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1.
••••••••••••
team sports require cooperation. 7. A person of ____ age may suffer from
(A) Of all defects of vision.
(B) They are all (A) every
(C) All (B) some
(D) Why are all (C) certain
(D) any
2. Anyone who has ever pulled weeds from a
garden roots firmly anchor 8. ____ have settled, one of their first
plants to the soil. concerns has been to locate an adequate
(A) is well aware of water supply.
(B) is well aware that (A) Wherever people
(C) well aware (B) There are people who
(D) well aware that (C) Whether people
(D) People
3. Centuries of erosion have exposed
____ rock surfaces in the Painted 9. If a bar magnet is , the two
Desert of northern Arizona. pieces form two complete magnets, each
(A) in colors of the rainbow with a north and south pole.
(B) colored like a rainbow (A) broken
(C) rainbow-colored (B) broke
(D) a rainbow's coloring (C) breaking
(D) break
4. The higher the temperature of a molecule,
10. The type of plant and animal life living in
(A) the more energy it has and around a pond depends on the soil of
(B) than it has more energy the pond, , and the pond's
(C) more energy has it location.
(D) it has more energy (A) what the quality of the water is
(B) how is the water quality
5. Frontier surgeon Ephraim MacDonald had to
(C) the quality of the water
perform operations anesthesia.
(D) what is the water quality
(A) no
(B) not having 11. Clifford Holland, civil engineer,
(C) without was in charge of the construction of the
(D) there wasn't first tunnel under the Hudson River.
(A) he was a
6. ____ young, chimpanzees are easily
(B) a
trained.
(C) being a
(A) When are
(D) who, as a
(B) When
(C) They are
(D) When they

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12. parrots are native to tropical 14. In 1775 Daniel Boone opened the
regions is untrue. Wilderness Trail and made the
(A) That all ftrst settlements in Kentucky.
(B) All (A) possibly it was
(C) Why all (B) as possible
(D) Since all (C) possible
CD) it possible
13. A major concern among archaeologists
today is the preservation of archaeological 15. Rarely seen far from water.
sites, are threatened by (A) spotted turtles
development. (B) spotted turtles are
(A) of which many (C) have spotted turtles
(B) many of them (D) are spotted turtles
(C) which many
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16. Ceramics can be harder, !_ight, and more resistant to heat than metals.
A B C D

17. Not everyone realizes that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
A -B- C D

18. Mold is extremely destruction to books in a library.

A B --c--n

19. Sidney Lanier achieved fame both as a poet or as a symphony musician.

A 13 C 0

20. The horses used play polo are not of any special breed or of any definite size.
A B C 0

21. A tapestry consists of a foundation weave, called the warp, which across are passed different
A B
colored threads, called the weft, forming decorative patterns.
C D

22. The works of early American woodcarvers had many artistic qualities, but these craftsmen
--A- -B--

probably did not think of them as artists.

C -0-

23. Perhaps mankind's first important musical influence were the songs of birds.
i\ B -c-.- --0-

24. The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims-to understand
--A- B C

and control nature-they are very similar.

o

25. It was in a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, when the -

oldest known ears of cultivated corn
------
A B C
were discovered.
D

26. The fossil remains of much extinct mammals have been found in the tar pits at Rancho La Brea
-A- B -c-
in Los Angeles.
D

27. Sharks can detect minute electrical discharges coming from its prey.
A --B-- C D

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28. A dark nebula consists of a cloud of interstellar dust enough dense to obscure the stars
A B C

beyond it.
D

29. Commercially honey is heated and filtered in order to stabilize and clarify !!:.
A B C D

30. The various parts of the body require so different surgical skills that many surgical specialties
A B C -D-

have developed.

31. One reason birds have been so successful is because of their able to escape from danger
A B C

quickly.
D

32. The wood of the rosewood tree -

is used
--
to do fine musical instruments.
B C D

33. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A B C I)

34. Ballet performers must be believable actors and actresses as well as experts dancers.
A -B- --C- D

35. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is exactly almost the same size as the Earth.
A B C D

36. P T. Barnum opened his own circus in 1871 and become the most famous showman of his
A B C

time.
-1)-

37. The way a child plays with other children reveals a lots about the child's emotional
A B C

development.
D

38. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago.
A B -C D

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39. Chemical compounds with barium, cobalt, and strontium are responsible to many of the vivid
-A- B C
colors in fireworks.
-D-

40. Duke University in North Carolina has an outstanding collecting of documents concerning
~ B C
Southern history.
D

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1. Sharp knives are actually safer to use _ _ _ _ __

(A) as dull ones
(B) as ones that are dull
(C) than dull ones
(D) that are dull ones
2. Daniel Webster, Thaddeus Stevens, and many others _ _ _ _ _ _ prominent in public life
began their careers by teaching school.
(A) they became
(B) once they became
(C) became
(D) who became
3. As coal mines became deeper, the problems of draining water, bringing in fresh air, and
_ _ _ _ _ _ to the surface increased.
(A) transporting ore
(B) to transport ore
(C) how ore is transported
(D) ore is transporting
4. because of the complexity of his writing, Henry James never became a popular
writer, but his works are admired by critics and other writers.
(A) It may be
(B) Perhaps
(C) Besides
(D) Why is it
5. Piedmont glaciers are formed _ _ _ _ _ _ several valley glaciers join and spread out over a
plain.
(A) by
(B) when
(C) from
(D) that
6. As late as 1890, Key West, with a population of 18,000, _ _ _ _ _ _ Florida's largest city.
(A) that was
(B) to be
(C) was
(D) it was
7. A mastery of calculus depends on _ _ _ _ _ _ of algebra.
(A) an understanding
(B) is understood
(C) to understand
(D) understand

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8. he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic
keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ.
(A) Although
(B) That
(C) Despite
(D) For

9. Agnes De Mille's landmark musical play Oklahoma! was _ _ _ _ _ _ of story, music, and
dance.
(A) successfully combined
(B) a successful combination
(C) to combine successfully
(D) successful combining
10. single dialect of American English has ever become dominant.
(A) No
(B) Not only a
(C) Not
(D) Nor a
11. In 1837 the University of Michigan became the first state university _ _ _ _ _ by a board
of regents elected by the voters of the state.
(A) under the control
(B) it was controlled
(C) being controlled
(D) to be controlled
12. Indoor heating systems have made _ _ _ _ _ _ for people to live and work comfortably in
temperate climates.
(A) it is possible
(B) possible
(C) it possible
(D) possibly
13. Certain fish eggs contain droplets of oil, _ _ _ _ _ _ to float on the surface of the water.
(A) allowing them
(B) allows them
(C) they are allowed
(D) this allows them
14. Considered America's first great architect,
(A) many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
(B) Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
(C) Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
(D) it was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
15. is caused by a virus was not known until 1911.
(A) That measles
(B) As measles
(C) Measles ~
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16. Dreams are commonly made up of either visual and verbal images.
A B --C-- D

17. The Yale Daily News is oldest than any other college newspaper still in operation in the
A -B- ---c- D

United States.

18. Mary Rinehart was a pioneer in the field of journalist in the early twentieth century.
A --B- C D

19. The Dave Brubek Quartet, one of the most popular jazz bands of the 1950's, had a particularly
A B
loyal following on campuses college.
C D

20. In the architecture, a capital is the top portion of a column.

--A-- --B- C D

21. Today, successful farmers are experts not only in agriculture, but also in market, finance, and
ABC

accounting.
D

22. In the early days of jet development, jet engines used great numbers of fuel.
--A- --B- C -0-

23. Georgia has too many types of soil that virtually any temperate-zone crop can be grown there.
ABC -D-

24. The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism's living cells are called its metabolism.
A B C 0

25. River transportation in the United States consists primarily of barges pull by towboats.
A B C ~

26. Most modern barns are both insulated, ventilated, and equipped with electricity.
A B C D

27. Many bridges in New England were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from
-A- B C
rain and snow.
D

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28. It is their nearly perfect crystal structure that gives diamonds their hardness, brilliance, and
A B C

transparent.
D

29. Needles are simple-looking tools, but they are very relatively diff1cult to make.
A B C D

30. Ducks are less susceptible to infection than another types of poultry.
~ B -c- D

31. Unlike competitive running, race walkers must always keep some portion of their feet
A B ---c:
in contact with the ground.
D

32. One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the United States is the wildly and lovely
A B C

Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina.

D

33. Composer John Cage used many unusual objects as instrument in his music, including
A B C

cowbells, flower pots, tin cans, and saw blades.

D

34. Woody Guthrie wrote thousands of songs during the lifetime, many of which became classic
A B C

folk songs.
D

35. RunnerWilma Rudolph win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics, and she set the
A B C

world record for the laO-meter dash in 1961.

D

36. Some critics have called Theodore Dreiser's book Sister Carrie a first modern novel because
A -B- c
it broke so many traditions.
D

37. Abigail Adams' letters to her husband present a graphic picture of the age which she lived.
--A- -'-I C D

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38. Viscosity is a measurement describing the relative difficulty or easy with which liquids flow.
A --B-- (~- 0

39. More than 10,000 years ago, glaciers moved across the Minnesota region four time, leveling
A -B- -C-

most of the land.

[)

40. The discover of gold and silver in the rugged mountains of Nevada in 1858 attracted many
A B C
fortune-seekers to that area.
o

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1. Ellen Swallow Richards became the flrst woman to enter, graduate from, and _ _ _ _ __
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(A) teach
(B) a teacher
(C) who taught
(D) to teach
2. Coins last approximately twenty times _ _ _ _ _ _ paper bills.
(A) longer
(B) as long
(C) long
(D) longer than
3. It has been estimated that _ _ _ _ _ _ species of animals.
(A) more than a million
(B) it is a million or more
(C) there are over a million
(D) are over a million of
4. Dr. Seuss, was Theodore Seuss Geisel, wrote and illustrated delightfully
humorous books for children.
(A) his real name
(B) who had as his real name
(C) with his real name
(D) whose real name
5. American landscape architects was Hideo Sasaki.
(A) The most famous one of
(B) One of the most famous
(C) Of the one most famous
(D) The one most famous of
6. Most young geese leave their nests at an early age, and young snow geese are _ _ _ _ __
exception.
(A) not
(B) no
(C) none
(D) never
7. Vancouver, British Columbia, has a temperate climate for a city situated _ _ _ _ _ _ far
north.
(A) as
(B) so
(C) very
(D) by

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8.
•••••••••••• in 1849, Manuel A. Alonso recorded the customs, language, and songs of the
people of Puerto Rico in his poetry and prose.
(A) Beginning
(B) He began
(C) Having begun
(D) The beginning was
9. the sails of a distant ship are visible before the body of the ship.
(A) The curve of the Earth makes
(B) The Earth, in that it curves, makes
(C) Because the curve of the Earth,
CD) Because of the curve of the Earth,
10. Printing ink is made _ _ _ _ _ _ of a paste, which is applied to the printing surface with
rollers.
(A) to form
(B) the form
(C) in the form
(D) so that it forms
11. Although cold climates, they can thrive in hot, dry climates as well.
(A) sheep adapted well
(B) well-adapted sheep
(C) sheep, well adapted to
(D) sheep are well adapted to
12. Not only as a shade tree, but it also produces wood used for boxes and
furniture.
(A) the Linden tree is of value
(B) the value of the Linden tree is
(C) is the Linden tree valuable
(D) the valuable Linden tree is used
13. one of Laura Ingalls Wilder's many books about the American frontier are based
on her own childhood experiences.
(A) Except
(B) All but
(C) Without
(D) Not any
14. One of the ftrst industries to be affected by the Industrial Revolution _ _ _ _ __
(A) was the textile industry
(B) the textile industry
(C) in the textile industry
(D) the textile industry was
15. the outer rings of a gyroscope are turned or twisted, the gyroscope itself
continues to spin in exactly the same position.
(A) However
(B) Somehow •
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16. The rock formations in the Valley of Fire in Nevada has been worn into many strange shapes
A -B- C

by the action of wind and water.

o

17. The author Susan Glaspell won a Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for hers play, Alison's House.
--A- -B- Cl)

18. Haywood Broun was a read widely newspaper columnist who wrote during the 1920's and
A B C --0-

1930's.

19. Researches in economics, psychology, and marketing can help businesses.

A B C I)

20. Because of their color and shape, seahorses blend so well with the seaweed in which they live
A B C

that it is almost impossible to see themselves.

o

21. Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another, they share a common
A B C

interest in human relationships.

o

22. Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick describes the dangers, difficult, and often violent life
-A-- B C
aboard a whaling ship.
--0--

23. Near equator, the slant of the sun's rays is never great enough to cause temperatures to fall
A B --c--
below the freezing point.
o

24. Stephen Hopkins was a cultural and political leadership in colonial Rhode Island.
~ B C D

25. A mousebird's tail is double as long as its body.

ABC 0

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26. The Uinta Mountains of northeastern Utah are the only range of mountains in North America
A

that runs from east and west for its entire length.
B c- --0-

27. The tools used most often by floral designers are the knives, scissors, and glue gun.
A B -C- -0-

28. Most types of dolphins live at less 25 years, and some species may reach 50 years of age.
-A- --B- -C- -0-

29. Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior can only be reached by the boat.
A 13 C 0

30. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, are subdivided to periods.
A -B- --C- 0

31. All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are
~ -B- c- --0
roots.

32. The process of fermentation takes place only in the absent of oxygen.
A B C --0-

33. In about 1920, experimental psychologists have devoted more research to learning than to
A B C
any other topic.
o

34. Transfer taxes are imposed on the sell or exchange of stocks and bonds.
A 13" C ----n-

35. One of the greatest of mountains climbers, Carl Blaurock was the ftrst to climb all of the
A B C

mountains higher than 14,000 feet in the United States.

----r>

36. Biochemists have solved many of the mysteries about photosynthesis, the process which
A B C

plants make food.

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37. Oceanic islands have been separated from the mainland for too long that they have evolved
--A- 1B C
distinctive animal populations.
D

38. Certain species of penicillin mold are used to ripe cheese.

A B -----c: - D -

39. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp,
A B C
which is used in paper-making.
D

40. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by individuals.
A B C -D-

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