PART I
1. Nothing will ever come between (a. we
/ b. us) old friends.
Nothing will ever come between (b. us) old friends.
2. Elly thinks that (a. she / b. her) and
Jane can make us fight.
Elly thinks that (a. she) and Jane can make us fight.
3. But what could break us up after all
you and (a. I / b.me) have been through?
But what could break us up after all
you and (a. I) have been through?
4. The police say that Mazie and (a. they
/ b.them) can find the tools.
The police say that Mazie and (a. they
/ b.them) can find the tools.
5. Mazie told Jorge and (a. I / b. me)
about the search.
Mazie told Jorge and (a. I / b. me) about the search.
6. Jorge has gone off looking for some of
(a. they / b. them).
Jorge has gone off looking for some of
(b. them).
7. Some of these idea are completely new
to Irene and (a. she / b. her).
Some of these idea are completely new
to Irene and (b. her).
8. Biff expects that his brothers and (a.
he / b. him) can keep the store open while their father is gone.
Biff expects that his brothers and (a. he) can keep the store open while
their father is gone.
9. Their father has taught his wife and
(a. they / b. them) most of the details.
Their father has taught his wife and (b. them) most of the details.
10. People say that (a. we / b. us) young
people are better educated than our parents are.
People say that (a. we) young people are better educated than our parents are.
11. People who grew up fifty years ago
usually went to small schools (a. his or her / b. their) own neighborhoods.
People who grew up fifty years ago usually
went to small schools (b. their) own
neighborhoods.
12. Now our school board plans (a. its /
b. their) programs for big merged schools.
Now our school board plans (b. their) programs for big merged
schools.
13. A woman who works still has the main
responsibility for (a. her / b. their) household.
A woman who works still has the main
responsibility for (a. her)
household.
14. Many todays husbands are less
liberated than (a. his / b. their) wives.
Many todays husbands are less
liberated than (b. their) wives.
15. An ordinary person who goes into
politics may have a hard time remembering what (a. his or her / b. their)
motives were after a few years.
An ordinary person who goes into
politics may have a hard time remembering what (a. his or her) motives were after a few years.
16. A farmer in this area doesn’t have to
worry about the rain spoilling (a. his or her / b.their) hay.
A farmer in this area doesn’t have to
worry about the rain spoilling (a. his
or her) hay.
17. Everybody I know around here walks
around with (a. his or her / b. their) headphones on all the time
Everybody I know around here walks
around with (b. their) headphones on
all the time
18. People ought to realize that (a. he or
she / b. they) might need to hear the sounds of traffic sometimes.
People ought to realize that (b. they) might need to hear the sounds
of traffic sometimes.
19. In anyone’s life, a time comes when
(a. he or she / b. they) must make a difficult
choice.
In anyone’s life, a time comes when (b. they) must make a difficult choice.
20. One can’t avoid (a. his or her / b.
their) basic responsibilities.
One can’t avoid (a. his or her) basic responsibilities.
21. Most of them have (a. his or her / b.
their) own umbrellas.
Most of them have (b. their) own umbrellas.
22. Neither of the women wants to take (a. her / b. their)
car all that way.
Neither of the women wants to take (b. their) car all that way.
PART
II
In the paragraph below, some of the
underlined pronouns are correct and some are not. After each underlined pronoun
is a number. If the pronoun it marks is correct, mark C by the corresponding
number in the list below the passage. If the pronoun it marks is incorrect,
mark I beside the number in the list.
Memory treats
people differently according to their personalities. For Jerry and me, it
smooths over the rocky spots of our past, and makes us feel as if us two have
lived charned lives. But it works differently for someone who expects thing to
go perfectly for them all the time. My parents are like that. Their friends and
them are always complaining about how things ought to have been. Everyone in
their crowd acts as if life has cheated them. Mom and dad even talked that way
during the big anniversary party jerry and me threw for his parents and they.
I'm just the
opposite. For instance, I can remember the fact of someone who once loaned me
their bike when I needed to get home fast for some emergency, but I can't
remember what the emergency was all about. When people tell me their
recollections of various events in my life, I'm always amazed at how my mind
simply refuses to hold on to the unpleasant parts. But everybody has her own
memory quirks. If a person wants to keep all the facts of their life straight,
she should keep a daily journal. Even then, what the person writes in a journal
at the end of 2-day depends on their memory, which is already busy rearranging
the details. Nobody can expect to control her memory completely. If I can't
control mine, I'm glad it does out pleasant images for me instead of the dismal
kind my parents have to live with for the rest of their lives.
1.
C 11. I
2.
C 12. C
3.
I 13. I
4.
C 14. C
5.
C 15. I
6.
C 16. C
7.
I
8.
I
9.
I
10. C
