September 26 - October 02, 2005
Sentence completion
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. __________ , the Red Cross has mobilised thousands of staff and volunteer relief workers, set up 275 shelters in nine states for more than 75,000 evacuees, sent nearly 100 emergency relief vehicles to the disaster area and provided nearly 500,000 hot meals a day.
A. For Hurricane Katrina victimsÕ help
B. To help Hurricane of Katrina victims
C. To help the victims of Hurricane Katrina
D. For helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina

2. Hurricanes form in tropical regions __________ warm water of at least 27 degrees Celsius, moist air and converging equatorial winds.
A. have
B. whose
C. where have
D. where there is

3. The combined personal income of the Japanese people is __________ the combined personal income of the citizens of the 62 poorest nations, significantly more than half of the worldÕs population.
A. total
B. alike
C. equal to
D. same as

4. Mathematics is the tool specially suited __________ abstract concepts of any kind and there is no limit to its power in this field.
A. dealing
B. to deal with
C. dealing with
D. for to deal with

5. To translate, one must have a style of his own, for otherwise the translation will have neither rhythm nor nuances, __________ artistically thinking through and moulding the sentences.
  A. that process
B. which originate
C. that originate the process to
D. which come from the process of

6. Printed instructions, __________ , arenÕt going to be read by some people, especially people in a hurry.
  A. even obvious ones
B. even obviously ones
C. especially obvious ones
D. despite being even obvious

7. It would be idle __________ or refute such a theory in the absolute dearth of positive evidence for or against it.
  A. to attempt uphold
B. to attempt to uphold
C. to attempt upholding
D. attempting upholding


 
 

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