186. Counts could also be maintained by making scratches in the dirt or on a stone, by cutting notches in a piece of wood, or by tying knots in a string. S( M3 [% M% F1 R0 _7 v
The word "maintained" is closest in meaning to which of following?
, I$ d8 G: y5 R3 V(A) justified
/ M+ i: X3 _) N7 G2 D' r(B) asserted
& i+ P$ h) i; P(C) located
& A. V1 r7 M& J3 S4 B# l(D) kept
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$ E1 ~# ?' P# b7 Z7 y% D) b3 w187. Then, perhaps later, an assortment of vocal sounds was developed as a word tally against the number of objects in a small group.
) \% R, H0 S4 z6 \, i. j7 oThe word "assortment" is closest in meaning to which of following?
7 a u7 S2 a2 a(A) instrument% A- W( o) ^4 O7 [ X3 j
(B) variety2 d$ }1 d& L! ^1 K) g
(C) surplus
/ ]/ a. I" |8 Q3 D d(D) symbol
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$ _# Z2 ~( r3 R- f188. Their products, primarily silver plates and bowls, reflected their exalted status and testified to their customers' prominence.0 T- H! p; V' q- w: w0 @( [4 E; d
The word "exalted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
! X. \, T+ n6 r: C$ B k8 l E% M# l F(A) unusual* c T' r: k1 L+ {- e
(B) uncertain
4 ?, ^( w7 c1 `( W8 b$ n& {(C) surprising
: a4 T: l2 u% d( n( I$ I4 {(D) superior/ W; D F( `0 i; m
+ m6 A' e* k2 L189. Colonial coppersmithing also came of age in the early eighteenth century and prospered in northern cities.6 U0 f1 g& S9 d' r- e9 t. b( I
The phrase "came of age" is closest in meaning to which of following?
) G" y0 G+ \: Z$ Y* R: d% ? H; V(A) established itself7 D% E% y+ T$ c6 z: H0 @
(B) declined
: f L! Z3 g+ y& a5 z(C) became less expensive) n, T7 T, m: P0 M4 H
(D) was studied; M& K4 h/ F) c3 ~' X$ J4 b9 r& F
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190. Fossils are the remains and traces (such as footprints or other marks ) of ancient plant and animal life that are more than 10,000 years old.
9 w5 {% |* l# H. U AThe word "traces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
" I7 B# X9 ~7 G(A) structures
+ I7 q/ x4 f3 \! |: x& U9 ](B) importance. H- v0 A: o5 s. {4 d: I- a1 a' ?
(C) skeletons
. y: `! L+ W$ F$ f(D) imprints
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# W0 s& K: M9 q* }) i/ X187 B
& n0 f6 y4 G Z2 o( ]8 J188 D
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