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STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
l. Helium is _____all gases to liquefy and is impossible to solidify at normal air pressure.
(A) more than difficult
(B) the most difficult of
(C) more difficult of
(D) most difficult
2. Every year Canadian ______ about 75 percent of their exports to the United States.
(A) businesses that sell
(B) selling businesses
(C) businesses sell
(D) that sell to businesses
3. An innovator, ballerina Augusta Maywood was _____ a traveling company.
(A) to form the first
(B) the first to form
(C) who formed the first
(D) forming the first
4. When water freezes in the cracks of rock, ___ expands, causing the rocks to break
apart.
(A) it
(B) but
(C) then
(D) and
5. With x-ray microscopes scientists can see through live insects ___ even through
solid pieces of metal.
(A) however
(B) nevertheless
(C) or
(D) yet
6. Dennis Chavez of New Mexico ____ to the House or Representatives in l930
and to the Senate in 1918.
(A) when elected
(B) elected
(C) who was elected
(D) was elected
7. ____ are not leached out of soil, reclamation procedures are needed to restore
the land s productivity.
(A) For concentrations of salt
(B) Salt concentrations that
(C) If salt concentrations
(D) With concentrations of salt
8. ____ social crusade aroused Elizabeth Wi1liams enthusiasm more than the
expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.
(A) No
(B) Nothing
(C) Not
(D) None
9.____ as 2500 B.C., the Egyptians used mirrors made of highly polished metal.
(A) In early
(B) As early
(C) Early
(D) Was as early
10. The quantum theory states ____ , such as light, is given off and absorbed in
tiny definite units called quanta or photons.
(A) energy that
(B) that it is energy
(C) it is energy
(D) that energy
11. Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable ____ spring into full
flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.
(A) they
(B) to their
(C) its
(D) them to
12. Geysers are found near rivers and lakes, where water drains through the soil
____.
(A) surface below the deep
(B) deep below the surface living
(C) the deep below surface
(D) the deep surface below
13. Algebra generalizes certain basic laws _____ the addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division of all numbers.
(A) govern
(B) that govern
(C) have governed
(D) which they govern
14. Even at low levels, ____.
(A) the nervous system has produced detrimental effects by lead
(B) lead s detrimental effects are producing the nervous system
(C) lead produces detrimental effects on the nervous system
(D) the detrimental effects produced by lead on the nervous system
15. ____ a lonely and rugged life, far from home and family.
(A) However the early gold prospector often lived
(B) The early gold prospector often lived
(C) Not only did the early gold prospector often live
(D) The early gold prospector often living
16. The culinary expert Fannie Farmer taught dietetics, kitchen management, and
__________
AB
to cook at her famous Boston school.
______ ________
CD
17. The elephant relies more on its sense of smell than for any other sense.
____ ________
A B C D
18. A few of the naturally elements exist in such small amounts that they are known
______ ______
A B
mainly from laboratory-made samples.
_____ ______
CD
19. Some insects hear ultrasonic sounds more than two octaves than higher humans
_____ __________ ________
ABCD
can.
20. Because of its larger size, the United States House of Representatives is more
__________ ___
ABC
impersonal, hierarchical, and specialization than the Senate.
__________
D
21. To stay warm in cold weather, cold-blooded animals must expose itself to
_____________
AB
a source of warmth such as direct sunlight.
____________
C D
22. A severe illness where she was just nineteen months old deprived the
_____ _________
AB C
well-known writer and lecturer Helen Keller of both her sight and her hearing.
______
D
23. Like all ecological systems, a forest is made up of a living environment and
__________
A
a nonliving environment , the latter composed of air, rocks, soiled, and water.
______ _______
BC D
24. The purposeful of the elementary school is to introduce children to the skills,
________ _________
A B
information and attitudes necessary for a smooth adjustment to society.
_____________
C D25. Notorious as a host for wheat rust, the barberry bush has been banned from
_____________
AB C
many area.
___
D
26. Christopher Plummer is a Canadian actor who has starred in stage, television,
______ ______
A BC
and film productions on both sides the Atlantic Ocean.
_______
D
27. A microphone enables musical tones to be amplified, thus making it possible the
_____ ___________ _____________
AB C
gentle renditions of soft songs in large halls.
___
D
28. The poetry of e. e. cummings illustrates the way in which some poets bend
____________ ________
AB
grammatical roles as they strive to expression their insights.
__________ ________
C D
29. In the wild, tea plants become trees of approximately thirty feet in high.
__________ _____________
A B CD
30. Accounting is described as art of classifying, recording, and reporting significant
__________________
ABC
financial events.
_____
D
31. The development of the watch depended upon the invent of the mainspring.
_____________________
A BCD
32. The ordeal of the Cherokee Indians, who were forcible moved from their
_______________
AB
homeland in the 1830 s, is remembered as the "Trail of Tears".
_______________
CD
33. Physical fitness activities can lead to an alarming variety of injuries if participants
___________
AB
push themselves greatly hard.
_____________
C D
34. The structure but behavior of many protozoans are amazingly complex for
_______________
ABC
single-celled animals.
_____
D
35. Alaska s rough climate and terrain divide the state into isolated regions, making
_____________________
A B C
highway maintenance difficulty.
______
D
36. For hundreds of years, sailors relied on echoes to warn them of another ships,
______ ______ ______
A B C
icebergs, or cliffs in foggy weather.
____
A
37. Although he is employed in the scientific and technical fields, the metric system is
____ ____________
ABC
not generally utilized in the United States.
_____
D
38. Prototypical oboes did a loud, harsh tone, but the modern oboe is appreciated
__ ____ ____
A BC
for its smooth and beautiful tone.
_______________
D
39. Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds or the Earth, intriguing secret of
______________
A BC
the planet are concealed.
________
D
40. The pioneer John Chapman received the nickname "Johnny Appleseed" because
_______
A
he planted apple seedlings during him travels in what are now Ohio, Indiana, and
_________________
B CD
Illinois.
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