13th October

Written structure test

You have 20 minutes to do 20 questions. 
There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong.

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Japan's latitudinal spread, ranging from subtropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north, makes that a wide diversity of flora and fauna.


2   
Astronomers on _____ announced the discovery of a new -- and possibly abundant -- class of planets that has more in common with Earth than the uninhabitable gas giants previously discovered.

3   
Across the country, recreational and commercial fishers have been pointing fingers for decades over which group is responsible for _____ stocks of sports fish.

4   
International trade in the world's 20-odd varieties of sturgeon _____ by the United Nations since 1998, after a drastic rise in poaching.

5   
Long hours and unsociable shifts _____ take their toll on health, relationships and family life.

6   
The 2000 Census showed that married couples _____ half of the 2 million households in the state, and 46 percent of those couples had children under roof.

7   
By far the most noticeable blemishes on the surface of the Sun _____ sunspots.
 the
 that are
 are
 in the 

8   
Nearly all the brown bears in the United States _____ in Alaska, which has an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 brown bears, also called grizzlies.

9  
Food is, after all, an important part of Chinese culture and mission controllers say it is important _____ China's space pioneers do not go hungry.

10   
The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, _____ new report.

11  
A no-smoking program has help overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or their need for surgery by 63 percent.
 A
 help
 reduce
 need 

12 
  There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong
The Eiffel Tower was built the International Exhibition of Paris of 1889commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution.

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Greece's achievement in the 2004 Olympics raise anew the question of whetherAthens should be the permanent home of the Games.

14  
Apple Computer has unveiled its new desktop computer design, _____ all disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick
 which includes
 which integrates
 enclosing
 which contains 


15
 There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong

For decades the food industry has been known serving up sugary or fat-laden products, promoted with ceaseless advertising.

16
The problems of squaring a pan-European agenda with the national interests of 25 separate countries _____ the process of integration a slow, complex and at times divisive one.

17
A no-smoking program has help overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or their need for surgery by 63 percent.
 help
 A
 reduce
 need

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There are 4 underlined sections in the text below. Select the one which is wrong