Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
1-
In 1975, according to the national center for health statistics, the average life expectancy for people born during that year …………….. 72.4 years.
A -
is
B -
were
C -
are
D -
was
2-
A …………….. mountaineer reached the top of the Himalaya last week.
A -
fearful
B -
fearfulness
C -
fearless
D -
fearlessness
3-
Traditionally, the flag is ………………. in the morning and taken down at night.
A -
raised
B -
raise
C -
risen
D -
rise
4-
One way to inform the public about factories that pollute the environment is through …………….. programs on TV.
A -
agricultural
B -
educational
C -
industrial
D -
cultural
5-
I didn’t enjoy this book on how to succeed in business. It wasn’t very ……………...
A -
poorly written
B -
well typed
C -
well written
D -
good written
6-
The corals can be divided into three groups, two of which …………… extinct.
A -
is
B -
are
C -
was
D -
were
7-
Without alphabetical order, dictionaries would be ……………… to use.
A -
possibility
B -
possible
C -
impossibility
D -
impossible
8-
I was shocked ……………… the news of the crashed plane.
A -
about
B -
with
C -
of
D -
at
9-
Jane Addams had already established full house in Chicago and ……………… her work in the women's suffrage movement when she was awarded the Nobel prize for peace.
A -
began
B -
begun
C -
begin
D -
beginning
10-
The extent to which an individual is a product of either heredity or environment ………………, but several theories have been proposed.
