The following questions are not complete sentences. One or more words have been left out of each sentence. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.
1. If there _____________ about the matter, it would have been better for all people concerned.
A. nothing had said
B. hadn't said nothing
C. was said nothing more
D. had been nothing more said
2. Why is it that everybody believes that Jack came up with the new innovation _____________ working at it for more than three years?
A. being the one Joe was
B. since Joe was the one
C. but the one Joe was
D. Joe was the one
3. People gladly buy generic versions of drugs in an effort to save money on expensive medication, forgetting that failure _____________ may very well lead pharmaceutical companies to become reluctant to venture into high-cost research projects.
A. in development recuperation
B. to developmental recuperate
C. to recoup development costs
D. in recuperating cost development
4. People who believe in the arrival of UFOs _____________ the saviour to solve the world's multitude of problems are probably misguided.
A. as
B. bringing
C. to deliver
D. might simply look for
5. Brian approached the committee _____________ but never managed to get a hint of the likely outcome of his proposal.
A. times
B. time after time
C. times and times
D. times again times
6. For most people the experience of witnessing a meteor shower is a singular _____________ in their life.
A. phenomena.
B. phenomene.
C. phenomenal.
D. phenomenon
7. The standard dating procedure of going to the movies, _____________ and probably spending the rest of the night in a more intimate setting hasn't changed all that much over the last few decades.
A. to dine at a restaurant
B. dining at a restaurant
C. dine at a restaurant
D. restaurant dined
8. In Western countries _____________ has not only led to a considerable increase in the nations' coffers but also to a greater living standard amongst retirees.
A. the increase in retirement age
B. an age in retirement increase
C. age retirement increasing
D. increasing age retirement
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