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1. Because the first pair of shoes did not fit properly, he asked for ... .
a. another pants b. other pants c. the other ones d. another pair

2. ... the Boston Red Sox have often been outstanding, they haven’t won the World Series since 1918.
a. However b. Yet c. That d. Although

3. ... many computer software programs that possess excellent word-processing capabilities.
a. There are b. The c. There is a lot of d. Some

4. Many Middle Eastern diplomats still feel that the USA is intent ... the ultimate policeman in the region.
a. to being b. being c. be d. on being

5. Woodrow Wilson believed the United States' entry into World War I would ... the war in months.
a. to finish b. finish c. finishing d. will have finished

6. ... of New York's Erie Canal greatly enhanced trade in the upstate region.
a. The complete b. Completing c. A completing d. The completion

7. After ... the skin, a leech is best removed by the application of either salt or heat.
a. it attaches to b. attaching to c. its attaching to d. where it attaches to

8. ... east of the Mississippi River.

a. Indigo was grown usually b. Usually grown was Indigo
c. Indigo usually grown d. Indigo was usually grown

9. ... wrote the operetta "Babes in Toyland", drawn from the childhood characters of Mother Goose.
a. That was Victor Herbert who b. Victor Herbert who
c. Since it was Victor Herbert d. It was Victor Herbert who

10. Some of the oldest and most widespread creation myths are ... involving the "Earth Mother".
a. those b. them c. they d. their

11. In ... , compact disk technology has almost made record albums obsolete.
a. the decade b. the decade c. the past decade d. decade ago the
from since

12. In the first few months of life, an infant learns how to lift its hands, how to smile and ... .
a. how its parents to recognize b. how to recognize its parents
c. to be recognizing its parents d. the recognizing of its parents

13. Juana Inez de la Cruz ... Mexico's greatest female poet.

a. considered b. considered to be c. is considered to be d. is consideration

14. Because the metal mercury ... in direct proportion to temperature, it was once used as the indicator in
common thermometers.
a. is expanding b. expands c. is expanded d. expanded

15. ... what is now San Salvador, Christopher Columbus believed that he had found Japan.
a. He reached b. When did he reach c. Having reached d. Whether he reached

16. The principal purpose of aviation medicine is ... by people aboard an aircraft in flight.
a. to study the stress experienced b. study the experienced stress
c. to study stress experiencing d. studying the stress experience
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17. Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish because of the males' bright colors.
18. The dwarf lemon tree, grown in many areas of the world, bears fruit when it is less than six inches in high.
19. The brain is composed of a mass of softly gray matter in the skull that controls our intelligence.
20. Polluter is a topic of such importance today that even elementary school children are well-informed about
its danger.
21. Best represented in a famous oil painting by Da Vinci, The Last Supper it is an important part of the
history of Christianity.
22. Together with his friend Little John, Robin Hood are fondly remembered today by millions of people.
23. In Vermont, the sap the maple tree is the primary ingredient in producing maple syrup.
24. After to have won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano, John Hersey wrote a nonfiction book
about the bombing of Japan.
25. The smallest of the hummingbirds beat their wings 70 times a second and are about two inched long.

26. Quality, price and located are often considered to be the primary concerns in buying a house.
27. The name "America" comes of the name of Amerigo Vespucci, who was a 16th-century Italian explorer.
28. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes for their discoveries of radioactivity and radioactive elements.
29. The developing of the submarine was hindered by the lack of a power source that could propel an
underwater vessel.
30. Although humans have highly developed brains, most animals have more acute senses than them.
31. The movement of the stars was first noticed by early travellers who used the stars to guide its way across
the sea.
32. Those who have seen what is believed to be Noah's Ark say it is the largest than a modern battleship.
33. It is implicit in the Constitution of the United States that one has a right to their privacy.
34. Although scientists have been successful about finding treatments for cancer, they haven't yet discovered a
cure.
35. In the 18th century, standard college curriculums included a heavy emphasis on classical, mathematics,
and religion.
36. As the numbered of non-native speakers rises, the demand for teachers of English as a second language
will increase.
37. There is much bird migration above the equator, where the Pole Star can be seen, than below the equator,
where it cannot be seen.
38. Although most people believe that diamonds are the costliest gems, emeralds are actually the valuablest.
39. In the summer, Ann Arbor, along with Ypsilanti, Saline, and Pontiac, are flooded with runaways fleeing
the boredom of their lives in Cincinnati and its suburbs.
40. A recent article in The New York Times reported that the typical business graduate of 1990 is less likely
to be willing to work long hours for the sake of advancement than their 1970 counterpart.
41. The dietary habits of a given child often has little to do with that child's eating habits as an adult.
42. One of the claims made against science is that data are often manipulated to prove a scientist's thesis,
rather than studying it for possible contradictions.
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