1.

___ dancer, Isadora Duncan played a major role in the revolution in dance that took place in
the early twentieth century.
a. Because the
b. The
c. She was a
d. Being
2. Water pressure ___ cracks open small rocks but also breaks great slabs of stone from the
faces of cliffs.
a. either
b. not only
c. and so
d. moreover
3. ___ types of guitars: acoustic and electric.
a. Basically, there are two
b. Two of the basic
c. Basically, two
d. They are two basic
4. Both longitude and latitude ___ in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
a. Measuring
b. Measured
c. are measured
d. being measured
5. New words are constantly being invented ___ new objects and concepts.
a. to describe
b. a description of
c. they describe
d. describe
6. Modern saw blades are coated with a special ___ plastic.
a. reduction of friction
b. reduced-friction
c. friction is reduced
d. friction-reducing
7. Bricks baked in a kiln are much harder ___ that are dried in the sun.
a. Those
b. than do those
c. than those
d. ones
8. Exactly ___ humans domesticated animals is not known.
a. How
b. by means of
c. if
d. by which
9. Jerome Kem's most famous work is Showboat, ___, most enduring musical comedies.
a. it is one of the finest
b. of the finest one
c. the finest one
d. one of the finest
 10. ___ snowfield on a mountain slope reaches a depth of about 100 feet, it begins to move
slowly forward under its own weight.
a. Whenever a
b. A
c. That a
d. Should a
11. Most comets have two kinds of tails, one made up of dust, ___ made up of electrically
charged particles called plasma.
a. one another
b. the other
c. other ones
d. each other
12. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi River, ___ were quite luxurious.
a. many of their
b. which many
c. many of which
d. many that
13. ___ in 1772, Maryland's state capitol is still in use and is one of the most attractive public
buildings in the United States.
a. It was built
b. Built
c. To build it
d. Building
14. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts
a. lies the island of Martha's Vineyard
b. he island of Martha's Vineyard lies there
c. Does lie the island of Martha's Vineyard lies
d. Where the island of Martha's Vineyard lies
15. The walls of arteries ___ into three layers.
a. they divide
b. dividing
c. to be divided
d. are divided
16. ___ of liquids through pipes.
a. The flow controlled by valves
b. For valves to control the flow
c. Valves control the flow
d. Controlled by valves, the flow

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17. In an essay writing in 1779, Judith Sargeant Murray promoted the cause of women’s
education.
a. In a essay
b. Writing
c. The cause of
d. Women’s education
18. A metallic object that is in contact with a magnet becomes a magnet themselves.
a. That
b. In contact with
c. Becomes
d. Themselves
19. In outer space, spacecraft can be maneuvered by means small steering rockets.
a. In
b. Can be
c. By means
d. Steering
20. A good carpentry must posses a wide variety of skills.
a. Carpentry
b. Posses
c. Variety
d. Skill
21. Grover Cleveland was the only American president which served two non-consecutive terms.
a. The only
b. Which
c. Served
d. Terms
22. The American soprano Mary Gardner, who had one of the greatest operatic voices of her era,
retired at the height of the career.
a. Who had
b. Greatest
c. height
d. the
23. Dreams are commonly made up of both visual or verbal images.
a. Commonly
b. Made up of
c. Or
d. Images
24. The flute is the only woodwind instrument that is not done of wood.
a. The flute
b. Only
c. Done
d. Wood
25. Whenever there are red, orange, or brown coloring in sandstone, iron A B ore is probably
present.
a. Whenever
b. There are red
c. Probably
d. Present