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a) Part of speech
b) Connectors
c) Subject-verb agreement
d) Tenses

Exercise​ - ​Choose the underlined part which is grammatically incorrect

1) Hurricanes are (1) ​tropical storms in which winds attain (2) ​speeds above seventy-five miles (3) ​the hour
and carry (4) ​heavy rains​ with them.

2) (1) ​Some the large (2) ​paper-making machines can produce more than two million (3) ​pounds of paper in
(4) ​a single​ day.

3) Historically, no artists (1) ​have presented clearer or (2) ​the more complete (3) ​records of the development
of human culture (4) ​than sculptors​ have.

4) Historians (1) ​believe that​ some (2) ​forms​ of (3) ​an advertising​ must be as old (4) ​as barter​ and trade.

5) The (1) ​social studies​, (2) ​broad speaking​, (3) ​deal with​ man’s (4) ​relationship to​ other men.

6) Shorthand is a method (1) ​of recording words (2) ​rapid by using symbols or (3) ​letters (4) ​to represent
sounds.

7) The (1) ​adult gorilla (2) ​looks fierce, (3) ​and it is actually a shy, friendly animal that needs (4)
companionship​ and attention.

8) Agriculture (1) ​is one of the world’s (2) ​mostly important occupations because (3) ​everyone depends upon
plants (4) ​for food.

9) (1) ​Not ​woman held a presidential cabinet (2) ​position in the United States (3) ​until 1933 when Frances
Perkins (4) ​became​ Secretary of Labor.

10) (1) ​According ​to entomologists, (2) ​pollinating insects are attracted to flowers by scent (3) ​also by (4)
color​.

11) (1) ​Computers ​are used (2) ​extensively​ in (3) ​industry​, research, (4) ​but​ education.

12) (1) ​Since​ their high vitamin and low (2) ​calorie​ content, mushrooms are (3) ​included​ in certain (4) ​diets​.

13) The (1) ​number of movie tickets sold (2) ​seems to be more important to producers (3) ​as the quality of the
film (4) ​shown​.
14) In (1) ​time​ of mourning the Romans let their beards (2) ​grow​, (3) ​where​ the Greeks cut their (4) ​beards​.

15) (1) ​Despite​ its size, a whale can swim (2) ​as​ it (3) ​were​ (4) ​almost weightless​.

16) Teeth are (1) ​made​ to cut, (2) ​tear​ or crush food (3) i​ n that ​(4) ​it​ can be swallowed.
17) Life insurance, (1) ​before available only (2) ​to young, healthy persons, (3) ​can now be obtained for old
people and (4) ​even​ for pets.

18) (1) ​Once born​, the baleen whale (2) ​must​ surface immediately to breathe; (3) ​moreover​ (4) ​it​ may drown.

19) Juilliard School is (1) ​best known (2) ​for offering courses in performing (3) ​arts​, music, and (4)
dramatically​.

20) The front porch was (1) ​a common feature of (2) ​wooden houses that (3) ​had built in the U.S. (4) ​around
1900.

21) The human (1) ​back​ has many (2) ​groups​ of muscles (3) ​that they​ perform different (4) tasks.

22) (1) ​Between the many (2) ​contemporary painters​, Andy Worhol (3) ​in many respects (4) ​is the most
controversial.

23) Many pressures (1) ​affect exchange rates, (2) ​included interest and inflation rates, (3) ​trade balances, and
world economic (4) ​growth​.

24)In the U.S.A., the (1) ​high cost of health insurance, (2) ​which has received so (3) ​many attention, has
caused (4) ​changes​ in the way corporations do business.

25) (1) ​When compared with its (2) ​graceful manner in the water, a penguin’s progress (3) ​on land seems (4)
awkwardness​.

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MONUMENTS: HOURS: 8.30 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily. Closed on selected holidays including New Year’s Day,
Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. ADMISSION : Free admission for 16 and under. Adult admission
prices: Fort Selden, $2; Fort Summer, $1: Coronado or Jemez, $3 from April 1-Oct.31, $2 rest of year, of
joint ticket to both, $5 from April 1-Oct. 31, $3 rest of year. Lincoln, call for prices. Sunday is Dollar Day for
New Mexico residents with valid I.D. at all state monuments, except at Lincoln where admission is half the
regular. Free Wednesdays for New Mexico Seniors (age 60 and over with I.D.).

1) You cannot visit the monuments………..

a) On Sundays
b) On January1
c) From April-October
d) At noon
2) To visit only Coronado on July 18, an adult would have to pay…….
a) $1
b) $2
c) $3
d) $5
3) To visit Fort Selden, a mother and her two small children would have to pay……
a) $1
b) $2
c) $3
d) $5
4) A senior citizen of New Mexico who wants to go to Lincoln on Wednesday will have to pay…….
a) Nothing
b) $1
c) $2
d) $3

On the day of a big annual sale, a huge queue had formed at the entrance to a department store. Some
people had even camped out overnight for a good spot.

Just before opening time, a small man tried to push his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back
amid loud and colorful curses. On the man’s second attempt, he was punched in the jaw, knocked around a
bit and thrown to the back of the queue again.

As he readied himself for his third attempt, he told the person ahead of him, “If they hit me one more time,
I’m not opening the store.”

5) The sale mentioned in the passage is held………

a) Once a year
b) For a week
c) Every month
d) At weekends
6) “Some people” (paragraph 1) refers to……..
a) Salesman
 b) Spectators
c) Shareholders
d) Shoppers
7) The word “colorful” (paragraph 2) could best be replaced by………..
a) Multi-colored
b) Bright
c) fast-changing
d) Expressive

8) The people waiting are………

a) Dependable
b) Caring
c) Aggressive
d) indifferent

9) The small man wanted to………..

a) be rude to customers
b) start the sale
c) be the first customer
d) Start a flight

Next time a Chinese waiter looks at you expectantly and say: “Ni xiang dian shen me,” all you have to do is
reach for your mobile phone. Not only will it tell you that your waiter is asking what you want to order; it will
translate your order into Chinese. Or Japanese, or German.

The system, called Verbmobil, can translate basic spoken English, Japanese, Chinese and German almost
instantaneously. It operates over standard mobile phone network-just dial the number, get the waiter to
speak into the phone, and listen when it translates his words back to you.

Text-based translators like ‘Alto-Vista’s Babel Fish have existed for some time. But their translations are
often poor. The problem is even more difficult with spoken language because of background noise and
people’s tendency to use ungrammatical sentences. Unlike other translators, Verbmobil-which is the product
of a $94-million research program-doesn’t filter out background noise. Instead it tries to make sense of it,
discarding words that don’t fit. The translation often arrives back in a kind of pidgin language, but people still
understand.

Developer Wolfgang Wahlster from the artificial-intelligence research institute DFKI in Saarbrucken,
Germany, expects the service to be commercially available within five years. Instantaneous translations of
long phone conversations will take up to 10 years. He says early tests have shown the system is 90%
accurate and quick. The delay in translation is no more than a few milliseconds. Anything to get food on the
table a little faster.

10) The situation in paragraph 1 would probably take place in a………

a) Library
b) Supermarket
c) Drugstore
d) Drugstore

11.Verbmobil can be used to translate………

 a) Complex meanings
b) Written texts
c) Spoken language
d) Sign language

12) The word “instantaneously” (paragraph 2) means………..

a) Naturally
b) Accurately
c) Immediately
d) Understandably
13) If you use Verbmobil, you have to communicate through………
a) a mobile phone
b) personal translators
c) electronic mail
d) A public telephone

14) The word “it” (paragraph 3) refers to………

a) the product
b) the research program
c) Verbmobil
d) Background noise
15) The word “discarding” (paragraph 3) means………….
a) Accepting
b) Rejecting
c) Questioning
d) Finding
16) An advantage of Verbmobil is that it…………
a) conveys basic meaning
b) translates every word
c) eliminates background noise
d) produces perfect English
17) At the present time, Verbmobil can………..
a) translate long telephone conversation
b) be purchased for home use
c) operate quickly and quite accurately
d) be used to take notes
18) The title of this passage should be………
a) The importance of International Operators
b) The Necessity of Human Translators
c) The Progress of Electronic Mail
d) The breaking Down of Language Barriers

We still don’t understand the extent of the mind’s power over the body, nor do we understand why there
should be such power. All we can say for certain is that the mind does have power over the body in many
different ways.

If a man is told that he is at the North Pole and he believes what he is told, he’ll show physical signs which
suggest that his body is reacting as though he were at the North Pole. ​He’ll go pale and shiver​. If a hay
fever sufferer is shown a photograph of the sort of plant to which he is allergic, he’ll sneeze. When the film
Lawrence of Arabia was shown, cinema managers around the world reported that the sales of ice cream
rocketed. The endless desert scenes bad made the patrons feel uncomfortably hot.

Hypnotists use the power of the mind over the body in order to exert their influence. The hypnotist must only
convince the patient that something is true, and the patient will act accordingly. If he convinces the patient
that his arms are as heavy as lead, then the patient will be unable to life his arms. If he convinces the patient
that a piece of ice is a red hot poker and he then touches the patient’s skin with the ice, a blister will develop.
The body will react to the suggestion and not to the reality, and signs of a genuine burn will appear.

19) The phrase “he’ll go pale and shiver” (paragraph 2) suggests that he thinks he……..

a) has a fever
b) is cold
c) has seen a ghost
d) is uncomfortably hot

20) The passage clearly states that ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ was shown in…………..

a) cold regions
b) the summer
c) many countries
d) the desert
Cloze test​: ​Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks​.

Why go to see the doctor?

When the doctor comes to visit you, he generally asks you questions and takes your temperature.
He may also take you by the wrist, and look at his watch while he feels your 1 ​, which will tell him
if your heart is 2 normally or not. The doctor does this with nearly all his 3 ​. What
he is trying to do is to find out what 4 you have, which will help him to 5 your
illness. If you happen to be very ill, he may call the 6 to take you to hospital. However, even
when you are feeling better, he will probably tell you to be careful, as you need time to 7 after
an illness.

1) (a) vibration (b) pulse (c) blood (d) nerves

2) (a) beating (b) knocking (c) thumping (d) thudding
3) (a) victims (b) subjects (c) customers (d) patients
4) (a) signs (b) symptoms (c) signals (d) symbols
5) (a) investigate (b) reveal (c) uncover (d) diagnose
6) (a) coach (b) hearse (c) ambulance (d) van
7) (a) coalesce (b) coagulate (c) invigorate (d) convalesce

The Fatal Heart Disease

Although it has long been known that emotions ​ 1 cause illness, it is more recent
2 that anger and everyday tensions can ​3 coronary heart disease. Because of this
frightening toll, stress ​4 are increasingly centering their investigations ​5 heart
disease. Some evidence ​6 that emotional factors may be a primary cause of heart diseases
7 there are those who believe that in some people ​8 factors may be more ​9
for coronary heart disease than are such well-known culprits as fatty foods, being overweight, heredity, and
lack of ​ ​10​ ​.

1) (a) must (b) should (c) could (d) can

2) (a) imagination (b) understanding (c) knowledge (d) fantasy
3) (a) arouse (b) eject (c) release (d) cause
4) (a) searchers (b) researchers (c) bearers (d) caretakers
5) (a) in (b) by (c) on (d) for
6) (a) illustrates (b) explains (c) indicates (d) admonishes
7) (a) if (b) and (c) but (d) therefore
8) (a) this (b) that (c) these (d) those
9) (a) responsible (b) responsive (c) inevitable (d) effective
10) (a) money (b) sleep (c) humor (d) exercise