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1. His inclination to succumb to flattery made him ------- to the ------- of people who wished to take advantage of him.

A. immune . . predilectionB. prejudicial . . intentionsC. susceptible . . cajoleryD. resistant . . blandishmentsE. amenable . . rejection

2. Identifying the Error!During the eighteenth century, some Hopi Indians

A left their mesas as a result of drought and B C famine and coming to live with the Navajo in D Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona. No E error A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

3. A dictatorship ------- its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to make outcasts of those who do not ------- .

A. forces . . rebelB. expects . . disobeyC. requires . . conformD. allows . . withdrawE. forbids . . agree

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4. The advent of innovative computer and communications technology toward the end of the twentieth century ushered in a new era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was information.

A. era, not dominated by industry anymore, rather it was informationB. era, it was dominated by information over industryC. era, which was not dominated anymore by industry but rather informationD. era dominated by information rather than industryE. era dominated not by industry, but it was information

5. The ------- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she seemed to know what dignitaries and foreign leaders were thinking.

A. symbiosisB. malevolenceC. punctiliousnessD. consternationE. perspicacity

6. The new law requires that all bicycle riders

are

A wearing helmets while on their bicycles , B C even when they are not moving. No error

D E A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

7. The new law requires that all bicycle riders have A been wearing helmets while on their bicycles , B C even when they are not moving. No error

D E A. (A)B. (B)


C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

8. Dahntay’s ------- over winning the prestigious prize was ------- only by the fact that his father was unable to attend the ceremony.

A. incredulity . . misconstruedB. ebullience . . temperedC. bashfulness . . extendedD. satisfaction . . confirmedE. relief . . conveyed

9. Reading maps involve several abilities, including the ability to locate places, to ascertain directions, to measure distances, and to interpret the mapmaker’s symbols.

A. involveB. involvesC. will involveD. has involvedE. have involved

10. Bolstered by his unflagging determination and ------- physical preparation, Tom Whittaker became the first amputee to successfully climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

A. fortuitousB. assiduousC. heedlessD. expeditiousE. pedantic

11.Salt is valued not only because of its properties A as a condiment and preservative, but it is

B C essential to the health of humans and animals. No

D E error


A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

12. While a “rock” is usually defined as ------- , or a combination, of one or more minerals, geologists often ------- the definition to include such materials as clay, loose sand, and certain limestones.

A. a conglomeration . . limitB. an aggregate . . extend C. an element . . eliminate D. a blend . . restrict E. a product . . provide

13. Because it lacks water, this makes the area known as Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid of life.

A. Because it lacks water, thisB. They lack water, whichC. Water, the lack of whichD. Lacking water, itE. Lack of water

14. The professor asked the students to make sure they read the entire novel, both the twelve regular chapters and the extensive ------- materials that the author included at the beginning of the book.

A. prolepticB. redactedC. prefatoryD. orthographicE. conjunctive

15. By the time

Mitzie and myself got to the box

A B office, all of the tickets for the show had C


already been sold . No error D E A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

16. Mrs. Williams found it ironic that her twelve-year-old son, who made all A’s on his report card, was so ------- at home, apparently unable to follow her most basic instructions concerning such commonsense matters as tidiness.

A. stubbornB. astuteC. candidD. obtuseE. sullen

17. The language of the Navajo people, like their Apache cousins, is classified in the Athabascan language family.

A. theirB. for theirC. that of itsD. itsE. that of their

18. When, in 1864, a factory established by Alfred Nobel to manufacture nitroglycerin blew up, the scientist discovered that the explosive was as ------- as it was powerful, ------- to detonate without warning.

A. dormant . . readyB. fickle . . unlikelyC. volatile . . liableD. unprecedented . . intendedE. inactive . . designed

19. Larger

in area than Europe , the icy

A B


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continent surrounds the South Pole is called C D Antarctica. No error E A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

20. He maintains that ethnic and cultural ------- are generalizations no more related to what an individual is actually like than are the ------- representations of constellations to the actual nature of a star.

A. traditions . . chemicalB. stereotypes . . pictorialC. details . . figurativeD. heritages . . propheticE. specimens . . graphic

21. At the airline, their pilots were angry with the prospect of seeing their pension plans replaced with less generous versions, vowed to use legal means to fight such a move.

A. At the airline, their pilots were angry withB. The airline’s pilots had anger because ofC. Pilots at the airline, angered atD. It angered pilots at the airline,E. Their pilots, angry at the airline for

22. Ignoring the growing accusations of ------- , Governor Anderson appointed yet another of his personal friends to a well-compensated government position.

A. proprietyB. indolenceC. cronyismD. sensationalismE. nepotism

23. Although the first animated feature film,


not A B

Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first animated film to use C up-to-the-minute techniques as well as achieving D widespread release. No error

24. Explorer David Livingstone has ------- reputation: some historians revile him as a proponent of imperialism, while others ------- him as a founder of African Nationalism.

A. a substantial . . exaltB. a sketchy . . vilifyC. an illustrious . . dismissD. a dichotomous . . praiseE. a pristine . . castigate

25. Warmer coastal air and water has accelerated melting in Antarctica’s ice shelves and increased the flow of glaciers into the sea.

A. has accelerated melting in Antarctica’sB. has accelerated Antarctica’s meltingC. having accelerated the melting of Antarctica’sD. accelerated Antarctica’s meltingE. have accelerated the melting of Antarctica’s

26. Although the acreage involved in a national boundary dispute may seem insignificant, even the slightest ------- in a country’s alleged border appears ------- to that nation, a threat to its security.

A. inconsistency . . felicitousB. variation . . trivialC. rigidity . . traumaticD. change . . favorableE. breach . . ominous


27. To believe that social reforms can ------- evil altogether is to forget that evil is a protean creature, forever assuming a new ------- when deprived of an old one.

A. rejuvenate . . allegianceB. eradicate . . shapeC. mitigate . . providenceD. sustain . . episodeE. dissolve . . abstraction

28. For both his shorter and longer works of fiction, Gabriel García Márquez achieves the rare feat of being accessible to the common reader while satisfying the most demanding of sophisticated critics.

A. For both his shorter and longerB. For both his shorter, and in his longer,C. In both his shorter and his longerD. Both in his shorter and his longerE. Both his shorter and longer

29. There was no denying the lecturer’s ------- , but her arguments were unsophisticated and ------- .

A. bravura . . preciseB. boorishness . . unoriginalC. charisma . . vapidD. competence . . infallibleE. indifference . . benign

30. Once

the suspension bridge replaced the

A cantilever, the United States will become the world B leader in this new type of long-span C D bridgebuilding. No error E A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)


E. (E)

31. The visually captivating nature of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs suggests that the architect is a true ------- , infusing his designs with beauty as well as functionality.

A. instigatorB. nonconformistC. intellectualD. minimalistE. aesthete

32. Africa is not nearly so mountainous as in Asia.

A. so mountainous as inB. that mountainous asC. equally mountainous toD. as mountainous asE. that mountainous as in

33. The ballet stage is a bright, seemingly weightless world where gravity is continually being ------- by the dancers.

A. prolongedB. reapportionedC. unbalancedD. reflectedE. defied

34. Listening to good storybooks sharpen children’s awareness and appreciation for the sounds of spoken language.

A. sharpen children’s awarenessB. sharpens children’s awareness ofC. are what sharpens the awareness of childrenD. sharpens the awareness of childrenE. is to sharpen children’s awareness

35. Dance

often involving movement being taken to an

A B


extreme, with, for example , the arms being flung C or stretched out , the head lifted back, and the

D body arched or twisted. No error E A. (A)B. (B)C. (C)D. (D)E. (E)

36. Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, and faster than that in England.

A. that in EnglandB. they had in EnglandC. they had been in EnglandD. those used by the EnglishE. that of the English

37. Refuting the claim that the surest way to reduce anger is to express it, the author asserts that ------- anger can actually increase its ------- .

A. denying . . impactB. understanding . . importanceC. overcoming . . likelihoodD. venting . . intensityE. voicing . . benefits

38. Among the

earliest telescopes were Galilean

A B telescopes, modeled after the simple instruments built by Galileo, the first person having used

C D telescopes to study the stars and planets. No E error


39. Johannes Gutenberg is generally credited to bring together the two main concepts of modern printing: movable pieces of metal type that could be reused, and a printing press for producing sharp impressions on paper over and over.

A. to bringB. as he broughtC. by bringingD. with bringingE. for the fact of bringing

40. The senator chose to incur dislike rather than ------- her principles to win favor with the public.

A. gratifyB. endorseC. accuseD. compromiseE. advertise


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