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1. Moscow, Idaho … the home of the American Festival Ballet. a. which is b. formerly c. as d. is 2. … humans, the armadillo is the only mammal known to contract leprosy. a. Alongside b. As well as c. Like d. In conjunction with 3. There is evidence that Betelgeuse, a star in the constellation Orion, may … a. to have doubled b. have doubled c. double d. have doubling 4. … accurate, Audubon’s work may be considered as falling within the mainstream of American realism. a. That scientifically b. Scientifically it was c. Scientifically d. It was scientifically 5. So involved with their computer … that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games. a. the children become b. become the children c. the children do become d. do the children become 6. Whatever …, members of Polar Bear clubs go for an outdoor swim on New Year’s Day. a. cold b. weather c. it may be cold d. the temperature 7. … Briliant, Auron Burr was unreliable. a. Though b. He was c. Though he d. Being 8. … adults, young children find little difficulty in imitating sounds in foreign languages. a. Not like b. Unlike c. Being not d. Not as 9. Paul Revere … political cartoonist. a. being as b. was a c. a d. was 10. … its olfactory functions, the nose warms the air passing into the lungs. a. In addition b. To add c. Additionally d. In addition to 11. The saiga, which … as the Russian antelope, is famous for the medicinal properties attributed to its horns. a. is also known b. also it is known c. known also d. it is also known 12. Darts are triangular folds of material … a. they are what give shape to a garment b. give shape to a garment c. which give shape to a garment d. which giving shape to a garment 13. … Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations that David Ricardo became fascinated by economic theory. a. After reading b. It was after reading c. By reading d. When he read 14. Before becoming President in 1928, Herbert Hoover … as secretary of commerce. a. has served b. was served c. had served d. serving 15. Electrical resistance is a common property of all materials, … a. differs only in degree b. it only differs in degree c. only in degree it differs d. differing only in degree 17. Sugar mill operators use scaccharimeters in order to measuring the amount of sucrose in sugar cane. 18. Janet Guthrie, the first woman driver in the Indianapolis 500, took part in the race each year from 1977 to 1979, her better finish being ninth in 1978. 19. American children are taught to treat their pets friendly. 20. Cincinnati is located cross the Ohio River from Covington, Kentucky. 21. Louis XIV of France saw hisself as a ruler by Divine Right. 22. Only one of all the states in the United States are larger than Texas. 23. Contrary to the ancient believing that they live in fire, salamanders actually delight in cool, moist places. 24. Many industrial workers in the post war years won improved job security, excellent fringe benefits and earned more. 25. Since Drew Barrymore is a member of one of America’s most famous acting families, many people may have expected she to be an actress, but probably not by the age of seven. 26. Sabicu wood is sometime used in the construction of ship because of its durability and resistance to decay. 27. The Romans built what is known as Hadrian’s Wall to protect their English possessions from the Picts in north. 28. Nutritionists urge that food should be chewed and masticated thoroughly before being swallowed. 29. In the 1880’s it was too difficult to distinguish between Republican and Democratic party policies that electors voted according to their perceptions of the candidate’s characters. 30. If both the President and Vice-President should be simultaneously incapacitated, it is the speaker of the House of Representatives which is next in line. 31. Robber crabs are a dangerous, tree-climbing type of crustaceans found on Pacific islands. 32. High blood pressure in a pregnant woman may eventual lead to heart disease in the unborn child. 33. Though of extremely average height for a professional football player, Don Nottingham was effective as a running back. 34. Now smaller as several other buildings in North America, the Empire State Building remains the United States top all tourist attraction. 35. Litmus paper is used to test whether a solution is alkaline or an acid. 36. It was on his election to the Georgia Senate in 1962 that James Carter first became a full-time politic. 37. The road runner can run as fast that it was formerly famous for outrunning horse-drawn vehicles. 38. After a much-publicized journey through Africa, Stanley knew Dr. Livingstone for the first time in the middle of the jungle. 39. The first American bicycle were manufactured only fifteen years before Henry Ford built his first automobile. 40. Because of its cost and expense above all, the Medicaid program has come under fire recently.