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moistures, and a cool growing
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well.


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14. One of the essential
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15. A rabbit moves about by hopping

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C
which are

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17.
grape is the ___________ , juicy

C

D

on itshind
fruit

ofa woody

legs,

D

than its

much longer and
vine.

(A) skin
(B) which is smooth
(C) smooth skin
(D) smooth-skinned

.The

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18.
Inthe woven
second by the Navajo people, _____________________
halfof
the nineteenth
century, textiles from the southwestern
United state, particularly fabrics
.

(A) began to be used as rugs
(B) rugs began to be used
(C) as rugs began to be used

(D) began to used them as rugs

19. During adolescence many young people begin to question ------ held by their families.
(A) the values
(B) of the values
(C) the values are
(D) are the values
20. During

handwriting

A the Middle Ages,

21. In waswrit
B

g, by

B

kept

notices C groups of

informed of

bles

D

important events.

Wylie often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than _________ .

its definitio esbyElimorothers

C other' definition
defined it
United Stat s in 1791 to engage in general commercial
22.
chartered the first Bank of

(A)D as others

bankingCongressand

B acting
C that has

as a fiscal agent ofthe federal government.


D having
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24

Tenant farmers are those

21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(C)work it

either rent a farm and

A

B

or
for themselves

C

owner
says

DSlightlyandreceivehalfpayment.population
25.

over

of El Pas o, Texas,

of the

A

medium

B

to large

C

course.

occupational education

A

B

29.

B

C

D

B C D origin.
s, trees, and

to ns of dir t

deposit

.

transport and

C
D
no significant hydropower potential.

31. American manufacturers depend on

countries.

ocean shipping for most of trade with other
A
B
C
32. The root of the chicory plant is often ground up and added to
to elimination
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very tiny
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estimated

.

that Is necess

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that scientific principle has

D

revised or replaced by newer information.

drastically

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vegetable

A a glacier B
30. The Suwannee River has been never important
mel ts, rocks, boulder

C

for

adhesives are

A

ofD North Americawereenrolled.

involved in adult education programs in 1970

D
primarily of animals

28. Natural
As

B

all persons

one-third of

A

and the

trees
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bothDcentralEnglishareasand spanish.

common in eastern

26. Hickories are
27.

the
work the farm for

decade

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beforeC it

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runs it off
C
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will read the second one.

A
B
C
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39. To take pride in what deserves boasting is one thing, and to take good care of it is quite _________ .
others
(B) thing
(C) another
(D) the other

dozen

37. He was

40. The doctor's records must be kept thorough

neatly, so as to
A
B

lesson, now
41. Why is a man in civil life perpetually
even

congratulate

by fri nds who

A

good

C

good book-keeping.
D

backbiting

is

B

unable toC see

insure

and

slandering and

his fellow men, and

degree

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nation, the United States
are called
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pressure that she

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man of his political affiliation, _______, to become a senator from the south.

D

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nd having

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American Indian encampments on
was settled

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into a natural harbors.
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considering

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brownD-and-yellowhilly-tonedwooded peninsula. where the
A

in 1630 on

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charlesC River flows

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species.

home from college

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producing the most art revolutionary
of the day. D
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(A)surprising,arevoted

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canvases

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painted

thec ity

in

Metropolitan Opera Company
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does

1995 .D
not

inhabit the world's rain forests

the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the

D

55. A politician can make a legislative proposal more _______ by giving specific examples of what its effect will be.
(A) to understand
(C) understandable
(D) when understood
56. Before every presidential election in the United States, the statisticians try to guess the proportion of the population that


for each candidate.
(B) voting
(C) to be voted
(D) will vote
57. The decimal numeral system is one of the ______ ways of expressing numbers.
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(C) useful world's most
(D) most world's useful
58. Nebraska has floods in some years, ___________ .
(A) in others droughts
(B) droughts are others
(C) while other droughts
(D) others in drought
59. Many of the recording instruments used in vary branches

A

among

60. In the United States 60 percent

B

of science are

of the space

kymographsDis. reserved

C

on the pages of newspapers

A
B
advertising.
D
49.C 50.C 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.C 56.D 57.B 58.A 59.B 60.A

61. The spontaneity of children's artwork sets

D the Baltic Sea.

it apart from

timberland
A

go on

Cfor

much of

the regulated uniforming of
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what

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amber near
years ago.

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otherwise

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of the southern Appalachian Mountains

B as a

C

forests.

at archaeological sites

that

D

17,000

sun seems to have been formed when

the universe was already 10 billion years.

B
66. The satellites are frequently
and
eclipsed by Jupiter
passing

A

67.

clothes
C have been found in large deposits of

B

A

64. Bone and ivory needles

65.

indicate

A

63.The luxuriant hardwood
rain

for

B

Though

C

may be seen to transit Jupiter
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only slight

Dbehind the planet.

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69. Even the most discriminating

that

gourmet will agree

good as any

food in

south is as

despite greater material output, people in the year 2,000

71. scientists predict
that,
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A

any other
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is.
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closely than
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73. _______________ left before the deadline, it doesn't seem likely that John will accomplish the job.
(A) Although such short time
(B) It is such short
(C) With so short time
(D) With such a short time
74. With the start for the penny papers in the 1830's, the number of people _________
a newspaper rose considerably.
(A) regularly reading
(B) were reading regularly
(C) regularly reading what
(D) who reading regularly
75. Tempera, a type
security .

Partof

mixture

of paint, is prepared from a

A

strik es

powders.
76. Over forty years ago, Helen Hall's outstanding

C

B

of water, egg yolk, and one

D

rest

her to his advisory committee

attention of president Franklin Roosevelt, who appointed

the sunlight that

tinted

onmoreeconomic

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77.

but

the Earth is reflected into the sky, and

the B

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(B) known are

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79. It seemed as if I hadn't

worthwhile with

scarcely done anything
A

vacation himself.
81. Life insurance, before

available only

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use all of its vacation

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but he hardly
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80 . The office manager insists that his staff

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800 kilometers indicate the Moon has

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is not molten at such levels.
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83. Biologists and anthropologists possesses a wealth of evidence

to indicate that human beings

A

from lower
time long period.
forms of life over a
C
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most
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85.

other

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emotion

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use recombinant DNA technology to identify and

genes and introduce into bacter al cells and plants

create

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