Viewpoint 2, Unit 8

I __________ (‘d love / interview) Martin Luther King.

• ‘d love to have interviewed

• 'd love to interview

Martin Luther King __________ (acknowledge / be) an important figure in the U.S. history.

• acknowledges to be

• is acknowledged to have been

Martin Luther King __________ (consider / play) a major role in gaining equal rights for all citizens.

• is considered to have played

• considered to play

Martin Luther King __________ (know / believe) in non-violent protest.

• knows and believes

• is known to have believed

Atatürk was an important leader who had a __________ impact on twentieth century Turkey.

• profound

• slight

Cleopatra was a very influential leader and a __________ figure in ancient Egypt.

• minor

• significant

Marie Curie may not have known that her work on radioactivity in the early twentieth century would have such a ­__________ effect on medicine over the next 100 years.

• long-term

• rapid

Even __________ changes in global temperature can turn out to be important for your planet.

• imperceptible

• universal

Choose the option that best substitutes the marked sentence with it + be to give extra focus to the underlined words.

The English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton was born in 1643. (*) He became interested in physics at Cambridge University.

• It was at Cambridge University that he became interested in physics.

• Was at Cambridge University where he became interested at it.

Choose the option that best substitutes the marked sentence with it + be to give extra focus to the underlined words.

He built a functional reflecting telescope in 1668. (*) This achievement drew the attention of other scientists.

• It was this achievement that drew the attention of other scientists.

• They got interested by this achievement.