REVIEW _ ENG 167
PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE (4 POINTS)
1. I was very tired; ________ ,I determined to walk on to the next village. A. therefore B. however C. and D. or
2. He had to act immediately; ________ he would have been too late. A. consequently B. nevertheless C. still D. otherwise
3. The flowers are grown along the path _______ people often walk by. A. whose B. where C. who D. when
4. Jane is beautiful and intelligent; ________, she's very kind. A. moreover B. however C. for all that D. on the other hand
5. He never works, _______ he gains all the prizes. A. furthermore B. whereas C. but D. accordingly
6. The sun is shining and there are very few clouds; _______, I am sure it is going to rain. A. what's more B. hence C. thus D. nevertheless
7. You must leave at once; ________, you miss the train. A. however B. yet C. still D. otherwise
8. Some birds cannot fly well; _______, the chicken has wings, but its flying muscles are not strong enough to be useful. A. for example B. for instance C. such as D. A or B
9. No sooner had she stepped into the bathroom ______ the cell phone rang. A. for B. then C. than D. when
10. This is such a _______ beach that many people come there for holiday. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. unbeauty
11. She could not decide_______ to drive_______ to jump into water. A. both/ or B. not only/ but also C. either/ or D. whether/ or
12. The waiter was not very nice; _______, the food was delicious. A. however B. therefore C. moreover D. because
13. Choose the best sentence after reordering these words: woman/ The/ unless/ expensive/
will/ this shirt/ choose/ the/ it/ is/ very.
A. The woman will choose expensive this shirt unless it is very.
B. The woman will choose this shirt unless it is very expensive.
C. This shirt expensive unless it is very, the woman will choose
D. Unless the woman will choose expensive this shirt it is very.
14. Choose the best sentence after reordering these words: He/as though/ has/ worked/ just/ sleeps/ he/ hard.
A. He sleeps as though he has just worked hard.
B. He worked hard as though he has just sleeps.
C. He just sleeps hard as though he has worked.
D. He hard as sleeps though he has just worked hard.
15. Choose the most correct request
A. Would you mind to send me information about condominiums?
B. Would it be possible send me information about condominiums?
C. I would appreciate it if you send me information about condominiums. D. All of the above options.
16. Choose the best sentence after reordering these words: they/ overtime/ they/ work/ /
because/ work/ want/ to finish/ soon/ their.
A. They work soon because they want to finish their work overtime.
B. They work finish overtime because they want to work soon their.
C. They work overtime because they want to finish their work soon.
D. They finish overtime because they want to their work soon.
17. Choose a correct answer: “I think you should apply for this position”. This structure is used to: A. Request B. Suggest C. Give information D. Give introduction
18. Which structure is expressed providing explanation?
A. I would like to let you know that your order will reach you today.
B. One important thing about learning English is listening every day.
C. The main reason is that the price is changed
D. One thing to remember is that you should lock the door before going to bed
19. Choose a correct topic sentence for the following thesis statement. There are several
factors to consider when you choose a university to attend.
A. Second thing you should choose a part time job when you are a student.
B. One thing you must consider is the quality of the university’s educational program.
C. If you do not study hard, you will fail the examination.
D. The university’s educational program is quite difficult.
20. Choose the best sentence after reordering these words: writing/ down/ information/ The
man/ hardly/ understands/ or/ he/ is/ it.
A. The man is writing down information, or he hardly understands it.
B. It is writing down information, or the man hardly understands he.
C. The man is down writing information, or he hardly understands it.
D. The man is down writing information, so he hardly understands it.
PART 2. SHORT ANSWERS (3 POINTS)
A. Make compound or complex sentences about the pictures with the suggested words.
21. Write a compound or complex sentence using suggested words: discuss / while / breakfast
they are discussing while they are breakfasting
22. Write a compound or complex sentence using suggested words: if / car / buy
If I have enough money, I will buy the car.
23. Write a compound or complex sentence using suggested words: because/ fix/ man
The man is sit down on site because he is fixing the car Key: 21.
They are discussing something while they are having breakfast. 22.
If the car is not very expensive, they will buy it. 23.
Because his bicycle is broken, he is fixing it. 24.
I would appreciate it if you would send me some information about the schedules
and cost of the certificate course on network management. 25.
I suggest training / I suggest that you train the waiter in good customer relation. 26.
I suggest reorganizing/ I suggest that you reorganize the shipping department.
Topic sentence 1: Firstly, everybody knows that small towns are safer than cities.
Topic sentence 2: Secondly, people in small towns are nicer.
Topic sentence 3: Finally, life in a small town is much less expensive than life in a big city.
Topic sentence 1: Firstly, the Internet helps us relax.
Topic sentence 2: Secondly, people can share information more easily.
Topic sentence 3: Finally, it makes people get closer.
24. Make ONE request for information about a course you are interested in
taking (to a community college): appreciate/ send/ information/ schedules/ cost/
certificate course/ network management
25. Make one suggestion for the manager of a restaurant with a rude waiter
with suggested words: suggest/ train/ waiter/ good/ customer relations
26. Make one suggestion for a company that delivers orders late with
suggested words: suggest/ reorganize/ shipping department
PART 3. SHORT ESSAY (3 POINTS)
27. Write 6 topic sentences for the following thesis statements.
I agree that a small town is a better place to live than a big city because small
towns are safer than cities, people in small towns are nicer and life in small towns is less expensive. THESIS STATEMENT 1:
Topic sentence 1:…………………..
Topic sentence 2:…………………..
Topic sentence 3:…………………..
THESIS STATEMENT 2: The Internet has made our lives much better.
Topic sentence 1:…………………..
Topic sentence 2:…………………..
Topic sentence 3:…………………..