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1.Quasars __________ emitting extremely

intense radio waves and visible radiation.

1. Star-like objects are

2. Star-like, they are objects

3. are star-like objects

4. are they star-like objects

2.Mary Cassatt specialized __________

mothers with their children.

1. painted

2. who painted

3. paintings

4. in painting

3.Gorillas are quiet animals, __________ they

are able to make about twenty different

sounds.

1. how

2. in spite of

3. because of

4. even though

4.From 1946 to 1949, __________ William

Henry Hastie served as governor of the Virgin

Islands.

1. the lawyer

2. he was the lawyer

3. the lawyer who

4. was the lawyer

5.________ struck, a tuning fork produces an

almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over along period of time.

1. When is it

2. One is

3. When it is

4. Is one

6._________ one time, Manchester, New

Hampshire, was the home of the most

productive cotton mills in the world.

1. On2. At

3. By

4. To

7.The edible tube mushroom __________ a

cushion-like, moist cap that is light brown or

darkish red.

1. which has

2. to have

3. having

4. has

8.In 1961 the entertainer Chubby Checker

introduced a __________ to New Yorks rockn

roll fans.

1. new dance, the twist

2. twist, was the new dance

3. twist, the new dance that

4. new dance is the twist

9.In sculpture __________modeling denotes

a way of shaping clay, wax, or other pliable

materials.

1. to the term

2. is termed

3. the term

4. to term

10.The capacity for flight __________insects

from the other invertebrates.

1. to distinguish

2. distinguishes

3. which distinguishes

4. distinguishing

VocabularyFor each question, choose the synonym.

1. Which word means the same as

ENTHUSIASTIC?

a. adamant b. available

c. cheerful d. eager

2. Which word means the same as

ADEQUATE?

a. sufficient b. mediocre

c. proficient d. average

3. Which word means the same as ECSTATIC?

a. inconsistent b. positive

c. wild d. thrilled

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4. Which word means the same as AFFECT?

a. accomplish b. cause

c. sicken d. influence

5. Which word means the same as

CONTINUOUS?

a. intermittent b. adjacent

c. uninterrupted d. contiguous

6. Which word means the same as

COURTESY?

a. civility b. congruity

c. conviviality d. rudeness

7. Which word means the same as FRAIL?

a. vivid b. delicate

c. robust d. adaptable

8. Which word means the same as

RECUPERATE?

a. mend b. endorse

c. persist d. worsen

9. Which word means the same as

SUFFICIENT?

a. majestic b. scarce

c. tranquil d. adequate

10. Which word means the same as

COMPOSURE?

a. agitation b. poise

c. liveliness d. stimulation

11. Which word means the same as

ECCENTRIC?

a. normal b. frugal

c. peculiar d. selective

12. Which word means the same as

COMMENDABLE?

a. admirable b. accountable

c. irresponsible d. noticeable

13. Which word means the same as

PASSIVE?

a. inactive b. emotional

c. lively d. woeful

14. Which word means the same as VAST?

a. attentive b. immense

c. steady d. slight

15. Which word means the same as COMPLY?

a. subdue b. entertain

c. flatter d. obey

16. Which word means the same as WILL?

a. resolve b. spite

c. sanity d. idleness

17. Which word means the same as

ENLIGHTEN?

a. relocate b. confuse

c. comply d. teach

18. Which word means the same as

RIGOROUS?

a. demanding b. tolerable

c. lenient d. disorderly

19. Which word means the same as

OBLIVIOUS?

a. visible b. sinister

c. conscious d. unaware

20. Which word means the same as VERIFY?

a. disclose b. confirm

c. refute d. unite

21. Which word means the same as

RATIONAL?

a. deliberate b. invalid

c. prompt d. sound

22. Which word means the same as

ERRONEOUS?

a. digressive b. confused

c. impenetrable d. incorrect

23. Which word means the same as

GROTESQUE?

a. extreme b. frenzied

c. hideous d. typical

24. Which word means the same as

GARBLED?

a. lucid b. unintelligible

c. devoured d. outrageous

25. Which word means the same as EXPOSE?

a. relate b. develop

c. reveal d. pretend

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26. Which word means the same as

COERCE?

a. force b. permit

c. waste d. deny

27. Which word means the same as

ABRUPT?

a. interrupt b. sudden

c. extended d. corrupt

28. Which word means the same as

APATHY?

a. hostility b. depression

c. indifference d. concern

29. Which word means the same as

DESPAIR?

a. mourning b. disregard

c. hopelessness d. loneliness

30. Which word means the same as

CONTEMPTUOUS?

a. respectful b. unique

c. scornful d. insecure

31. Which word means the same as TOTE?

a. acquire b. carry

c. tremble d. abandon

32. Which word means the same as

DISTINCT?

a. satisfied b. frenzied

c. uneasy d. separate