Part V: READING TEST

Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

101. The will begin next week in Athens.
(A) conduct
(B) congregation
(C) convenience
(D) convention

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (D)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (D) Convention identifies a content word which is meaningful in this sentence. Conventions do begin. (A) This option does not match the context - as a noun it means behaviour and as a verb it cannot follow the determiner the. (B) and (C) These options are both nouns, so grammatically they fit into this sentence. While they have similar prefixes to convention, neither makes this a meaningful sentence.

102. The financial advisors have started their meetings and will continue through the morning.
(A) yet
(B) already
(C) however
(D) still

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (B)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (B) The verb started is in the past, the adverb, already, also refers to the past. (A) Yet is used in questions and negative sentences. (C) However shows contrast. (D) Still is not used with the present perfect.

103. Sue was for her dedication to the project and the company.
(A) commanded
(B) predicted
(C) agreed to
(D) praised

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (D)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (D) Praised identifies the content word which completes this sentence in a meaningful way. (A) Commanded might be confused with commended, which means praised. (B) and (C) Neither of these words is meaningful in this sentence.

104. The air quality has improved, it still has a long way to go.
(A) although
(B) than
(C) while
(D) so that

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (A)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (A) Although is the only function word that completes the sentence in a meaningful way. (B), (C) and (D) These options show the same meaning of contrast that is offered by although. However, none creates a logical sentence.

105. The group of didn't stop working until 5:00 in the morning.
(A) lawyers
(B) law
(C) lawyer
(D) laws

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (A)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (A) Lawyers is the correct word to complete this sentence, referring to individuals who practice law. (B) Law refers to the practice and does not make sense here as only people or machines can stop working. (C) The singular lawyer is not possible because the sentence talks about a group, being more than one. (D) Laws, rules or practices, does not make sense as only people or machines can stop working.

106. The difference the pressure inside and outside the plane is what affects your ears.
(A) between
(B) with
(C) of
(D) on

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (A)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (A) Between is the only preposition that makes sense here. The sentence compares two things: the difference inside the plane and outside the plane. (B), (C) and (D) These prepositions are not functional for showing the comparison between two things.

107 Although her speech was very , many found it too long.
(A) interested
(B) interest
(C) interestingly
(D) interesting

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (D)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (D) The participle adjective interesting describes the speech. (A) The past participle here can't be used, because a speech can't be interested. (B) interest is a noun and therefore does not describe the speech. (C) interestingly is an adverb.

108 The World Games have become more popular than ever imagined.
(A) everyone
(B) anyone
(C) someone
(D) no one

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (B)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (B) Anyone is the only indefinite pronoun that completes the sentence correctly because of its meaning in this context (any person at all). (A) Everyone is not used with ever in this way. (C) Someone is singular and the sentence is a general statement that refers to more than one person. (D) No one is not used in this way with this word order.

109 The of the passengers will get off at the next station.
(A) major
(B) most
(C) more
(D) majority

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (D)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (D) Majority is a noun and is the only content word that completes this sentence correctly. (A) Major is an adjective and is not followed by of. (B) and (C) Most and More as quantifiers are not preceded by The.

110 conditions couldn't be asked for to start construction.
(A) Best
(B) Better
(C) Goodly
(D) Well

Ответы внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник Ответ: (B)

Пояснения внизу. Нажмите на нижний треугольник (B) In this sentence of comparison, only better works grammatically. (A) The superlative form best requires comparison of more than two things. This sentence is comparing only two items: the current conditions, and conditions that could be asked for. (C) Goodly is rarely used as it is an old English adjective, and it is not used on its own for comparison. (D) Well is an adverb and cannot be used to describe a noun.