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.
% o% n4 E* }: a- ]8 ~" r A)an easy B)a playful
; D( n. Q& Y* X C)an open D)a better
1 c$ T8 H+ g; n% K( G3 f3 j 2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance. ) x' J3 |1 h1 q' [- A
A)beats B)matches
, W( D3 h2 o! x/ F2 C" s C)maintains D)announces
" F, d3 z" p" [$ h 3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War. ' S! ?6 n+ p& m7 }* w
A)demanded B)elicited
8 O0 y7 b8 _ E: J C)extracted D)defied 1 x; Z& m& f* z0 G
4. Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan. , j$ X3 M1 X# y6 ^- o' k) M# l
A)violent criminals B)politicians
$ S" G+ }! q2 Y0 n4 W* v8 } C)musicians D)industrialists
' M6 P9 E6 m6 _! y* Q5 U; |: Y 5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached. 7 S5 O1 \2 q* B, L
A)boundary B)skeleton & I; f! {1 j* L6 i) Q( J
C)enclosure D)material
+ d: m1 t: [9 q+ R% e1 X 6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
1 U4 i# d; _, n( F: I A)protection B)indication
+ K) Q) U6 y! E% ~ C)immunity D)danger
9 |" ]4 `" I6 j* o. n* ? 7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
+ s% g8 b; H( [# p% D' D* ` A)error B)function
2 J9 Y/ y7 I$ K# |/ d/ p4 S0 q( K C)attraction D)miracle
7 a* e' y- ^( d8 r" [6 m 8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely. ) N! Z% ~4 r2 i# N2 G8 l, N. R9 M
A)compactly B)inexpensively 8 d: h$ X) V; J% G: x$ J# T ~( F& x
C)quickly D)carefully
6 J9 s# G0 d1 L9 w 9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries werefascinated by comets.
7 \! |; m) L% k; B& k% q A)intrigued B)infected 1 L% x- n1 _! U8 V+ b
C)inconvenienced D)inclined : A2 F9 e4 v e* P" g! X
10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
% m* z& G6 ?$ j2 h/ z9 x A)solved B)explored ( a* q F( ~" m1 Z- J) F* R% L
C)involved D)disputed
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