June 13-19, 2005
Sentence completion
The following are incomplete sentences. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

1. Despite evidence that the Earth's crust has undergone great shifts over the ages, we naively expect ______________ during our lifetime.
A. the true contrast
B. the truly contrasting
C. to be a true contrast
D. the contrary to be true

2. Some believe that __________ in Western countries has not only led to an increase in the nations' coffers, but also to a higher living standard among retirees.
A. increasing age retirement
B. age retirement increasing
C. an age in retirement increase
D. an increase in the retirement age

3. ICT has become such a buzzword that many people believe blindly that putting computers in classrooms alone will increase _____________ manifold.
A. students perform
B. performing students
C. students' performance
D. performances of student

4. The old adage "spare the rod and spoil the child" is believed by some to still hold __________ today.
A. put
B. true
C. tight
D. strict

5. As polarised as dogs and cats usually appear, there are a number of people who own ____________ as pets, and they get along just fine with each other.
  A. both
B. either
C. rather
D. neither

6. The question has been raised _____________ the French "no" to the European constitution is an indicator that the Union has become a union for the bureaucrats rather than its people.
  A. so
B. that
C. thus
D. whether


 
 

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