Written Expression
16 Because of it consists only of a relatively short strand of DNA protected by a shell of protein,
__________ _____ _____
ABC
a virus cannot eat or reproduce by itself.
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D
17 The oxygen in the air we breathe has no tasted, smell, or color.
__________ _____ ______
ABC D
18 In 1977 Kathleen Battle was hired by the New York metropolitan Opera, where her became
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A B C
the star soprano.
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D
19 The aardvark is a mammal that burrows into the ground to catches ants and termites.
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ABC D
20 Because of the availability of trucks and easy access to modern highways, the locate of farms
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A
has become relatively unimportant with respect to their distance from markets.
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B CD
21 The homes created by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright are still viewed as_____ A B
uniquely, innovative, and valuable.
_________
C D
22 Geologists find it useful to identification fossils in a rock sample because certain assemblages _ ___________ _________
A B C
of species are characteristic of specific geologic time periods.
__________
D
23 Many poets enhance their work by creating a contrast among realism and symbolism in a
___________ ______ _____
AB CD
given poem.
24 Most countries depend to few extent on cereal imports to augment their own crops.
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A BCD
25 The fragrant leaves of the laurel plant to sell commercially as bay leaves and are used for
_______________ __
A B C
seasoning foods.
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D
26 When contented, and occasionally when hunger, cats frequently make a purring sound.
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AB C D
27 The evolution of fishes is a history of constant adaptation to new possibilities, and a refined of
_________________
AB CD
these adaptations.
28 In 1991 Antonia Novello, the United States Surgeon General, launched several programs to
___________
AB
address particulate problem that young people have.
____________
C D
29 Some psychologists believe that those who are encouraged to be independent, responsible, _______________
A B
and competent in childhood are likely more than others to become motivated to achieve.
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CD