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             ACTIVITY 7      Review Quiz


           Multiple Choice  Choose the letter of the correct answer.


             1. The purpose of this research project is to identify specific careers that offer job satisfaction and
                     in demand for the next decade.

               a. will be         b. will to be              c. will not be        d. will being

             2. As people in their late fifties and early sixties begin planning for their retirement, many    moving
              to a smaller home in an effort to reduce costs.


               a. may to consider   b. may considered        c. may consider       d. going to consider

             3. For many people, volunteering is a positive activity because they believe that they
              a difference in another person’s life.

               a. going to make   b. will going to make      c. are going to make  d. will to make

             4. If the president does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days after he receives it, and Congress is still
              in session, the bill    law.

               a. will becoming   b. will became             c. become             d. will become


             5. Nutritionists recommend drinking green tea because its powerful antioxidant properties    one’s
              risk of cancer.

               a. are gonna lower   b. may lower             c. will lowers        d. may to lower


           Error Correction  One of the five underlined words or phrases is not correct. Find the error
           and correct it. Be prepared to explain your answer.


             6. After examining all of the data, school officials strongly believe that a longer school year will helping
              students to remember more and forget less during the summer break.


             7. The Ocean Cleanup Project predicts that it may to be possible over the next 10 years to remove

              almost half of the plastic that is floating in the Pacific Ocean and to sell it to companies that
              will recycle it.


             8. When companies use artificial intelligence to do work instead of using humans, the unemployment

              rate is increasing significantly, and poverty rates may rise as well.

           54  UnIT 4  Writing about the Future


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