Level C lesson 116 1. We were very proud of his ……………. D A. fearful B. fearfulness C. fearless D. fearlessness 2. The Sloths spend most of …………… time hanging upside down from trees and feeding on leaves and fruit. D A. its B. his C. her D. their 3. The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because according to the ………… at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies. B A. believe B. belief C. believed D. believer 4. …………… missile was used in the war between American and Irak. C A. Guidance B. Guide C. Guided D. Guideless 5. A barometer is a device with a sealed metal chamber designed ……………… the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere. D A. to reading B. read C. reading D. to read 6. Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, ……………. composed mostly of cellulose. B A. are B. is C. has D. have 7. Almost all life depends ………. chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy. C A. with B. to C. on D. for 8. It may be argued that modern presidents have far ……………. responsibilities than their predecessors did. C A. great B. more great C. greater D. most great 9. She put a (well-) …………… case for increasing the fees. B A. reason B. reasoned C. reasonable D. reasonably 10. Many grasshoppers can produce sounds by ……………. their hind legs against their wings. D A. rub B. to rub C. rubbed D. rubbing 11. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but ……… the chairman of the modern language department at Harvard university for more than eighteen years. A A. also B. so well C. so D. a 12. It’s an …………… advice service. D A. occupied (v) B. occupied (adj) C. occupation D. occupational 13. Some important characteristics of the baroque style were a renewed interest in ornamentation and a powerful ………………. of both light and shade. A A. use B. useful C. useless D. to use 14. I’ve succeeded ……………… hold of the telephone number. A A. in getting B. on getting C. upon getting D. about getting 15. The girl took a long hike on the first morning at camp. C A. horseback ride B. bike ride C. walk D. go . A A. also B. so well C. so D. a 12. It’s an …………… advice service. D A. occupied (v) B. occupied (adj) C. occupation D. occupational 13. Some important characteristics of the baroque style. D A. its B. his C. her D. their 3. The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because according to the ………… at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies mostly of cellulose. B A. are B. is C. has D. have 7. Almost all life depends ………. chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy. C A. with B. to C. on D. for 8. It may be argued that