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A study made a number of years ago said the more education a man has, the less likely
he is to be an inventor. Now, the reason for that is quite simple. From the time the boy or
girl starts in school, he or she is examined three or four times a year, and of course, it is
very, very disastrous if he/she fails. An inventor fails all the time and it is a triumph if he
succeeds once. Consequently, if education is an inhibition to invention, it is due entirely to
the form by which we rate things and not because of any intellectual differential.
I can take any group of young people any place, and teach them to be inventors, if I can
get them to throw off the hazard of being afraid to fail. You fail because your ideas are
not right. You should not be afraid to fail, but you should learn to fail intelligently. BY that
I mean, when you fail, find out why you failed, and each time you fail it will bring you
nearer to the goal.
-from 100 Stories You can Use by Frank Mihalic

1. What relationship is shown between education and invention?

A. The former is the cause of the latter.
B. Education is not useful for the inventor.
C. One’s education guarantees an invention.
D. Education does not encourage a person to be an inventor.
2. According to the selection, what is true about an inventor?
A. An inventor succeeds in all endeavors.
B. An inventor always succeeds in the first attempt.
C. An inventor gives up on the first failure of the experiment.
D. An inventor experiences failures several times before he/she succeeds.
3. How are the ideas mentioned in this statement connected, “If education is an
inhibition to invention, it is due entirely to the form by which we rate things”?
A. The sentence enumerates reasons for invention.
B. The sentence conveys the result of being uneducated.
C. The sentence compares education and invention.
D. The sentence gives cause-effect relationship between education and invention.
4. What is the writer’s view about failure?
A. It is disastrous.
B. It is an inhibition to invention.
C. It hinders one’s desire to succeed.
D. It helps people to learn and get near their goal.
5. What could be the message of the selection?
A. Success comes to those who persevere.
 B. Failure reflects one’s limited intellect.
C. Success brings pride to one’s country.
D. Failure stops people from inventing things.

The Cook’s Prayer

Lord of all the pots and pans and things, Or storming heaven’s gates,
Since I’ve no time to be And washing up the plates.
A saint by doing lovely things,
Or watching late with Thee,
Or dreaming in the dawnlight,
Make me a saint by getting meals
-From 1000 Stories You can Use by Frank Mihalic

6. Who is speaking in the poem?

A. A saint B. The Lord C. A cook D. A wife
7. Which of the following tells what the speaker does?
A. Watches late at night
B. Dreams in the dawn light
C. Storms heaven’s gate
D. Washes up the plates
8. How does the speaker in the poem regard the saints?
A. With admiration
B. With compassion
C. With understanding
D. With sympathy
9. What do the last two lines mean? The speaker is saying that he
A. Be given patience so he can do his work
B. Likes his job and praying to his saints
C. Wants to be a saint of pots and pans
D. Does not like to work at night
10. What is the topic sentence for the following paragraph?
1.Visiting a dentist can be an uncomfortable experience. 2. One has to make an
appointment with the dentist first. 3. The dentist normally examines the teeth first
using terrifying instruments. 4. X-ray tooth frames cut into the gums. Lights in a
person’s eyes are annoying. 5. Most people would rather do anything than go to the
dentist.
A. Sentence 1 C. Sentence 4
B. Sentence 2 D. Sentence 5
11. What pattern of paragraph development was used in the excerpt below?
A. Comparison-Contrast C. Description
B. Cause-Effect D. Process
12. All of the following are fragments except:
A. Dozens of young artists gathered for the concert.
B. Sipped at the steaming cup of coffee.
C. The young boy impressed at the sight of the men marching off to war.
D. A collection of quotations from famous contemporary politicians.
13. Which of the following is not a run-on sentence?
A. I play the piano for many musicals moreover I give lessons to twenty students.
B. The electricity went out I searched for the candles.
C. I lost the first chess game, but I won the second.
D. The first raindrops fell we raced for cover.
14. All of the following contain a dangling modifier except:
A. To complete in the race, a form must be completed.
B. When the cat scratched at the door, we let her in.
C. Wrapped in my blanket, the cold was no problem.
D. While taking the inventory, the store was closed.

15. Would you mind __________ me tomorrow?

A. meet
B. to meet
C. meeting
D. if we meet
16. Which of the following shows the correct stress pattern for a compound noun?
A. bláckbìrd
B. blàckbírd
C. blâckbírd
D. blàckbĭrd
17. For thousands of years, rice __________ a staple food for many people.
A. is B. had been C. was D. has been
18. Beth’s new digital camera is more user-friendly than ________ I have seen.
A. any one else C. another
B. any other D. others
19. The twins look ___________.
A. equal B. identical C. similar D. synonymous
20. Neither of the accused officers decided to quit ________ position.
A. Their B. his C. it’s D. its
21. Which of the following plural forms ends in /-ǝz/?
A. Giraffes B. means C. garages D. handcuffs
22. This car won’t start. Let’s call Danny because he’s an old hand at repairing cars.
An old hand means ___________.
A. a reliable person C. a trustworthy person
B. an experienced person D. an industrious person
23. “I’ll see you soon,” she said. But we didn’t see each other for a long time. She said
________.
A. she will see me soon C. I would see her soon
B. she would see me soon D. she sees me soon
24. Can you tell me what time _________?
A. the train arrives C. the train does arrive
B. does the train arrive D. arrives the train
25. The air around us ___________.
A. Both contains oxygen and water
B. Both contain oxygen and water
C. Contains both oxygen and water
D. Contain both oxygen and water
26. Which sentence does not have the same meaning as the others?
A. The athletes are observing rigid diet rules in the training.
B. Rigid diet rules are observed by athletes in the training.
C. In the training, the athletes observe rigid diet rules.
D. The athletes are training rigid diet rules observer.
27. Which “while” expresses a contrast?
A. While waiting for them, let’s have some coffee first.
B. The farmers are very hopeful while walking from the province to the city.
C. She’s taking a shower while her mother is preparing breakfast.
D. I am a pessimist while he is very optimistic.
28. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound?
A. clear B. meet C. ease D. he’s

29. “The teacher needs some colored chalk for the ______”. Which of the following words
completes the sentence correctly?
A. blàckbóard C. black bóard
B. bláckbòard D. black board
30. Suppose that while waiting for someone, you talk with friends in the lobby of a
building. Somebody says something that you did not quite hear. Which of the
following would you say?
A. Please repeat that. C. Sorry, I didn’t hear you.
B. Please speak louder. D. May I request you to repeat that?
31. Suppose that you are introduced to a co-worker in an office or establishment. The
person being introduced is approximately of the same age as you. Which of the
following would you say to her?
A. I am honored to meet you. C. How do you do?
B. I’m pleased to meet you. D. It is an honor to meet you.
32. Which line is produced with a sustained intonation?
 A. What brings you here?
B. Is the conference room ready?
C. We won the game!
D. To tell you the truth, …
33. Which of the following words is not correctly stressed?
A. secondáry C. spíritual
B. enginéer D. afternoon
34. Which word best completes this sentence: I always feel _____ when the stars fill the
sky.
A. happy C. am happy
B. happily D. in happiness
35. The connection between time spent in social networking sites and poor academic
grades ________.
A. are alarming C. has alarmed
B. is alarming D. alarms