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Heat transfer takes place when ________ with a warmer substance.

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Adult fleas ______ only blood and are external parasites of mammals and birds.

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Neptune is ______ any planet except Pluto.

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The importance of the hand, and more generally of the body, in children’s acquisition of arithmetic _______.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _____ the world record in the heptathlon in the 1988 Olympics, also won the long jump in the year.

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The Earth has a tremendous amount of water, but _________ in the ocean.

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Heat energy may be absorbed or released when _____ while work is done on or by the system

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The fossilized remains of a type of camel _______ a dog have been found in the Bad Lands of South.

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_______ that the first cheese was probably made more than 4,000 years ago by nomadic tribes in Asia.

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Generally, the representatives ________ a legislature are constitutionally elected by a broad spectrum of the population.

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Halley's Comet had its first documented sighting in 240 B.C. in China and _____ it has been seen from the Earth 29 times.

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The quince is an attractive shrub or small tree _______ closely related to the apple and pear trees.

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Gorillas are quiet animals, _____ they are capable of making about 20 different sounds.

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Methods of measuring mass, time, and distance are ________ of human  culture.

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__________ have sense organs in a canal known as the lateral line, which allows them to respond to changes in water pressure caused by nearby motion.

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Some bird species have a song that is totally uninfluenced _______ environment during their development, whereas other species learn from other birds while young.

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The total mass of all asteroids in the solar system is much less ________ mass of Earth's Moon.

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_______ they sometimes swim alone, dolphins usually congregate  in large groups, often numbering in the hundreds.

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Direct information on the chemical composition of the Moon became available in 1969 _______ of the first Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

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The ceremonial Chilcat blanket of the Northwest Tlingit Indians was generally _____ from cedar bark, wool, and goats' hair.

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________ touching in O. Henry's stories is the gallantry with which ordinary people struggle to maintain their dignity.

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A stream of volcanic lava flows differently, ______ on the sort of ground it flows over.

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Many small birds use new sites for each nesting, _           large birds often reuse the same nest.

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_____ that Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring was one of the chief sources of inspiration for the development of nontoxic pesticides.

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Although many people use the word “milk” to refer to cow’s milk,               to milk from any animal, including human milk and goat’s milk.

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_____ composed traditionally has been a subject of debate among scholars.

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The face of the Moon is changed by collisions with meteoroids, ________ new craters to appear.

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Plateaus are often referred to as tablelands     __       essentially flat-topped and stand conspicuously above an adjacent land area.

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One of Ulysses S. Grant's first acts as President of the United States was to name the Seneca chief Donehogawa ________ of Indian Affairs.

07

Total color blindness, ________ , is the result of a defect in the retina.

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______ no conclusive evidence exists, many experts believe that the wheel was invented only once and then diffused to the rest of the world.

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Louisa May Alcott published her first book Flower Fables, ______ of fairy tales, in 1854.

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During the course of its growth, a frog undergoes a true metamorphosis _______ with fishlike larval stage.

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Recent technology gives computers ______ , making them multimedia machines with interactive potential.

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Drinking water                  excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.

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Even as a girl, _____ to be her life, and theater audiences were to be her best teachers.

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Geophysicists have collaborated with archaeologists and anthropologists to study the magnetic properties of pottery and fireplaces at sites ________ by early humans.

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Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor the air contains at a certain temperature _____ with the amount it could hold at that temperature.

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Although the many hours of summer sunshine in Canada's Klondike region produce good vegetable crops, the long winters rarely permit _______ .

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Tornadoes, powerful, destructive wind storms, occur most often in the spring when hot winds ______ over flat land encounter heavy cold air.

16

Citrus fruits(A)  thrive(B)  in  quite very(C)  tropical  climates(D).

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A variation(A) of collodion photography was the tintype, which(B) captured images on a black or(C) dark brown metal plate instead(D) from on glass.

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According(A) to most psychological(B) studies, body language expresses(C) a speaker's emotions and attitudes, and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes of the listen(D).

 

 

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Educator(A) Helen Magill White was the first(B) American woman to have earn(C) the PH.D. degree(D).

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Ripe(A) fruit is often stored(B) in a place who(C) contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly(D).

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Because the(A) atmosphere of Mars is so(B) thin, wind velocities of(C) several hundred kilometers per hour are required to raised(D) dust particles during dust storms.

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The symptoms of(A) pneumonia, a(B) lung infection, include(C) high fever, chest pain, breathing difficult(D), and coughing.

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A coral reef, a(A) intricate aquatic community(B) of plants and animals, is found(C) only in warm, shallow, sunlit seas(D).

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It may be argued that genetics, the study(A) of heredity and variation,  underwent(B) the most rapid(C) development  of any science biological(D) in the twentieth century.

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Lumbering, the remove(A) of timber from(B) the forest, is a(C) major industry in(D) the Northwest region of North America.

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The Humber River and its(A) valley form(B) a major(C) salmon-fishing, lumbering, hunting, and farmer(D) region in western Newfoundland, Canada.

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The main purpose of classifying(A) animals is(B) to show the most probable evolutionary relationship of the different(C) species to each another(D).

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The most important parameters(A) affecting a rocket's maximum flight velocity is the relationship between(B) the vehicle's mass and the amount(C) of propellant it can carry(D) .

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Gwendolyn Brooks, which(A) won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950, had(B) 75 poems(C) published by the time she was(D) twenty.

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Throughout her career(A) , Georgia O'Keeffe paid(B) meticulous attention to her craft; her brushes were always(C) clean, her colors fresh and brightness(D).

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It(A) has been estimated that during every second(B) of our life, 10,000,000 red blood cells died(C) and are replaced by new ones(D).

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Much(A) theories have been(B) developed concerning how(C) people learn about cultures from the myths and legends passed down from one generation to another(D).

21

Periodic(A) fires commonly spread across grasslands and plays(B) an important role in the maintenance(C) and character of these ecosystems(D).

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The(A) thirteen stripes of the United States flag represent(B) the original thirteen(C) states of the Union, which they all(D) were once colonies of Britain.

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Matthew C. Perry, a United States naval(A) commander, gained(B) fame not in war and(C) through diplomacy(D).

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The Alaskan Highway was officially(A) opened November 20, 1942, although(B) much more(C) work needed be(D) done to complete it.

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The first city in the United States that put(A) into effect major plan(B) for the clustering(C) of government buildings(D) was Washington, D.C.

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By(A) the second month of life, most infant(B) can turn their heads and move their eyes to follow(C) the movements of people(D) and large objects around them.

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Beyond their(A) importance as a source(B) of food for both(C) people and animals, corn is also used(D) to produce alcohol-based fuels.

22

The Texas Panhandle region, in the(A) northwestern part(B) of the state, produces more wheat, cotton(C), and grain sorghum than any of(D) other areas of Texas.

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The wide(A) range of(B) elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains allows for the great diverse(C) of plant life found there(D).

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The cultures early(A) of the genus Homo were generally distinguished by regular(B) use of stone tools(C) and by a hunting and gathering economy(D).

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Light rays what(A) enter the eye must(B) be focused onto a point on the retina in order for a clear(C) visual image to form(D).

23

Poems vary in length(A)  from(B) brief lyric poems to narrative(C) or epic poems, which can be as broad in scope than(D) a novel.

23

Chocolate is prepared by a complexity(A) process of cleaning, blending(B) and roasting cocoa beans, which must be(C) ground and mixed(D) with sugar.

24

For more eighty(A) years, scientists have argued over whether(B) life(C) exists on the planet(D) Mars.

24

Charleston, West Virginia, was named for(A) Charles Clendenin, who(B) son George acquired(C) land at the junction of the Elk and Kanawha rivers(D) in 1787.

24

The modern detective story in which(A) a detective solves a crime(B) by discovering and interpretation(C) evidence, is considered to have(D) originated with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

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Migration of animals may be initiated by(A) physiological stimuli such as(B) reproductive changes, external pressures such as weather changes(C), or a combination of either(D) types of changes.

24

It is(A) the number, kind, and arrange(B) of teeth that determine whether(C)  a mammal is classified as a carnivore; not  the food that the animal actually eats(D).

25

Leontyne Price ranks(A) among the most celebration(B) sopranos of(C) her time(D).

25

The style of used(A) in cartoon animation ranges from(B)  relatively(C) realistic representations of everyday life to the most romantic and impossible fantasy(D).

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Although(A) ferns lack(B) flowers, they  do(C) have leaves, stems, and root(D).

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Hard(A) and resistant to corrosion, bronze is traditionally(B) used in bell casting and is the material used widely most(C) for metal sculpture(D).

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Ordinary(A) beaver dams vary(B) in length from a few feet(C) to a hundred feet or more than(D).

26

Carrie Chapman Call was instrumental(A)  in passing(B) the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gives(C) women the right to vote(D).

26

Judgments made(A) in a criminal cases(B) can usually be appealed to a higher court which can either(C) overturn or uphold(D) a lower court ruling.

27

Discovery(A) in 1789 and(B) isolated from other element in 1841, Uranium is valued(C) as a source of(D) atomic energy.

28

Compared(A) with another(B) breeds, quarter horses can start more quickly, turn more sharply, and run faster(C) over short(D) courses.

28

Ulysses S. Kay was among the(A) United States composers visited(B) the Soviet Union in 1958 to participate(C) in a cultural exchange program(D).

28

Hawaii's eight major(A) islands and numerous(B) islets form the only(C) state in the United States that is not(D) lie on the mainland of North America.

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Plants synthesize(A) carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide with the aid(B) of energy is derived(C) from sunlight(D).

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Harbors are protected(A) areas of water(B) that can be used the(C) transfer of passengers and cargo between(D) ships and shore.

30

Small distinctions(A) among stamps, unimportant to the person average(B), would mean(C) a great deal to(D)  the stamp collector.

30

A mirage is an atmospheric(A) optical illusion in what(B) an observer sees a nonexistent body of water or(C) an image of some object(D).

33

Faults in the Earth's crust are most evidently(A) in sedimentary formations(B), where(C)  they interrupt(D) previously continuous layers.

35

The strongly patriotic(A) character of Charles Sangster's poetry is credited(B) about(C) greatly furthering(D) the cause of confederation in Canada.

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When a piano keyboard is substituted for(A) buttons on right(B) side of an accordion, the instrument(C) is known as(D) a piano accordion.

37

The southwestern portion(A) of the United States is a land of little(B) rain, and parts of it are too(C) dry that they are(D) called deserts.

37

While(A) the process of photosynthesis in green plants, light energy(B) is captured and used to convert(C) water, carbon dioxide, and minerals(D) into oxygen and organic compounds.

37

The one-fluid theory of electricity(A)  was proposing(B)  by Benjamin Franklin, a man famous(C) for his(D) wide interests and great attainments.

38

The chorus plays a large(A) part in any(B) oratorio, linking(C) areas were sung(D) by soloists with segments of choral music.

39

Generally(A), Abstract Expressionist art is without recognizable images and does(B) not adhere the(C) limits of conventional form(D).

39

Butte, Montana, had built(A) above large deposits(B) of silver, gold, and copper and became(C) known as "the richest(D) hill on Earth."

39

The nitrogen(A) makes up over(B) 78 percent of(C) the Earth's atmosphere, the gaseous mass surrounding(D) the planet.

40

In pools, goldfish are not just(A) ornamental; since(B) they feed on(C) mosquito larva they are also benefit(D).