Fill in the Blanks Quiz

Just because something purchased from a supermarket or a grocery store is labelled “organic,” it does not ---- mean it is healthy.

• courageously

• intimately

• necessarily

• considerably

• similarly

Creativity is often defined as the ability to ---- new and useful ideas.

• drop out of

• look down on

• cut down on

• get rid of

• come up with

The number of people who die ---- an immune response to the initial viral infection versus a secondary bacterial infection depends, ---- part, on the viral strain.

• from / on

• in / of

• of / in

• by / for

• at / into

The Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea (120–190 BC) is thought ---- trigonometry, but there is a possibility that Babylonians ---- it first by 1,000 years before.

• to have invented / may have done

• to invent / did

• having invented / were doing

• invented / should have done

• being invented / have done

Hurricanes and floods are disasters for human communities ---- the loss of life and property and the damage to infrastructure.

• despite

• because of

• on behalf of

• in comparison to

• except for

The architecture of ancient Rome developed over the course of several centuries and reached at its zenith during the era of Pax Romana or “Roman Peace”. It took inspiration (6)---- ancient Greek architecture and incorporated various aspects in it such as arches and domes. (7)---- constructing grand monuments, Roman architecture also resulted in significant developments in housing and public hygiene. It (8)---- various new forms of architecture during the medieval period and continues to inspire modern architects today, particularly in the western world.

• into

• at

• from

• by

• through

The architecture of ancient Rome developed over the course of several centuries and reached at its zenith during the era of Pax Romana or “Roman Peace”. It took inspiration (6)---- ancient Greek architecture and incorporated various aspects in it such as arches and domes. (7)---- constructing grand monuments, Roman architecture also resulted in significant developments in housing and public hygiene. It (8)---- various new forms of architecture during the medieval period and continues to inspire modern architects today, particularly in the western world.

• As opposed to

• Due to

• Other than

• In terms of

• Thanks to

The architecture of ancient Rome developed over the course of several centuries and reached at its zenith during the era of Pax Romana or “Roman Peace”. It took inspiration (6)---- ancient Greek architecture and incorporated various aspects in it such as arches and domes. (7)---- constructing grand monuments, Roman architecture also resulted in significant developments in housing and public hygiene. It (8)---- various new forms of architecture during the medieval period and continues to inspire modern architects today, particularly in the western world.

• has inspired

• inspired

• is inspiring

• had been inspiring

• inspires

----, cities will have to transform themselves.

• Although we are going to witness a huge shift from automotive to mobility services

• Because we can assess whether there is an engineering issue

• Unless local governments are laying the groundwork for the autonomous era

• Before autonomous cars can transform modern life

• Only if there is nothing new to be developed

The practice of public baths was overtaken by the Romans from the Greeks ----.

• although there was a fee charged for every visit to the baths

• because Roman baths were kept clean through continual efforts

• if a member of aristocracy decided to use one of them

• so that they became very popular through the end of the Empire

• and therefore the history of Roman baths can actually be traced back to ancient Greece