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VOCABULARY11.TheMississippiRivercarriesgreatamountsoffinesandandsiltintotheGulfofMexicosouthofNewOrleans.(A)collections(B)mounds(C)reserves(D)quantities2.Evenwithadequatelightandmoisture,plantgrowthceaseswhentheairtemperaturesuddenlydropsbelowacertainminimumlevel.(A)nearly(B)steadily(C)narrowly(D)abruptly3.MargaretAvison,oneofCanada'sfinestpoets,hasremainedoutsidethemainstreamofrecognizedwriters.(A)thrived(B)stayed(C)reappeared(D)published4.Oilcanbeconveyedbypipelinefromanoilregiontoarefinery.(A)transported(B)filtered(C)connected(D)diverted5.Drybeansareveryrichinproteinsandcarbohydratesandmaybeeatenasasubstituteformeat.(A)atthesametimeas(B)mixedupwith(C)inplaceof(D)inadditionto226.Farmersseldomattempttocultivateeveryfootoftheirland.(A)like(B)try(C)plan(D)want7.Inarithmetic,anumberstandsforthesizeofasetofthings.(A)measures.(B)estimates(C)cancels(D)represents8.GeorgePullman,whoinventedtherailroadsleepingcar,designedatownforhisfactoryemployeesintheoutskirtsofChicago.(A)surroundingregions(B)stockyards.(C)backstreets(D)manufacturingdistrict9.Thecombinationoflenses,inacompoundmicroscopemakespossiblegreatermagnificationthancanbeachievedwithasinglelens.(A)projects(B)requires(C)allows(D)involves10.Inthe1700'sNorthAmericancolonistsproclaimedtheirwealthandsocialstandingbywearingelaboratestockings.(A)responsibility(B)events(C)organization(D)status3311.Footnotessometimesexplainawordoranidea,butmoreoftentheymerelycitethesourceofauthorityforwhattheauthorsays.(A)correct(B)expandon(C)critique(D)referto12.Someplantscontainsubstancesthatinterferewiththedigestiveprocessesofanimals.(A)disrupt(B)encourage(C)augment(D)trigger13.Tungoilisapowerfuldryingagentusedinvarnishesandpaints.(A)pure(B)potent(C)poisonous(D)permanent14.Inhismathematics,Archimedesemployedmethodsthatresembledthoseofcontemporaryintegralcalculus.(A)weresimilarto(B)established(C)weresupportedby(D)prescribed15.Permeablerockshaveporesofsufficientsizetopermitwatertopassthroughthem.(A)fluctuating(B)enlarged(C)adequate(D)perfect4416.InnorthcentralNebraska,hugeherdsofbeefcattlegrazeonthegrassmeadowsofenormousranches.(A)feedon(B)sleepon(C)dominate(D)damage17.ThetheoryofplatetectonicsprovidedscientistswithaframeworkforunderstandinghowandwhythevariousfeaturesoftheEarthconstantlychange.(A)goal(B)motive(C)subject(D)structure18.Histamineisoneofthechemicalsreleasedbycertainbodycellswhentissuesareinjured.(A)destroyed(B)givenoff(C)inhibited(D)renewed19.StudentsoftheBerrySchoolforMountainChildrenhelpedpayfortheireducationbydoingpart-timelaborthatpertainedtotheirparticularcourseofstudy.(A)resultedin(B)beganwith(C)paidfor(D)relatedto20.Somebirdshaveawaxycoatingontheirfeathersthatcauseswatertoformbeadsandslideoff.(A)whiskers(B)streams(C)drops(D)nests5521.Thebestoliveoilisobtainedfromolivesthatareharvestedjustaftertheyripenandbeforetheyturnblack.(A)preserved(B)squeezed(C)gathered(D)sorted22.TheNavajopeopleofArizonaand.NewMexicobuild,theirhogans,cone-shaped,dwellingsmadeoflogsandearth,duringthesummer.(A.)fishingboats(B)livingquarters(C)weapons(D)platforms23.Inastronomy,ascaleofmagnitudefromonetosixdenotesthebrightnessofastar.(A)signifies(B)predicts(C)contrasts(D)examines24.Ifanobjectissuspendedfromanypointontheverticallinepassingthroughitscenterofgravity,theobjectwillremainstationary.(A)secure(B)flexible(C)immobile(D)hung25.Manypeoplewhowantwarmcoatscanbuyfakefurs.(A)costly(B)soft(C)heavy(D)imitation6626.MariaChapman,abolitionistandcloseassociateofWilliamLloydGarrison,wrotemanybrochurescondemningslavery.(A)slogans(B)shortpoems(C)sentiments(D)shortpamphlets27.Shellfishgivethedeceptiveappearanceofenjoyingapeacefulexistence,althoughinfactlifeisaconstantstruggleforthem.(A)misleading(B)calm(C)understandable(D)initial28.IntheUnitedStatessenatorialraceof1858AbrahamLincolnwastheIllinoiscandidateofthenewRepublicanparty,acoalitionofantislaverygroups.(A)abenefactor(B)anopponent(C)aforerunner(D)analliance29.Themoststrikingtechnologicalsuccessinthetwentiethcenturyisprobablythecomputerrevolution.(A)recent(B)productive(C)prominent(D)dangerous30.Scientificevidencefromdifferentdisciplinesdemonstratesthatinmosthumansthelefthemisphereofthebraincontrolslanguage.(A)groupsoffollowers(B)years77(C)countries(D)fieldsofstudyVOCABULAR21.Menandwomenwhoexercisevigorouslyseldomputonexcessweight.(A)rarely(B)inevitably(C)compulsively(D)foolishly2.AnthropologistsbelievethatinthesixteenthcenturyafewthousandInuitsinhabitednorthernCanada.(A)threatened(B)foughtover(C)governed(D)livedin3.Thewalrususesitstuskstodigfoodfromtheoceanbottom.(A)floor(B)environment(C)islands(D)waves4.WhenhewasinCongress,JosephMartin,ofMassachusettswasnotedforkeepingintouchwithhisconstituents.(A)cooperating(B)conviving(C)celebrating(D)communicating5.Insufficientamountsofascorbicacid,orvitaminC,causescurvy,adiseasecharacterizedbyspongygumsand88anemia.(A)Ingested(B)Variable(C)Inadequate(D)Demonstrable6.By1929,twoyearsafterthestartofthetalkies,motionpicturetheatersintheUnitedStateswereattracting100millionpatronseveryweek.(A)owners(B)actors(C)custome