L11 STRUCTURE EXERCISES 1

1. Both nickel and iron are whitish metals ___.

A. that are attracted by magnets B. that magnets are attracted by them
C. are attracted by magnets D. magnets that attract them
2. Since Tampa has a mild winter climate, _____ as a tourist resort.
A. popular it B. that as popular C. popular D. it is popular
3. It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes ________ American life.
A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected
4. ________ four major championships on the professional golf tour.
A. They are B. The C. In all D. There are
5. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the
International Convention, ________.
A. the members applauded him B. he gave a short acceptance speech
C. a speech had to be given by him D. the members congratulated him
6. The FDA was set up in 1940 ___ that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.
A. to enforce the laws B. to enforcing the laws
C. enforcing laws D. enforced the laws
7._ fall naturally into two classes, which can be further subdivided into several subclasses.
A. There are vitamins B. Vitamins that C. Vitamins D. After vitamins
8. The financial manager's job __ among the many sources of finance for the best interest
rates available.
A. to shop around is B. to shop around it is
C. is it to shop around D. is to shop around
9. A hero of the war of 1812, ________ President of the United States.
A. Andrew Jackson later became B. that Andrew Jackson later became
C. who was Andrew Jackson D. later became Andrew Jackson
10. ___ were stones piled at intervals
A. The earliest road markers B. The earliest road markers, which
C. Road markers were the earliest D. Until the earliest road markers
11. _____ of staging a play that help the audience understand its structure and meaning
A. Specific aspects B. When specific aspects
C. Specific aspects are D. There are specific aspects
12. By praying outside saloons, throwing rocks in saloon windows, and destroying
saloons with her hatchet, ________.
A. alcohol prohibited by Carrie Nation
B. Carrie Nation worked to prohibit alcohol
C. prohibiting alcohol by Carrie Nation
D. Carrie Nation's work for the prohibition of alcohol
13. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building ________.
A. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery
B. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully
C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week
D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers
14. The seed heads of teasel plants ……….. the nap on coarse tweed cloth more
efficiently than do the machine tools invented to replace them.
A. raise B. raises C. raising D. raised
15. One purpose ____ to decide if there is sufficient evidence to try a person for a crime.
A. of a grand jury is B. of a grand jury
C. for a grand jury D. of a grand jury which is
16. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright
resembled chimpanzees ___, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.
A. facially B. their faces C. having facial D. they had faces
17. Scientists think ___helps some trees to conserve water in the winter.
A. when losing leaves B. leaves are lost
C. that losing leaves D. the leaves losing
18. Using many symbols makes ___ to put a large amount of information on a single map.
A. possible B. it possible C. it is possible D. that possible
19. From her early teens , ___.
A. Blanche Willis Howard’s determination to be an author
B. was determined to be an author, Blanche Willis Howard
C. Blanche Willis Howard was determined to be an author
D. an author, Blanche Willis Howard was determined to be
20. The capacity for flight __________insects from the other invertebrates.
A. to distinguish B. distinguishes C. which distinguishes D. distinguishing
21. To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, and treat for shock, _____.
A. taking immediate steps B. to take immediate steps
C. taken steps immediately D. take immediate steps
22. The most exact way known to science ________ the age of artifacts is based on the
radioactivity of certain minerals.
A. for to determine B. for determine C. for determining D. to determining
23. Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of transplantation
________ , the shortage of organ donors has curtailed research.
A. progress B. had progressed C. would progress D. progressing
24. Eli Whitney's milling machine remained unchanged for a century and a half because
________ was so efficient.
A. it B. he C. of D. its
25._ a teacher in New England, Webster wrote the 'Dictionary of the American Language'.
A. It was while B. When he C. When was D. While
26. Some procedures used for laboratory analysis of archaeological specimens in the
nature……….. similar to procedures conducted in crime laboratories
A. is B. are C. being D. have
27. The windmill, which has been used for hundreds of years to pump water and grind
grains, ___ redesigned to produce electricity
A. it is now being B. it now can C. is now being D. now being
28. The manager was angry because somebody ________
A. had allowed the photographers to enter the building
 B. had let the photographers to enter into the building
C. permitting the photographers enter the building
D. the photographers let into the building without the proper documentations
29. Quasars __________ emitting extremely intense radio waves and visible radiation.
A. star-like objects are B. star-like, they are objects
C. are star-like objects D. are they star-like objects
30. It is earth's gravity that ________ people their weight.
A. gives B. give C. giving D. given
31. ____, common weedy plants with many-rayed yellow flowers, are more popular
among children than among adults.
A. Known as dandelions B. Dandelions
C. In summer D. Which are dandelions
32. The role of the mass media in influencing public policy decisions, maintaining or
changing the status quo of our society, and __ outlets for all types of views is enormous.
A. as it provides B. to provide C. provide D. providing
33. Many of the current international problems we are now facing ________.
A. linguistic incompetencies
B. are the result of misunderstandings
C. are because of not understanding themselves
D. lacks of intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
34. The first nuclear-powered ship in the world, "The Nautilus," ________ by the U.S.
Navy in 1954.
A. when it was launched B. that was launched
C. was launched D. launched
35. ________ on the environment for the gratification of its needs.
A. Each organism to depend B. Every organism depends
C. All organisms depending D. Many organisms can depend
36. ________ the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
A. To commit the Red Cross B. The Red Cross to commit
C. Committed to the Red Cross is D. The Red Cross is committed to
37. In 1938, when Benny Goodman’s orchestra presented a concert at the prestigious
Carnegie Hall, ___ was clear that jazz had at last been fully accepted
A. there B. which C. and D. it
38. ________ created the donkey and elephant that symbolize the Democratic and
Republican parties.
A. Although Thomas Nast B. That was Thomas Nast
C. Thomas Nast, who D. It was Thomas Nast who
39. ___ about individuals who really existed and things that actually happened.
A. Folktales which sometimes tell stories
B. The stories of folktales sometimes telling
C. Stories sometimes told are when folktales
D. Folktales sometimes tell stories
40. In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids,
wearing lighter clothing, and ______.
A. skin changes that darken B. his skin may darken
C. experiencing a darkening of the skin D. darkens his skin
41. It is possible ________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
A. the leaves are lost B. when leaves have lost
C. that the loss of leaves D. to lose leaves
42. ________ more susceptible to bacterial contamination than other types of meat
because it has more surface area exposed to bacteria laden air.
A. Ground meat B. Ground meat is
C. Ground meat that is D. Ground meat being
43. Although fish do not have any outer ears, ______ have a simple inner ear on either
side of the head.
A. there are varieties B. they are varieties
C. some varieties D. which varieties
44. The Federal Reserve System, ________ under President Wilson, plays a key role in
regulating the U.S. economy.
A. the establishment in 1913 B. was established in 1913
C. established in 1913 D. in 1913 they established it
45. Although dissimilar in almost every other respect, birds and insects have both evolved
efficient ________ capabilities.
A. fly B. flying C. to fly D. is flying
46. The skyscraper, ___, is an architectural form that originated in the United States.
A. is a tall commercial structure B. a tall commercial structure
C. a tall commercial structure which D. of which a tall commercial structure
47. An advisor to both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, ___ of Bethune-
Cookman College.
A. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune was the founder
B. Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune, who was the founder
C. the founder was Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
D. did the founder Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
48. In a parliamentary system, it is not the monarch but the prime minister ________ .
A. whom the real power B. who has the real power
C. whom has the real power D. has the real power
49. ___ a continuous mass of water on the Earth’s surface, all continents are islands in the
strictest sense of the word.
A. The form of the oceans B. Since the oceans form
C. To form the oceans D. That the oceans form
50._ of the Stamp Act in 1865 provoked strong opposition among the American colonists.
A. The passage was B. It was the passage
C. Before the passage D. The passage