Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence
Michigan in Action
Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence.
1 The local coast guard advises against swimming off 11 in the womb cushions the baby against shocks
this beach because of the strong-
a showers
b droughts
c breezes
d currents
and falls.
a Dark matter
b Amniotic fluid
c Magma
d Blood plasma
2 When you have completed the experiment, use an 12 Scientists are not yet certain to what the Zika
Excel to record your results.
a spreadsheet
b server
c hotspot
d appliance
3 The is responsible for many higher brain
functions like language, voluntary movement and
information processing.
a vocal cord
c nervous system
b cerebral cortex
d cell membrane
virus is responsible for birth defects.
a existence
b extreme
c example
d extent
13 Recent research has the idea that water is only
to be found on planet Earth; evidence of it has been
found on Mars.
a approved
c disproved
b improved
d reproved
to the bottom of the screen to find the link to our 14 _ have discovered a previously unrecorded species
sister website.
a Drag
c Click
b Drop
d Scroll
5 Garlic being sold as organic was found to contain
pesticide and was removed from the market.
6
a elements
c residues
b filaments
d variables
A well-known journalist uncovered secret
documents relating to high levels of lead in
household water supplies.
a investigative
C extensive
of orchid growing in the mountains of Wales.
a Botanists
c Zoologists
b Climatologists
d Genealogists
15 Water supplies are pumped in from_located in the
mountains above the city.
a a sea level
can irrigation
b a flood
d
a reservoir
16 Singers usually do warm-up exercises before they
begin a performance, so that they don't damage
their.
a vertebrae
c dark matter
b
taste buds
d
vocal cords
b observant
d accurate
7
Scientists believe that procreation from a diverse
creates stronger, taller and more intelligent offspring.
17 Any object that is in motion has energy; the word
is derived from the Greek for 'movement.
a nervous system
b growth hormone
c gene pool
d
ecosystem
a kinetic
c mechanical
b potential
d electric
8 When temperatures drop freezing, frogs burrow 18 The victim survived the shooting because none of his
down into the soil to survive.
a minus
c under
b
less
d below
were damaged.
a
vital organs
b blood cells
c
kidney stones
d nervous system
9 You should back up your files on an external so 19 On cold nights, gardeners cover plants with straw to
that you don't lose all your work.
protect them from being damaged by
a firewall
Csat nav
b hard drive
d USB
10 In this experiment, we investigated the of water
vapour on the inside of a glass beaker.
a condensation
c separation
b eruption
d extension
a floods
c acid rain
20 Orchids grow better in
require 40-70 per cent
a an arid
c a bio-diverse
b frost
d breezes
atmosphere as they
moisture in the air.
b a humid
d an absorbent
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Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence.
1 The local coast guard advises against swimming off 11 in the womb cushions the baby against shocks
this beach because of the strong-
a showers
b droughts
c breezes
d currents
and falls.
a Dark matter
b Amniotic fluid
c Magma
d Blood plasma
2 When you have completed the experiment, use an 12 Scientists are not yet certain to what the Zika
Excel to record your results.
a spreadsheet
b server
c hotspot
d appliance
3 The is responsible for many higher brain
functions like language, voluntary movement and
information processing.
a vocal cord
c nervous system
b cerebral cortex
d cell membrane
virus is responsible for birth defects.
a existence
b extreme
c example
d extent
13 Recent research has the idea that water is only
to be found on planet Earth; evidence of it has been
found on Mars.
a approved
c disproved
b improved
d reproved
to the bottom of the screen to find the link to our 14 _ have discovered a previously unrecorded species
sister website.
a Drag
c Click
b Drop
d Scroll
5 Garlic being sold as organic was found to contain
pesticide and was removed from the market.
6
a elements
c residues
b filaments
d variables
A well-known journalist uncovered secret
documents relating to high levels of lead in
household water supplies.
a investigative
C extensive
of orchid growing in the mountains of Wales.
a Botanists
c Zoologists
b Climatologists
d Genealogists
15 Water supplies are pumped in from_located in the
mountains above the city.
a a sea level
can irrigation
b a flood
d
a reservoir
16 Singers usually do warm-up exercises before they
begin a performance, so that they don't damage
their.
a vertebrae
c dark matter
b
taste buds
d
vocal cords
b observant
d accurate
7
Scientists believe that procreation from a diverse
creates stronger, taller and more intelligent offspring.
17 Any object that is in motion has energy; the word
is derived from the Greek for 'movement.
a nervous system
b growth hormone
c gene pool
d
ecosystem
a kinetic
c mechanical
b potential
d electric
8 When temperatures drop freezing, frogs burrow 18 The victim survived the shooting because none of his
down into the soil to survive.
a minus
c under
b
less
d below
were damaged.
a
vital organs
b blood cells
c
kidney stones
d nervous system
9 You should back up your files on an external so 19 On cold nights, gardeners cover plants with straw to
that you don't lose all your work.
protect them from being damaged by
a firewall
Csat nav
b hard drive
d USB
10 In this experiment, we investigated the of water
vapour on the inside of a glass beaker.
a condensation
c separation
b eruption
d extension
a floods
c acid rain
20 Orchids grow better in
require 40-70 per cent
a an arid
c a bio-diverse
b frost
d breezes
atmosphere as they
moisture in the air.
b a humid
d an absorbent
UNIT 6 97
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