Structure and Written Expression, Exercise 1 12. When colombus …..

America in 1942, the continents

Sentence Completion, (Subject-Verb) may have been peopled by as many as twenty-five to fifty-
1. ….. occasions for congratulations million Indians.
a. Birthday that usually considered a. who discovered c. discovered
b. Usually considering birthdays b. discovering d. to discover
c. Birthdays are usually considered
d. That considered birthdays usually 13. The North Platte River ….. from Wyoming into
Nebraska.
2. ….. ants live in colonies, keep farms, go to war, carry off a. it flowed c. flowing
slaves, and have a society somewhat like human beings. b. flows d. with flowing water
a. studies of ant life show that
b. studies of ant life that 14….. Biloxi received its name from a Sioux word meaning
c. that is studied "first people."
d. that the studies of ant life a. The city of c. It is in
b. Located in d. The tour included
3. it is possible ….. may assist tress in saving water in the
winter 15. A pride of lions ….. up to forty lions, including
a. the leaves are lost c. that the loss of leaves one to three males, several females, and cubs.
b. when leaves were lost d. to lose leaves a. can contain c. contain
b. it contains d. containing
4….. famous queens in the history of England: Elizabeth I
and Victoria 16. ….. tea plant are small and white.
a. including two c. for two a. The c. Having flowers
b. there are two d. because are two b. On the d. The flowers of the

5. Jupiter….. perhaps the most important planet of the solar 17. Any possible academic assistance from taking
system stimulants ….. marginal at best.
a. to be b. being c. is d. like a. it is c. is
b. there is d. as
6. ….. In history when remarkable progress was made
within a relatively short span of time 18. The president of the United States appoints
a. periods c. there have been periods the cabinet members, ….. appointments are subject to
b. throughout periods d. periods have been Senate approval.
a. their c. because their
7. ….. Pollution control measures are expensive; many b. with their d. but their
industries hesitate to adopt them.
a. although c. because 19. The prisoners were prevented from speaking to
b. however d. on account of reporters because …..
a. not wanting the story in the papers
8. Racial violence erupted throughout the United States ….. b. the story in the papers the superintendent did not want
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968 c. the public to hear the story
a. when c. each time that d. the superintendent did not want the story in the papers
b. during d. then
20. …..sucked groundwater from below, some parts of the
9. ….., Nathan Hale was a young school teacher living in city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.
Connecticut a. Pumps have c. So pumps have
a. when the American revolution began b. As pumps have d. With pumps
b. the American revolution began
c. it was when the American revolution
d. the beginning of the American revolution

10. The box ….. Only with a special screwdriver

a. opens c. can be opened
b. can open d. opening

11. Although fish do not have outer ears, ….. have a simple
inner ear on either side of the head
a. there are varieties c. some varieties
b. they are varieties d. which varieties