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1. The data on the winter migration patterns of the Monarch butterfly is very___
A. Interested
C. interesting
B. Interest
D. of interest
2. The cost of a thirty-second commercial on a network television station is
$300,000, _________for most businesses.
A. so much
C. very much
B. much
D. much too much
3. In the ocean, _______more salt in the deeper water.
A. is there
C. there is
B. it may be
D. it is
4. Aluminium is used in construction because although it is light, it can hold up to
ninety pounds of pressure per square inch without ________.
A. it cracks
C. cracking
B. to crack
D. it will crack
5. By the second year of production, the pride of a new price of a new piece of
technology ___________ significantly.
A. will decreased
C. will have decreased
B. has decreased
D. will has decreased
6. In office longer than any other president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
elected ________four terms
A. while
B. from
C. of
D. for
7. California, ________more populous state than any of its Western neighbours,
has greater representation in the House.
A. a
B. it is a
C. that a
D. is a
8. __________ pine trees bear cones.
A. Virtually types
C. Virtually all types of
B. All types virtually of
D. Types all virtually
9. How many musical notes of the 11,000 tones that the human ear can
distinguish __________ in the musical scale?
A. it is
B. is it
C. there are
D. are there
10.The tendency to develop cancer, even in high-risk individuals, can be
decreased _________ the amount of fruit and vegetables in the diet.
A. to increase
C. for increasing
B. for increase
D. by increasing

11. If endangered species _______ saved, rain forests must be protected.

A. are to be
B. be
C. can be
D. will be
12. A colony of ants is often observed __________ in cooperative activity.
A. engaging
C. engage
B. to engages
D. engages
13. It is not clear how much students learn ________ television classes without
supervision and monitoring.
A. for watching
C. by watch
B. from watching
D. to watch
14. In spite of the fact that 85% of all societies allow the men to take more than
one wife, most prefer monogamy ________ polygamy.
A. than
B. to
C. for
D. that
15. The average spoken sentence in conversational English takes 2.5_______
A. for to complete
C. to complete
B. completing
D. by completing
16. On the average, a healthy heart ________ to pump five tablespoons of blood
with every beat.
A. must
B. ought
C. can
D. should
17. Only twenty years ago, most doctors agreed ____ truthful with their terminally
ill patients, a trend that has reversed itself in modern medical practice.
A. dont to be
C. we shouldnt been
B. not to be
D. not to been
18. The New England states have had ______ serious earthquakes since the Ice
Age.
A. none
B. not any
C. not
D. no
19. _______ orangutans live alone.
A. Near all
B. Almost all

C. The all
D. The most all

20. More murders are reported ________ December in the United States than
during any other month.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
21. William Torrey Harris was one of the first educators interested ___________
a logical progression of topics in the school curriculum.
A. in establishing
C. establishing
B. for establishing
D. to establish

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22. That witches caused disasters and misfortunes it was widely believed among
A
B
C
D
The colonists in Salem, Massachusetts.
23. At the Hermitage, Andrew Jacksons home in Tennessee, even his glasses
have been left exactly where he lay them.
A
B
C
D
24. Ecology it teaches us that it is important to consider a variety of factors
A
B
to make predictions about the environment.
C
D
25. School children in the same grade in American schools are usually
A
B
C
the same old as their classmates.
D
26. An understand of calculus is essential to the study of engineering.
A
B
C
D
27. Although many higher structures have been build in New York City, none
A
B
characterizes the skyline better than the Empire State Building.
C
D
28. The classify of plants begins with those having the simplest structure, and
A
B
progresses to include the most highly organized forms in four divisions
C
called phylums.
D
29. Alligators are about the same colour than crocodiles, although the adults
A
B
may be slightly darker with broader heads and blunter nose.
C
D
30. Research in genetics and DNA having had a profound influence on the
A
B
C
direction of treatment for a large number of diseases.
D

31. Born in 1892, the Library of Congress is where Archibald Mac Leish worked
A
B
as a librarian while he wrote both poems and plays.
C
D
32. Laser disks provide images of best quality than those of either television
A
B
C
D
signals or video tapes.
33. Most of the Cajun French who live in Louisiana can neither read nor writing
A
B
C
D
the French variety that they speak fluently.
34. A mature grove of aspen trees often have a single root system that supports
A
B
C
numerous trunks.
D
35. Seven months before the stock market crashed in 1929, President Hoover
A
B
said that the fruits of accomplishment in the nation are secure.
C
D
36. Snakes stick out their tongues, move them around, and also they retract
A
B
C
them quickly to pick up odour molecules that aid in detecting direction.
D
37. Some metals such gold, silver, copper, and tin occur naturally, and are easy
A
B
C
to work.
D
38. Bones composed chiefly of calcium, phosphorous, and a fibrous substance
A
B
C
known as collagen.
D

Read the passage quickly & carefully then read the questions.
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Edgar Allan Poe is today regarded as one of the premier authors of horror
stories, but he received very little recognition and almost no money for his stories
while he lived. Twenty-five of his greatest stories were published in a collection
called Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, which appeared in 1840, but at the
time little notice was taken of it. Three years later, another story, The Gold Bug,
was published, selling 300,000 copies, and by 1845 he had written twelve more
stories, which he published in Tales. His best-known stories include The Pit and
the Pendulum and The Tell-Tale Heart. But it was a poem, The Raven, that
brought him his greatest recognition as a writer. The centrepiece of a collection of
thirty poems published in a volume titled The Raven and Other Poems, it became
quite popular. The theme of the poem is grief over the loss of an ideal love. The
dramatic, almost theatrical tone, the intensity of the repetition, and the hypnotic
rhythm reflect the narrators despondent and desperate state of mind. When read
aloud, it produces a powerful effect.
39. What is the authors main purpose in this passage?
A. To give examples of horror stories
B. To chronicle the work of Edgar Allan Poe
C. To compare Poes stories with his poems
D. To suggest that the Raven be read aloud
40. According to the passage, which of the following tales sold 300,000 copies?
A. The Tell-Tale Heart
C. The Raven
B. The Gold Bug
D. The Pit and the Pendulum
41. The author mentions all of the following as features of The Raven EXCEPT
A. Intense repetition
C. Cheerful mood
B. Dramatic tone
D. Hypnotic rhythm
42. The word recognition in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. Criticism
C. Imitation
B. Opportunities
D. Appreciation
43. The word it in line 5 refers to
A. A collection
B. The time

C. Little notice
D. Another story

44. It can be inferred from the passage that Edgar Allan Poe
A. Lost his true love
C. Suffered a mental breakdown
B. Lived in poverty
D. died young

Hydrogen, the lightest and simplest of the elements, has several properties that make
it valuable for many industries. It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other
fuel. In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used
with oxygen for welding torches that produce temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F
and can be used in cutting steel. Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen
and oxygen.
Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat treatments by
removing the oxygen from them. Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by
itself, hydrogen readily combines with oxygen to form water, which can be heated to
steam and easily removed.
Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation.
Products such as margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by
adding hydrogen to their molecules. Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this
purpose.
Hydrogen is also one of the coolest refrigerants. It does not become a liquid until it
reaches temperatures of 425 degrees F. Pure hydrogen gas is used in large electric
generators to cool the coils. In additions, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to
produce ammonia, gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products.

45. What is the authors main purpose in the passage?

A. To explain the industrial usage of hydrogen
B. To describe the chemical properties of hydrogen
C. To discuss hydrogenation
D. To give examples of how hydrogen and oxygen combine
46. How can hydrogen be used to cut steel?
A. By cooling the steel to a very low temperature
B. By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature
C. By heating the steel to a very high temperature
D. By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature
47. The author mentions all of the following as uses for hydrogen EXCEPT
A. To remove tarnish from metals
B. To produce fuels such as gasoline and methyl alcohol
C. To operate fuel cells that generate electricity
D. To change solid foods to liquids
48. The word readily in line 9 could best be replaced by
A. Completely
B. Slowly
C. Usually

D. Easily

49. The word them in line 8 refers to

A. fuel cells
B. metals

D. products

C. treatments

50. It can be inferred from the passage that hydrogen

A. Is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes
B. Has many purposes in a variety of industries
C. Has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties
D. Is used in many industries for basically the same purpose