2. swimming birds of the antarctic

1. After _____ my life as an environmentalist, I declared in 2004 that environmentalism was dead, unable to effectively work at the scale of the problems we _____.
spending / were faced
having spent / will face
having spent / can face
being spent / face
spending / faced


2. SWIMMING BIRDS OF THE ANTARCTIC
Penguin ancestors could fly as well as any other sea bird. Now its wings are short, paddle-like flippers that are entirely useless for flight. The bird has lived for ages in or near the Antarctic regions, where it has few enemies. Thus it came to spend all of its time on land or in the water. For generations it did not fly. In the course of evolution, its wings became small and stiff and lost their long feathers. The penguins, however, became master swimmers and divers. Of all birds, they are the most fully adapted to water. Their thick coat of feathers provides a smooth surface that is impenetrable to water. Their streamlined bodies glide through the water easily.
The birds use their wings as swimmers use their arms in a crawl stroke, and they steer with their feet. Penguins can swim at speeds of more than 25 miles per hour.
When they want to leave the water, they can leap as much as 6 feet from the water’s surface onto a rock or iceberg.
When penguins desire to get out of the water, ………
they move their wings and fly onto the nearest iceberg
they swim very fast in order to get above the surface
they are capable of jumping nearly six feet high to do it
their feet help them gain enough speed to leap above the waves
their streamlined bodies enable them to do so quite easily

3. Former president, a woman who is a world icon for democracy, _____ to the hospital _____ colon cancer.

has rushed / as
rushed / despite
is rushed / on account of
is rushing / regarding
was rushed / due to

4. The report contains recommendations ______ charges, if any, should be filed in the March 9 crash.

for which
in which
at whose
of whom
on what

5. Chemotherapy given at the same time as radiation therapy can help patients with a certain type of lung cancer live nearly 50 per cent longer than they _____ otherwise if the same treatment _____ differently.

might have / was given
could have had / would be given
could have / gave
may have / will be given
would have had / would have been given

6. One of the _____ things the warring factions have in common is _____ opposition to the US.

many / yours
number of / theirs
little / its
few / their
more / my

7. In their eagerness ____ fast results, many people set unrealistic fitness goals and, by overtraining, suffer injuries which worsen their health _____ improving it.

getting / due to
to be getting / as
to have got / rather than
having got / such
to get / instead of

8. ______ the dispute, families and relatives and friends _____ for a long time.

Thereby / had been separated
Inspite of / have been separated
Lest / were separated
Due to / separated
Because of / were separated

9. I listened to some news on _____ radio about _____ man arrested for embezzlement last Tuesday.

the / –
every / the
a / a
the / the
a / the

10 Due to _____ rainy weather we’ve had recently, I didn’t have to water _____ garden of our house every day.

– / –
the / a
a / –
the / the
a / the

11. I was thinking of buying a pregnancy dress _____, but _____ was given one as a present by my husband.

itself / me
it / she
mine / I
myself / I
me / mine

12. Some people argue _____ is a major reason our ancestors ____.

to run / were survived
to run / were survived
running / survived
running / surviving
to run / were surviving

13. SWIMMING BIRDS OF THE ANTARCTIC

Penguin ancestors could fly as well as any other sea bird. Now its wings are short, paddle-like flippers that are entirely useless for flight. The bird has lived for ages in or near the Antarctic regions, where it has few enemies. Thus it came to spend all of its time on land or in the water. For generations it did not fly. In the course of evolution, its wings became small and stiff and lost their long feathers. The penguins, however, became master swimmers and divers. Of all birds, they are the most fully adapted to water. Their thick coat of feathers provides a smooth surface that is impenetrable to water. Their streamlined bodies glide through the water easily.
The birds use their wings as swimmers use their arms in a crawl stroke, and they steer with their feet. Penguins can swim at speeds of more than 25 miles per hour.
When they want to leave the water, they can leap as much as 6 feet from the water’s surface onto a rock or iceberg.