English 33

Sarah was not best speaker in the class, but her personality and ability to convey her feelings helped her become the most requested.

• not best

• her

• ability

• requested

As a result of the additional rain with so much flooding already having occurred, residents were seeking shelter __________ than in previous years

• in more numbers

• more numerously

• greater in numbers

• in greater in numbers

The issues learned during the early stages of the project causing the researchers to initiate additional research.

• during

• states

• causing

• additional

The company president wrote an e-mail and planned to send __________ as soon as the vote was complete.

• to all directors the message

• the message by all directors

• message to all directors

• the message to all directors

Only when black bear has been spotted by the forest rangers will this portion of the park be closed down.

• when black

• been

• will

• closed

As the result of Diane’s illness and the effects of the medication, __________ to curtail her work and public speaking activities.

• has

• had

• she has had

• she will had

Television news producers are sometimes accuse of sensationalism, but it appears that is what the public desires.

• news

• accuse

• it

• what

The man displayed his anger when he discovered that the laundry machine was __________ order.

• out

• out of

• no on

• outside

The workers attempted to free the cat from the trap, but several obstacles were in way.

• attempted

• free

• from

• in way

In spite of the fact that the Olympic athletes are not permitted to compete for compensation, some of them __________ the past and will again in the future.

• so did in

• compete in

• in

• did so in