<p></p><p><b>3. Choose the correct item.</b></p>

<p><br></p>

<p>1. </p>

<p>Tom and Susan <b>1)</b> {#1} engineers who <b>2) <u></u></b>{#2}<b></b> at the same projects all the time. They sometimes
<b>3)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#3}<b></b> because Susan <b>4)</b> <b></b>{#4}<b></b> late to the project meetings. </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>2. </p>

<p>James <b>5)</b> <b></b>{#5}<b></b> for work in half an hour. He <b>6)</b> <b></b>{#6} his breakfast but he <b>7)</b> <b></b>{#7} his teeth yet. His bus <b>8)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#8}<b></b> at 8:30 am. </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>3. </p>

<p>What a great game! Cooper <b>9)</b> {#9}<b></b> the ball from Jewett, <b>10)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#10}<b></b> to the
far right of the basket, <b>11)</b> {#11}<b></b>
leaning backwards unexpectedly, <b>12)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#12}
right over the raised hands of two defenders and <b>13)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#13}<b></b> three deciding points for his team. The Pistons
<b>14)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#14}<b></b> the game 102-100. </p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>4. </p>

<p><b>A:</b> What <b>15)</b> <b><u></u></b>{#15}<b></b>, Emma? Your hands are
wet. Have you forgotten that we <b>16)</b> <b></b>{#16}<b></b> to do the shopping today? </p>

<p><b>B:</b> Well, I <b>17)</b> <b></b>{#17}<b><u></u></b> the clothes by hand all morning. Our washing machine <b>18</b>) {#18}<b><u></u></b>. You have to wait till I finish. &nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>5. <br></p><p>Ever since Ben
visited the city, he<b> 19) </b>{#19} of coming back to settle there with his
family. Next week he <b>20</b>) {#20} his friend who has a big uninhabited house in the city to ask if he
will be able to rent it. <br></p><p><br></p><p>6. <br></p><p>For many years, scientists <b>21)</b>
 {#21} to 
determine whether plants share the ability to communicate. One 
particular biologist in Brazil <b>22)</b>
 {#22} eight 
years exploring young tobacco plants at The Rio de Janeiro Botanical 
Garden and <b>23)</b> {#23} out that when attacked by caterpillars, the tobacco plant <b>24)</b> {#24} a chemical signal that <b>25) </b>{#25} to the insect’s enemies. Within hours, 
caterpillar predators like the big-eyed bug <b>26)</b> {#26} up, ideally driving the pest away.<br></p><br><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank">Content licensed under a&nbsp;Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
License (CC BY-NC-4.0)</a></p><p></p>