Tuesday, June 9, 2009

REMEDIAL TEST SSI 205 - 206 - 605 STI 205 - 206

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SECTION I

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION: ERROR RECOGNITION

In Questions 1 – 15 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the error on one of the underlined words or phrases. And choose the correct answer on your answer sheet !!

1. Mercy said that she knew how the procedures for doing the experiment, but when

A

we began to work in the laboratory; she found that she was mistaken.

B C D

2. The piano teacher requires that her students practices at least forty – five minutes

A B C

every day in preparation for the next week’s recital.

D

3. I need both fine brown sugar as well as powdered sugar to bake a Hawaiian cake.

A B C D

4. Did you know how that the actors’ strike will delay the beginning of the new

A B C

television season and cause the cancellation of many contracts?

D

5. Although her severe pain, Aura decided to come to the meeting so that there

A B C

Would be a quorum.

D

6. The doctor told Mr. Edward that, because of his severe cramps, he should lay in

A B C

bed for a few days.

D

7. Although the danger that he might be injured, Ariel bravely entered the burning

A B C

house in order to save the youngster.

D

8. Despite of the language barrier, humans have managed to communicate

A B

with others through sign language, in which certain motions stand for letters, words,

C D

or ideas.

9. Melly Goeslaw will take a plane, even although she dislikes flying

A B C D

10. We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing in spite of we know we will not

A B C

win a prize.

D

11. Julia Perez is able to speak not only English and French fluently.

A B C D

12. Ariel and Luna knew how to preparing their marriage.

A B C D

13. The teacher, as well as the students, are interested in surfing on the internet.

A B C D

14. Pasha knows that his friends would react to his new song arrangement.

A B C D

15. Peterpan both writes the song and composing the music.

A B C D

ù SECTION II

VOCABULARY

In Questions 16 – 30 each sentence has an underlined word or phrase. Below each sentence are four other words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). You are to choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. And choose the correct answer on your answer sheet !!

16. Plato’s teaching had a profound effect on Aristotle.

A. depth C. affliction

B. affection D. influence

17. The campers heard a strange rustling in the trees.

A. stealing C. movement

B. fight D. pillaging

18. We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.

A. monthly payment C. credit card

B. cash and carry D. piece by piece

19. The inquiry concerning the accident was handled by the chief of police.

A. recording C. gossip

B. investigation D. inquisitiveness

20. The counterfeit bills were a good facsimile of the real ones.

A. similarity C. reproduction

B. identification D. factorial

21. The professor tried to stimulate interest in archeology by taking his students on expeditions.

A. fake C. simulate

B. diminish D. encourage

22. The children were frolicking in the park.

A. gloating C. running playfully

B. sulking D. endangering

23. John’s unsportsmanlike behavior caused him to be ostracized by the other members of the country club.

A. shunned C. excelled

B. readmitted D. wavered

24. Twenty – five percent of Ecuador’s population speak Quechua exclusively.

A. only C. mainly

B. still D. voluptuously

25. Under the major’s able leadership, the soldiers found safety.

A. intensity C. flagship

B. guidance D. ability

26. After listening to the testimony, the members of the jury delivered their verdict.

A. decision C. sentence

B. cross – examination D. foreman

27. It is imperative that they arrive on time for the lecture.

A. suggested C. hoped

B. intended D. necessary

28. The boundary between Canada and the United States has been unfortified for over one hundred years.

A. bridge C. water

B. border D. diplomatic relationship

29. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to accumulate at the post office.

A. pile up C. be delivered

B. be returned D. get lost

30. Boys’ clubs do not deprive poor children of the opportunity to participate in sports.

A. dilute C. deny

B. improvise D. retract

ù SECTION III
READING COMPREHENSION

In the rest of this section you will read two raeding passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. For questions 31 – 40, you are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question.

Questions 31 through 35 are based on the following reading.

In 1920, after some thirty – nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through fifty – mile canal zone instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around the Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one – tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousands ships pass through its locks each year.

The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties.

31. In approximately what year will a different government take control of the Panama Canal?

A. 2100 C. 2999

B. 2000 D. 2100

32. In what year was construction probably begun on the canal?

A. 1920 C. 1881

B. 1939 D. 1958

33. On the average, how much would it cost a ship to travel around Cape horn?

A. $ 15,000 C. $ 1,500,000

B. $ 1,500 D. $ 150, 000

34. Who currently controls the Panama Canal?

A. France C. United States

B. Panama D. canal Zone

35. What can be inferred from this reading?

A. This is a costly project which should be reevaluated

B. many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensive

C. due to all the problems, three governments have had to control the canal over the years

D. Despite all the problems involved, the project is beneficial

Questions 36 through 38 are based on the following reading

Tampa, Florida, owes a great deal of its growth and prosperity to a Cuban cigar manufacturer named Vicente Martinez Ybor. When the Cuban Revolution broke out in 1869, he was forced to flee his country and moved his business to South Florida. Sixteen years later, serious problems caused him to seek a better location along the west coast of the state. His original land purchase of sixteen blocks expanded to more than one hundred acres near Tampa. This newly developed area was called Ybor City in his honor. With the demand for factory workers for Ybor business, the surrounding areas expanded and thrived.

36. In what year was Ybor forced to leave south Florida?

A. 1869 C. 1895

B. 1854 D. 1885

37. Where is Ybor City located?

A. Cuba C. in the Florida countryside

B. west Florida D. south Florida

38. Why will people probably continue to remember Ybor’s name?

A. he suffered a great deal C. An area was named in his honor

B. He was a Cuban revolutionary D. He was forced to flee his homeland

For questions 39 – 40 choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.

39. Even though Elsa Manora nasution is a champion swimmer, she still practices everyday.

A. Elsa practices swimming everyday despite the fact that she’s a champion swimmer

B. Even though Elsa practices every day, she’s still a champion swimmer

C. If Elsa practices every day, she’ll be a champion swimmer

D. Elsa swims every day; consequently she’s a champion swimmer.

40. Mrs. Tukul will retire next month after teaching chemistry for twenty years.

A. Twenty years after teaching chemistry, Mrs. Tukul will retire

B. After she has finished teaching chemistry for twenty years, Mrs. Tukul will retire

C. having taught chemistry for twenty years, Mrs. Tukul will retire next month

D. It will be twenty years next month since Mrs. Tukul retired

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