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9. Owls’ very sensitive ears can pick up the faintest sounds; 13. _______ does online shopping save time, _______ it helps
_______, experts say that a flying owl can even hear a you order a variety of products sitting in the comfort of
sound of a mouse chewing something under the snow. your home.

A) thereby A) Hardly / when
B) likewise B) Not only / but also
C) moreover C) Neither / nor
D) instead D) No sooner / than
E) otherwise E) Both / and

10. Tornadoes are formed by one thunderstorm and have 14. Boys are known not to be _______ polite _______ girls,
little rain; hurricanes, _______, are made up of many but some can speak more properly than girls.
thunderstorms and rain clouds with excessive rainfall.
A) either / or
A) inasmuch as B) whether / or
B) as a consequence C) both / and
C) in order that D) neither / nor
D) on the other hand E) so / as
E) for this reason

11. Nocturnal creatures are well-suited for the lifestyle they 15. Schools sometimes put _______ pressure on children to
lead _______ they have acute senses to help them find score well on tests and master _______ subject.
their way in darkness.
A) a great deal of / none
A) in that B) several / each
B) unless C) a great number of / any
C) only if D) a lot of / every
D) but for E) a few / many
E) much as

12. Plant-eating bats feast on the nectar of plants that open 16. Geologists have been working on ways of predicting
only after dark, _______ those eating insects feed on earthquakes for _______ hundred years, unfortunately
moths and mosquitoes that come out at night. without _______ success.
A) in case A) each / either
B) since B) plenty of / all
C) so that C) some / little
D) while D) any / a lot of
E) as though E) several / much

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