STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

2. They canceled the event ____ (because/because of) the weather was extremely bad.
3. The new computer system operates very ____ (quick/quickly) and efficiently.
5. The missing files were finally ____ (find/found) inside the archive room.
7. Economics ____ (be) considered a challenging subject by many university students.
8. The manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and ____ (direct) the new project.
10. Error Identification: Neither of the *teachers* (A) *brought* (B) *their* (C) laptop to the *meeting* (D).
12. Neither the manager nor his assistants ____ (have/has) signed the agreement.
14. Error Identification: Neither of the *solutions* (A) *were* (B) *accepted* (C) by the *board* (D).
17. Animals ____ (adapt/adapted) to desert climates can survive with minimal water.
18. Error Identification: The *results* (A) of the survey *was* (B) *published* (C) in the journal *yesterday* (D).
20. The book was so ____ (interest/interesting) that I read it in one sitting.
23. Rarely ____ (does/do) the professor cancel his morning lectures.
24. If he ____ (had/has) studied harder, he would have passed the test.
25. The document ____ (write) by the committee was approved yesterday.
26. Neither the director nor the actors ____ (be) present at the rehearsal today.
27. ____ (Hard/Hardly) had the lecture begun when the fire alarm sounded.
29. You will not pass the examination ____ (unless/if) you study regularly.

1. The choir sang the anthem very ____ (beautiful/beautifully) during the ceremony.
4. The scientist, ____ (know/known) for his breakthrough research, won the prize.
6. Error Identification: Her *approach* (A) to solving the *problem* (B) is *differently* (C) from *mine* (D).
9. Error Identification: The committee *decided* (A) *to postpone* (B) the event *due to* (C) lack of *prepare* (D).
11. The company, ____ (which/who) was founded in 1990, expanded rapidly last year.
13. The team members ____ (have/has) completed their individual assignments.
15. ____ (Although/Despite) the severe storm, the flight landed safely on time.
16. No ____ (soon/sooner) had we arrived at the venue than the concert started.
19. Error Identification: She is *much* (A) *more* (B) *smarter* (C) *than* (D) her older sister.
21. Error Identification: The car *stopped* (A) *sudden* (B) in the *middle* (C) of the *intersection* (D).
22. He is neither interested in accounting ____ (or/nor) in business management.
27. Error Identification: Each of the *candidates* (A) must *submit* (B) *his* (C) application *themselves* (D).
28. Error Identification: The number of *people* (A) *live* (B) in urban areas *is* (C) increasing *rapidly* (D).