Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence
1-
The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while_______.
A -
spoken is slander
B -
is spoken slander
C -
slander is spoken
D -
is slander spoken
2-
Great numbers of tiny shelled animals _________ on the ocean floor.
A -
live
B -
living
C -
They will live
D -
If they lived
3-
The knee is the joint __________the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
A -
when
B -
where
C -
why
D -
which
4-
Closed plane figures like the square or the equilateral triangle can be grouped into a class __________polygons.
A -
called
B -
to call
C -
is called
D -
call as
5-
Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have __________, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.
A -
tastes sharp
B -
sharp-tasting
C -
a sharp taste
D -
tasting sharp
6-
__________the history of the tough, strong-willed Nebraska farmer.
A -
Not only is much of the history of Nebraska
B -
Although it is much of the history of Nebraska that is
C -
It is much the history of Nebraska's being
D -
Much of the history of Nebraska is
7-
Billie Holiday's reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability __________emotional depth to her songs.
A -
be giving
B -
are given
C -
being given
D -
to give
8-
__________1895 did Cornell University begin to offer a degree in ornithology.
A -
Not until
B -
Not since
C -
Until
D -
In
9-
Uniform acceleration occurs __________the rate of change remains the same over successive and equal intervals of time.
A -
according
B -
if
C -
with
D -
under
10-
People's expectations for a higher standard of living increase __________.
