Reading Part 5

Reading Part 5

1. Point 1: Vocabulary

   • Function words
     • Most of the firm's products are sold to wholesalers, but it does operate_____ retail outlets.
       • The best answer is (A) B. noncount noun C. noncount noun D. count noun, but a negative emphasis
       • B. a little
       • C. an amount of
       • D. few
       • A. a number of
       • Tips: see a noun before a blank, is the noun countable?
   • Similar meaning
     • The Sherman Hotel has very reasonable _____ for single rooms.
       • note The best answer is (A) A. the cost of rooms at hotels B. payments for transportation C. payments for certain services D. written statements of charges
       • A. rates
       • B. fares
       • C. fees
       • D. bills
   • Unrelated meaning
     • The value of large diamonds is sometimes difficult to _____.
       • The best answer is (D) to assess is to evaluate, to estimate how much something is worth
       • A. replace
       • B. develop
       • C. authorize
       • D. assess
   • Grammar clues
     • The shift manager _____ everyone go home a half-hour early on Friday afternoon.
       • The best answer is (B) let=allow in meaning let +base form verb allow/tell/get + to verb.(infinitive)
       • A. allowed
       • B. let
       • C. told
       • D. got
       • Tip: look for special verbs or adjectives or sentence structures

2. Point 2 Word form

   • The company could save money if it bought a fleet of more _____ vehicles.
     • The best answer is (D) same base word A is a verb B is an adjective (related to an economy) C is a noun D is an adjective (efficient and inexpensive)
     • A. economize
     • B. economic
     • C. economics
     • D. economical

3. Point 3 Verbs

   • Anna _____ in this department since January.
     • The best answer is (C) A. incorrect subject verb agreement B. incorrect tense C. correct tense (since January) D. incorrect passive form
     • A. have been working
     • B. works
     • has worked
     • D. has been worked

4. Point 4 Pronouns

   • I believe that Ms. Stathos took my flash drive by mistake and left _____ plugged into the computer.
     • The best answer is (C) A. possessive adjective B. reflexive pronoun C. possesive pronoun D. subject pronoun
     • A. her
     • B. herself
     • C. hers
     • D. she

5. Point 5 Prepositions

   • The Mississippi River roughly divides the United States _____ eastern and western halves.
     • The best answer is (A) divide...into (different parts) divide...between (two people)
     • A. into
     • B. to
     • C. on
     • D. between

6. Point 6 Connecting words

   • _____ I knew she had worked in an insurance agency for a year, I did not realize that she was so knowledgeable about health insurance.
     • The best answer is (B) adverb-clause marker
     • A. However
     • B. Although
     • C. Despite
     • D. Even
   • This town is not on the map _____ I have.
     • The best answer is (D) adjective clause marker
     • A. this
     • B. whom
     • C. where
     • D. that

7. Point 7 Gerunds, infinities, and simple forms

   • He succeeded by _____ hard.
     • The best answer is (B) A. by hard work (noun) B. by +a gerund or a noun C. can’t proceed by a clause D. can’t proceed by an infinitive
     • A. work
     • B. working
     • C. he worked hard
     • D. to work

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