【正文】 all area. (C) Too many people building houses in one small area. (D) Bringing together the wrong kinds of animals and plants. 42. (A) The animals overfertilize the soil. (B) Dead plant roots can39。s. 4 (B) Their instinct leads them to the place they were hatched. (c) There are other species of turtles located there. (D) Its climate is milder than Brazil39。s survival skills. (B) To show that some stories about famous people may be historically inaccurate. (C) To describe a historical event that was portrayed in a painting. (D) To tell a story that Gee Washington told about himself. 49. (A) She led her tribe to victory against the colonists (B) She was considered to be extremely beautiful. (C) She created popular American Indian art. (D) She helped establish peace between her tribe and the colonists 50. (A) They have only recently been discovered. (B) They were painted by the colonists who knew her. (C) Most of them portray her as a child. (D) They might not reflect her true appearance. Section Two: Structure and Written Expression 1. .........crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is durable in a dry atmosphere. (A) The surface of marble is (B) The surface of marble, which (C) Although the surface of marble (D) The surface of marble 2. By using their trunks, elephants can tell the shape of an object and ........ is rough or smooth, or hot or cold. (A) it (B) whether it (C) how (D) since it 3. In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as ........ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. (A) his being one of the finalists (B) to be one of the finalists (C) one of the finalists (D) the one finalist who 4. The Moon is much closer to Earth ...... is the Sun, and thus it had greater influence on the tides. (A) unlike (B) than (C) but (D) where 5. The brain of an average adult is one of the largest ans of the body, ........about three pounds. (A) weighs (B) is weighed (C) weighing (D) to weigh it 6. Throughout history ........different representations for numbers and for the basic process of counting. (A) have been many (B) there have been many (C) many (D) when many 7. Democratic governments constantly face the problem of balancing …..... th e individual with the needs of society. (A) the rights of 5 (B) to the rights for (C) for the rights to (D) with the rights by 8. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states …..... the Constitution of the United States. (A) ratified (B) ratify (C) to ratify (D) have ratified 9. The chemical position of sandstone is the same as …..... (A) that of sand (B) that sand is (C) sand is that (D) what of sand 10. Hydrofoils can exceed 75 miles per hour, as pared with conventional watercraft, whose maximum speeds .......... approach 50 miles per hour. (A) are rarely (B) rarely (C) of rarely (D) they rarely 11. It was novelist and poet ….... in 1968 founded Jackson State University39。s librarian often conducts story hours and other activities to help children A B enjoy herself while developing an interest in reading and the library39。s. D 20. Candles may be made by repeatedly dipping wicks in tallow, by molding, nor by A B pouring melted wax over the wicks and rolling them into shape. C D 21. While models of automobiles date back as far as the late 160039。s A B seen the first mercial interest in the vehicle. C D 22. The conceptual of musical harmony is generally traced to the ninth century because A B C it is first mentioned in treatises of that period. D 23. Palcontologists have examined fossil embryos and hatchlings from three type of A B C duckbilled dinosaurs to figure out how they matured. D 24. Lightning tends to strike the nearest good conductor, and hence often strikes A B in same place more than once. C D 25. When study different cultures and societies, anthropologists often focus on marriage A B as a contractual agreement between different parties. C D 26. The first piloted balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean took place at 1978. A B C D 27. The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late nieenth century strove to revitalizing A handicrafts and applied arts during an era of increasing mass production. B C D 28. When canned using proper methods, food suffers no loss in vitamins or another A B C D nutritive elements. 29. Heat exhaustion is causing by excessive loss of body fluids and body salts. A B C D 30. Primitive humans probably did not deliberately cook food until long after they had A B learned to use fire for light and warm. 7 C D 31. The poor condition of prisoners are what concerned Dorothea Dix, an American A B C social worker and director of a school in Boston. D 32. Found in the shells of lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, glucosamine is also present A B C in human cartilage, which covering the bones in joints. D 33. Between 1871 until 1891, the population of Toronto more than tripled, increasing A B C from 56,000 to 181,000. D 34. In the nieenth century, Montreal grew into an important transportation and A B industrial center, aided by its many natural resources and an abundant of C