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Exercise 6

Some of the sentences in the following passage are incomplete. From the choices provided, select the word or word group that best completes each sentence.

     Since humanity's (1) __________ days, bridges have been built to make getting from one place to another possible. The world's longest bridge over ice-covered water, called the Confederation Bridge, (2) __________ from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick in the Canadian northeast. The 12.9 kilometer bridge (3) __________ in May of 1997 and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
     Safety considerations played a major role in the design of the bridge. The owners of the bridge made sure that it was curved in order to keep drivers alert. (4) __________ also included 7,300 road drains to keep precipitation from collecting on the bridge.

1. Since humanity's __________ days, bridges have been built to make getting from one place to another possible.

 
most earliest
more earliest
earliest
earlier
 

2. The world's longest bridge over ice-covered water, called the Confederation Bridge, __________ from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick in the Canadian northeast.
 
stretched
had stretched
stretches
will stretch
 

3. The 12.9 kilometer bridge __________ in May of 1997 and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
 
completes
completed
had completed
was completed
 

4. __________ also included 7,300 road drains to keep precipitation from collecting on the bridge.
 
They
Them
Us
She