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  • U15. Each sense organ processes information from our senses. (For example, However, In addition), your skin tells you how something feels.
    For example
  • U12. The CEO stated that he (would increase, increased, increases) employee benefits, but most believe it is not likely to happen.
    would increase
  • U11. About 60 percent of the officers are male, (while, once, since) 40 percent are female.
    while
  • U7. Many students work in order (to save, save, saving) money for college.
    to save
  • U8. Napoleon (died, was died, was die) on May 5, 1821.
    died
  • U7. Correct the error: "The Mayans (learned) about astronomy by (watch) the movements of the Sun, moon, and stars. They (developed) calendar systems (to predict) eclipses."
    watch -> watching
  • U6. Mosses do not need a lot of light. They (must, should, can) grow in shady areas.
    can
  • U8. The giant panda (is found, are found, found) in central China.
    is found
  • U10. A loonie is a one-dollar coin (that used, that using, used) in Canada.
    used
  • U14. If Jack Ma (does not quit, did not quit, had not quit) his job, he would not have founded Alibaba.
    had not quit
  • U5. Are chemicals in the water responsible (to, with, for) the increase in leukemia rates?
    for
  • U11. When (worried, they worried, are worried), people may have trouble sleeping.
    worried
  • U9. How much the monarchy influenced the lives of ordinary citizens is an (interest, interesting, interested) question.
    interesting
  • U11 Vocab. Although email is still used for longer messages, text messaging is becoming a more popular (equipment, transmission, mode) of sending short messages.
    moda
  • U6. Correct the error: "Some plants (must) (to have) more water than others. Cacti (can live) in deserts where there is little rain, while the plants in rainforests (need) a lot more water."
    to have -> have
  • U7 Vocab. Early Homo Sapiens began (to use, to have, to do) tools to skin animals
    to use
  • U10. Correct the error: " Reinsurance is (insurance,) (that) an insurance company purchases to help it stay in business. This is important after (disasters) (that) could otherwise cause bankruptcy."
    insurance, -> insurance (no comma)
  • U14. Correct the error: "Carl Sagan said that if scientists (increased) public understanding of and admiration for (science) more of the public (would) (support) scientific research."
    science -> science, (with comma)
  • U7. Most people are opposed (pay, to pay, to paying) more taxes.
    to paying
  • U6. People who only read one news source (may, must, should) only get one view of current events.
    may
  • U9. The city of Agra, India has a (fascinating, fascinated, fascinate) history.
    fascinating
  • U8. English and French (speak, are spoke, are spoken) in Canada.
    are spoken
  • U8 Vocab. Videos of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches (can be used, can be seen, were asked) on the History channel.
    can be seen
  • U10. Many students study business, (which, that, who) may get them good jobs.
    which
  • U14 Vocab. If your GPS does not work, you may have to use a map to plan your (route, device, violation).
    route
  • U11. Historians call the early period of human history the Stone Age (although, because, until) people used stone to make tools and weapons at that time.
    because
  • U5.  A country with few raw materials may depend (on, for, from) imports from other countries.
    on
  • U7. Doctors recommend (eat, to eat, eating) a lot of dark green vegetables.
    eating
  • U5. Correct the error: "The Black Death likely started (from) Central Asia and traveled (along) the Silk Road (to) Crimea. From there, it probably spread (throughout) Europe."
    from -> in
  • U13 Vocab. The hurricane caused extensive damage to the island’s (infrastructure, intervention, priority).
    infrastructure
  • U7. It is wise (apply, to apply, applying) to several different colleges.
    to apply
  • U13. (Because, Although, Ø) Quebec was on a cliff, people thought it was impossible to attack.
    Because
  • U5. The downturn in the economy resulted (for, in, with) company layoffs.
    in
  • U12 Vocab. Some scientists (propose, demonstrate, deny) that global warming is a problem. They believe that the earth’s temperature changes naturally.
    describe
  • U13. TVP, or textured vegetable protein, (so, and, Ø) comes from soybeans.
    Ø
  • U12. How we can counter cyber-bullying (is, are, that) the topic of his speech.
    is
  • U9. (Depression, Depressing, Depressed) people may make choices that support their depression.
    Depressed
  • U6. Hackers could have (accessed, access, to access) thousands of people’s financial data.
    accessed
  • U6 Vocab. Erosion (may result, might have, could lead) in the destruction of land.
    may result
  • U15 Vocab. Although at first the disease was limited to a small area, now it has become (widespread, radical, crucial).
    widespread
  • U9. Correct the error: " Paleontologists are scientists who study (living) things that existed long ago. They take (detailing) notes while (conducting) research on (fossilized) remains."
    detailing -> detailed
  • U15. Correct the error: "People likely moved to the (area it) had good farmland. (Likewise,) later migrants probably moved there (since) their farmland was no longer good (for growing crops)."
    area it -> area because it / area since it / area as it
  • U5 Vocab. One health risk (responsible for, used to, associated with) a high-fat diet is heart disease.
    associated with
  • U12. The reporter confirmed that several people (are taken, will be taken, had been taken) to the hospital.
    had been taken
  • U10 Vocab. The United Nations is an (approach, idea, organization) that provides humanitarian aid.
    organization
  • U5.  Most people think that global warming has an impact (over, on, in) the environment.
    on
  • U8. Correct the error: "Archaeologists think that every Sumerian city-state (was) (protected) by a large city wall. Relics (have be) (found) that confirm this theory."
    have be -> have been
  • U11. Correct the error: "(Before) the Bronze (age,) people used copper for tools. The discovery of bronze was a great (innovation,) (because) bronze was stronger than copper."
    innovation, -> innovation (no comma)
  • U9. The tribe does not have electricity or (ran, run, running) water.
    running
  • U8. The rate at which an object’s speed increases (called, is called, is call) acceleration.
    is called
  • U12. Correct the error: "(While) a fan uses electricity to (make wind,) (a wind turbine) uses wind to make electricity. The wind turns the blades, (the blades) spin a shaft."
    the blades -> and the blades
  • U9 Vocab. With (gifted, increased, limited) land in urban areas for food production, many people in China’s cities are growing vegetables in rooftop gardens.
    limited
  • U12. Correct the error: "Historians are not sure (why) the city disappeared. Some think (that) (was it) destroyed by an earthquake. Others think (that) the people died of a disease."
    was it -> it was
  • U6. The regulations (are supposed, are suppose to, are supposed to) combat crime.
    are supposed to
  • U10. A möbius strip is a surface (has, that has, what has) only one side and one boundary.
    that has
  • U13. Abraham Lincoln (was, he, Ø) the U.S. President during the civil war.
    was
  • U14. If schools had courses in civics, more people (will, would, would have) vote.
    would
  • U11. Skydivers must plan their jumps (so, while, because) they land in a safe place.
    so
  • U12. The study showed (if, what, that) nutrition plays a major role in overall health.
    that
  • U15. Long ago, explorers traveled by ship to find new lands. (In other words, Actually, Similarly), future explorers may travel by spaceship to find new planets.
    Similarly
  • U10. A vector is a quantity (that, that it, what) has both magnitude and direction.
    that
  • U14. If sea levels (rise, rose, will rise) much higher, more people may move inland.
    rise
  • U14. Many people (will die, have died, would have died) if they had not received aid.
    would have died
  • U13. (Unless, While, Ø) you are a doctor, you should not try to treat a serious injury.
    Unless
  • U15. Crime rates have not fallen; (nevertheless, thus, on the contrary), they have increased.
    on the contrary
  • U15. People cannot create matter, (or, nor, for) can they destroy it.
    nor