c. any more d. none a 135. Parents have great …………… for their children’s future. a. expectant b. expectancies c. expects d. expectations d 136. The consistency of protoplasm and that of glue ……………. a. they are alike b. are similar to c. are similar d. the same c 137. The lights and appliances in most homes use alternating current ……………. a. instead direct current b. instead of direct current c. that instead direct current d. for direct current instead b 138. When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was ……………. a. so old b. too old c. oldest d. very older b 139. The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of ……………. in porous rocks. a. the oil b. oil c. an oil d. oils b 140. They discussed the matter calmly and …………… a. reason b. reasoned c. reasonable d. reasonably d 141. I saw a sample ……………… her work and it was quite impressed. a. of b. in c. on d. about a 142. The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification …………… a. must present b. presented c. be presented d. for presentation c 143. Nerve impulses ……………. to the brain at a speed of about one hundred yards per second. a. sending sensations b. to send sensations c. send sensations d. be send sensations c 144. Although exact statistics vary because of political changes, ……………. separate nation states are included in the official lists at any one time. a. more than two hundred b. as much as two hundred c. many as two hundred d. most that two hundred a 145. ……………. owe much of their success as a group to their unusual powers of migration. a. That birds b. A bird c. The bird d. Birds d 146. I believe …………… things openly. a. of discussing b. for discussing c. in discussing d. on discussing c 147. Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons ……………. . a. money beside b. money besides c. beside money d. besides money d 148. Seals can ……………. because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur. a. keep them warm b. keep themselves warm c. they keep warm d. keep their warm b 149. Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have …………… a. not definite shape b. none definite shape c. nothing definite shape d. no definite shape d 150. One of Shaw's ……………., “Pygmalion”, was the story that formed the basis for the musical play “my fair lady". a. greatest work b. greatest works c. the greatest work d. the greatest works b 151. Although the scientific community had hoped that the field of transplantation ……………., the shortage of organ donors has curtailed research. a. progress b. had progressed c. would progress d. progressing c 152. The seed heads of teasel plants raise the nap on coarse tweed cloth ……………. than do the machine tools invented to replace them. a. more efficiently b. efficiently more c. efficient d. most efficient a 153. We are all amenable ……………… discipline. a. with b. at c. to d. for c 154. ……………. unknown quantities is the task of algebra. a. To found b. Find c. The find d. Finding d 155. I read two books but neither book …………… very interesting. a. has been b. had been c. was d. were c 156. The yearly path of the sun around the heavens …………… a. is known as the ecliptic b. known as the ecliptic c. it is known to be ecliptic d. knowing as the ecliptic a 157. This table is already …………… a. occupy b. occupied c. occupation d. occupational b 158. A dolphin ……………. a porpoise in that it has a longer nose. a. different b. differs c. different than d. differs from d 159. The …………… I’m late is that I missed the bus. a. reason b. reasoned c. reasonable d. reasonably a 160. …………… like “Macdonalds” and “Kentucky fried chicken” have used franchising to extend their sales internationally. a. Chain's restaurants b. Chains restaurants c. Chain restaurant d. Chain restaurants d 161. A baby is under parental …………… a. guidance b. guide c. guided d. guideless a 162. Uranus is just ……………. to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye. a. bright enough b. enough brightly c. as enough bright d. bright as enough a 163. Before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, many people died …………… a. infected with simple bacteria b. from simple bacterial infections c. infections were simple bacteria d. infecting of simple bacteria b 164. That most natural time units are not simple multiples of each other ……………. in constructing a calendar. a. it is a primary problem b. is a primary problem c. a primary problem is d. a primary problem b 165. ……………. the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops. a. As a whole b. Wholly c. On a whole d. The whole a 166. In excess of 80 percent of the UN's budget is used ……………. the economic development of member nations. a. support b. supporting c. the support d. to support d 167. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when ……………. to at least 62°C. a. it be heated b. it heated c. it is heated d. it will be heated c 168. In order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade ……………., they often developed a simplified language called “pidgin”. a. with each the other b. with each to the other c. with each another d. with each other d 169. The two main ……………. are permanent magnets and electromagnets. a. kinds of magnets b. kind of magnets c. kind magnets d. kinds magnets a 170. You ought to book in advance. You can’t rely …………… a hotel room. a. on finding b. in finding c. of finding d. about finding a 171. According to a recent survey, ……………. doctors do not have a personal physician. a. a large amount of b. large amount of c. a large number of d. large number of c 172. There are many beautifully preserved historic buildings ……………. a. in Beacon street in Boston b. in Beacon street at Boston c. on Beacon street in Boston d. at Beacon street on Boston c 173. The prime rate is the rate of interest that a bank will charge when it ………… money to its best clients. a. lent b. borrows c. borrowed d. lends d 174. The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the …………… environment possible. a. most cleanest b. cleanest c. more cleanest d. cleaner b 175. Mathematics is ……………… and serves so many of the sciences that it is a prerequisite for studying every scientific discipline. a. such important field b. such an important field c. such a important field d. so an important field b 176. Studies of job satisfaction are unreliable because there ……………. so many variables and because the admission of dissatisfaction may be viewed as a personal failure. a. was . current b. instead of direct current c. that instead direct current d. for direct current instead b 1 38. When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposition said that he was ……………. a for many reasons ……………. . a. money beside b. money besides c. beside money d. besides money d 1 48. Seals can ……………. because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur. a. keep them warm b ecliptic a 157. This table is already …………… a. occupy b. occupied c. occupation d. occupational b 1 58. A dolphin ……………. a porpoise in that it has a longer nose. a. different b. differs c. different