20. Linguistics deals [A] with [B] the analyze [C] of languages [D].

21. Depictions [A] of animals and hunting scenes can found [B] in [C] the prehistoric cave paintings of nearly every [D] continent.

22. Amelia Earhart was one of the first woman [A] to achieve [B] fame as [C] an aviator, with [D] her 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

23. Many young poets having had [A] their works [B] printed [C] in [D] the Village Voice.

24. Balsa wood possesses [A] flotation [B] qualities far superior [C] to those that of [D] other woods.

25. The Vikings was [A] supposedly [B] the first [C] European sailors [D] to successfully reach America.

26. The quantity [A] of computer experts needed meeting [B] the requirements of modern communications [C] is constantly [D] increasing.

27. Perhaps the most typically American types [A] of feature movie, the western, has seen [B] a resurgence in [C] popularity in recent years [D] .

28. In the nineteenth century, a gold rush [A] started when people in Maska made [B] the discovered [C]of gold there [D] .

29. No other [A] grain [B] comes even close to rivaling [C] rice as the more widely [D] eaten food in Asia.

30. John F. Kennedy's gift [A] for leadership [B] was displayed [C] during his command of a patrol boat while [D] the Second World War.

31. The groundhog comes out its [A] burrow after [B] hibernating through [C] winter, and wanders about the prairie looking [D] for food.

32. Texas has [A] significantly influenced the economic [B] growth of the United States, especially [C] in the oil industrial [D] .

33. The colors vivid [A] sometimes seen [B] at dawn and dusk are due to the filtering [C] of light through dust and water particles [D] in the air.

34. New York City, with ten millions [A] people of varying ethnic backgrounds, has a remarkable [B] cultural [C] diversity [D] .

35. Although dogs all belong to [A] the same basic species [B] , they differ considerably physical [C] appearance, according to [D] their breed.

36. Most of [A] our ideas about the appearance of dinosaurs are formed [B] on the base [C] of incomplete [D] fossil evidence.

37. The immune system protects [A] the body by [B] recognizing and destroying abnormally [C] or foreign cells, as well as providing [D] antibodies to fight bacteria.

38. Albert Einstein was the first science [A] to come [B] up with [C] the theory of [D] relativity.

39. Not until [A] the 1960's did a manned [B] fight to the moon became [C] a serious possibility in the minds [D] of the American public.

40. About one [A] marriage on [B] five is fated [C] to end in [D] divorce.

Section 2. Reading Compresion

Directions: In the Reading Compresion Section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. For questions 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer to each question.

Question 1-10

The saxophone is a relatively recent instrument. In 1840, the Belgian inventor Antoine Joseph Sax mixed the single reed of the clarinet with the conical-shaped tube found in the oboe to construct the first saxophone. With this hybrid, he was able to produce a whole new range of sounds.

Although the saxophone was originally intended for use in orchestras, it was quickly adopted by bands who performed the newer musical styles that began to emerge in the twentieth century. Jazz, in particular, utilized the saxophone quite readily. Both the saxophone as an instrument, and jazz as a musical form, were developed through the blending of several different styles. The similarities in their backgrounds may have something to do with their obvious suitability.

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