1) Extremophiles are organisms that can survive in environments that are _____ extreme for other organisms. Thermophiles, for instance, are extremophiles that thrive in extreme heat. a) to b) two c) too 2) I am going ___ the store to pick up groceries. a) to b) two c) too 3) She sounds like a ___-year-old when she whines. a) to b) two c) too 4) Jed could ___ tried harder to help us. a) have b) of c) 've 5) Jed said, "I would ___ tried harder if I'd known you were paying attention." a) have b) of c) 've 6) Some ___ us must ___ been watching the game when the burglars broke into the house. a) have, of b) of, have c) of, of d) have, have 7) Sally and __ are going to the concert with the tickets my dad gave ___. a) me, I b) I, me c) I, I d) me, me 8) After Sarah and Francesca pitched _____ business plan to the investors, they received enthusiastic praise and support. a) there b) they're c) their 9) ______ going to have a blast over summer break. a) there b) they're c) their 10) ______ are 39 students graduating this year. a) there b) they're c) their 11) Alexandra made a wire sculpture of a tree for her art project. She used steel wool to make ____ leaves. a) it is b) it's c) its 12) ____ going to be a bitter-sweet day during graduation. a) it is b) it's c) its 13) We are expecting some bad ____ this winter, including snowstorms. a) whether b) weather c) none of these 14) Alex always turns up to help, ______ he is needed or not. a) whether b) weather c) none of these 15) The weather can _____ from day to day in Florida, from rainy to sunny in a matter of minutes. a) vary b) very c) none of these 16) It is _____ hot outside today. a) vary b) very c) none of these 17) He did a ____ job in his performance yesterday. a) good b) well c) alright 18) Are you feeling ____ today? a) good b) well c) none of these 19) He _____ the pencil in class, leading to detention. a) threw b) through c) thorough 20) He was very ______ in his description of the Holocaust’s effect on Jews. a) threw b) through c) thorough 21) The ball flew _____ the window. a) threw b) through c) thorough 22) A _____ is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away. a) rite b) right c) write 23) The ____ of baptism. a) rite b) right c) write 24) She will _____ an essay on the definition of heroism. a) rite b) right c) write 25) That test was just ____ easy because she studied. a) plain b) plane c) none 26) The _____ was very crowded on the way to Orlando during Spring Break. a) plain b) plane c) none 27) The president will _____ America through the pandemic. a) lead (verb) b) lead (noun) c) led (past tense verb) 28) Pencil _____ can cause poisoning if ingested. a) lead (verb) b) lead (noun) c) led (past tense verb) 29) The president ____ NJHS members during the service project last week. a) lead (verb) b) lead (noun) c) led (past tense verb)

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