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Sue's skirt is too long. It needs to be ………..

  • jammed
  • stretched
  • hatched
  • hemmed (correct)

The father ……….. about his oldest child for some time now.

  • is worrying
  • wornes
  • had been worrying
  • has been worrying (correct)

……….. additional funding, the research will be halted.

  • Regarding
  • Toward
  • Failing (correct)
  • Excluding

There will be ……….. union meeting next week on Thursday.

<p>a (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A faded map made ……….. 1800 adorned the wall of the professor's study.

<p>circa (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The drill sergeant made us ……….. the latrine floor.

<p>scrub (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In ……….. their criticism of him, the supervisor fired three of his employees.

<p>retribution for (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Years ago thieves plundered the ……….. tombs.

<p>sacred (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rope is too taut. ……….. a little bit.

<p>Slack off (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Before actually performing the rescue, the astronauts practiced on ……….. satellite.

<p>a mock (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

I suggest that your friend ……….. the bus.

<p>take (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If circumstances ……….. we will tour the art museum on Saturday.

<p>permit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

As soon as sun sets below the ………..... dramatically.

<p>horizon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The program only selects ……….. to teach in inner city schools.

<p>a few bright young college graduates. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When driving in foggy weather, you must proceed with ……….. .

<p>caution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

I want to put ……….. in my backyard.

<p>a patio (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Spruce Goose is a piece of Americana. The plane is currently housed in the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, but it has an amazing story. Its official name was the H-4. built and partially financed by Howard Hughes, it was called the Hercules. Designed to carry more than 700 troops, the Spruce Goose flew only once. In 1947 in Long Beach harbor, it grabbed about 70 feet of air for about a mile. Hughes, who piloted the test flight, said it needed more development. He never let it fly again.

<p>Hughes grounded the Spruce Goose. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a longstanding dispute, both parties ……….. to own the same piece of property.

<p>claim (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The new mess hall is just ……….. the Operations Building.

<p>past (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An ocean is ……….. a pond.

<p>deeper than (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Your not ……….. the commander was a bad decision.

<p>calling (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Because ……….. was mild yesterday, Pauline and her two children went on a picnic.

<p>it (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

I can't read anything he wrote because his penmanship is so ……….. .

<p>sloppy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In this region, thousands of tons of coal are ……….. every year.

<p>mined (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Will: I never anticipated such a large fall in stock prices this year.

Carl: Don't worry. No one could have ……….. what happened.

<p>foreseen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The archaeologist discovered severartifactsal valuable ……….. at the excavation site.

<p>artifacts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How much income did you ……….. last year?

<p>earn (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Costa Rica set a world record, relying solely on renewable energy for 100 percent of its power for the first 75 days of the year (and counting, as of this writing). Hydropower is the country's chief source of power generation – so heavy rains were a help. Costa Rica also gets geothermal energy from volcanoes, and taps biomass, solar, and wind. (The country also has a small population and a low heavy industrial base). Last year only six percent of its power came from nonrenewable sources.

According to the paragraph, Costa Rica ……….. .

<p>now uses only renewable energy. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ……….. system is inherently more resilient than we think.

<p>current global economic. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chicago is known for its unpleasant weather. ……….. it's a popular tourist destination.

<p>Conversely (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

……….. good health is important.

<p>To maintain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

On 8 Oct at 1900, the San Antonio Rampage will play the Chicago Wolves at the AT & T Center. Excellent discount tickets are only 20 dollars with NO service fees! Tickets for lower – level sections 22 & 24 seats are available while [they] last! Call 5551234 or stop by the office in Arnold Hall.

The underlined word in the paragraph refers to ……….. .

<p>tickets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nathan's decision to drive home in a bad snowstorm showed ……….. in judgment on his part.

<p>lapse (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From ……….. did you receive that information?

<p>whom (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

There was a large sign that said, "……….. the property!".

<p>Keep off (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fortunately, the man found the fire and was able to …… it with a blanket before it could spread.

<p>smother (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The law states that young children ……….. attend school. They have no other choice.

<p>are to (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

That newspaper is ……….. . I just bought it today.

<p>recent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

This was ……….. flouting of the treaty, not a minor violation.

<p>an egregious (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

After ten hours of deliberation, the jury reached ……….. unanimous decision.

<p>a (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

On a normal day, hundreds of ……….. can be seen floating down the canal.

<p>barges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can you take a ……….. at these reports when you get a chance?

<p>look (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

No one realized the ……….. of the political situation until it was too late.

<p>explosiveness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The detectives ……….. the victim twice during the investigation.

<p>interviewed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

After studying the footprints, the park ranger determined that the predator ……….. the cabins was a bear.

<p>prowling around (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

John is always ……….. and raving about office politics.

<p>ranting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Because of his broken leg, Ted walked ……….. down the stairs.

<p>slowly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The chef's ……….. pleased everyone at the restaurant.

<p>cooking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carl: I've been given a chance to work in France for a year.

Jean: Well, you'd better ……….. your French!

<p>brush up on (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The requirement is ……….. 40 push – ups in two minutes.

<p>to do (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

This stadium will be the ________ for the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

<p>venue</p> <p>(B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

You’re just ________ your breath. She never listens.

<p>wasting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Capital of France (example flashcard)

Paris

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