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Word Choice Quiz #1
It is highly ______________that Russia's economic problems
will be easily solved.
a. unlike
b. alike
c. unlikely
Hassam will take the TOEFL with _________________. They
should all finish the test by 3:30 p.m
a. another
b. the others
c. other
d. the other
It is important that students ___________their homework
assignments every day.
a. make
b. do
c. makes
d. does
The driver ___________ into a coma because of the terrible
car accident that happened yesterday.
a. come
b. go
c. went
d. came
e. comes
f. goes
_______________ so many students had the flu last week,
Professor Jones cancelled the test.
a. because
b. because of
That students must take general education classes at a
university is something that I can __________________.
a. except
b. accept
The soccer game was cancelled earlier _______________the
rain.
a. Due to
b. because
c. consequently
Takahiro was admitted to the university _________________his
TOEFL score was only 483.
a. however
b. but
c. although
How many languages do you _________________?
a. say
b. tell
c. speak
It was __________hot at football practice that some students
suffered from dehydration.
a. too
b. enough
c. so
Many university classes __________English Composition,
Psychology, and History require many writing assignments.
a. so
b. as
c. such as
Fifty students in a writing class is far too ______________.
Administrators should limit the class size to twenty students.
a. many
b. much
c. few
d. little
Was Bornwansak _____________to enter Cal State University for the Summer Quarter?
a. able
b. enable
Japanese and Korean are two______________languages.
a. separate
b. apart
A teacher should dedicate his _____________ to his students.
a. alive
b. life
Pupat was___________disappointed in his TOEFL score.
a. somewhat
b. what
Approximately eight million____________live in New York
City.
a. person
b. people
The teacher requires that the students read 100 pages a day.
That is a large_____________of homework.
a. number
b. amount
Exercising 20 minutes a day helps one to feel young
and_________________.
a. live
b. alive
___________from failing my test, getting in a car wreck, and
my girlfriend breaking up with me, I have had a pretty good
day today.
a. aside
b. beside
What is the_____________of flour that the recipe calls for?
a. number
b. quantity
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Word Choice Quiz #2
__________Oregon, Florida is a hot and humid state.
a. unlike
b. alike
c. unlikely
There are more community colleges in California than in any
_________state.
a. another
b. the others
c. other
d. the other
After getting up in the morning, it is important to
__________ your bed before leaving for school. This will make
your host family very happy.
a. make
b. do
c. makes
d. does
A son calls his mother who is living in Japan: "Mom, do
you think it is time for me to ______home"?
a. come
b. go
c. went
d. came
e. comes
f. goes
Many of the computers at California State University had
computer glitches ______________ a virus named Michelangelo.
a. because
b. because of
c. consequently
d. therefore
_______________for Suwimol, none of the students passed the
test.
a. except
b. accept
c. aside
d. besides
It was raining cats and dogs all afternoon.
_______________the wedding was cancelled
a. Due to
b. Because
c. Consequently,
I love you from the bottom of my heart, ______________I have
decided not to marry you.
a. however
b. but
c. although
Excuse me, I don't have a watch. Could you ___________me
what time of day it is?
a. say
b. tell
c. speak
Often reaching temperatures of 120-130 F, Death Valley's
severe climate is often hot ____________to cook an egg on the
asphalt.
a. too
b. enough
c. so
Moles are __________good diggers that they can dig 300 feet
in one night. That is the length of an entire football field.
a. so
b. as
c. such as
d. such
I have so much money to spend at Ontario Mills Mall but so
_________time to spend it.
a. many
b. much
c. few
d. little
A sound cry for independence accompanied with a desire to be
free from English rule __________America's founding fathers to
achieve victory during the Revolutionary War.
a. able
b. enable
c. enables
d. enabled
Undergraduate and graduate study at US universities are
world's _______________in that admissions criteria, courses
offered, and length of study are quite different.
a. separate
b. apart
More than 12,000 Turkish residents are said to be buried
_______________because of the 7.4 temblor.
a. alive
b. life
Finally, after more than six months of intense English
language study, Kunie passed the TOEFL. She knows
_____________it takes to succeed in life: hard work, hard
work, and more hard work.
a. somewhat
b. what
Am I the only _____________in this class that is having
difficulty with reduced adjective clauses?
a. person
b. people
Did you know that the _____________ of students that take
the TOEFL test every year is almost one million?
a. number
b. amount
c. quantity
The secret to catching a lot of fish is the bait you use.
Use_________night crawlers and you are guaranteed a good
catch.
a. live
b. alive
____________Won Jun, everyone else is coming to the party.
a. aside
b. beside
c. besides
What is the exact ___________of channels that our cable
company gives us? Forty-two dollars a month is highway
robbery!
a. number
b. quantity
Word Choice Quiz # 3
1. It is____________ that you will pass this exam since
you have done no studying whatsoever.
A. Unlike
B. alike
C. unlikely
2. The concert was_______________ loud that I had to put in
earplugs.
A. too
B. enough
C. so
3. ________________students were not able to attend class
because of the snowstorm.
A. many
B. much
4. Our professor gives ______________homework.
A. little
B. few
5. I will place the book______________ the table after I
finish my reading assignment.
A. besides
B. beside
C. aside
6. Since I feel prepared for the exam, I will most certainly
do_______________.
A. good
B. well
7. I feel________________ about what I said to Helen
yesterday. Therefore, I owe her an apology.
A. badly
B. bad
8. A __________________of students have been absent from
school this week.
A. number
B. amount
C. quantity
9. Making it difficult to solve the labor dispute,
disagreement was evident______________the faculty.
A. among
B. between
10. Student says to another student during class: "Could
you______________your CD player to school to tomorrow?"
A. take
B. bring
11. ____________I use my notes during the exam today?
A. can
B. may
12. The Yasuda Center was built on a
beautiful_________________.
A. site
B. cite
13. Finding out that she was adopted was a________________
part of the movie.
A. climatic
B. climactic
14. Running on the sand has often been________________running
in the deep snow.
A. compared with
B. compared to
15. Your_________________ to confront my friend about his
lying helped us to overcome our argument.
A. council
B. counsel
16. Your desire to attend school and hold down a full-time
job is________________ my desire to focus exclusively on my
studies.
A. different from
B. different than
17. His headache__________________his concentration during
his Psychology exam.
A. effected
B. affected
18. ___________will be at Christina’s birthday party.
A. every one
B. everyone
19. How much_________________down this road do you think we
will have to drive?
A. farther
B. further
20. She_________ her jacket in the closet after entering the
house.
A. hanged
B. hung
21. By saying "Do I look like a millionaire?" in
response to the question "Are you going to buy that
suit?" she_______________that the suit costs too much
money.
A. implied
B. inferred
22. She______________________an expedition to the top of
Mount Whitney last year.
A. lead
B. led
23. What did you___________from your teacher today at school?
A. teach
B. learn
24. Will your parents_______________you stay out until 2:00
AM on weekdays?
A. leave
B. let
25. Before the teacher said anything about not accepting late
assignments, I__________my homework on her desk.
A. lie
B. lay
C. lain
D. laid
26. It_________________a busy day today judging by how many
customers have already come in for tuneups.
A. maybe
B. may be
27. Not paying attention to the street signs, I went
right__________________ her house.
A. past
B. passed
28. Honesty, integrity, and perseverance are
three__________that will help you to live a good life.
A. principles
B. principals
29. The firefighters were alerted of the forest fire due to
the large amount of smoke____________into the air.
A. raising
B. rising
30. The math test was_________________hard.
A. really
B. real
31. How would you characterize the___________________you have
had with your parents?
A. relation
B. relationship
32. He_________________declined to testify in the murder
case.
A. respectfully
B. respectively
33. ___________________down. The doctor will be with you
shortly.
A. sit
B. set
34. Undoubtedly, Sharon is more intelligent_______________the
rest of the students.
A. then
B. than
35. Since the waiter________________us for over two hours, we
should give him a good tip.
A. waited on
B. waited for
36. The Sony CD player, ____________we purchased last week,
will be used to play Karaoke music at our get-to-together
tonight.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. whom
E. whose
37. Do you know__________________pen this is?
A. whose
B. who’s
38. __________________the first student from this High School
to be offered a full scholarship to Yale University.