Part A


1. I wish we ________ to get to know one another better in the time we had

a. will be able

b. were able

c. would have been able

d. had been able




2. I’ll be home by 7:00pm on the eighteenth ____________ before me, please pick up the mail

a. Should arrive

b. Should you arrive

c. You should arrive

d. Should you have arrived




3. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. ___________, we’d better take it to garage immediately

a. Otherwise

b. Without

c. If not

d. If so




4. _____________student test scores have not improved in the last decade suggests that the American educational system is in need of a major overhaul

a. The fact which

b. The fact that

c. Which

d. What




5. Many educators seem convinced _________ students would respond favorably to a change in the system

a. what

b. the fact

c. that

d. whatever




6. ________ American need now is a tow-track program in high schools

a. Whatever

b. What

c. That

d. Whoever




7. In the majority of high schools at present, many students are allowed to take _________ courses they want

a. whoever

b. however

c. whatever

d. whenever




8. In a tow-track system, student would choose after the eighth grade __________ educational track they wanted to study; academic or vocational

a. which

b. who

c. whom

d. when




9. _____________ was interested in a college education would study in the academic track

a. Whatever

b. Whoever

c. Whomever

d. Whichever



10. __________ wanted to go right into the workplace after graduation would choose the vocational track

a. Whoever

b. However

c. Whatever

d. Whomever


Part B

1z.. His courses, (a) none (b) of which are easy, are all classes (c) requiring a considerable amount of study, (d) that is why he has joined a study group



2. Textrix, (a) the company (b) for that Alex works, tends to employ people (c) who are self-starters and (d) who have at least ten year of experience in the field



3. Alicia, (a) an extrovert loves working (b) with people and can also work independently, had many accomplishments in her last job, (c) which is why I think she’s (d) the person we should hire



4. The lines (a) to get into Sweetie, (b) a film (c) directed by New Zealanderr Jane Campion, may be long, (d) in that case I would recommend going to a matinee screening



5. Jaime, (a) who has been employed for ten years at a company (b) that stresses team-building and cooperative effort, is (c) a person who has learned to value (d) the people with he works



6. (a) The journey from Los Angeles to San Diego is (b) a(c) three-hours trip if (d) the traffic isn’t heavy



7. (a) The chief executive officer of (b) the company I work for lives in (c) beautiful condominium in (d) a ten-story building



8. (a) Plan to build (b) a comprehensive monorail system is (c) a (d) citizen-initiated proposal



9. One of (a) the most famous inventions in (b) the history of (c) humankind is (d) a wheel



10. (a) The (b) tow first films show in last weekend’s film series were (c) the most popular ones in (d) the series