... does the author provide a definition?
(A) Lines 3-6 (B) Lines 8-10
(C) Lines 13- 15 (D) Lines 21-23
50 . The phrase “worth their while”in line 26 is closest in meaning to
(A) essential ... were temperatures below freezing
in the circumpolar region?
(A) 4 -5 months (B) 6 months
(C) 8-9 months (D) 12 months
5. The word “saturated”in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A)...
... But in 1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the
(5) cooking-and-sealing process of canning. And in the 1 850 's an American named Gail
Borden developed a means of condensing ...
Line reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in
(5) dense vegetation or enter a cavity - horned larks dig holes in the ground and
ptarmig...
... defined as urban?
(A) 2 ,50 0
(B) 8,000
(C) 15, 000
(D) 50 ,000
43. According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition
of urban in 1 950 ?
(A) City borders had ... in towns of 8,000 inhabitants
(5) or more. But after 1900 it meant persons living in incorporated places having 2 ,50 0 or
more inhabitants.
Then, in 1 950 the Census Bureau radically...
... defined as urban?
(A) 2 ,50 0
(B) 8,000
(C) 15, 000
(D) 50 ,000
43. According to the passage, why did the Census Bureau revise the definition
of urban in 1 950 ?
(A) City borders had ...
4. The word “an integral” in line 15 is closest in meaning to
(A) an equitable
(B) a profitable
(C) a pleasant
(D) an essential
5. The word “they” in line 20 refers to...
...
21. The word “distinct” in line 5 is closest in meaning to
(A) separate
(B) innovative
(C) alarming
(D) provocative
Questions 38 -50
What we today call American folk ... the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed.
(C) connect
(D) support
15. In line 27, the word “concentrated” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) A...
...
(B) nest
(C) egg
(D) female
15. What does the author mean by stating that“The dulotic species of ants are the
supreme social parasites”(line5) ?
(A) The Polyergus are more highly ... a
Line hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also seldom involve more than the
(5) upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep.
The tides are a response of the .....
... Sun
(D) waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
50 . According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are
true EXCEPT:
(A) ...
Line already forming the habit of gathering from all corners of the nation for both public and
(5) private, business and pleasure purposes. Conventions were the new occasions, and
hotels...