by the horizon. c d

168. Although research has been ongoing since 1930, the existence of ESP – a b perception and communication without the use of sight, hear, taste, c d touch, or smell - is still disputed.

169. As many as 50 percent of the income from motion pictures produced in a b the United States comes from marketing the films abroad. c d

170. The manufacture of automobile was extremely expensive until assembly- a b c line techniques made them cheaper to produce. d

171. The ballad is characterized by informal diction, by a narrative largely a dependent on action and dialogue, by thematic intense, and by stress on b c d repetition.

172. set the standard against which the wives of all United a b c States Presidents since have evaluated. d

173. Martha Graham, a leading figure in modern dance, made she debut in a b c 1920 with the Denishawn School. d

174. In the United States, the federal government is responsible to regulating a b the working conditions in factories. c d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 65 175. Jupiter is a gaseous planet with an atmosphere composed most of a b c hydrogen and helium. d

176. Throughout her career Georgia O'Keeffe paid meticulous attention to her a b craft: her brushes were always clean, her colors fresh and brightness. c d

177. Salamanders are frequently to be find in moist, wooded areas. a b c d

178. Steam engines have been replaced in most cases by more economical and a b c efficiency devices, such as the electric motor. d

179. Traditionally, the Fourth of July is celebrated in the United States with a b political speeches, picnics, and most important of all, a displayed of c d fireworks at night.

180. Ordinary beaver dams vary in length from a few feet to a hundred feet or a b c more than. d

181. In the United States, presidential elections are held once every four year. a b c d

182. Teaching machines are devices that can store instructionally information, a present displays, receive responses from a learner, and act on those b c d responses.

183. is known primarily as an author of short a b stories, but she also wrote an influential book argued for equal economic c d opportunities for women.

184. In some areas of the United States, unfavorable climate or soil make a b farming an impossible task. c d

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185. Naturalists have identified at least four hundred of species of mammals a b and six hundred types of birds in the state of California. c d

186. Murres are black-and white diving birds that mate every five or six years a and lay only a single egg at time. b c d

187. Of the much factors that contributed to the growth of international a b c tourism in the 1950's, one of the most important was the advent of jet d travel in 1958.

188. Elizabeth Bishop's poems are frequently long and carefully constructed, a b uses elaborate rhyme or half-rhymes. c d

189. Thomas Moran's magnificent, colorful paintings onto Wyoming a b landscapes captured the spirit of the western wilderness in the late c d nineteenth century.

190. Protecting Florida's coral reefs is difficult because some of the corals are a very fragile : even the touch of a diver's hand can kill it. b c d

191. A lightning flash produces electromagnetic waves that may travels along a b c the Earth's magnetic field for long distances. d

192. One of the earliest plants domesticated in the Western Hemisphere, a manioc was introducing to Europe by Spaniards returning from the New b c d World.

193. Beside the ages of nine and fifteen, almost all young people undergo a a b c rapid series of physiological changes. d

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194. The frequency of meteors in the Earth's atmosphere increases when the a Earth passes through a swarm of particle generated by the breakup of a b c d comet.

195. In the 1920's cinema became an important art form and one of the ten a b c largest industry in the United States. d

196. To improvise effectively, a musician must thorough understand the a b conventions of a given musical style. c d

197. Some maple trees are raised for their sap, which has a high sugar a b c content for yields sugar and syrup. d

198. Long before boats became important in recreation, they were valuable to a b people for many essential tasks, included transportation and fishing. c d

199. The first Native Americans to occupy what is now the southwestern a b United States were the Big-Game Hunters, which appeared about 10,000 c d B.C.

200. Farms of maize, beans, and tobacco, the Wendat, Native American tribes a that inhabited present-day Michigan, lived a sedentary life in b c densely populated villages. d

201. According to most psychological studies, body language expresses a a b c speaker's emotions and attitudes, and it also tends to affect the emotions

and attitudes of the listen. d

202. The dachshund is a hardy, alert dog with a well sense of smell. a b c d

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203. Antique collecting became a significant pastime in the 1800's when old a b object began to be appreciated for their beauty as well as for their c d historical importance.

204. The work which the poet is best known is "The New a b Colossus," which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. c d

205. The Armory Show, held in New York in 1913, was a important exhibition a b c of modern European art. d

206. In 1852 Massachusetts passed a law requiring all children from four to a b c eighteen years of old to attend school. d

207. Matthew C. Perry, a United States naval commander, gained fame not in a b war and through diplomacy. c d

208. One of the most impressive collections of nineteenth-century European a paintings in the United States can be found to the Philadelphia Museum b c d of Art.

209. Three of every four migrating water birds in North America visits the Gulf a b c of Mexico's winter wetlands. d

210. Charleston, West Virginia, was named for Charles Clendenin, who son a b George acquired land at the junction of the Elk and Kanawha rivers in c d 1787.

211. Financier Andrew Mellon donated most of his magnificent art collection to a b c the National Gallery of Art, where it is now locating. d

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212. Sculptor Duane Hanson is noted for his many life-sized and realistic a b c figure. d

213. A liquid does not have reach its boiling point to evaporate completely. a b c d

214. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 brought more than 40,000 a b c prospectors there by two years. d

215. Some psychologists believe what even when a person suffers from a b c amnesia, some memory remains in the unconscious. d

216. The Aeneid was the greatest achievement in the golden age of Latin a literature, and it does continued to influence poets through the centuries. b c d

217. The Appalachian Range of North America is made up of a broken chain of a b c ridges, plateaus, and mountainous. d

218. Bacteria are either plants nor animals, but are single-celled organisms a b that reproduce most commonly through binary fission. c d

219. The Van de Graaff generator, an electrostatic machine used of nuclear a b physics to study transformations in subatomic particles, produces c d powerful electric currents.

220. Few scientists today expect their discoveries to be compared with a Einstein, yet many work hard to advance knowledge by b c questioning and clarifying the major discoveries of the past. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 70 221. If Kim would have sent in his application sooner, he would have a b been accepted for this seminar. c d

222. Fifty-eight years after novel Richard Wright left his home in Mississippi, a b c the state proclaimed November 21-28 as Richard Wright Week. d

223. Fossils of plant that have been extinct for fifty million years have been a b c found in larger deposits of amber near the Baltic Sea. d

224. From a youngest age, children begin a continuous process of evaluating a b themselves in light of the opinions and comments of those around them. c d

225. From childhood, Picasso showed a strong interest to painting that a b c remained with him throughout his life. d

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 71 Part IV Reading Comprehension Directions: You will see a reading passage followed by several questions. Each question has four answer choices. Choose the best answer to the question.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Sunshine is forecast for today, after two wet days. Westerly winds will freshen by afternoon and chilly air will be transported across the metropolitan area. Clouds will overtake skies by morning.

1. What kind of weather is expected today? (a) cloudy (b) sunny (c) rainy (d) windy

2. How was the weather earlier this week? (a) damp (b) cool (c) sticky (d) dry

3. Where is this report from? (a) University Dormitory (b) Immigration Office (c) Bus Terminal (d) Weather Station

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Crime Report The elderly proprietor of a sporting goods store on Henry Street between Atlantic and Pacific street had his arm broken by a pair of shoplifters who got away with about $250 worth of merchandise, police said. The shopkeeper noticed two women stroll into the boutique and begin taking footwear. When he tried to intervene, one of the women hit the 67-year-old man and he fell to the ground, breaking his arm. The pair fled with several pairs of sneakers, some sweatshirts and shoelaces. Two pairs of sneakers were recovered not too far from the store.

4. Who was hurt? (a) A store owner (b) A customer (c) A police officer (d) A pair of women

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 72 5. What happened? (a) A man was robbed (b) A store closed (c) A man died (d) A sporting goods store was robbed

6. According to the police, what was found after the incident? (a) Sweatshirts (b) Sneakers (c) Socks (d) Shoelaces

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Lecture and Walking Tour The Strand Lecture Series is proud to present noted architectural historian and curator at the Harbor Museum, Michelle Noonan. Ms. Noonan offers an exploration of landmarks associated with the artist, writers, entrepreneurs and other noteworthy personalities of the Harbor District in the 1920s and 30's. There will be a lecture at Strand Hall on Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. There will then be a walking tour of the Harbor District on Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. An optional lunch at the Catwalk Café follows the walking tour. The cost of the lecture is $5 and the cost of the tour (not including lunch) is $15. Call the Harbor Museum at 754-2210 to reserve tickets.

7. Who is Michell Noonan? (a) An architect (b) A writer (c) A historian (d) An entrepreneur

8. Where is the lecture going to take place? (a) In the Harbor District (b) At the Harbor Museum (c) At the Catwalk Café (d) At Strand Hall

9. Where can tickets be reserved? (a) In the Harbor District (b) At the Harbor Museum (c) At the Catwalk Café (d) At Strand Hall

10. What is the topic of the lecture? (a) The Harbor District in the 20's and 30's (b) The Catwalk Cafe (c) Architectural history

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 73 (d) American landmarks in Denver

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. The Ferms postponed a 31-concert tour of the United States because the group's guitarist smashed his hand. The tour was to begin in January, but it has now been rescheduled for February and March. The guitarist, a 22-year- old woman, fractured her left hand just after the Ferns ended a European tour in Paris Friday night.

11. The Ferms are apparently professional (a) dancers (b) guides (c) musicians (d) doctors

12. The group's trip to the United States has been (a) canceled for this year (b) delayed for about a month (c) replaced with a European tour (d) rescheduled to begin next Friday

13. The Ferms will begin their United States tour in February because (a) one of their members needs time for his broken hand to heal (b) their European trip will not be completed until the end of Spring. (c) one of their members will be unable to leave Paris until April. (d) their recent engagement in Paris has been held over.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. If you dine out often, there are things that you can do to make the experience even better. Let the waiter know your expectations for the evening. If you want to linger over your meal, or if you are in a hurry, the waiter can adjust the service to suit your needs. If you have special dietary restrictions, let the restaurant know. Most restaurants are happy to leave salt out of a dish, or steam your fish instead of frying it if you just ask. If there is any problem with the service, speak to the waiter before talking to the manager. The waiter may be able to correct the problem immediately. Above all, be polite.

14. What should diners do if they are in a hurry when eating out? (a) tell the waiter (b) order something simple

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 74 (c) eat with leisure (d) pay cash

15. What should diners do if there is a problem? (a) go to another restaurant (b) talk to the manager (c) discuss it with the waiter (d) stay angry all evening

16. What is the most important rule? (a) Be funny. (b) Be polite. (c) Be punctual. (d) Be hungry.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. At the time of the writing of the Constitution, there were no political parties. However, it wasn't long before different ideas about how the United States government should be run caused people to take sides. Two opposing parties the Federalists headed by Alexander Hamilton and the Anti-Federalists headed by Thomas Jefferson soon formed. The Federalists wanted a stronger national government to make important decisions for the individual states and for the nation as a whole. The Anti-Federalists wanted the states to make their own decision without the national government interfering. Even today, the Republican and Democratic parties argue whether the state or national government should have more control.

17. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned? (a) The writing of the Constitution (b) The development of political parties (c) Republican and Democratic leadership (d) The running of local governments

18. Over which of the following area would the Federalists most likely have wanted national control? (a) Country road names (b) State budgets (c) City planning (d) Construction of local roads

19. It can be inferred from the passage that the Anti-Federalists wanted ______.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 75 (a) two opposing political parties (b) money from the national government (c) immediate removal of state government (d) a weak central government

20. According to the passage, what happened to arguments concerning how the government should be run? (a) Solutions to them were quickly found. (b) Republicans and Democrats opposed them. (c) They ended when Jefferson and Hamilton died. (d) They have continued to the present day.

21. It can be inferred from the passage that the Federalist and Anti-Federalist parties ______. (a) had no effect on future parties (b) have become lobbying groups (c) currently have control over the President (d) are no longer active in politics

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Japan always conjures up an array of arresting images, mixing ancient and modern in a ceaseless, stylish assault on the senses: busy shopping centers and bright boulevards jostling for attention with old temples and serene hot springs. However, when you add spectacular skiing, skating, even dogsled racing, only one region comes to mind. Sapporo, capital of the northern island of Hokkaido and the fifth largest city in Japan, is a modern metropolis that benefits from the best of all worlds. Set in the middle of some of the most outstanding scenery on the island chain, Sapporo boasts world-class skiing and the nation's oldest brewery, an active nightclub district that is the largest outside Tokyo, and numerous parks. Within an hour's drive are fishing villages famed, not only for the island specialties of crab and corn, but for sushi so fresh that wealthy Japanese journey to just for dinner.

22. According to this passage, the largest active nightclub district in Japan can be found in _____. (a) Sapporo (b) Tokyo

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 76 (c) Hokkaido (d) the nation's oldest brewery

23. The island specialties of crab, corn and sushi can be found in ______. (a) Sapporo (b) fishing villages (c) Tokyo (d) the area

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Dear Ms. Markert: I am pleased to confirm that Central Gas will install all necessary gas mains, service, and metering at your residence at 78 Bedford Place. The total price is $8,765. Per our previous agreement, work on your order is contingent upon our receipt of a $3,000 deposit. Service to your home will be opened once we receive a signed copy of the contract for installation of your in-home equipment. For your information, any equipment you purchase through a certified contractor can be financed through Central Gas and paid for in monthly installments on your gas bill. Your installation contractor has details. On behalf of Central Gas, thank you for choosing Central as your energy supplier.

24. When does Central Gas say that installation can begin? (a) Immediately (b) In a few weeks (c) After receipt of payment (d) After Ms. Markert signs a contract

25. Who can provide Ms. Markert with information on financing? (a) Any bank (b) Brenda Hill (c) A finance company (d) Installation contractors.

26. What financing can be arranged? (a) A home equity loan (b) An interest-free personal loan (c) A gas company loan (d) A contractor loan

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. The cave of Gariwanda, where the remains of Chino Man have been found, is in a limestone formation called Dragon-Bone Hill. Before it became known as a site of early man, it had long been a favorite haunt of Margese dragon-bone

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 77 collectors. Dragons had an important place in traditional Margese culture and their bones, actually the fossils of a variety of animals, were thought to have great medicinal value. Indeed, it was dragon-bone collectors who found the first evidence of Chino Man, although the significance of the find was in 1984 a team of French anthropologists investigated the dragon-bone myth.

27. Why is the excavated limestone region referred to as Dragon-Bone Hill? (a) The dragon-bone collectors did not realize the importance of their find. (b) The dragon-bone collectors had frequented the area for a long time prior to the discovery of human remains. (c) Dragon-bones were thought to possess great medicinal value and were highly valued. (d) The dragon-bone collectors claimed it as their own and refused to let others near it for many years.

28. According to the article, how is the existence of "dragon bones" explained? (a) A prehistoric animal from the region was locally thought to have been a dragon. (b) Early collectors mistook the bones of Chino Man for those of dragon. (c) The bones were not really those of dragons but preserved bones of other animals (d) Dragons have traditionally held an important position in the Margese culture.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Adults ...... 2 tablespoonfuls Children : according to age: 10-14 years ...... 4 teaspoonfuls 6-10 years ...... 2 teaspoonfuls 3-6 years ...... ….. 1 teaspoonful Repeat above dosage every half hour to 1 hour if needed until 8 doses are taken. If relieve does not occur within two days, consult a physician. SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING

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29. According to the instructions, what should you do before taking this medication? (a) Mix it. (b) Add water to it. (c) Heat it. (d) See a doctor.

30. For whom would a dosage of two teaspoonfuls be recommended? (a) An adult (b) A 6-to-10-year-old child (c) A 10-to-14-year-old child (d) A 3-to-6-year-old child

31. What is the maximum amount of medication that should be taken by an adult in a four-hour period? (a) Two doses (b) Six doses (c) Four doses (d) Eight doses

32. How are children's dosages determined? (a) By the weight of the child (b) by the time of day (c) By the age of the child (d) by consulting a physician

33. Most likely, this medication is _____ . (a) a pill (b) a lozenge (c) an injection (d) a liquid

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Although stage plays have been set to music since the era of the ancient Greeks when the dramas of Sophocles and Aeschylus were accompanied by lyres and flutes, the usually accepted date for the beginning of opera as we know it is 1600. As part of celebration of the marriage of King Henry IV of France to the Italian aristocrat Maria de Medici, the Florentine composer Jacopo Per’ produced his famous Euridice, generally believed to be the first opera. Following his example, a group of Italian musicians called the Camerata began to revive the style of musical story that had been used in Greek tragedy.

34. This passage is the summary of ______. (a) Opera in Italy (b) the development of opera

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 79 (c) the Camerata (d) Euridice

35. According to the author, Jacopo Per’ wrote ___. (a) Greek tragedy (b) the opera Maria de Medici (c) the first opera (d) the opera The Camerata

36. We can infer that the Camerata ______. (a) was a group of Greek musicians (b) developed a new musical drama based upon Greek drama (c) was not known in Italy (d) Was the name given to the court of King Henry IV

37. The author suggests that Euridice was produced ______. (a) in France (b) originally by Sophocles and Aeschylus (c) for the wedding of King Henry IV (d) without much success

38. According to this passage, modern opera began in the ______. (a) time of the ancient Greeks (b) fifteenth century (c) sixteenth century (d) seventeenth century

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Prejudice means literally prejudgment, the rejection of a contention out of hand before examining the evidence. Prejudice is the result of powerful emotions, not of sound reasoning. If we wish to find out the truth of a matter, we must approach the question with as nearly open a mind as we can and with a deep awareness of our own limitations and predispositions. On the other hand, if after carefully and openly examining the evidence, we reject the proposition, that is not prejudice. It might be called "post-judice." It is certainly a prerequisite for knowledge.

39. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned? (a) Knowledge (b) Evidence

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 80 (c) Judgments (d) Limitations.

40. According to the passage, prejudice is caused by (a) feeling (b) past experiences (c) sound reasoning (d) wisdom

41. The author implies that everyone's judgment is sometimes affected by (a) partiality (b) competition (c) ill health (d) legal considerations

42. "On the other hand", as it is used in the fourth sentence, could best be replaced by which of the following words ? (a) Supposedly (b) Therefore (c) Additionally (d) But

43. Which of the following maxims best applies to the situation described in the passage? (a) It takes one to know one. (b) Never judge a book by its cover. (c) Still waters run deep. (d) Words are the gateway to knowledge.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. One speculation is that local crab fishermen did it to mar the reputation of the low-priced Chinese products that have been making inroads to Korean market in large quantities. Some others also raised suspicions that Chinese fishermen committed the crime not only because they could make higher profits from the increase in weight than South Korean importers, but also because the lead insertion is possible only before the fish was frozen.

44. According to the passage, who might have inserted leads? (a) Korean importers (b) Chinese shipping agency (c) Korean food authorities (d) Chinese fisherman

45. Which of the followings cannot be inferred from the passage? (a) Chinese products are priced lower than local ones.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 81 (b) The lead was inserted after shipment. (c) Many Chinese products have been imported recently. (d) The lead-stuffing increased the weight of the products.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. To prepare for a career in engineering, a student must begin planning in high school. Mathematics and science should form a core curriculum. For example, in a school where sixteen credit hours are requested for high school graduation, four should be in mathematics, one each in chemistry, biology and physics. The remaining credits should include four in English and at least three in humanities and social sciences. The average entering freshman in engineering should have achieved at least a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in his or her high school. Although deficiencies can be corrected during the first year, the student who needs additional work should expect to spend five instead of four years to complete a degree.

46. When should a student begin planning for a career in engineering? (a) Before entering the college (b) At least by the end of the freshman year (c) In the fifth year of college (d) In high school

47. How a student corrects deficiencies in preparation? (a) By spending 4 years in college (b) By getting good grade in high school (c) By changing his major (d) By doing additional work in the college

48. What is the average grade point for an entering freshman in engineering? (a) 3.0 (b) 4.0 (c) 2.5 (d) 16.0

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Then the authorities should come up with measures to make up for problems in the current quarantine mechanism. Suggestions include the integration of government agencies that deal with quarantine inspection. Currently, the

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 82 Agriculture-Forestry Ministry controls the business of inspecting dairy products, the Health-Welfare Ministry agricultural goods and the Maritime Affairs-Fisheries Ministry fishery products. Maintenance of this complicated system will not be helpful in securing an efficient and coherent quarantine system.

49. What is the suggestion in this passage? (a) We must further divide the quarantine mechanism. (b) We must maintain present system. (c) We must control Ministries more strictly. (d) We must come up with one integrated system.

50. Select one that does not have food inspection mechanism. (a) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (b) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (c) Ministry of Health and Welfare (d) Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

51. Choose one that is closest in meaning for the underlined part. (a) enhance (b) support (c) solve (d) complicate

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Features of the mouthparts are very helpful in classifying the many kinds of insects. A majority of insects have biting mouthparts or mandibles as in grasshoppers and beetles. Behind the mandibles are the maxillae which serve to direct food into the mouth between the jaws. A labrum above and a labium below are similar to an upper and lower lip. In insects with sucking mouth parts, the mandibles, maxillae, labrum and labium are modified to provide a tube through which liquid can be drawn. In a butterfly or moth the coiled drinking tube is called proboscis. Composed chiefly of modified maxillae fitted together, the proboscis can be extended to reach nectar deep in a flower. In a mosquito or an aphid, mandibles and maxillae are modified to sharp stylets with which the insect can drill through surfaces to reach juice. In a housefly, the expanding labium forms a spongelike mouth pad used to stamp over the surface of food.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 83 52. It may be concluded that the purpose of this passage is to ______. (a) persuade (b) inform (c) entertain (d) complain

53. The proboscis is ______. (a) nectar (b) an insect mouth part (c) a kind of butterfly (d) a kind of flower

54. The author compares labrum and labium with ______. (a) an upper and lower lip (b) maxillae (c) mandibles (d) jaws

55. Insects are classified by ______. (a) the environment in which they live (b) the structure of mouth (c) the food they eat (d) the number and type of wings

56. Which of the following have mandibles and maxillae that have been modified to sharp stylets? (a) Houseflies (b) Mosquitos (c) Grasshoppers (d) Butterflies

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. OUR STORE GUARANTEE We have the lowest prices in town. For every item we sell, we'll beat any legitimate price from any other store. Plus, if you find a lower price within 30 days of your date of purchase, we'll refund the difference. This offer is good even on our own sale prices. The item must be the same brand and style as the original purchase and be in its original factory sealed box. Our low price guarantee does not apply to limited quality offers.

57. What does this statement guarantee? (a) the lowest price (b) the best service (c) the most convenient location

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 84 (d) the most helpful salesclerks

58. What will the store do, if you find the identical item for less money at another store? (a) call the other store (b) charge you more (c) reduce the price (d) send it back

59. If you buy an item and find it for a lower price within 30 days, what will the store do? (a) give you a second item (b) pay you the difference in price (c) buy the item from you (d) refund your money

60. What kind of offers are not covered by this guarantee? (a) in-store items (b) new items (c) clearance sales (d) limited quality offers

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Good morning. It's 8:00 in the Busan City. This is Richard with your early morning weather report. Don't forget to take your umbrella to work with you today. Right now it looks like a nice day, and the skies are clear. But dark clouds are moving in, and rain showers are expected this afternoon.

61. What time is the report being presented? (a) at 10:00 a,m. (b) at 8:00 p.m. (c) at 10:00 p.m. (d) at 8:00 a.m.

62. What advice is given? (a) Take a chance. (b) Take a taxi. (c) Take your umbrella. (d) Take you raincoat.

63. What is the weather now? (a) damp (b) clear (c) cloudy and wet (d) rainy

*Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 85 Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits. In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and (i)conserve precious food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks - but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm. Two (ii)kinglets huddling together were found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat. The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers.” During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to (iii)forage over a very large area. When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat. Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did. The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from others where to find insect swarms. Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially (iv)counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if (v)they are on the ground. Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey. The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch small birds perching at the margins of the roost.

64. What does the passage mainly discuss? (a) How birds find and store food. (b) How birds maintain body heat in the winter. (c) Why birds need to establish territory. (d) Why some species of birds nest together.

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65. 10. The underlined word in (i) “conserve” is closest in meaning to (a) retain (b) watch (c) locate (d) share

66. Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by (a) huddling together on the ground with other birds (b) building nests in trees (c) burrowing into dense patches of vegetation (d) digging tunnels into the snow

67. The author mentions kinglets in (ii) as an example of birds that (a) protect themselves by nesting in holes. (b) nest with other species of birds. (c) nest together for warmth. (d) usually feed and nest in pairs.

68. The underlined word in (iii) “forage” is closest in meaning to (a) fly (b) assemble (c) feed (d) rest

69. Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true? (a) The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets. (b) The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not. (c) The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel. (d) The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.

70. The underlined word in (iv) “counteracted” closest in meaning to (a) suggested (b) negated (c) measured (d) shielded

71. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping? (a) Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers. (b) Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 87 (c) Some birds in the flock function as information centers for others who are looking for food. (d) Several members of the flock care for the young.

72. Which of the following is a disadvantage of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage? (a) Diseases easily spread among the birds. (b) Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds. (c) Food supplies are quickly depleted. (d) Some birds in the group will attack the others.

73. The underlined word in (v) “they” refers to (a) a few birds (b) mass roosts (c) predators (d) trees

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. FOR SALE : TOYOTA CAMRY, 1.8 liter, 5½ years old, 41,000 km. A "like-new," one-owner car, in excellent condition. Automatic, power steering, air conditioner, stereo and tape deck. Full service record. See it, drive it, and you'll want to buy it. $ 4,600 or nearest offer. Call 333-9999 (office) or 444-5555 (home).

74. How long has the car been driven? (a) It's a brand-new car. (b) It's a "like-new," one-owner car. (c) Five and a half years. (d) It's been driven 41,000 km.

75. How much does this owner want to sell the car? (a) No less than $ 4,600. (b) Not less than $ 4,600. (c) $ 4,600. (d) A little less than $ 4,600.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Plutarch loved those who could use life for grand purposes and depart from it grandly, but he would not pass over weaknesses and vices which marred the grandeur. His hero of heroes is Alexander the Great: he loves him above all

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 88 other men, while his abomination of abominations is bad faith, dishonorable action. Nevertheless he tells, with no attempt to extenuate, how Alexander promised a safe conduct to a brave Persian army if they surrendered, and then, "even as they were marching away he fell upon them and put them all to the sword." "A breach of his word," Plutarch says sadly, "which is a lasting blemish to his achievements." He adds piteously, "but the only one": He hated to tell that story.

76. How did Plutarch feel about Alexander the Great? (a) He loved him except for one action. (b) He loved him without reservation. (c) He thought he had treated the Persian army bravely. (d) He hated his achievements.

77. What human failure did Plutarch hate? (a) defeat in battle (b) murder (c) abomination (d) treachery

78. The author indicates that Plutarch, in his account of Alexander's treatment of the Persians, was speaking. (a) impulsively (b) reluctantly (c) forgivingly (d) treachery

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. The center part of a hurricane is called the eye of the storm. In the eye of a hurricane, winds are calm and no rain falls. There can even be blue sky and sunshine in the eye of the storm. This dry and calm spot is caused as the air spins around the center of the hurricane. The spinning air rises and pulls moisture with it. What remains in the center is dry, clear air.

79. The topic of the passage ______. (a) the destruction of hurricanes (b) the harsh weather during a hurricane (c) the calm in the center of a hurricane (d) the beautiful weather that follows a hurricane

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80. The passage indicates that in the eye of a hurricane ______. (a) it is windy (b) there is a lot of rain (c) there is cloudy, gray sky (d) it can be sunny

81. According to the passage, what causes the calm spot? (a) The air circling around the center (b) The blue sky and sunshine (c) The high temperatures (d) The heavy rainfall

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system. In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

82. What is the best title for the passage? (a) Thomas Edison's Many Inventions (b) Improvements in the Telephone and Telegraph (c) The History of Menlo Park (d) An Accidental Invention

83. In what year did the invention of the phonograph occur? (a) 1876 (b) 1877 (c) 1878 (d) The article does not say

84. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention? (a) He made improvements to the machine.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 90 (b) He used a carbon transmitter. (c) He read a children's rhyme. (d) He reproduced the audience's voice.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Until 1996, the Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world, with more than a hundred stories. It is located in Chicago, whose nickname is the Windy City. The combination of a very tall building in a city with such weather conditions leads to a lot of swaying in the breeze. On a windy day, the top of the building can move back and forth as much as three feet every few seconds. The inside doors at the top of the building open and close, and water in sinks sloshes back and forth.

85. The Sears Tower is probably ______. (a) as tall as the Empire State Building (b) no longer the tallest building in the world (c) taller than any other building (d) still the highest building in the world

86. It can be inferred from the passage that Chicago ______. (a) has moderate weather (b) is generally warm (c) has humid weather (d) usually has a lot of wind

87. It is implied in the passage that the upper-level doors in the Sears Tower open and close because ______. (a) the building was poorly constructed (b) people go in and out so often (c) the building moves in the wind (d) there is water in the sinks

*Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 91 The most common last name in the English-speaking world is Smith, which was taken from the job of working with metals. A silversmith, for example, is someone who works with the metal silver. Historical records indicate that the use of this last name is at least 700 years ol(d) Today, there are more than 3.3 million Smiths living in the United States and perhaps another million Smiths living in other English-speaking countries worldwide.

88. It can be inferred from the passage that family names ______. (a) were always taken from the area where a family lived (b) were short names (c) had little or no meaning (d) could be taken from jobs

89. Which of the following is implied about the Smith family name? (a) It is definitely not more than 700 years old. (b) It existed 600 years ago. (c) It did not exist 500 years ago. (d) It definitely was not in use 1,000 years ago.

90. In England there are probably ______. (a) more Smiths than there are in the United States (b) more than a million Smiths (c) fewer than a million Smiths (d) no families with the name of Smith

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Career Opportunity Position: Customer Service Representative Pay & Benefits: $35,000-40,000/year commensurate with language ability and experience. 3 wks annual paid vacation, health insurance (including dental), travel expenses, company car. Qualifications: Must be fluent in English and Russian, French or German. 20-30 years ol(d) Height and weight proportionate. Well-dressed, professional appearance and manner. However, experience in the pharmaceutical industry will be considered first.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 92 How to Apply: Send resume and recent photo to the address listed below NLT May 5, 1995. Successful applicants will be called for an interview within one week.

Norton Pharmaceuticals International Personnel Dept. P. O. Box 78906 New York, NY

91. At a minimum, how many languages must you be able to speak in order to get this position? (a) Four (b) One (c) Two (d) Three

92. How would you find out whether the company is interested in you? (a) They would contact you soon after you applied (b) You would call them within a week. (c) You would have to visit their headquarters. (d) You would dress well and be professional.

93. What would your annual salary depend on? (a) How much you had to travel for the company (b) Your personal health (c) Your willingness to gain more experience (d) Your ability and background

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Both the reliability and the validity of tests are quite closely related to the way the instrument is used. Improper administration can result in entire groups performing below their maximum effectiveness, thus making intergroup comparisons invalid. Such administrations might also hinder the performance of individual examinees, causing them to compare unfavorably with their group due to factors not inherent on the test. The most desirable test administration is one that allows all the examinees to perform to the best of their ability under identical conditions.

94. The reliability of a test is related to ______. (a) the validity of the examinees (b) performance of the group

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 93 (c) the way the test is given (d) maximum effectiveness

95. Which factor is LEAST desirable on a test? (a) Reliability and validity (b) Identical performance (c) Improper administration (d) Useful intergroup comparisons

96. Why should improper administration be avoided? (a) Examinees will make comparisons. (b) It invalidates comparisons. (c) It is mot inherent in the test. (d) Examinees don't like it.

97. The underlined word "Instrument" probably means ______. (a) administration (b) performance (c) test (d) examine

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged tangibly, in things that could be touched : food, tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them. Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms, reducing it to arrays of "bits and bytes," or units of computerized information, whizzing between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.

98. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? (a) International Banking Policies (b) The History of Monetary Exchange (c) The Development of Paper Currencies (d) Current Problems in the Economy

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99. According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth? (a) Bartered goods (b) Coin currency (c) Fiat money (d) Intangible forms

100. The author mentions food, tools, and precious metals and stones together because they are all (a) material objects. (b) useful items. (c) articles stored in museums. (d) difficult things to obtain.

101. According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they ______. (a) represented a great improvement over barter. (b) could become of collector's items. (c) permitted easy transportation of wealth. (d) were made of precious metals.

102. Which of the following statements about computerized monetary system in NOT supported by the passage? (a) They promote international trade. (b) They allow very rapid money transfers. (c) They are still limited to small transactions. (d) They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Many users of personal computers have never thought twice about making copies of their favorite software diskettes for friends. Now a growing number of corporations and schools are doing the same thing. They are permitting, even encouraging, their employees to duplicate software rather than buy a program for each computer in the organization. Four pirated versions are made for every legitimate package sold, according to some industry estimates.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 95 103. What would be the best title of this passage? (a) Duplication of Software (b) Software in schools and Corporations (c) The Growing practice of Illegal Copying Software (d) The Increasing Use of Personal Computers at Home and at Work.

104. The possible reason for pirating software may be ______. (a) speed (b) price (c) legitimacy (d) creativity

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Poetry is the language of the imagination and the passions. It comes home to the bosoms of men; for nothing but what so comes home to them in the most intelligible shape can be a subject for poetry. Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry cannot have much respect for himself. It is not, as some persons have been led to imagine, the trifling amusement of a few idle readers. It has been the study and delight of mankind in all ages. Many people suppose that poetry is something to be found only in books, contained in lines of ten syllables, with like endings; but wherever there is a sense of beauty, of harmony, there comes about poetry. If history is a grave study, poetry may be said to be graver; its materials lie deeper, and are spread wider. History treats the empty case in which affairs of the world are packed in a different, time and space; but there is no thought or feeling that can have entered into the mind of man, which he would be eager to communicate to others, or which they would listen to with delight.

105. What is the title that best expresses the main idea of this passage? (a) Definition of poetry (b) Difference between Poetry and history (c) How to Read Poetry (d) Perty and History

106. By underlined part the author means that ______. (a) we should not look down on poetry (b) we must not regard poetry as the trifling amusement of a few idle readers (c) poetry is the mirror of our mind

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 96 (d) a respect for poetry is a test of judging the sincerity of man

107. This article emphasizes the fact ______. (a) poetry is the language of the imagination and the passions (b) poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself (c) wherever there is a sense of beauty, of harmony, poetry comes into the picture (d) poetry has thought or feeling that can have entered into the mind of man

108. Which of the following is true? (a) A subject for poetry is essentially the same as that for history. (b) Poetry is the stuff of which our life is made. (c) Historians tend to have a contempt for poetry. (d) Better appreciation of poetry will be achieved by reading it in an idle manner.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated on March 4, 1801. He was the first President to take the oath of office in the nation's permanent capital, Washington, D.C. Although Washington was a new city, it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had helped plan 's streets and public buildings. Besides being a city planner and architect, the new President was a writer, a scientist, and the inventor of several gadgets and tools. After his inauguration, Jefferson moved into the Presidential Palace. The Palace was more than a home; it contained offices for the President and some of his staff and advisors. It also included dining and reception rooms, where the President could entertain congressmen. However, President Jefferson did not give many formal parties. This was partly Jefferson liked to live in a simple fashion. Once, he showed up for an important meeting wearing old clothes and down-at-the heels slippers! Neither Washington nor Adams would ever have dressed so casually. Jefferson was different from the first two Presidents in order ways, too. He

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 97 disagreed with them about how the country should be run, and about what part a President should play in running it.

109. The paragraph following this passage most likely discusses ______. (a) Jefferson's political theories (b) new city planning projects in Washington, D.C. (c) George Washington's style of clothes (d) the furnishings of the Presidential Palace

110. According to the passage, Thomas Jefferson was anything but _____. (a) a scientist (b) a writer (c) an architect (d) a carpenter

111. According to the passage, the Presidential Palace was built to be ____. (a) a hotel for visiting kings (b) a museum for colonial American tools and gadgets (c) an office building and home (d) a meeting place for newspaper reporters.

112. It can be inferred from the passage that George Washington and John Adams both ______. (a) lived for a long time in Washington, D.C. (b) traveled to many foreign countries (c) were rather formal gentlemen (d) encouraged Jefferson to run for the Presidency.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Plant hunters are the middlemen of horticulture. They discover exotic plants in remote locations and introduce them to the world, sometimes directly, at other times through the work of plant breeders. It is a profession that seems to attract a rare human being, a kind of combination poet and soldier of fortune.

113. The main topic of this article is ______. (a) an unusual occupation. (b) a geographic location. (c) a strange plant. (d) an exceptional procedure.

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114. Plant hunters frequently introduce their finds by means of ______. (a) poems. (b) hybirds. (c) professional journals. (d) horticultural businesses.

115. The author describes plant hunters as ______. (a) romantic (b) dangerous (c) handsome (d) wealthy

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Esperanto is an artificial language created by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof who introduced it in his textbook, Internacia Lingvo, in 1887. Zamenhof was a linguist and a physician who promoted the idea that one language should be used for international communication. Zamenhof argued, as did a rapidly growing number of adherents, that Esperanto could be learned faster than any of the existing languages. Studies show he was right. In controlled experiments, Esperanto, which is characterized by a logical structure, phonemic spelling, and regular grammar, wa learned in about one twentieth to one fifth the time needed to learn a typical national language, Esperanto is now a century old. While there has been a steady increase in the number of speakers of Esperanto, it is not widely spoken in any part of the world.

116. Why did Dr. Zamenhof create Esperanto? (a) To promote his native language (b) To promote an international language (c) To simplify existing languages (d) To simplify his native language

117. Which of the following best describes Esperanto? (a) A simple language (b) A native language (c) A national language (d) A complex language

118. What is the chief advantage to learning Esperanto instead of another language?

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 99 (a) It has logical structure. (b) It is easy to spell. (c) It has regular grammar. (d) It can be learned quickly.

119. Which of the following is not true about Esperanto? (a) It has 100 years of history. (b) It is an artificial language. (c) It is widely spoken. (d) It is easy to learn.

120. What can be said about Esperanto speakers in the world today? (a) Their number continues to grow. (b) They have facilitated international communication. (c) They speak only Esperanto. (d) Most Esperanto speakers are elderly people.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Plague is a disease carried by animals, primarily by rodents, and by people. It was widespread in Europe, where in the 1300s, 25 million people died and raging epidemics spread as late as the latter part of the seventeenth century. Once people became aware of the fact that plague was spread by rats that carried the epidemic on ships from one port to another, rodent extermination put an end to the devastating plagues in the world. In the United States, plague occurred in epidemic strength in San Francisco in 1900. Intensive rat control measures were employed immediately, but squirrels in the area had been infected and had to be destroyed too. Descendants of these rodents continued the infection and had transmitted it to other rodents such as prairie dogs in the western and southwestern parts of the United States. The plague is endemic to those areas that are sparsely populated. There have been scattered cases of plague since 1900, but no serious outbreaks.

121. You can infer that there were no further raging plague epidemics ______. (a) in Europe (b) after the 1300s (c) in San Francisco (d) after the 17th century

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 100 122. The plague was spread in Europe because ______. (a) infected rats traveled in ships (b) nothing was done to prevent the disease (c) people were not concerned with what caused the disease (d) it started from prairie dogs

123. Raging epidemics ended in Europe when ______. (a) rats were exterminated (b) 25 million people had died (c) ships were not allowed foreign ports (d) populations moved out of the big cities

124. You can infer that in the late 1300s ______. (a) people were extremely poor (b) Europe's population was very small (c) people were accustomed to the plague (d) intensive rat control measures were applied

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. University training is the key to many doors, doors both of knowledge and of wisdom. A man's education should be the guiding line for the reading of his whole life, and I am certain that those who have made good use of their university studies will be convinced of the importance of reading the world's great books and the literature of their own land. They will know what to read and how to understand it. He who has received university training possesses a rich choice. He needs never be inactive or bored; there is no reason for him to seek refuge in the clack and clatter of our modern life. He need not be dependent on headlines which give him something new every day. He has the wisdom of all time to drink from to enjoy as long as he lives.

125. The importance of reading the world's great books and the literature of our own land ______. (a) is being lost day by day (b) is not so great at present as it was in the past (c) cannot be emphasized too strongly

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 101 (d) can be forgotten nowadays

126. The expression "he who has received university training" means ______. (a) an applicant for entrance to a university (b) a student or a graduate of a university (c) a post graduate student of a university (d) a professor of a university

127. To seek refuge in the clack and clatter of our modern life is a matter of ______. (a) everyday occurrence to a highly educated person (b) course to highly educated person (c) hearty congratulation to a highly educated person (d) shame to a highly educated person

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. All living languages are characterized by sound changes that have occurred and will continue to occur in the course of their history. Some linguists choose to consider the sound change process as something that operates with the regularity of physical laws. "Sound law" is a term devised by linguist August Leskien to describe the supposed absolute regularity of this kind of structural change in language. The term "Sound law" means that, in a given area and at a given period, if a sound changes, the change will be universal and will have no exceptions. This rule loses some of its inflexibility by amendments to the effect that, if apparent exceptions are found, they are due to some extraneous factor, such as learned influence, foreign or dialectal borrowing, or analogy.

128. What is the main topic of the passage? (a) Sound changes that have occurred in language (b) A theory of sound change (c) Some exceptions to the rule of sound change (d) Some reasons for sound change

129. Leskien developed the term "Sound law" because he believed that ______. (a) sounds change in a certain pattern without exception

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 102 (b) amendments were needed to existing sound change theories (c) physical laws should not be applied to linguistic theory (d) a general law and several qualifiers could explain sound change

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. During World War II, in his late sixties and early seventies, was able to work sixteen hours a day, year after year. His secret? He worked in bed each morning until eleven o'clock, reading reports, dictating orders, making telephone calls, and holding important conferences. After lunch, he went to bed once more and slept for an hour. In the evening, he went to bed once more and slept for two hours before having dinner at eight. He didn't cure fatigue. He didn't have to cure it. He prevented it. Because he rested frequently, he was able to work on, fresh and fit, until long past midnight.

130. Churchill's secret was ______. (a) resting frequently (b) holding conferences in the morning (c) eating dinner at eight (d) working on until long past midnight

131. Churchill didn't have to cure fatigue because ______. (a) he was not a doctor (b) he was by nature a very strong man (c) he was never tired out (d) fatigue is something that we cannot cure

132. How many times did Churchill sleep a day? (a) many times (b) twice (c) three times (d) as often as possible

*Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 103 D.W. Griffith, the motion-picture director, has become famous in film history for his technical innovations, but many of his artistic achievements have been overlooked. He worked very hard to develop filmmaking as a vehicle for ideas, directing hundreds of creative films. It is really through these films that a partial understanding of the complexity and intensity of the man can be realized.

133. The main idea of the passage is that D.W. Griffith should be ______. (a) excused for his motion pictures (b) recognized for his creative talents (c) admired for his unusual invention (d) forgiven for his strange behavior

134. D.W. Griffith is best known for his contributions to ______. (a) photographic printmaking (b) modern painting (c) movie technology (d) film research

135. According to the passage, Griffith preferred to use film as a means to ______. (a) promote himself (b) improve transportation (c) make money (d) express concepts

136. According to the passage, the artistic films that Griffith made provide ______. (a) interpretation of complicated scenes (b) insights into Griffith as a person (c) examples of the perfect film (d) summaries of historical film

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Dear Customer, If the enclosed Alberta Bank Card replaces a valid card that is about to expire,

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 104 simply sign the back of the new card and begin using it as you would ordinarily. Your confidential Personal ID Number is the same one you have been using. In all other cases, please visit the Alberta Bank branch nearest you to sign and validate your new Bank Card and to choose a new Personal ID Number. Please remember to bring two forms of identification with you, such as a passport, driver's license or credit card. If your Bank Card is lost, stolen or damaged, please call Alberta Bank any time day or night. Remember, please to destroy your old Bank Card.

137. What was enclosed with this letter? (a) A Personal ID Number (b) A new Bank Card (c) A bank statement (d) An expired Bank Card

138. Who sent the letter? (a) A credit card company (b) A bank customer (c) A bank (d) A travel agency

139. What should a new customer do? (a) Begin using the card as usual (b) Call Alberta Bank (c) Visit an Alberta branch (d) Sign the new card

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Hotel chains seem to think that Chinese restaurants are a sure fire winner as many hotels in the city serve Chinese food. One of the latest in the line is the Mandarin, which opened on the 25th floor of the Paris Hotel in 1996. The restaurant commands an impressive view of the city, especially after dark when Seoul city traffic looks almost romantic. As for the menu, there is plenty from which to choose, we ordered several dishes and drank with them jasmine tea. Our starter was Mushroom Soup with Crab Meat which came to the table piping hot in every sense. Its temperature matched the spicy seasoning, with plenty of pink-flecked crab meat flaked in the soup. Vegetables were abundant in our helping of Vegetables with Noodles. The crisp noodles were topped with an array of turnips, carrots, onions, mushrooms, celery and cabbage. With a

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 105 healthy diet like this, it is no wonder the Chinese are front-runners in the longevity race. Then we tried a dish of Shrimp with Red Pepper and Peanuts. The crunchy mouth feeling of this dish came from the peanuts and from the celery it contained, while the red peppers gave heart to the mild sauce. This was my favorite dish. The Mandarin Chinese Restaurant at the Paris Hotel is already a popular and agreeable player in the Chinese restaurant scene here in Seoul. I highly recommend it.

140. Where is this restaurant? (a) in Paris (b) in China (c) in Hong Kong (d) in Seoul

141. What does the reviewer say about Chinese diet? (a) It's always spicy. (b) It's healthy (c) It's never mild. (d) It's unpopular in Paris.

142. According to the reviewer, the menu is ______. (a) extensive (b) impressive (c) overwhelming (d) hot

143. Celery was not included in which dish? (a) mushroom soup (b) vegetables with noodles (c) red pepper and peanuts (d) all contained celery

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. Earthquakes often happen but most of them are very, very small and they happen only in some parts of the world. Sometimes there is a big earthquake. It starts deep inside the earth. There the earth is very, very hot. The rock is like boiling water! It pushes against the outside of the earth. The earth shakes. Buildings fall down and kill people. Fifty or sixty miles away, people feel the earthquake. Cups and glasses break and pictures fall off the wall. People living hundreds of miles away feel nothing, but scientists will be able to measure the earthquakes.

144. Earthquakes takes place ______.

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 106 (a) in only one country (b) in some countries (c) in most countries (d) all over the world

145. Earthquakes happen when the outside of the earth is _____ . (a) hot (b) cold (c) strong (d) weak

146. Hundreds of miles away from a big earthquake, (a) people can feel it. (b) no one knows it has happened. (c) scientists can feel it. (d) professionals can measure it.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS Due to the high volume of customers at our spring sale, we cannot guarantee that all items pictured in this advertisement will be available in all sizes and colors at all stores. We appreciate your understanding, and encourage you to shop early for the best selection.

147. What does this disclaimer tell customers? (a) The guarantee is good. (b) The store closes early. (c) The sale is over. (d) Items may sell quickly.

148. What should customers do? (a) Shop early. (b) Avoid the store. (c) Pay higher prices. (d) Go to the mall.

*Read the following passage and answer the questions. To open the child-resistant cap on this medicine bottle, match the arrow on the cap with the arrow on the bottle. Press down to release. Then, twist cap to the right to open bottle.

149. What kind of cap is on the bottle? (a) An easy-open cap (b) A child-resistant cap (c) A waterproof cap (d) A metal cap

Preparation for English Qual Exam – Page 107 150. What does a person have to do before twisting the cap off? (a) Turn upside down. (b) Twist to the left. (c) Press downward. (d) Lift upward.

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