6sem English exam SemB Corte2

The horizon appears to be curved when viewed _______ a high place.

• from

• with

• on

• out of

There are only three galaxies outside the Milky Way _______ from Earth without a telescope.

• which visible

• visibly

• is visible

• that are visible

Everybody in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 ________ very upset about British taxation policies.

• was

• were

• who was

• have been

Select the part of the sentence that has a mistake.

Ultraviolet rays, invisible forms of light, can cause sunburn and damaging the retina.

• Ultraviolet

• invisible

• of light

• damaging

Select the part of the sentence that has a mistake.

Most earthquakes cause little damages on land, as they occur primarily beneath the ocean surface.

• Most earthquakes

• damages

• as they

• ocean surface

Choose the best option.

A device called a laser _______ through metal and other material very easily.

• cutting

• that cuts

• cuts

• it will cut

Choose the best option.

Tahiti is the largest and _______ island in the French territory of Polynesia.

• is a famous

• famous

• most famous

• more famous

Choose the best option.

Cesar Chavez, ______ of farm laborers during the 1960's, helped to establish the Unite Farm Workers union.

• an organizer

• is an organizer

• he was an organizer

• that was an organizer

Choose the best option.

A tomato is commonly assumed to be a vegetable ______ actually is a fruit.

• so

• but

• and

• where

The life expectancy of the average American male is 71 years, _______ that of the female is 78 years.

• because

• otherwise

• while

• not only