1.

The judges had an extremely hard time deciding _________________

A. who’s painting was the best
B. whose painting was the best
C. painting who was the best
D. the best painting was who

2. ________, Rhode Island is the smallest of all the states and is located north of the lrgest city in the
United States, New York City.
A. As one of the first states of the United States
B. That one of the first states of the United States
C. It is one of the first states of the United States
D. One of the first states of the United States

3. _________, Venus is often mistaken for a star in the night sky.

A. That it is actually a planet
B. There is actually a planet
C. While it is actually a planet
D. It is actually a planet

4. _____, author and poet Maya Angelou has received awards numerous awards for her works,
including Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1996.
A. She was born Marguerite Johnson in 1928
B. Born Marguerite Johnson in 1928
C. Being born Marguerite Johnson in 1928
D. That she was born Marguerite Jonson in 1928

5. The first convent ________ 1529, only eight years after the Spanish conquest of the region.
A. establishing in Oaxaca in
B. that was established in Oaxaca in
C. it was established in Oaxaca in
D. was established in Oaxaca

6. Success in convincing the public to accept rabbit as part of its diet depend on____________
A. how well information and recipes are distributed by the media
B. the media distributes information and recipes
C. how well are information and recipes distributed by the media
D. information and recipes are distributed by the media

7. ___________, in which a problem or challenge is identified and possible solutions are created and
tested with the final results evaluated to determine the best approach to the resulting theory.
A. It is a scientific method system
B. The system of scientific method is
 C. The scientific method is a system
D. That the scientific method is a system

8. That is a story of hardship ______________ into perspective.

A. puts our own situation
B. it puts our own situation
C. that it puts our own situation
D. that puts our own situation

9. It is in many cases an advantage if an animal can remain perfectly still, and in a general way it may be
said that an animal in danger is most likely to be detected _____________
A. movement
B. when it moves
C. then it moves
D. when does it move

10. ________ is home to the largest collection of Navite American artifacts in the United States, most of
which remain un-catalogued and hidden from public view.
A. There is Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C
B. It is Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C
C. That the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C
D. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C

11._____________ the Industrial Revolution that the United States was able to increase productivity
through mechanization.
A. It was during
B. During
C. When it was
D. At the time of

12. ___________, face to face communication is becoming nearly as uncommon as hand-written letters.
A. To be in the modern era
B. Being in the modern era
C. In the modern era
D. It is in the modern era

13. _____________, Eperanto has never really gained widespread acceptance due to its lack of native
speakers.
A. It is a universal language
B. As a universal language
C. To be a universal language
D. A universal language