009. Thousands of tons were extracted before 1875, when it was first noticed that the tar contained fossil remains. Major excavations were undertaken that established the significance of this remarkable site.
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(B) announced
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0 p$ ]: V4 P. Q1 I3 i6 t, H010. Since then, over 100 tons of fossils, 1.5 million from vertebrates, 2.5 million from invertebrates, have been recovered, often in densely concentrated tangled masses. 0 l& S# g' G" ]
The word "tangled" is closest in meaning to which of following?
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(B) twisted together
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011. The asphalt at La Brea seeps to the surface, especially in the summer, and forms shallow puddles that would often have been concealed by leaves and dust.8 S! U7 R) J/ N) q) S
The word "concealed" is closest in meaning to which of following?6 s0 L1 z0 N& }2 l! }! t
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(B) covered Q* S$ y, O; F3 @( X/ y! h; [' B+ }
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(D) contaminated
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6 e5 `0 ~/ {) R. i7 I012. The ocean bottom --- a region nearly 2. 5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth --- is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted, until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep.
. t4 R8 h/ L2 ?4 `, c6 m* GThe word "inaccessible" is closest in meaning to which of following?
+ ^% }2 l1 p5 _& @% S; R. K; a(A) unrecognizable
: Z$ S9 a. K& O U; z(B) unreachable
( m# m( S/ Y. Y1 b ]' P3 e: \(C) unusable
8 I# Z3 A |* F0 j+ T(D) unsafe
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# [" u( {" ^0 k! {" e) Q- s010 B
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