A
Although ________ named until 1782, aluminum was used as early as 5300 B.C.
(A) it was not
(B) is
(C) was not
(D) which was
(A) it was not
Scientists are studying laetrile to find out if ________ cancer.
(A) can it cure
(B) can cure
(C) it can cure
(D) curing
(C) it can cure
The state of Ohio ________ name from an Iroquoian word meaning “great river”.
(A) and its
(B) along with is
(C) it got its
(D) got its
(D) got its
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ________ remembered for her love poems, published her first work at the age of twelve.
(A) is
(B) who is
(C) who
(D) being
(B) who is
The Adriatic sea, which lies between the coasts of Italy and Yugoslavia ________ the Mediterranean Sea.
(A) part of
(B) belonging to
(C) an arm is
(D) is an arm of
(D) is an arm of
________ James Buchanan was a bachelor, his niece served as hostess of the White House during his presidency.
(A) It was
(B) During
(C) Because of
(D) Since
(D) Since
Because ________ has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are being established.
(A) excessive hunting
(B) hunting was excessive
(C) of hunting excessively
(D) they hunting excessively
(A) excessive hunting
The lowlands of Albania are quite fertile ________ are alluvial.
(A) because they
(B) which is because
(C) because of which
(D) and because
(A) because they
American Indian languages, which differ widely, ________ to group many units of meaning into multisyllabic words.
(A) and tend
(B) tending
(C) to tend
(D) all tend
(D) all tend
________ are well qualified for the position.
(A) The candidate
(B) The number of candidates
(C) Much of the candidates
(D) A number of candidates
(D) A number of candidates
The 2000 Census showed that married couples ________ half of the 2 million households in the state, and 46 percent of those couples had children under roof.
(A) made up
(B) and made up
(C) to make up
(D)which they made up
(A) made up
The problems of squaring a pan-European agenda with the national interests of 25 separate countries ________ the process of integration a slow, complex and at times divisive one.
(A) have made
(B) causes
(C) often affect
(D) resulting in
(A) have made
International trade in the world's 20-odd varieties of sturgeon ________ by the United Nations since 1998, after a drastic rise in poaching.
(A) is controlled
(B) is supported
(C) has been promoted
(D) has been regulated
(D) has been regulated
Apple Computer has unveiled its new desktop computer design, ________ all disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick
(A) which includes
(B) which integrates
(C) enclosing
(D)which contains
(B) which integrates
Socrates spent ________ working as a sculptor.
(A) he was young
(B) youth
(C) as a youth
(D) his youth
(D) his youth
The child ________ playing in the yard is my son.
(A) now
(B) is
(C) he
(D) was
(A) now
________ was backed up for miles on the freeway.
(A) Yesterday
(B) In the morning
(C) Traffic
(D) Cars
(C) Traffic
With his friend ________ found the movie theater.
(A) has
(B) he
(C) later
(D) when
(B) he
________, George, is attending the lecture.
(A) Right now
(B) Happily
(C) Because of the time
(D) My friend
(D) My friend
________, Sarah rarely misses her basketball shots.
(A) An excellent basketball player
(B) An excellent basketball player is
(C) Sarah is an excellent basketball player
(D) Her excellent basketball play
(A) An excellent basketball player
________ was on television made me angry.
(A) It
(B) The story
(C) What
(D) When
(C) What
________ is on the table has four sections.
(A) The notebook
(B) The notebook which
(C) Because the notebook
(D) In the notebook
(B) The notebook which
On the second level of the parking lot ________
(A) is empty
(B) are empty
(C) some empty stalls are
(D) are some empty stalls
(D) are some empty stalls
The report would have been accepted ________ in checking its accuracy.
(A) if more care
(B) more care had been taken
(C) had taken more care
(D) had more care been taken
(D) had more care been taken
The results of the current experiment appear to be more consistent than ________ the results of any previous tests.
(A) them
(B) were
(C) they were
(D) were they
(B) were