TBI Try Out 14 & 15

1. The gymnasium facilities of this public school are ... those of the finest private school in the county.

• a. second after

• b. second only to

• c.  first except for

• d. second place from

• e.  the second

2. Whereas many people visit internet sites where products are sold, a great number of them still ... to actually make purchases online.

• a.  are hesitant

• b.  hesitating

• c.  hesitation

• d. being hesitant

• e.  hesitate

3. Neither Professor Johnson nor any other faculty member ... to apply for the dean's position.

• a. intend

• b. intends

• c. are intending

• d. has intend

• e.  have intended

4. Internet companies rely heavily on income from online purchases, but …

• a.  traditional companies as well.

• b. traditional companies too.

• c. also traditional companies

• d. so do traditional companies.

• e.  so does traditional companies.

5. The (A) horses (B) used (C) play polo are not of any (D) special breed or of any (E) definite size.

• a.  horses

• b. used

• c. play

• d. special breed

• e. definite size

6. (A) There was (B) a very interesting news (C) on the radio this morning (D) about the (E) Italian earthquake.

• a. there was

• b. a

• c. on the

• d. about

• e. Italian earthquake

7. The workers (A) attempted to (B) free the cat (C) from the (D) trap, but several obstacles were (E) in way.

• a. attempted

• b. free

• c. from

• d. trap

• e. in way

8. The Old Man and the Sea, a novel about an old fisherman's harrowing adventure catching a huge fish, is one of Ernest Hemingway's ... books.

• a. most famous

• b. the most famous

• c.  are most famous

• d. and most famous

• e. more famous

9. The Strangler Fig Tree, ... Borneo, grows from seeds deposited in the top of trees around which the Fig Tree grows.

• a. native to

• b. native from

• c. how native to

• d. is native to

• e.  are native to

10. David is (A) particularly (B) fond of cooking and he (C) often cooks (D) really (E) delicious meals.

• a. particularly

• b. fond of

• c. often cooks

• d. really

• e. delicious meals