part one:
l . anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic
recovery __ just around the corner was untrue.
[a]would be [b]to be [c]was [d]being
2. smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills __ people each year than automo-
bile accidents.
[a]seven more times [b]seven times more [c]over seven times [d]seven times
3. it' s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague
changes __ place in our ever-changing world.
[a] taking [b]to take [c]take [d]taken
4. this is an exciting area of study, and one __ which new applications are being discov-
ered almost daily.
[a] from [b]by [c] in [d] through
5 . __ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active
participation of the patient in the modification of his condition.
[a]as [b]what [c]that [d] it
6. although i had been invited to the opening ceremony , i was unable to attend __ such
short notice.
[a]to [b]in [c]with [d]on
7. california has more light than it knows __ to do with but everything else is expensive.
[a] how [ b] what [ c] which [d] where
8. the solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don' t have small children and get
along __ to spend most of their time together.
[a]so well [b]too well [c]well as [d]well enough
9. marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about __ compliments to his
political leaders .
[a]paying [b]having paid [c]to pay [d] to have paid
10. these proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital informa-
tion than __ in traditional media.
[a]exist [b]exists [ c]existing [d]to exist
11. your math instructor would have been happy to give you a makeup examination
[a]
had you gone and explained that your parents had been ill at the time.
[b] [c] [d]
12. as the children BECome financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family fi-
[a] [b] [c]
nancial security will shift from protection to save for the retirement years.
[d]
13. were the times co. to purchase another major media company, there is no doubt that it
[a]
could dramatically transform a family-ran enterprise that still gets 90% of its revenues
[b] [c] [d]
from newspapers .
14. symposium talks will cover a wide range of subjects from overfishing to physical and
[a] [b]
environment factors that affect the populations of different species.
[c] [d]
15 . convenation calls for a willingness to alternate the role of speaker with one of listener , and
[a] [b] [c]
it calls for occasional ' digestive pauses' by both.
[d]
16. if two theories are equal to their ability to account for a body of data, the theory that
