1. Unlike the other planets in the solar system, Earth has a(n) …………… set of characteristics ideally suited to supporting life.

2. Dogs have a …………… sense of smell so same breeds are selectively bred for excellence in detecting scents.

3. Ever since they were first introduced to the public, cars have been an …………… part of people’s lives.

4. “Marmaray” is the name of the project to …………… the European and Asian halves of Istanbul by an undersea rail tunnel across the Bosporus Strait.

5. According to investigations, the reason for the explosion in the factory was that flames …………… the pipes and ignited the leaking gas.

6. As an international organization, Interpol …………… the police forces of different countries to help each other to solve crimes.

7. New Jersey has been a leader in industrial research and development since the …………… in 1876 of Thomas Edison’s research facility in Menlo Park.

8. Margarethe Von Trotta is a(n) …………… gifted filmmaker who made vital contributions to the New German Cinema movement of the 70’s and 80’s

9. One of the deadliest hijackings took place in 1977, when terrorists identified as the Japanese Red Army …………… a Malaysian airlines jet traveling to Kuala Lumpur.

10. Little is known about the …………… of bats, since their small, delicate skeletons do not fossilize well.

11. David tried to ……………….. the sinking morale of his friend in the hospital.

12. The ……………….. data supports the belief that there has been an increase in population in the county.

13.The ……………….. collected from real estate taxes helped to balance the town budget.

14. She pretended to be ……………….. about the new job opportunity, but secretly she was very excited.

15. We were tired when we reached the ……………….. but the spectacular view of the valley below was worth the hike.

16. The suit smelled ……………….. as if it had been stored in a trunk for a long time.

17. Because his workplace was so busy and noisy, he longed most of all for …………………

18. The teacher put the crayons on the bottom shelf to make them ……………….. to the young children.

19. My computer was state-of- the-art when I bought it three years ago, but now it is …………………

20. Visiting all the tea shops in the city, they were on a ……………….. to find the perfect cup of tea.

21. If you don’t get that furnace repaired before winter, we will freeze to death.

22. A seed planted in the sensitive lining of an oyster begins a perpetual coating process that forms a pearl.

23. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming contains the world’s largest concentration of hot springs and geysers.

24. Man, in fact, is the least biologically determined species of all, because he possesses features absent in other natural species.

25. The Statue of Liberty in New York is a triumph of late 19th century art and engineering.

26. The Californian redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, are known for their ability to withstand fire, insects, and disease.

27. The white blood cell count in one’s body may fluctuate by 50 per cent during a day.

28. When a large star has spent its nuclear fuel, it blows apart in a colossal explosion.

29. The coyote’s role in controlling disease-infested vermin populations is a great boon to mankind.

30. The young Einstein was brilliant; a prodigy in physics and math and an accomplished violinist.

31. A chemical compound will take a crystalline form only under certain conditions such as freezing or evaporation.

32. Since landlords get reimbursements, they shouldn’t complain about losing money.

33. The elderly are not excluded from rent raises that all tenants have to pay when the landlord makes a major improvement.

34. When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous increase.

35. Because the city is slow in processing applications, many of the elderly do not get housing benefits.

36. The landlord notified his tenants that their rent would be increased the following month.

37. Reading a daily newspaper will make you aware of what is going on in the world.

38. It is inevitable that smoking will damage your health.

39. What you need after a hard week’s work is a little frivolity over the weekend.

40. The general planned a new stratagem to conquer the rebel forces.