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Subtropical zones ______ temperate zones, but they still have distinct summer and winter seasons.
(A) that are warmer
(B) warmer
(C) are warmer as
(D) are warmer than
(D) are warmer than
______ the diameter of a circle, the larger its circumference is.
(A) Greater than
(B) The greater
(C) Great as
(D) As great as
(B) The greater
Sea bass ____________ freshwater bass.
(A) are larger than
(B) the larger the
(C) are as large
(D) are larger
(A) are larger than
Wild strawberries are ______ as cultivated strawberries.
A) not so sweet
(B) not as sweet
(C) less sweeter
(D) not as sweeter
(B) not as sweet
Automobiles, airplanes, and buses use more energy per passenger ___________
(A) as do trains
(B) than trains do
(C) trains do
(D) like trains
(B) than trains do
The larger a drop of water, ____________ freezing temperature.
(A) the higher its
(B) its higher (C)
higher than its
(D) higher of its
(A) the higher its
______________ San Diego and San Francisco, Los Angeles has no natural harbor.
(A) Dissimilar
(B) Unlike
(C) Dislike
(D) Different
(B) Unlike
The water of the Great Salt Lake is ______ seawater.
(A) saltier than that of
(B) as salty as that of
(C) saltier than
(D) so salty as
(C) saltier than
A psychosis is a severe mental disorder, ________ a neurosis.
(A) the most serious
(B) as serious
(C) more serious than
(D) as though serious
(C) more serious than
The social system of bumblebees is not as complex ________
(A) than honeybees
(B) as honeybees
(C) that honeybees are
(D) as that of honeybees
(D) as that of honeybees
The administration of private colleges is nearly _________ that of public colleges.
(A) same
(B) just as
(C) the same as
(D) similar
(C) the same as
____________ a river on land, an ocean current does not flow in a straight line.
(A) Alike
(B) Like
(C) Likewise
(D) Likely
(B) Like
The skin temperature of humans is ________ their internal temperature.
(A) not high as
(B) not so high
(C) as low
(D) lower than
(D) lower than
A butterfly ________ a moth in a number of ways.
(A) is different from
(B) is different
(C) the difference is
(D) differing from
(A) is different from
The wings of eagles are ______ those of hawks.
(A) wider than
(B) wide as
(C) so wide as
(D) the widest
(A) wider than
The vocal range of a humpback whale is __________ that of a blue whale, allowing it to produce a wider variety of sounds.
(A) broader than
(B) as broad as
(C) so broad as
(D) the broadest
(A) broader than
________ other birds, penguins are flightless and have adapted to life in aquatic environments."
(A) Not alike
(B) Unlike
(C) Unlikely
(D) Dislike
(B) Unlike
Solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams produce more renewable energy per unit of investment ________
(A) as do fossil fuel plants
(B) than fossil fuel plants do
(C) fossil fuel plants do
(D) like fossil fuel plants
(B) than fossil fuel plants do
______tropical rainforests, temperate forests experience distinct seasonal changes, including cold winters and warm summers
(A) Like
(B) Unlikely
(C) Unlike
(D) Not alike
(C) Unlike
Organic tomatoes are ______ as conventionally grown tomatoes, but they often have a richer flavor.
(A) not so large
(B) not as large
(C) less larger
(D) not as larger
(B) not as large
Electric vehicles, hybrid cars, and hydrogen-powered vehicles emit fewer greenhouse gases per mile __________
(A) as do traditional gasoline vehicles
(B) than traditional gasoline vehicles emit
(C) traditional gasoline vehicles emit
(D) like traditional gasoline vehicles
(B) than traditional gasoline vehicles emit
Unlike the structured hierarchy of ants, the organization of termites is ______ complex and decentralized.
__ (A) the most
__ (B) more
__ (C) much more
__ (D) most
(C) much more
The migration patterns of certain bird species are ______ those of marine mammals in terms of distance and duration.
__ (A) comparable to
__ (B) compared with
__ (C) as comparing
__ (D) compared to
(A) comparable to
______ the gravitational pull of the Moon, the Earth's tides would not exhibit such dramatic variations.
__ (A) If it were not for
__ (B) If it was
__ (C) Because of
__ (D) Even though
(A) If it were not for
The latest research suggests that the brain is ______ than previously assumed in adapting to new learning experiences.
__ (A) more capable
__ (B) the most capable
__ (C) much capable
__ (D) as capable
(A) more capable