Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
1-
Although fish do not have any outer ears, ________ have a simple inner ear on either side of the head.
A -
there are varieties
B -
they are varieties
C -
some varieties
D -
which varieties
2-
The observation deck at the World Trade Center ________ in New York.
A -
is highest than any other one
B -
is higher than any other one
C -
is highest that any other one
D -
is higher that any other one
3-
Deserts are often formed ________ they are cut off from rain___bearing winds by the surrounding mountain ranges.
A -
because
B -
in spite of
C -
so
D -
due to
4-
________ are found on the surface of the moon.
A -
Craters and waterless seas that
B -
When craters and waterless seas
C -
Craters and waterless seas
D -
Since craters and waterless seas
5-
The terrain in North Carolina includes both the Highlands and the Coastal Plain, ________ the Piedmont Plateau between them.
A -
as well as
B -
also
C -
and too
D -
and so
6-
A good counselor would rather that the patient ________ his or her own decisions after being helped to arrive at a general understanding of the alternatives.
A -
makes
B -
making
C -
will make
D -
made
7-
One of ________ of the late Middle Ages was Saint Thomas Aquinas, a scholar who studied under Albertus Magnus.
A -
the thinkers who was great
B -
the great thinker
C -
the greatest thinkers
D -
who thought greatly
8-
One property of radioisotopes is that ________ decaying occurs in half-lives over a long period of time.
A -
they
B -
them
C -
they're
D -
their
9-
In an internal combustion engine, ________ and air are heated inside a cylinder.
A -
and gasoline vapor
B -
both gasoline vapor
C -
gasoline vapor additional
D -
besides gasoline vapor
10-
Only under special circumstances ________ to test out of freshman composition and literature.