PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I, Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 pts) 1, _________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not
B. Not having been
C. Have not been
D. Having not been
2, Herbs _________ in soups and sauces.
A. are used to be
B. are often used
C. often use
D. get used to being
3, _________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.
II, The passage below contains 10 mistakes. UNDERLINE and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided. (5 pts)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because of much pollution is caused by things that benefit peple. For example, exhaust of automobles causes a large percent of all air pollution. However, the automobile provides transportation for million of people. Factories discharge much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to the large number of people.
Thus, to end or great reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most the people do not want to do that, of course . Nevertheless, pollution can be gradual reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to less the way of pollution that such things like automobiles and factories cause. ...
III, Fill in the blanks below with propreate preposition/particles ( 5 pts) - His lectures start dead (1)___ time and you get (2) ___ trouble if you are late (3) ___ school.
- I made (4) ___ for the lost time (5) ___ working all night.
IV, Give the correct form of the words to complete the passage. (10 pts) 1, At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a _________ ovation. (stand) 2, The university has _________ the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (author) 3, A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant, _________. (alternate) 4, It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was _________ from all others in the street. (distinguish) 5, When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the _________ hospitality of the fans. (compare) 6, The teacher’s criticism has _________ Tom’s interest in learning. (die) 7, The staff’s bad behavior has brought ________ to the whole company. (graceful) 8, Panda is _________ to China only. (nation) 9, Traditional _________are a good source of fun and entertainment. (celebrate) 10, The public were angry with the Minister’s _________ to tell the truth about the bribery. (refuse)
V, Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 pts)
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting anxiously for news. Two of their fishing-boats (1) ________ been caught in the storm (2) ________ had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbour people stood (3) ________ their door, (4) ________ worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (5) ________the harbour before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of (6) ________ missing men. Some had brought thick (7) ________ and some hot drinks, knowing that the men (8) ________ be cold and tried. As dawn began to break over (9) ________ the east, a small point of light was (10) ________ in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout. Before long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbour. The men were cold and tired but they were all safe.
