Grammar
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Cincinnati's state-of-the-art Underground Railroad Museum makes details of escapes and _____ imaginable aspect of slavery in America accessible to the broad public.
a) all
b) every other
c) each other
d) whatever
b) every other
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a) Who is talking?
b) Where does the conversation probably take place?
a) two students;
b) at school
[…] Human anatomy was first studied by observing the exterior of the body and observing the wounds of soldiers and other injuries. Later, physicians were allowed to dissect bodies of the dead to AUGMENT their knowledge. When a body is dissected, its structures are cut apart in order to observe their physical attributes and their relationships to one another. […]
The word augment is closest in meaning to
a) Prove
b) Increase
c) Validate
d) Spread
b) augment; increase is closest in meaning to augment. Spread is similar in that it means to make something larger, but spread implies that something grows outward, while augment, in this situation, implies an increase.
Select the one which is wrong
The camp on the inhospitable, MOSQUITO-INFESTED banks of the River Sekonyer, was SET UP to track the primates and LEARN FROM their habitat, DIET AND BEHAVIOR
a) mosquito-infested
b) set up
c) learn from
d) diet and behavior
c) learn from; it should be "learn about their habitat"
Select the one which is wrong
ON THE BOTTOM OF of the New York MetroCard HAVE three arrows and little white letters that say "Insert this way/This side facing you." What IS IT ABOUT that instruction THAT IS SO impossible to understand?
a) on the bottom ofb) have
c) is it about
d) is so
b) have; It should be "are"
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What is the topic of this conversation?
Access of sports in an University
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman was an American journalist at the turn of the century who wrote for the newspaper New York World under the pen name Nellie Bly, a name which was taken from the Stephen Foster song Nelly Bly. She achieved fame for her exposes and in particular for the bold and Line adventuresome way that she obtained her stories. (5)
She felt that the best way to get the real story was from the inside rather than as an outside observer who could be treated to a prettified version of reality. On one occasion she pretended to be a
thief so that she would get arrested and see for herself how female prisoners were really treated. On another occasion she faked mental illness in order to be admitted to a mental hospital to get the real picture on the treatment of mental patients.
3.Which of the following is NOT true
about Nellie Bly?
(A) Nellie Bly’s real name was
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman.
(B) Nellie Bly was mentally ill.
(C) The name Nellie Bly came from a
song.
(D) The name Nellie Bly was used on
articles that Seaman wrote.
(B) Nellie Bly was mentally ill.
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2. _____twelve million immigrants
entered the United States via Ellis Island.
A) More than
B) There were more than
C) Of more than
D) The report of
a) more than
Select the one which is wrong
The norovirus CAUSES illness 24 hours to 48 hours after exposure, and can cause a sickness THAT LASTS TO three days. It IS NOT life-threatening. It can be passed through food OR touching infected surfaces.
a) causes
b) that lasts to
c) is not
d) or
b) that lasts to; it should be "that lasts up to three days"
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What is the topic of this conversation?
Differences in literature styles
The full moon that occurs nearest the equinox of the Sun has become known as the harvest moon. It is a bright moon which allows farmers to work late into the night for several nights […]
1. The pronoun "It" in line 2 refers to
(A) the equinox
(B) the Sun
(C) the harvest moon
(D) the night
c) the harvest moon
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Motor vehicle collisions are _____ of death in infants and children.
a) primary reason
b) a leading cause
c) frequently resulting
d) often blamed
b) a leading cause
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Wildlife managers are looking to contraception _____ to control nuisance animals.
a) in orderb) as method
c) as a way
d) as option
c) as a way
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a) five times a week
b) four times a week
c) once a week
d) six times a week
The financial firm Dow Jones and Company computes business statistics every hour on the hour of each of the business days of the year, and these statistics are known as the Dow Jones averages. They are based on a select group of stocks and bonds that are traded on
the New York Stock Line Exchange. […]
5. The pronoun "They" in line 3 refers to
(A) the business days
(B) these statistics
(C) stocks and bonds
(D) four different types
b) these statistics
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What is the topic of this conversation?
Friends making plans
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MOST OF the large industries IN THE country ARE well organized and structured and are sometimes BACKED UP internationally reputable mother companies.
a) most of
b) in the
c) are
d) backed up
d) backed up; it should be "backed up by internationally reputable mother companies"
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a) they are not so violent
b) they are located along the Ring of Firec) they contain a lot of gas
d) they contain thick lavaOne identifying characteristic of minerals is their relative hardness, which can be determined by scratching one mineral with another. In this type of
test, a harder mineral can scratch a softer one, but a softer mineral is unable to scratch the harder one. The Molls' hardness scale is used to rank
minerals according to hardness. Ten minerals are listed in this scale, ranging from talc with a hardness of 1 to diamond with a hardness of 10. On this scale, quartz (number 7) is harder than feldspar (number 6) and is therefore able to scratch it; however, feldspar is unable to make a mark on quartz.
3. Which of the following best states
the subject of this passage?
(A) The hardness of diamonds
(B) Identifying minerals by means of a
scratch test
(C) Feldspar on the Mohs' scale
(D) Recognizing minerals in their natural
state
a) hardness of diamonds
Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the site of a U.S. army post, but it is even more renowned for the Fort Knox Bullion Depository, the massive vault that
contains the bulk of the U.S. government's gold deposits. Completed in 1936, the vault is housed in a two-story building constructed of granite, steel,
Line and concrete; the vault itself is made of steel and concrete and has a door that weighs more than (5) twenty tons. Naturally, the most up-to-date security devices available are in place at Fort Knox, and the army post nearby provides further protection.
1. Which of the following best describes
the topic of the passage?
(A) The city of Fort Knox, Kentucky
(B) The federal gold depository
(C) The U.S. army post at Fort Knox
(D) Gold bullion
b) the federal gold depository