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      9.  In a human body, there are around 30 trillion cells, and   13.  The  recent  study,  which  is  one  of  ----  first  to  provide
        ----  them  is  bound  to  an  internal  process  known  as   evidence  that  sleep  deprivation  causes  anger,  has
        endocytosis to keep ---- flow of cellular nutrients strong   revealed that losing just ---- hours of sleep at night makes
        and healthy.                                          you angrier, especially in frustrating situations.
        A)  each of / either                                  A)  the / enough
        B)  neither of / all                                  B)  a / many
        C)  every one of / the whole                          C)  the / a few
        D)  either of / both                                  D)  Ø / most
        E)  none of / every                                   E)  the / any








      10.  ----  people  may  have  difficulty  adding  heart-healthy   14.  ---- newly hatched sea turtle must be able to crawl out of
          veggies  to  their  diet  due  to  a  gene  that  causes  ----   its nest into the ocean within ---- minutes to avoid being
          chemicals to taste bitter.                          prey to predators.
          A)  No / much                                       A)  A / a couple of
          B)  Some / some                                     B)  Ø / plenty of
          C)  Any / a few                                     C)  The / a majority of
          D)  Many / a little                                 D)  Any / a great deal of
          E)  Enough / any                                    E)  Some / a vast quantity







      11.  Green  hydrogen  generation  from  water  splitting  has   15.  A study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral
          piqued ---- attention in recent years because hydrogen is   Research has revealed that youngsters who watch ----
          ---- high-energy-density fuel.                      television could have lower bone mineral content than
                                                              ---- who do not, which may lead to poor bone health later
          A)  quite a few / a
                                                              in life.
          B)  a large amount of / Ø
                                                              A)  plenty of / this
          C)  a number of / the
                                                              B)  many / their
          D)  a great deal of / a
                                                              C)  lots of / those
          E)  a big sum of / the
                                                              D)  several / these
                                                              E)  much / that




      12.  ---- researchers at the University of Exeter have stated that   16.  The oldest tropical rainforest, which is 135 million years
          the bird population in Europe has declined dramatically   old, is packed with ---- plants found nowhere else on ----
          over the last 30 years, with ---- losses coming from the   planet.
          most prevalent species.
                                                              A)  a great deal of / Ø
          A)  A few / a great deal of
                                                              B)  a lot of / a
          B)  Many / a larger sum of
                                                              C)  a vast quantity of / the
          C)  Some / the majority of
                                                              D)  a large sum of / Ø
          D)  Any / a couple of
                                                              E)  a large amount of / the
          E)  None / a majority of


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