Noun Clauses Test 2

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) Most board members were of the opinion ______________  ______________ the new system required was some radical changes.

2) If you are weak and ask for little, little is _____________ you will get.

3) ______________ the season may be,  the tourism business of the country has to be run as enthusiastically as it used to be.

4) ____________ you cannot get ____________ you deserve is annoying.

5) We filter events through our emotions and preconceptions, seeing _______________ we want to see.

6) Hiding _______________ we feel in social situations is exhausting; being able to show ourselves is a relief.

7) The most challenging thing for the newly elected government was to decide _______________  _______________ strict measures or not in spite of possible reactions from the poor.

8) An overwhelming majority of economists argue ___________ a dynamic fast-moving economy may sometimes look ugly, but ___________ it offers far more hope than a stagnant one.

9) It is the rapacious expansion policies of oil companies _____________ have destroyed those precious rainforests in Latin America.

10) The problem with all of these approaches is ______________ they are all based on ______________ theoretical position the researcher adopts to explain and understand the society he sees in front of himself.

11) When top leaders considered _____________ course of action to pursue in space, their deliberations and decisions often were carefully put on the record.

12) Many anthropological economists are reacting against _______________ they see as the portrayal of modern society as an economic machine that merely produces and consumes.

13) The battalion commander went on talking about _______________ to us.

14) Do you know _______________?

15) The main issue is _______________ they are in great need of supplies there.

16) The teacher explained how _______________ the problem in three different ways.

17) Give the mail to  _______________ opens the door.

18) It is necessary that she _______________ here today.

19) He demanded that he _________________ chosen for the assignments.

20) I recommended that we ________________ ourselves by taking the rest of the day off.