Language Profiency Flashcards
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A. In the 1990’s, the People’s Republic of China grew economically, B. territorially, and C. culturally. D.No Error.
D.
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Latin is A. practically a dead language, B. spoken only by students, academics, C. and the Catholic clergy. D. No Error.
C.
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A. In November 29, 1890, the Imperial Japanese B. Diet convened C. for the first time. D. No Error
A.
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The A. financial expert B. which flew in to advice the president, C. came from London. D. No Error.
B.
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In 2010, Harvard University A. had an acceptance rate of 6.9%, and B. will have rejected C. students with perfect SAT scores. D. No Error.
B.
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Akihiro tried to acquire A. as many of the valuable and B. groundbreaking knowledge C. as he can from the lecture. D. No Error.
A.
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Ateneo’s rank of 307 A. in the 2010 QS University rankings is far B. ahead of La Salle, C. ranked 451. D. No Error.
B.
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A. The Continental Congress is drafting B. a constitution for the delegates C. they will address in June. D. No Error.
C.
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Xabi Alonso’s shot was wide A. off the mark B. and the goalkeeper Casillias did not have C. to make a save. D. No Error.
A.
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The proposal made A. by the British Labour Party was B. in opposition of privatization C. of state holdings. D. No Error.
B.
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Just like National Bookstore, Barnes, & Noble sells ____ & writing tools.
a. Stationary
b. Stationery
c. Stationarry
d. Stationairy
B.
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The Royal Albert Hall ____ South Kensington, London, was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871.
a. On
b. In
c. Over
d. Along
B.
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Alexei had ____ over the vast Siberian expanse more than once.
a. Drove
b. Drived
c. Driven
d. Been Driving
C.
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As one continues to play basketball, ____ will realize that handling the ball becomes second nature.
a. He
b. They
c. I
d. One
B.
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My dad gave Erik & ____ some UAAP season tickets.
a. Me
b. I
c. Them
d. Us
B.
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Economics students in Cambridge University’s
Trinity College are tipped to become ____ in the
future.
a. A technocrat
b. technocrats
c. technocrat inclined
d. technocrats themselves
B
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Johnny _____ ate the cookies by the time we got 18. home.
a. All ready
b. Al ready
c. Already
d. Readily
C.
Students prefer the Ateneo ____ other private
colleges and universities because of the unique Jesuit
education it provides.
a. than
b. more than
c. to
d. compared to
C.
. The amalgamation of the various unions across the
country _____ given workers more leverage.
a. Has
b. Have
c. Had
d. Will have
A.
Neither Mikhail Gorbachev ____ Boris Yeltsin
emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union with
his reputation intact.
a. Or
b. Nor
c. And
d. But
B.
As a result of inbreeding, some members of the Russian Imperial household suffered from **hemophilia. **
a. Bloodthirstiness
b. Infertility
c. Uncontrollable Bleeding
d. Mental Disorders
C.
The rapid staccato of raindrops on the roof kept everyone from sleeping early.
a. Sharp, rapid sounds
b. Heavy banging
c. Incessant tapping
d. Flowing
A.
The candidate committed a serious faux pas when he described the laborers as “ignorant.”
a. Sin
b. Misstep
c. Offense
d. Insult
A.
George Orwell brilliantly portrayed a socialist dystopia in his book 1984.
a. Fable
b. Anti-utopia
c. Myth
d. Utopia
B.
Fabio never liked the ancient necropolis at the outskirts of town.
a. a large and old cemetery
b. a city on a hill
c. an elevated villa
d. a dark city
A.
The pope appoitned a new apostolie nuncio to france.
a. bishop
b. cardinal
c. envoy
d. prelate
C.
In medieval England, papists, or catholics, could be obtruncated if caught.
a. deported
b. beheaded
c. tortured
d. imprisoned
B.
In the U.K. the name of the Scottish city Edinburgh, in the vernacular, is actually pronounced “E-din- burrah.”
a. Native Language or Dialect
b. Local Slang
c. Peculiar manner
d. Surrounding area
A.
The nomadic Mongols lived in yurts since the days of Genghis Khan.
a. Tents
b. Houses
c. Caravans
d. Wagons
A.
The Apotheosis of Washington is a unique work of art that can be found in the U.S. Capitol.
a. Glorification
b. Deification
c. Inauguration
d. Archetype
B.
antonyms
The defendant was acquitted by the court in achromatic painting. yesterday’s hearing.
a. Arrested
b. Absolved
c. Convicted
d. Released
C.
Van Gogh certainly wasn’t a proponent of achromatic painting.
a. Colorful
b. Abstract
c. Matte
d. Multifaceted
A.
antonym
After his coronation, Louis XIV was warmly applauded by the Parisians on the streets.
a. Acidulation
b. Decimation
c. Abdication
d. Denunciation
C.
antonyms
Coach Mike, ever the optimist, went into the game with such confidence.
a. Underdog
b. Pessimist
c. Antagonist
d. Naysayer
B.
antonym
It was thought as late as the 1960’s that a proletarian takeover was inevitable.
a. Bourgeoisie
b. Anarchist
c. Elitist
d. Government
A.
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The shaft that kept the roof up stayed rigid, even as the wind and rain gained strength.
a. Flaccid
b. Pliable
c. Broken
d. Bent
A.
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Back in her time, Margaret Thatcher was an eminent world leader, although she was very unpopular with
the U.K.’s leftist north.
a. infamous
b. obscure
c. unimportant
d. articulate
A.
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The redoubtable Netherlands football squad, stacked with world-class players, was humbled in the recent the U.K.’s leftist north.
a. Feeble
b. Doubtable
c. formiddable
d. Perturbing
A.
antonym
The government proved to be profligate in its spending, constructing unnecessary theatres and powers, continuing with the Anschluß and the convention centers.
a. Wise
b. Careful
c. Fruga
d. Creative
C.
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Germany abrogated its agreements with the Allied powers, continuing with the Anschluß and the convention centers. annexation of Czechoslovakia.
a. Ratified
b. Liquidated
c. Permitted
d. Countermanded
A.
It was thought as late as the 1960’s that a proletarian takeover was inevitable.
a. Bourgeoisie
b. Anarchist
c. Elitist
d. Government
A.
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Right of the bat, the critics told the painter that his work
was horrendous.
a. Right of the bat, the critics
b. Right off the bat, the critics
c. Right with the bat, the critics had
d. Right on the bat, critics have
b
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Dan Brown is the author which had been the major cause
of numerous conspiracy theories regarding the Church, the Masons and the Illuminati.
a. Dan Brown is the author which had been the major cause
b. Dan Brown has been causing
c. Dan Brown is the author who caused
d. Dan Brown has been the author who had caused
c
- Erick was made to choose between staying at home for the
game or his girlfriend’s debut in the theatre.
a. Staying at home for the game or his girlfriend’s debut
b. Staying at home for the game and attending his girlfriend’s debut
c. Staying at home for the game or attending his girlfriend’s debut
d. Staying for the game and attending to his girlfriend
b
Frederick the Great of Prussia exhibited wisdom and being
idealistic, traits appropriate for the ideal monarch that the Enlightenment thinkers portrayed him as.
a. Exhibited wisdom and being idealistic, traits appropriate
b. Exhibited wisdom and idealism
c. Exhibited wisdom and idealistic traits that are especially proper
d. Exhibited wisdom and idealism, traits appropriate
d
- The unification of the English and Scottish monarchies was
the cause of much friction in the new British state.
a. Monarchies was the cause
b. Monarchies were the cause
c. Monarchies caused
d. Monarchy were a divisive cause
a
- The tensions between Japan and China were so high as to both countries have prepared their militaries for a potential attack.
a. China were so high as to both countries
b. China was so high that both countries
c. China were so high that both countries
d. China were so high that both, beginning today with missile barriers
c
- By the age of 21, most children in the world of today would
have gone on to live by themselves.
a. Most children in the world of today
b. Most children in the modern world
c. Most children now
d. Most children, as of the present,
b
- The Philippine economy grew by 7.8%, which is higher than China, which grew by 7.5%.
a. Which is higher than China, which drew by 7.5%
b. Which is higher than 7.5%.
c. Which is higher than China’s growth of 7.5%.
d. Which is higher than the Chinese rate of growth.
c
- The Ateneo is one of the oldest institutions in Asia, dating
back to the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned from its exile.
a. To the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned from its exile.
b. In the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned it from exile.
c. In the 1800’s, when the Jesuits have returned from their extensive exile.
d. To the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned from their exile.
d
- How can the first sentence be improved? “The Japanese have built a reputation for the most eccentric things.”
a. It cannot be improved
b. Replace the word “eccentric” with the word “weird”
c. Insert the word “creating” after “for”
d. Replace the phrase “The Japanese” with the phrase “The
Japanese people”
c
- Which part of sentence 2 is erroneous?
“Its difficult to find a place to begin with, as this eccentricity is present in most facets of Japanese life. “
a. No part is erroneous
b. “Its”
c. “a place to begin with”
d. “this eccentricity is present”
b
- After which sentence is it most appropriate to begin a new
paragraph?
a. 1
b. 6
c. 9
d. 2
c
- Which sentence should be removed?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 9
d. 6
b
- How can sentence 7 be improved?
a. It cannot be improved
b. Replace the phrase “Also, one more” with “Another”
c. Remove the word “Otohime”
d. Attach sentence 8 to sentence 7.
b
- What is wrong with sentence 9?
a. It refers to the gadget as “Otohime.”
b. The use of the verb “drowning’ is inappropriate.
c. The word “creates” does not follow Subject-Verb
Agreement rules.
d. There is no error.
d
- What should be the first sentence?
a. (a)
b. (b)
c. (c)
d. (d)
d
58.
What should be the last sentence?
a. (a)
b. (b)
c. (c)
d. (d)
c
- What should be the third sentence?
a. (a)
b. (b)
c. (c)
d. (d)
b
- What could be the title of this short essay?
a. The Life and Works of Charles Darwin
b. Survival of the Fittest
c. Evolution’s Eventual Acceptance
d. The Socio-Political Ramifications of Darwinism
c
