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1. Despite her parents’ complaints, she decided to live by ______ in Manila. her C. oneself herself D. himself.

2. If you happen to see Adolfo this Friday, please give ______ my warmest regards. her C. it him D. them.

3. I can never understand ______ when Rita speaks Spanish with ______. her, me C. her, them him, me D. him, her.

4. Cheaters should be ashamed of ______. himself C. themselves him D. them.

5. Nene was worried about the children, so she told ______ husband not to accept the job offer. his C. their her D. my.

6. Anna and I met a friend of ______ at Robinson’s yesterday. ours C. ourselves us D. them.

7. I can’t find ______ ballpen. Can I use ______, Tristan? my, yours C. your, yours mine, your D. yours, mine.

8. I hurt ______ when I was slicing the onions. me C. you myself D. my.

9. This condominium is too expensive for _____. You know we can’t pay such a high monthly rent. us C. them we D. we.

10. Each plan has ______ merit it C. it’s its D. their.

For numbers 11-15, select the most appropriate word to complete each sentence. 11. Igor’s nipa hut was destroyed ______ by the typhoon Peping. altogether C. altogether all together D. at all.

12. The battered wife is seeking _____ separation from her husband. judiciary C. judicious judicial D. jurisdical.

13. The ______ of the story is not to count your eggs until they are hatched. moral C. moralism morale D. morality.

14. The ancient people made a ______ that the end of the world is near. prophecy C. prophet prophesy D. prophetic.

15. ______ wiring is the cause of the sudden blackout. Lose C. Losing Lost D. Loose.

For numbers 16-20, select the word which means the SAME as the underlined word in the sentence. 16. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. malicious C. important violent D. irrelevant.

17. Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event. surpassed C. changed estimated D. summed.

18. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. spiritual C. worldly bold D. guilty.

19. The president showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters. agitation C. composure nervousness D. perturbation.

20. Thank you for your candor, Mr. Secretary. honesty C. shyness frankness D. courage.

For numbers 21-30, select the most appropriate form of the verb to complete the sentence. Be guided by the rules for subject-verb agreement 21. The price of these sneakers ____ reasonable. is C. seem are D. aren’t.

22. Bread and butter ______ our daily food. is C. were are D. am.

23. The famous singer and composer ___ arrived. have C. will has D. is.

24. Collecting stamps ______ one of his favourite pastimes. are C. has were D. is.

25. Neither his father nor his sisters ___ mahjong. play C. are play plays D. are plays.

26. Neither parent _______ fond of playing cards. is C. am are D. were.

27. Some of my friends ______ here. are C. will was D. am.

28. Many a man ______ to be rich and famous. desire C. is desiring desires D. desiring.

29. The pair of scissors ______ on the table. was left C. was leaving were left D. is leaving.

30. Mathematics ______ the most difficult subject in the board exam. remain C. remaining remains D. has remains.

30. Mathematics ______ the most difficult subject in the board exam. remain C. remaining remains D. has remains.

For numbers 31-35, select the best preposition to complete each sentence. 31. Joan lives _______ Santillan Road. A. in C. at B. on D. to.

32. Maggie will be ready to leave ______ about thirty minutes. A. in C. on B. at D. where.

33. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _______ home. A. on C. in B. at D. towards.

34. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands _______ throwing a tantrum. A. with C. from B. by D. through.

35. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon _______ the phone. A. on C. at B. in D. with.

36. The nearest post office is on _____________. A. Twenty-second street B. Twenty second Street C. Twenty Second Street D. Twenty-second Street.

37. Have you ever been to my ___________? brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage brother-in-laws repair, Gus’ Garage brother’s-in-law repair shop, Gus’ Garage brother-in-law’s repair, Gus’s Garage.

38. Please read the chapter _________________ A. Filing your Income Tax Returns. B. Filing Your Income Tax Returns. C. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.” D. “Filing Your Income Tax returns.”.

39. New students at the shop should bring ______________________________. A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers.

40. Mrs. Navarro said that _______________. “The Chemistry II exam will be next wednesday.” the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday. the chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday. “The chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.”.