1. _____ the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, aengineers, are creating exotic new metallic substances.
a) Meet
b) Being met are
c) To meet
d) They are meeting
Answer : (C) To meet
2. _______ James A. Bland, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was adopted is the state song of Virginia in 1940.
a) Was written b
b) His writing was
c) He wrote the
d) Written by
Answer : (D) Written by
3. Mary Garden, ______ the early 1900’s was considered one of the best singing actresses of her time.
a) a soprano was popular
b) in a popular soprano
c) was a popular soprano
d) a popular soprano in
Answer : (D) a popular soprano in
4. In the realm of psychological theory Margaret F. Washburn was a dualist _____ that motor phenomena have an essential role in psychology.
a) who she believed
b) who believed
c) believed
d) who did she believe
Answer : (B) Who believed
5. The committee has met twice and ....
a) they reached a final decision
b) a final decision was reached
c) its decision was reached
d) it has reached a final decision
Answer : (D). it has reached a final decision
6. The manager won't be able to attend the shareholders' meeting tomorrow because....
a) he must to give a lecture
b) he will be giving a lecture
c) of he will give lecture
d) he will have giving a lecture
Answer : (B). he will be giving a lecture
7. Brenda's score on the test is the highest in class.
a) She should study hard last night.
b) She should have studied hard last night.
c) She must have studied hard last night.
d) She had to study hard last night
Answer : (C). She must have studied hard last night
8. To answer accurately is more important than...a) to finish quickly
b) a quick finish
c) you finish it quickly
d) quick finish
Answer : A. to finish quickly
9. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil forest consist of a nearly hundred
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C D
Answer : (B) a nearly
10. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth’s than are
A B C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
Answer : (B) The more
11. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky
A B C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
Answer : (B) visible remains
12. The Humber River and its valley form a major salmon-fishing, lumbering, hunting,
A B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
Answer : (D) farmer
Questions 13-20
Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can be produced by combining carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in industry today because of its effectiveness as a solvent as well as its use in the production of propellants.
Despite its widespread use in industry, carbon tetrachloride has been banned for home use. In the past, carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning compounds that were used throughout the home, but it was found to be dangerous: when heated, it changes into a poisonous gas that can cause severe illness and even death if it is inhaled. Because of this dangerous characteristic, the United States revoked permission for the home use of carbon tetrachloride in 1970. The United States has taken similar action with various other chemical compounds.
13. The main point of this passage is that
a) carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it is heated
b) the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 1970
c) although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products.
d) carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of cleaning compounds
Answer : (C) although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products.
14. The word “widely” in line 2 could most easily be replaced by
a) grandly
b) extensively
c) largely
d) hugely
Answer : (B) extensively
15. It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated, it becomes
a) harmful
b) colorless
c) a cleaning compound
d) inflammable
Answer : (A). harmful
16. According to the passage, before 1970 carbon tetrachloride was
a) used by itself as a cleanser
b) banned in industrial use
c) often used as a component of cleaning products
d) not allowed in home cleaning products
Answer : (C). often used as a component of cleaning products
17. The word “inhaled” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
a) warmed
b) breathed in
c) carelessly used
d) blown
Answer : (B). breathed in
18. The word “revoked” in line 8 could most easily be replaced by
a) gave
b) granted
c) instituted
d) took away
Answer : (D). took away
19. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
a) additional uses of carbon tetrachloride
b) the banning of various chemical compounds by the U.S. government
c) further dangerous effects of carbon tetrachloride
d) the major characteristic of carbon tetrachloride
Answer : (B). the banning of various chemical compounds by the U.S. government
20. It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S. government is to
a) regulate product safety
b) prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride
c) instruct industry on cleaning methodologies
d) ban the use of any chemicals
Answer : (A). regulate product safety
