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- Q1
Botanists recognize over fifty different species of sunflower, and variance exists even in those species. One species, the silverleaf sunflower, ______ both an early-flowering ecotype that tends to grow in coastal areas and a late-flowering ecotype that grows inland.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
having encompassed
encompassing
encompasses
to encompass
120s - Q2
Antarctic pearlwort, a low-growing shrub with characteristic yellow flowers, is one of only two native flowering plants which ______ in Antarctica.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
occur
were occurring
are occurring
will have occurred
120s - Q3
Before the museum closed permanently, it faced financial challenges that ______ a large deficit and declining ticket sale revenues.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
include
included
will include
would include
120s - Q4
Amelia Earhart disappeared while she was attempting to traverse the globe in 1937.
to attempt
she will attempt
NO CHANGE
she attempts
120s - Q5
Benjamin Franklin publishing the proverb "Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" in the 1735 edition of Poor Richard's Almanack.
published
has published
NO CHANGE
was published by
120s - Q6
Historians suggest that biological warfare is first being used in 1347, when the Mongols intentionally spread the Black Plague to exterminate their enemies.
was first being used in
NO CHANGE
was first used in
was first using
120s - Q7
"Panama," a poem by James Jeffrey Roche, written to celebrate the construction of the canal which connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
wrote
will be written
NO CHANGE
was written
120s