The Bureau of the Census regards
any area with more than 2500 people as an urban area, and does not consider
boundaries of cities and suburbs. According to the Bureau, the political
boundaries are less significant than the social and economic relationships and
the transportation and communication systems that integrate a locale. The term
used by the Bureau for an integrated metropolis is an MSA, which stands for
Metropolitan Statistical Area. In general, an MSA is any area that contains a
city and its surrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more.
At the present time, the Bureau
reports more than 280 MSAs, which together account for 75 percent of the US
population. In addition, the Bureau recognizes eighteen megapolises, that is,
continuous adjacent metropolitan areas. One of the most obvious megapolises
includes a chain of hundreds of cities and suburbs across the states on the
East Coast from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Boston, New York, and
Washington, D. C. In the Eastern Corridor, as it is called, a population of 45
million inhabitants is concentrated. Another megapolis that is growing rapidly
is the California coast from San Francisco through Los Angels to San Diego.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
B. Types of Population Centers
C. The Bureau of the Census
D. Megapolises
2. According
to the passage, where do most Americans live?
A. In the center of cities
B. In the suburbs surrounding large cities
C.
In rural areas
D. In small towns
3. According
to the Bureau of the Census, what is an urban area?
A. An area with 2500 people or more
B. An area with at least 50,000 people
C. The eighteen largest cities
D. A chain of adjacent cities
4. Which of
the following are NOT considered important in defining an urban area?
A. Political boundaries
B. Transportation networks
C. Social relationships
D. Economic systems
5. The word
integrate in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. benefit C. unite
B. define D.
restrict
6. The word
its in paragraph 2 refers to
A. the MSA’s C. the city’s
B. the area’s D. the population’s
7. The word
adjacent in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. beside each other
B. growing very fast
C. the same size
D. densely populated
8. According
to the passage, what is a megapolis?
A. One of the ten largest cities in the United States
B. One of the eighteen largest cities in the United
states
C. One of the one hundred cities between Boston
and Washington
D. Any number of
continuous adjacent cities and suburbs
9. Why does
the author mention the Eastern Corridor and the California coast in paragraph
3?
A. As examples of
megapolises
B. Because 75 percent of the population lives
there
C. To conclude the passage
D. The Bureau of the Census is located there
Problem
25 Similar Verbs – Tell and Say
Examples
Incorrect:
Jayne said him that she would meet us here.
Correct
: Jayne told him
that she would meet us here.
Incorrect:
Margaret told that she would call before she came.
Correct
: Margaret said that
she would call before she came.
Incorrect:
Randy says a lot of jokes and funny stories.
Correct
: Randy tells a lot of jokes
and funny stories.
Incorrect: I
have said the truth.
Correct
: I have told the truth.
Incorrect:
The girls told (that) they were hungry.
Correct
: The girls said that
they were hungry
Problem
26 Similar Verbs – Let and Leave
Examples
Incorrect:
Although her doctor allowed her family to visit her, he wouldn’t leave
anyone else go into her room.
Correct
: Although her doctor allowed her
family to visit her, he wouldn’t let anyone else go into her room.
Incorrect:
You can let your car in long-term
parking
until you come back.
Correct
: You can leave your car
in long-term parking until you come back.
Incorrect:
Professor Baker wouldn’t leave us use our dictionaries during the test.
Correct
: Professor Baker wouldn’t let
us use our dictionaries during the test.
Incorrect:
Just let the paper in my mailbox.
Correct
: Just leave the paper in
my mailbox.
Incorrect:
Just let your coats on the racks in the hall.
Correct
: Just leave your coats on
the racks in the hall.
Problem
27 Similar Verbs – Borrow & Lend
Examples
Incorrect:
Stan had an accident while he was driving the car that his cousin had
borrowed him.
Correct
: Stan had an accident while he
was driving the car that his cousin had lent him.
Incorrect:
Would you please borrow me your pen?
Correct
: Would you please lend me
your pen?
Incorrect:
Can I lend this dictionary for a view minutes while I check my
composition?
Correct
: Can I borrow this
dictionary for a view minutes while I check my composition?
Incorrect:
She lent my key to get into the apartment, and lost it.
Correct
: She borrowed my key to
get into the apartment, and lost it.
Incorrect:
Thank you for borrowing me your umbrella.
Correct
: Thank you for lending me
your umbrella.
Problem
28 Similar Verbs – Make and Do
Examples
Incorrect: I
really don’t mind making the homework for this class.
Correct
: I really don’t mind doing
the homework for this class.
Incorrect:
Did you do a mistake?
Correct
: Did you make a
mistake?
Incorrect:
Please make me a favor.
Correct
: Please do me a favor.
Incorrect:
Are they doing progress on the new road?
Correct
: Are they making progress
on the new road?
Incorrect:
Have you done any interesting discoveries while you were doing your
research?
Correct
: Have you made any
interesting discoveries while you were doing your research?
Problem
29 PREPOSITIONAL IDIOMS
Examples
Incorrect:
Excepting for the Gulf Coast region, most of the nation will have very
pleasant weather tonight and tomorrow.
Correct
: Except for the Gulf
Coast region, most of the nation will have very pleasant weather tonight and
tomorrow.
Incorrect: In
recent years, educators have become more concerned of bilingualism.
Correct
: In recent years, educators have
become more concerned with bilingualism.
Incorrect: He
always does what he pleases, without regard of the rules and regulations.
Correct
: He always does what he pleases,
without regard to the rules and regulations.
Incorrect:
The bank opposite over university isn’t open on Saturdays.
Correct
: The bank opposite
university isn’t open on Saturdays.
Incorrect:
The customs of other countries are not inferior with those of our own
country.
Correct
: The customs of other countries
are not inferior to those of our own country.
Problem
30 Parts of Speech
Examples
Incorrect:
The agreeing is not legal unless everyone signs his name.
Correct
: The agreement is not
legal unless everyone signs his name.
Incorrect:
Even young children begin to show able in mathematics.
Correct
: Even young children begin to
show ability in mathematics.
Incorrect:
Arranging have been made for the funeral.
Correct
: Arrangements have been
made for the funeral.
Incorrect: A
free educating is guaranteed to every citizen.
Correct
: A free education is
guaranteed to every citizen.
Incorrect:
The develop of hybrids has increased yields.
Correct
: The development of
hybrids has increased yields.
