Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence
1-
In the textile industry, the term "gunny" refers to ___burlap that is not of the best quality.
A -
not expensive a
B -
expensive, not
C -
not an expensive
D -
an inexpensive
2-
The skyscraper, ___, is an architectural form that originated in the United States.
A -
is a tall commercial structure
B -
a tall commercial structure
C -
a tall commercial structure which
D -
of which a tall commercial structure
3-
___ were stones piled at intervals.
A -
The earliest road markers
B -
The earliest road markers, which
C -
Road markers were the earliest
D -
Until the earliest road markers
4-
Some procedures used for laboratory analysis of archaeological specimens are ___ procedures conducted in crime laboratories.
A -
resemble
B -
similar to
C -
same as
D -
alike
5-
The windmill, which has been used for hundreds of years to pump water and grind grains, ___ redesigned to produce electricity.
A -
it is now being
B -
it now can
C -
is now being
D -
now being
6-
In 1938, when Benny Goodman's orchestra presented a concert at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, ___ was clear that jazz had at last been fully accepted.
A -
There
B -
Which
C -
And
D -
It
7-
___ a continuous mass of water on the Earth?s surface, all continents are islands in the strictest sense of the word.
A -
The forms of the oceans
B -
Since the oceans form
C -
To form the oceans
D -
That the oceans form
8-
The spiral threads of a spider?s web have a sticky substance on them ___ insects.
A -
traps
B -
trap its
C -
which traps
D -
which
9-
___ in 1635, the Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in the United States.
A -
Founded
B -
Founding
C -
To found
D -
Having founded
10-
According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees ___, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.
