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EXERCISE TWENTYONE

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1.
Art critic Leila Mechlin served as the editor of Art and Progress, the official publication of the American Federation of Arts, _____ 1909 until 1931.

(A)
to

(B)
at

(C)
after

(D)
from


2.
_____ forsythia bushes is their tendency to remain free from pests and disease.

(A)
It is an outstanding trait

(B)
An outstanding trait of

(C)
They have an outstanding trait

(D)
Is an outstanding trait of


3.
Igneous rocks form _____ hot melted rock from inside the Earth cools and becomes solid.

(A)
when

(B)
when does

(C)
and when

(D)
it is when


4.
_____ invention of printing, people were able to produce large numbers of books and pictures.

(A)
Because the

(B)
The

(C)
It was the

(D)
After the


5.
_____ his most popular are a series of four paintings entitled "The Four Freedoms."

(A)
Among Norman Rockwell's works

(B)
Among his works, Norman Rockwell

(C)
Norman Rockwell, among his works

(D)
Norman Rockwell's works are among


6.
The decibel is a unit _____ the ration of the magnitude of two electric voltages.

(A)
that expresses

(B)
the expression

(C)
expresses of

(D)
of expression


7.
Early philosophers believed that the mind was divided into three faculties _____ as feeling, intellect, and will.

(A)
to know

(B)
known

(C)
knowing

(D)
knew them


8.
_____ her remarkable achievements, Nancy Ward, a Cherokee leader of the 1700's, became a legendary figure in Tennessee folklore.

(A)
That

(B)
Through

(C)
However

(D)
Whenever


9.
Since Alaska attained statehood in 1959 _____ party has dominated politics there.

(A)
none

(B)
no

(C)
not

(D)
never


10.
The ability _____ genes gives scientists a tool of unprecedented potential.

(A)
manipulates

(B)
manipulated

(C)
to manipulate

(D)
manipulating of


11.
The ionosphere, _____ extremely thin air, lies above the stratosphere and extends upward some 650 miles.

(A)
is a layer

(B)
a layer of

(C)
has a layer of

(D)
a layer where


12.
The pigmentation of a pearl is influenced by the type of oyster in which it develops and by the depth, temperature, and _____ in which the oyster lives.

(A)
the salt content of the water

(B)
the water contains salt

(C)
the content of the water is salt

(D)
there is salt contained in the water is salt


13. Maui is not the most developed of the Hawaiian Islands; _____ it has modern hospitals, schools, and resort communities.
(A)
in spite of

(B)
contrary

(C)
nevertheless

(D)
contrasting



14. Food restores energy that is used, _____ that constantly need repair, and develops bones, muscles, and teeth.
(A)
rebuilds tissue cells

(B)
tissue cell rebuilding

(C)
tissue cells are rebuilt

(D)
rebuilt tissue cells


15.The twelve constellations located along or near the ecliptic – the signs of the zodiac.
(A)
are referred to as

(B)
as referred to as

(C)
they are referred to

(D)
to which are referred


16. Since 1780, when the country's first hat factory was establish in Danbury, Connecticut, the

A
B

town has been a center for hat manufacturing in the United States.

C
D

17.The psychologist, William James, asserted that fear is more the often result of running away

A
B
C

than the cause.

D

18. The evaporameter measures the fast of evaporation of water in the atmosphere.


A
B
C
D

19. Brook Farm in West Roxbury, Mussachusetts, was an experiment in group living that

A
B

flourished between 1841 or 1847.

C

D

20.
Katherine Anne Porter's Ship of Fools relating events occurring on the voyage of a German


A
B

ocean liner from Vera Cruz, Mexico, to Bremerhaven, Germany.

C

D

21.
Paprika is less biting than red cayenne pepper, and she has a sweeter taste.


A
B
C
D

22.
Although mockingbirds superbly mimic the songs and calls of many bird, they can


A

B

nonetheless be quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural clues.

C
D

23.
Statistical methods have found wide application in the psychological testing field and in the



A
B
C

studied of human behavior.

D

24.
The cultural heritage of the Louisiana Cajuns was origin based on that of the Acadians of


A
B
C
D

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada.

25.
Microwave cooking can be accurately described as the first absolutely new method of prepare


A
B
C

food since the discovery of fire.

D

26.
Silver's most distinguishing property is their electrical conductivity.


A
B
C
D

27.
Although all humans age, the rate at which this inevitable process occurs is different each


A
B

C
D

person.

28.
Prior to
the introduction of giant tilling and sowing machinery, wheat did not grow as


A
B

prolifically like it does today.

C
D

29.
The adrenal glands, also called the suprarenal glands, there are organs of the body that lie just


A
B
C
D

above the kidneys.

30.
Among the early settlers of Tennessee were artisans who were skilled in weaving rugs,


A
B
C

designing quilts, and carved wood.

D

31.
When television was first introduced, the extent to that it would affect society could not have



A
B
C

been foreseen.

D

32.
Judging to
be the best boxer of his time, Sugar Ray Robinson lost only 3 out of 137 fights.


A
B
C
D

33.
Colorfastness, durability, and resistance to moisture make mosaic a practical form of


A
B

architectural decoration in the warm and humidity areas of the Mediterranean basin.

C
D

34.
The rich and vary cultural heritage of Pennsylvania can be traced to the influence of the many


A
B
C

different ethnic groups who have settled there.

D

35.
Most
crickets have two pairs of fully developed wings, and muscular hind legs for jump.

A
B
C
D

36.
The brain process a wealth of information about the outside world from the sensory organs.


A

B
C
D

37.
A march is highly rhythmic piece of music first used by military bands to accompany


A
B
C
D

marching.

38.
Cattle egrets follow herds of cattle or other grazing animals to food on insects stirred up by


A
B
C

the bigger animals.

D

39.
Scientists claim that an individual can function from about three days when totally deprived of



A
B
C
D

sleep.

40.
Hardy, common lichens form flat patches when they fasten themselves to rocks and trees


A
B
C
D

trunks.