336. A rock durable enough to have withstood natural conditions for a very long time in other areas could probably be shattered into small pieces by salt weathering within a few generations.4 g0 y# A& B1 q1 Y' f
The word "durable" is closest in meaning to which of following?
- T5 P+ ~# q1 x2 F* ~6 \$ e7 [(A) large" H, Y' z) ^; @7 v, b) F6 c) r
(B) strong- g E- R& f0 m$ \+ C8 w' x
(C) flexible/ B+ U/ l6 ?) e5 E8 ?! `
(D) pressured
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The word "shattered" is closest in meaning to which of following?
7 E- y% j6 T' V- Z2 w. F" a2 ]3 s(A) arranged
; r( G' X% E+ |8 [(B) dissolved
, w9 M. S3 N" d(C) broken apart
* t: r0 R: e0 J' Z" l(D) gathered together
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337. The dominant salt in Death Valley is halite, or sodium chloride, but other salts, mostly carbonates and sulfates, also cause prying and wedging, as does ordinary ice.
/ Q9 Y4 d, Y E4 i7 @. AThe word "dominant" is closest in meaning to which of following?
7 R% P f* {/ C8 k9 q4 s& B p(A) most recent
: {' n7 L% W3 }. E) v(B) most common! K+ ?, x* g" c# s
(C) least available
; ~ [' \/ q& _+ g& N(D) least damaging O% o0 x% Z9 z
3 x" q5 j1 @! C7 X% J' t& K+ n& y338. Overland transport in the United States was still extremely primitive in 1790. Roads were few and short, usually extending from inland communities to the nearest river town or seaport.1 l2 Y- R t' F6 _& c+ i
The word "primitive" is closest in meaning to which of following?
' d6 m0 ]# b; e: P) q2 z(A) unsafe4 O0 r& V; H' ]1 g
(B) unknown
- G6 G1 {7 a9 V- K* o; T$ B7 d5 z(C) inexpensive4 o; T! l: o' X' i1 o4 z: ?
(D) undeveloped
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2 q& }( L4 ]! @" I7 v339. Nearly all interstate commerce was carried out by sailing ships that served the bays and harbors of the seaboard. Yet, in 1790 the nation was on the threshold of a new era of road development.8 w/ N* F+ K2 D' u& A& i
The phrase "on the threshold of" in line 4 and 5 is closest in meaning to which of following?
: F* l5 E, E/ M M(A) in need of
9 S# I3 x( U- J: _! W4 [1 q6 S(B) in place of. z' F5 {: W9 B) P/ A, B0 \* s% L& w# d
(C) at the start of
( ^5 A" i& }, P: L4 T(D) with the purpose of/ R% G) V9 v: e# W8 m. Y
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340. The company built a gravel road within two years, and the success of the Lancaster Pike encouraged imitation. Northern states generally relied on private companies to build their toll roads, but Virginia constructed a network at public expense.
$ w3 c$ q# d% q) w( CThe word "imitation" is closest in meaning to which of following?# K& y: p$ i: M, U0 ^; F5 E: }
(A) investment3 l$ r, n! `% _9 d3 D! s! x
(B) suggestion* A' o5 s# b( L. h1 |
(C) increasing
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