STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESION (exercises 3)

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESION

PART A

1. In addition to the more traditional simple oven many _____ either by circulating heated air around to the food or by heating the moisture contained in the food with microwaves, and a few do both.

The answer is C. modern ovens function

2. _____ many communication companies are now able to offer radio and television broadcasts over the internet.

The answer is D. With the introduction of advanced technology

3. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology _____ people are beginning to imagine there are no limits to what we can achieve.

The answer is C. has progressed to the point that

4. A trap _____ disguise is what has come to be called a Trojan Horse, from the ancient story of the gift of the wooden horse from the Greeks.

The answer is D. offered as a gift in

5. Telecommuting is a new from of work _____ to work, such as fathers with children, the chance to work while remaining at home.

The answer is A. affording those previously unable

6. It is the lack of gravity on the moon that makes _____ leaps of 30 or more.

The answer is A. possible

7. It is believed that the modern bird _____ the pterodactyls that existed millions of years ago.

The answer is B. evolved from

8. Although _____ a successful film, none of her other works have to date been adapted to the film format.

The answer is D. Amy Tan’s best known novel, The Joy Luck Club, made

9. The advent of the personal computer and easy access to information via the internet has allowed many more entrepreneurs _____ than over before.

The answer is C. opening businesses home-based

10. _____ “orca” means whale, the orca is actually a member of the dolphin family, the delphinids.

The answer is C. While

11. Many modern critics of American literature have called Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, _____.

The answer is C. America’s greatest writer

12. _____ its area of defense, a fort should be built on an elevation and with some sort of natural feature of the landscape to obstruct direct access to the fort.

The answer is A. To better protect

13. An iron smelting forge _____ ore into usable metals.

The answer is A. melts

14. The one in charge of a meeting _____ toward the end of the meeting.

The answer is D. generally tables important topics

15. Sufficient gravitational force is _____ atmosphere, otherwise the atmosphere will drift off into space.

The answer is D. necessary to retain a planet’s

PART B

16. Because of the enormous pull gravitational of the Moon, the shape of the

A B

Earth actually changes as the largest oceans are “pulled” toward the Moon.

C D

The answer is B (gravitation)

17. Only with the advent of refrigerator were most Americans able to begin to

A B C

consume fresh meat.

D

The answer is A (refrigerates)

18. The smaller of all nine planets in the solar system is Pluto.

A B C D

The answer is A (smallest)

19. The function of a biologist is both to describe organisms in minute detail also

A B C

to understand why they behave as they do.

D

The answer is C (and)

20. According to all findings to date, the known universe consists almost entirely

A B C

of the hydrogen.

D

The answer is D (don’t make word “the”)

21. Because of their flexibility, reeds and straw are able to endure harsh winds

A B

that other more brittle materials like brick and concrete would not be able to

C

withstanding.

D

The answer is D (withstand)

22. Before hay can be processed and sold, it is typically bundled into boxlike

A B C

bales so that it can be more easily transport.

D

The answer is D (transported)

23. Most of the birds living in desert regions inhabits the fringes of the desert.

A B C D

The answer is D

24. Areas of rocks may shifts up or down on each side of a fault.

A B C D

The answer is B (shift)

25. From the 1850s until after the turn of the century, many of America’s super-

A

rich families made Newport his favorite summer resort.

B C D

The answer is D (their)

26. Of Jane Austeen’s six great novels, the first four were published anonymous

A B C

during her lifetime.

D

The answer is B (was)

27. Clarence Birdseye is best know for developing a process for freezing food in

A B C

small packages.

D

The answer is A (known)

28. It was as a direct result of the widespread implementation electricity that the

A B C

US had a source of light other than gas lights.

D

The answer is C (implementing)

29. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC is home to the largest

A

collecting of Native American artifacts in the United States, most of which

B C

uncatalogued and hidden from public view.

D

The answer is B (collection)

30. In the modern era, face to face communication is becoming near as uncommon

A B C

as hand-written letters.

D

The answer is B (nearer)

31. The leaves of most coniferous species are slender and length.

A B C D

The answer is D (long)

32. Like an airplane, a helicopter have to control sticks instead of one.

A B C D

The answer is C (has)

33. Much bright young starts lie along the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy.

A B C D

The answer is A (many)

34. Hippocrates believed that health depended on the balanced of the four fluids

A B C D

of the body blood, phlegm, bile and black bile.

The answer is C (balance)

35. Because mistletoe berries are poisonous, everyone with Christmas decorations

A

containing mistletoe need to be aware of the potential danger.

B C D

The answer is C (needs)

36. The earliest known artworks were done by caveman which used a mixture of

A B C

clay, chalk and burned wood and bones.

D

The answer is C (who)

37. The Earth’s crust is composed of fifteen plates which float on the partially

A B C

molten layer below they.

D

The answer is D (them)

38. The Cabinet consist of secretaries of departments, who report to the president,

A B

give him advice, and helping him make decisions.

C D

The answer is C (help)

39. Operas can be broadly classified as either comedies or they are tragedies.

A B C D

The answer is D (don’t make word “or they are”)

40. During the annually salmon migration from the sea to fresh water, Alaska’s

A B

McNeil River becomes a gathering place for brown bears waiting eagerly to

C D

catch their fill.

The answer is A (annual)