Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
Example:
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ________ the desert.
A.covering B.covered C.cover D.to cover
The answer is A.
21.Listen! Do you hear someone ________ for help?
A.calling B.call C.to call D.called
22.Father ________ goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.
A.hardly B.seldom C.sometimes D.never
23.You ________ buy a gift, but you can if you want to.
A.must B.mustn't C.have to D.don't have to
24.This coastal area ________ a national wildlife reserve last year.
A.was named B.named C.is named D.names
25.John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ________ has made him what he is today.
A.why B.when C.which D.that
26.Dina, ________ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
A.struggling B.struggled C.having struggled D.to struggle
27.I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone ________ it. Was it you?
A.has done B.had done C.would do D.will do
28.I've become good friends with several of the students in my school ________ I met in the English speech contest last year.
A.who B.where C.when D.which
29.If he ________ my advice, he wouldn't have lost his job.
A.followed B.should follow C.had followed D.would follow
30.So far nobody has claimed the money ________ in the library.
A.discovered B.to be discovered C.discovering D.having discovered
31.I walked slowly through the market, where people ________ all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.
A.sell B.were selling C.had sold D.have sold
32.Tim is in good shape physically ________ he doesn't get much exercise.
A.if B.even though C.unless D.as long as
33.Listening to loud music at rock concerts caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
A.is B.are C.has D.have
34.I’m tired out. I ________ all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything.
A.shopped B.have shopped C.had shopped D.have been shopping
35.Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew ________ she was so angry.
A.where B.whether C.that D.why