Free Printable ECPE HONORS UNIT SIX

1.

______ may seem, sales actually went down after the advertising campaign.

a)

Strange though it

b)

It strange

c)

What strange it

d)

So strange it

2.

Anyone can join the judo club ____ their fitness level or level of experience.

a)

not regarding

b)

with no regard for

c)

regardless of

d)

without regarding

3.

Sam had no problem finding material for his history project and _______.

a)

Jessica did too

b)

neither did Jessica

c)

so did Jessica

d)

nor Jessica had

4.

Under no circumstances _______ to repair electrical problems yourself.

a)

should you attempt

b)

you must attempt

c)

wouldn't you attempt

d)

you had attempted

5.

The club didn't reduce membership fees but what ______ offer special family discounts.

a)

were they doing is

b)

did they do was

c)

have they done was

d)

they have done is

6.

______ Emma's fear of heights that she wouldn't even climb a ladder.

a)

As extreme as

b)

Too extreme

c)

Extreme it

d)

So extreme was

7.

The high pass rate is _____ remarkable given the difficulty of this course.

a)

more so

b)

all the more

c)

more of all

d)

all more than

8.

Do you think George realizes how _______ when he is addressing the interns?

a)

he can be intimidating

b)

intimidating can he be

c)

he can intimidating be

d)

intimidating he can be

9.

I was disappointed that my hotel room didn't have a sea view but _______ the receptionist's attitude.

a)

mostly upset by

b)

what upset me most was

c)

I was mostly upset from

d)

what had upset me most

10.

You'd never have met the deadline for this project _____ help from your colleages.

a)

you hadn't

b)

had you not had

c)

weren't you having

d)

didn't you have

11.

The security camera was placed in _____ position where intruders would be unaware of it.

a)

a shortsighted

b)

a prominent

c)

an inconspicuous

d)

a disreputable

12.

The symptoms of this condition may not _____ themselves until adulthood.

a)

illuminate

b)

divulge

c)

manifest

d)

elaborate

13.

Most of the country's current problems ______from historical conflicts.

a)

attribute

b)

stem

c)

arouse

d)

initiate

14.

Until the guitarist offers an explanation, the reason he left the band will remain a matter of_______ .

a)

insight

b)

interpretation

c)

conjecture

d)

exclusion

15.

I told the boss _____ that I thought his methods were destroying the company.

a)

rather

b)

altogether

c)

somewhat

d)

outright

16.

The popularity of the play has ______ theatre critics who fail to appreciate its appeal.

a)

obscured

b)

speculated

c)

confounded

d)

supressed

17.

It never ____ my mind that I would be offered a promotion so soon after joining the company.

a)

crossed

b)

entered

c)

slipped

d)

occurred

18.

Despite the _____ difficulties the owner of the bookstore was facing, she managed to save her store.

a)

overwhelming

b)

notorious

c)

compulsive

d)

intricate

19.

The village is _____ the same as it was when I wasgrowing up there.

a)

greatly

b)

utterly

c)

virtually

d)

seriously

20.

According to the researchers, establishing the cause of the phenomena goes beyond the _____ of their study.

a)

response

b)

case

c)

world

d)

scope

21.

Everyone was relieved that such .....criminal was finally behind bars.

a)

a prodigious

b)

a renowned

c)

a notorious

d)

an acclaimed

22.

Banks are not allowed to ....................information regarding clients’ accounts.

a)

elucidate

b)

elaborate

c)

divulge

d)

confide

23.

The hikers were ............................exhausted when they got back to camp.

a)

entirely

b)

utterly

c)

excessively

d)

hugely

24.

In ....................of the weather forecast, the picnic has been postponed.

a)

scope

b)

regard

c)

view

d)

case

25.

The student’s poor exam performance can be ....................to nerves.

a)

accounted

b)

derived

c)

coupled

d)

attributed

26.

One person’s ........................of events can differ significantly from the way another person sees them.

a)

analogy

b)

retrieval

c)

interpretation

d)

conjecture

27.

Some areas were more ...................affected by the storm than others.

a)

severely

b)

virtually

c)

immensely

d)

staunchly

28.

A large sum of money was ..........................in the lining of the suitcase.

a)

concealed

b)

obscured

c)

repressed

d)

suppressed

29.

All punishments must be carried out in .............................with the school’s regulations.

a)

event

b)

prior

c)

accordance

d)

parallel

30.

.............................to his job interview, Thomas found out as much as he could about the company.

a)

Before

b)

Ahead

c)

Prior

d)

Advance

31.

I really don’t think the team should .............................all their hopes on just one player

a)

replace

b)

center

c)

d)

move

32.

Sufferers of prosopagnosia, or face blindness, are unable to recognize faces. These people are not visually ............................. ; rather the problem ............................. from an injury to the brain.

a)

insight .......speculates

b)

impaired .......stems

c)

profound.......baffles

d)

prominent.......

establishes

33.

Nobody understood ...............for some students to prepare for the upcoming exam.

a)

that would be hard

b)

it hard would be

c)

so hard would it be

d)

how hard it would be

34.

“I’ve decided to try skydiving!”

“No way ....................................me to join you!”

a)

you have persuaded

b)

will you persuade

c)

are persuading you

d)

do you persuade

35.

I thought my boss was going to ask me to work late, but .....was a copy of my report.

a)

all that wanted

b)

what did he want

c)

all he wanted

d)

that he wanted

36.

...........................a really good snowboarder, but he’s a great skier too.

a)

Tim only isn’t

b)

Not only is Tim

c)

Not only Tim is

d)

Tim is only not

37.

Hardly had the presentation ........................all the lights went out.

a)

just begun than

b)

begun than was

c)

begun when

d)

been begun when

38.

Only by working two jobs .....to pay all of his bills.

a)

Joe will be able

b)

was Joe able

c)

is able Joe

d)

has been Joe able

39.

There’s no point in buying a new computer system when ................is a new printer.

a)

what you actually need

b)

that you actually need

c)

what need you actually

d)

you actually need

40.

..................... , I just can’t get used to living in such a cold climate.

a)

Try might I as

b)

As I might try

c)

Though might I

d)

Try as I might

41.

There were once a lot of wolves living in this area, but ......................seen today.

a)

rarely are any only

b)

only can they be rarely

c)

some are only rarely

d)

only rarely are any

42.

Although she has been accused of stealing Fran’s wallet, we still don’t know .....................who did it.

a)

if it was Sue

b)

whether was Sue

c)

that Sue was

d)

was it Sue

43.

The patient’s quick recovery proved what an effective treatment ..............

a)

was

b)

was it

c)

it was

d)

there was

44.

Should ..................................., who will pick him up?

a)

Bill's train be delayed

b)

be Bill's train delayed

c)

be delayed Bill’s train

d)

delayed Bill’s train be

45.

Which trainer ......................... me to see about my exercise plan?

a)

would advise you

b)

advise you would

c)

you would advise

d)

would you advise

ECPE HONORS UNIT SIX

Total questions: 45

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