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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
1. What is the topic of this passage?
(A) A famous sign
(B) A famous city
(C) World landmarks
(D) Hollywood versus Hollywoodland
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
2.The expression "the world over" in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by...
(A) in the northern parts of the world
(B) on top of the world
(C) a construction company
(D) the city of Los Angeles
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
3.It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that the Hollywood sign was first constructed by....
(A) an advertising company
(B) the movie industry
(C) a construction company
(D) the city of Los Angeles
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
4. The pronoun "it" in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by....
(A) the sign
(B) the movie business
(C) the importance of Hollywood
(D) the industry
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
5.According to the passage, the Hollywood sign was first built in....
(A) 1923
(B) 1949
(C) 1973
(D) 1978
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywoodland?
(A) It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles
(B) It was formerly the name on the sign in the hills
(C) There was houses for sale there
(D) It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
7.The passage indicates that the sign suffered because....
(A) People damaged it
(B) It was not fixed
(C) The weather was bad
(D) It was poorly constructed
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
8.It can be inferred from the passage that the Hollywood sign was how old when it was necessary to replace it completely?
(A) Ten years old
(B)Twenty-six years old
(C) Fifty years old
(D) Fifty-five years old
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
9.The word "replaced" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Moved to a new location
(B) Destroyed
(C) Found Again
(D) Exchanged for a newer one
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The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.
QUESTION:
10.According to the passage, how did celebrities help with the new sign?
(A) The played instruments
(B) They raised the sign
(C) They helped get the money
(D) They took part in work parties to build the sign
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
11.The passage mainly discusses...
(A) Early pirates
(B) A large pirate treasure
(C) What really happened to the Whidah's pirates
(D) Why people go to the beach
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
12.It is not mentioned in the passage that pirates did which of the following?
(A) They killed lots of people
(B) They robbed other ships
(C) They took things from towns
(D) They gathered big treasures
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
13.The word "amassed" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to...
(A) Sold
(B) Hid
(C) Transported
(D) Gathered
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
14.It is implied in the passage that the Whida's crew...
(A) Died
(B) Went diving
(C) Searched for the treasure
(D) Escape with parts of the treasure
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
15. Which of the following is not mentioned as part of the treasure of Whidah?
(A) Art Object
(B) Coins
(C) Gold and silver
(D) Jewels
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
16. The word "estimated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Known
(B) Sold
(C) Approximate
(D) Decided
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
17. The passage indicates that the cargo of the Whidah is worth about...
(A) $ 100,000
(B) $ 1,000,000
(C) $ 10,000,000
(D) $ 100,000,000
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
18. The work that Barry Clifford did to locate the Whidah was not...
(A) successful
(B) effortless
(C) detailed
(D) lengthy
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
19. It is mentioned in the passage that the treasure of the Whidah...
(A) is not very valuable
(B) is all in museum
(C) has not all been found
(D) was taken to shore by the pirates
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For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.
One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.
The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.
QUESTION:
20. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses...
(A) What Barry Clifford is doing today
(B) The fate of the Whidah's crew
(C) Other storm in the area of Cape Cod
(D)Additional pieces that turn up from the Whidah's treasure
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
21.The main idea of the passage is that in America's frontier days...
(A) People combined work with recreation
(B) People cleared land by rolling logs
(C) It was necessary for early settlers to clear the land
(D) A logrolling involved the community
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
22. The expression "day-to-day" in paragraph 1 could be replaced by which of the following?
(A) Daytime
(B) Everyday
(C) Day after day
(D) Today's
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
23.The word "survival" in paragraph 1 in closest in meaning to...
(A) Existence
(B) A lifetime
(C) Physical exercise
(D) Society
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
24.According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?
(A) Develop recreation ideas
(B) Build farms
(C) Get rid of the trees
(D) Invite neighbors over
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
25.According to the passage, which of the following is not true about logrolling?
(A) It involved a lot pf people
(B) It could be a lot of movement
(C) There could be a lot of movement
(D) It was rather quiet
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
26.The word "chat" in paragraph 3 means ...
(A) Work
(B) Talk
(C) Cook
(D) Eat
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
27. The word "exuberantly" in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to ...
(A) Privately
(B) Laboriously
(C) Enthusiastically
(D) Neatly
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
28. It can be inferred from the passage that competition were held because ...
(A) It was the only way to move the logs
(B) Competition made the work fun
(C) Men refused to help unless there was competition
(D) The children could then help move the logs
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
29. Where in the passage does author indicate what a settler did when he had a number of cut tress?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.
One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.
A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.
QUESTION:
30. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
(A) Forestry
(B) Environmental Studies
(C) Psychology
(D) History
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
31.The author's main purpose in the passage is to...
(A) Categorize the different kinds of sharks throughout the world
(B) Warn the humans of the dangers posed by sharks
(C) Describe the characteristics of shark teeth
(D) Clear up misconceptions about sharks
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
32.The word "unwary" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ...
(A) Strong
(B) Combative
(C) Careless
(D) Fearful
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
33."Dwarf" in paragraph 2 refers to something that is probably...
(A) Large
(B) Powerful
(C) Dangerous
(D) Short
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
34.The longest shark is probably the...
(A) Whale shark
(B) Great white shark
(C) Bull shark
(D) Tiger shark
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
35.Which of the following is not true about a shark' s teeth?
(A) All sharks have teeth
(B) A shark can have six rows of teeth
(C) A shark can have hundreds of teeth
(D) All shark can have extremely sharp teeth
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
36.A "jaw" in paragraph 3 is ...
(A) a part of the shark's tail
(B) a part of the stomach
(C) a backbone
(D) a bone in the mouth
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
37."Prey" in paragraph 3 is something that...
(A) Fierce
(B) Hunted
(C) Religious
(D) Shared
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
38.The passage indicates that a shark attacks a person...
(A) For no reason
(B) Every time it sees one
(C) Only if it is bothered
(D) Only at night
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
39.It can be inferred from the passage that a person should probably be the least afraid of...
(A) A dwarf shark
(B) A tiger shark
(C) A bull shark
(D) A great white shark
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Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.
First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.
QUESTION:
40.Where in the passage does the author give the proportion of shark species that act aggressively toward people?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
41. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses...
(A) Tidal waves
(B) Tides
(C) Storm surges
(D) Underwater earthquakes
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
42. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves except that...
(A)They are the same as tsunamis
(B) They are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
(C) This terminology is not used by scientific community
(D) They refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
43.The word "displaced" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to...
(A) Located
(B) Not pleased
(C) Filtered
(D) Moved
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
44. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis...
(A) Cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
(B) Generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
(C) Are far more dangerous on the coast than the open ocean
(D) Are often identified by ships on the the ocean
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
45. In paragraph 2, water that is "shallow" is not ...
(A) Clear
(B) Deep
(C) Tidal
(D) Coastal
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
46. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and Hawaii is that tsunami in Japan are more likely to...
(A) Arrive without warning
(B) Come from greater distance
(C) Be less of a problem
(D) The inhabitants of Hawaii
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
47.The possessive "their" in paragraph 3
(A) the Hawaiian island
(B) Thousand of miles
(C) These tsunamis
(D) The inhabitants of Hawaii
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
48. A "Calamitous" tsunami, in paragraph 4, is one that is...
(A) Expected
(B) Extremely calm
(C) At fault
(D) Disastrous
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
49. From the expression "on record" in paragraph 4, it can be inferred that the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano...
(A) Occured before efficient records were kept
(B) Was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon
(C) Was filmed as it was happening
(D) Might not be the greatest tsunami ever
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Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
QUESTION:
50.The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano...
(A) Caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel
(B) Was far more destructive close to the source than far away
(C) Was unobserved outside of the Indonesian island
(D) Resulted in little damage
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(A) She doesn't want to do it
(B) It is simple to do
(C) She does not know what it is
(D) It is fun to watch
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(A) It was boring
(B) It was exactly right
(C) It was too literal
(D) It was quite interesting
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(A) Not fighting anymore
(B) Flying in the fall instead
(C) Training the pets
(D) Going by railroad
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(A) They had some soup
(B) They gave her a present
(C) They have been fed
(D) They prepared supper
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(A) She was mainly at home
(B) She stayed at school during vacation
(C) She went camping during the holidays
(D) She was captain of the team for the remaining days
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(A) A doctor
(B) A secretary
(C) A waiter
(D) A police officer
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(A) The stereo is chipped
(B) He's going to try the system
(C) The stereo's too expensive
(D) He decided to buy the system
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(A) Sing a little louder
(B) Start the song one more time
(C) Begin studying music
(D) Try to learn to play the game
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(A) Mail the papers quickly
(B) Send the information to the newspaper
(C) Wrap a box in tissue paper
(D) Read the papers soon
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(A) He does not like to talk about work
(B) He works very hard at school
(C) He goes to the same school as the woman
(D) He agrees with the woman
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(A) In a department store
(B) In a barber shop
(C) In a flower shop
(D) In a restaurant
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(A) She is not running
(B) Her hat is not ruined
(C) The weather is dry
(D) It's going to rain
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(A) No more money can be spent
(B) The money has to last
(C) An estimation is satisfactory
(D) The numbers must be exact
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(A) Robin is looking for a new year
(B) She thinks that Robin's car is pretty great, too.
(C) Robin is certain about the changes
(D) The tire pressure in Robin's car is not right
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(A) The desk is disorganized
(B) He needs to measure the desk
(C) Wanda's dress is a mess
(D) Wanda's always at her desk
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(A) A detective
(B) A store clerk
(C) A librarian
(D) A writer
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(A) Buying anew computer
(B) Attending a course
(C) Watching a television program
(D) Computing the correct answer
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(A) He is trying to become a ticket agent
(B) All the tickets have been sold
(C) The ticket agent bought the tickets
(D) He was able to sell his concert tickets
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(A) He dropped out of school
(B) He wanted to know when school ended
(C) He questioned her reason
(D) He dropped her off at school
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(A) The post office was close by
(B) She was scared of what was in the package
(C) The post office was closed when she got there
(D) She was able to send the package
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(A) He was late for the boat
(B) He could have taken the boat to the bank
(C) He lost a good opportunity
(D) He missed seeing his friend at the bank
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(A) Her best guess is the lecture's about to start
(B) She is not really sure
(C) The man's lecture is as good as hers
(D) She guess the lecture will be good
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(A) He's heard of a new program for next semester
(B) It's been done before
(C) Only fools take five courses
(D) He can handle four courses
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(A) They should visit their new neighbors
(B) The new family called yo her
(C) They should move to the apartment across the hall
(D) It would be a good idea to phone the new family
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(A) The police officer didn't really stop him
(B) He is quite unhappy about what happended
(C) He's not unhappy even though he got a ticket
(D)He didn't get a ticket
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(A) He should have have his head examined
(B) He should run in the race, too
(C) He needs to hit the nails harder
(D) He's exactly right
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(A) The scholarship was not a surprise
(B) He was amazed that he won
(C) The music was surprisingly beautiful
(D) The music department won a prize
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(A) He has a date tonight
(B) He needs to brush off his clothes
(C) He knows the date of the history exam
(D) He needs to review a bit
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(A) He would not attend the wedding
(B) He had already made the decision to go
(C) He was deciding what to wear
(D) He would wear a different suit to the wedding
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(A) It wasn't really his first time skiing
(B) He didn't try the steepest slope
(C) He tried to do too much
(D) He didn't need to learn how to ski
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(A) He saw them thirteen years ago
(B) They arrived thirty years ago
(C) He has not seen them for thirty years
(D) He sees them every thirteen years
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(A) It originated in the United States
(B) It's very popular in Scotland
(C) It originated in Scotland, but now it's more popular in Scotland
(D) It originated in Scotland, bit now it's more popular in the United States
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(A) Stacey will buy their dog
(B) After they return from vacation, they going to buy a dog
(C) Stacey will take care of their dog
(D) Stacey will be very tired after the long vacation
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(A) She gave the class an assignment
(B) She gave the students hand with their assignment
(C) She asked the students to turn in their assignment
(D) She asked to the students to raise their hand if they wanted to ask a question about the assignment
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(A) When the production had begun, they realized that they should have practiced more
(B) Before the production began, they reviewed their lines one more time
(C) Although they had practiced for months, the production was a flop
(D) They went to the theater in two separate car
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(A) He doesn't fishing on a hot, summer day
(B) Although he likes fishing, he doesn't want to do it on a hot summer day
(C) Fishing is his favorite enjoyment on a hot, summer day
(D) He likes to eat hot fish for breakfast in the summer
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(A) He will move to Florida when he quits his job here
(B) As soon as his new job in Florida is confirmed, he will move there
(C) He wants to move to Florida, but he can't find a job there
(D) He plans to move to Florida when he retires
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(A) Mary works in nursery
(B) Mary's children stay in nursery while she works
(C) Mary takes her children to work with her
(D) Mary's children are ill today
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(A) He doesn't want to be helpful
(B) He doesn't understand the math problem
(C) He hasn't had a change to work on the math calculation
(D) he has already figure out the problem
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(A) A taxi
(B) A plane
(C) A boat
(D) A bus
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(A) They missed the homework assignment, but they turned it later
(B) They hate each other since their dispute
(C) They caught a baby squirrel, but they soon let it go
(D) They had an argument, but now they are friends again
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(A) She writes and speaks Spanish equally well
(B) She both writes and speaks Spanish, but she writes it better
(C) Even though she writes Spanish, she speaks it better
(D) She doesn't like to write Spanish, but she speaks it
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(A) He is the only person who saw a terrible accident
(B) No one at all saw his terrible accident
(C) He saw a boy in the accident
(D) No one in the terrible accident saw him
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(A) Stay home if the weather is nice
(B) Spend the weekend at the beach if the weather holds out
(C) Stay home because the weather will not be pleasant
(D) Go to the beach if the weather improves
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(A) He is professional musician
(B) He is very talented, but he will never be a professional musician because he doesn't practice
(C) He practice everyday, but he will never be a professional player
(D) He doesn't wont to be a professional musician because he wants to practice law
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(A) Thirty people returned the evaluation forms
(B) Sixty people filled out the evaluation forms
(C) Eight people returned their forms
(D) Only thirty people received the evaluation forms
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(A) She knew the answer to the question
(B) She had read the material, but she didn't know the answer
(C) She was not prepared for the class
(D) Even though she hadn't read the material, she knew the answer
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(A) The game is temporarily delayed because of rain
(B) There will be no game if it is rains
(C) There will be a game regardless of weather
(D) It rains every time there is a game
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(A) It is no longer delicious
(B) It makes delicious butter
(C) It is the best cheese
(D) There are many better cheeses
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(A) Home economics
(B) Business administration
(C) Microbiology
(D) History
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Direction:
Fill in the blank with the correct answer for questions number 1-15.
1. ______ on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.
(A) For the running of the Kentucky Derby
(B) The Kentucky Derby is run
(C) To run the Kentucky Derby
(D) When the Kentucky Derby is run
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2. According to ___ quantum mechanics, it is normally impossible to pinpoint the orbit of an electron bond in an atom.
(A) the related laws
(B) the laws are related
(C) the laws of
(D) the laws are related to
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3. Chicago is home to more than four million people ___ as many as fifty-four languages and dialects.
(A) speak
(B) they speak
(C) spoke
(D) speaking
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4. When Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848, signers of the treaty did not know ___ had been discovered there.
(A) golden
(B) that with gold
(C) that golden
(D) with gold
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5. Rubber came to the attention of Europeans ___ found Native Americans using it.
(A) explorers
(B) after explorers
(C) when explored
(D) after explorers they
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6. Most asteroids are located in ___ called the asteroid belt.
(A) what is
(B) what is in
(C) is what
(D) is it
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7. About three-fourths the books published in the United States are put out by published ___ in New York City.
(A) locates
(B) located
(C) they locate
(D) they are located
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8. The physical phenomenon ___ use to obtain water from the soil is osmosis.
(A) plants have roots
(B) that plan roots
(C) what plan roots
(D) plants are rooted
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9. More books have been written about the Civil War ___ any other war in history.
(A) that there is
(B) about
(C) of
(D) than about
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10. A sheet of clear glass, ___ with a film of metal, results in a luminously clear mirror.
(A) when backed
(B) it is backed
(C) is backed
(D) when is it backed
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11.The liberty Bell, its own pavilion on Independence Mall, hung for nearly a century at Independence Hall.
(A) that now has
(B) now has
(C) when does it have
(D) which now has
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12. Not until about 8,000 years ago ___ come into use.
(A) bronze tools for weapons
(B) bronze tools for weapons have
(C) bronze tools for weapons were to
(D) did bronze tools for weapons
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13. The state of Michigan can rightfully claim to be a “Water Wonderland” on its license plates ___ has a 3,121-mile shoreline.
(A) Because
(B) That
(C) In that it
(D) That it
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14. ___ glacial sediment, the moister the surface soil becomes.
(A) It is thicker
(B) In the thick
(C) The thinker the
(D) The thick
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15. ___cut away, the wheel could be strengthened with struts of crossbar.
(A) Were large sections of a wheel
(B) Large sections of a wheel
(C) Large sections of a wheel were
(D) Large sections of a wheel to
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Direction: for questions number 16-40: Identify the one in underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16.Various chemical element have more than one isotope.
(A) chemical
(B) element
(C) one
(D) isotope.
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17. Top management must took a hard look at its current product lines to see if resources can be reallocated.
(A) took
(B) look
(C) its
(D) product
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18. Today, the glaciers of the world occupies about 10 percent of the Earth’s surface.
(A) Today
(B) occupies
(C) about
(D) percent
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19. Polystyrene comes in both a hard form or a lightweight foam.
(A) comes
(B) hard
(C) or
(D) foam
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20. Although the bow and arrow were first invented in the Mesolithic period, it continued to be used for hunting in the nearly Neolithic period.
(A) first invented
(B) it
(C) be used
(D) hunting
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21. An understanding of latent heat became importantly in the improvement of the steam engine.
(A) An
(B) became
(C) importantly
(D) improvement
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22. Only a few mineral can resist weathering by rainwater, which is a weak acid.
(A) Only
(B) mineral
(C) resist
(D) which
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23.The Stanley brothers built their first small steam car in 1897, and 200 were sell by the end of the first year.
(A) built
(B) their
(C) were
(D) sell
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24. All of the Great Lakes is in the United States and Canada except Lake Michigan, which is entirely in the United States.
(A) is
(B) except
(C) which
(D) entirely
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25. Kangaroos sometimes rest or groom themselves while they are sitting on them hind legs.
(A) rest or groom
(B) themselves
(C) them
(D) legs
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26. Despite the turmoil of the Civil War, the relative new game of “base-ball” attracted great numbers of spectators.
(A) Despite
(B) relative
(C) attracted
(D) numbers
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27. Anyone who takes the Rorschach test for personality traits are asked to interpret a series of inkblots.
(A) who
(B) takes
(C) are asked
(D) series
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28. Alexander Hamilton’s financial program included a central bank to serve the Treasury, provide a depository for public money, and regulation of the currency.
(A) included
(B) central
(C) regulation
(D) currency.
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29. In 1890, the city of Pasadena has started sponsorship of the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years’s morning.
(A) has
(B) started
(C) on
(D) Years’s morning
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30. The Louisiana state legal system is based with the legal system established by Napoleon.
(A) legal
(B) with
(C) legal
(D) established
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31. The White House was designed by James Hobar, an Irishman whom the proposal in the design competition won $500.
(A) designed
(B) an
(C) whom the
(D) won
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32. Fuel cells, alike batteries, generate electricity by chemical reaction.
(A) alike
(B) generate
(C) electricity
(D) chemical reaction.
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33. The Virginia Company, which founded colony at Jamestown, sent over glassmakers from Poland with the intention of developing the glassmaking industry in the New World.
(A) which
(B) colony
(C) of developing
(D) industry
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34. Of the more than 1,300 volcanoes in the world, only about 600 can classify as active.
(A) volcanoes
(B) only
(C) classify
(D) active
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35. Ben Franklin, needing one set of lenses for distant vision and other for near vision, devised bifocals in 1784.
(A) needing
(B) distant vision
(C) other
(D) devised
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36. Key West traces its modern settlement to an American business who purchased the island in 1882.
(A) its
(B) settlement
(C) business
(D) purchased
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37. The Indianapolis 500 race is run each Memorial Day weekend on the two-and-a-half-miles Motor Speedway track outside of Indianapolis
(A) is run
(B) each
(C) miles
(D) outside
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38. The streets of Salt Lake City were laid out wide enough for an ox cart to do a turn without brushing the curb.
(A) laid
(B) wide enough
(C) do
(D) without brushing
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39. Most of the vertebrae have two flanges, or wings, one on each side, calling transverse processes.
(A) Most
(B) have
(C) side
(D) calling
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40. Overlooking the Hudson River in New York, The Cloister includes parts several medieval monasteries and chapels brought from Europe.
(A) Overlooking
(B) includes
(C) parts
(D) brought
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