any other tenor, living or dead. a. greater than that of b. as large as c. more greater d. broader than the one of → a 27. New words are constantly being invented ……………. new objects and concepts. a. to describe b. a description of c. they describe d. describe → a 28. You can’t …………… to learn a foreign language in a week. a. expectant b. expected c. expect d. expectation → c 29. ………… rain or snow there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games. a. Despite b. In spite with c. Despite of d. Despite with → a 30. The prices of homes are ……………. high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them. a. as b. so c. such d. so as → b 31. To see the statue of liberty and ……………. pictures from the top of the empire state building are two reasons for visiting New York city. a. taking b. take c. taken d. to take → d 32. I can’t see the …………… of sitting on the beach all day. a. attract b. attractive c. attractiveness d. attractively → c 33. Factoring is the process of finding two or more expressions whose product is equal …………… the given expression. a. to b. as c. with d. by → a 34. Bricks baked in a kiln are much harder …………… that are dried in the sun. a. those b. than do those c. than those d. ones → c 35. Since infection can cause …………… fever ……………. pain, it is a good idea to check a patient's temperature. a. both / as well as b. both / as good as c. both / with d. both / and → d 36. Schizophrenia, a behavioral disorder typified by a fundamental break with reality, …………… by genetic predisposition, stress, drugs, or infections. a. may be triggered b. may triggered c. may trigger d. may be trigger → a 37. They asked us, Henry and ……………, whether we thought that the statistics had been presented fairly and accurately. a. I b. me c. mine d. my → b 38. They thought that he was guilty ……………… racial discrimination. a. of b. with c. for d. about → a 39. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important …………… it on with heavy clothing underneath. a. for trying b. to try c. of trying d. try → b 40. What happened in New York …………… a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been laid off from their jobs. a. was b. were c. is d. are → a 41. The result of the experiment was …………… a. satisfied b. satisfaction c. satisfactory d. satisfactorily → c 42. A number of ……………. submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal the fact that they were women. a. novel b. novelist c. novels d. novelists → d 43. Some executives require that the secretary …………… responsible for writing all reports as well as for balancing the books. a. is b. be c. was