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1. A loudspeaker is an instrument ____ electrical energy into sound energy.

A that
B who is transforming
C transformed
D that transforms

2. Paella, which was a traditional Valencian dish. Is made of rice, chicken, and seafood.
A B C D
3. Researchers may be able to find and monitor San Andreas Fault lines ____ since 1857 or
earlier.

A where have not slipped

B have not slipped
C that have not slipped
D have not been slipping

4. The caterpillar shedding old skin and encloses itself in a pupa from which it later emerges,
A B C
transformed into a butterfly.
D

5. ____ found in New Zealand were brought there by homesick immigrants.

A The hedgehogs which

B The hedgehogs
C where the hedgehogs
D The hedgehogs are

6. The stringy, slimy formations discovered hang from the walls in a Mexican cave are colonies of
A B C
live bacteria that eat sulfur and drip acid.
D
7. Nantucket ____ a little island 20 mile off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

A which is
B where
C is
D it is

8. Iufaa’s tomb, which untouched for 2,500 years, is among the few Egyptian tombs found
A B
undisturbed by robbers since the tomb of King Tut was discovered in 1922.
C D

9. The woolly musk ox, ____, survives on Ellesmere Island.

A once hunted almost to extinction

B hunted almost once to extinction
C almost hunted once to extinction
D hunted almost to once extinction

10. Extra wheels attach beside and below the rail keep roller-coaster cars on track whether they
A B C
are right-side up, upside down, or sideways.
D

11. North Carolina ____ because of its production of tar, turpentine, and pitch.

12. Experts in aerodynamics study the placement of dimples on golf balls to create balls that they
A B C
fly in specific ways when hit.
D

13. When competing in a demolition derby, ____ until their cars are completely demolished.

A that drivers continue

B drivers must continue
C drivers continuing
D although drivers must continue

14. Before a major league baseball game beginning the umpires rub the baseballs with special
A B
mud that roughens the ball’s surface to give pitchers a better grip.
C D
15. ____ government point with pride to increasing mechanization in agriculture, power from
humans and animals still produces a significant portion of the world’s food.

A Since
B Because
C So that
D While

16. In ancient Greece, that ordinary people were allowed to participate in government, any male
A B
citizen eighteen or older could vote.
C D

17. After $116 million had been spent, the Supreme Court stopped construction of the dam on the
Little Tennessee River because of a little fish, ____ .

A the famous endangered snail darter

B it was the famous endangered snail darter
C being the famous endangered snail darter
D which the famous endangered snail darter

18. Crazy Horse’s vision of a painted rider galloping through a storm was seen as a sign that he
A B
will become a great warrior leading his people into battle.
C D

19. The black moths ____ have become genetically more tolerant of pollution.

A survive in industrial areas

B survived in industrial areas
C survival in industrial areas
D surviving in industrial areas

20. Windmills are making a comeback in Denmark, where centuries ago the people of this
A B
windswept country use wind power to pump water and grind grain.
C D
21. ____, their small size and the thin soil make them easy prey to a hiker’s heel.

A Alpine flowers, which can resist wind, cold, and snow

B When alpine flowers can resist wind, cold, and snow
C While alpine flowers can resist wind, cold, and snow
D Alpine flowers resisting wind, cold, and snow

22. The fashion of decorating hats with feather declined because too many birds slaughtered for
A B C
their feathers.
D

23. ____ with strong flippers, seals gracefully glide through the sea.

A Paddle and steer

B it is paddling and steering
C That they paddle and steer
D Paddling and steering

24. While drained a lake below a roller coaster in Blackpool, England, workers found hundreds of
A B C
sets of false teeth lost by screaming passengers.
D

25. ____ pandas eat bamboo almost exclusivey, they are also canivorous.

A Not only
B Until
C As soon as
D Although