Missing Sentences – Paragraph Completion Test 1

Every year, 100 million holiday-makers go to the Mediterranean. With one-third of the world's tourist trade, it is the most popular of all the holiday areas; yet, it is also the most polluted. _____.

Veronica Moss is a small British firm which makes wedding dresses. It is now expanding into European markets. _____. This will only be possible if sufficient, highly skilled workers can be recruited.

When people are ill, they frequently seek medical help. _____. When they feel they are not well, they either go to a quiet place and rest or look for the kind of herbs and plants they feel will do them good.

It is surprising how little is known, even today, about memory. This is largely due to the fact that we have no way of watching the memory function. _____. Hopefully, with the advances in high technology, the secrets of the mechanism of the memory will soon be revealed.

_____ Many came willingly, to find a better life. Some were forced to come as slaves or to be used as cheap labour; some were driven from their homelands for political reasons and some fled from war.

A well-written essay should be unified; _____. The first requirement for unity is that the main idea should be clear. The second requirement is that there are no unrelated parts.

In China, the style of decoration of these bowls developed through the years. Early examples had narrow bands of geometric designs, _____. Often, those designs included stylized dragons, birds and snakes.

_____. Until a programme is prepared and stored in the computer's memory, the computer "knows" absolutely nothing, not even how to accept or reject data. Even the most sophisticated computer must be told what to do.

There is something more in bringing up children than feeding them well, housing them healthily and washing them regularly. The emotional development of children depends greatly on the actions of their parents. _____ The adult may need social security but for the child, family security is of even greater importance.

Getting through a day without being touched by the press would be difficult. We have daily morning and evening newspapers and weekly news magazines. _____. What we eat, what we buy, what we do, and what we think are influenced by the press.

A green leaf is a factory in which a plant manufactures its own food. _____. In this case, the raw materials are water and carbon dioxide, which is obtained from the air. The sun provides the energy.

Man has been polluting the Earth from the time he lit his first fire and washed his clothes in the river. _____ This is no longer true. The increase in population and the spread of industry have changed all this.

Napoleon was a very famous general. He also did a great deal to bring law and order back to his country. _____. People remember how he was defeated in the Russian campaign and how he died on the island of St. Helena.

Sometimes it’s good to get away after a long busy week and relax. As often as I can, I spend a quiet weekend with my aunt who lives on the coast. _____. I always come back rested and ready to work again.

Smoking can be an expensive habit. _____. Since smoke has a bad smell, smokers often find that their clothes need to be cleaned more frequently, and this too is expensive.

When we were halfway through the valley, I looked at the others: _____. I was very worried, for we still had a long way to walk, and there wasn't more than an hour's daylight left.

In the Arctic, winters are not so cold as is usually believed. The fairly warm water of the Gulf Stream flows under the ice of the polar seas. This warm water acts like a great radiator, _____.

I’ve just finished reading his latest novel, and I must say I found it rather disappointing. _____. In fact, I think I could write a better novel myself!

Bees can fly quite long distances very easily. Moreover, they can fly as fast as ten metres a second. _____. In search of food, bees usually fly out from home for about two miles. Some have been known to return home from as far as ten miles away.

It was about midday when they came to a small village. They had been driving for over five hours and felt a little tired. _____. It had been converted from a nineteenth-century house. They enjoyed the food and were very pleased with the service.