Inglés I

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Just as different people can have very different personalities, so too can pets, even those of the same species and breed possess varied ___________.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Frustrated by her husband’s lack of ___________(1), Lisa tried to motivate him to _______________(2) for greater things.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. At the edges of the universe astronomers have discovered ________(1) objects called quasars, which have given scientists the first direct ________(2) of the existence of stars in distant galaxies.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. If one were asked who transmitted the first radio broadcast of the human voice, one might guess the _________ inventor Guglielmo Marconi, but in fact the feat was was accomplished by the much less well-known Reginald Fessenden.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. The difference in economic terms between a bond and a note is still observed by the United States Treasury, but in other markets the ________(1) two terms has become unimportant and the two words are used _________ (2).

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Now known as Administrative Professionals’ Day, Secretaries’ Day was created in 1952 by Harry F. Klemfuss, a public relations professional who _________ the value and significance of administrative assistants in order to attract more women to the profession.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. When editing manuscripts, literary scholars must remain acutely aware of textual ________(1); the differences among extant versions of the same work -resulting from printing errors, editing demands, or constant revisions- often make it ________(2) for scholars to publish truly ________(3) texts.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. With a similar contrast between a partly cloudy sky and a dark street, the cover of the recent rock CD _________ a famous surrealist painting from the early 1900s.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Although, John F. Kennedy was known for his carefree flag football games, Gerald Ford should be __________ as our football president: He turned down offers to play for two National Football League teams in order to pursue a career in public service.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Though many ______________ endlessly praised his work, Dan often wished for some honest criticism.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. The losing game show contestant experienced a strange mix of _________(1) and __________(2); although she was disappointed that she didn’t win the million-dollar prize, she was still __________(3) about returning to her normal life.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. The magazine article from 1956 decrying the __________(1) of sequels and remakes flooding the nation’s movie theaters that summer __________(2) the claim that such derivative films are a uniquely 21st-cenutry phenomenon.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. 1. Although considerable __________(1) resources had already been expended on the new drug, development had to be halted due to adverse effects during human testing; once hailed as a kind of __________(2) that could be used to treat numerous physical and mental ailments, the drug will likely be remembered only as a financial albatross that bankrupted its developers.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Sheila would often ________ about her boyfriend’s habits, but everyone could tell that her seemingly bitter complaints were mostly facetious.

Directions: for each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text. Although the stress tests given to European banks are supposed to reassure _________(1) investors by distinguishing the reliable financial institutions from the more _________(2) ones, the lack of candor from those reporting has made the test results ___________(3).