Middle Exam (Advanced Grammar)

The growth of hair __________ cyclical process, with phases of activity and inactivity.

• it is

• is a

• which is

• a regular

The fire _______ to have started in the furnace under the house.

• is believed

• that is believed

• they believe

• that they believe

In Roman numerals, ______ symbols for numeric values.

• are letters of the alphabet

• letters of the alphabet are

• which uses letters of the alphabet

• in which letters of the alphabet are

The legal systems of most countries can be classified _________ common law or civil law.

• as either

• either as

• either to

• to either

One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise _________ .

• language is not

• while language is not

• but language not

• while is language

Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 2,000 words, nor _____ more than 3,000.

• should it be

• it should be

• it is

• should be it

In 1870, the attorney general was made head of the Department of Justice, given an enlarged staff, and endow with clear-cut law-enforcement functions.

• was made

• enlarged

• endow

• functions

The General Sherman Tree, the largest of all the giant sequoias are reputed to be the world's largest living thing.

• the largest

• are

• reputed

• living

The skeleton of a shark is made of cartilage rather than having bone.

• of a

• is made of

• rather than

• having bone

At least one sample of each of the brands contains measurable amounts of aflatoxin, and there is three which exceed the minimum.

• of each of

• contains

• there is

• which exceed