The California Gold Rush occurred in 1849, _____ loads of people west in search of wealth through gold. a) bring b) brought c) bringing d) having brought

_____ a different language from someone else may seem trivial, but sharing language can unite groups of people and preserve a culture. a) Speak b) To speak c) To speaking d) Being spoken

Free gold in California seemed _____ a lot of potential. a) having b) to have c) to be had d) having had

The language that people use helps ____ their sense of identity, especially if their nation is associated with that language. a) improves b) improved c) improving d) improve

Once upon atime, there was a poor woman who was looking forward ____ a beautiful baby. a) to have b) for have c) to having d) for having

One day, after she had finished _____ the baby, she took a nap and dreamed a very strange dream. a) fed b) feed c) to feed d) feeding

______ sports, students might not have time for homework. a) Play b) Played c) Playing d) Having played

A study _____ how people felt about meeting someone speaking their language when they were traveling aboard. a) does seeing b) has done to see c) was done seeing d) was done to see

_____ students, teachers can see that those who play sports are less likely to do their homework. a) Watch b) Watched c) Watching d) To watch

Unfortunately, more of the people _____ in the east who traveled west were not satidfied. a) live b) lived c) living d) to have lived

Besides _____ to get rich, many came to set up businesses and new lives in California. a) come b) coming c) to come d) to coming

Socail linguists would like _____ how much the sounds of a language have to do with the cultural similarity of those that speak it. a) know b) knew c) knowing d) to know

_____ on sports, students will neglect their other reponsibilties. a) Focus if b) If focused c) Focused that d) Although focused