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SAT - Sentence Completion Test 29

Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Questions 1 - 5 of 10

1. A groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing Iraq 's rich roots in Mesopotamia , the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that gave __________to the world's first urban civilization some 5,000 years ago.

A. support
B. water
C. floods
D. birth
E. itself

2. __________ temporary power lines and data cables, huddled around laptops and editing equipment, journalists and technicians were __________ out news to many outposts.

A. Among - burning
B. Although - turning
C. Using - tossing
D. Despite - writing
E. Amid - churning

3. People and rhinoceroses prefer similar habitat but don't mix very well, which is one reason rhinoceroses have almost __________ from the earth.

A. vanished
B. extinguished
C. flourished
D. stumbled
E. abdicated

4. ___________ an increase in attacks on the existing technology, Netfix said that it would release features across its line of network firewall products.

A. Mentioning -
B. Talking -
C. Combining -
D. Citing -
E. Toting -

5. A late rally on Wall Street after most European markets had closed set a positive tone in Europe , with higher-than-forecast ___________ again the main driver of gains.

A. rejoinders
B. profits
C. deficiencies
D. depreciation
E. stupefaction