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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
________________________ the Civil War, national trade unions
were common in the United States.
Before they were
By the time of
It was
Because
Never before _________________ as accelerated as it is
now, during the technological age.
historical change has been
has been historical change
has historical change been
historical has change been
Inventor and entrepreneur, _______________ for
radar in 1935.
was the patent granted to Watson Watt
Watson Watt was granted a patent
the patent that Watson Watt was granted
the patent granted to Watson Watt was
The cheetah, which is _______________ land animal,
has been hunted almost to extinction.
fastes in the word
the world's fastest
the fastes world
and the world's fastest
Although findings are inconclusive, ______________________
that new solar systems are currently evolving around a number of stars in the universe.
it is evidence
the evidence
there are evidently
there is evidence
It has not yet been determined _________________ foster atherosclerosis.
why may diets low in magnesium
why low in magnesium may diets
why diets low in magnesium may
diets low in magnesium, why may
With his first book, Typee, which was the story of his captivity by a Polynesian tribe, Herman Melville ---------- to establish himself as a popular young nineteenth century author.
could
was able
with ability
can
------ is depicted in Hawthorne's The
Scarlet Letter.
The society corrupted the rapidly decaying Puritan
Corrupted the rapidly decaying Puritan society
The Puritan society corrupted rapidly decaying
The rapidly decaying corrupted Puritan society
Research now indicates that lead may have more influence on blood pressure levels than ____________________.
dietary salt
when people eat salt
to eat salt
diets have salt
--------- in a home where two languages are spoken are often not only bilingual but also bicultural.
Children raised
To raise children
Raising children
Raising of children
Changes in body organs during the first year of life affect a baby's readiness _________________ solid foods.
accepting
who accept
accepted
to accept
The home of the kingfisher _________________ in the bank of a stream.
humble, is a hole
is a humble hole
a humble hole is
hole is humble
_________________ Edgar Allan Poe's works, his
own artistic talents would probably have developed quite differently than they did.
Had not Vladimir Nabokov read
Had Vladimir Nabokov not read
Vladimir Nabokov had not read
Had read Vladimir Nabokov not
Moderate exercise is not the only behavioral adaptation necessary to promote physical fitness, ____________ it is a contributing factor.
however
though
despite
nevertheless
After American athletes have participated in Olympic events as amateurs, __________________ professional athletes.
and often become
often than become
they often become
often become
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
In nature, cats are nocturnal animals; that is, its most active
period of the day is at night.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
Several computer models have been able to succeed predict global climatic changes well in advance of their occurrence.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
Although their larvae can take over a year to mature, some varieties of adult mosquito live only a little days.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
Although Jack Kerouac's vision of America was less critical that Allen Ginsberg's, both of these writers encouraged societal change in the 1960s.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
The production of computers and their sale overseas has increased dramatically over the past twenty years.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
In the 1950's, Americans finally recoverd a sense of self-confidence that they hadn't experiencing since before the stock market crash of 1929.
(a)
WRITE THE WRONG WORD.
In 1640, colonist Roger Williams has applied for a charter for the colony of Rhode Island.
(a)
Farther evidence is needed to support recent research that suggests that certain chemicals found in broccoli and other members of the cabbage family may act as cancer preventatives.
(a)
A major advantage for warm-blooded animals is that are less restricted than cold-bloodedanimals in their geographic distribution and can range over larger expanses of the earth.
(a)
The native animals of grasslands are adapted for running, leaping, or to burrow.
(a)
As long the United States government supports space exploration, astronauts will have the opportunity to probe the universe for information about its origins.
(a)
Many private business firms have been expressed an interest in using mechanical robots to carry out their more mechanical tasks.
(a)
Although a product of the twentieth century, the work of poet Robert Lowell is inspired by that those of his nineteenth century predecessor, Edgar Allan Poe.
(a)
The triggerfish, equipped with fourteen tooth and tough skin, can assault the sea urchin and remove its needle sharp spines without serious injury.
(a)
Modern Americans are said to prefer the moving image to the printing word or the painting, and motion pictures remain, in the eyes of many, America's most distinguished art form.
(a)
Scientists feel that it is not healthy for people to live in a state in which they chronically reactor
to excessive stress.
(a)
Chemical elements with high electronegativity values usually are having negative oxidation numbers
(a)
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that afflicts about one out of every 800 infancies born in the United States.
(a)
In order to avoid flooding the market with excess goods, distributators often store their surplus goods in private or public warehouses.
(a)
Not only do scientists still know little about variations in the moon's gravitational field and they also have limited information about its surface composition.
(a)
The Chinese has settled along the west coast of North America in large numbers, establishing their sizable communities from Vancouver to Los Angeles.
(a)
Assimilated the early literature of the United States, one must know its history as well.
(a)
Before and during the Civil War, abolitionists along the border between North And South hided fugitive slaves.
(a)
The wings of many butterflies and moths are marked with colors that form a hourglass pattern.
(a)
The Arctic stratosphere appears susceptibly to pollutants produced thousands of miles to its south.
(a)
