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1. Deep in the Rio Bec area of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula … a. does a 1.250 year old pyramid lie b. a 1.250 year old pyramid lie c. lies a 1.250 year old pyramid d. is a 1.250 year old pyramid lying 2. The architecture and pottery uncovered in … revealed Middle Eastern cultural relationships. a. this area has b. the area has c. area have d. this area have 3. The Pacific Crest Trail is America’s … a. longest footpath b. the long footpath c. footpath the longest one d. the longest footpath 4. Air pollution … almost every major city in the world. a. that now afflicts b. it now afflicts c. now afflicts d. what now afflicts 5. Today, “carpet” refers to floor coverings that reach from wall to wall … “rug” refers to a piece of material that covers only one section of the floor. a. therefore b. whereas c. in as much as d. among 6. The triple function of Bodiam Castle’s moat was to be defensive, decorative, and … a. to double the impression of impregnability b. to be double the impression of impregnability c. double the impression of impregnability d. for doubling the impression of impregnability 7. … is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs. a. Many people don’t realize b. What many people don’t realize c. It is that many people don’t realize d. Because many people don’t realize 8. The tiger heard the splashing, rolled into ambush position, and crouched down in the grass… a. readied itself to attack b. made itself ready for the attack c. to ready itself and attacked d. to ready itself for the attack 9. … before the stork chick moves even six inches in the nest. a. Just over five month is b. It takes just over five months c. When just five months are over d. That it takes just over five months 10. Thor Heyerdahl … from Peru in a frail balsa craft to prove his theory of South American migration to Polynesia. a. set sail b. who set sail c. he set sail d. whom set sail 11. Napoleon III eventually landed in England … a. not only as a dethroned exile b. but only as a dethroned exile c. but a dethroned exile d. but being only a dethroned exile 12. Jacob Lawrence is considered by many critics … a. to be the foremost African-American artist b. the foremost African-American artist is c. foremost African-American artist d. is the foremost African-American artist 13. Within the firs ten minutes the chairperson knew the meeting … a. would nothing come to b. would come nothing c. would come to nothing d. nothing would come to 14. … of true seals, the monk seals are considered to be the most primitive. a. The 18 species b. 18 species are c. There are 18 species d. Of the 18 species 15. Traditional sailors … many of the same dangers as their predecessors. a. face is b. is facing c. face d. are faced 16. Small animals can to survive the desert heat by finding shade during the daytime. 17. Motoring authorities credit mandatory seat belt laws by the reduction in traffic fatalities. 18. Vancouver, British Columbia, was named after the man which explored the area in 1792. 19. Belgian chocolate is considered by many to be the fine in the world. 20. The dream of building a permanently staffed space station may soon to become a reality. 21. It is a well-know fact that camels can go for extended periods without water. 22. Several expeditions have attempted finding the remains of Noah’s ark on the slopes of Mount Arafat. 23. Scientists worry that the continued use of certain pollutants may damage an Earth’s ozone layer. 24. The artists John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough were born at a few miles of each other. 25. Starches provide important nutrients and satisfy hunger without add excess weight. 26. Prices are increasingly going up as the economy falters. 27. Norma Jean Baker was the real name of the famous Hollywood actress known such as Marilyn Monroe. 28. The capital of North Yemen is situating 2.190 meters above sea level. 29. Bleak House is in many ways the most controversial of the novel that Charles Dickens wrote. 30. The Aswan High Dam has protected Egypt of the famines of neighboring countries. 31. Some 2.300 years ago, Greek philosophers gave the name “atom” to the smaller particle of matter in nature. 32. As the first recreation chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Bob Marshall helped preserving millions of acres of wilderness. 33. When John Speke discovered Lake Victoria in 1858, he believed was the source of the Nile. 34. With the discovery of Pluto’s moon, Charon, astronomers now think Pluto is the smallest planet in ours solar system. 35. The psychological school of behaviorism was found by J.B. Watson. 36. The first wagon train on the Oregon Trail setting out from Independence, Missouri in 1841. 37. The discovery of gold in 1849 brought California nationwide attentive. 38. The Kerma civilization was some of the earliest indigenous African triban groups. 39. Human beings which live longer than one hundred years are a rarity. 40. Scientists have identified several hundred subatomic particle held together by a nuclear force.