Structure and written expression

8. wrote the operetta Babes in Toyland, drawn from the childhood characters of Mother Goose.

Time allowed for this section: 25 minutes (A) That was Victor Herbert who 1. Jane has an excellent resume, she hasn't found a job yet. (A) However (B) Yet (C) That (D) Although 2. several universities that have excellent engineering schools. (A) There are Some of 3. Many Middle Eastern diplomats still feel that the United States is intent the ultimate police in the region. (A) to being (B) being (C) be (D) on being (B) The (C) There is a lot of (D) involving the all-giving "Earth Mother." (A) those (B) them (C) they (D) their 10. In , disk technology has made record albums almost obsolete. (A) the decade from (C) the past decade (B) the decade since (D) decade ago the (B) Victor Herbert who (C) Since it was Victor Herbert (D) It was Victor Herbert who 9. Some of the oldest and most widespread creation myths are

4. Woodrow Wilson believed the United States' entry into World War I would put a to the war in months. (A) to stop (B) stop (C) stopping (D) will had stopped 5. of New York's Erie Canal greatly enhanced trade in the upstate region. (A) The complete (C) A completing (B) Completing (D) The completion

11. In the first few months of life, an infant learns how to lift its head, smile, and . (A) parents to recognize (B) recognize its parents (D) the recognizing of its

(C) recognizing its parents parents

6. A leech, after the skin, is best removed by the application of either salt or heat.

12. Juana Inez de la Cruz Mexico's greatest female poet. (A) considered (B) considered to be

(A) it attaches itself to (C) its attaching to

(B) attaching it (C) is considered to be (D) is consideration (D) where it attaches to 13. Because the metal mercury in direct proportion to temperature, it was once used as the indicator in common thermometers. (A) is expanding (C) is expanded (B) expands (D) expanded

7. east of the Mississippi River. (A) Indigo was grown usually (B) Usually grown was Indigo (C) Indigo usually grown (D) Indigo was usually grown

14. what is now San Salvador, Christopher Columbus believed that he had found Japan. (A) He reached (B) When did he reach

fondly remembered today by millions of people.

21. In Vermont, the sap the maple tree is the primary

(C) Having reached (D) Whether he reached 15. The principal purpose of aviation medicine is by people aboard an aircraft in flight. (A) to study the stress experienced (B) study the experienced stress (C) to study stress experiencing (D) study the stress experience Written Expression 16. The dwarf lemon tree, grown in many areas of the
A

ingredient in producing maple syrup.

22. After to have won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell
A B

for Adano, John Hersey wrote a nonfiction book about the

bombing of Japan. 23. The smallest hummingbirds beat their wings 70 times
A B

world, bears fruit when it is fewer than six inches in high.

a second and are about two inched long.

17. The brain is composed of a mass of softly gray matter

24. Quality, price, and located are often considered to be

in the skull that controls our intelligence.

the primary concerns in buying a house.

18. Polluter is a topic of such importance today that even

25. The name "America" comes of Amerigo Vespucci,

who was a 16th-century Italian explorer. elementary school children are well informed about its dangers.
C C D D

26. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes for their 19. Best represented in a famous oil painting by da Vinci,
A A B B

discoveries

of radioactivity and radioactive elements. The Last Supper it is an important part of the history of
C C D D

27. The developing of the submarine was hindered by Christianity. 20. Together with his friend Little John, Robin Hood are the

demand
A B

lack of a power source that could propel an underwater vessel.

for teachers of English as a second language increases.

28. Although humans have highly developed brains, most

35. There is much bird migration above the equator, where

animals have more acute senses than them. the Pole Star can be seen, than below the equator, where
C D

it
C D

29. The movement of the stars was first noticed by early

cannot be seen. 36. Although most people believe that diamonds are the
A

travelers, who used the stars to guide its way across the sea.
C D

costliest gems, emeralds are actually the valuablest. 30. Those who have seen what is believed to be
B A B C C D

37. In the summer, An Arbor, along with Ypsilanti, Saline, Noah's Ark say it is the largest than a modern battleship.
A D

and

Pontiac, are flooded with runaways fleeing the boredom of 31. It is implicit in the Constitution of the United States that
A B D B C

their lives in Cincinnati and its suburbs.

everyone has a right to their privacy.

38. A recent article in The New York Times reported that the typical business graduate of 1990 is less likely to be

32. Although scientists have been successful about finding

willing
A B

to work long hours for the sake of advancement than treatments for cancer, haven't yet discovered a cure.
C D

their
C D

33. In the 18th century, standard college curricula included a

1970 counterparts. 39. The dietary habits of a given child often has little to

do
A B

heavy emphasis on religion.

classical, mathematics, and

with that child's eating habits as an adult.

34. As the numbered of nonnative speakers rises, the

40. One of the claims made against science is that data are
A

often manipulated to prove a scientist's thesis, rather than

studying it for possible contradictions.