PartIIILanguageUsage
Thereare20sentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,D.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
____combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefest
anecdotestothelongestnovels---haveaplot.
A.Regarding
B.Whatever
C.Insofaras
D.Nomatter
Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,____
thewomangaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit.
A.onwhich
B.butwhen
C.Wherein
D.Then
MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian___withsevenyears’racingexperience.
A.womandrivers
B.womendriver
C.womendrivers
D.womandriver
“Iwonderedifcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseusedinthesentence
referstoa____.
pasteventforexacttimereference
presenteventfortentativeness
presenteventforuncertainty
pasteventforpoliteness
“IfIwereyouIwouldn’twaittoproposeher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthe
sentenceisusedto___.
alleviatehostility
expressunfavorablefeelings
indicateuncertainty
makeasuggestion
“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”The
modalauxiliarySHOULDexpresses____.
obligation
disappointment
futureinthepast
tentativeness
TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestem
celltransplantthat____history.
couldhavelatermade
shouldhavemadelater
mightmakelater
wouldlatermake
SomeMartinrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatare
known____bymicrobes.
havingbeencreated
beingcreated
tohavebeencreated
tobecreated
Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinary
sense,asI___ifI___alone.
wouldhavebeen...hadbeen
shouldbe...hadbeen
couldbe...were
mighthavebeen...were
Youmustfire____incompetentassistantofyours.
A.the
B.an
C.that
D.whichever