The second machine age

When did the Industrial revolution start?

• the early 18th century

• the late 18th century

• the early 19th century

• the late 17th century

Which word is not synonymous with hasten?

• speed up

• accelerate

• fasten

• hurry

If something is quite new, we say that it is ____ new.

• trend

• very

• brand

• bland

What word is not similar to yield?

• produce

• assist

• bear

• give

The share price fell ____ 10% last week.

• down

• on

• to

• by

He was trying to figure ____ why the camera wasn't working.

• on

• out

• that

• at

The sudden change in the graph in the late eighteen century corresponds ____ the development of the Industrial Revolution.

• with

• in

• on

• to

The theory ______ that both labour and capital are mobile.

Which of the following options is not possible?

• assumes

• recommends

• speculates

• supports the view

Domestication of animals, formation of settlements, cities, and civilizations, invention of the wheel, writing, etc. are the events that can be said to have ____ _____ of history.

• bent the line

• bend the curve

• bend the line

• bent the curve

He seemed to think he could walk in and out of her life ____ will.

• at

• on

• as

• in