1, (A) There are many different airline fares available., (B) Travel agents are all the same., (C) It matters where tickets are issued., (D) It makes no difference where the tickets are purchased., 2, (A) They should be picked before they’re ripe., (B) They should have been picked already., (C) They’ll get picked when they turn a certain color., (D) They won’t be picked until next year., 3, (A) A two-bedroom apartment may be too expensive., (B) The woman should not move off campus., (C) The woman should pay the rent by check., (D) The university has a list of rental properties., 4, (A) The man often flatters Judy., (B) Judy is thinking about getting her hair cut., (C) She hasn’t seen Judy’s new haircut., (D) She agrees with the man about Judy’s appearance., 5, (A) Watching a movie., (B) Talking on the phone., (C) Picking up her friends., (D) Eating dinner., 6, (A) Notify the post office of his new address., (B) Check to see if the mail has arrived., (C) Send the letter by special delivery., (D) Answer the letters after he moves., 7, (A) He doesn’t like his new glasses., (B) His regular glasses are being repaired., (C) He thinks his eyesight is improving., (D) He’s decided to go without glasses., 8, (A) Talk to Dr. Boyd about an assignment., (B) Return their books to the library., (C) Meet Dr. Boyd at the library., (D) Make an appointment with their teacher on Friday., 9, (A) There is no orange juice in the machine., (B) He doesn’t like orange juice., (C) He prefers milk to orange juice., (D) The machine is broken., 10, (A) The man shouldn’t take the new job., (B) She’s sorry the man isn’t being promoted., (C) It isn’t easy to keep secrets at work., (D) She won’t tell anyone about the man’s promotion., 11, (A) He has made other plans for lunch., (B) He has already eaten his lunch., (C) He’d like to ask Bill to join them., (D) He’s meeting Bill in the cafeteria tomorrow., 12, (A) Complaining about the man’s behavior., (B) Repeating an insensitive remark., (C) Denying her involvement in an argument., (D) Accepting the man’s apology., 13, (A) The man may use the telephone soon., (B) The man should hurry., (C) She’ll call George for the man., (D) She’s waiting for a call., 14, (A) She’s difficult to understand., (B) She gives longer assignments than Professor Brown., (C) Her lectures are interesting., (D) Her class meets more often than Professor Brown’s., 15, (A) The exam had more sections than she expected., (B) She was surprised that the exam was so difficult., (C) Part of the exam was easier than she expected., (D) She didn’t have time to study for the exam., 16, (A) He’s only finished half of his lunch., (B) He’s going to eat soon., (C) He’ll continue to work until he finishes., (D) He’ll start working half an hour from now., 17, (A) The bank was closed when she got there., (B) The bank stayed open later than usual., (C) She was able to do her banking., (D) She didn’t have enough time to go to the bank., 18, (A) The man has to sign his name., (B) The woman will give the man an information kit., (C) The woman can’t find the list., (D) The man has already paid to attend the conference, 19, (A) She doesn’t know the way., (B) The café is near the information desk., (C) The man should get his own map., (D) The café isn’t marked on the map., 20, (A) He’d like to get a ride from the woman., (B) He lives very near the woman., (C) He doesn’t want to go downtown., (D) He thinks the woman is going the wrong way., 21, (A) He’ll see the woman at the dentist’s office., (B) He’ll miss seeing the woman at work., (C) He’ll try to make arrangements for the woman., (D) He’ll schedule a different dental appointment., 22, (A) The woman should avoid getting cold., (B) It’s easy to get sick in cold weather., (C) The woman should get more rest., (D) Dressing warmly can prevent illness., 23, (A) The man won’t be ready for tonight’s class., (B) The man will not be able to go to the store before class., (C) She’ll take the man to the mall tonight., (D) The class schedule has been changed., 24, (A) Richard often goes home early., (B) The woman expected Richard to be at home., (C) Richard should not leave work early., (D) The woman called Richard 30 minutes ago., 25, (A) She doesn’t have time to buy groceries now., (B) The store will probably go out of business soon., (C) She hopes the store hasn’t already closed., (D) The store on the corner has inconvenient hours., 26, (A) The man’s house has no electricity., (B) The TV’s plug might be broken., (C) The man can’t afford to fix the TV., (D) The TV might not need to be fixed., 27, (A) Get a new computer for the woman., (B) Ask Gary to move the woman’s furniture., (C) Find out if a bigger office is available., (D) Request a new chair for the woman., 28, (A) The supervisor hasn’t explained what he needs to do., (B) His work is viewed favorably., (C) He’s impressed by his supervisor., (D) His back problems have affected his work recently., 29, (A) The slide projector has been repaired., (B) The room is ready for the meeting., (C) He’ll take care of the slide projector after lunch., (D) Everyone is waiting for the meeting to begin., 30, (A) Wear a blue jacket., (B) Dress warmly., (C) Wear something cool., (D) Wear cotton pants, 31, (A) To get help in finding a new college., (B) To change his major., (C) To fill out an application for college., (D) To find out how to change dormitories., 32, (A) A small school does not offer a wide range of courses., (B) His tuition will not be refunded., (C) Changing majors involves a lot of paperwork., (D) He may not be able to transfer all his credits., 33, (A) A small school does not offer a wide range of courses., (B) His tuition will not be refunded., (C) Changing majors involves a lot of paperwork., (D) He may not be able to transfer all his credits., 34, (A) The registrar’s office., (B) The admissions office., (C) The housing office., (D) The math department., 35, (A) She has won a literary award., (B) She has been profiled in a literary journal., (C) Her novel has sold very well., (D) Her contract with a publisher has been extended., 36, (A) A criminal., (B) A poet., (C) A radio announcer., (D) A police officer., 37, (A) To learn more about her research findings., (B) To learn how she writes so many books., (C) To find out how she learned to write poetry., (D) To find ways to improve his own writing., 38, (A) To take notes for newspaper articles., (B) To keep track of the number of hours she spends writing., (C) To record ideas she has when she is not at her desk., (D) To document evidence for a police investigation., 39, (A) Preparing for a hurricane., (B) Damage caused by a hurricane., (C) Coastal weather patterns., (D) Evacuation procedures., 40, (A) The navy., (B) A government weather agency., (C) State police headquarters., (D) A local shelter., 41, (A) Cover windows., (B) Buy a supply of food and water., (C) Locate the nearest shelter., (D) Leave coastal areas., 42, (A) Gas stations might not be open., (B) Fuel might increase in price., (C) They may need to drive neighbors to shelters., (D) There may be long lines at the gas stations., 43, (A) The economic impact of mail delivery on rural areas., (B) A comparison of urban and rural mail delivery., (C) Government mail delivery in cities., (D) The introduction of mail delivery in rural areas., 44, (A) It was paid for by the United States Congress., (B) It was run by private companies., (C) It was regulated by the government., (D) It was mainly for farmers., 45, (A) Many post office locations were inconvenient., (B) Bad roads delayed mail delivery., (C) The postal rates were too high., (D) There were not enough mail carriers to deliver mail., 46, (A) They were indifferent to it., (B) They thought it should have been done long before., (C) They thought it was unnecessary., (D) They thought it had to be accepted despite its cost., 47, (A) The properties of quartz crystals., (B) A method of identifying minerals., (C) The life of Friedrich Mohs., (D) A famous collection of minerals., 48, (A) Its estimated value., (B) Its crystalline structure., (C) Its chemical composition., (D) Its relative hardness., 49, (A) Collect some minerals as homework., (B) Identify the tools he is using., (C) Apply the information given in the talk., (D) Pass their papers to the front of the room., 50, (A) When it is scratched in different directions., (B) When greater pressure is applied., (C) When its surface is scratched too frequently., (D) When the tester uses the wrong tools., Structure Section. 1. No spectacle in the universe is ... than an exploding star., (A) impressive, (B) as impressive, (C) more impressive, (D) the most impressive, 2. The allegheny and Monongahela rives ... in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to form the Ohio River., (A) meet, (B) meeting, (C) for meeting, (D) which meet, 3. The horns of a rhinoceros continue ... throughout its entire lifetime., (A) it grows, (B) to grow, (C) they grow, (D) grow, 4. Mathematics helps meteorologists to predict the weather more accurately, to calculate the speed of storms, and ..., (A) for the wind to blow determines, (B) causes the wind blowing to determine, (C) to determine what causes the wind to blow, (D) determine the wind’s blowing, 5. ... position of the planet Earth in relation to the Sun is always changing a little bit., (A) The, (B) That the, (C) It was the, (D) There was a, 6. Systems of phonetic writing are ... at transcribing accurately any sequence of speech sounds., (A) the aim, (B) aimed, (C) who aims, (D) by aiming, 7. In photosynthesis, ... through which green plancs manufactured food, energy from direct sunlight is trapped by a substance called chlorophyll., (A) that the process, (B) is a process, (C) the process, (D) in which the process, ... and hard, ivory may be carved with great delicacy into intricate patterns., (A) Because of its density, (B) Because it is dense, (C) May be dense, (D) Its density, A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, ... shadow of the Moon moves acoss the face of the Earth., (A) and the, (B) and it is the, (C) that the, (D) that it is the, 10. The spectacularly beautiful and sultry voice of Lena Horne made her ...., (A) being a nationally celebrated vocalist, (B) a vocalist was nationally celebrated, (C) as nationally celebrated vocalist, (D) a nationally celebrated vocalist, 11. The existence of very long channels ... into the deep-sea floor of the Atlantic and pacific oceans has been well documented., (A) are cut, (B) cuts, (C) to cut, (D) cutting, 12. Lilian Wald's ... lies in the field of public health nursing., (A) contribution was most distinctive, (B) whose most distinctive contribution, (C) most contributions are distinctive, (D) most distinctive contribution, 13. Fine rubies ... of flaws are extremetly rare and command high prices., (A) free, (B) are free, (C) which free, (D) when are they free, 14. In some parts of the world, not only ... a form of entertainment, but it is also a means of communication., (A) whistling, (B) is whistling, (C) that whistling is, (D) why is whistling, 15. Invented in the 1780’s, threshing machines enabled farmers to process grain ... they could by hand., (A) than much faster, (B) much than faster, (C) much faster than, (D) faster than much, 16. Patients they (A) suffer from (B) common arthritis can (C) be treated using heat (D), physical therapy, and aspirin., A, B, C, D, 17. Forests contain more than merely tree (A); they also (B) include smaller plants, such as (C) mosses, shrubs, and wil flowers (D)., A, B, C, D, 18. The game (A) of marbles, which (B) originated in prehistoric times, is (C) still played today in much (D) lands., A, B, C, D, 19. The modern (A) racing bicylce is carefully (B) engineered for (C) safety, lightness, and reliable (D)., A, B, C, D, 20. On (A) 1945 the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case (B) of Brown v.Board of Education, declaring (C) segretated education (D) unconstitutional., A, B, C, D, 21. Because glass (A) objects are fragile, least (B) have survived from (C) ancient civilizations. (D), A, B, C, D, 22. An important effect (A) that criticism can have (B) on contemporary poets is the assurance that there is a (C) growing interest their (D) work., A, B, C, D, 23. Music festivals, which date back as fas as (A) the mid-seventeenth century, have increased significantly (B) in popular (C) within the past (D) few decades., A, B, C, D, 24. Human skin is a complex (A), sensitive organ that (B) serves many functions (C) necessary for the maintain of life., A, B, C, D, 25. Sapce (A) photography and advanced measurement technology, including (B) a laser reflector placed on the Moon, have possible (C) made extremely precise measurements of the surface of the Earth., A, B, C, D, 26. The scale of the demographic change (A) that are now occurring and that are projected (B) for the near future (C) is unprecedented in human (D) history., A, B, C, D, 27. The paintings (A) of artist Abraham Rattner are noted for (B) their brilliant color (C), rich texture, and symbolic. (D), A, B, C, D, 28. Betwee (A)n the high and low tidemarks of marine coasts existing (B) abundant and varied (C) plant and (D) animal life, A, B, C, D, 29. The total amount of water (A) in the world’s ecological system (B) has remained the same than (C) throughout the ages. (D), A, B, C, D, 30. Butterflies and moths comprise (A) the Lepidoptera order of insects find (B) throughout (C) most of (D) the world., A, B, C, D, 31. The planet (A) Neptune has two known (B) satellites: one about (C) the size with (D) Earth’s Moon, the other much smaller., A, B, C, D, 32. Harry Truman's victory over (A) Thomas Dewey was one of (B) the biggest surprise (C) in the political (D) history of the United States., A, B, C, D, 33. The narwhal resembles (A) other whales, but it has a long (B), spiral tusk growing (C) from its (D) head., A, B, C, D, 34. In exchange for (A) requiring them to disclose (B) the workings of their inventions, patients give inventors (C) temporary, legally (D) monopolies., A, B, C, D, 35. Lilian Gish is best (A) known for her roles (B) in such silently (C) films as (D) The Birth of a Nation and Broken Blossoms., A, B, C, D, 36. Oraibi, Arizona, built by (A) the Hopi Indians during 1100’s, is probably (B) the oldest (C) inhabited settlement (D) in the United States, A, B, C, D, 37. It (A) may take (B) several hundred years (C) to build inch (D) of topsoil., A, B, C, D, 38.Known for power, speed (A), and maneuverability, the goshawk has short wings and a (B) long tail, enabling (C) them (D) to dodge branches in pursuit of prey., A, B, C, D, 39. Lubrication is essential in machinery because if (A) the moving part (B) of a machine come into direct contact (C) with each other (D), friction interferes with motion., A, B, C, D, One basic principle of international (A) air law recognize (B) a country’s complete sovereignty over (C) the airspace above its territory (D)., A, B, C, D

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