They live in a very _______populated area of Italy.
A.sparsely
B.barely
C.hardly
D.scarcely

I couldn’t believe that they were brothers. They were as different as_______
A.Mars from Jupiter
B.chalk from cheese
C.dogs and cats
D.milk from honey

I have had a toothache for a week now. I must _______an appointment to see the dentist.
A.take
B.do
C.make
D.work

Although he hasn‘t said anything, he______ to be upset about it.
A.acts
B.shows
C.behaves
D.seems

Father would not _______us to go there for the weekend.
A.let
B.permit
C.agree
D.consent

The first building to employ steel skeleton construction,______
A.Chicago, Illinois, the home of the Home Insurance Company Building completed in 1885
B.the Home lnsurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885
C.because the Home lnsurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, was completed in 1885
D.the Home insurance Company Building in Chicago, Illinois, in 1885

Algokian-speaking Native Americans greeted the Pilgrims______ settled on the eastern shores of what is now New England.
A.to whom
B.of which
C.who
D.which

Maehala Jackson, ______combined powerful vitality with great dignity, was one of the best known gospel singers in the United States.
A.it was her singing
B.which songs
C.who sang
D.whose singing

A critic, teacher, librarian, or poet who hopes to broaden poetry’s audience faces the difficult challenge of persuading skeptical readers_________
A.that poetry is important today
B.for poetry to be important today
C.to be important poetry today
D.poetry that is important today

The knee is_____ most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury.
A.more likely to be damaged than
B.likely to be more than damaged
C.more than likely to be damaged
D.to be damaged more than likely