Fill in the blanks

1. At night most climbers took their gloves off, but I ……………… to keep them on.

a) prefer
b) preferred
c) had preferred

2. ………………… a handful of Americans declared April 22, 1970 to be Earth Day.

a) Forty-five years from now
b) Since forty-five years
c) Forty-five years ago

3. It is true that there have been several attempts to brighten the lives of workers; however, an average factory worker is rather ……………………

a) to be pitied than envied
b) to be pitied than envy
c) to be pity than envied
d) to pity than envy

4. In the olden days, before the discovery of anesthetics, various methods ………………….. to keep the patient quiet during an operation.

a) were used
b) had used
c) was used
d) would have used

5. The spectre that ………………… our country represents both an opportunity and a challenge.

a) has haunting
b) had haunting
c) has been haunting
d) has haunted

6. Satellites possess an extraordinary ability to see, listen and communicate. ………………, they have become an integral part of the modern warfare.

a) In spite of that
b) Even so
c) As a result
d) In addition

Answers

1. At night most climbers took their gloves off, but I preferred to keep them on.

2. Forty-five years ago a handful of Americans declared April 22, 1970 to be Earth Day.

3. It is true that there have been several attempts to brighten the lives of workers; however, an average factory worker is rather to be pitied than envied.

4. In the olden days, before the discovery of anesthetics, various methods were used to keep the patient quiet during an operation.

5. The spectre that has been haunting our country represents both an opportunity and a challenge.

6. Satellites possess an extraordinary ability to see, listen and communicate. As a result, they have become an integral part of the modern warfare.