TEST 26
Fire-resistant materials are used to retard ________ of modern aircraft in case of accidents.

(A) a damage to the passenger cabin
(B) that damages to the passenger cabin
(C) damage to the passenger cabin
(D) passenger cabin`s damages 2. Because the United States does not have much oil anymore, imported oil ________ used more and more.

(A) will
(B) to be
(C) must
(D) is being 3. The FDA was set up in 1940 ________ that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs.

(A) to enforce the laws
(B) to enforcing the laws
(C) enforcing laws
(D) enforced the laws 4. If a ruby is heated it ________ temporarily lose its color.

(A) would
(B) will
(C) does
(D) has 5. Robots are being used increasingly in industry as they can work on large jobs faster, are more precise and ________.

(A) don`t as easily tire
(B) don`t tire more easily
(C) don`t tire easily
(D) don`t too easily tire 6. The algebra of sets ________ Boolean algebra.

(A) is called
(B) which is called
(C) known as
(D) called 7. That magnificent ________ temple was constructed by the Chinese.

(A) eight-centuries-old
(B) eight-century`s-old
(C) old-eight-centuries
(D) eight-century-old 8. ________ the formation of the Sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar cloud.

(A) It accepted that
(B) Accepted that
(C) It is accepted that
(D) That is accepted 9. ________ in Shanghai than in any other city in China.

(A) More people live
(B) More people living
(C) It has more people
(D) More living people 10. That most natural time units are not simple multiples of each other ________ in constructing a calendar.

(A) it is a primary problem
(B) is a primary problem
(C) a primary problem is
(D) a primary problem 11. In the U.S. more than 60 percent of all high school students who ________ continue their education.

(A) do not
(B) graduate
(C) will
(D) can 12. Although southern California is densely populated, ________ live in the northern part of the state.

(A) a little people
(B) a few the people
(C) few people
(D) a little of people 13. Waitresses and waiters who serve ________ deserve at least a 20 percent tip.

(A) in a courteous manner
(B) courteously
(C) with courtesy in their manner
(D) courteous 14. If water is heated to 212 degrees F. ________ as steam.

(A) it will boil and escape
(B) it is boiling and escaping
(C) it boil and escape
(D) it would boil and escape 15. The total production of bushels of corn in the United States is ________ all other cereal crops combined.

(A) more as
(B) more than that of
(C) more of
(D) more that 16. By the time a baby has reached his first birthday, he should, without the help of an adult, ________ sit up or even stand up.

(A) to be able to
(B) able to
(C) to be able
(D) be able to 17. The sport of hang gliding ________ by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

(A) regulated it
(B) is regulated
(C) that was regulated
(D) that it was regulated 18. It is the recommendation of the U.S. Public Health Service ________ all children be vaccinated against a variety of diseases.

(A) for
(B) that
(C) when
(D) suggests 19. Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, ________ in 1607.

(A) it was founded
(B) colonists arrived
(C) was established
(D) founded 20. ________ of the play, `Mourning Becomes Electra`, introduces the cast of characters and hints at the plot.

(A) The act first
(B) Act one
(C) Act first
(D) First act

TEST 26
1. Fire-resistant materials are used to retard ________ of modern aircraft in case of accidents.

(A)