1. Uranium, named after the planet Uranus, is a heavy, radioactive metal used —- in producing nuclear energy.

2. Palms, growing in hot climates, are one of the most well-known and —- planted tree families.

3. Ankara, —- known as Angora, is the second largest city in Turkey.

4. Due to its cold climate, —- little farming occurs in Alaska when compared to other states.

5. Kayak was —- developed by indigenous people living in the Arctic regions, who used them to hunt on the coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean.

6. Venus reaches its maximum brightness ………… before sunrise after sunset, for that reason it is often called the Morning Star.

7. The teacher told all the students in the class that anyone intending to break school rules will be …………… punished.

8. Diamond is the hardest natural mineral and has many other exceptional properties that ………….. make it an important industrial and scientific material

9. The cost of raw materials has risen ……………. during the last months. Accordingly, some companies have been forced to increase the prices of their products.

10. Today, many stores guarantee that they will refund your money to you in full if you aren’t …………… satisfied with the product you have purchased.

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

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

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

14. Stone Age is the period in human history characterized by the use of stone as the —- raw material for tools.

15. Ancient Egyptians had a highly developed view of the afterlife with ……………. rituals for preparing the body and soul for an eternal life after death.

16. The concept of sending electronic text messages between parties in a way …………. to mailing letters predates the creation of the Internet.

17. Considered one of the …………… figures of the classic horror film, the vampire proved to be a rich subject for the film and gaming industries.

18. It is …………….. that many more people are likely to be made redundant in near future due to the economic instability throughout the country.

19. Scientists believe the Earth is currently facing a period of ……….. warming caused by rising levels of heat-trapping gases, known as greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere.

20. Commercially ……………. since the late 1930s, the television set has become a common household communications device in homes, particularly as a source of entertainment and news.

21. Eskimos are native people who have …………. inhabited the circumpolar region for centuries.

22. European Union citizens have the right to travel …………. between member states.

23. The abacus is still …………. used in primary schools in Japan for computation.

24. Aside from their clinical use in the treatment of pain, narcotics produce a general sense of well-being, known as euphoria and …………. tension, anxiety and aggression.

25. It is usually children who are affected —- by domestic violence.

26. Many people behave …………. and violate traffic rules without caring for the consequences of their actions.

27. If people take an interest in the campaigns and donate ……………, it will be of great help for tsunami victims.

28. Due to the growth of urban areas, elephant ranges ………… overlap with areas inhabited by humans.

29. It is obvious that the results of the last experiment accord ………. with the predictions of the scientists.

30. In today’s world, a lot of diseases ………. considered incurable in the past are treated successfully.

31.  Marmaray” is the name of the project to —- the European and Asian halves of Istanbul by an undersea rail tunnel across the Bosporus Strait.

32. According to investigations, the reason for the explosion in the factory was that flames —- the pipes and ignited the leaking gas.

33. As an international organization, Interpol —- the police forces of different countries to help each other to solve crimes.

34. Because of their workload at schools, teachers have a limited amount of time to ……….. with each child.

35. The measures taken by the government are obviously intended to ………….. public confidence in the current economic policy.

36. Most indigenous peoples of the Americas ……….. from people who probably migrated from Siberia across the Bering Strait 50,000 years ago.

37. Gregorian Calendar, ………….. the years from the birth of Christ, has been used since 1582 in Western countries.

38. Jazz is an American musical art form which ……… around the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States.

39. Yasar Kemal is one of Turkey’s most prominent novelists and his works have been ……….. into more than fifty languages.

40. If the institution can’t find enough money, this will affect the research program —- soon.