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Read the text below and answer 25 questions that follow: In the last few decades, humanity has __(1)__ a brand-new world; one in which slow changes, such as climate alteration and population growth __(2)__ much greater threats than dangerous animals. With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable __(3)__ changing the Earth dramatically. __(4)__ a result, the question of long-term survival is now measured __(5)__ tens not thousands of years. In addition, inappropriate behaviour by the industrialized __(6)__ is threatening the global environment.
But human beings do not __(7)__ recognize the need Read moreto adjust their lives to help others who live thousands of kilometres away. That __(8)__ people must change their behaviour to allow everyone on the planet to lead a decent __(9)__ is not what evolution has prepared us to accept readily. It is not __(10)__ that homo sapiens has brought its old mind into the new world. After all, biological __(11)__ would require many thousands of generations to adjust the old viewpoints to new situations, __(12)__ world-scale problems have only appeared in the last one or two generations.
So, if __(13)__ has to __(14)__ with the population explosion and the other elements of the greatest __(15)__ it has faced in historic times, it will have to do so through cultural evolution. Cultural evolution consists of __(16)__ in the body of non-genetic information which is passed from person to __(17)__ and generation to generation. Cultural information, unlike the __(18)__ information coded

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Question 1 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (1)? In the last few decades, humanity has __(1)__ a brand-new world; Choose one answer.
- A.
  
  Entered
- B.
  
  Enter
- C.
  
  Enters
- D.
  
  Entering
Correct Answer
A. Entered

Explanation
The correct answer is "entered" because the verb tense in the sentence is past tense, indicating that the action of entering the brand-new world has already happened in the last few decades.

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2.

Question 2 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (2) ? In the last few decades, humanity has __(1)__ a brand-new world; one in which slow changes, such as climate alteration and population growth __(2)__ much greater threats than dangerous animals. Choose one answer.
- A.
  
  Been
- B.
  
  Is
- C.
  
  Are
- D.
  
  Am
Correct Answer
A. Been

Explanation
In the given question, the missing word should be a form of the verb "to be" that agrees with the subject "humanity." The correct answer is "been" because it is the past participle form of "to be" and matches the subject "humanity" in the sentence.

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Question 3 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (3) ? With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable __(3)__ changing the Earth dramatically. Choose one answer.
- A.
  
  For
- B.
  
  Off
- C.
  
  Of
- D.
  
  With
Correct Answer
C. Of

Explanation
The word "of" is the correct answer because it completes the sentence grammatically and makes sense in the context. It shows that humans are capable of changing the Earth dramatically.

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Question 4 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (4) ? With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable __(3)__ changing the Earth dramatically. __(4)__ a result, the question of long-term survival is now measured __(5)__ tens, not thousands of years. Choose one answer.
- A.
  
  In
- B.
  
  By
- C.
  
  And
- D.
  
  As
Correct Answer
D. As

Explanation
The word "As" is the correct answer because it is used to indicate that humans are capable of changing the Earth dramatically. It shows a cause and effect relationship between the increase in human numbers and their ability to alter the planet. Additionally, "As" is used to introduce a result or consequence, which is the long-term survival being measured in tens of years.

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Become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable ____ changing the Earth dramatically

Correct Answer
OF
by
in
on

Explanation
The correct answer is "by". This is because the phrase "capable by changing the Earth dramatically" makes the most sense grammatically and logically. It implies that the dominant creatures have the ability to change the Earth dramatically. The other prepositions do not fit well in the context of the sentence.

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Monash University English Language Test Quiz

Question 1 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (1)? In the last few decades, humanity has (1) a brand-new world; Choose one answer.

Question 2 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (2) ? In the last few decades, humanity has (1) a brand-new world; one in which slow changes, such as climate alteration and population growth (2) much greater threats than dangerous animals. Choose one answer.

Question 3 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (3) ? With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable (3) changing the Earth dramatically. Choose one answer.

Become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable ____ changing the Earth dramatically

Monash University English Language Test Quiz

Question 1 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (1)? In the last few decades, humanity has __(1)__ a brand-new world; Choose one answer.

Question 2 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (2) ? In the last few decades, humanity has __(1)__ a brand-new world; one in which slow changes, such as climate alteration and population growth __(2)__ much greater threats than dangerous animals. Choose one answer.

Question 3 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (3) ? With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable __(3)__ changing the Earth dramatically. Choose one answer.

Become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable ____ changing the Earth dramatically

Question 1 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (1)? In the last few decades, humanity has (1) a brand-new world; Choose one answer.

Question 2 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (2) ? In the last few decades, humanity has (1) a brand-new world; one in which slow changes, such as climate alteration and population growth (2) much greater threats than dangerous animals. Choose one answer.

Question 3 Marks: 1 What is the missing word (3) ? With their huge increase in numbers, humans have become the dominant creatures on the planet, quite capable (3) changing the Earth dramatically. Choose one answer.