1) Regardless of how well students think they have prepared themselves for the future, one thing all graduates can be assured of is that today's hot skills will change __________. a) as technology changes b) as changing technology c) the technology to change d) with technology changing 2) The human heart is a hollow, muscular organ whose pumping action provides all the force needed to circulate blood _________ the body. a) via b) into c) toward d) throughout 3) Whalen College has begun a new program ___________ new doctors and nurses into nearby rural communities. a) aims to send b) aimed to send c) aiming sending d) aimed at sending 4) Travelers staying in private homes are ten times more likely to use public transportation ____________ at a hotel. a) than they stay b) as them staying c) than those who stay d) to those who are staying 5) "Excuse me, I don't really know my way around here; I wonder if you could tell me where _________." a) is an ATM near b) an ATM is nearby c) is the nearest ATM d) the nearest ATM is 6) The staph aureus bacterium is notoriously difficult to eradicate because ___________ resistance to antibiotics. a) it develops an ability to b) of its ability to develop c) its ability of developing d) of its developing ability to 7) It is usually better to send your document in the body of an e-mail, ___________ an attachment that requires special software to open. a) other than b) aside from c) rather than as d) instead of from 8) Neither the mathematics department nor the biology department requires __________ a thesis in order to receive a master's degree. a) students will write b) that students write c) students will be writing d) that students are writing 9) ________ details about ticket limits for the concert have been announced, nor has the band said when tickets will become available online. a) No b) Not c) None d) Neither 10) Students must hand in their weekly reflection papers every Friday; failure ________ will count against their participation grade. a) to b) in doing c) to do so d) that to do 11) Scientists have _________ a rate of one trillion bits a second through an optical fiber. a) transmitted information successfully b) successfully transmitted at information c) information transmitted with success at d) succeeded in transmitting information at 12) The video game keeps you hooked; only if you get past each level of the game __________ it to the final battle. a) you make b) you will make c) will you make d) you will have made 13) "My check still hasn't arrived. I've been waiting more than two weeks." "__________ you, I would file a formal complaint." a) If I were b) Unless I'm c) Had I been d) Whether I was 14) Magnesium is almost five times lighter than steel, so it is ___________ in space vehicles and aircraft where keeping weight to a minimum is a critical consideration. a) widely used b) using widely c) to use widely d) used as wide 15) Separate house-hunting orientation and general information events are offered for students ________ in off-campus housing. a) to wish to live b) wishing to live c) who wish living d) that wish a living 16) When not studying or working in the lab, Hays enjoys _________ a couple of days camping and fishing in the woods. a) better not to spend b) nothing better to spend c) better than not spending d) nothing better than spending

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