6. Some historians see the Renaissance as an economic _____ because manypeasants became poorer durin
8. We decided to buy a _____ instead of a dog or cat for a pet.(A) ferret(B) gadget(C) midget(D) sle
9. The criminal would receive counseling in order to _____ him into a goodcitizen.(A) allot(B) plumm
10. Hurricane Katrina was a _____ storm that caused tremendous damage dueto the powerful wind.(A) me
11. The accident is thought _____ by rocks on the railway line.(A) to have caused(B) to have been ca
12. Not until every single reporter had gone _____ outside his front door again.(A) did Alan step(B)
13. _____ the end of whaling industry came hard times for seaports like NewBedford and Nantucket.(A)
14. He _____ his teeth five times a day but now only three times.(A) used to brush(B) used to brushi
15. The Copperhead is a venomous serpent, and _____ bite has been proveddangerous to hikers and jogg
17. You certainly wouldn’t like _____ in such bad company.(A) to see(B) to be seen(C) to be seeing(D
18. I really regretted my mistake. It was one that I _____.(A) had not to make(B) ought not to be ma
19. _____, measles can now be prevented by a vaccine.(A) Since a serious health hazard(B) It was onc
20. _____ late if he hadn’t forgotten his keys?(A) Will he be(B) Had he been(C) Would he have been(D
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