Online English Test

1) Duke Ellington was a composer, conductor, and pianist ___ ranked as one of the greatest of all jazz figures

a) him
b) although
c) or
d) who

2) ___ became a state in 1876

a) When Colorado
b) Colorado
c) It was Colorado
d) Colorado, which

3) The fragrances of many natural substances come from oils, ___ these oils may be used in manufacturing perfumes.

a) of
b) from
c) whether
d) and

4) Because the saxophone is an excellent solo instrument, ___ in some important orchestral works.

a) it is featured
b) while featured
c) if featured
d) feature it

5) Before Geraldine Ferraro was selected as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in 1984, no woman ___ run for national office in the United States on a major party ticket.

a) ever has
b) never had
c) had ever
d) having never

6) ___ reaches the cells of the body, it is oxidized, or slowly burned

a) As digested food
b) Digested food that
c) Food is digested
d) Why does digested food

7) The position of the larynx, or voice box, in the neck determines ___, swallows, and vocalizes.

a) an animal, how does one breathe
b) how an animal breathes
c) an anima breathes, how one
d) how does an anima breathe

8) The slide rule uses sliding scales with marks ___ numbers and their logarithms.

a) representing
b) represented
c) are represented
d) they are representing

9) ___ executive and administrative authority in the United States government rests with a President who is elected for a four-year term.

a) That the
b) The
c) It is the
d) There is the

10) ___ stereophonic phonograph records, two recordings are made of the same musical performance

a) Creates
b) Created
c) The creating of
d) To create