1. ______, all machines are combinations of simpler machines such as the lever, the pulley, and the inclined plane.
(A) How complex is not a matter of (B) The matter is complex if no
(C) It does not matter if the complexity (D) No matter how complex
2. It is difficult for the casual observer to distinguish ______ artificial and natural lakes.
(A) to (B) therefore (C) onto (D) between
3. Rabbits make their homes in fields and prairies _______hide their young under bushes or among tall grasses.
(A) can where they (B) where they can
(C) where can they (D) where can
4. Analgesics ______ pain without markedly interfering with physiological processes.
(A) relieving (B) they relieve (C) what they relieve (D) relieve
5. ______ election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965.
(A) Julian Bond won (B) When Julian Bond won
(C) With Julian Bond’s winning (D) Julian Bond’s winning
6. Around the world ______ may be as many as a million earthquakes in a single year.
(A) yet (B) they (C) there (D) ever
7. Winslow Homer ______ to painting scenes of New England.
(A) his skill devote (B) devoting his skill
(C) devoted his skill (D) his skill was devoted
8. All paper is formed into sheets from ______.
(A) which cellulose fibers (B) cellulose fibers
(C) fibers are cellulose (D) which fibers are cellulose
9. In 1990, ______ Mary Morris Vaux became the first woman to climb Mount Stephen in British Columbia.
(A) of forty years old (B) she was forty years
(C) when the age forty (D) at the age of forty]
10. ______ any aspect of society the sociologist must determine the laws influencing human behavior in social contexts.
(A) Explain (B) To explain (C) One explains (D) The explanation of
11. It is a widely held theory ______ the ancestral prototype of the flowering Asterales was a woody plant, perhaps a small tree.
(A) where (B) until (C) while (D) that
12. One difficulty ______ the components of economic movements is that those components are not completely independent of one another.
(A) of isolation (B) will isolate (C) in isolating (D) be isolated
13. Leading educators insist that good writing involves much more than just the ability to punctuate sentences and ______ verbs.
(A) conjugate (B) conjugates (C) conjugating (D) conjugation
14. ______ of gift-giving, barter, buying, and selling goes on among the Navajos.
(A) A great deal (B) A great many (C) Much greater (D) Many
15. The green turtle has been known ______ over 2,000 miles to return to a nesting site.
(A) in the navigating (B) the navigation (C) to navigate (D) navigation
16. Philosophers commonly reliable on argument to support their own theories and
A B C
to refute the theories of other.
D
17. The badger is a clumsy creature, unable to climb trees, swim, or moving very fast.
A B C D
18. Because helium is so too light, it constantly escapes from the atmosphere and
A B C
drifts into space.
D
19. Louisa May Alcott is chiefly remembered for Little Women, one of the most
A B
popular girls’ books ever wrote.
C D
20. Gasoline is a blend hundreds of chemical compounds called hydrocarbons.
A B C D
21. Characteristic of Op Art are the carefully arrange hues and geometric patterns that
A B
create optical illusions.
C D
22. The emergence of the railroad during the 1800’s done much to accelerate the
A B C D
settlement of the Midwestern United States.
23. The adder is a snake has a relatively stout body, a shot tail, and a flat head.
A B C D
24. Producer Ellis Haizlip proven his versatility by working in television, on the
A B C
legitimate stage, and in the concert hall.
D
25. The curative effect of smoke in the leather tanning process was probably an early
A B C
discover.
D
26. Advertising falls into two main category: consumer advertising and trade
A B C D
advertising.
27. Acquire education is the principal way of gaining status in a culture that generally
A B
stresses achievement, skillfulness, and upward mobility.
C D
28. The Medal of Honor is the highest award military for courage that can be given to
A B C
any individual in the United States.
D
29. The question of the origin of the Moon is interest not only in itself but also as a part
A B C D
of the larger genesis of the Earth and the solar system.
30. Fifty-eight years after novel Richard Wright left his home in Mississippi, the state
A B C
proclaimed November 21-28 as Richard Wright Week.
D
31. A drum is constructed by stretching a membrane of skin or velum across one or
A B
both end of an open cylinder.
C D
32. Aluminum, considered a common metal, is used industrial in significant quantities.
A B C D
33. A metropolitan region is defined as a central city and the territory where
A B C
surrounds it.
D
34. By destroying harmful germs, disinfectants stop decay from becoming
A B C
progressively worst.
D
35. Inheritance laws governing the distribution of property are complicate and differ in
A B C
the various states.
D
36. Games and recreation provide a release from tension and make people both more
A B C
willing and fittingly to resume their daily routines.
D
37. Dorothea Dix, was known for her work to improve mental institutions, served as
A B C
superintendent of nurses during the American Civil War.
D
38. Oil dispersed in water form the most frequently occurring colloidal solutions.
A B C D
39. Guar is a sturdy drought-resistant legume grows for forage and for its seeds.
A B C D
40. Evident suggests that patients who show a fighting spirit exhibit stronger immune
A B
defenses against the spread of disease than those who suffer stoically.
C D
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