1. (A) She dropped the bedroom chair. (B) She went to buy some bedroom furniture. (C) She got up on the chair to see better. (D) She slept in the chair rather than the bed.
2. (A) Tuition is almost twice what it was five years ago. (B) There will be only a small rise in tuition for the new year. (C) Tuition has remained constant over the past five years. (D) Tuition is almost five times what it was last year.
3. (A) Please stand in that line. (B) You won' t be pleased if you get it. (C) Won' t be able to get a line? (D) Which line do you mean?
4. (A) I wish I had saved a larger amount of money. (B) I need only a little money. (C) If had any money, I would spend it. (D) I have all of my money in a savings account.
5. (A) Next week is a good time to have the meeting. (B) The meeting roomis farther away than I'd thought. (C) We have just mailed the meeting notices. (D) The meeting will be held at a later date.
6. (A) They don't like to cook their own food. (B) They prepare their own meals these days. (C) They're getting used to the cafeteria food. (D) They couldn't find an apartment.
7. (A) We swim better than Jeff and his sister. (B) Jeff does not swim as well as his sister. (C) Jeff's sister told me he is a good swimmer. (D) Let's go swimming with Jeff and his sister.
8. (A) We didn't find one qualified applicant. (B) Nobody applied for the job. (C) Only one person needed the job. (D) We interviewed nine dentists.
9. (A) I doubt they' d leave for the gym without us. (B) We'll go to the gym by bus without them. (C) They might have gone with Jim. (D) Jim goes everywhere without us.
10. (A) I wish these shoes matched my outfit. (B) These shoes fit better than my old ones. (C) I should have made sure these shoes fir me. (D) I looked at alot of shoes before buying these.
11. (A) Anne does her homework on the bus. (B) Anne saves money by riding her bike to work. (C) Anne is saving her money to buy a bike. (D) Anne rides the bus to the bike shop where she works.
12. (A) No one plays at school. (B) They're coming to the theater now. (C) Nobody went to see the play. (D) There will be a game after school.
13. (A) We've been roommates for a year now. (B) My roommate looked years older than I'd expected. (C) I saw my former roommate a year ago. (D) My roommate is a year older than I am.
14. (A) New trees have replaced the old ones. (B) They planted trees here and there. (C) There are fewer trees here now. (D) There have never been many trees here.
15. (A) I always have good excuses. (B) I never heard why he was excused. (C) To excuse mistakes is never a good idea. (D) That is the silliest excuse I ever heard.
16. (A) I could see my shadow. (B) I put down the lampshade. (C) I couldn't see in the room. (D) I wanted to have less light.
17. (A) Let's have lunch together today. (B) I'll eat my lunch a little later. (C) I forgot my lunch today. (D) I took a longer lunch break today.
18. (A) The show's cancellation was due to the poor performance. (B) The actors got some new equipment. (C) The audience stood up and applauded. (D) The actors remained on stage throughout the performance.
19. (A) Surprised by the large audience the candidate was unable to speak. (B) The crowd was overwhelmed by the candidate's speech. (C) The noisy people crowded around the candidate. (D) The candidate forgot his notes for the speech.
20. (A) I rented a car for the day. (B) I let her borrow my car. (C) I'll sell her my now car. (D) I can use her car today.
21. (A) The man should learn to type. (B) She thinks the application should be typed. (C) The man doesn't really want the job anyway. (D) She doesn't know of a better job.
22. (A) There won' t be time to visit the zoo. (B) The zoo is not in San Diego. (C) She doesn't know how to get to the zoo. (D) The zoo is not very big.
23. (A) To keep all the volumes of books together. (B) To bring the problem to his roommate's attention. (C) To find a quieter place to study. (D) TO concentrate on the music.
24. (A) The announcer should try not to sound nervous. (B) The woman should get on the plane. (C) The plane will arrive at 8:30. (D) The woman should not worry.
25. (A) He was very uncomfortable. (B) The parade was canceled. (C) The freezer was broken. (D) He was lightly ill.
26. (A) They both have been bitten. (B) He should eat twice as much. (C) He also has overeaten. (D) They both are thirsty.
27. (A) Matthew wanted to leave in the morning. (B) He's surprised that Matthew changed his mind. (C) Matthew can plan the party himself. (D) He wishes he'd thought of Matthew before.
28. (A) The results haven't been announced yet. (B) There was little about the election on the radio,. (C) She hasn't heard the results. (D) She didn't hear the news, but she read the paper.
29. (A) He agrees with the woman. (B) He wonders why Sally got the scholarship. (C) He was the one who told the woman the news. (D) He finds the news hard to believe.
30. (A) It would be better to call another time. (B) There isn't much chance Pamwould be home. (C) Pam gets home late in the evening. (D) She thought that the call had already been made.
31. (A) The subject deserves more discussion. (B) The materials being discussed should be kept upstairs. (C) She'd like to end the meeting early. (D) What they do at the end of the meeting doesn'tmatter.
32. (A) He always rests before exercising. (B) He's very excited about joining the team. (C) He's not in shape for gymnastics. (D) He hasn't stopped by the gymnastics office yet.
33. (A) Compare her own papers to others. (B) Watch out for the usual typing mistakes. (C) Have someone else type her papers. (D) Ask another person to check her work.
34. (A) He is likely to help. (B) He has already asked for help. (C) He doesn't know a lot about computers. (D) He was the last one to use the computer.
35. (A) It isn't placed right. (B) There isn't enough time to clear it off. (C) A new desk has been ordered to replace it. (D) It has needed reorganizing for quite a while.
36. (A) A doctor. (B) A hotel manager. (C) A medical receptionist. (D) A hospital official.
37. (A) Something is stuck in his ear. (B) His ears are ringing. (C) He's in considerable pain. (D) He has fluid in his ears.
38. (A) In her office. (B) At home. (C) At a convention. (D) At the hospital.
39. (A) Call a doctor. (B) Go to the hospital. (C) Get some rest. (D) Take some medication.
40. (A) Education during the Civil War. (B) Post-Civil War developments in higher education. (C) Current trends in technological. education. (D) Benefits for women in state universities.
41. (A) Two. (B) Three. (C) Ten. (D) One hundred.
42. (A) It was well established. (B) It was the same as that available to men. (C) It was only available in the northern states. (D) It was not highly developed.
43. (A) She is professor Jamison's daughter (B) She works part-time as Professor Jamison's secretary. (C) She used to do the job herself. (D) She just came out of an interview for the job.
44. (A) It should be higher. (B) It's very good. (C) It's the same as the post office pays. (D) It varies according to the person's experience.
45. (A) Make up homework problems. (B) Do research in the library. (C) Teach an introductory economies course. (D) Grade homework sets.
46. (A) He wonders if he'll have enough time to do the job. (B) He is afraid he won't know enough to do the job well. (C) He fears that the job may be too boring,. (D) He thinks Professor Jamison has someone else in mind.
47. (A) To encourage people to participate in a club activity. (B) To introduce a new kind of bicycle. (C) To inform beginning cyclists about New Jersey's traffic laws. (D) To warn tourists about bicycling on the roadways.
48. (A) Its large number of bicycle clubs. (B) Its geographic variety. (C) Its network of superhighways. (D) Its mild climate.
49. (A) Some of them are inaccessible to beginning cyclists. (B) Some of them commemorate the development of the bicycle. (C) They are nice places to visit on bicycle tours. (D) They help to make New Jersey a wealthy state.
50. (A) To save money on equipment. (B) To instruct newcomers about bicycle maintenance. (C) To censure that everyone knows about the historical sites. (D) To help keep participants from getting lost.