1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
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C)an open D)a better
- I, T) v0 E; J+ n 2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance. 1 r" J1 x0 x' Y3 s9 F- m3 r
A)beats B)matches
# `& p/ Q* H( t; { C)maintains D)announces
2 P) s( O; s5 s3 ^/ \1 j 3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War. - y# ]/ a% O( s1 |1 A+ Y
A)demanded B)elicited 8 t$ J/ V" d: E0 T: d$ O$ |
C)extracted D)defied
" ~+ z- w+ B. `, h7 M, y 4. Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
! f9 e" b i' S( ~% k5 I7 M A)violent criminals B)politicians
7 X8 v" e, W7 l; M C: Q* } C)musicians D)industrialists
4 W& k/ u" W5 e- D& r: n- m2 `- v% X 5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached.
- C* a9 D* y2 i A)boundary B)skeleton + d4 z4 N, G/ x2 B* S1 ]! q/ i; O7 b
C)enclosure D)material 5 p) l: p+ U+ w; M* M k3 F9 X0 U
6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
3 @0 `. S' z9 S4 t. B6 B A)protection B)indication
! X) G* ]+ E( W% M& o; { C)immunity D)danger , O3 H D3 J% d' r
7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics. % ?' {) ?4 @# D! _) J6 v
A)error B)function % O' _! `+ l- G" A6 v9 m) Q
C)attraction D)miracle 8 y B- Q6 Z( Y+ u' i9 {; G
8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely. 4 e( M! R; G1 g2 I
A)compactly B)inexpensively 8 [, Y0 [/ T- v$ J
C)quickly D)carefully 7 e/ N; \% z# i, e* r
9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries werefascinated by comets. : v E$ O8 t9 ^$ n8 |# n
A)intrigued B)infected
: x! k+ L' O9 k% C7 n0 [( ^4 @ C)inconvenienced D)inclined
7 J( j1 h% z" U7 M* I1 `# j 10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
$ P6 q* J' j" P/ l1 v# @* q A)solved B)explored
Z: g4 m. X/ i: @% Y* J; N C)involved D)disputed 6 w8 C) h" X0 F$ |
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