Basic Writing Final Review

Question 1

Not only can walking fish live out of water, _________they can also travel short distances over land.

Accepted Answer

but

Question 2

Today’s farmers have increased milk production greatly through improved methods of breeding, feeding, and manage cattle.

Accepted Answer

manage

Question 3

____________completely harmless to the environment is very difficult and usually economically unsound.

Accepted Answer

Making a cleaning product

Question 4

_____irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued.

Accepted Answer

Because of its

Question 5

DNA,________, is found in the cell nucleus in the form of very long and thin molecule consisting of two spiral strands.

Accepted Answer

the material of inheritance

Question 6

Computers that once took up entire rooms are now____________to put on desktops and into wristwatches.

Accepted Answer

small enough

Question 7

DOES NOT belong with: More than anyone else, I admire my mother because she is talented, kind, and selfless.

Accepted Answer

One reason I admire my mother is because of her faith.

Question 8

Some part of the eyes are directly involved in receiving light, whereas others protect delicate structures.

Accepted Answer

part

Question 9

Mammals have a larger, more well-developed brain_____________other animals.

Accepted Answer

than do

Question 10

She knew the medicine would taste terrible, _____ in order to be cured, she had to take it.

Accepted Answer

but

Question 11

Scientists at the seminar in Baltimore discussion many interesting subjects in the field of biology.

Accepted Answer

discussion

Question 12

The National Air and Space Museum, which opened in 1976, had a million visitors in first twenty-five days.

Accepted Answer

first

Question 13

Fossil records indicate______________existing in the past have become extinct.

Accepted Answer

that many species of organisms

Question 14

The city is quite fortunate to have two daily newspapers that provide both local and national coverage every day.

Accepted Answer

every day

Question 15

Social scientists believe that__________from sounds such as grunts and barks made by early ancestors of human beings.

Accepted Answer

language developed very slowly

Question 16

A reduction in the posted speed limit should have some affect on the number of accidents on this road.

Accepted Answer

affect

Question 17

Which of the following would be a good topic sentence if I were writing a paragraph about the dangers of smoking.

Accepted Answer

Smoking leads to many different illnesses.

Question 18

What kind of sentence is this sentence? “The boy and the dog ran down the street.”

Accepted Answer

Simple Sentence

Question 19

The boy ran down the street, and his dog followed him.

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Compound sentence

Question 20

Fruits is one of the most abundant, nutritious, and ______________foods a person can eat.

Accepted Answer

delicious

Question 21

The fund supports research and conversation projects designed to save endangered animals and preserve its habitats.

Accepted Answer

its

Question 22

The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are______.

Accepted Answer

absence...vegetarian

Question 23

Minimizing the consumption of saturated fats and carbohydrates is an importance part of the most nutrition programs.

Accepted Answer

an importance part

Question 24

Doesn't fit with this topic sentence: Candy is not a healthy treat.

Accepted Answer

It tastes really good.

Question 25

The Earth can be divided to two parts or hemispheres, according to the meridians of east and west longitude.

Accepted Answer

to

Question 26

Because the saxophone is an excellent solo instrument, ______in some important orchestral works.

Accepted Answer

it is featured

Question 27

Gorillas are quiet animals, _______________they are able to make about twenty different sounds.

Accepted Answer

even though

Question 28

Lightning travels at the speed of light, since thunder travels at the much slower speed of sound.

Accepted Answer

since

Question 29

The digestive enzyme pepsin breaks down proteins into components____________readily absorbed by the human body.

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that can be

Question 30

Ostriches are___of living birds, attaining a height from crown to foot of about 2.4 m. and a weight of up to 136 kg.

Accepted Answer

the largest and strongest

Question 31

The domestic dog is generally loyal, courageous, intelligence, and adaptable.

Accepted Answer

intelligence

Question 32

Groups of muscles in the head direct the actions necessary for_____________.

Accepted Answer

chewing and swallowing

Question 33

Early forms of life on Earth,_____________in the absence of oxygen, required elements such as sulfur instead.

Accepted Answer

which lived

Question 34

This hotel with a glass courtyard is a modern interpretation of the Si He Yuan, locate near the East Gate.

Accepted Answer

locate

Question 35

The majority of the people of Britain has no confident in an expensive and fearless bureaucracy like the European Union

Accepted Answer

confident in

Question 36

If Prince Edward hadn’t been killed at the age of 9, he would become the king of England after the death of his father.

Accepted Answer

would become

Question 37

Although we made payments each week, the loan took a very long time to ______ due to a high rate of ______.

Accepted Answer

repay...interest

Basic Writing Final Review

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Basic Writing Final Review

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