TEST 29
1. ________ the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops.

(A) As a whole
(B) Wholly
(C) On a whole
(D) The whole 2. Birds all over the world ________ in distances up to thousands of miles.

(A) migrating
(B) migrated
(C) migrate
(D) are migrated 3. ________ business, a merger is a combination of two or more corporations under one management.

(A) The
(B) At
(C) On
(D) In 4. Studies indicate ________ collecting art today than ever before.

(A) there are that more people
(B) more people that are
(C) that there are more people
(D) people there are more 5. The child thought the fruit tasted ________ and wanted to eat more.

(A) sweetly
(B) sweetness
(C) sweet
(D) sweetened 6. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, ________

(A) the bicycle of John broke down
(B) it happened that John`s bike broke down
(C) the storm caught John
(D) John had an accident on his bicycle 7. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ________ bacon and eggs for breakfast every day.

(A) used to eating
(B) are used to eat
(C) are used to eating
(D) used to eat 8. Fire safety in family houses, ________ most fire deaths occur, is difficult to achieve.

(A) where
(B) why
(C) how
(D) when 9. ________ ants live in colonies, keep farms, go to war, carry off slaves, and have a society somewhat like human beings.

(A) Studies of ant life show that
(B) Studies of ant life that
(C) That is studied
(D) That the studies of ant life 10. ________ like "MacDonalds" and "Kentucky Fried Chicken" have used franchising to extend their sales internationally.

(A) Chain`s restaurants
(B) Chains restaurants
(C) Chain restaurant
(D) Chain restaurants 11. ________ have a powerful influence on the shape of the entire magazine industry.

(A) That economic principles
(B) Why economic principles
(C) Economic principles
(D) Economic principles that 12. ________ is cheaper for students who maintain a B average because they are a better risk than average or below-average students.

(A) Automobile`s insurance
(B) Insurance of automobiles
(C) Automobile insurance
(D) Insurance automobile 13. ________ a mayor, many city governments employ a city manager.

(A) Beside
(B) Besides
(C) And
(D) Also 14. If humans were totally deprived of sleep, they ________ hallucinations, anxiety, coma, and eventually, death.

(A) would experience
(B) experience
(C) would have experienced
(D) had experienced 15. In November of 1863, the city of Atlanta ________ during Sherman`s famous "March to the Sea."

(A) was completely burned
(B) completely was burned
(C) it was burned completely
(D) completely burned it 16. ________ New Jersey`s proximity to New York, it is an important link in the nation`s transportation system.

(A) Since
(B) Resulting
(C) However
(D) Because of 17. The Federal Reserve System, ________ under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy.

(A) the establishment in 1913
(B) was established in 1913
(C) established in 1913
(D) in 1913 they established it 18. ________ young, Eugene O`Neill traveled with his father`s theatrical company, and the stage was an important part of his life.

(A) When was he
(B) He was
(C) Was he
(D) When he was 19. The Virginia strawberry, native to eastern North America, was used in pre-colonial times ________.

(A) to flavor bread
(B) bread flavoring
(C) flavored bread
(D) bread was flavored 20. Touch-typing was originally devised as an aid to ________.

(A) the blinds
(B) the blind
(C) a blind one
(D) blinds

TEST 29
1. ________ the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops.

(A) As a whole
(B) Wholly
(C) On a whole
(