PART I: ENGLISH GRAMMAR

SELECT THE BEST ANSWER.

1.  Juan___________ in the library this morning.
A.  is study
B.  studying
C.  is studying
D.  are studying

2. Alicia, __________ the windows please. It's too hot in here.
A.  opens
B.  open
C.  opened
D.  will opened

3.  The movie was __________ the book.
A.  as
B.  as good
C.  good as
D.  as good as

4.  Eli's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and _____
A.  to climb mountains
B.  climb mountains
C.  to climb
D.  climbing mountains

5.  Mr. Hawkins requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately.
A.  sent
B.  sends
C.  send
D.  to send

6.  Who is ____________ , Marina or Sachiko?
A.  tallest
B.  tall
C.  taller
D.  the tallest

7.  The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes.
A.  in
B.  on
C.  with
D.  about

8.  I have only a _____ Christmas cards left to write.
A.  few
B.  fewer
C.  less
D.  little

9.  Each of the Olympic athletes _____ for months,
even years.
A.  have been training
B.  were training
C.  has been training
D.  been training

10. Maria __________ never late for work.
A.  am
B.  are
C.  were
D.  is

11. The company will upgrade ___ computer information systems next month.
A.  there
B.  their
C.  it's
D.  its
12. Cheryl likes apples,__ she does not like oranges.
A.  so
B.  for
C.  but
D.  or
13. You were ___ the New York office before 2 p.m.
A.  suppose call
B.  supposed to call
C.  supposed calling
D.  supposed call

14. When I graduate from college next June, I ____
a student here for five years.
A.  will have been
B.  have been
C.  has been
D.  will have

15. Ms. Guth ______ rather not invest that money in the stock market.
A.  has to
B.  could
C.  would
D.  must

PART II: ENGLISH GRAMMAR
SELECT THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE THAT IS INCORRECT.

1.  The majority to the news is about violence or scandal.
A.  The
B.  to
C.  news
D.  violence

2.  Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday.
A.  swimmed
B.  hundred
C.  in
D.  yesterday

3.  When our vacation, we plan to spend three days
scuba diving.
A.  When
B.  plan
C.  days
D.  diving

4.  Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work very well.
A.  does
B.  critical
C.  his
D.  well

5.  Yuette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to other often.
A.  and
B.  send
C.  other
D.  often

6.  Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross for help.
A.  is
B.  a
C.  Red
D.  for

7.  I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.
A.  a
B.  time
C.  at
D.  last

8.  The doctor him visited the patient's parents.
A.  The
B.  him
C.  visited
D.  patient's

9.  Petra intends to starting her own software business
in a few years.
A.  intends
B.  starting
C.  software
D.  few

10. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.
A.  Each
B.  after
C.  run
D.  miles

11. He goes never to the company softball games.
A.  never
B.  the
C.  softball
D.  games

12. Do you know the student who books were stolen?
A.  Do
B.  know
C.  who
D.  were

13. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in Singapore
nor the Bahamas.
A.  will
B.  his
C.  nor
D.  Bahamas

14. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model.
A.  told
B.  that
C.  interesting
D.  buying

15. Frederick used work for a multinational corporation
when he lived in Malaysia.
A.  used work
B.  multinational
C.  when
D.  lived in

PART III. ENGLISH VOCABULARY
SELECT THE BEST ANSWER.

1.  The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating wildly
this week.
A.  money
B.  bills
C.  coins
D.  exchange

2.  The bus ___________ arrives late during bad weather.
A.  every week
B.  later
C.  yesterday
D.  always

3.  Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is?
A.  know
B.  no
C.  now
D.  not

4.  Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian, has his audiences ___________.
A.  putting too many irons in the fire
B.  keeping their noses out of someone's business
C.  rolling in the aisles
D.  going to bat for someone

5.  The chairperson will ____________ members to the subcommittee.
A.  appoint
B.  disappoint
C.  appointment
D.  disappointed
6.  The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________ was superb.
A.  procrastinate
B.  performance
C.  pathology
D.  psychosomatic
7. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation
to dinner tonight.
A.  angel
B.  across
C.  accept
D.  almost

8.  We were __________ friends in that strange but magical country.
A.  upon
B.  among
C.  toward
D.  in addition to

9.  The hurricane caused ____________ damage to the city.
A.  extend
B.  extended
C.  extensive
D.  extension
10.  Many cultures have special ceremonies to celebrate a person's _________ of passage into adulthood.
A.  right                                  C.  writ
B.  rite                                    D.  write