Whole villages have been ________ by the floods.

Some methods to prevent soil erosion are plowing parallel with the slopes of hills, to plant trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops.

/.............. our own interests is one of the most important factors in choosing a job.

America_______discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism.

Prejudice is a set of rigid and   ..........  toward a particular group that is formed in disregard of facts.

Disease is not as widespread than before because of better preventation medicine and vastly improved nutrition.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

A. Above     B. Across     C. Almost     D. Accept

I remember Steven was here in _____ spring of 2001, perhaps in _____ April of that year. 

I like this motorbike because it’s very                  . It consumes less petrol.

Americans annually import more than $3 billion worthy of Italian clothing, jewelry, and shoes.

One responsibility of human beings is not to interfere with the actions of another people except in the face of injustice.

The government raises money to operate by tax cigarettes, liquor, gasoline, tires, and telephone calls.

The police officer lectured the children for ten minutes about the dangers to throw stones, but then let them off with a warning.

Identify the error in each sentence: Antarctic blue whales (A) can be (B) 100 foot long and weigh (C) more than (D) any dinosaur that ever lived.

Identify the error in each sentence: 

Few of us would deny that we like to get things for free, or most people don’t cross the line and steal the items. 

Choose the best answer:

I see him ............. my house every day.

Choose the best answer:

He is talking about ......... up his job and ........ .......... in the country.

Books in the home are a wonderful source of knowledge and _____ .

At first, it’s very difficult for the judge to identify the winner because the two runners seemed to cross the finishing line .................

This car needs____________ because it’s so dirty.