21. Eliminating problems by transferring the blame to others is often called scape-goating. ( I3 }4 ~. G/ K2 ~5 L6 Y% ? 22. The chief foods eaten in any country depend largely on what grows best in its climate and soil. 0 u& _1 D. C, f) a1 `7 f4 [ 23. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event's occurring is equal to the probability that it will not occur. @7 ` J/ v& O" @0 J 24. Most substance contract when they freeze so that the density of a substance's solid is higher than the density of its liquid.% Y0 r4 Y0 \* T; C/ ]; Y Z
25. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood." |- {7 W: q( J1 k
26. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art. * t7 p1 J3 u7 I7 }0 ?! @+ P 27. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manufacturing center. * s9 }) x( J& F. i' v3 Y1 z% c9 \ 28. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely female medical staff. 4 \6 |, \) h8 h# H' e 29. Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf than as the inventor of the telephone. * R- N1 }/ i3 E3 `) e. y 30. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembrance. $ S* a& g7 a6 X$ j. j8 Z R 31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact. % e/ V1 G- B9 Q9 j 32. That xenon could not form chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.6 K1 V( X. m" c0 a- g
33. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life. - `) K# I6 j8 `6 U( i6 o" q/ @! P4 n 34. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed.8 Z, ~7 P! B# p: v& X
35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.& ?: Z* C- U' `! y$ f- @* @
36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.' P% r) W3 B( }( a
37. Lucretia Mott's influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States." c6 h& b- ^; S" M2 l
38. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.# |4 D5 ^$ ~0 H5 t: \
39. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific. ( u( M; h" S# ^. Q 40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.