a. The famous b. won c. or d. in → c 234. Acute pharyngitis pain is most often caused by a viral infection, for who antibiotics are ineffective. a. is b. caused by c. who d. are ineffective → c 235. Knowledges about cultures provides insights into the learned behaviors of groups. a. Knowledges b. insights into c. learned d. behaviors → a 236. A fiber-optic cable across the Pacific went into service in April 1989, link the United States and Japan. a. across b. went into c. in d. link → d 237. Dislike the gorilla, the make adult chimpanzee weighs under 200 pounds. a. Dislike b. make c. under d. pounds → a 238. Before lumberjacks and mechanical equipments, they used horses and ropes to drag lops. a. Before b. equipments c. used d. to drag → b 239. George Gershwin not only composed popular songs for musicals, also wrote more serious concerts. a. composed b. for c. also d. more serious → c 240. Among the world’s 44 richest countries there has been not war since 1945. a. Among the b. richest c. there d. not → d 241. Caricature, a type of comic exaggeration, is common used in political cartoons. a. type of b. exaggeration c. common d. in → c 242. One and more sentences related to the same topic form a paragraph. a. and b. related to c. same d. form → a 243. Mirrors done of shiny metal were used by the Egyptians in ancient times. a. done b. were used c. in d. times → a 244. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are one of America’s national treasures. a. are b. of c. national d. treasures → a 245. In his early days as a direct, Charlie Chaplin produced 62 short silent comedy films in four years. a. his b. direct c. short silent d. in four → b 246. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids. a. that young babies b. smell c. those d. liquids → c 247. Plants absorb water and nutrients and anchoring themselves in the soil with their roots. a. absorb water b. anchoring themselves c. the soil d. their roots → b 248. To understand the directions, they must be read carefully. a. To understand b. the c. they must be read d. carefully → c 249. The children were surprised when the teacher had them to close their books unexpectedly. a. were surprised b. when c. to close d. unexpectedly → c 250. Sitting alone in his room, the strange noise frightened him. a. Sitting