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1. _______ crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is
durable in a dry atmosphere.
(A) The surface of marble is
(B) The surface of marble, which
(C) Although the surface of marble
(D) The surface of marble
KeyD
2
D
A
B
C

2. By using their trunks, elephants can tell the shape of an object and ____ is rough or
smooth, or hot or cold.
(A) it
(B) whether it
(C) how
(D) since it
KeyB
And tell is
B
A
C
Dsince

3. In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as _______ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry.
(A) his being one of the finalists
(B) to be one of the finalists
(C) one of the finalists
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KeyC
As C
A being
Bas
Dwho
1989Carret Hongo

4. The Moon is much closer to Earth _______ is the Sun, and thus it had greater
influence on the tides.
(A) unlike
(B) than
(C) but
(D) where
KeyB

B
Aunlike
C
D

5. The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body, ______ about
three pounds.
(A) weighs
(B) is weighed
(C) weighing
(D) to weigh it
KeyC

B
A
B
C
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6. Throughout history ______different representations for numbers and for the basic
process of counting.
(A) have been many
(B) there have been many
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(C) many
(D) when many
KeyB

Bthere be
A
B
C

7. Democratic governments constantly face the problem of balancing _____ the

individual with the needs of society.
(A) the rights of
(B) to the rights for
(C) for the rights to
(D) with the rights by
KeyA
balancing
A
BCD

8. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states _______ the Constitution of the
UnitedStates.
(A) ratified
(B) ratify
(C) to ratify
(D) have ratified
KeyC

Cthe + + to do
A
B
D
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9. The chemical composition of sandstone is the same as _______

(A) that of sand
(B) that sand is
(C) sand is that
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(D) what of sand

KeyA
The same as A that
chemical composition that these
B
C
Dwhat

10. Hydrofoils can exceed 75 miles per hour, as compared with conventional watercraft,
whose maximum speeds ______ approach 50 miles per hour.
(A) are rarely
(B) rarely
(C) of rarely
(D) they rarely
KeyB

Brarely,
A approach
Cof ( approach rarely
)
D D
50
75

11. It was novelist and poet ______in 1968 founded Jackson State University's Institute
for the Study of the History, Life, and Culture of Black People.
(A) Margaret Walker did
(B) Margaret Walker
(C) Margaret Walker who
(D) Margaret Walker and
KeyC
it be
C Margaret Walker
A did
B founded
Dand
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12. Before the Europeans arrived, American Indians were using virgin copper _____ into
ornaments, knives, and other artifacts.
(A) Which was hammering
(B) which hammered
(C) was hammered
(D) hammered
KeyD
copper
D
A
B
C

13. In western North America, _____form the Great Divide, which separates the areas
from which waters flow either eastward to the Atlantic or westward to the Pacific.
(A) the Rocky Mountains
(B) where the Rocky Mountains
(C) the Rocky Mountains in which
(D) there are the Rocky Mountains
KeyA

A
Bwhere form
Cin which
D
Rocky

14. Some ecologists believe _____more than 50 percent of existing species will be lost in
the next 100 years.
(A) because
(B) that
(C) while there is
(D) that there are
KeyB
believe
Bthat

Abecause
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CD
50%100

15. Almost ______ substances expand in volume when heated and contract when
cooled.
(A) all
(B) they all
(C) all of
(D) all are
KeyA
A
2 all + all of the +
B all they substances
Call of the
D all

16. A children's librarian often conducts story hours and other activities to help children
A B
enjoy herself while developing an interest in reading and the library's resources.
C D
keyC
children
herself themselves

17. Titanium has the strength of steel but weighs half only as much, hence its advantage
A B C
for use in aircraft.
D
keyB

half only only half

18. Protective behaviors of amphibians include hiding in the presence of danger and
A B
having coloration such closely matching the environment that the animal is not Obvious.
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C D
keyD
Such that so that
such so

19. As the highest-paid star of the silent screen, earning a reputedly income of $20, 000
A B C
a week, Gloria Swanson epitomized the glamour of Hollywood in the 1920's.
D
keyC

reputedly reputed
20,000Gloria
Swanson
2020Hollywood

20. Candles may be made by repeatedly dipping wicks in tallow, by molding, nor by
A B
pouring melted wax over the wicks and rolling them into shape.
C D
keyB
nor or
nor or

21. While models of automobiles date back as far as the late 1600's, the 1880's seen the
A B C
first commercial interest in the vehicle.
D
keyC

seen saw
171980

22. The conceptual of musical harmony is generally traced to the ninth century because it
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A B C
is first mentioned in treatises of that period.
D
keyA
of
conceptual conception
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23. Paleontologists have examined fossil embryos and hatchlings from three type of
A B C
duck-billed dinosaurs to figure out how they matured.
D
keyC
type three
type types

24. Lightning tends to strike the nearest good conductor, and hence often strikes in same
A B C
place more than once.
D
keyC
The same same the
in same in the same

25. When study different cultures and societies, anthropologists often focus on marriage
A B
as a contractual agreement between different parties.
C D
keyA

be
study studying

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26. The first piloted balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean took place at 1978.
A B C D
keyD
in on
at
at in
1978

27. The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nineteenth century strove to revitalizing
A
handicrafts and applied arts during an era of increasing mass production.
B C D
keyA
Strive strive to do sth. / strive for sth. ...
to
revitalizing revitalize
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28. When canned using proper methods, food suffers no loss in vitamins or another
A B C D
nutritive elements.
keyD
other another
another other

29. Heat exhaustion is causing by excessive loss of body fluids and body salts.
A B C D
keyB
by
causing caused

30. Primitive humans probably did not deliberately cook food until long after they had
A B
learned to use fire for light and warm.
C D
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keyD
and
light
warm warmth

31. The poor condition of prisoners are what concerned Dorothea Dix, an American
social
A B C
worker and director of a school in Boston.
D
keyB
The poor condition

prisoners ETS

prisoners are prisoners is

Dorothea DixBoston

32. Found in the shells of lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, glucosamine is also present
A B C
in human cartilage, which covering the bones in joints.
D
keyD
covering
covering covers

33. Between 1871 until 1891, the population of Toronto more than tripled, increasing from
A B C D
56,000 to 181,000.
keyA
Until ...... between and
between A and B.
until and
18711891Toronto356,000181,000
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34. In the nineteenth century, Montreal grew into an important transportation and
A B
industrial center, aided by its many natural resources and an abundant of hydroelectric
C D
power.
keyD
of a

abundant abundance
19Montreal

35. In the initial planning for theaters, auditoriums, but any room intended primarily for
A B C
listening, acoustics is a major consideration.
D
keyB
but but
...

but and

36. The pulse that may be felt wherever an artery passes over a solid structure, such as
A B C
a bone or cartilage.
D
keyA
that

that may may

37. Through his essays, poems, and lectures, Ralph Waldo Emerson established himself
A B
as a major thinker of his time and as a figure leading of American literature.
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C D
keyD
Leading
figure leading leading figure
Ralph Waldo Emerson

38. The "method", which is both a style of acting a system of training for the actor,
A B
stresses inner motivation and psychological truth.
C D
keyB
which act a system
both and a
style of acting a system of training
acting a acting and a

39. On September 6, 1996, civil rights activist Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential
A B
Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the United States government gives to civilian.
C D
keyD
Civilian
civilian civilians
199696Rosa Parks

40. Basalt, which composes most of the ocean floor, is a dark-grey rock rich in iron
A B C D
and magnesium than most surface rocks.
keyD
than
rich richer

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