Section Two: Structure and Written Expression

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1. The ancestors of the horse lived_____ and were (A) when artists
about half a meter tall. (B) artists
(A) years ago 60 million (C) artists who
(B) 60 million years ago (D) that artists
(C) ago 60 million years
(D) million years ago 60 7. About 42 million bushels of oats are used
annually ______ manufacture of breakfast
2. The museum on Ellis Island, a former foods in die United States.
immigration station, contains documents and (A) the
artifacts_____to four centuries of United (B) is the
States immigration. (C) in the
(A) related them (D) to
(B) related
(C) related that 8. Any acid can, in principle, neutralize any base,
(D) be related although ______between some of the more
reactive compounds.
3. _____, particularly the oxides of sulfur, greatly (A) side reactions can occur
increases the rate at which rust forms. (B) the occurrence of side reactions can
(A) The presence of air pollutants (C) can side reactions occur
(B) Air pollutants are present (D) side reactions that can occur
(C) Because the presence of air pollutants
(D) Air pollutants whose presence 9. Just over two-thirds of Earth’s surface is
covered by wafer, ______ more than 98 percent
4. The Sun, the Moon, and Earth have magnetic of this water is contained in the oceans.
fields, and_______evidence that the stellar that (A) with
extend through vast regions galaxies have fields (B) which
of space. (C) and
(A) which is (D) resulting
(B) is
(C) because l0. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in
(D) There is shapes, colors, and materials ______to handle
and to sort them.
5. The “confederation school” poets of nineteenth- (A) that almost compel one
century Canada were primarily nature (B) one compels
poets,______ a wealth of eulogies to Canadian (C) that compel almost
rural life. (D) one is almost compelled
(A) and producing
(B) who they produced 11. In 1978 the united States National Air and
(C) producing Space Administration selected Sally
(D) whose production of Ride______the first woman astronaut.
(A) who being
(B) to be
(C) and being
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6. Since prehistoric people first applied natural (D) was
pigments to cave walls, ______ have painted
to express themselves. 12. Adhesions are ______formed within the body

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 in response to inflammation or injury. destruction or alteration.
(A) that thin bands of scar tissue (A) both
(B) they thin bands of scar tissue when (B) came
(C) thin bands of scar tissue (C) did
(D) thin bands of scar tissue able to (D) when

13. The planet Neptune is about 30 times 15. ----- 200 bones forming the framework, or
______from the Sun as Earth is. skeleton, of the human body.
(A) far (A) Being over
(B) as far (B)There are over
(C) more far (C) Where over
(D) far that (D)Over

14. Not until the 1850's ...... a few public-spirited

citizens and state legislatures seek to rescue
historic buildings in the United States from

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16. The world's water balance is regulated by the constant circulation of water in
A B C
Liquid and vapor tom among the oceans, the atmospheric, and the land.
D
17. The major purpose of the United States Department of Education are to ensure
A
equal educational opportunity for all and to improve the quality of education.
B C D

18. Massive gains in computer speed, power, and reliably have been largely due
A B C
to advances in silicon tec~logics and manufacturing processes.
D

19. The sunflower, the official state flower of Kansas, and is widespread in
A B
the prairies of the western United States.
C D

20. Lake Superior, part of the United States-Canadian boundary, is a largest

A B C
freshwater lake in the world.
D
21. The snapper, a large-headed fish with a long dorsal fin, is named to its
A B
characteristic way of suddenly, shutting its mouth.
C D

22. The aim of the decorative arts is to beautiful our surroundings.

A B C D

23. Modern digital synthesizers, based on microprocessors, are virtually unlimited

A B
in the number and range of musical sounds it can produce.
C D

24. During the years he composed, Charles Ives was isolation from the music world;
A B
none of his major works was publicly performed.
C D

25. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy that attempts to eliminate conflict by alter the
A B C
personality in a positive way.
D

26. Globally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade for what we have weather

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 A B C D

27. Silicon chips are reliable and cheap to produce in large numbers and are
A
used them in computers, calculators, programmed household appliances, and
B C
most electronic applications.
D

28. Because its pitch cannot easily be altered, the oboe serves as the standard
A B
which by the symphony orchestra is tuned.
C D

29. Bursae are fluid-filled sacs that form cushions between tendons and bones and
A B C
protect them while movement.
D
30. In 1916, United States suffragist Alice Paul founded the National Woman, s Patty,
A
a political party dedicate to establishing equal rights for women.
B C D