EXERCISE 5

Part B One of the underlined grammar points in each sentence is incorrect. Blacken the letter that corresponds to the error on the answer sheet.
A D B C

Example: A group of Canadian researchers have reported yesterday that they have found evidence that genetic mutations cause incurable Alzheimers disease. (A) (B) (C) (D)
A D B C

16. So far, the companies short history has included convictions for environmental offenses in several different countries.
A B C D

17. Several reports have been publish over the last decade but there has been no reaction from the government.
A D B C

18. A survey sponsored by the student association found that students dont drink often but that when they do, they frequently overconsumes.
A B D C

19. A poll found that the number of students on campus which drink has remained steady but that the number of students who drink excessively has gone up.
A C D B

20. Although people has reported problems with pre-authorized automatic debits from their bank accounts, plans to remove safeguards will go ahead.
A B C D

21. In Thailand, the best places for view the total eclipse will be in the northwestern and northeastern provinces.
A B C D

22. He called the book a science-fiction version of that he himself had been doing for the past twenty-five years.
A D B C

23. The speaker received hearty applause from the audience when she talked about give back her medal as a protest against nuclear testing.

A D

24. She couldnt help return to the theatre to look once more at the stage where she had launched her illustrious acting career.
A C D B

25. The need for stop talking and take action becomes apparent as you view the destruction that has been caused around here over the years.
A D B C

26. Just before the end of the nineteenth century, a Paiute medicine man began preach the benefits of the Ghost Dance.
A D B C

27. People in Alaska have learned to living with extremes of weather, and there are outdoor activities even in the dark days of winter.
A B C D

28. On the citys hiking trails, you can take a walk or a bike ride in the wilderness without leave the city.
A D B C

29. The heroine of the play is very determined and no one can stopping her from getting the man she wants.
A C D B

30. The three armies that have been fought for more than three years took a step towards peace as negotiations began last week.
A B C D

31. Bread-baking is surging in popularity these days, and also is the interest in all kinds of breadmaking machined.
A D B C

32. A square will officially be named in honour of the woman who put so much personal effort and money into help the poor.
A D B C

33. Poachers, who traditionally hunted rhinos to sell their horns as an aphrodisiac has turned their attention towards tame animals in zoos and safari parks.
A D B C

34. The group of friends didnt left the party until they had helped to clean up all the mess the guests had made.

A C D

35. Experts have known for a long time that get no exercise was bad for us, but now they are saying too much exercise is also dangerous for your health.
A D B C

36. While other species of bear hibernate in winter, polar bears remain active, for travel across the sea ice to hunt for food.
A D B C

37. The reason that the children look so completely exhausted is that they have being running around playing outside all day.
A D B C

38. Some sociologists believe that regulate telivision violence is difficult because it doesnt offend everyone equally.
A D B C

39. Many scientists believe the untimely arrival of a mammoth meteorite kill off the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago.
A C D B

40. Entomologists have discovered that the first land animals similar to todays centipedes and millipedes first have eaten dirt and then consumed each other.

EXERCISE 6
Part B One of the underlined grammar points in each sentence is incorrect. Blacken the letter that corresponds to the error on the answer sheet.
A D B C

Example: The report was prepared by a task force headed by the transport minister and several of its assistants. (A) (B) (C) (D)
A D B C

16. In the days before the stunt, bets was being taken on whether it was really possible to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
A B C D

17. The best drawings will be judging by a group of professional artists and a prize will be awarded to the winning entry.
A B C D

18. Yellowknife is served by a single highway which is closes during spring breakup, leaving the city without ground transportation.
A D B C

19. People in that part of the world has experience many earthquakes and are aware of the disastrous results they can have.
A D B C

20. One writer suggesting that the citys isolation had made it a place where anyone can fit in and where class divisions are blurred.
A D B C

21. A series of trails are laid out along the route and pamphlets and maps can to be obtained from the office of the Visitors Bureau.
A D B C

22. A lot of comic books that are being published for teenagers and young adults look more interested that they did in the past.
A D B C

23. Religions and social rites that used to be separate are now being integrated into new belief systems aimed at reclaim spiritual values.

A D

24. The members of the sect were convinced that their leaders power makes them impervious to the bullets fired by their enemies.
A B C D

25. The request for an interview was be made through the stars agent who asked for a written list of questions in advance.
A D B C

26. Around the world people has become fascinated with accounts of miraculous apparitions and of statues that are crying or moving.
A B C D

27. Some people believe that advertising that links cigarettes to fun and good health should be ban by the government.
A D B C

28. Frightening by the careless attitude toward the environment they see around them, girls are getting educated and campaigning for changes in attitude.
A B C D

29. Studies show that about 7 percent of men and 1 percent of women have been diagnose with antisocial personalities.
A D B C

30. In a survey conducted last year, 28 percent of Americans say they had voluntarily cut down on the number of cigarettes they smoked.
A B C D

31. It is impossible to remove all stress from our lives, so how we cope with stress is what does make the difference.
A D B C

32. Mining and tourism are been looked at as alternatives, but fishing has been the mainstay of the economy in Greenland until now.
A D B C

33. Public institutions such as schools have been offer free subscriptions to television by cable companies in the greater metropolitan area.
A B C D

34. Teachers using TV have had to choose between aged educational tapes that are sometimes bored or illegal takes of old network programs.

35. Elderly couples have become increasingly more dependent on their pensions as their investments have be eroded in difficult economic times.