English Test 1 pot

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English Test 1

I. Choose the word or phrase that most closely means the same as the underlined word.

1. Devices containing a vibrating quartz mechanism are accurate within 60 seconds per year.

A. precise B. variable C. safe D. convincing

2. It is undoubtedly true that the Watergate scandal was the worst in U.S. political history.

A. considerably B. arguably C. indecisively D. without question.

3. Evelyn Waugh wrote satires that exposed the arrogant nature of upper-class Englishmen.

A. conceited B. masterful C. delightful D. inferior

4. The ability of the eye lens to change focus is almost completely lost by the age of 60.

A. somewhat B. nearly entirely C. ever so lightly D. forever.

5. Aerobic bacteria transforms wastes in water into less dangerous substances.

A. stable B. precarious C. tender D. harmless

6. The umbilical cord colinects an unborn child to the placenta of its mother to provide nourishment.

A. snap B. plug C. unit D. rope

7. The ancient Egyptians viewed cats as sacred and honored them in art forms.

A. holy B. pure C. intact D. haughty

8. Accidental oil spills are a major source of pollution of the earths oceans.

A.slumps B. tumbles C. releases D. errors.

9. Children can learn how to handle paints and brushes by starting with simple drawings.

A. dispense B. grope C. manipulate D. govern

10. Nearly all weather occurs in the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earths atmosphere.

A.Closely to B. Barely C. Almost D. After

11. The focus of economics is the production and distribution of goods and services.

A. fixation B. dissipation C. result D. concern

12. Typhoons are hurricanes that occur in areas bordering on the western Pacific Ocean.

A. diverging on B. adjacent to C. defining D. outlined on

13. The Uffizi Palace of Florence houses one of the finest art collections in the world.

A. contains B. promotes C. resides D. creates

14. The gardenia shrub is native to the tropics and is very sensitive to variations in temperature.

A. foreign B. adjustable C. indigenous D. incompatible

15. The Domocratic Party swept to power in 1932 because of New Deal promises.

A. controlled legislation B. became corrupt C. were defeated D. won elections.

16. Tallow is a source of certain acids used to produce many mundate items.

A. commonplace B. unatural C. priceless D. wordly.

17. The west-central area of the American capital contains most of the government buildings monuments, and

museums. A. edifices B. projects C. agencies D. mergers.

18. At the culmination of the Depression in 1933, millions of Americans were unemployed.

A. resolution B. peak C. compulsion D. commencement.

19. City governments are belatedly taking steps to revitalize downtown areas.

A. endlessly B. impatiently C. finally D. recently.

20. The poisonous water moccasin lives in swamps of the southeastern U.S.

A. mountains B. fields C. urban area D. marshes.

II Choose the one underlined part that is wrong.

1. Corns are warts who grow on the sole of the foot and makes walking painful and difficult.

A B C D

2. Water, the most common substance on earth, it covers nearly 70% of the planet.

A B C D

3. Glaciers flow alike frozen rivers over most of Greenland and all of Antartica.

A B C D

4. The principles of the capitalist system were first laying out by the Scottish economist Adam Smith in the

1700’s.

A B C D

5. Repeated echoing occurs when sound bounces and reflects off the walls of canyons.

A B C D

6. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first government-sponsored exploring of the northwest regions of the

United States.A B C D

7. Prior the introduction of the washing machine, people spent hours cleaning clothes on rocks in rivers and

streams.

A B C D

8. Like humans, birds are middle and inner ears as well as external auditory canals.