1) It's likely that by the time the next census is given, much of the information on the current census _______ . a) to change b) has changed c) will have changed d) has been changing 2) Despite its prevalence and serious effects, diabetes research has historically been underfunded _______ other diseases. a) for research compare to b) compared to research for c) comparing the research of d) in comparison with researching to 3) _______ staying up all night to finish a very important paper, Sandy slept all day and missed her class. a) For b) Once c) After d) Since 4) Even he team's most ardent supporters must have been surprised by how successful last season's campaign turned out _______ . a) to be b) it was c) had been d) was being 5) After eight hours of lifting heavy boxes, we all agreed to call off ______ everything in one day. a) to try move b) trying to move c) not try moving d) on not to try moving 6) Among many employers, there is a common bias that younger workers tend to be ________ are older. a) innovative more than who b) those who are innovating more c) more innovative than those who d) who are more than innovative that 7) "Do you know when Professor Smith's expected to give us our grades?" "I'm certain she'll do it ________ ." a) soon she's able to b) as soon as she's able to c) she's able to do it soon d) however she's soon able to 8) In a famous study on greed and scarcity, psychologists ran an experiment in which hey offered a child two cookies, ________ . a) as small and as large b) the smaller and larger c) one was small and large d) one small and one large 9) By comparing students' best and worst scores, the computer develops personalized simulations to keep ________ at their optimal level. a) so they perform b) them to perform c) they will perform d) them performing 10) Edward Lorenz coined the phrase "Butterfly Effect" to refer to _________ small occurrences can have enormous consequences. a) the manner of b) in which manner c) what is a manner of d) the manner in which 11) The experiment was designed to compare _________ to play a variety of instruments, given no prior musical knowledge. a) relatively difficult to learn b) a relative learning difficulty c) being relatively difficult to learn d) the relative difficulty of learning 12) The design by Adams consists of a cluster of buildings _______ a central courtyard containing apple trees and recreational spaces. a) arranging from b) arranged around c) are arranged among d) to arrange throughout 13) Only after accepting Kramer's challenge _______ he had fallen into his opponent's trap. a) realized Lipsky b) Lipsky did realize c) did Lipsky realize d) was it Lipsky who realized 14) ________ to compare the chlorine found in Bass Lake with that present in various other saline waters. a) It may be interested  b) It may be of interest c) There may be interest of d) There may be interesting 15) During the Eocene epoch, 50 million years ago, most North American mammals were very _______ what we see today. a) differed with b) difference to c) different from d) differently than 16) It is difficult to study human intelligence; what is considered "smart" is determined __________ our genes. a) by that culture as b) by as much as culture c) so much by culture than d) as much by culture as by

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