221. Wealthy and socially prominent settlers made quilts of the English type, cut from large lengths of cloth of the same color and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces.
9 d+ S; Y6 y5 w% j# m9 P1 j' LThe word " prominent" is closest in meaning to which of following?* n. ^+ P* q1 v* c) a9 e5 |% H
(A) isolated6 L" y9 V3 U. L8 G, r& L
(B) concerned
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(D) distinguished
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222. This term was usually applied to a fabric of wool and linen used in heavy clothing and quilted petticoats worn in the wintertime.
4 H7 z* h. C# e) Z7 KThe phrase "applied to" is closest in meaning to which of following?4 V! K. e# z4 b4 D
(A) sewn onto3 Q% ?9 G: u" e4 T( S
(B) compared to; }9 |1 m, n8 s1 B
(C) used for
# Q/ ^9 M: J N9 ?4 g! H9 V& a1 P(D) written down on
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+ b A2 L! I4 m; s, O X5 L223. Rather, they were made of a top layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric, consisting of smooth, compact yarn from long wool fibers, dyed dark blue, green, or brown with a bottom layer of a coarser woolen material, either natural or a shade of yellow.
+ m7 I$ s5 r0 I, HThe word "coarser" is closest in meaning to which of following?8 H1 o/ u1 x2 d0 t
(A) older" S0 b$ w/ o4 \+ F
(B) less heavy, A F6 u2 ^) b7 M& R
(C) more attractive
8 J0 I* B3 X8 }9 ~0 F) F* Z(D) rougher
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6 ^* l9 L, K* q5 M; r224. The linsey-woolsey covering was found in the colder regions of the country because of the warmth it afforded. 9 Z" o& _. i' r% z
The word "afforded" is closest in meaning to which of following?2 |) E2 u; D: z3 ^/ t( _
(A) provided, G7 E6 S Z* M7 \$ M1 y
(B) spent b8 N: g! E" T) \% {" c8 [
(C) avoided5 U1 e# r2 k8 T9 A
(D) absorbed
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225. Growing tightly packed together and collectively weaving a dense canopy of branches, a stand of red alder trees can totally dominate a site to the exclusion of almost everything else." P0 W0 b) T+ i$ T
The word "dense" is closest in meaning to which of following?
9 U) q# n6 H7 a(A) dark) F! ?; ]% h7 h) c; o0 E, m1 \
(B) tall
7 T6 I. X* q" H9 E# c(C) thick& Z7 s" }: g6 r( S% W: K( b( m* v3 |& q
(D) broad# F5 b1 a' Z- E3 E r
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221 D
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224 A
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