September 18-24, 2006
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. Glow worms produce light through intricate chemical reactions that take place in their ___________ cells.
A. abdomal
B. abdomen
C. abdominal
D. abominable

2. Many people were sceptical with the police and ___________ announcement that the plane crash was caused by pilot error.
A. it
B. its
C. they
D. their

3. The oceans of the Earth ___________ a great influence on the worldÕs weather.
A. has
B. had
C. have
D. had had

4. A good presentation needs a lot ___________ preparation.
A. in
B. of
C. at
D. by

5. She had been waiting for hours and was greatly relieved when she saw him ___________ .
  A. came
B. comes
C. coming
D. is coming

6. The Internet has made access to information a matter of simply ___________ a few buttons.
  A. push
B. pushes
C. to push
D. pushing

7. Industrial applications for lasers are mostly cutting, drilling, welding and ___________ .
  A. measure
B. measures
C. measuring
D. measurement

8. He lost the use of all his limbs in an accident ___________ .
  A. of his old 6 years
B. he was 6 years old
C. when he was 6 years old
D. when 6 years old was he



 
 

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