EXERCISE II (basic Structure

I. Choose the correct answer. (weight: 30)

1. Your ... means a lot for us. Make sure you will come early.
a. Present c. presenting
b. Presence d. being presence

2. ... TV too much can make your eyes tired.
a. To watch c. Being watched
b. Watching d. Watch

2. The passengers should check in 60 minutes before ... time.
A. Departure c. departing
B. To depart d. Depart

3. On a high way you may not drive ....
A. Slow c. slowly
B. Being slow d. Very slow
4. In such a ... wedding dress she looks really gorgeous.
A. Beautiful c. beautify
B. Beautifully d. Beauty

5. This machine is not ..., it consumes much fuel.
A. Economic c. economy
B. Economics d. Economical

7. Although the price of fuel is going down, you must not ...waste it.
a. Waste c. wasting
b. To waste d. Wasteful

8. The music next door is too ..., it disturbs me.
a. Loudly c. hardly
b. Hard d. Loud

9. There should be a ... will from the government to help to poor get better life.
a. Political c. politics
b. Politic d. Policy

10. In a democratic country civil .... in election is not always high.
a. Participating c. participate
b. Participation d. To participate

11. He should _____ the competition, he can run_____.
A. joined – fast C. have joined – fast
B. join – fastly D. joins – fast


12. There _____ a seminar on CLT _____ February.
A. is – in C. will be – on
B. will be – in D. be – in

13. Engineers _____ for work on the new space project.
A. necessary C. hopefully
B. are needed D. next month

14. _____ was backed up for miles on the freeway.
A. Yesterday C. Traffic
B. in the morning D. Cars

15. My best friend has a good sense of _____
A. Humorous C. very humorous
B. Humor D. Humors

16. Everybody should keep his or her _____ well.
A. Healthy C. health
B. Healthiness D. very healthy

17. Your car will be ready _____ Monday.
A. by C. in
B. till D. For

18. My daughter is playing a doll with _____friend.
A. a C. his
B. her D. The

19. It _____ almost everyday during December _____ London
A. rains – at C. rain – in
B. rains – in D. raining – in

20. She has to work _____ to pay for her tuition.
A. harder C. very hardly
B. hardly D. very harder


21. I am sorry to know that one of my friends is in _____ hospital.
A. a C. an
B. - D. the

22. When he was interrogated, he _____ his crime to the police.
A. confesses C. confessing
B. confessed D. was confessed

23. As you _____ busy, let me _____ a room for you.
A. be – book C. are – booking
B. are – books D. are – book

24. English is much easier than Arabic.
A. Much easier than C. more easy than
B. Easier then D. very easy than

25. The problems today are in fact similar … the problems in the past.
A. To C. -
B. With D. as

26. In the past, Yogyakarta replaced Jakarta …Indonesia.
A. The capital was C. was the capital of
B. As the capital of D. the capital being

27. The movie is not … as the novel.
A. Same C. like
B. The same D. similar

28. His suggestion to solve the problem is the … efficient .. all other suggestions.
A. Most - than C. most - of
B. More - than D. more - of

29. More than 300 different kinds of nails … in the US.
A. Is manufactured C. are manufactured
B. Manufactured D. are manufacturing

30. From 1785 to 1790, the capital of the US … in New York City.
A. Is located C. had located
B. Located D. was located

31. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words provided. (weight: 10)
A. Although B. Before C. Either or D. And E. Both ... and...
F. Because G. Not only ... but also H. Neither ... nor
I. But J. Since K . However L. So M. therefore


1. Finally she .....has time to do a contemplation .....to plan for a better future.
2. He has been so generous .....met his best friend.
3. The government of the US support Israel .....most American people don’t.
4. You have to come return laptop today .....you promissed already.
5. I will find a gas station nearby .....fill up the tank.
6. ..... you go to bed, brush your teeth.
7. .....the temperature is high, I feel cold myself.
8. You can join .....my Friday class .....Wednesday class. Just come on time.
9. John got A for .....mid-term test .....final-term test.
10. .....have I written the letter .....sent it.

32. In each of the following sentences there is a wrong or missing word. Find the Mistakes and correct them. On the answersheet, write the correct sentences and underline the corrections. (weight: 20)

1. He does not likes playing football but he like watching it.
2. Did you enjoyed the breakfast this morning?
3. Stop smoking now, or you will died young.
4. Is anybody interested on joining the camping this weekend?
5. Don’t look me that way. I don’t like it.
6. It takes time finish job.
7. It does not need many money to build a house in suburb area.
8. Two of his childs have graduated from the university.
9. Where you come from?
10. There are still much pages I have to read.