Choose the correct answer
17. If Mr. Lu
through e-mail.
A. will need
B. need
assistance contacting the speakers for the conference, I'll notify you
18. He wanted to visit Hong Kong after
A. back
B. returned
19. If their marketing team succeeds, they
A. will have been increased
B. would have been increasing
C. needs
D. needed
from Europe.
C. get back
D. returning
their profits by 20 percent.
C. will increase
D. would increase
20. As far as I can recall, the effective tax rate for the previous year
A. was
B. has been
21. Apartment rental information
A is
B. are
22. New practices were established to
A. react
B. enable
C. is
D. will be
available at the front office.
C. were
D. comes
investors.
C. protect
42 percent.
D. enforce
23. A higher average
rate accounted for about one-third of the financing costs
A. interesting
B. interest
24. Mr. Lee watched the technician
A. repair
B. repaired
25. The pension plans cover only domestic employees;
make other arrangements.
A. moreover
B. even though
C. interested
D. interestingly
the broken pump.
. C. repairs
D. had repaired
international employees must
C. in addition
D. consequently
2. Error Analysis
Directions: Decide which of the four underlined words or phrases - A, B, C, or D - would
not be considered correct, and circle the letter of that expression. Then on the line at the
end of the sentence, write a correction for the underlined word or phrase.
26. When there are low sales, companies often decide developing new products.
A
B
C
27. The animals in the circus performed some amused tricks.
A
B
C
D
28. Of the two examples, the second one is the clearest.
A
B
C
D
D
29. Nutritionists recommend that everyone eat from three to five serving of vegetables a day.
A
A B
B
C
A
C
D
B
D
C
D
30. Without operating funds, a firm cannot continue to make business.
31. I had already meet Ms. Shim several times before tonight.
32. That was a most delicious pastry that I have ever tasted.
B
C
A
D
33. Do you believe that there is a life on other planets?
A B
C
D
34. An ice cream that we bought at the store had almost completely melted before we got home.
A
B
C
D
35. A dialect of German is the most spoken widely language in Switzerland.
A
B
C
D
36. Continental Motors is developing a new generation of hybrid automobiles that operate
partially on the electricity.
A
B
C
D
37. In the early hours of the morning, I saw a speeding car race through the deserting streets.
A
B
C
D
through e-mail.
A. will need
B. need
assistance contacting the speakers for the conference, I'll notify you
18. He wanted to visit Hong Kong after
A. back
B. returned
19. If their marketing team succeeds, they
A. will have been increased
B. would have been increasing
C. needs
D. needed
from Europe.
C. get back
D. returning
their profits by 20 percent.
C. will increase
D. would increase
20. As far as I can recall, the effective tax rate for the previous year
A. was
B. has been
21. Apartment rental information
A is
B. are
22. New practices were established to
A. react
B. enable
C. is
D. will be
available at the front office.
C. were
D. comes
investors.
C. protect
42 percent.
D. enforce
23. A higher average
rate accounted for about one-third of the financing costs
A. interesting
B. interest
24. Mr. Lee watched the technician
A. repair
B. repaired
25. The pension plans cover only domestic employees;
make other arrangements.
A. moreover
B. even though
C. interested
D. interestingly
the broken pump.
. C. repairs
D. had repaired
international employees must
C. in addition
D. consequently
2. Error Analysis
Directions: Decide which of the four underlined words or phrases - A, B, C, or D - would
not be considered correct, and circle the letter of that expression. Then on the line at the
end of the sentence, write a correction for the underlined word or phrase.
26. When there are low sales, companies often decide developing new products.
A
B
C
27. The animals in the circus performed some amused tricks.
A
B
C
D
28. Of the two examples, the second one is the clearest.
A
B
C
D
D
29. Nutritionists recommend that everyone eat from three to five serving of vegetables a day.
A
A B
B
C
A
C
D
B
D
C
D
30. Without operating funds, a firm cannot continue to make business.
31. I had already meet Ms. Shim several times before tonight.
32. That was a most delicious pastry that I have ever tasted.
B
C
A
D
33. Do you believe that there is a life on other planets?
A B
C
D
34. An ice cream that we bought at the store had almost completely melted before we got home.
A
B
C
D
35. A dialect of German is the most spoken widely language in Switzerland.
A
B
C
D
36. Continental Motors is developing a new generation of hybrid automobiles that operate
partially on the electricity.
A
B
C
D
37. In the early hours of the morning, I saw a speeding car race through the deserting streets.
A
B
C
D