Quick Quiz

Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English

English 1_E

Directions: Choose the ONE best answer for each of the following questions.

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1: Which city is _____, Rio or São Paulo?: as exciting as
exciting
more exciting
most exciting
2: The Nile, The Amazon, and the Mississippi are the _____ rivers in the world.: long
longer
longest
longer than
3: "Hello Mr. Johnson, this is Claudia. Alberto and I are going to study in the library at 8:00. Would you please _____ him that I am waiting for him now?": tell
ask
demand
request
4: Pollution in Mexico City is _____ than pollution in Querétaro.: bad
worse
worst
as bad as
5: Jill doesn't type as well as any of her classmates. She is the _____ typist in the class.: bad
badly
worse
worst
6: Does anyone here have a stapler?: No, they doesn't.
Yes, Carl have one.
No, we don't.
Yes, they has two staplers.
7: READING: There are 350 million speakers of English as a first language and over 400 million speakers of English as a second language. How many people speak English?: 350 million
400 million
750 million
50 million
8: READING: Sometimes in the US, someone arranges a date for two people who do not know each other. This is called a "blind date." From this we can understand that a "blind date" is a date between young people who _____.: want to get married
choose their own date
did not meet before their date
go out with their friends
9: READING: Alberto said, "After classes, I never go straight home. Sometimes I do my homework in the computer room. I often meet my friends in the cafeteria, but usually I work out for an hour or two first." QUESTION: Alberto most often goes _____ after classes.: straight home
to the computer room
to the gym
to the cafeteria
10: READING: In a letter to her mother and father, Juanita said, "Our new house is excellent, and Guillermo and I both like it. It is in a neighborhood with many young families, and there is a school for our kids right across the street. Also, the house is very close to Guillermo's office." QUESTION: From Juanita's letter to her parents, Juanita and Guillermo are probably _____.: brother and sister
father and daughter
mother and son
husband and wife