English Language Multiple Choice (1)
Common Entrance
Word Usage
Directions: Choose the letter of the word that best completes the sentence.
1. When I took up swimming at the age of forty five, I _____________________ a high school swimming team.
(a) join (b) joined (c) was joining (d) joins
2. There ______________ no athletes my age in my area.
(a) was (b) were (c) is (d) have
3. I made friends with a classmate ___________________ would inform me of the time and place of the lessons.
(a) whom (b) who (c) which (d) what
4. My class quickly accepted ______________ but at the lessons it was a different story.
(a) I (b) them (c) me (d) she
5. Since I was the _____________________ person in the class I felt alone sometimes.
(a) old (b) older (c) oldest (d) more older
6. The competing teams and their trainers always found it quite __________ that someone my age would be swimming and actually competing.
(a) odd (b) reckless (c) noticeable (d) deceiving
7. _________________ the swimming, I usually overtook the younger swimmers.
(a) On (b) Into (c) Over (d) During
8. I swim as fast as I can __________________ a few of them always catch up with me.
(a) and (b) but (c) because (d) if
9. Some of them could swim _________________ well.
(a) expectedly (b) increasingly (c) exceptionally (d) occasionally
10. No matter how hard they swam, I was the ______________ of them all.
(a) fast (b) faster (c) fastest (d) more fast
Multiple Choice Answers
1) B
2) B
3) B
4) C
5) C
6) A
7) D
8) B
9) C
10) C
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