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8.

of New York's Erie Canal greatly enhanced trade in the upsta

(A) The complete

(8) Completing

(C) A completing

(D) The completion

5. A leech, after... the skin, is best removed by the application of either salt or heat.

(A) it attaches itself to

(B) attaching it

(C) its attaching to

(D) where it attaches to

6.

7.... east of the Mississippi River.

(A) Indigo was grown usually

(B) Usually grown was Indigo

(C) Indigo usually grown

(D) Indigo was usually grown

8. … 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

9. Some of the oldest and most widespread creation myths are... involving the all-giving "Earth
Mother."

(A) those

(B) them

(C) they

(D) their

10. In..., disk technology has made record albums almost obsolete.

(A) the decade from

(B) the decade since


(C) the past decade

(D) decade ago the

16. The dwarf lemon tree, grown in many areas of the world, bears fruit w

it is fewer than six inches in high.

(C)

(D)

(D)

17. The brain is composed of a mass of softly gray matter in the skull that

(B) (C)

(A)

controls our intelligence.

1. Polluter(A) is a topic of such importance(B) today that even elementary school children are
well informed(C) about its(D) dangers.
2. 2. Best(A) represented in a famous oil painting(B) by da Vinci, The Last Supper it(C) is an
important part of the history(D) of Christianity.
3. Together with(A) his friend Little John, Robin Hood are(B) fondly(C) remembered(D) today by
millions of people.
4. In Vermont, the sap the(A) maple tree(B) is the primary(C) ingredient in(D) producing maple
syrup.
5. After to have(A) won(B) the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano, John Hersey wrote a(C)
nonfiction book about(D) the bombing of Japan.
6. The smallest hummingbirds beat(A) their wings 70 times(B) a second(C) and are about two
inched(D) long.
7. Quality, price, and located(A) are(B) often considered to be(C) the primary concerns in
buying(D) a house.
8. The name(A) "America" comes of(B) Amerigo Vespucci, who(C) was a 16th-century Italian
explorer(D).
9. Marie Curie won(A) two Nobel Prizes for their(B) discoveries of radioactivity(C) and
radioactive(D) elements.
10. The developing(A) of the submarine was hindered by the(B) lack of a power source(C) that
could propel(D) an underwater vessel.
11. Although humans have highly developed(A) brains, most(B) animals have more acute(C)
senses than them(D).
12. The movement of the stars(A) was first noticed by early(B) travelers, who(C) used the stars
to guide its(D) way across the sea than a modern battleship.
13. Those who(A) have seen what(B) is believed to be(C) Noah's Ark say it is the largest(D)
14. It is implicit(A) in the Constitution of the United States that(B) everyone has a right(C) to
their(D) privacy.
15. In the 18th century, standard college curricula included(A) a heavy emphasis(B) on
classical(C), mathematics, and religion(D).
16. As(A) the numbered(B) of nonnative speakers rises, the demand for(C) teachers of English as
a second language increases(D).
17. There is much(A) bird migration above the equator, where(B) the Pole star can be seen, than
below(C) the equator, where it(D) cannot be seen.
18. Although most(A) people believe that diamonds are the costliest(B) gems, emeralds are
actually(C) the valuablest(D).
19. 19.The dietary habits of a given(A) child often has little(B) to do with that child’s(C) eating
habits as an adult(D).
20. One of the claims made against science is that data(A) are often manipulated to prove(B) a
scientist's thesis, rather than studying(C) it for possible contradictions(D)

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