Section 2: Structure

This section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate
for standard written English
1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.
a. landmarks
b. is landmarked in
c. is a landmark in
d. is in a landmark
. !oung deer _________
a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called
". #ot until a dog is se$eral months old does it begin to e%hibit signs of independence
___________
a. it s mother from
b. from mother
c. to mother
d. from its mother
&. The Treasury 'epartment a.is take a new look at regulations limiting the b.number of
interest that bank and c.sa$ings, and loan associations d.can pay on deposits.
(. a.)im should b.be careful with that $ase because c.it is $ery old d.and e%tremely
fragile.
*. The repair shop a.keep my cassette player for si% weeks before b.returning it,
c.ne$ertheless, d.it still does not work properly.
+. To score a goal in soccer you ________
a. must kick the ball
b. must kicks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must kick them balls
,. The obser$ation deck at the -ears Tower _________ in .hicago.
a. is highest than any other one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any other one
d. is higher that any other one
/. 0f it _________ so cloudy, we wo uld plan o n ha$ing the fair o utside.
a. was
b. was not
c. weren1t
d. had not
12. 3t the 1/,& 'emocratic #ational .on$ention in -an Francisco, 4eraldine Ferraro
became the first woman _________ for the $ice presidency.
a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to ha$e been nominated
d. to will be nominated
11. Pear l 5uck, a.a recipient of the #obel Peace Prize b.for 6iterature in 1/", c.stro$e to
bring understanding and peace d.on e$eryone.
1. 0n most circumstances a.the person that owns the property b.can claim the rights c.as
money made d.from drilling oil on their property.
1". _______ chocolate will gi$e you a tummy ache.
a. Eat too much
b. Eating to much
c. Eating too much
d. Eating too many
1&. 0f she ____________ to ad$ance her clock one hour, she wouldn1t ha$e been late
for work.
a. should ha$e remembered
b. could remembered
c. remembered
d. would ha$e remembered
1(. 0t a.was ob$ious from his response in the press conference b.that the candidate
c.prepare his answers d.well.
1*. 3 dream about falling _________
a. scary is
b. is scary
c. are scary
d. $ery scary is
1+. 4eorge 7ashington _________first 8. -. President.
a. was the
b. became
c. were the
d. are the
1,. 3melia Earhart was _______________ to pilot her plane across the 3tlantic
9cean.
a. the first and a woman
b. the first woman
c. who the first woman
d. the woman who first
1/. a..rawfish farming b.ha$e been practiced in south 6ouisiana c.for many d.years.
2. The main purpose a.of this class is to b.help you better understand the c.history of
there country, and how d.it came to be.
Section 3: Reading
This section is designed to measure your ability to read and understand short passages
similar in topic and style to tho se that students are likely to encounter in #orth 3merican
uni$ersities and colleges. This section contains reading passages and :uestions about the
passages.
6eonardo da ;inci was born on 3pr il 1(, 1&( in ;inci, 0taly. )e was the illegitimate
son of -er Piero, a Florentine notary and landlord, but li$ed o n the estate and was treated
as a legitimate son.
0n 1&,", 6eonardo da ;inci drew the first model of a helico pter. 0t did not look $ery
much like our modern day <copter,= but the idea of what it could do was about the same.
6eonardo was an artist and sculptor. )e was $ery interested in motion and mo$ement and
tried to show it in his art. 0n order to show mo$ement, he found it helpful to study the
way things mo$ed. 9ne sub>ect he liked to study was birds and how they flew. )e spent
many hours watching the birds and e%amining the structure of their wings. )e noticed
how they cupped air with their wings and how the feathers helped hold the air. Through
these studies, 6eonardo began to understand how birds were able to fly.
6ike many other men, 6eonardo began to dream of the day when people would be able to
fly. )e designed a machine that used all the things he had learned about flight, and thus
became the first model of a helicopter.
Poor 6eonardo had only one problem, howe$er. )e had no way to gi$e the necessary
speed to his in$ention. !ou see, motors had not yet been in$ented and speed was an
important part of the flying process. 0t would be another four hundred years before the
engine was in$ented and another fifty years before it was put to the test in an airplane.
6eonardo1s dream of a helicopter finally came to pass in 1/"*.
The 0talian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist, 6eonardo died on ?ay ,
1(1/, and was buried in the cloister of -an Fio rentino in 3mboise.
1. 7hat is the author1s main point@
a. The in$ention of the helicopter.
b. 5irds cup air with their wings and use feathers to help hold the air.
c. 3n o$er$iew of one of 6eonardo da ;inci1s many skills.
d. 6eonardo da ;inci was born in 1&( and died in 1(1/.
. The word problem in paragraph fi$e could best be replaced by the wordA
a. dilemma
b. mistake
c. danger
d. pain
". The word it in paragraph two refers toA
a. 6eonardo da ;inci
b. The first model helicopter
c. 1&,"
d. motion and mo$ement
&. 7hich paragraph e%plains why 6eonardo 1s helicopter was not successful in his
lifetimeA
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph
c. paragraph &
d. paragraph (
(. The word illegitimate in paragraph one is closest in meaning toA
a. against the law or illegal
b. not in correct usage
c. incorrectly deducedB illogical
d. born out of wedlock
*. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph@ <-ince then people
ha$e been li$ing out 6eonardo1s dream of flying.=
a. paragraph "
b. paragraph &
c. paragraph (
d. paragraph
+. 7hat was the main problem with 6eonardo 1s in$ention@
a. motors were not yet in$ented
b. the birds lost their feathers
c. he was illegitimate
d. he couldn1t draw
,. The word they in the third paragraph refers toA
a. the feathers
b. the birds
c. the studies
d. the wings
/. 0n what year was the first helicopter flown
a. 1&,"
b. 1&(
c. 1(1/
d. 1/"*
12. 7hat two things did birds ha$e that 6eonardo da ;inci noticed helped them to
fly@
a. wings and beaks
b. feathers and talons
c. wings and feathers
d. cups and feathers
11. The word thus in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced byA
a. )ence
b. 3fter
c. 8nsuitably
d. 0nappropriately
4lass fibers are e%tremely strongB for their weight, they are stronger than steel. They are
made by forcing molten g lass through tiny holes called spinnerets. 3s many as four
hundred spinnerets are placed together, and threads of glass much thinner than
human hairs are drawn off at great speedCmiles of thread per minute. 3s they speed
along, the threads are coated thinly with a type of glue and twisted into a yarn. The glass
fibers are used with plastics to make boats and car bodies. They are also wo$en into
hea$y cloth for window draperies and into strong belts for making tires stronger.
3 special kind of glass fiber is causing a re$olution in communications. 3 signal of light
can be made to tra$el along the fiber for $ery long distances. 5y changing the :uality of
the light, many messages can be sent at once along one strand of glass. #ew
office build ings are being <wired= with glass fibers as they are built. The glass fibers
will be used to connect telephones and computers in ways that not long ago were either
impossible or too e%pensi$e.
4lass wool traps air in a thick, light blanket of fibers. This blanket is then put into walls
and ceilings to keep warm air in during the winter and cool air in during the summer.
To make glass wool, molten glass is fed into a spinning drum with many holes in it. 3s
the glass threads stream out of the ho les, they are forced downward by a blast of hot air
and through a spray of glues. The threads are then further blown about to mic them up as
they fall in a thick mat on a mo$ing belt.
The glass we see through and drink out of has many, many other uses besides the ones
described here.
1. 7hat was the author1s main purpose in writing the article@
a. To info rm you how special kinds of glass are made and used
b. To persuade you to in$estigate the many uses of glass beyond those mentioned in the
article
c. To inform you about the strength of glass fibers
d. To inform you that glue is used to hold strands of glass together
1". The word special in the second paragraph is closets in meaning toA
a. 'istinct among others of a kind
b. 3dditional
c. .ommon
d. -pecies
1&. 4lass fibers are made by forcing molten glass throughA
a. -pinners
b. -piderets
c. -pinnerets
d. -pinets
1(. The word changing in the second paragraph could best be replaced by the wordA
a. 3ltering
b. 5oring
c. 5ringing
d. 'oing
1*. 7hat are glass fibers wo$en into cloth for@
a. 'raperies
b. .ars and boats
c. 4lasses
d. 4lue
1+. The word fed in the fourth paragraph meansA
a. To gi$e food to
b. To minister to
c. To support
d. To supply
1,. The word they in the second sentence of the first paragraph refers toA
a. )uman hair
b. 7eight
c. 4lass fibers
d. !arn
1/. The word it in the fourth paragraph refers toA
a. ?olten glass
b. 4lass wool
c. -pinning drum
d. )oles
2. The following sentence would best complete which paragraph@ <This impro$ement in
technology is e%pected to continue.=
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph
c. Paragraph "
d. Paragraph &
1. 3 signal of what can be made to tra$el along fiber for $ery long distances@
a. )eat
b. 7a$e
c. 7ool
d. 6ight
. The word spray in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by the wordA
a. -hower
b. 5low
c. -pit
d. Force
Answer Key
Structure D
1c
a
"d
&a
(a
*a
+a
,c
/b
12c
11d
1c
1"c
1&d
1(c
1*b
1+a
1,b
1/b
Reading D
1a
a
"b
&d
(d
*c
+a
,b
/d
12c
11a
1a
1"a
1&c
1(a
1*a
1+d
1,c
1/c
2b
1d
a