DE English Test 1 #2
Before the civil rights movement of the 1960s ended, Martin Luther King Jr. and John and Robert Kennedy are murdered. a)Before the civil rights movement of the 1960s ended, Martin Luther King Jr. and John and Robert Kennedy had been murdered. b)Before the civil rights movement of the 1960s ends, Martin Luther King Jr. and John and Robert Kennedy were murdered. c)No change
a
Each of the candidates _______ claiming victory after the early primaries. a)was b)were
a
From a close reading of Shakespearean texts _______ Stephen Greenblatt's speculation about the playwright's life. a)comes b)come
a
I can't decide whether to sign up for a class ____ yoga or ____ swimming. a)in, in b)on, in c)on, on
a
Most of Stephen Greenblatt's professional writing _______ with Shakespeare. a)deals b)deal
a
Paul Krugman, a newspaper columnist and a professor of economics, _______ complex concepts such as the connection between deregulation and prices. a)clarifies b)clarify
a
Sao Paulo, along with Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, _______ the list of the world's eighteen largest urban areas. a)makes b)make
a
The story "Araby" by James Joyce has made use of religious symbolism. a)The story "Araby" by James Joyce makes use of religious symbolism. b)The story "Araby" by James Joyce made use of religious symbolism. c)No change
a
By the end of tomorrow's race, Annie has run more than forty miles. a)By the end of tomorrow's race, Annie will run more than forty miles. b)By the end of tomorrow's race, Annie will have run more than forty miles. c)No change
b
Horrific living conditions in places like Darfur _______ local populations in Africa. a)has decimated b)have decimated
b
In the first chapter of the novel Forgetfulness by Ward Just, a Frenchwoman takes a walk in the mountains outside a French village. After she tripped and hurt her foot, she implored four foreigners who crossed her path to carry her home. They complied for a while, but then they murdered her. a)In the first chapter of the novel Forgetfulness by Ward Just, a Frenchwoman had taken a walk in the mountains outside a French village. After she has tripped and hurt her foot, she implores four foreigners who cross her path to carry her home. They complied for a while, but then they murdered her. b)In the first chapter of the novel Forgetfulness by Ward Just, a Frenchwoman takes a walk in the mountains outside a French village. After she trips and hurts her foot, she implores four foreigners who have crossed her path to carry her home. They comply for a while, but then they murder her. c)No change
b
One of the contemporary novels that _______ affected me is Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. a)has b)have
b
The populations of the polar bear and penguin _______ every year while human population increases. a)decreases b)decrease
b
The yoga class meets early ____ the morning, ____ Saturdays a)at, on b)in, on c)on, on
b
____ March, I'm going to take a class ____ the YMCA. a)In, in b)In, at c)On, in
b
If I take the swimming class, I could meet Marco afterward ____ Café Java ____ Locust Street. a)in, in b)in, at c)at, on
c
Our friends were calling to announce their engagement and to say they have picked May 19 as their wedding date. a)Our friends are calling to announce their engagement and to say they pick May 19 as their wedding date. b)Our friends were calling to announce their engagement and to say they will have picked May 19 as their wedding date. c)No change
c
The swimming class meets ___ 5:30 ____ the evening, so I could go after work. a)on, in b)on, at c)at, in
c
