Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
1-
We were very proud of his …………….
A -
fearful
B -
fearfulness
C -
fearless
D -
fearlessness
2-
The Sloths spend most of …………… time hanging upside down from trees and feeding on leaves and fruit.
A -
its
B -
his
C -
her
D -
their
3-
The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because according to the ………… at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies.
A -
believe
B -
belief
C -
believed
D -
believer
4-
…………….. missile was used in the war between American and Irak.
A -
Guidance
B -
Guide
C -
Guided
D -
Guideless
5-
A barometer is a device with a sealed metal chamber designed ……………… the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.
A -
to reading
B -
read
C -
reading
D -
to read
6-
Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, ……………. composed mostly of cellulose.
A -
are
B -
is
C -
has
D -
have
7-
Almost all life depends ………. chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy.
A -
with
B -
to
C -
on
D -
for
8-
It may be argued that modern presidents have far ……………. responsibilities than their predecessors did.
A -
great
B -
more great
C -
greater
D -
most great
9-
She put a (well-) …………….. case for increasing the fees.
A -
reason
B -
reasoned
C -
reasonable
D -
reasonably
10-
Many grasshoppers can produce sounds by ……………. their hind legs against their wings.
