1. The role of the ear is....................................acoustic
disturbances into neural signals suitable for transmission to the brain. (A) to code (B) so that coded (C) coded (D) it coding 2. The imagist movement in poetry arose during the second decade of the twentieth century .............................. against romanticism, (A) when a revolt (B) as a revolt (C) a revolt was (D) that a revolt 3. Virtually.............................. specieshavebiological clocks that regulate their metabolismover a 24-hour period. (A) all there are (B) all (C) all are (D) they all 4. According to United States criminal law, insanity may relieve a person from the usual legal consequences ......................................... (A) what his or her acts have (B) of his or her acts are (C) of his or her acts (D) what of his or her acts 5. In addition to ------------------ a place where business deals are made, a stock exchange collects statistics, publishes price quotations, and sets rules and standards for trading. (A) being (B) it is (C) thatwhich (D) where is 6. The first inhabitants of the territories ...................... Canada came across the Bering Strait and along the edge of the Arctic ice. (A) make up that now (B) make up now that (C) that makeup now (D) that now make up
7. ------------ need for new schools following the Second World War that provided the sustained thrust for the architectural programin Columbus, Indiana. (A) Since the (B) To be the (C) The (D) It was the 8. The soybean contains vitamins, essential minerals, ..............................highpercentageof protein. (A) a (B) and a (C) since a (D) of which a 9. Hail is formed when a drop of rain is carried by an updraft to an altitude where ....................... to freeze it. (A) is the air cold enough (B) the air cold enough (C) the cold enough air (D) the air is cold enough 10. Geometrically, the hyperbolic functions are related to the hyperbola, .......................................the trigonometric functions are related to the circle. (A) just as (B) same (C) similar to (D) and similar 11. ....................... , Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes, having erupted dozens of times since 1952. (A) The big island of Hawaii's location (B) Locates the big island of Hawaii (C) Located on the big island of Hawaii (D) On the big island of Hawaii's location 12. Not until the eighteenth century ----------------------- the complex chemistry of metallurgy (A) when scientists began to appreciate (B) did scientists begin to appreciate (C) scientists who were beginning to appreciate (D) the appreciation of scientists began
13. ............................ 1810, water-powered textile manufacturing arrived in New Hampshire with the founding of a company in Manchester that manufactured cotton and wool. (A) Early (B) In the early (C) As early as (D) When early
14. The settings of Eudora Welty's stories may be rather limited, but ............................................... about human nature is quite broad. (A) exposes (B) exposes that (C) she exposes (D) what she exposes
15. Lichens grow extremely well in very plants can cold parts of the world survive. (A) where few other (B) few others (C) where do few others (D) there are few others
16Thepeartreehassimple, oval leavesthataresmoother andshinier thanthemof the A B C D apple. 17Intheorbitof aplanetaroundtheSun, thepointclosesttotheSuniscalleditthe A B C D perihelion. 18Intheearly1900s, RoyHarriscreatedandpromotedadistinctlyAmericanstyleof A B C classical musicandgreatlyinfluencedanumberof composer intheUnitedStates. D 19Theeighteenthcenturywitnessedtheemergenceof NorthAmericanports, A particularBoston, NewYork,andPhiladelphia, asmajorcommercial centerswithinthe B C D Britishempire. 20Guitarlikeinstrumentshaveexistsinceancienttimes, butthefirstwrittenmention A B C of theguitaritself isfromthefourteenthcentury. D 21Thelawof biogenesisistheprinciplewhatall livingorganismsarederivedfroma A B C parentorparents. D 22Onyxisamineral thatcanberecognizeditsregularandstraightparallel bandsof A B C white, black,orbrown. D 23Thereareasmanyas200millioninsectsforeveryhumanbeings,andinfacttheir A B total number exceedsthatof all otheranimalstakentogether. C D
24NativetoSouthAmericaandcultivatedtherefor thousandsof years, thepeanut A B issaidtohaveintroducedtoNorthAmericabyearlyexplorers. C D 25Originallycanoesweremadebythehollowingoutof logsandusedwerefor combat A B C aswell astransport. D 26Amongthesymptomsof measles,whichtakesabouttwelvedaystoincubate, areahigh A B C fever, swellingof glandsintheneck,acough, andsensitivetolight. D 27Icecrystalsinaglaciertendstomeltandrecrystallizewithinabrief momentof travel A B C D onadownhill glide.
28Photographwasrevolutionizedin1851bytheintroductionof thecollodionprocess A B C for makingglassnegatives. D 29Thepianoisastringedmusical instrumentinwhichthestringsarestrikeby A B C felt-coveredhammerscontrolledbyakeyboard. D 30Thesoundsusedinhumanlanguagestocreatemeaningconsistof small variationin A B airpressurecanbesensedbytheear. C D 31Themountains,especiallytheRockyMountains,formerlyconstitutedaseriously A B barrier toeast-westtradeinBritishColumbia. C D 32Telescopearefrequentlyusedinastronomytocollectlightfromacelestial object, A B bringthelightintofocus, andproducingamagnifiedimage. C D 33Diamondisthehardestknownsubstance,sodiamondcanbecutonlybyanother A B C D diamonds. 34Thereareabout350speciesandsubspeciesof birdsindanger of becomeextinct, A B withalargenumber of them, 117inall,foundonoceanicislands. C D 35Thenineteenth-centuryromanticmovementinartwaspartiallyareactiontowhat A B C wasperceivedasoveremphasisonreasonableandorderinneoclassicism. D 36Liketriglycerides, cholesterol isatypeof fatthatisbothconsumedinthedietbut A B C D manufacturedbythebody. 37BoththeUnitedStatessilverdollarandhalf-dollar, firstmintedin1794, hadafigure A B C of Libertyononesideandaeagleonthereverseside. D 38Foranadvertisementtobeeffective, itsproductionandplacementmusttobebased A B C onaknowledgeof humannatureandaskilleduseof themedia. D 39Whilephotosynthesisingreenplants, lightenergyiscapturedandusedtoconvert A B C water, carbondioxide, andmineralsintooxygenandenergy-richorganiccompounds. D 40TheDemocraticParty,themostoldestexistingpolitical partyintheUnitedStates, A B hasplayedavital roleinthenationshistory. C D