1-Part I [Questions 1~14]

Choose the best answer for the blank.

1. A: Whatever happened to John Grimes?

   B: John _____________ his childhood sweetheart.

(a) married               (b) married to

(c) married with          (d) got married

2. A: I'm afraid Mrs. Bell is _____________.

   B: Wouldn't a hearing aid help?

(a) coming deaf          (b) coming deafly

(c) going deaf            (d) going deafly

3. A: Good presentation! ___________ your topic thoroughly.

   B: Thank you, sir. I've done a lot of research.

(a) You seem to know     

(b) It seems you to know

(c) You seem to be knowing

(d) It seems you are knowing

4. A: I guess the grass always looks ___________ on  the           other side of the fence, doesn't it?

   B: Yes, but looks can be deceiving.

(a) greenly                (b) greener

(c) to be green           (d) being green

5. A: What's the weather report for this morning?

   B: The forecast is for clear skies.

      But it ____________ it'll rain to me.

(a) feels                  (b) happens

(c) seems to             (d) looks like

6. A: He was so quiet.

      I don't think he likes the product.

   B: Don't _____________ lack of interest.

(a) take his silence of

(b) think his silence of

(c) mistake his silence for

(d) consider his silence for

7. A: Is John going to Bermuda with you?

   B: I couldn't talk him _____________ with me.

(a) of go                  (b) to going

(c) into going              (d) that he will go

8. A: I'm going to the hamburger stand for lunch.

      Can I get you something?

   B: Yes, please _____________ two hamburgers, a                 piece of apple pie, and a Coke.

(a) take me back          (b) bring me back

(c) bring back to me      (d) take back to me

9. A: Will you explain ____________?

   B: Sorry. I don't understand it myself.

(a) me the process        (b) over the process

(c) the process to me     (d) me of the process

10. A: How's the meeting going?

    B: It's going well. We are getting ______________.

(a) to do a lot             (b) a lot to do

(c) done a lot              (d) a lot done

11. A: What ___________ you were the right person for               the job?

    B: I had done that kind of thing before.

(a) made you think         (b) did you think

(c) you came to think       (d) is your thought

12. A: What's the matter with your washing machine?

    B: It won't stop. _______________ do?

(a) Do you think what I should

(b) Do you think what should I

(c) What do you think I should

(d) What do you think should I

13. A: People aren't interested in a song's lyrics today,             _____________?

    B: No. They just love loud noise!

(a) are they               (b) aren't they

(c) is one?                (d) isn't one?

14. A: You collect stamps, don't you, Alfred?

    B: ____________. I've been collecting them for three               years.

(a) No, I don't             (b) Yes, I do

(c) No, I haven't           (d) Yes, I have

Part II [Questions 15~22]

Choose the best answer for the blank.

15. Getting a flat tire prevented us _____________ on time.

(a) to arrive                 (b) arrive

(c) from arriving             (d) that we arrived

16. On Mt. Everest, a single mistake could cost ____________.

(a) him his life             (b) his life to him

(c) him for his life         (d) his life for him

17. Many scientists have _____________ by a scientific             publishing house based in New York.

(a) their works distribute

(b) distributed their works

(c) their works distributed

(d) their distributed works

18. The head of personnel had all prospective candidates         _____________ several prescreening interviews.

(a) do                      (b) doing

(c) done                    (d) to do

19. The witness reported that she saw the suspect               ____________ the bank carrying a flight bag while armed       with a revolver.

(a) leave                   (b) left

(c) to leave                (d) be left 

20. Get all orders ____________ in writing in case problems        arise later.

(a) confirm!ing               (b) confirm!ed

(c) confirm!s                 (d) confirm!

21. The tale of The Tortoise and the Hare has been handed      down to show ______________.

(a) a preconceived notion may be how overturned

(b) a preconceived notion how may be overturned

(c) how may a preconceived notion be overturned

(d) how a preconceived notion may be overturned

22. The company tries to make the employees ______________      as its greatest asset.

(a) felt valued                (b) feel value

(c) feel valued               (d) feeling valued

Part III [Questions 23~26]

Identify the option that contains and awkward expression! or an error in grammar.

23. (a) A: I tried calling you yesterday.

    (b) B: Sorry, I was in Guam.

    (c) A: You sure go on vacation a lot.

    (d) B: No, I attended to a conference.

           Strictly business.

24. (a) A: How do you want me to cut your hair?

    (b) B: Cut it shortly all over.

    (c) A: Would you like it washed?

    (d) B: No, thank you.

25. (a) A: I heard you're going on vacation without                     your husband.

    (b) B: Yes, Peter can't get time off.

           I'm going to Miami.

    (c) A: I envy for your independence.

    (d) B: It's nice sometimes, but I'll miss Peter.

26. (a) A: Pass me that magazine, won't you?

    (b) B: Okay, here you are.

    (c) A: It's pretty warm today.

    (d) B: Yes. Spring has finally arrived.

Part IV [Questions 27~30]

Identify the option that contains and awkward expression! or an error in grammar.

27. (a) I think you will be interested to hear what it feels like to live in this place. (b) At first it seemed like we were on vacation in a strange boarding house. (c) My little room felt emptiness with nothing on the walls before I put up my film-star pictures and post cards. (d) I don't think I will ever feel really at home in this house.

28. (a) When George, Prince of Wales first visited Bringhton in 1783, he rented a farmhouse. (b) Four years later, he had a villa build there. (c) After several renovations, the Royal Pavilion took on its present mosque-like form. (d) Of special interest for tourists are the banquet room, music room, and kitchen.

29. (a) If a man were to spend all his money to fix up his sports car instead of buying food for his family, we would consider him crazy. (b) People with little money usually provide themselves for necessities before trying to obtain luxuries. (c) Why can't great nations act in the same sensible way? (d) It's incredible that in our country there are some students who are unable to pay for lunch at school.

30. (a) One summer day four boys go off into the forest to look for another boy who has been missing for several days. (b) Through their exciting trip, they work together to help each other. (c) Their two-day trip leaves each of them with special memories. (d) This movie can make you understand what is it like to be a boy in a small U.S. town in the fifties and sixties.