- 1. Can you give me a hand with my ___?
A) luggage
B) luggages
C) baggages
- 2. How many ___ were at the meeting?
A) people
B) persons
C) peoples
- 3. We saw three ___ in the attic.
A) mice
B) mouses
C) mouse
- 4. There's __ milk in the fridge.
A) some
B) any
- 5. This bottle hasn't got __ water.
A) any
B) some
- 6. My mother has got __ bracelets .
A) some
B) any
- 7. I have a ____ friends.
A) few
B) little
- 8. He has very ____ patience with me.
A) little
B) few
- 9. There's only a ____ sugar left.
A) few
B) little
- 10. I've done it a ____ times.
A) few
B) little
- 11. He doesn't like ________________ one of those bands.
A) nor
B) either
C) neither
- 12. I hate that song, and my sister hates it ________________ .
A) neither
B) too
C) either
- 13. Neither my brother ________________ my mother knows about this.
A) nor
B) or
C) neither
- 14. He didn't come to the party, and his brother didn't come ________________.
A) neither
B) nor
C) either
- 15. ________________ (one) of the girls knows how to dance. ( = Both girls are bad dancers)
A) Nor
B) Neither
C) Either
- 16. If you _________ greasy food, you will become fat.
A) eat
B) will eat
- 17. If your sister goes to Paris, she _________ a good time.
A) has
B) will have
- 18. If my grandfather were younger, he _________ so many things.
A) wouldn't forget
B) didn't forget
- 19. If I _________ more money, I would buy a new car.
A) had
B) would have
- 20. If she hadn't told him, he _________.
A) will never find out
B) would have never found out
- 21. I _________ this if you hadn't asked me.
A) would never have done
B) didn't do
- 22. John ________ in San Diego for the past 3 years (and he still lives there).
A) has lived
B) lived
C) was lived
- 23. My brother ________ in San Diego up until last year.
A) was lived
B) was living
C) has lived
- 24. I worked as a graphic designer before I ________ to England.
A) came
B) have come
C) did come
- 25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A) Flossing by Coincidence
B) Why Doctors Disagree about Flossing
C) How to Keep Your Teeth Healthy
D) Flossing Your Way to a Healthy Heart
- 26. Flossing effectively helps to keep your mouth healthy by preventing
A) germs from entering into your blood
B) food from entering your body
C) germs from producing acid
D) acid from contacting your teeth and gums
- 27. In paragraph 2, the author introduces ideas about how flossing works to keep your heart healthy. Exactly how many of these ideas does the author put forth in this paragraph?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1
- 28. In paragraph 2, the author explains how having too many germs in your mouth can "end up weakening the heart." Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that with respect to the actual way in which this occurs, doctors are
A) uncertain but speculative
B) confident in their estimations
C) reluctant to hypothesize
D) extremely knowledgeable
- 29. In paragraph 3 the author writes, "Not every doctor agrees about these ideas." The author's purpose in writing this sentence is to
A) change a previous statement
B) clarify an earlier assertion
C) provide an example
D) introduce a new topic
- 30. Using information in paragraph 3 as a guide, which of the following is the best example of a coincidence?
A) Laura remembers to brush her teeth every day, but she only remembers to floss once a week. She writes a note to herself, reminding herself to floss and sticks it to her bathroom mirror.
B) Jim wakes up with a sore throat. He eats a piece of bacon for breakfast. By noon, he feels much better. Jim decides that the bacon has cured his sore throat.
C) Mario is not very good at baseball. He practices playing every day. After a several months of practice, he is a much better baseball player.
D) Jai has a bad heart. Her doctor tells her to eat more vegetables and less junk food. After nearly a year of doing this, the doctor tells Jai that her heart is doing much better.
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