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1.
The president of the U.S. appoints the cabinet members, ______
appointments are subject to Senate approval.
(A)
their
(B)
with their
(C)
because their
(D)
but their |
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| 2)
The prisoners
were prevented form speaking to reporters because ______
(A)
not wanting the story in the papers.
(B)
the story in the papers the superintendent did not want
(C)
the public to hear the story
(D)
the superintendent did not want the story in the papers |
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| 3)
Like Thomas
Berger’s fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find
himself where ______ of important events took place.
(A)
it was an extraordinary number
(B)
there was an extraordinary number
(C)
an extraordinary number
(D)
an extraordinary number existed |
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| 4)
______
sucked ground water form below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as
much as ten inches annually.
(A)
Pumps have
(B)
As pumps have
(C)
So pumps have
(D)
White pumps |
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| 5)
Case studies are
the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, ______ used
extensively by numerous researches.
(A)
they are
(B)
are
(C)
yet they
(D)
yet they are |
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| 6)
According to the
hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the ______
migrate by following magnetic fields.
(A)
target monarchs
(B)
target since monarchs
(C)
target since monarchs are
(D)
target |
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| 7)
______ show the
relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other
aspects are important.
(A)
Neural theories
(B)
A neural theory
(C)
Although neural theories
(D)
However neural theories |
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| 8)
______ or
refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to
ensure the payment of property taxes and home owner’s insurance.
(A)
A home is
(B)
A home is bought
(C)
When a home
(D)
When a home is bought |
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| 9)
If
ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth’s atmosphere, ______ generally blocked
by the ozone concentrated in the atmosphere.
(A)
it
(B)
it is
(C)
so it is
(D)
then it |
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| 10)
Among human
chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual ______ most of the chromosome does
not participate in meiotic recombination.
(A)
in
(B)
so
(C)
and
(D)
in that |
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| 11)
The three basic
chords in ______ the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.
(A)
functional harmony
(B)
functional harmony is
(C)
functional harmony are
(D)
functional harmony they are
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| 12)
______ Hale
Telescope, at the Palomar Observatory in southern California, scientists can
photograph objects several billion light years a way.
(A)
The
(B)
With the
(C)
They use the
(D)
It is the |
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| 13)
Without
the proper card installed inside the computer, ______ impossible to run a
graphical program.
(A)
is definitely
(B)
because of
(C)
it is
(D)
is |
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| 14)
The charter for
the Louisiana lottery was coming up for renewal, ______ spared no expense in
the fight to win renewal.
(A)
the lottery committee
(B)
so the lottery committee and
(C)
so they lottery committee
(D)
the lottery committee made |
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| 15)
While in reality
Alpha Centaury is a triple star, ______ to the naked eye to be a single star.
(A)
it appears
(B)
but it appears
(C)
appears
(D)
despite it |
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| 16)
The Sun’s
gravity severely distorted the path of the comet ______ entered its wildly
erratic orbit around Jupiter
(A)
it
(B)
when
(C)
after the comet come into it
(D)
once the comet |
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| 17)
Each object
______ Jupiter’s magnetic field is deluged with electrical charges.
(A)
enters
(B)
it enters
(C)
entering
(D)
enter |
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| 18)
As its name
suggests, the Prairie Wetlands Resource Center ______ the protection of
wetlands on the prairies of the Dakotas, Montana, and Nebraska.
(A)
it focuses
(B)
focuses on
(C)
focusing
(D)
to focus on |
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| 19)
One of the
largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, ______ a six – foot
wingspan and legs and talons roughly the size of a man’s arms and legs.
(A)
so they harpy has
(B)
the harpy having
(C)
with the harpy having
(D)
the harpy has |
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| 20)
______ creations
of such a community was a desirable step, the requisite political upheaval had
to be accepted.
(A)
Since the
(B)
The
(C)
Later, the
(D)
It was the. |
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