Grammar
Unit 1
Unit 1
Tim was very upset yesterday because he _____ that he ______ his wallet.
A. realized / will lose
B. had realized / lost
C. realized / had lost
D. realizes / loses
E. has realized / lost
C. realized / had lost
She had acted ____ she was dismissed immediately.
A. more unprofessionally than
B. as unprofessionally as
C. so unprofessionally that
D. unprofessionally enough
E. the most unprofessionally
C. so unprofessionally that
Don’t you think the assistant deserves ---- a day off after working so hard at the exhibition?
A. to give
B. giving
C. to be given
D. gave
E. having given
C. to be given
People have been living in the area of Mexico for about how long?
A. about 300 years
B. about 13,000 years
C. about 130,000 years
B. about 13,000 years
For about 13,000 years, humans have been living in the area of Mexico. The region has witnessed the rise and fall of major empires of world history.
Antonio de Santa Ana was president of Mexico during which conflict?
A. World War 1
B. Mexican-American War
C. Pastry War (war against France)
B. Santa Ana was the leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American War of the 1840s. In a time of fractious politics, the president was unable to put together a force cohesive enough to beat back the American invasion.
Some ago, an interesting discovery __ by archaeologists on the Aegean Island of Kec.
A. had to be made
B. has been made
C. was made
D. is made
E. used to be made
C. was made
Today I walked as _____ as the river and it was not necessary to walk any _____ than that.
A. far / farther
B. long / longer
C. well / better
D. much / more
E. wide / wider
A. far / farther
Jane called me up on the phone last night and told me that she felt like _____ out. I told her that she _____ silly as there was no place open at that hour.
A. to go / is being
B. having gone / will be
C. gone / won't
D. to gone / might be
E. going / was being
E. going / was being
The Mayans were an ancient people who lived in the region. They are renowned for which cultural development?
A. Pottery
B. Massive Pyramids
C. Writing System
C. writing system
The Mayans developed a complex writing system called the logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas.
It combined about 550 logograms (which represent whole words) and 150 syllabograms (which represent syllables)
Who was Mexico's first Emperor following independence from Spain?
A. Agustín de Iturbide
B. Maximilian of Habsburg
C. Moctezuma
D. Guadalupe Victoria
A. Iturbide was crowned the (constitutional) Emperor of Mexico on July 21st, 1822 and forced to abdicate on March 19th, 1823. He went into exile and returned to Mexico on July 15th 1824, landing in Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas were he was arrested and shot in the small village of Padilla.
Moctezuma was an Aztec emperor; and Maximilian of Habsburg was the second Emperor of Mexico - and he didn't last long either; Guadalupe Victoria was president of Mexico.
For the time being, we _____ for the exam, but this time tomorrow we _____ the best movie of this year.
A. study / will watch
B. are studying / will be watching
C. have been studying / are watching
D. are studying / will have watched
E. have studied / will be watching
B. are studying / will be watching
I've had a _____ day. Everything went _____ at work and there was an accident on the freeway so I was _____ getting home.
A. terrible / wrong / late
B. unhappy / wrong / on time
C. unhappy / right / never
D. terrific / wonderful / on time
E. bad / better / unhappy
A. terrible / wrong / late
I know that I remembered _____ the door but I probably neglected _____ the window. I can't remember _____ that.
A. to lock / closing / doing
B. to lock / to close / doing
C. locking / having closed / to do
D. locks / not close / to do
E. being locked / not to close / do
B. to lock / to close / doing
Mexico City is built on the ruins of what?
A. an old river
B. a graveyard
C. an old capital city
C. an old capital city
Spanish conquerors destroyed the ancient Aztec Empire capital. Then, they began rebuilding what became known was Mexico City, now one of the world's biggest metropolitan areas.
He fought alongside Morelos during the War of Independence against Spain, supported Santa Anna and later became President of Mexico. His real name was Miguel Fernández Félix, but he changed it - to which of these?
A. Vicente Guerrero
B. Guadalupe Victoria
C.
B. Guadalupe Victoria
He was, in fact, Mexico's first President after the overthrow of Iturbide from the throne (from October 10th, 1824 to March 31st, 1829). A staunch republican, he urged the newly free country to elect a President rather than a king or emperor. Nevertheless, Iturbide (who became Emperor within months) wasn't pleased by these views and sent Victoria to prision.
He escaped and started a rebellion against Iturbide.
James Bond always drank champagne in the novels although he _____ to wine by the time he _____ it to the silver screen.
A. had switched / made
B. has switched / has made
C. switched / had made
D. was switching / would make
E. switched / was making
A. had switched / made
Tim has a _____ personality but you have to be careful of his temper. It's _____ at times.
A. terrific / good
B. fantastic / uncontrollable
C. strange / calm
D. successful / required
E. grateful/ sudden
B. fantastic / uncontrollable
Adam stopped _____ last week. He hasn't had a cigarette since then.
A. to smoke
B. smoking
C. having smoked
D. not to smoke
E. smoke
B. smoking
What happened during the 1854 Reforma?
A. Education became universal
B. Women got the right to vote
C. The political system was overthrown
D. The Catholic Church gained more power
C.
"La Reforma" refers to a pivotal set of laws, including a new constitution, that were enacted in Mexico during the 1850s after the Plan of Ayutla (1854) overthrew the dictatorship of Santa Anna. They were intended as modernizing measures: social, political, and economic, aimed at undermining the traditional power of the Catholic Church and the army. The reforms sought separation of church and state, equality before the law, and economic development
This woman, born on April 19th, 1773, risked her status and privileges by actively participating in the conspiracy for independence holding meetings at her house. She is also known as "La Corregidora". Who was she?
Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
When her husband, the "corregidor", found out she had passed information to the insurgents, he kept her locked in their house.
The theatre company __ a grant of £6.000 and it __ a further £2.000 from elsewhere now.
A. will be given / seeks
B. has been given / is seeking
C. is given / has been seeking
D. was given / has sought
E. would be given / is seeking
B. has been given / is seeking
Rewrite the following sentence so that linguistic pedants cannot complain.
"I'm sure that this is probably the most attentive audience this cast has played to."
I am sure that this is probably the most attentive audience to whom this cast has played.
**Avoid contractions
**Avoid prepositions at the end of sentences
**use "whom" in formal writing.
I can’t help _____ about the children when they go on trips. I wish they wouldn't forget _____ me and let me know how they are.
A. to worry / to phone
B. worrying / having phoned
C. worrying / to phone
D. having to worry / phoning
E. not to worry / phoned
C. worrying / to phone
Who was Maximilian I?
A. a Spanish conqueror
B. A Mexican king
C. the Emperor of Mexico
D. a president of Mexico
C.
In 1861, France invaded Mexico to prevent Mexico from backing out of its loan repayments. Then, with help of wealthy Mexicans, the French installed Maximilian I as the Emperor of Mexico.
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés destroyed the Aztec Empire with just a few hundred soldiers. How did he manage this feat?
A. Political manipulation
B. Fire and firearms
C. Smallpox
A.
In the early 1500s, Hernán Cortés landed in the region with just a few hundred soldiers. But he pitted the locals against one another, slowly but surely bringing the mighty Aztec Empire to its knees.