Revison Test 39 pps

Revison Test 39

1. Umberto Eco's novels have lately become less complex and more entertaining.

A. The recent novels of Umberto Eco are not as complicated, but are more fun to read

than his earlier ones.

B. Umberto Eco's early novels were so intricate that they were sometimes not very

readable.

C. The novels of Umbeto Eco are intellectually satisfying, however amusing they may

be, because of their complexity.

D. Few writers combine complexity and entertainment as effectively as Umbeto Eco

does.

2. In the course of learning English, I had three different teachers from Canada.

A. I was taught to speak English by three separate Canadian teachers.

B. Three Canadian teachers taught me at different times while I was studying English.

C. Since I started studying English, I have been taught by three different Canadian

teachers.

D. The 3 different teachers on my language course were all Canadians.

3. The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family.

A. Problems with her family made the writer Kate Millett go to a psychiatric hospital.

B. Together with her family, the writer Kate Millett was made to go into a psychiatric

hospital.

C. The writer Kate Millett's family made her stay in a psychiatric hospital.

D. The family of the writer Kate Millett convinced her to remain in a psychiatric

hospital.

4. Susan congratulated Jane on having beaten Fiona at the chess tournament.

A. Jane beat Fiona at the chess tournament, and so Susan suggested celebrating this

victory.

B. For her victory over Fiona at the chess tournament, Jane was complimented by Susan.

C. Susan was the first to congratulate Jane when she won a victory over Fiona at the

chess tournament.

D. Jane won the chess tournament by finally beating Fiona, so Susan congratulated her

for it.

5. In the 1996 presidential election in the US, the majority of Americans abstained

from voting.

A. Most Americans chose not to vote for any presidential candidate in the 1996 election

in the US.

B. The US presidential election had to be held again in 1996, as the majority of

Americans refused to vote.

C. In the US presidential election of 1996, many Americans decided not to cast a vote.

D. The majority of American voters cast a vote in the US presidential election of 1996.

6. A report in 2001 concluded that reptiles are too dangerous to be kept as pets.

A. The reptiles that are kept as pets are very dangerous, according to a 2001 report.

B. When reptiles are kept as pets, they become agressive, according to a 2001 report .

C. A report from 2001 concluded that dangerous reptiles don't need to be kept as pets.

D. Reptiles aren't safe enough to be looked after as pets, according to a report from

2001.