Test EAP 2

Ancient Greeks ate with their fingers, wiped them on pieces of bread, and tossed them to the dogs lying under the table.

• tossed them

• tossing them

• tossed the bread

• they tossed

Camera crews have been taking pictures of traffic during the rush hours, and it caused worse traffic congestion than usual.

• and it caused worse traffic congestion than usual

• and worse traffic congestion than usual had been caused

• causing worse traffic congestion than usual

• with worse than usual traffic congestion being caused

Unlike that of human beings, who die of thirst when deprived of water for several days, camels can survive for long periods without drinking.

• Unlike that of human beings, who die

• Unlike human beings, who die

• Different from human beings dying

• Dissimilar to human beings dying

According to Greek mythology, Perseus killed a hideous creature named Medusa, who had snakes in place of hair, and an onlooker would turn to stone by her glance.

• hair, and an onlooker would turn to stone by her glance

• hair, onlookers turned to stone when she glanced at them

• hair and whose glance would turn onlookers to stone

• hair, an onlooker being turned to stone by her glance

The avocado farmers were looking for machinery that would help them harvest their crop more efficiently.

• that would help them harvest their crop

• for it to help them harvest the crop

• to enable their crop harvesting

• for their crop being harvested

It cannot be said that San Francisco was ever a planned city. It simply grew. What saved it from complete chaos was its fortunate geographic location on a hilly peninsula. The surrounding waters, like the walls of old cities in Europe, confined its growth and forced its builders to face limitations in space. Although builders tried to ignore the hills and laid their gridirons of square blocks and rectangular lots over hill and valley alike, some hills were too steep to be so overrun. Thus, despite the indifference of its citizenry, San Francisco became a beautiful city, and because of the varied nature of its population, it became a cosmopolitan city. It has always been spared the uniformity and dullness of the small town.

In the context of the passage, "gridiron" means ..................................

• a regular geometric pattern

• a metal tool used by builders

• streetcar tracks

• geographical features

It cannot be said that San Francisco was ever a planned city. It simply grew. What saved it from complete chaos was its fortunate geographic location on a hilly peninsula. The surrounding waters, like the walls of old cities in Europe, confined its growth and forced its builders to face limitations in space. Although builders tried to ignore the hills and laid their gridirons of square blocks and rectangular lots over hill and valley alike, some hills were too steep to be so overrun. Thus, despite the indifference of its citizenry, San Francisco became a beautiful city, and because of the varied nature of its population, it became a cosmopolitan city. It has always been spared the uniformity and dullness of the small town.

What does the passage suggest about the planning and development of San Francisco?

• The present citizens of San Francisco are very concerned about city planning.

• So little planning went into the development of San Francisco that the overall effect of the city is one of chaos

• The development of San Francisco on a hilly peninsula has contributed greatly to its beauty.

• The development of San Francisco on a hilly peninsula has been destructive to nature.

Considerable debate has taken place in the press recently. They have to _____ the result of the debate in the press

• considering

• consider

• considerable

• considered

In the last few years there has been an explosion in the use of new communication technologies. Young children can _____ easily by mobile phones.

• communicated

• communicating

• communication

• communicate

It is easy to gain the reassurance of knowing their children. Knowing the children‟s condition _____ the parents.

• reassuring

• reassure

• reassured

• reassures