Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
1-
________ the 35 years between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century, the population of the United States doubled, and manufacturing production increased sevenfold.
A -
Into
B -
In
C -
At
D -
To
2-
In xerox printing, the ink becomes fused to the paper as soon as ________.
A -
the paper heated
B -
the paper is heated
C -
heats the paper
D -
heating the paper
3-
In the stringed instruments, the tones ________ by playing a bow across a set of strings that may be made of wire or gut.
A -
they produce
B -
producing
C -
are produced
D -
that are producing
4-
After the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States had ________ it had previously owned.
A -
twice more land than
B -
two times more land than
C -
twice as much land as
D -
two times much land than
5-
Young rivers have no flood plains and their valleys are ________ .
A -
very narrow
B -
too narrow
C -
so narrow
D -
narrowly
6-
________ a bridge builder, Gustav Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exposition of 1889.
A -
While
B -
When
C -
It was when
D -
It while was
7-
In 1905 Juneau replaced Sitka ________ Alaska.
A -
the capital was
B -
as the capital of
C -
was the capital of
D -
the capital being
8-
Whole-grain food products ________ in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada.
A -
now can purchase
B -
can now be purchased
C -
now to purchase
D -
the purchase of which
9-
The year 1732 saw the first appearance of Poor Richard's Almanac, ________ Benjamin Franklin created the character of Poor Richard.
A -
there
B -
in which
C -
in it
D -
which in
10-
Sidney Lamier was most famous for his poetry, but ________ a schoolteacher, a literally critic, and a musician.
