1. Not until Monkey is several years old ______ to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.
- a) it begins
- b) beginning
- c) does it begin
- d) and begin
2. Anthony Burgess is not only a successful novelist, ______ an expert linguist.
- a) and therefore
- b) and also
- c) however
- d) but also
3. Overexposure to the sun causes ______ health problems.
- a) but
- b) various
- c) of
- d) among
4. The attorney told his client that ______ .
- a) it was nearly impossible to win him the case
- b) the case had a minimum chance to be won by him
- c) the case was of a small chance to win
- d) they had little chance of winning the case
5. ______ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses.
- a) After vitamins
- b) There are vitamins
- c) Vitamins
- d) Vitamins that
6. Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada ______.
- a) being the great Central Valley
- b) great Central Valley
- c) lies the great Central Valley
- d) the great Central Valley
7. A hero of the war of 1812, ______ President of the United States.
- a) later became Andrew Jackson
- b) that Andrew Jackson later became
- c) who was Andrew jackson
- d) Andrew Jackson later became
8. The financial manager's job ______ among the many sources of finance for the best interest rates available.
- a) is it to shop around
- b) is to shop around
- c) to shop around it is
- d) to shop around is
9. The FDA was set up in 1940 ______ that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.
- a) to enforce the laws
- b) enforcing laws
- c) enforced the laws
- d) too enforcing the laws
10. The manager was angry because somebody ______ .
- a) the photographers let into the building without the proper documentations
- b) had allowed the photographers to enter the building
- c) permitting the photographers enter the building
- d) had let photographers to enter into the building
11. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ______ bacon and eggs for breakfast every day.
- a) used to eating
- b) used to eat
- c) are used to eat
- d) are used to eating
12. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, ______ .
- a) he gave a short acceptance speech
- b) the members congratulated him
- c) the members applauded him
- d) a speech had to be given by him
13. Blue-green algae are found ______ there is ample moisture.
- a) ever where
- b) wherever
- c) there ever
- d) ever
14. It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes ______ American life.
- a) is reflecting
- b) reflects
- c) reflected
- d) reflecting
15. Since Tampa has a mild winter climate, ______ as a tourist resort.
- a) it is popular
- b) popular it
- c) popular
- d) that as popular
16. ______ four major championships on the professional golf tour.
- a) in all
- b) There are
- c) The
- d) They are
17. Both nickel and iron are whitish metals ______ .
- a) that are attracted by magnets
- b) that magnets are attracted by them
- c) magnets that attract them
- d) are attracted by magnets
18. ______ red clover, high in protein content, is an extremely important legaminous hay and pasture plant of the eastern United States.
- a) That the
- b) It is the
- c) There us the
- d) The
19. Helium is ______ all gases to liquefy and is impossible to solidify at normal air pressure.
- a) most difficult
- b) more difficult of
- c) more than difficult
- d) the most difficult of
20. The year 1732 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard's Almanac, ______ Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard.
- a) which in
- b) there
- c) in which
- d) in it