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Sentence Completion 6

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New methods that promise weight loss fast are appealing,—————

a)

For example, the strcitest option of this diet provides 440-550 calories for up to 12 weeks

b)

In adttition, weight regain is very common, and also disordered eating patterns may develop

c)

Since research suggests that following a weight loss plan may lead to disordered eating

d)

Which have been around for several decades thanks to the advances in dietary medicine

e)

however, many of these are simply ineffective in the long term

2.

Once the solar power farm is finished in 2025, ————

a)

Perhaps the other countries also followed a similar scheme

b)

It seems the owners have recognized the potential for selling to energy companies

c)

The government aims to join with several other companies

d)

It will generate enough electricity to power 8100 homes

e)

Abandoned places are being transformed into other solar power farms

3.

In addition to strengthening the immune system,———

a)

Regular intake of vitamin supplements may pose some threats

b)

Hugging has also been shown to decrease stress and reduce anxiety

c)

Doing business on a regular basis can be profitable especially in domestic market as well

d)

A recent survey has revealed that dietary supplements can be detrimental

e)

impoverished countries do not have access to healthcare services

4.

Since different fruits contain different amounts of nutrients, —

a)

Eating fibre may help lower cholesterol and contribute to weight loss over time

b)

It is important to eat a variety of them to maximize the health benefits

c)

Some people are concerned about the sugar content of fruit saying it may be harmful

d)

Studies show that drinking a lot of fruit juice is linked with increased calorie intake

e)

It may increase your risk of obesity and other serious diseases

5.

Governments across the world are changing their immigration rules———

a)

While the U.S business travel market is growing less than 2 percent

b)

If that number is equal to the total number of tourists

c)

In order to curb the growing numbers of people aiming to settle in their countries

d)

Although Japanese are more likely to visit Europe than North America

e)

Provided that tourism has been gaining more importance recently

6.

———, it could potentially cut down on some of the risks of long term space travel.

a)

If a hibernation system can be made to work

b)

Whereas many consumers didn’t try it

c)

Unless the new system is installed properly

d)

Since innovative technologies are so expensive

e)

As long as they spent more than 5 years making it

7.

Once seen solely the stuff of science fiction,--------

a)

manned mission to Mars still seems impossible at the moment

b)

the possibility of time travel remains a highly controversial issue

c)

driverless cars have become a reality thanks to companies like Tesla

d)

French car manufacturers expect diesel engines to disappear soon

e)

our concept is really inspired from a variety of sources

8.

Some science fiction stories suggest——-

a)

That Arctic sea ice has already begun to disappear over the last decades

b)

Whether global warming actually started to pose a serious threat

c)

If human beings continually evolved throughout history

d)

That hibernation could be used to prolong life on even longer voyages

e)

Which animals are capable of seeing in the dark better than others

9.

While some experts say the smartphone market is not growing because of the slowing economies,——-

a)

the company could create an iphone with a battery that lasts five days

b)

Others blame companies for not regularly producing exciting products

c)

There are also concerns that smartwatches did not have better sales

d)

Sales dropped to $ 50.6 billion during the 2000s

e)

The conpany’s shares were down by about 8 percent last nonth

10.

Even though the recently- discovered fossil is relatively small, just nine millimetres long,———-

a)

Scientists have failed to classify it as a new genus

b)

There are already about 40,000 similar species known today

c)

The fossil has been named after Sir David, who was a lecturer in the University of Leicester

d)

The fossil specimen has been reconstructed as a virtual fossil by 3D computer modelling

e)

It preserves incredible details including body parts that are not normally fossilized

11.

Although best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Jr, ———

a)

Who was a civil rights leader, was assassinated in 1968

b)

Coretta King established a distinguished career in activism

c)

They didn’t put much effort into the civil rights movement

d)

She would hardly provide any support for her family members

e)

Whose children were discriminated against their school

12.

Upon graduating from Harvard College in 1880, ——-

a)

Roosevelt will find a job in a well known firm

b)

Roosevelt’s parents died in the same year

c)

Rooselvelt entered Columbia University Law School

d)

Roosevelt received first-class education

e)

Roosevelt wouldn’t forget about those years

13.

The ministry of Health allows patients to access to experimental drugs——-

a)

Provided they are recommended by physicians

b)

In order to increase its prevalence in the market

c)

Unless this medication is difficult to reach

d)

It is usually difficult to reach our office

e)

It would be impossible to make any changes

14.

He works slowly and properly——-

a)

In order to make others feel he is inexperienced

b)

so that he will be able to finish on time

c)

Whereas I tend to rush and make mistakes

d)

You should have contacted us immediately

e)

Archaeologists have already found many clay cravings

15.

Unless strict measures are put into force to control noise,____________

a)

The migration to rural areas seems likely to continue unabated.

b)

The complains were not attended to at all.

c)

Every teenager seemed to be enamoured of exremely loud music.

d)

This would have been regarded as a serious breach of regulations.

e)

A rural existence would naturally have been predictable.

16.

The manager promised to promote her____________,

a)

if she has proved far more efficient than any of the other employees

b)

That she has really deserved it

c)

As she had been working for the company for so many years.

d)

Unless there was a good reason for doing so.

e)

Until the company’s annual budget is approved.

17.

Unless they promise to use some of the money to improve career prospects for young scientists, _________________

a)

The issue under discussion has been dropped

b)

There were a number of things we had to take into account

c)

Anyone else thought of opposing the scheme

d)

The money left over from the donations could be included

e)

We feel we cannot give our support to the campaign

18.

The overall quality of life in today’s world cannot be improved________

a)

Just as population growth would strain the global urban environment.

b)

While the underdeveloped countries were ignored completely by international agencies like the United Nations and the World Bank

c)

Since the population of that part of the world rose from 800 million in 1960 to 1.2 billion in 1985

d)

Unless the developed countries are prepared to offer a helping hand to the underdeveloped

e)

Whenever the OECD declines to support a series of projects for the development of poorer countries.

19.

___________ that the scientists are now sending out «e-prints» instead of pre-prints of unpublished articles.

a)

Before the internet, it was not possible

b)

One change that the advent of the internet has brought is

c)

The internet has indeed opened many doors

d)

The benefits of technology should not be over-rated

e)

Among academics, technological advances attract less attention.

20.

------------------ that treatment policies suitable for one age group may not be justified in another.

a)

A controversy immediately arose

b)

The article has considerable originality

c)

A recent study into cholesterol levels suggests

d)

They had already convinced

e)

The implications were not at first realized

21.

____________ how acid rain would affect trees.

a)

The decreases in sulphur deposition has been so marked

b)

The death of forests became a chief concern in the 1980s and led to dire predictions

c)

There were many erroneous ideas about

d)

In the 1980s and 1990s, there were concerns in the west

e)

Some geologists have argued

22.

The speaker from China has stated______________

a)

So that preserving agricultural land is his goverment’s primary economic policy.

b)

That terracing the soil is one conservation method used widely in his country to control erosion.

c)

Since urban renewal has completely changed the look of the cities in his country.

d)

As regards the fact that a handful of industrial nations monopolized deep sea fishing until the early 1970s

e)

While rich tropical forests are vanishing at the rate of some 11 million hectares a year.

23.

People sometimes wonder______________

a)

Since the richest sources of vitamin A are foods of animal origin such as liver, fish oil, milk and eggs.

b)

in case a shortage of vitamin A was not the main problem.

c)

That, in the typical Western diet, about half of the vitamin A intake is from vegetables and fruits

d)

if the eating of liver too frequently can cause vitamin A toxicity.

e)

Just as most foods with vitamin A activity or brightly coloured, often yellow or orange.

24.

Over the past decade, doctors have become increasingly concerned about____________

a)

Even though natural sources pump ten times as much particulate matter into the atmosphere as humans do

b)

That people with lung and heart disease are the most vulnerable

c)

Whether heart disease and airborne pollution would have been deadly enemies

d)

How the tiniest particles in the air adversely affect health

e)

if hospital admissions for asthma and heart conditions start to go up

25.

__________ that the major cancer killer, lung cancer, is strongly influenced by diet.

a)

The latest statistical evidence

b)

However obvious it may seem

c)

There is much evidence to suggest

d)

As smokers point out

e)

The consumption of fruit and vegetables ensures