How community colleges are evolving to fill local data center jobs

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Practice level

C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Fill in the blank (dropdown)

How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Community colleges are expected ___ students for available local jobs.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to prepare
   2. preparing
   3. prepare
   4. prepared
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   Blank 1

   to prepare

   The passive infinitive correctly follows “are expected.”

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The students are training ___ data center technicians.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to become
   2. becoming
   3. become
   4. became
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   Blank 1

   to become

   The purpose construction requires the infinitive “to become.”

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The cable, ___ data as pulses of light, must be handled carefully.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. carrying
   2. carried
   3. carries
   4. to carrying
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   Blank 1

   carrying

   The present participle forms a reduced relative clause describing the cable.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   If students ___ through the strand, they can ruin the attempt.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. cut
   2. will cut
   3. cutting
   4. had cut
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   Blank 1

   cut

   The first conditional requires the present simple in its if-clause.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Williams has worked in nursing assistance ___ more than a decade.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. for
   2. since
   3. during
   4. by
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   for

   “For” introduces a duration, whereas “since” requires a starting point.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The program reflects an effort ___ education responsive to local industries.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to make
   2. making
   3. make
   4. made
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   Blank 1

   to make

   The infinitive expresses the purpose of the institutional effort.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Most Americans do not want data centers ___ near their homes.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. built
   2. to build
   3. building
   4. builds
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   built

   The passive bare infinitive follows “want” plus object in this construction.

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.