WRITTEN EXPRESSION QUESTIONS

Choose the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct.

1. Most species of heliotropes is weeds, but some of them are cultivated.

A B C D

2. Some of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloy.
A B C D

3. Alloys of gold and copper have been widely using in various types of coins.
A B C D

4. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.
A B C D

5. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.

A B C D

6. The United States has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic wools
A B C
are too fine and soft for carpets.
D

7. Except for a few species, such as the spotted salamander, the courtship of salamanders are
A B
secretive and not often observed.
C D

8. Ford Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas off the southern tip of Florida, can be reach only by
A B C D
boat or plane.

9. The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, are about as thick as a sheet of paper over
A B C D
most of the skin.

10. United States forces won the city of Los Angeles in 1847 during the Mexican War and
A B
gain all California in the same year.
C D

11. The light from an electrical lamp include many different wavelengths, while all the
A B C
energy in a laser is concentrated on only one wavelength.
D

12. Rubber produce from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult
A B C
to distinguish from natural rubber.
D
13. Static electricity is flowing from one cloud to another or between clouds and the ground
A B C D
creates lightning.

14. While in reality Alpha Centauri is a triple star, but it appears to the naked eye to be a single
A B C D
star.

15. Thunder occurs as an electrical charge passes through air, cause the heated air to expand
A B C
and collide with layers of cooler air.
D