ALC 70-74

• I ______ from Bill yesterday. Hear. Heard. Hears. Hearing.

• Select the correct sentence. To town James went this morning. This morning James to town went. James this morning to town went. James went to town this morning.

• I guess I’ll just have to do it ________. Himself. Myself. Herself. Yourself.

• Give me something for my headache. I need ________. A hat. Some advice. Some food. Some medicine.

• Joe was putting’ the money in his pocket. Removing. Inserting. Mixing. Counting.

• The vegetables were fresh. They were ______. Direct from the garden. Frozen. Direct from the storage. Dehydrated.

• There is nitrogen in _________. Copper. Gold. Air. Oxygen.

• John can play tennis. John is able to play. John likes to play. John is probably playing. John ought to play.

• If it is a nice day, we ________ go shopping. Are. Do. Did. May.

• Sgt. Anderson should not have been _________. Is reprimanding. Reprimand. Reprimanded. To reprimand.

• Sgt. Brown enjoys writing letter. He likes _______ them. Write. To write. Written. Wrote.

• Did you ‘recognize’ me in my costume?. Admire. Laugh at. Know. Envy.

• I turned off the light because ________. No one wanted to read. It was too dark to read. I like to read. I wanted to read.

• Although it was raining yesterday, we went to the Taylors’. We went to the Taylors’ in the rain. The Taylors were out in the rain. We didn’t go because of the rain. We went out after the rain.

• In our galaxy, there are approximately thirty billion stars. It is possible that many star, like our sun, have planets which are capable of producing life as we know it. However, it may be that the Earth is the only planet in out galaxy capable of maintaining life. According to this paragraph, the Earth is the only planet _______. Around the sun. Known to have life. In the Galaxy. Which has a sun.

• Emily ‘worked out’ the problem. Discovered. Solved. Avoided. Caused.

• My shoes are ‘worn out’. To small. Too heavy. Too dark. Too old.

• The computer system we currently use is out ________ date. By. To. For. Of.

• Lucinda wrote test items ___ Leann compiled word lists. Where. Which. While. That.

• It is better ______Paul go. Or else. But also. That. Than.

• We saw the adjutant ______. Next door to the Joneses lives who. Next door to the joneses who lives. Who lives to the Joneses next door. Who lives next door to the Joneses.

• My headache is ‘getting better’. The best. More. Worsening. Improving.

• I would like to own a large car, but I am afraid that I can not afford the ‘upkeep’. Original cost. High price of gasoline. Cost of maintenance. Opinions of my friends.

• This piece of wire must be ‘insulated’. Cooled. Cut. Covered. Soldered.

• Falling snow is made up of crystals of ice formed in the atmosphere at freezing temperature. Snow crystals are basically six-sided or hexagonal. The patter is the same, but the variations are endless. Some say there are never two crystals just alike. Nature has made snow fascinating and beautiful. What us the best title for this paragraph?. Snow: Crystals of death. Snow: The white tragedy. Snow: The great adventure. Snow: The great variation.

• When did you ______ your altimeter?. Sit. Seat. Set. Sat.

• It took James about a week to ‘get settled in’. Make the trip. Buy a car. Move into his house. Do his taxes.

• The town _____ in that novel is my hometown. Describing. Describes. Described. Describe.

• The accumulation of mud on his tires was ________ that he thought. Worse. Worst. As worse as. More worse.

• When are they _____-?. Buries. Bury. Being buried. Having been buried.

• The eagle has been admired by man throughout the ages. Its likeness has been the emblem of many governments. In real life, the eagle is actually a bird of prey that lives off small animals. According to this paragraph, the eagle _______. Eats other animals. Is just an emblem. Has a very long life. Is protected by governments.

• The woman was ‘seized’. Harmed. Captured. Destroyed. Aided.

• The student has gone back to his country ‘for good’. For the time being. For health. Permanently. In a hurry.

• I had to drop out of the judo class. I had to _____. Stop attending the class. Cancel the class. Take numerous falls. Pick myself up.

• Texas has ____ roads than Nevada. The most. The same. More. Like.

• ____ day is today?. What. Who. That. How.

• How do you know ____?. When class leave I. When leave class i. I leave class when. I leave class when.

• Mr. Jones wants a car for ___. Exercises. Transportation. Eating. Sleeping.

• Do you have sufficient fuel in the tank?. Synthetic. Solid. Enough. Some.

• Janice needed more "data" in order to finish the job. Time. Facts. Money. Machines.

• The judge told Joe to make an immediate decision. Joe must decide quickly. Joe can give the answer tomorrow. The judge wants to decide about Joe. Joe wants to talk to the judge.

• We saw some ____ dishes on the floor. Breaking. Broke. Broken. Break.

• Tonight ____ we go downtown with you?. May. Are. Have. Permit.

• The letter _____ yesterday. Was mailed. Mailed. Mails. Was mailing.

• I will be at the meeting if I _____ get away. Ought to. Will. Might. Can.

• Many of our libraries, especially in the smaller cities, were made possible by Andrew Carnegie. Born in Scotland, he came to the United States when he was thirteen. His money started many of the libraries in small cities of the United States. According to this paragraph____. Libraries were not tax supported until Andrew Carnegie started them. Andrew Carnegie was a native-born citizen of the United States. Libraries not founded by Carnegie were closed down. In smaller cities, many if of the libraries were founded with Carnegie’s funds.

• He cut the meat into pieces before serving it. Bought. Cooked. Cleaned. Carved.

• Bill refused to give up, so he tired to open the door _____. Before. Also. Into. Again.

• To learn something by yourself means to ______. Study or practice with friends. Leave it alone. Learn by special classes. Learn it without help.

• Jack had to "insert" a new sheet of paper. Buy. Remove. Exchange. Put in.

• I’d like to go to the air show next week, but I can’t make it. I’m going to the air show. I don’t care about the air show. I want to go, but I’m going to be busy. The air show took place last week.

• George ____ do better work in school if studied harder. Will. Shall. Would. Must.

• Did you hear that Janelle is _____ Mary?. About. About for. About to. About for to.

• The NCO expects his men _____ the proper uniform. Wear. Be wearing. To wear. Are wearing.

• They call him Bart. He has called bart. He will call Bart. He is called Bart. He is Called Bart.

• Traffic on our streets is regulated by traffic lights. By the same token, vitamins might be called the stop-and-go lights of the human body. Vitamins are necessary in order for the body to properly use the food it receives. The body needs only small amount of vitamins, but they are important for protection against diseases. According to this paragraph. There is a lot traffic on the streets. You must stop for a red light. Vitamins help prevent diseases. The body needs a large amount of vitamins.

• You may keep that shirt. You have to wear it. You don´t have to return it. You have to return it. You don’t have to wear it.

• It "happened" at 10 o’clock. Came. Went. Took charge. Took place.

• You should go on sick call right away, you should _______. Go to the right. Go at once. Walk straight. Run away.

• When will you wind up the job?. Star. Finish. Motivate. Join.

• Mr. Stein’s recital was _____ one yet. The most pallid. Most pallid. More pallid. More pallid than.

• Those immigrants ____ two months by the first of October. Should be detained. Can detain. Will have been detained. Will detain.

• People In cowboy clothes would probably look out _____ place at a symphony concert. Of. On. To. By.

• When we heard the explosion, out first _____ was to hit the floor. Noise. Impulse. Thing. Jump.

• When you loosen this nut, it will _____. Be tightened. Come off. Crack. Stay tight.

• The evidence presented by the lawyer was not admiss ______. Ion. Ible. Ibly. Ive.

• Matthew loves to ___ about his exploits on the football field. Distort. Utter. Boast. Impart.

• She hopes she _________ better work next year. Will do. Did. Has done. Must.

• Just as the teacher called his name, he walked ____ the room. Into. With. Up. On.

• I brush. With a toothbrush after every meal my teeth. After every meal with a toothbrush my teeth. With a toothbrush my teeth after every meal. My teeth with a toothbrush after every meal.

• One of the prisoners “Escaped”. Was wounded. Got away. Was released. Wouldn’t work.

• The driver kept watching the “Instrument”. Speedometer. Road. Windshield. Map.

• John has fast reactions. He has ________. Quick responses. Two Movements. A new disease. Many friends.

• It is popularly believed that the study of Latin and Greek is a prerequisite for the study of medicine. This is not true. However, the composition of medical vocabulary makes it evident why this belief persists. Approximately 75% of our medical terminology is derived from Latin and Greek. According to this paragraph. A doctor should be able to converse in Latin and Greek. Many medical terms come from Latin and Greek words. A medical student should not study Latin and Greek until after he becomes a doctor. Medical terms in this country are primarily of English origin.

• In the future, _______ to improve your writing. Will you trying. Have you trying. Will you try. Are you trying.

• She mailed the letter ___ the post office. On. Of. Over. At.

• The wind began ______. Blow. Blows. Blown. To blow.

• Frank needed some stamps, ______ he went to the post office. For. So. As. If.

• In English, a word may have several different meanings, for example, the word “precipitation”. Any form of water or ice which falls on the earth is precipitation. Rain is a common example of the form. Snow, sleet, and hail are examples of the frozen form of the precipitation. According to this paragraph. Rain and snow are the same form of precipitation. Precipitation may fall in different forms. Rain falls in many different places. Precipitation has only one form.

• The doctor _____ the medicine for the patient. Prescribed. Took. Wrote. Established.

• The students are “polite”. Strange. Courteous. Patient. Eager.

• Dave took all the measurements with “precision”. Experience. Practice. Exactness. Ease.

• These two metal pieces repel each other. They attract each other. They move away from each other. They move as one piece. One looks like the other.

• This pill is coated with sugar. Counted. Made. Covered. Taken.

• _______ Over the crest of the hill, he saw the ocean. Look. Looking. Looks. Looked.

• Joe was _______ his watch. Winding. Wound. Wind. Winds.

• Many people _______ Americans speak English. Between. Besides. Beyond. Through.

• _________ to the radio is very good practice in language comprehension. Listened. Listen. Listening. Listens.

• A person who has an ailment should _________. Go back to work. See a doctor. See a lawyer. Be very happy.

• If your clothes become soaked with water, they will _________. Stay dry. Become lighter. Become partly wet. Become completely wet.

• When you go to the gymnasium to work out, you need to take your own combination lock with you along with your gym clothes and towel. The facilities are excellent and well-designed. However, the gym is a high-theft area and your things must be secured even when you are taking a shower. According with to thr paragraph, you should_______. Maintain your physical fitness. Lock up your things at the gymnasium. Report thieves caught in the gym. Utilize the gym’s excellent facilities.

• Did they “mind” the delay. Want. Prefer. Cause. Object to.

• Watch out for speeding cars on the expressway. Look at. Be careful of. Glances at. Take care of.

• Mary should _____ more film for her camera when she was shopping. Had gotten. Get. Be getting. Have gotten.

• Henry has acquired three classic cars. He is going to keep ______ and give the other __________ to his sisters. Both, ones. One, ones. Another, one. Ones, one.

• __________ the major spoke to student, he was unaware that a test was being snatched. Whenever. As. Whereas. If.

• Mr. you him Wilson is a very dependable young man. When he tells you that he will do something for you, you can always __________ him to do. Cross up. Count on. Depend in. Count to.

• Ms. Warren, the newly hired teacher, was asked to speak extemp _________ concerning her teaching experiences while in China. Oraneity. Orary. Orize. Oraneously.

• Joe couldn’t see the car beside him because his ___________ vision was poor. Latent. Rearview. Occluded. Peripheral.

• Family-owned farms are? few and far between’ these days. Uncommon. Concentrated. Usual. Occupied.

• It was spring ______ he moved to San Antonio. Where. When. What. Why.

• Talking _____ that subject revives many memories. Beside. For. About. After.

• Select the correct sentence. Always on time he is. He is always on time. Always is he on time. He on time always is.

• The river has its ‘origin’ in Minnesota. Waterfalls. Ports. End. Beginning.

• Tom bought a gallon of _______. Butter. Eggs. Milk. Cheese.

• John asked. “is this seat taken” He asked if the seat was ________. Broken. Reserved. Moved. Fixed.

• Karen asked the clerk, “How much is this item?” She wanted to know _______. The price. The condition. The way out. The kind.

• He _______ to listen to the tape. Should. Would. Ought. Must.

• Jane: could they have done the shopping? Phil: no _____. They could have done it. They couldn’t have did it. They couldn’t have done it. They couldn’t have doing it.

• Daniel went to the butcher personally _______ the correct cut of lamb. To order. Ordered. Orders. Was ordering.

• Select the correct sentence. Weren’t the trees by Mr. Brown planted las year?. Weren’t the trees las year by Mr. Brown planted?. Weren’t Mr. Brown planted the trees by las year?. Weren’t the trees planted by Mr. Brown las year?.

• Don: Will you and your friend both come to party? Allen: _______. Yes, I will come. Yes, he will come. Yes, we will come together. Yes, we will see him.

• Many of our libraries, especially in smaller cities, were made possible by Andrew Carnegie. Born in Scotland, he came to the United States when he was thirteen. His money started many of the libraries in small cities of the United States. According to this paragraph. Libraries were not tax supported until Andrew Carnegie started them. Andrew Carnegie was a native-born citizen of the United States. Libraries not found by Carnegie were closed down. In smaller cities, many of the libraries were founded with Carnegie’s funds.

• Mr. Brown said the weather is normal for this time of the year. The weather is _________. As usual. Very fine. Dry. Stormy.

• The lecture is very boring. It is very interesting. It is on a subject I like. It is a fine lecture. It is a dull.

• The student told his roommate, “You can count on me”. Count for me. Count my money. Depend on me. Tell my age.

• He ‘thought about’ buying the book. Intended to. Taught. Looked for. Considered.

• The boys _____ soon; otherwise, they will be late for the movie. Can arrive. Were arriving. Should arrive. Have arrived.

• The students bought their books. The books are ________. Their. They. Theirs. Them.

• If I _____ you, I would have charged more. Have been. Am being. Am. Had been.

• William is interested in ______ a new car. Bought. To buy. Buying. Buy.

• The diamond is a beautiful, brilliant gem. Although it is commonly used in engagement rings, its greatest use in in industry. Today, the automotive industry is the main buyer of the industrial diamonds. In fact, there are 15 different uses for this mineral in an automobile factory. According to this paragraph. ______. All diamonds are used in engagement rings. Industrial diamonds are used in automobile factories. 15 minerals are used in automobile factories. All diamonds are used in industry.

• The entrance was narrow. It was ______. Not high. Loose. Not wide. Crowded.

• If you are broke, you ____. Are well trained. Should see a doctor. Have no money. Prefer soft drinks.

• You should go on sick call right away, you should _________. Go to the right. Go at once. Walk straight. Run away.

• The sound level was measured at 80 ______. Decibels. Acres. Decimals. Degrees.

• The deer ______ the fence to get into the vegetable garden. Arranged to. Stood up. Leaped over. Climbed into.

• I’d like to have this suit. Cleaned. Cleanly. Cleaning. Cleans.

• Our teacher didn’t come on, so we _______. Told. Tell. Were told. Were telling.

• According to their records, Mr. Henley __________ on five times by the end of the year. Will have been operated. Is going to operate. Can operate. Is being operated.

• Alexander the Great made a lasting impression on mankind. He was a great king and leader. However, he met his equal or even his superior in Diogenes, who was a great philosopher. Now, however, anybody who is familiar with history knows Alexander, but few know Diogenes. According to the paragraph. Diogenes may have been superior to Alexander. Alexander lived earlier that Diogenes. Alexander was a philosopher. Diogenes was a king.

• Is there any condensation on that pipe?. Yes, the heat has dried the pipe. Yes, the pipe has been well polished. Yes, the smoke has made the pipe dirty. Yes, the steam has changed to water.

• The same word ________ on a different list. Contained. Reappeared. Typed. Introduced.

• The silver vase is ‘tarnished’. Valuable. Antique. Shiny. Discolored.

• He is trying _____ some new words quickly. To learn. Learns. Learned. Has learned.

• The new student _______. In class at all this morning. This morning at all wasn’t in class. At all wasn’t this morning in class. Wasn’t in class at all this morning.

• Select the correct sentence. He has to get from the repair shop this afternoon his watch. He has to get this afternoon his watch from the repair shop. He has to get his watch from the repair shop this afternoon. He to get his watch has this afternoon from the repair shop.

• When the came to this country, he had to change many of his habits. He had to _____. Make adjustment. Change his clothes frequently. Write letters home. Interview the teachers.

• A pharmacist is a person who _____. Works at the farm. Works at the grocery store. Prepares medicines. Sells clothing.

• He was a standing ‘in back of’ the others. Between. Besides. Besides. Beside.

• He was a standing ‘in back of’ the others. Between. Besides. Behind. Beside.

• This is a ‘hazardous’ area. Safe. Dangerous. Comfortable. Busy.

• Joe got on the wrong bus this morning, Bill did too. Joe rode on two buses. Bill missed the bus. Joe and bill didn’t take the right bus. Bill didn’t ride the bus this morning.

• Unfortunately, last night the team forfeited the game because they ____ begin without their coach. Can’t. Couldn’t. Shouldn’t. Mustn’t.

• The report was ready for _____. To print. Printing. Printed. Be printed.

• _______ of the tickets were very expensive. All. A little. Nothing. Much.

• There was a ‘sudden’ flash of light. Strong. Quick. Slow. Long.

• Was it a long ‘journey’?. Story. Time. Picture. Trip.

• The ‘survivors’ were located. Ones who killed. Ones who were dead. Ones who were alive. Ones who were missing.

• Your ‘determination’ will bring you success. Firmness of purpose. Study of grammar. Better grades. Physical strength.

• For billions of years, the sun, which is a large star, has been burning intensely without dissipating itself. The reason for this unique action Is the performance of thermonuclear reaction, which gives off heat and energy without a great loss of fuel. The light and warmth that we enjoy each day are a result of the sun’s thermonuclear reaction. According to this paragraph, the sun _______. Gets hotter. Emits heat and energy. Gets cooler. Is dissipating intensely.

• Mr. Smith had a slight accident. His accident was _______. Not serious. Very big. Not fatal. Not here.

• I ______ live here than in the center of the city. Might. Must. Have to. Would rather.

• All of the people contacted were to come to the meeting. The people who ________ were to come to the meeting. Had been contacted. Would be contacted. Had contacted the others. Should have contacted the others.

• We’ll write him as soon as we ____ when we’re going. Will know. Should know. Know. knew.

• My friend is neither at home ______ in the library. Nor. Or. For. And.

• This seaport carries on a ‘great deal of’ trade with other countries. Limited. Much. Some. Important.

• He didn’t have an umbrella or a rain hat, so he had to _____ his head to the weather. Expose. Conceal. Allow. Cover.

• Today is the first day of spring and a _______. Religious holiday. Religion holiday. Religiously holiday. Holiday religion.

• You exert _____ when you pull a lever. Attention. Pressure. Influence. Authority.

• Occasionally a language will not have a word to describe. A certain occurrence or new product. In such cases a word is often borrowed from another language. This borrowing is particularly common with scientific and technical terms. According to this paragraph. A language may drop technical terms. New words can be added to languages by borrowing. All languages have words to describe certain occurrences. Borrowing scientific terms is not common.

• Mary has decided to ‘take up’ art. Collect. Picture. Teach. Study.

• This washing machine has ____ nice features even thought it’s not _____ most expensive model. The, a. A, the. Some, a. Some, the.

• The mood of the times _____ reflected in his poetry. Has. Were. Are. Was.

• Natural light is made ____ various colors. For. Into. Up of. Out to.

• We were able to ‘achieve’ our goal. Define. Reach. Review. Increase.

• In an era of increasing emphasis on the role of global military air power, it became necessary to increase the distance airplanes could travel. The propeller-driven airplane with its slow speed and limited range became largely obsolete. It was replaced by planes with supersonic speeds made possible through jet propulsion. Today, with the introduction of in-flight refueling, even planes like fighters and bombers have achieved much success in increasing their range capabilities. According to this paragraph, greater distances can be flown by bombers through the use of ______. Jet propulsion. In-flight refueling. Supersonic speeds. Increasing air power.

• Pam’s husband was ‘pulling her leg’. Hurrying her. Ridiculing her. Teasing her. Encouraging her.

• Dick was very ‘awkward’. Intense. Amusing. Clumsy. Handsome.