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In questions 1-25, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases.. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, and D.. Identify the one underlined word or phrase t

In questions 1-25, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D) Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct

1 (A) Most Americans would not be happy (B) without (C) a color television, two cars, and (D) working at an extra job

2 (A)The lion has (B) long been (C) a symbol of strength, power, and (D) it is very cruel

3 (A) All the scouts got themselves ready for (B) the long camping trip by spending their weekends (C) living in (D) open

4 Nobody (A) had known before (B) the presentation that Sue and her sister (C) will receive (D) the awards for outstanding

scholarship

5 In 1927, Charles Lindbergh (A) was the first (B) to fly solo nonstop from New York to Paris (C) in (D) such short time

6 (A) Until his last class at the university in 1978, Bob always (B) turns in all (C) of his assignments (D) on time

7 When I (A) last saw Janet, she (B) hurried to her next class on (C) the other side of the campus and (D) did not have time to talk

8 (A) Before we returned from swimming in the river near the camp, someone (B) had stole our clothes, and we had to walk (C) back with our towels (D) around us

9 Patrick was very late (A) getting home last night, and unfortunately (B) for him, the (C) dog barking woke everyone (D) up

10 He (A) has been hoped for a raise for the (B) last four months, but his boss is reluctant (C) to give him (D) one

11 (A) After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly (B) realized that he (C) has been driving (D) in the wrong direction

12 (A) The Department of Foreign Languages (B) are not located (C) in the new building (D) opposite the old one

13 The Nobel Prize winner, accompanied (A) by her husband and children, (B) are staying in Sweden (C) until (D) after the

presentation

14 Neither (A) of the scout leaders (B) know how to trap wild animals (C) or how to prepare them (D) for mounting

15 (A) Those of you who signed up (B) for Dr Daniel’s anthropology class should get (C) their books as soon (D) as possible

16 I put my new (A) book of zoology here on (B) the desk a few minutes (C) ago, but (D) I cannot seem to find it

17 (A) Marta being (B) chosen as the (C) most outstanding student on her campus (D) made her parents very happy

18 Jane said she would (A) borrow (B) me her new movie camera if I (C) wanted to use it (D) on my trip to Europe

19 (A) When Cliff was sick with the flu, his mother made (B) him (C) to eat chicken soup and (D) rest in bed

20 My cousin (A) composed not only the music, (B) but also sing (C) the songs for the (D) major Broadway musical

21 (A) The geology professor showed (B) us a sample (C) about volcanic rock which dated (D) back seven hundred years ago

22 (A) The girl (B) whom my cousin married (C) was used to be a chorus girl for (D) the Rockettes in Radio City Music Hall in New York

23 Ralph (A) has called his lawyer last night (B) to tell about his problems, but was told (C) that the lawyer (D) had gone to a lecture

24 Some bumper stickers (A) are very funny and make us (B) laugh, yet (C) another can make us angry because of their

(D) ridiculousness

25 (A) The results of the test proved (B) to Fred and (C) me that we needed to study harder and watch (D) less movies on television if

we wanted to receive scholarship

KEY

1 D

2 D

3 B

4 C

5 D

6 B

7 B

8 B

9 C

10 A

11 C

12 B

13 B

14 B

15 C

16 A

17 A

18 A

19 C

20 A

21 C

22 C

23 A

24 C

25 D