SELF-REINFORCEMENT TCAS Admission 1 TGAT & A-LEVEL EXERCISE 3

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EXERCISE 3

Sentence Completion (Items 1-6)
Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. In order to prevent your car from overheating, it is crucial that water
____________ to the radiator.

1. add

2. adding

3. is added

4. be added

2. ___________ by his inability _____________ commercial success in the
United States, the musician began touring Europe in 1970s.

1. Having disappointed, achieving

2. Disappointed, to achieve

3. To be disappointed, achieve

4. Having been disappointed, achieve

3. What __________ so seriously these last three hours?

1. were you discussing

2. have you discussed

3. have you been discussing

4. did you discuss

4. Were the rain to continue, more landslides _____________.

1. occurred

2. would occur

3. had occurred

4. would have occurred

5. For at least 10,000 years, humans have sought to improve the quality of
crops by saving the seeds of the best plants, ____________, or by
crossbreeding to develop new varieties.

1. such

2. however

3. for instance

4. therefore

6. By the time he ___________, he ___________ all the degree requirements.

1. graduates, will be fulfilling

2. will graduate, will fulfill

3. graduates, will have fulfilled

4. will graduate, will have to fulfill

Cloze Passage (Items 7-15)

Directions: Read the passage below and select the best choices to

complete the passage.

Cloze Passage (Items 7-15)

Directions: Read the passage below and select the best choices to

complete the passage.

1. In other words

2. In fact

3. On the other hand

4. In spite

1. so

2. several

3. any

4. many

1. which

2. while

3. that

4. it

10.

1. overeat

2. to overeat

3. overeating

4. overeaten

11.

1. Another

2. Other

3. Others

4. The others

12.

1. so

2. thus

3. since

4. still

13.

1. As a consequence

2. On the contrary

3. Accordingly

4. Hence

14.

1. satisfy

2. have satisfied

3. be satisfying

4. be satisfied

15.

1. nutrition

2. nutritious

3. nutrient

4. nutritional

Error Identification (Items 16-23)

Directions: Read the following statements and choose the underlined

part that is grammatically wrong.

Error Identification (Items 16-23)

Directions: Read the following statements and choose the underlined

part that is grammatically wrong.

16. (1) Rebuilding (2) after years of neglect, (3) the old mansion will open
(4) as a museum next week.

(1) Rebuilding

(2) after years of neglect

(3) the old mansion will open

(4) as a museum next week

17. (1) There are several ideas (2) or theories about (3) how can birds navigate
(4) so accurately.

(1) There are several ideas

(2) or theories about

(3) how can birds navigate

(4) so accurately

18. Vitamins A and C and (1) most of the B vitamins (2) are retain (3) in foods
that have (4) been canned.

(1) most of

(2) are retain

(3) in foods

(4) been canned

19. Mathematics is (1) a tool that can help (2) solve problems and lead to
new developments (3) in other fields, such as space flight, (4) medical,
and architecture.

(1) a tool

(2) solve problems

(3) in

(4) medical

20. Eating garlic has (1) long been regarded (2) as a means of warding off
malaise, and scientific research (3) has shown that it (4) does have some
therapeutic value. (5) No error

21. (1) As children mature, they develop (2) an independence that their parents,
who (3) have been responsible for them since they were born, often find
difficult (4) to accept. (5) No error

22. Famous for (1) their sticky feet, the gecko (2) can (3) run up walls and
across ceilings as well as (4) hang from a surface of its toes. (5) No error

23. Interest (1) to revive the ancient Olympic Games (2) as an international
event grew (3) when the ruins of the ancient city of Olympia (4) were
uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-nineteenth century.
(5) No error

Sentence Completion (Items 24-28)

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

Sentence Completion (Items 24-28)

Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

24. Scientists did not discover any new species. ___________, they simply
counted the existing species.

1. Similarly

2. Rather

3. Moreover

4. Anyway

25. Statistics show that the number of road accidents has increased
___________.

1. in former times

2. soon

3. in recent years

4. later

26. If Bangkok is to continue to attract visitors, it is suggested __________.

1. the government to reduce the crime rate

2. that the crime rate be reduced

3. that the government is reducing the crime rate

4. for the crime rate to be reduced

27. __________ they rely on external sources of warmth, amphibians in cool
regions hibernate through the winter.

1. Because

2. By reason of

3. Due to

4. Since that

28. The average level of the United States prices grew very little from 1953
until the mid-1960’s when ___________.

1. did inflation begin

2. inflation began

3. the beginning of inflation

4. did the beginning of inflation

Cloze Passage (Items 29-38)

Directions: Read the passage below and select the best choices to

complete the passage.

Cloze Passage (Items 29-38)

Directions: Read the passage below and select the best choices to

complete the passage.

29.

1. so that

2. that is

3. as follows

4. such as

30.

1. high

2. highly

3. higher

4. highest

31.

1. that

2. those

3. which

4. these

32.

1. can find

2. will find

3. were found

4. have found

33.

1. occupationally

2. occupational

3. occupation

4. occupied

34.

1. known

2. knew

3. knowing

4. know

35.

1. environmental mind

2. environmentally-minded

3. environment mind

4. environment-minding

36.

1. on

2. of

3. at

4. in

37.

1. what

2. its

3. them

4. their

38.

1. since

2. but

3. and

4. despite