Elements of grammar

particularly Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville Beach,
...fishing, swimming, boating, golf, and tennis.

A The, provides...C The, provide

B A, provides...D A, provide

11. In addition to...a regional highway..., the city is

a railway hub, with Amtrak ...service and several

freight routes

A be, crossroad, passenger's B being, crossroads, passenger C be, crossroads, passengers' D being, crossroad, passengers's

12....mayor and the 19 councillors are elected to....

A The, four-year terms B The, four-year's terms C A, four-years terms D A, four-years' terms

13. The settlement was named Sydney for Britain's home secretary, Lord Sydney, who was responsible for the

colony.

A home's, for...C home, to

B home, for...D home's, to

14.... Sony designs, manufactures, and sells ...elec­
tronic equipment.

A The, an...C..., ...

B The, ......D ..., an

15. Although people...for about 5,000 years, the sport

did not become a popular form of recreation until the 20th century.

A are skiing...C ski

B have skied...D have been skiing

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1 ....If the ice sheet in Antarctica..., the oceans of the

world...by 60 m.

A would melt, would rise B would melted, rose C melted, would rise D melted, rose

2....In the 16th and early 17th centuries, Spain, ...its

empire in South and Central America, began a...

of expeditions from Peru into the South Pacific.

A established, series

B having established, series

C establishing, serie

D to have established, serie

3....In 1768 ...Captain James Cook left England on

...expedition to the Pacific that also took him to

Australia.

A the three-year B a three-year C the three-years' D three-years

4....Earnings from meat, hides, and live animal exports in
the late 1980s...about $1.4 billion....

A were, annually...C was, annual

B was, annually...D were, annual

5....Average...density in 1999 was 10 people...sq km,

A population, per...C population, in

B population's, in D population's, per

6. ...white birch is the official tree of...New Hamp­
shire and is found throughout the state.

A A, the...C A, ...

B The, _...D..., ...

7....Privacy includes...freedom from government inter­
ference in private or family matters...confidential­
ity of such things...personal correspondence, tele­
phone calls, and financial information.

A either, and, as...C both, and, as

B either, or, like...D both, or, like

8....Since the beginning of agriculture, the human popula­
tion ...more than two thousand times.

A had increased on C has been increased by
B increased for...D has increased by

9....The white-tailed deer...the most numerous of the

large animals.

A are...C have been

B were...D is

10....The last continent ..., Antarctica ... hidden be­
hind barriers of fog, storm, and sea ice until it was
first sighted in the early 19th century.

A having been discovered, has remained B to be discovered, remained

C discovered, has remained D discovering, had remained

11....Tsunamis can destroy low-lying coastal areas and can
be...if people living in such areas....

A deadly, are not evacuated B fatally, are not evacuated C fatal, will not be evacuated D dead, are not evacuated

12....They required that the...council...elected by the

people.

A five-members, was B five-member, were C five member, be D five-members, would be

13....most people celebrate...Thanksgiving Day...

with family or friends for a holiday feast.

A The, the, to gather

B ..., ..., by gathering

C ..., the, gathering

D The, ..., having gathered

14. Skiing as a form of recreation is much...in origin,

although...some evidence that it may have existed

as early as the first half of the 18th century.

A recent, there is B more recent, there is C recenter, there is D recent, there are

15....wild animals found in Missouri include...deer,

squirrel, opossum, raccoon, rabbit, and skunk.

A ..., ......C..., the

B The, a...D..., a

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