Structure and Written Expression 4A

1. 1. The cyclist __________ he crossed the main street.

• looked with caution after

• had looked cautiously before

• was looked cautious when

• looks cautious when

2. 2. Here _________ notebook and report that I promised you last week.

• is the

• are the

• was the

• has been a

3. 3. Neither Jane nor her brother _______ a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.

• need

• needs

• is needing

• has need

4. 4. Cuba is __________ sugar-growing areas in the world.

• one of the larger

• one of largest

• one of the largest

• largest

5. 5. The skiers would rather _________ through the mountain than go by bus.

• to travel by train

• traveled by train

• travel by train

• traveling by train

6. 6. That magnificent _________ temple was constructed by the Chinese.

• eight-centuries-old

• eight-century’s-old

• old-eight-centuries

• eight-century-old

7. 7. There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______________ served as a kitchen.

• the smaller of which

• the smallest of which

• the smaller of them

• smallest of that

8. 8. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and _____________.

• so do their children

• neither did the children

• also the childs

• so did their children

9. 9. Last year, Matt earned ________ his brother, who has a better position.

• twice as much as

• twice more than

• twice as many as

• twice as more as

10. 10. ___________, he would have been able to pass the exam.

• If he studied more

• If he were studying to a greater degree

• Studying more

• Had he studied more