English Grammar Test 1

1 - 6: For these questions, choose the bestword or expressıon to fill the space.

1. An aurora is the natural light display in the sky, ---- seen in the high latitude regions like Arctic and Antarctic.

A)    Virtually   B) cruelly C) sincerely D) painstakingly E) predominantly


2. Some of mankind's earliest and most mysterious artistic achievements may have been ---- by the natura! phenomenon being misinterpreted as "supernatural."

A) implied   B) inspired   C) coined   D) contradicted  E) allocated

3. Many experts say desalination is an inevitable ---- of California's future strategy for conserving and bolstering its fragile water supply.

A) devastation    B) disposal   C) component   D) confusion    E) judgement

2   4. A recent study on the impact of the famous TV show called "Sesame Street" has found that it has delivered ---- educational benefits to millions of children.

      A)lasting   B) implausible   C) eager D) innocent   E) tense

     5. Education is simply the process of ---knowledge, which happens in every society around the world.

      A) cutting down   B) putting off   C) refraining from  D) falling through   E) passing along

4   6. The question of why diet soda might be bad for your health does not yet have a firm answer, although researchers have ---- several hypotheses.

A) come up with   B) kept up with   C) done away with   D) run out of   E) looked down on

KEY: 1E  2B  3C  4A  5E  6A