I. Choose the right answer between a, b, c, and d below !
1. A spacecraft is freed from friction ________ launched into space.
a. It b. It is c. After is d. After it is 2. ________ with their surroundings, or they hide in crevices for protection. a. Lobsters b. Lobsters blend c. Lobsters blending d. Because lobsters blend 3. ________ a ball and socket joint, the elbow is a simple hinge joint. a. While the shoulder c. The shoulder is b. While the shoulder is d. The shoulder 4. A car has several sections with moving parts, _______ of those parts is essential. a. Good lubrication c. and good lubrication b. Well lubricated d. and Well lubricated 5. Bears cannot see well ______ small eyes. a. Bears have c. Because they have b. Because having d. Because of bears 6. ________ at the Isthmus of Panama, so animals were able to migrate between North dan South America. a. A land bridge existed c. a land bridge b. When a land bridge existed d. with a land bridge 7. ________ mostly made of granite, it also contains some human-made materials. a. The empire state building c. although the empire state building is b. The empire state building is d. although the empire state building is built 8. Pressure differences make the eardrum vibrate _______ the ear. a. Enters the sound waves c. sound waves enter b. As sound waves d. as sound waves enter 9. An optical microscope magnifies as much as 2,000 times, but an electron microscope ________as much as a million times. a. Magnifying b. it magnifies c. can magnify d. magnify it 10. If scientific estimates are accurate, ________ with the earth about 20,000 years ago. a. The Canon Diablo meteorite collided b. The collision of the Canon Diablo meteorite c. The Canon Diablo meteorite colliding d. Colliding the Canon Diablo meteorite 11. The first _______ appeared during the last period of the dinosaurs’ reign. a. Flowers are plants b. Plants have flowers c. Plants flowers d. Flowering plants 12. The earliest medicines ________ from plants of various sorts. a. Obtaining b. They obtained c. Were obtained d. They were obtained 13. Simple sails were made from canvas _______ over a frame. a. A stretch b. Stretched c. Was Stretched d. It was Stretched 14. Pluto’s moon, Charon ________ in a slightly path around the plan. a. Moving b. is moving c. it was moving d. in its movement 15. Techniques of breath control form an essential part of any _________ program to improve the voice. a. It trains b. train c. trains d. training 16. Robert E. Lee ________ the confederate army to general grant in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse. a. Surrendered c. Surrendering b. He surrendered d. Surrender 17. The pituitary gland, ________ the brain, releases hormones to control other glands. a. Found below c. Its foundation below b. It is found below d. finds itself below 18. At around two years of age, many children regularly produce sentences ______ three or four words. a. Are containing c. contain b. Containing d. contains planet 19. Multinational companies ________ it increasingly important to employ internationally acceptable brand names. a. Finding b. are finding c. they find d. they are finding 20. The cornea is located under the conjunctiva, on ________ of the eye. a. The part is exposed c. the exposed part b. Exposed the part d. exposes the part 21. Today, the true story of _______ at LittleBighorn remains a mystery. a. Happened b. it happened c. what happened d. what happening 22. For more that a decade, ________ that certain species are becoming scarce. a. The warnings of bird – watchers c. birdwatchers have warned b. Warn the bird – watchers d. a warning for bird – watchers 23. Early in the 18 century, Halley accurately predicted when _______ of 1682 would return. a. The comet c. the comet was b. Was the comet d. had the comet 24. No single factor explains why ______ vary so greatly among individuals. a. Aging affects b. The effects of aging c. Aging has an effect d. The aging effect 25. Lack of clarity about ______ the party in the coming year will be removed at the party’s convention. a. Will lead b. lead c. they will lead d. who will lead 26. We don’t ________ the bow drill was first developed for woodworking or fire making. a. Whether it b. Know whether it c. Know whether d. sure whether 27. Tests on the colors of cars were conducted at the University of California to determine ______ the safest colors for cars. a. Which b. which were c. if d. how were 28. Minute Man National Historical Park is a monument to where ________ a. the beginning of the Revolutionary War b. in the beginning of the Revolutionary War c. the Revolutionary War to begin d. the Revolutionary War began 29. The National Institute of Dental Research estimates ______ in fluoridated areas have about 25 percent less tooth decay than children elsewhere. a. For school children c. that school children b. School’s children d. that for school children 30. The process of photosynthesis explains how _________ able to use the energy in sunlight to manufacture foods from the simple chemicals in air and water. a. Green plants b. Green plants are c. Planting greens d. With green plants are