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(A)Because rising incomes and falling mortgage rates, sales (B)of residences and (C)commercial

buildingsreached another (D)monthly high last week.

Consumers are usually willing to buy (A)more of an item (B)as its price falls (C)because of they want
(D)to save money.

(A)Because incomplete records, the (B)number of enlistments in the Confederate army (C)has long
been(D)in dispute.

(A)Although the reorganization of the storage system caused (B)some disruption, (C)at first there were
(D)much benefits.

(A)At our company meeting the marketing analyst (B)reported that we have too (C)much sales
representatives in Europe (D)these days.

There have been (A)much disputes (B)over the proper (C)way to train (D)child actors.

Estuaries are (A)highly sensitive and ecologically (B)important habitats, (C)providing breeding and
feeding grounds for (D)much life-forms.

Animation is a (A)technique for (B)creativity the illusion (C)of life in inanimate (D)things.

(A)Shipment of windows ordered on or near the fifteenth (B)of the month will be (C)delay due to
staffing (D)shortages.

The machinery (A)we sell is (B)assembling in this country, but (C)most of the parts come (D)from
abroad.

Electronics Superstore (A)has announced that it will (B)have closed early (C)for the upcoming
(D)holiday next week.

Substantial penalties (A)will be charging whenever (B)a customer withdraws (C)funds from this account
(D)prior to the maturity date.

(A)Travel club application forms (B)can find (C)in front of the main dest in the (D)hotel lobby.

A video telephone enabling two (A)people to talk to and (B)watching each other (C)has been
patentedby two (D)inventors.

Lichens (A)grow in a variety of places, (B)ranging from dry (C)area to moist rain forests, to freshwater
lakes, and even (D)to bodies of salt water.

The novelty, relatively high speed, and (A)advantageously of year-round service (B)made early
(C)passenger trains a popular (D)form of transportation.

Musical instruments are (A)divided into various types, depending (B)on whether the vibration that
produces (C)their sound is made by striking, strumming, scraping, or (D)is blown.

Scientists at (A)universities are (B)often more (C)involved in theoretical research than in


(D)practicallyresearch.

Ornithology, the study of birds, is one of the (A)major scientific (B)fields in which amateurs (C)play a
role in accumulating, researching, and (D)publish data.

A jetty (A)serves to define and deepen (B)a channel, improve (C)navigate, or protect (D)a harbor.

(A)Stars in our universe vary (B)in temperature, color, (C)bright, size, and (D)mass.

The works of the (A)author Herman Melville are (B)literary creations of a high order, blending (C)fact,
fiction, adventure, and subtle (D)symbolic.

The years I (A)spent working with the children's home (B)was the most (C)rewarding of (D)my life.

An (A)increasing number of companies (B)has changed dress codes, allowing employees (C)to
wearcasual clothing (D)in the work place.

(A)Designing and implementing (B)successful incentive pay plans (C)are a complex undertaking for
(D)any business.

Clients (A)using travel agency vouchers (B)should stay in hotels (C)that accept vouchers and should
present (D)it on arrival.

(A)Your new credit card will (B)bring you benefits that (C)provides greater financial (D)flexibility.

(A)Each banking transaction (B)were handled quickly and (C)efficiently (D)by well-trained tellers.

For (A)each workshop, you (B)must register and pay (C)prior to the date on which the conference
(D)begin.

We are waiving the entrance fees (A)for the duration of (B)registration, which (C)run until (D)the
end of August.

(A)Because it does not have a blood (B)supply, the cornea takes (C)their oxygen (D)directly from the
air.

Magnificent (A)mountains and (B)coastal scenery (C)is British Columbia's (D)chief tourist attractions.

James Baldwin's plays and short stories, (A)which are to (B)some degree autobiographical, established
(C)them as a (D)leading figure in the United States civil rights movement.

Zoos in New Orleans, San Diego, Detroit, and the Bronx (A)have become biological parks
(B)whereanimals (C)roams freely and people (D)watch from across a moat.

A seismograph records oscillation of the ground (A)caused by seismic waves, vibrations that
(B)travelfrom (C)its point of origin (D)through Earth or along its surface.

Ms. Jacobs in Personnel can be relied (A)upon to provide (B)an excellent advice (C)on how to conduct
interviews with job (D)applicants.
The provincial government is (A)offering Bristol Corporation a $10-million (B)incentive package to build
(C)a new office buildings (D)in the center of Selisburg.

The governor's panel of experts (A)reported that supervisors should (B)continue to review (C)safety
standard on (D)a regular basis.

(A)Informations (B)about the meetings (C)can be obtained (D)by calling the Berlin Chamber of
Commerce.

Before (A)playing tennis, Simon (B)had (C)to get his (D)hairs cut.

Twenty to (A)thirty year after a mature forest (B)is cleared away, a (C)nearly impenetrable thicket of
trees and shrubs (D)develops.

The Rocky Mountains (A)were explored (B)by fur traders during the early 1800s, in (C)a decades
(D)preceding the United States Civil War.

(A)Although diamond is colorless and transparent (B)when pure, (C)it may appear in various (D)color,
ranging from pastels to opaque black, if it is contaminated with other material.

Electric lamps came into widespread use during the early 1900s and eventually (A)replaced once-
popular (B)type of fat, gas, or (C)oil lamps for (D)almost every purpose.

Located in Canada, the Columbia Icefield (A)covers area of 120 square miles (B)and is 3,300 feet
(C)thick in some (D)places.

Before (A)submitting the draft document to the vice president, (B)see that it (C)has been reviewed
(D)thorough.

Revitalization of the transportation system (A)would be a major (B)victor for Glenville, which is
showing signs of recovering (C)following years of (D)economic decline.

(A)While he worked as a (B)travel agency, Mr. Nakamura specialized (C)in arranging tours of (D)the
Middle East.

We have (A)taken special (B)caring to see that the merchandise (C)has been packed (D)according to
your instructions.

(A)That client is (B)used to (C)receiving (D)promptly attention.

The machine's different typing elements have been (A)carefully (B)designed to provide
(C)outstanding(D)drable.

A slow-moving area of low (A)press will continue (B)to spread cloudiness and showers (C)across the
(D)metropolitan area tonight.

(A)When the temperature drops (B)below 68 degrees Fahrenheit, the body conserves (C)warm by
(D)restricting blood flowing to the skin.
Dinosaurs (A)are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, (B)but recent evidence based on
eating habits, posture, and skeletal (C)structural suggests some (D)may have been warm-blooded.

Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, government (A)programs such as Social Security have (B)been
built into the economy (C)to help avert (D)severity business declines.

In the 1970s, (A)consumer activists (B)succeeded in promoting laws that set (C)safety standards for
automobiles, children's clothing, and a (D)widely range of household products.

The (A)body structure that developed in birds (B)over millions of years is (C)well designed for flight,
being both (D)lightly in weight and remarkably strong.

Federal funds appropriated (A)for art in the 1930s made possible (B)hundreds of murals and statues still
(C)admiration in small towns (D)all over the United States.

Last week the President (A)has announced more (B)taxes on many (C)crops grown for overseas
(D)markets.

When she (A)retires in September 1989, (B)tennis champion Christine Evert was (C)the most famous
(D)woman athlete in the United States.

The new (A)lounge furniture has arrived (B)and will (C)be in place by the (D)end next week.

Monica (A)moved to the city (B)last year because she was tired (C)for driving so far to work
(D)everymorning.

From (A)next year, the London office (B)will be responsible (C)of all the European news (D)coverage.

The accounting supervisor (A)was displeased to learn that the (B)budget report would not (C)be
finished(D)by time.

(A)According to the (B)press release, the company is planning (C)on introduce several new machines
(D)in the coming year.

The staff was (A)told by their supervisor that the new (B)safety inspection schedule (C)would take
effect (D)on the end of the year.

Bennett International (A)has decided to expand (B)its borrowing to make up (C)with a decline
(D)ininvestment returns.

Mr. Webber (A)was taken surprise when he (B)was told the building he (C)was working on had a severe
(D)structural flaw.

The (A)amount material (B)published on the general (C)topic has tripled (D)since March.

The Federal Theatre Project, the first federally (A)financed theater project in the United States,
(B)wasestablished (C)to benefit theater personnel (D)while the Depression of the 1930s.

Chemical research (A)provides information that is useful (B)when the (C)textile industry in the
(D)development of new fabrics.

(A)Each chemical element is characterized (B)to the number of protons that (C)an atom of that
element contains, called (D)its atomic number.

Comparative anatomy is (A)concerned to the (B)structural differences (C)among animal (D)forms.

(A)Even we (B)had been behind schedule (C)at one point, the proposal was submitted (D)on time.

(A)Without we receive a definite commitment (B)by the end of the month, we will be forced (C)to
reconsider (D)our original proposal.

Although traditional flutes are (A)among the world's oldest musical instruments, (B)but the flute
(C)usedin orchestras today is (D)one of the most technically sophisticated.

(A)The corporation (B)adopted (C)his (D)present name in 1981.

One of North America's (A)most renowned (B)painters, Grandma Moses was in her seventies when
(C)herbegan to paint (D)seriously.

One of North America's (A)most renowned (B)painters, Grandma Moses was in her seventies when
(C)herbegan to paint (D)seriously.

Mealii Kalama, creator of (A)over 400 Hawaiian quilts, (B)was granted a National Heritage Fellowship in
1985 for (C)herself (D)contributions to folk art.

Minoru Yamasaki achieved a reputation as an architect (A)which works (B)departed from the austerity
(C)frequently associated (D)with architecture after the Second World War.

Ice is less (A)denser (B)than the liquid (C)from which (D)it is formed.

The (A)public ceremonies of the North American Plains Indians are (B)lesser elaborate (C)than those of
the Navajo (D)in the Southwest.

(A)Being sure (B)to complete the evaluation form (C)before you (D)leave the seminar.

(A)For a list of books (B)available through the library system, (C)consultation the computer terminal
(D)near the reference desk.

(A)After checking (B)the features of the X120 computer, we (C)finally decided to buy (D)the
anothermodel.

When you send a fax (A)from this machine, (B)remember to enter the area code (C)for number that you
(D)are dialing.

Ms. Rivera (A)is going to write (B)to manager to complain (C)about the poor service she received during
(D)her stay at the hotel.

The (A)first national park (B)in world, Yellowstone National Park, (C)was established (D)in 1872.
(A)On December 7, 1787, Delaware (B)became (C)a first state (D)to ratify the United States
Constitution.

(A)Perhaps Mr. Rhenquist is not (B)quite as well qualified for the position (C)as Mr. Robbins (D)does.

The format (A)in which the data is presented in this (B)research paper shows (C)how efficient Miss
Choo (D)does.

The applicants (A)who meet (B)the requirements for the position (C)they will be contacted in order
(D)to schedule an on-site interview.

We (A)appreciate it your (B)interest in our company and (C)look forward to hearing (D)from you soon.

Twenty-four banks (A)they have agreed (B)on a formula to refinance 1.6 billion of the country's short-
term (C)foreign (D)debt.

(A)Export law (B)it became a (C)key factor in international (D)trade.

John Rosamond Johnson (A)he composed numerous (B)songs, (C)including Lift Every Voice and Sing,
(D)for which his brother, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words.

Jane Addams, social worker, author, and (A)spokeswoman for the peace and women's suffrage
(B)movements, (C)she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her (D)humanitarian achievements.

(A)From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton (B)was at the height of her writing career,
producing (C)of her three (D)most popular novels.

Rice, (A)which it still forms the staple diet of (B)much of the world's population, grows (C)best in
(D)hot, wet lands.

Local government workers in this state (A)generally (B)are underpaid (C)relative to their counterparts
in (D)another industrialized states.

In primates, as in other (A)mammal, hairs (B)around the eyes and ears and in the nose,
(C)prevent dust, insects, and other matter from (D)entering these organs.

(A)If clients (B)do not know (C)how respond to a questionnaire item, ask them to (D)circle "I don't
know.".

(A)Effective immediately, Craig Wu (B)will be the new branch (C)management of the Mottsboro
(D)division.

A total of ten (A)thousand of dollars (B)was spent on radio advertising, (C)despite recent requests
(D)forbudget-cutting measures.

Employees will (A)be reimbursed for business travel expenses incurred (B)while on assignment (C)away
from the normal (D)work located.

(A)The computer software industry is (B)one of most competitive (C)markets in today's technologically
(D)advanced society.

We recommend that you follow the (A)formatted (B)shown in this sample when
(C)preparingannouncements to be (D)displayed on the bulletin board.

Francesca Rosati (A)is perfect candidate (B)for the position (C)because of her experience in
(D)administration.

(A)Almost students were able (B)to find (C)good jobs three to six months (D)after graduation.

(A)Due to the popularity of the stars, theater patrons (B)are advised to (C)contact the box office as
soon as (D)possibly.

The (A)recording industry is in the (B)midst (C)of change, (D)either creatively and financially.

Nylon, a synthetic material (A)done from a (B)combination of water, air, and a by-product (C)of coal,
was first (D)introduced in 1938.

The 1983 Nobel Prize in Medicine (A)was awarded to Barbara McClintock for her (B)experiments
withmaize and her (C)discoveries (D)regardless the nature of DNA.

(A)In 1866 to 1883, the bison population in North America (B)was reduced from an (C)estimated 13
million to a few (D)hundred.

Thunder can be (A)listened from a (B)maximum distance of about ten miles (C)except under
(D)unusualatmospheric conditions.

In (A)some species of fish, (B)such the three-spined stickleback, the male, not the female,
(C)performsthe task of (D)caring for the young.

(A)The ancient Romans used vessels (B)equipped with sails (C)and banks of oars (D)to transporting their
armies.

An important factor (A)should be conidered is Mr. Lopez's (B)ability to keep the new restaurant going
(C)for several months (D)with limited revenue.

This year, the judges had the difficult (A)yet enjoyable task of selecting twelve (B)winning photos
(C)from the many (D)who were entered.

The Pinebrook Inn (A)has a courtesy bus (B)which runs (C)every thirty minutes both (D)to from the
downtown area.

In the event (A)for any changes need (B)to be made in the (C)document, please call our office
(D)immediately.

(A)One proposal suggests (B)relocating the central offices (C)at the suburbs to obtain (D)needed space.

All passengers (A)must present their boarding passes (B)to the (C)designate agent (D)at the airport
gate.
A flurry of (A)promising economic news (B)in last ten days has caused analysts (C)to revise their
forecasts for the stock's (D)growth.

(A)The passport is a traveler's (B)primary (C)meaning of identification (D)abroad.

The strike (A)began (B)unexpectedly, just (C)slightly only more than a week after the (D)national
elections.

The political and (A)economic life of the state of Rhode Island (B)was dominated by the owners of
textile mills (C)well into the (D)twenty century.

The nonviolent protest advocated (A)by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (B)proving highly effective in an
age of (C)expanding television news (D)coverage.

(A)Nutritionists believe (B)what diet affects (C)how one feels (D)physically and emotionally.

Because of (A)its vast tracts of (B)virtually uninhabited northern forest, Canada has (C)one of the
lowest population (D)density in the world.

Bromyrite crystals (A)have a diamond-like luster and are usually (B)colorless, but they (C)dark to brown
when (D)exposed to light.

Most of the (A)damage property attributed (B)to the San Francisco earthquake (C)of 1906 resulted from
the fire (D)that followed.

In the early twentieth century, there was considerable (A)interesting among sociologists in the fact
(B)that in the United States (C)the family was losing its (D)traditional roles.

Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (A)brought to the


musical Oklahoma!(B)extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as (C)familiar with the
(D)traditional forms of operetta and musical comedy.

(A)While attempting to fly (B)hers plane (C)around the world in 1937, Amelia Earhart
(D)mysteriouslydisappeared.

Richard Wright's Uncle Tom's Children, a collection of (A)short stories, (B)were a critical
(C)successwhen it (D)appeared in 1938.

The principle on which the boat called a hydrofoil is designed (A)is identically to that (B)demonstrated
by an airplane wing (C)moving through (D)air.

Migrating (A)butterflies can (B)travel long (C)distant (D)over water.

During (A)a early period in the settlement of the western United States, pioneers claimed (B)parts of
the wilderness by (C)marking trees (D)to establish a boundary.

(A)All digital computers (B)use binary, or two-valued, digits (C)instead than decimal, or ten-valued,
digits (D)to represent and store data.
(A)An ambassador serves (B)as a nation's highest-ranking (C)diplomacy in another (D)country.

(A)Early adolescence is a (B)developmental phase consisting of (C)rapid changes in behavior,


(D)psychological, and hormones.

(A)Knowledge from the frontiers of (B)research genetic will increasingly pose (C)difficult problems for
policy makers and for society (D)in general.

Pictures (A)called glass mosaics are made (B)by setting small pieces (C)of colors glass (D)into fresh
plaster.

Approximately (A)every nineteen month Venus and the Sun reach (B)their greatest angular
(C)separationin (D)the solar system.

Anthropologists recently have (A)found evidence that, centuries ago, Inuits (B)used to entering their
subterranean homes through tunnels, which (C)helped keep the cold out and (D)the heat in.

(A)The tree porcupine is (B)found in wooded (C)areas throughout most (D)from North America.

To date, only a small percentage of all (A)glass manufactured in the United States (B)is recycled, but
markets for recycled glass (C)that are growing (D)steadily.

(A)The oceans are the (B)major source of the (C)atmospheric moisture that is obtained through
(D)evaporator.

(A)Only those insects with (B)high developed, multilensed eyes (C)have good (D)color vision.

The Earth's atmosphere (A)functions much like a giant greenhouse, admitting sunlight (B)between outer
space (C)but preventing heat from (D)escaping.

The almond tree (A)which produces the (B)oldest species of nut and is the most (C)widely grown of all
(D)nut trees.

Fran Tannenbaum, a paleontology student (A)doing summer (B)fieldwork, (C)found a


(D)completelyseventy-five-million-year-old fossil egg near Chateau, Montana.

Fencing, originally developed as a sport (A)in fourteenth century, was (B)included in the (C)first
modernOlympic Games (D)of 1896.

(A)Depth within (B)ancient tombs, 3,000-year-old peanuts (C)have been found (D)alongside mummies.

Art Nouveau developed (A)in the 1890's when artists (B)did a (C)conscious effort to break with what
they regarded as worn-out formulas of (D)the past.

The most widely cultivated (A)all of fruit trees, the apple is second (B)only to the grape in its
(C)importance (D)as a temperate-zone fruit.

Pawnbroking, (A)or making loans to customers (B)who pledge (C)personal or household goods as
security, is one of (D)the oldest trade known.
(A)Of 1901 to 1914, acclaimed actor Douglas Fairbanks appeared on (B)stage in (C)a series of light
(D)comedies.

Patients (A)they suffer (B)from common arthritis (C)can be treated using (D)heat, physical therapy, and
aspirin.

Forests contain more than merely (A)tree; they (B)also include smaller plants, (C)such as mosses,
shrubs, and wild (D)flowers.

The (A)game of marbles, (B)which originated in prehistoric times, (C)is still played today in
(D)muchlands.

The (A)modern racing bicycle is (B)carefully engineered (C)for safety, lightness, and (D)reliable.

(A)On 1954 the United States Supreme Court ruled on (B)the case of Brown v. Board of Education,
(C)declaring segregated (D)education unconstitutional.

Because (A)glass objects are fragile, (B)least have survived (C)from ancient (D)civilizations.

An important (A)effect that criticism (B)can have on contemporary poets is the assurance that (C)there
is a growing (D)interest their work.

Music festivals, which date back as far (A)as the mid-seventeenth century, have increased
(B)significantly in (C)popular within the (D)past few decades.

Human skin is (A)a complex, sensitive organ (B)that serves many (C)functions necessary for the
(D)maintain of life.

(A)Space photography and advanced measurement technology, (B)including a laser reflector placed on
the Moon, (C)have possible made (D)extremely precise measurements of the surfaces of the Earth.

The scale of the demographic (A)change that are now occurring and that are (B)projected for the near
(C)future is unprecedented in (D)human history.

(A)The paintings of artist Abraham Rattner are (B)noted for their brilliant (C)color, rich texture, and
(D)symbolic.

(A)Between the high and low tidemarks of marine coasts (B)existing abundant and (C)varied plant
(D)and animal life.

The total (A)amount of water in the world's (B)ecological system has remained the (C)same
thanthroughout the (D)ages.

Butterflies and moths (A)comprise the Lepidoptera order of insects (B)find (C)throughout (D)most
of the world.

The (A)planet Neptune has two (B)known satellites:one (C)about the size (D)with Earth's Moon, the
other much smaller.
Harry Truman's victory (A)over Thomas Dewey was one (B)of the biggest (C)surprise in the
(D)politicalhistory of the United States.

The narwhal (A)resembles like other whales, but it has (B)a long, spiral tusk (C)growing from
(D)itshead.

In exchange (A)for requiring them (B)to disclose the workings of their inventions, patents give
(C)inventors temporary, (D)legally monopolies.

Lillian Gish is (A)best known for her (B)roles in such (C)silently films (D)as The Birth of a
Nation and Broken Blossoms.

Oraibi, Arizona, (A)built by the Hopi Indians during 1100's, is (B)probably the oldest
(C)continuousinhabited (D)settlement in the United States.

(A)It (B)may take several (C)hundred years to (D)build inch of topsoil.

Known for power, (A)speed, and maneuverability, the goshawk has short wings and (B)a long tail,
(C)enabling (D)them to dodge branches in pursuit of prey.

Lubrication is essential in machinery because (A)if the (B)moving part of a machine come into (C)direct
contact with (D)each other, friction interferes with motion.

One basic principle of (A)international air law (B)recognize a country's complete sovereignty
(C)over the airspace above its (D)territory.

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