UAS Practice 2022
Part I. Nouns and Noun Modifiers
A. Choose the correct noun quantifier. (10 points)
1. One of his good (trait / traits) (is / are) modesty.
2. She is one of the best (writer / writers) that (has / have) ever lived.
3. He gave me (an advice / some advice / some advices) that (is / are) so useful.
4. The purposes of this essay (is / are) to find out and investigate how the design of toothbrushes (has / have)
changed.
5. (Mathematics / mathematic) (has / have) never been an easy subject for me.
6. Genes are the microscopic parts of a living organism that (determine / determines) (its / their) structure and
functions.
7. The (student / students) in this semester (is / are) surprisingly smart.
8. The audience is booing. (It / They) (is / are) angry with the bullfighter.
9. None of my (friend / friends) (takes / take) advantage of me.
10. The data of my research (is / are) taken from a novel that (is / are) written by J.K. Rowling.
B. Make 5 sentences using the quantifiers proved. One quantifier in the box can only be used once. (10
points)
Much More Any Little Some
Example: Sleep I feel so exhausted because I had too little sleep last night.
Part II. Passive Voice
A. Use appropriate tense based on the situation below, and decide if the sentence is active or passive. (10
points)
1. That car looks like it ________ (never / wash).
2. Have you ________ (inform) yet about the new policy?
3. Unfortunately, the budget ________ (not / approve) yet.
4. A smile always ________ (appear) on her face.
5. We ________ (wait) for 30 minutes. Where is the bus?
6. The performance ________ (happen) right now. Let's go.
7. I'll be happy if our plan ________ (succeed).
8. The server ________ (order) to clean up the mess he had made.
9. His grandfather ________ (pass away) years ago.
10. I wouldn't have complained if the food ________ (not/be) overcooked.
B. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice (10 points)
1. He was looking at the picture.
2. He acted upon my advice.
3. They elected him President.
4. It is time to take a cup of tea.
5. They believe Jane is the best doctor in town.
Part III. Conditional Sentences
A. Change the verbs in bracket (10 points)
1. Come on! If you _______ (hurry) up, we _______ (not be) late.
2. If you _______ (hurry) up, we _______ (not be) late. Now we are not allowed to attend the class because of
you.
3. If I _______ (can) fly, I _______ (fly) far, far away.
4. If Blake _______ (speak) English, he _______ (get) the manager position at ABC Bank. Unfortunately, he
doesn’t.
5. If he _______ (be) free, he always _______ (play) games.
B. Make the conditional sentences with the situation given (10 points)
You use type 1, 2 or 3 and construct conditional sentences with the information provided.
Example: He does not study seriously, so he gets bad scores.
=> If he studied more seriously, he would get good scores.
1. My house is not big, so I don’t invite all of my friends.
2. We don’t sail the seven seas, because we don’t have a yacht.
3. I didn’t know her address, so I didn’t send her the invitation.
4. You didn’t ask me, so I didn’t help you.
5. We don’t know whether Simon gets a cheap flight later. It is possible for Simon to go to London next week.
Part IV. Hope and Wish
A. Change the verb to fit the situation (10 points)
1. I hope I _______ (succeed) someday.
2. We hope that our next research _______ (confirm) our hypothesis.
3. I wish you _______ (tell) that earlier. She is leaving now.
4. He wishes that his parents _______ (be) with him. It turns out his parents lives in a different city.
5. I wish we _______ (treat) each other without formality in the future, but it’s just not possible.
6. I wish someone _______ (tell) me the meeting was canceled.
7. I hope she _______ (like) the gift I gave.
8. I wish tomorrow _______ (be) a holiday. I am not ready for the test yet.
9. They really screwed everything up. I hope they _______ (get) the punishment they deserved.
10. Maggie sends her love and hope you _______ (feel) better soon.
B. Write your own sentence based on the situation (10 points)
1. He’s been sick for a week. I hope _____.
2. I am so tired of this pandemic situation. I hope _____.
3. It’s so hard for me to memorize things. I wish _____.
4. I didn’t have the chance to go abroad to pursue my master degree last year. I hope _____.
5. I am sleepy. I wish _____.
Part V. Error Analysis (20 points)
1. The first national park in the world, Yellowstone National Park, founded in 1872.
A B C D
2. Mealii Kalama, creator of over 400 Hawaiian quilts, granted a National Heritage Fellowship
A
in 1985 for her contributions to folk art.
B C D
3. The president, together with his Secret Service staff and two White House Aides, are en route
A B
to NBC studios to tape a special press conference.
C D
4. Only if I have a car, I will be able to enjoy my summer vacation to the fullest.
A B C D
5. He acts as if he is a superhero, but he is actually just a normal human.
A B C D
6. If I had much money, I would have bought a Ferrari, which I have long for.
A B C D
7. I will pay you double if you get the work is finished by Friday.
A B C D
8. Jason's father bought him the furnitures that he had wanted for his birthday a week ago.
A B C D
9. Those homeworks that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday, unless you have made prior
A B C
arrangement to turn it in late.
D
10. A lot of papers is used when someone writes books.
A B C D
