The following questions are not complete sentences. One or more words are left out of each sentence. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.
1. Many people's compassion toward victims of natural disasters is, unfortunately, __________ aftermath of the occurrence and does not embrace the longer-term needs for the reconstruction of the afflicted areas.
A. limiting of the immediate
B. limited to the immediate
C. immediately limited
D. immediately
2. The assessment of whether the reduction in this New Year's road-death toll is actually due to increased driver awareness or __________ a much smaller number of people travelling over the holidays is most likely an impossible one to make.
A. much rather by
B. much more to
C. rather to
D. likely to
3. In many eyes, athletes appear __________ exorbitant amounts of money, however the high risk of injury and the comparatively short working life of sports people are rarely taken into consideration.
A. earning
B. to earning
C. to earn
D. to have earned
4. Creating a fully-functional android was one of the technological challenges of the latter part of the last century, although people had already been dreaming of it almost a century prior __________ at least partially accomplishing the task.
A. in
B. for
C. by
D. to
5. Although New Year's resolutions __________, they are a valuable tool for reflection and possible reassessment of one's values and priorities.
A. are broken as a rule
B. are rule-breaking
C. are broken rules
D. break rules
6. The absence of any tangible proof has not prevented some people from speculating that the late Palestinian president might have been murdered __________ .
A. in all
B. at all
C. by all
D. after all
7. For an animal that demonstrates such a high degree of independence and __________ obedience to its owners, a cat is capable of showing an extraordinary amount of affection.
A. lacking a total
B. nearly total lack of
C. a near total lack of
D. lacking a nearly total
8. Many people refused to board the first trains, ___________ the "dizzying" speed of 35km/h, that the first railway engines were capable of, a violation of nature and a deed of the devil.
A. considered
B. considering
C. consideration
D. are considered
9. Their near perfect relationship took an unexpected nosedive ___________ the surprise revelation that Cindy had offspring from a previous relationship, which she, until now, had kept undisclosed.
A. after
B. while
C. before
D. against
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