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Structure and Written Expression

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Duke Ellington wrote ..... during his career.

a)

that over a thousand songs

b)

over a thousand songs

c)

over a thousand songs were

d)

there were over a thousand songs

2.

In Michigan, USA, ...... over six hundred feet deep.

a)

salt deposits

b)

where salt deposits are

c)

having salt deposits

d)

there are salt deposits

3.

..... a tomato plant from 75 to 85 days to develop into

a mature plant with ripe fruit.

a)

It takes

b)

To take

c)

That takes

d)

By taking

4.

in 1945, Indonesia ...... its independence from all forms of colonization.

a)

declaring

b)

declared

c)

declarares

d)

is declating

5.

No one knows what color dinosaurs were ..... no sample

of their skin has survived.

a)

because of

b)

because that

c)

it is because

d)

because

6.

...... invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways

a)

Although is

b)

Despite

c)

Even though it

d)

Although

7.

The maple leaves ..... red in the autumn.

a)

turned

b)

turns

c)

turn

d)

is turning

8.

She held jobs as typist, a housekeeper, and in a restaurant.

(Find the error)

a)

jobs

b)

typist

c)

housekeeper

d)

and

9.

As a young man, George Washington liked boating, to hunt,

and fishing.

(Find the error)

a)

man

b)

boating

c)

to hunt

d)

fishing

10.

I hate living in Seattle because it always rained.

(Find the error)

a)

Hate

b)

In

c)

Because

d)

Rained

11.

Because its frightening appearance, the octopus is shy and completely harmless.

(Find the error)

a)

Because

b)

Appearance

c)

Is

d)

Harmless

12.

Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger …….

a)

A. as do trains

b)

B. than trains do

c)

C. trains do

d)

D. like trains

13.

The higher one rises in the atmosphere, ……… the temperature generally becomes.

a)

A. colder than

b)

B. the colder

c)

C. the colder as

d)

D. is colder

14.

The Colorado beetle is a beautiful insect, …… it causes a great deal of damage to food crops.

a)

A. and

b)

B. what

c)

C. or

d)

D. but

15.

………… on barren slopes can help prevent erosion.

a)

A. Trees are planted

b)

B. For trees to be planted

c)

C. In order to plant trees

d)

D. Planting trees

16.

…….. the television nor the radio has been owned by many people around the world.

a)

A. Such

b)

B. Either

c)

C. Neither

d)

D. Instead

17.

Ants are blind to red light, so it is possible to observe ……… in an artificial nest without disturbing their activities.

a)

A. themselves

b)

B. them

c)

C. they

d)

D. theirs

18.

Snowshoes allow a person ……… on snow without sinking into it because they distribute the person’s weight over a wide area.

a)

A. to walk

b)

B. walk

c)

C. walking

d)

D. to walking

19.

The students who comes from Borneo are visiting Sultan Palace that is located near Malioboro.

a)

A. who

b)

B. comes

c)

C. are visiting

d)

D. located

20.

The government are going to build many new school buildings in Papua next month.

a)

A. are

b)

B. to build

c)

C. buildings

d)

D. in

21.

The main religious activity done in Besakih are the ceremonies of Bathara Turun Kabeh which is celebrated regularly.

a)

A. activity

b)

B. ceremonies

c)

C. celebrated

d)

D. regularly

22.

All the teachers from English department which teach at this semester are attending the meeting to discuss about the new classes right now.

a)

A. which teach

b)

B. are attending

c)

C. to discuss

d)

D. classes

23.

The spirit of the pesantren includes honesty, dedicated, humbleness, cooperation, and togetherness.

a)

A. spirit

b)

B. includes

c)

C. dedicated

d)

D. togetherness

24.

Indonesia, the world’s third-largest rice consumer by volume, it was self-sufficient in rice production in 2008 and 2009.

a)

A. largest

b)

B. it

c)

C. self-sufficient

d)

D. in rice production

25.

From 1898 to 1933, the US Weather Bureau obtained information about the weather from _____ to box kites.

a)

attached devices

b)

attached to devices

c)

devices attached

d)

devices were attached

26.

Agronomists work to improve the quality of crops, increase the yield of fields, and _____ of the soil.

a)

the quality is maintained

b)

maintain the quality

c)

the maintenance of the quality

d)

maintaining the quality

27.

If cauliflowers .... from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored.

a)

were not protected

b)

are not protected

c)

are not being protected

d)

will not be protected

28.

Greenland is the main source of cryolite, ..... soft mineral used in the production of aluminum.

a)

that is a

b)

which is a

c)

it is a

d)

who is a

29.

Rice is the staple diet of .....

a)

a large amount of Asians

b)

much Asians

c)

most Asians

d)

number of Asians

30.

William Byrd was the owner of .... library in colonial times.

a)

the most large

b)

a larger

c)

a largest

d)

the largest

31.

The Declaration of Independence, ..... the Constitution of the United States, was drawn yo with the help of Benjamin Franklin.

a)

and

b)

also

c)

as well as

d)

so too

32.

The rodent, comprising of the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, .... with incisor-like teeth in both jaws.

a)

are mammals

b)

is a mammal

c)

is the mammal

d)

are the mammals

33.

From January until this February, the exhibitioning of ethnic crafts and paintings are held in the Museum of Art, however the tickets are sold out.

a)

exhibitioning

b)

are held

c)

however

d)

are sold out

34.

The laundry service in this buillding is better than the building next to the library and the price are student-friendly too, which is a good news for me.

a)

is better than

b)

next to

c)

the price are

d)

which is

35.

From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable various of inventions was produced

a)

from

b)

remarkable

c)

various

d)

was produced

36.

The simplest kind of plant, alike the simplest kind of animals, consists of only one cell

a)

the simplest

b)

alike

c)

consists of

d)

only one

37.
  1. 2. Here _________ notebook and report that I promised you last week.

a)

is the

b)

are the

c)

was the

d)

has been a

38.
  1. 3. Neither Jane nor her brother _______ a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.

a)

need

b)

needs

c)

is needing

d)

has need

39.
  1. 4. Cuba is __________ sugar-growing areas in the world.

a)

one of the larger

b)

one of largest

c)

one of the largest

d)

largest

40.
  1. 5. The skiers would rather _________ through the mountain than go by bus.

a)

to travel by train

b)

traveled by train

c)

travel by train

d)

traveling by train

41.
  1. 13. Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed _______ the heavy fog.

a)

because of

b)

because

c)

on account

d)

as result

42.
  1. 15. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and __________.

a)

the others are not

b)

another is inexperienced

c)

the other is not

d)

other lacks experience

43.

Soybeans contain a rich concentrations of phytoestrogens, estrogenlike molecules derived from plants.

a)

rich

b)

concentrations

c)

derived

d)

plants

44.

A lubricant minimizes the introduction of dirt, moisture, or other foreign materials between sliding surfaces, eliminates wear by keeping the surfaces apart, and prevention corrosion.

a)

introduction

b)

foreign

c)

between

d)

prevention

45.

A gene is a biological unit of information who directs the activity of a cell or organism during its lifetime.

a)

biological

b)

who

c)

a cell

d)

its

46.

Like landscapes in miniature, gardens are places to grow plants for pleasure and to provide beauty and relaxed.

a)

Like landscapes

b)

for

c)

to provide

d)

relaxed

47.

One of the most significance political movements since the Second World War ended has been the breaking up of former colonial empires into independent nations.

a)

significance

b)

since

c)

breaking up

d)

independent nations

48.

Establishing outside Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1976, the Minnesota Valley A National Wildlife Refuge contains more than 9,000 acres of forests, prairies, marshes, and lakes.

a)

Establishing

b)

contains

c)

than

d)

lakes

49.

Used for making pottery, clay has two characteristics distinctive: it can be molded and it can be baked to form a brittle but otherwise durable material.

a)

for making

b)

characteristics distinctive

c)

to form

d)

otherwise

50.

The novels of Amy Tan depict of tension between mothers and daughters as well as conflicts experienced by many Chinese immigrants to the United States.

a)

depict of

b)

as well as

c)

experienced by

d)

to

51.

The symptoms of pneumonia, a lung infection, include high fever, chest pain, breathing difficult, and coughing.

a)

of

b)

a

c)

include

d)

difficult

52.

A basic premise of humanism is that people are rational beings who possesses the capacity for truth and goodness.

a)

that

b)

possesses

c)

for

d)

goodness

53.

The long of time a battery maintains its useful life while idle depends on many factors: quality of construction, cell size, cell type, and storage temperature.

a)

long

b)

time

c)

while idle

d)

depends on

54.

The North Plate River ... from Wyoming into Nebraska.

a)

it flowed

b)

flows

c)

flowing

d)

with flowing water

55.

Henry Adams, born in Boston, ... famous as a historian and novelist.

a)

became

b)

and became

c)

he was

d)

and he became

56.

___________ of classical ballet in the United States began around 1830.

a)

To teach

b)

Is teaching

c)

It was taught

d)

The teaching

57.

Mason bees are solitary bees, which means ___________ in colonies like honeybees or bumblebees.

a)

do not live

b)

when they do not live

c)

that they do not live

d)

that do not live

58.

Long before the advent of written literature, ____________ their myths and stories in oral poems told by successive generations.

a)

people recorded

b)

recording people

c)

people's recordings

d)

people who recorded

59.

Mars, the so-called red planet, is actually colored red by iron oxide and other impurities __________ the whole surface.

a)

that cover

b)

in which are covered

c)

that they cover

d)

and covered

60.

The 1903 film The Great Train Robbery was the first significant film in which the classic western story’s formula of crime and retribution ______________ .

a)

was used

b)

to be used

c)

used

d)

had used

61.

When played in certain ways, the bassoon can produce comical sounds, _____________ it is sometimes referred to as the clown of the orchestra.

a)

or

b)

that

c)

so

d)

whether

62.

In modern societies, ____________ authorized body such as a legislature or a court makes the law.

a)

some

b)

some of

c)

some the

d)

for some

63.

Mark Twain ______ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age”.

a)

called

b)

calling

c)

he called

d)

his calls

64.

Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the specialization of ______

a)

occupations

b)

occupies

c)

they occupied

d)

it occupied them

65.

The large carotid artery ______ to the main parts of the brain.

a)

carrying blood

b)

blood is carried

c)

carries blood

d)

blood carries

66.

______ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.

a)

Marconi’s development

b)

The development by Marconi

c)

Developing Marconi

d)

Marconi developed

67.

The two biggest resort ______ Arkansas are Hot Springs and Eureka Springs.

a)

in

b)

towns in

c)

towns are

d)

towns are in

68.

The novel that she bought yesterday _________ very interesting

a)

Were

b)

Are

c)

Was

d)

Is

69.

She doesn't have ________ sugar to make five cups of coffee

a)

many

b)

much

c)

any

d)

some

70.

I hope the different ethnic group in the area will live together in ________ co-existence.

a)

peacefully

b)

peace

c)

nicely

d)

peaceful