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. & ~# ^: |* ]% t
A) an easy . S" p( t$ g1 t* r! b
B) a playful $ D1 q8 g1 }% H- z) G' G2 @2 e
C) an open 9 F: X% a) A( v- j4 W( e
D) a better # F. V7 m( Q& |, X6 ^
2 Q) e8 z* }. O2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance. " Y1 ^/ m! `. p/ ?, ]* E% ~
A) beats
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C) maintains # W3 ~ s. ~! _% k: D2 |' H
D) announces ! D+ C1 U2 s3 h. h
- b8 x. `; ^' ~/ i6 {3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War. . h' i! ]% p0 `7 J7 S2 j
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B) elicited
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5 N/ ] Q% j% T, t, s4.Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan. % \9 O' F: z+ J7 m
A) violent criminals
0 `9 n; B! A0 o4 r" GB) politicians
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D) industrialists ; N0 R# V; r& [
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5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached.
% e* ?5 {/ J9 @; G* ?- UA) boundary
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$ n% S( W- H) K% W" nC) enclosure
. v- s3 V1 v+ b* _7 S, oD) material
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6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
, x* K4 y) Y' Q9 q5 u. ?4 i" qA) protection
, D7 f2 i9 P+ i$ V9 y' i& Q, DB) indication 1 |' q0 r) I2 Y, I! s6 u+ l
C) immunity ; r" h8 r; Z$ t+ W/ u
D) danger 6 j: u7 Q4 z. f0 m6 E
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7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics. ! Z' }* ?' K* M4 F! }( B& O
A) error , Y6 G+ E/ k( h6 t2 Z
B) function
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' U9 n: N* y' q: g& y8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely. 8 U6 L7 W+ {, h$ [( i2 p; r3 S9 }
A) compactly 3 c, g! W$ v" w5 e) }
B) inexpensively
. ]2 G2 ~9 W6 J+ M- iC) quickly
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9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.
# k9 q3 e6 g" dA) intrigued + J( k& T- \, h U
B) infected
8 |" H1 e$ ? I" m8 L- m/ VC) inconvenienced & K- m8 m. ^/ C9 r
D) inclined 0 Y! k7 e/ m7 l! @; L1 c
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10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
7 u: ]; R. ]( l. z. rA) solved ' c T, w) N& R" u( a
B) explored ; Y/ K; `# i8 t* N- y% ~
C) involved 7 T" V. X2 c4 x' d, d: a# r
D) disputed
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11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means. - A- v# ~0 ?# u$ c$ h$ \$ C
A) solve * f( G: Y9 W- r' h
B) determine
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0 m5 W, _( D0 s- R12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman. 9 T- a6 O+ Y3 }! s/ \: i1 u- B
A) wept ) A$ y. D' p( ]$ X- {
B) cried
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/ F: M- e) s4 s' ^; d2 r13. We were shocked to find that Mary didn’t know her guest’s name.
1 }% y7 W B+ j( b$ C3 NA) frustrated & y/ T7 O% ]; }8 V' O6 f8 n( M
B) disturbed
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D) surprised
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14. We have got to abide by the rules. " @2 H# m/ X) f7 f- _5 d
A) stick to
: @3 s, ^ f! y5 Q% t5 sB) persist in
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$ W7 y# y, V9 e. n' yD) apply
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15. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
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B) stretches 8 T7 l+ b: `( n$ g$ _
C) broadens ) F' `4 I# T- o9 G: a6 F) j% g
D) traverses
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