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Questions 10-13 refer to the following announcement.
______________ from Barksdale High School won this year’s
regional mathematics competition. Ellen Murphy was among ten finalists in
Because a student
Being a student
It was a student
A student
11. the last round of the competition. The final question was a very______________________ algebra problem. The first student to answer the question correctly was named
(A) wide
(B) difficult
(C) physical
(D) powerful
12. named ____________ One student finished the problem
(A) the winner.
(B) is the winner.
(C) being the winner.
(D) will be the winner.
13._____________Ms. Murphy, but his answer was incorrect. Ms. Murphy solved the problem correctly and took the grand prize.
(A) as fast
(B) fastest
(C) to be fast
(D) faster than
Questions 14-17 refer to the following part of a short story.
When Dan knocked on the door of the old gray house, he was a little 14.________________ His friends at school had said that the woman who lived in
(A) total.
(B) funny.
(C) foreign.
(D) nervous.
15. the house was unfriendly, but Dan was sure that _______ in his yard was hers. He wanted to take it to her.
“Hello,” a woman’s voice responded to his knock. “Who is it?”
(A) finding the cat
(B) the cat he had found
(C) he had found the cat
(D) the cat had been found
16. “Hi. I’m your neighbor from down the street,” Dan said ______________ she opened the door a few centimeters. “Is this cat yours?”
“Oh, my goodness,” the woman said with a big smile. She pulled the door
open wide. “Yes, this is Daisy, and I’ve been worried about her! Thank you so
(A) as
(B) that
(C) which
(D) during
17. much for_______her back!”
(A) bring
(B) brings
(C) brought
(D) bringing
Questions 18-25 refer to the following notice.
18. ____________ next Tuesday, the science building will be under (19.) construction
(A) Begins
(B) Beginning
(C) Is beginning
(D) To have begun
19. construction. Workers will____________________ repairs to the outside of the building for approximately four weeks.
(A) making
(B) be made
(C) be making
(D) been making
20. being _________most classes will continue as usual inside the building.
(A) done
(B) made,
(C) taken,
(D) entered,
21. building. However, if any classes need to be moved
(A) greatly
(B) temporarily
(C) successfully
(D) thoughtfully
22. to other rooms, teachers will inform their students. ____________the construction, the front entrance to the science building will be closed.
(A) At
(B) On
(C) Over
(D) During
23. __________________, all students will have to use the doors on the 24. north side to enter the building.
(A) As a result,
(B) Even though,
(C) All of a sudden,
(D) On the other hand
24. north side to enter the building. Also, please remember_______________ of the way of all construction equipment
(A) keeping out
(B) to keep out
(C) keeps out
(D) kept out
25. of the way of all construction equipment. Anyone_________________ about the upcoming construction work should contact the school’s main office.
(A) is having a question
(B) they have questions
(C) there is a question
(D) who has questions
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