1. Surprisingly cost was regarded __________ important factor in choosing a new cell phone by the three teenagers.
A. as the least
B. of the least
C. in the least
D. to the least
2. Maine's coastline is a major attraction and a vista of sandy beaches contrasted ________ rockbound shoreline.
A. to the rugged
B. by the rugged
C. on the rugged
D. at the rugged
3. John knows that he had better ________ his algebra skills before the mid-term exam.
A. brush up on
B. brush on up
C. brushing up on
D. brushing on up
4. The pressure ________ was intense after his team lost five basketball games in a row.
A. under the coach
B. over the coach
C. of the coach
D. on the coach
5. In __________, the team has begun to show some form again and has won some big games.
A. few weeks
B. few past weeks
C. the past few weeks
D. a few weeks since
6. In general, ________ have a professional obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
A. which journalists
B. journalists
C. journalists, they
D. journalists that
7. ________ of Elvis Presley is banned in seven different countries across the world.
A. The music is
B. That the music
C. The music which
D. The music
8. For ________ you who don't know, "Rainbow" was a credible children's TV show from the 70's and 80's.
A. those of
B. those in
C. these of
D. these in
9. As was the case throughout the United States, __________ was subject to higher gas prices during the winter of 2002-2003.
A. for New York
B. for New York as well
C. New York which
D. New York
10. ________ in history caused as much shock and grief worldwide as the 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia.
A. None natural disaster
B. That natural disaster
C. No natural disaster
D. The natural disaster
11. The causes of gamma-ray bursts throughout the universe, and how the gamma rays are actually produced, ________ until recently remained a mystery.
A. have
B. have been
C. has been
D. has
12. That the legal drinking age ________ lowered is a hot topic for debate in many states.
A. should have
B. which should
C. should be
D. should
13. Discovery of these ancient anthropic markings ________ our understanding of how these early humans interacted with their environment.
A. has broadened
B. have broadened
C. broaden
D. will have broadened
14. The rivalry between the two communities stems from ancient times and openly __________ to this day.
A. persist
B. which persist
C. persists
D. which persists
15. Despite the simplicity of their construction, the ancient systems ________ exhibit very complicated behavior.
A. find to
B. found to
C. are found to
D. were found to
16. _________ explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion.
A. The written beautifully novel
B. The beautifully written novel
C. The novel beautifully written
D. The written novel beautifully
17. Over time the young students will perfect the art of piano playing. After all, such ________ needs delicate handling.
A. a tuned instrument finely
B. an instrument tuned finely
C. a finely instrument tuned
D. a finely tuned instrument
18. Honore de Balzac said "The errors of ________, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true".
A. women spring, almost always
B. almost always, women spring
C. almost women, always spring
D. almost spring, always women
19. In that particular department of the company, production __________ day and night.
A. going often keeps
B. keeps often going
C. keeps going often
D. often keeps going
20. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into __________.
A. the green big plastic bag
B. the big plastic green bag
C. the big green plastic bag
D. the green plastic big bag
21. This new service will be available to all users _______ up for paid membership.
A. that signed
B. that signed it
C. which signed
D. sign
22. That is a story of hardship _______ our own situation into perspective.
A. puts
B. it puts
C. that it puts
D. that puts
23. John Smith, _______ of economic crimes, tax evasion and fraud, is being accused of attempted murder now.
A. of that he was accused
B. that was accused
C. whom he was accused
D. who was accused
24. The process uses an innovative digital technology __________ the products with as many colors as the image contains.
A. imprints
B. that imprints it
C. that imprints
D. that it imprints
25. The police were greatly outnumbered by rioters, _______ ran into the hundreds.
A. whose figures
B. those figures
C. that its figures
D. its figures that
26. __________ getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher.
A. Despite of
B. In spite of
C. Even though
D. Nonetheless
27. _______ air is composed of about 78 percent nitrogen and only about 21 percent oxygen, is a little known fact on the streets.
A. How that
B. That
C. When
D. However
28. _______ he was seen to be an aggressive politician, he was a quiet and loving family man at home.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. In spite of
D. Nevertheless
29. _______ the variable drops by a unit of 1, the rank drops by X amount.
A. Why
B. Whenever
C. How
D. What
30. This method is widely used _______ algorithm is not only effective but also very simple.
A. because its
B. because
C. it is because
D. because of its
31. It is said he was a man, _________ to have the vision of an eagle and courage of a lion.
A. who appeared
B. he appeared
C. that appears
D. and appears
32. Before Johnson & Smith reached great heights in the business world, ______ encountered many great difficulties in promoting their theories and methods.
A. they
B. who
C. which
D. and
33. After the discovery of the abandoned getaway vehicle, ________ believed to be hiding in the nearby Riverside forest region.
A. that the bank robber is
B. the bank robber who
C. the bank robber is
D. the bank robber who is
34. A gifted scientist, Newton _______ some of the most fundamental laws in the history of science.
A. keeps discovering
B. who discovered
C. the discoverer of
D. discovered
35. George Washington once said that _______ have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.
A. few men
B. the few men
C. few are the men
D. the men are few
36. There is a law in France, which says that only the family has the right to decide what _______ or not known about the health of a patient.”
A. must be known
B. must have known
C. must have been known
D. must have been being known
37. A top US disease expert said this week that killer virus "Bird Flu" was the world's number one health threat and should _______ .
A. be took serious
B. be took seriously
C. be taken serious
D. be taken seriously
38. After much criticism, the politician _______ his controversial statement of the previous day.
A. quickly retracted
B. quickly retracted to
C. quickly was retracted
D. quickly has retracted
39. The vague and misleading instructions _______ in two entirely opposite ways.
A. could been interpreted
B. could be interpret
C. could easily be interpreted
D. could easily interpreted
40. The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art __________ having begun in the late 1880's.
A. is regarded as
B. is regarded
C. is regarding
D. regarded as
41. We don't know __________ taught us noun clauses before.
A. if the teacher has
B. the teacher has
C. the teacher hasn't
D. whether teacher
42. The teacher didn't know _______ .
A. which noun clauses teach
B. which noun clauses to teach
C. why noun clauses to teach
D. when noun clauses to teach
43. Can you please tell me ________ ?
A. what time the next bus arrives
B. what time arrives the next bus
C. when arrives the next bus
D. when arrives the bus
44. The judges had an extremely hard time deciding _______ .
A. who's painting was the best
B. whose painting was the best
C. painting who was the best
D. the best painting was who
45. _______ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.
A. How did it
B. What he did it
C. How he did it
D. When did it
46. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her __________ .
A. totally behavior irresponsible
B. behavior totally irresponsible
C. irresponsible totally behavior
D. totally irresponsible behavior
47. _______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.
A. The pungent unpleasant odor of burning plastic
B. The unpleasant pungent odor of burning plastic
C. The pungent unpleasant odor of plastic burning
D. The unpleasant odor pungent of burning plastic
48. One of Jane's favorite subjects in school is drama because _______ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all.
A. has really she
B. she really has
C. she really is
D. is she really
49. Only after they had completed the analysis to that degree _______ how to apply technology to the needs of our enterprise.
A. did they ask to begin
B. did they begin to ask
C. they did begin to ask
D. to ask did they begin
50. The archaeologists were astonished to find such _______ at that particular site.
A. an incredibly rare beautiful artifact
B. a rare incredibly beautiful artifact
C. a beautiful artifact incredibly rare
D. an incredibly beautiful rare artifact
51. It is said he was a man, _________ to have the vision of an eagle and courage of a lion.
A who appeared
B. he appeared
C. that appears
D. and appears
52. Before Johnson & Smith reached great heights in the business world, ______ encountered many great difficulties in promoting their theories and methods.
A. they
B. who
C. which
D. and
53. After the discovery of the abandoned getaway vehicle, ________ believed to be hiding in the nearby Riverside forest region.
A. that the bank robber is
B. the bank robber who
C. the bank robber is
D. the bank robber who is
54. A gifted scientist, Newton _______ some of the most fundamental laws in the history of science.
A. keeps discovering
B. who discovered
C. the discoverer of
D. discovered
55. George Washington once said that _______ have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.
A. few men
B. the few men
C. few are the men
D. the men are few
56. __________ getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher.
A. Despite of
B. In spite of
C. Even though
D. Nonetheless
57. _______ air is composed of about 78 percent nitrogen and only about 21 percent oxygen, is a little known fact on the streets.
A. How that
B. That
C. When
D. However
58. _______ he was seen to be an aggressive politician, he was a quiet and loving family man at home.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. In spite of
D. Nevertheless
59. _______ the variable drops by a unit of 1, the rank drops by X amount.
A. Why
B. Whenever
C. How
D. What
60. This method is widely used _______ algorithm is not only effective but also very simple.
A. because its
B. because
C. it is because
D. because of its
61. This new service will be available to all users _______ up for paid membership.
A. that signed
B. that signed it
C. which signed
D. sign
62. That is a story of hardship _______ our own situation into perspective.
A. puts
B. it puts
C. that it puts
D. that puts
63. John Smith, _______ of economic crimes, tax evasion and fraud, is being accused of attempted murder now.
A. of that he was accused
B. that was accused
C. whom he was accused
D. who was accused
64. The process uses an innovative digital technology __________ the products with as many colors as the image contains.
A. imprints
B. that imprints it
C. that imprints
D. that it imprints
65. The police were greatly outnumbered by rioters, _______ ran into the hundreds.
A. whose figures
B. those figures
C. that its figures
D. its figures that
66. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her __________ .
A. totally behavior irresponsible
B. behavior totally irresponsible
C. irresponsible totally behavior
D. totally irresponsible behavior
67. _______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.
A. The pungent unpleasant odor of burning plastic
B. The unpleasant pungent odor of burning plastic
C. The pungent unpleasant odor of plastic burning
D. The unpleasant odor pungent of burning plastic
68. One of Jane's favorite subjects in school is drama because _______ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all.
A. has really she
B. she really has
C. she really is
D. is she really
69. Only after they had completed the analysis to that degree _______ how to apply technology to the needs of our enterprise.
A. did they ask to begin
B. did they begin to ask
C. they did begin to ask
D. to ask did they begin
70. The archaeologists were astonished to find such _______ at that particular site.
A. an incredibly rare beautiful artifact
B. a rare incredibly beautiful artifact
C. a beautiful artifact incredibly rare
D. an incredibly beautiful rare artifact
71. We don't know __________ taught us noun clauses before.
A. if the teacher has
B. the teacher has
C. the teacher hasn't
D. whether teacher
72. The teacher didn't know _______ .
A. which noun clauses teach
B. which noun clauses to teach
C. why noun clauses to teach
D. when noun clauses to teach
73. Can you please tell me ________ ?
A. what time the next bus arrives
B. what time arrives the next bus
C. when arrives the next bus
D. when arrives the bus
74. The judges had an extremely hard time deciding _______ .
A. who's painting was the best
B. whose painting was the best
C. painting who was the best
D. the best painting was who
75. _______ is a mystery. I wish that I could ask him.
A. How did it
B. What he did it
C. How he did it
D. When did it
76. There is a law in France, which says that only the family has the right to decide what _______ or not known about the health of a patient.”
A. must be known
B. must have known
C. must have been known
D. must have been being known
77. A top US disease expert said this week that killer virus "Bird Flu" was the world's number one health threat and should _______ .
A. be took serious
B. be took seriously
C. be taken serious
D. be taken seriously
78. After much criticism, the politician _______ his controversial statement of the previous day.
A. quickly retracted
B. quickly retracted to
C. quickly was retracted
D. quickly has retracted
79. The vague and misleading instructions _______ in two entirely opposite ways.
A. could been interpreted
B. could be interpret
C. could easily be interpreted
D. could easily interpreted
80. The beginning of the Symbolist movement in art __________ having begun in the late 1880's.
A. is regarded as
B. is regarded
C. is regarding
D. regarded as
81. _________ explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion.
A. The written beautifully novel
B. The beautifully written novel
C. The novel beautifully written
D. The written novel beautifully
82. Over time the young students will perfect the art of piano playing. After all, such ________ needs delicate handling.
A. a tuned instrument finely
B. an instrument tuned finely
C. a finely instrument tuned
D. a finely tuned instrument
83. Honore de Balzac said "The errors of ________, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true".
A. women spring, almost always
B. almost always, women spring
C. almost women, always spring
D. almost spring, always women
84. In that particular department of the company, production __________ day and night.
A. going often keeps
B. keeps often going
C. keeps going often
D. often keeps going
85. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into __________.
A. the green big plastic bag
B. the big plastic green bag
C. the big green plastic bag
D. the green plastic big bag
86. The causes of gamma-ray bursts throughout the universe, and how the gamma rays are actually produced, ________ until recently remained a mystery.
A. have
B. have been
C. has been
D. has
87. That the legal drinking age ________ lowered is a hot topic for debate in many states.
A. should have
B. which should
C. should be
D. should
88. Discovery of these ancient anthropic markings ________ our understanding of how these early humans interacted with their environment.
A. has broadened
B. have broadened
C. broaden
D. will have broadened
89. The rivalry between the two communities stems from ancient times and openly __________ to this day.
A. persist
B. which persist
C. persists
D. which persists
90. Despite the simplicity of their construction, the ancient systems ________ exhibit very complicated behavior.
A. find to
B. found to
C. are found to
D. were found to
91. In general, ________ have a professional obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
A. which journalists
B. journalists
C. journalists, they
D. journalists that
92. ________ of Elvis Presley is banned in seven different countries across the world.
A. The music is
B. That the music
C. The music which
D. The music
93. For ________ you who don't know, "Rainbow" was a credible children's TV show from the 70's and 80's.
A. those of
B. those in
C. these of
D. these in
94. As was the case throughout the United States, __________ was subject to higher gas prices during the winter of 2002-2003.
A. for New York
B. for New York as well
C. New York which
D. New York
95. ________ in history caused as much shock and grief worldwide as the 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia.
A. None natural disaster
B. That natural disaster
C. No natural disaster
D. The natural disaster
96. Surprisingly cost was regarded __________ important factor in choosing a new cell phone by the three teenagers.
A as the least
B of the least
C in the least
D to the least
97. Maine's coastline is a major attraction and a vista of sandy beaches contrasted ________ rockbound shoreline.
A to the rugged
B by the rugged
C on the rugged
D at the rugged
98. John knows that he had better ________ his algebra skills before the mid-term exam.
A. brush up on
B. brush on up
C. brushing up on
D. brushing on up
99. The pressure ________ was intense after his team lost five basketball games in a row.
A. under the coach
B. over the coach
C. of the coach
D. on the coach
100. In __________, the team has begun to show some form again and has won some big games.
A. few weeks
B. few past weeks
C. the past few weeks
D. a few weeks since
