【正文】 edge that the continent was wider than originally supposed. More specifically, they learned a good deal about river drainages and mountain barriers. They ended speculation that an easy coasttocoast route existed via the MissouriColumbia River systems, and their reports。t present. Section Two: Structure and Written Expression 1. _____ the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, engineers are creating exotic new metallic substances. (A) Meet (B) Being met are (C) To meet (D) They are meeting 6 2. _____ James A. Bland, Carry Me Back to Old Virginny was adopted is the state song of Virginia in 1940. (A) Was written by (B) His writing was (C) He wrote the (D) Written by 3. Mary Garden, _____ the early 190039。s sick with influenza throughout the winter. 37. (A) He39。t have been surprised. (B) The grant shouldn39。t have much coffee. 23. (A) Flight 213 is preparing to depart. (B) The man will have to stay in New York. (C) The plane cannot land in New York because of bad weather. (D) Three flights were canceled because of snow. 24. (A) She fot to send a gift to Ja. (B) They aren39。s happy the season has changed. (D) The warm weather might not last very long. 20. (A) His team won the other night. (B) He didn39。s written a lot of letters recently. 12. (A) She teaches high school. (B) She wants more ice in her glass. (C) She never misses class. (D) She thinks cold weather is nice. 13. (A) The woman should ask someone else for help. (B) He wonders if the woman hears a noise. (C) They can work together the next day. (D) He didn39。t mind the cost of a guidebook. (D) It39。t lave any money. 2. (A) Susan ate the last piece of pie. (B) He thought the pie was delicious. (C) He went out to buy a pie. (D) He gave Susan a piece of pie. 3. (A) He hopes to leave before the woman does. (B) His office is one hour away from his home. (C) He39。s run out of paper. (D) He doesn39。t know how the calculator works. (C) The calculator needs a new battery. (D) The man should enter the numbers in a different order. 8. (A) They can get a guidebook in Montreal. (B) It might not be necessary to buy a guidebook. (C) He doesn39。t like to wire letters. (B) She is happy to be here with her friends (C) She likes to mail her letters herself. (D) She39。t enough water. 16. (A) The new bookstore is too far away. (B) The store carries all the latest books. (C) There was a bookstore there before. (D) The books in the store are old. 17. (A) Reading the paper. (B) Taking a final exam. (C) Helping the librarian. (D) Studying. 18. (A) Get another car. (B) Ask someone else to help her. (C) Buy something less expensive. (D) Go to another repair shop. 19. (A) Winter is one of her favorite seasons. (B) She packed her winter clothes months ago. (C) She39。s home. (D) They don39。s already prepared the coffee. (D) She has to take her medicine first. 27. (A) Mary shouldn39。t get enough exercise. (C) He often has difficulty sleeping. (D) He39。s homes. (C) Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio. (D) Many newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry. 49. (A) Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television. (B) Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television. (C) Television had no effect on movie attendance. (D) Motion picture popularity declined. 50. (A) To illustrate another effect of television. (B) To demonstrate the importance of televised sports. (C) To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting. (D) To provide an example of something motion pictures can39。 their paddles, for example, are already well formed. One specimen is even preserved in the birth canal. In addition, the shale contains the remains of many newborns that are between 20 and 30 inches long. Why are there so many pregnant females and young at Holzmaden when they are so rare elsewhere? The quality of preservation is almost unmatched, and quarry operations factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth. 23. The passage supports which of the following conclusions? (A) Some species of ichthyosaurs decayed more rapidly than other species. (B) Ichthyosaur newborns are smaller than other newborn marine reptiles. (C) Ichthyosaurs were more advanced than terrestrial creatures. (D) Ichthyosaurs may have gathered at Holzmaden to give birth. 24. The word they in line 3 refers to (A) skeletons (B) scavengers (C) creatures (D) environments 25. All of the following are mentioned as factors that encourage fossilization EXCEPT the (A) speed of burial (B) conditions of the water (C) rate at which soft tissues decay (D) cause of death of the animal. 26. Which of the following is true of the fossil deposits discussed in the passage? (A) They include examples of newly discovered species. (B) They contain large numbers of wellpreserved specimens (C) They are older than fossils found in other places (D) They have been analyzed more carefully than other fossils. 27. The word outstanding in line 14 is closest in meaning to (A) extensive (B) surprising (C) vertical (D) excellent 14 28. The word site in line 17 is closest in meaning to (A) example (B) location (C) development (D) characteristic 29. Why does the author mention the specimen preserved in the birth canal (line 19)? (A) To illustrate that the embryo fossils are quite advanced in their development (B) To explain why the fossils are well preserved (C) To indicate how the ichthyosaurs died (D) To prove that ichthyosaurs are marine animals. 30. The word they in line