TEST 20

TEST 20
________ Giant Ape Man, our biggest and probably one of our first human ancestors, was just about the size of a male gorilla.

(A) It is believed that
(B) That it is
(C) That is believed
(D) That believing 2. The strongest dump trucks work in rock quarries, ________ tons of rocks and soil at one time.

(A) that they move
(B) they move
(C) where they move
(D) which they move 3. Poison oak generates irritating poisons ________ even if people merely brush against the plants.

(A) they can affect people
(B) that can affect people
(C) what can effect people
(D) which do they affect 4. The mechanic told the car owner that he should not ________ the car over 50 miles per hour.

(A) driving
(B) drive
(C) have drive
(D) had driven 5. The committee decided to award ________ a prize even though he didn`t win.

(A) he
(B) him the contestant
(C) his contestant
(D) the contestant 6. ________ the last lunar eclipse lasting longer than any this century, we were able to try out our new telescope.

(A) While
(B) In
(C) During
(D) As 7. Since Elizabeth Barrett Browning`s father never approved of ________ Robert Browning, the couple eloped to Italy where they lived and wrote.

(A) her to marry
(B) her marrying
(C) she marrying
(D) she to marry 8. Not until the mid-nineteenth century ________ achieve recognition.

(A) had El Greco`s work
(B) did El Greco`s work
(C) El Greco`s work
(D) El Greco`s work did 9. ________ their territories but rather than fight, they howl.

(A) Wolves protectively jealous
(B) Jealous of wolves
(C) Protection of wolves
(D) Wolves jealously protect 10. The TOEFL examination ________ by the year 2000.

(A) completely revised
(B) is revised completely
(C) is to be revised completely
(D) completely is to revise 11. Henry Ford revolutionized production management by ________ into small steps on a moving line.

(A) breaking down auto assembly
(B) broken down auto assembly
(C) he broke down auto assembly
(D) auto assembly breaking down 12. Unemployment compensation is money to support an unemployed person while he or she is looking for ________ .

(A) job
(B) a job
(C) works
(D) a work 13. Many chemicals react ________ in acid solutions.

(A) more quick
(B) more quickly
(C) quicklier
(D) as quickly more 14. When Jacqueline Kennedy was first lady, she collected many beautiful antiques and ________ them among the original pieces in the White House.

(A) sat
(B) set
(C) sit
(D) sits 15. Of all the cities in Texas, ________.

(A) that San Antonio is probably the most picturesque
(B) San Antonio is probably the most picturesque
(C) probably San Antonio the most picturesque
(D) the most picturesque probably that San Antonio 16. ________ peaches are classified as freestone or clingstone depends on how difficult it is to remove the pit.

(A) The
(B) About
(C) Whether
(D) Scientifically 17. The Gila monster is ________ poisonous lizards found in North America.

(A) few
(B) the one
(C) one of the few
(D) of the one few 18. ________ cockroach is the pest most in need of eradication is generally agreed upon by housing authorities everywhere.

(A) When the
(B) It is the
(C) That the
(D) The 19. The flamingo uses its bill ________ feeding to filter mud and water from the tiny plants and animals it finds in shallow ponds.

(A) when
(B) is
(C) that it is
(D) was 20. Researchers have recently confirmed ________ Pygmies are missing an insulinlike growth factor.

(A) and that
(B) so that
(C) because
(D) that

TEST 20
1. ________ Giant Ape Man, our biggest and probably one of our first human ancestors, was just about the size of a male gorilla.

(A) It is believed that
(B) That it is
(C) That is believed
(D) That believing 2.