I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences below by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (1.0 point) 1. Excuse me. I wonder if you can tell me what the time __________. A. it is B. it leaves C. you tell D. is now 2. Do you object __________ my sitting here? A. for B. to C. with D. at 3. The angry teacher __________ the noisy class of junior high school students to be quiet. A. shouted B. said C. scolded D. ordered 4. By tomorrow morning, everything __________ set up in time for the performance . A. will be B. will have been C. have already been D. had already been 5. __________ have at least 4 hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law. A. That all police officers B. All police officers must C. For all police officers D. All police officers 6. The face of the Moon is changed by collisions with meteoroids, __________ new craters to appear. A. causing B. it cause C. caused D. have caused 7. He came __________ a lot of money when his father died. A. by B. over C. through D. into 8. “What did the paper say about the President’s plans for next week?” “He __________ to South America then.” A. is to fly B. has flown C. is flown D. will be fly 9. “Do you mind if I sit here?” “__________ , please.” A. No, I don’t mind B. Yes. Sit down C. Yes, I do D. No. Be seated 10. Slow down and __________. If you work so hard, you’ll surely get sick. A. take it easy B. have it easy C. ease it in D. take the easy way out II. Circle A, B, C or D of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (0.5 point) 1. The planet Mars is a freezing, barren deserts with huge, dry canyons and towering A B C D volcanoes. 2. The antique collector must be able to distinguish real antiques from later imitations, A B C which can be either reproductions nor fakes. D 3. The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other sense. A B C D 4. Certain zoologists regard crows and ravens are the most intelligent of birds. A B C D 5. That brought about the widespread extinction of the dinosaurs is unknown; it must, A B C however, have involved major changes in the environment. D III. Use the correct form of the word in capital letters. Write your answers in the space provided below. (1.0 point) WILDLIFE IN DANGER One of the major (1) _________ concern in today’s world is the growing list of (2) _________ plants, birds and animals. The biggest threat of all to wildlife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (3) _________ of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all require greater (4) _________ as (5) _________ threaten to drive them to extinction. Similarly, more (6) _________ measures are required to stop global warming, which has led to the loss of important (7) _________ habitats. Fish too, are (8) _________ at risk from high levels of river and sea (9) _________, caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife, but so too will a greater public (10)_________ of the issues involved. ENVIRONMENT DANGER APPEAR PROTECT HUNT EFFECT NATURE INCREASE POLLUTE AWARE 1...................................................................... 6.................................................................... 2...................................................................... 7.................................................................... 3...................................................................... 8.................................................................... 4...................................................................... 9.................................................................... 5...................................................................... 10..................................................................