The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions ______ improved
A.are
B.have been
C .Were
D .had been

In 2006, the news agecy AP withdrew from sale 29 pictures taken by a photographer because 2 images taken in Lebanon ___ to have been digitally manipulated
A.believed 
B suggested
C announced
D.recommended

How did the framers put into ____ the idea of popular sovereignty expressed in the Declaration of Independence ?
A practice
B trial 
C test 
D,examination

Politicans ______ blame the media if they don't win the election .They are so predictable 
A variable 
B variety
C various
D.invariably

She hasn’t read any technological books or articles on the subject for a long time. She’s afraid that she may be________ with recent developments.

A. out of touch

B. out of condition

C. out of reach

D. out of the question

I went into... dark room to find something weird. 
A. pitch
B. live
C. bitterly
D. heavily

He can't make... what is happening.
A. over
B. up
C. out
D. away

I can‟t give you the answer on the _____; I‟ll have to think about it for a few days.

A. place
B. minute
C. scene
D. spot

Nowadays, automobile manufacturers have industrial robots ____ human

workers in factory operations.

A. replace B. to replace C. replacing D. replaced

The result is impossible to predict with any degree of ________.

A. certainty B. assurance C. insurance D. probability