Choose the word or phrase that best completes the blank in each sentence.
|
1-
|
Chemicals in paint that pose a fire hazard ________ as combustible, flammable, or extremely flammable.
|
|
|
A -
|
are listed
|
|
|
B -
|
listed
|
|
|
C -
|
being listed
|
|
|
D -
|
they are listed
|
|
2-
|
Many books ________, but one of the best is "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
|
|
|
A -
|
have written about success
|
|
|
B -
|
written about success
|
|
|
C -
|
have been written about success
|
|
|
D -
|
about successful
|
|
3-
|
________ a novelty in American retailing, fixed prices are now universal in sales.
|
|
|
A -
|
It was one
|
|
|
B -
|
Once it was
|
|
|
C -
|
That once
|
|
|
D -
|
Once
|
|
4-
|
________ the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it.
|
|
|
A -
|
Wholly
|
|
|
B -
|
Whole
|
|
|
C -
|
As a whole
|
|
|
D -
|
A whole as
|
|
5-
|
________ heat from the sun is trapped near the earth's surface, the greenhouse effect occurs.
|
|
|
A -
|
Not
|
|
|
B -
|
When
|
|
|
C -
|
That
|
|
|
D -
|
What
|
|
6-
|
Drying of meats and vegetables is no longer considered one of ________ of preserving food.
|
|
|
A -
|
the ways are useful
|
|
|
B -
|
the ways most useful
|
|
|
C -
|
the most useful ways
|
|
|
D -
|
most are useful ways
|
|
7-
|
________ anti-trust laws did not exist in the U.S., there would not be as much competition in certain industries.
|
|
|
A -
|
So
|
|
|
B -
|
If
|
|
|
C -
|
For
|
|
|
D -
|
Also
|
|
8-
|
In 1774 delegates from all colonies ________ attended the First Continental Congress.
|
|
|
A -
|
Georgia
|
|
|
B -
|
the exception was Georgia
|
|
|
C -
|
except Georgia
|
|
|
D -
|
except that Georgia was
|
|
9-
|
________ Henry David Thoreau is known for his transcendental views.
|
|
|
A -
|
He was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
|
|
B -
|
His predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was like him
|
|
|
C -
|
Like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
|
|
D -
|
That he was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
|
10-
|
When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was ________.
|
|
|
A -
|
so old
|
|
|
B -
|
too old
|
|
|
C -
|
oldest
|
|
|
D -
|
very older
|
