Even though human cloning is causing a lot of anxiety, it is ______ good news for Faye Wilson, ______ 41-year-old saleswoman who cannot have a baby.

A. /; / B. /; a

C. a; a D. a; the

I believe that human cloning is wrong. If we toy with nature, we will have to deal with the _______.

A. concepts B. conflicts

C. consequences D. crimes

—What is your primary goal, Miss Sang Lan?

—To __________ better treatment for disabled people.

A. advocate B. accomplish

C. appreciate D. accompany

Animals are more ____ to the environment than human beings, which is how they survive.

A. sensitive B. attractive

C. cruel D. committed

Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal _________ a new one.

A. come up B. took up

C. made up D. cut up

I talked to my friend about it, and he’s __________ giving up the plan.

A. in search of B. regardless of

C. in agreement of D. in favor of

While many people are excited about these new technologies, these same technologies frighten others. Nowhere __________ truer than with genetically modified (GM) food.

A. there is B. is there

C. is this D. this is

At the root of volunteering is the idea ________ one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people.

A. that B. what C. which D. /

By the time Dave reached the small boat, a thick white fog _______ over the surface of the water.

A. spread B. has spread

C. had spread D. was spreading

—Which city is the first ________ plastic shopping bags?

—As far as I know, it is San Francisco.

A. banned B. ban

C. banning D. to ban