1. When ---in arctic regions, the Aleuts construct igloos as temporary winter shelters.

(A) travel
(B) to travel
(C) traveling them
(D) traveling

2. Most substances contract when they freeze so that the density of a substance’s solid is ---of its liquid.
(A) than the higher density
(B) higher than the density
(C) the density is higher than that
(D) the higher the density

3. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is ---clearly understood.

(A) none
(B) no
(C) not
(D) nor

4. Desert animals ---a means of retaining moisture in such a hot, dry climate if they are to survive.
(A) need
(B) needing
(C) to need
(D) was needed

5. ---state of Wyoming is also known as the “Equality State” because Wyoming women were the first in the nation to vote.
(A) The
(B) There is a
(C) That the
(D) As the

6. Fructose is a monosaccharide sugar that is much sweeter ---.

(A) than cane sugar does
(B) does cane sugar
(C) cane sugar
(D) than cane sugar

7. Ground plans and contour maps of the Earth ---from aerial photographs.
(A) can be drawn
(B) can draw
(C) to draw
(D) drawn

8. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert ---over art.
(A) influence worldwide a great
(B) a great worldwide influence
(C) influence a great worldwide
(D) a worldwide influence

9. ---millions of galaxies exist in the vast space outside the Milky Way.
(A) It is estimated that
(B) An estimate that
(C) That is estimated
(D) That the estimated

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10. The extent of the harmful effect of locoweeds on animals depends on the soil ---the plants grow.
(A) which
(B) which in
(C) in which
(D) in

11. The operetta first ---as a popular form of musical theater in the nineteenth century.
(A) to emerge
(B) emerging
(C) has emerged
(D) emerged

12. ---complex organic catalysts originating in living cells.

(A) Enzymes
(B) Enzymes are
(C) Enzymes which are
(D) Enzymes while they

13. In the eastern part of New Jersey ---, a major shipping and manufacturing center.
(A) lies the city of Elizabeth
(B) the city of Elizabeth lies there
(C) around the city of Elizabeth lies
(D) there lies the city of Elizabeth around

14. Work in parapsychology, ---, has attracted a relatively small number of scientists.
(A) is a very controversial field
(B) which a very controversial field is
(C) a very controversial field
(D) a field very controversial which

15. ---, the constitution of the Cherokee Nation provided for a chief executive, a senate, and a house of representatives.
(A) In 1827 they drafted
(B) The draft in 1827
(C) In 1827 was drafted
(D) Drafted in 1827

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16. Sociological studies have found that deeply hold values and principles are highly resistant to change.
A B C D
17. For centuries large communities of people have living on houseboats in parts of the world where the climate
A B C
is warm and the waters are calm.
D
18. Benjamin Franklin made the first bifocal spectacles for self by sawing the lenses of his eyeglasses in half.
A B C D
19. Not only do artificial reefs provide fish with food and shelter, they also serve as importantly underwater
A B C D
landmarks.

20. The United States Department of Agriculture supervises the quality, clean, and purity of meat.
A B C D
21. All birds, alike most reptiles and a few primitive mammals, develop from embryos in eggs outside the
A B C D
mother’s body.

22. The expansion of adult training programs has resulted partially from the feminist movement, which
A B
encouraging women to improve their skills for the job market.
C D
23. The most significant cosmological characteristic of the galaxies are the red shift in their optical spectra.
A B C D
24. James Whistler was indifferent to the titles of his painted and even changed the names of some works years
A B C D
after their completion.

25. Duke Ellington’s orchestra, playing his original compositions and arrangements, achieving a fine unity of
A B C
style and made numerous innovations in modern jazz.
D
26. Moles are almost completely blind, although its tiny eyes can distinguish light from dark.
A B C D
27. Noise is a psychological term referring toward unpleasant, unwanted, or intolerable sound.
A B C D
28. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary,
A
an institution that have always had a completely female medical staff.
B C D
29. Criminal contempt, committed in the presence of the court, may consist of disorderly behavior,
A B C
disrespectful, or disobedience of a judge’s orders.
D
30. The Cubist movement in art was a reaction against traditional methods of portray reality.
A B C D
31. During the 1600’s skilled shoemakers scarce were in what is now the United States.
A B C D

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32. If a atom loses any of its electrons, it becomes positively charged and can combine chemically with other
A B C D
atoms.

33. The National Education Association conduct extensive research on a great many aspects of education.
A B C D
34. The pain-killing agent most commonly administered in dentistry is the local anesthetic, who produces
A B C
loss of feeling only in a specific area.
D
35. Certain types of computers work properly only in environments with controlled precisely temperatures.
A B C D
36. The gorilla, while not as curious than the chimpanzee, shows more persistence and memory retention
A B C
in solving a problem.
D
37. The belief in fairies have existed from earliest times, and the literature of many countries includes
A B C
tales of fairies and their relationship to humans.
D
38. Acrylic paint enables artists to experiment with many colors effects.
A B C D
39. Salt Lake City, Utah’s capital and largest city, is industrial and banking center.
A B C D
40. A rat’s sharp teeth can gnaw through wood, plaster, or soft metallic such as lead.
A B C D

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