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1. The same questions repeated over and over soon made themweary.
B

(A) suspicious
(B) tired
(C) disturbed
(D) cautious
2. They have radically changed the rules since I played football.
C

(A) slightly
(B) completely
(C) fundamentally
(D) reasonably
3. Jim's decided to buy a phonograph even though they are nowredundant.
C

(A) old-fashioned
(B) reproduced
(C) unnecessary
(D) quaint
4. His plan was rejected because it just wasn't feasible.
C

(A) unrealistic
(B) inconceivable
(C) attainable
(D) attractive
5. The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's

economy.
D

(A) sluggish
(B) haphazard
(C) routine
(D) annual
6. The cost of living in the United States has risen at a rate of 6 percent per year during the last tenyear period.
C

(A) tenth
(B) century
(C) decade
(D) quarter
7. Carbohydrates are plentiful in nature where they serve as an immediate source of
energy.
A

(A) abundant
(B) obscure
(C) unstable
(D) reliable
8. The knife that is displayed in the museum is more than one thousand years old and was a gift to
the president of the United States from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
C

(A) nadir
(B) rancor
(C) dagger
(D) boulder
9. Thrift is an excellent virtue, especially for young people who wish to purchase their own
home.
D

(A) honesty

(B) industriousness
(C) openmindedness
(D) frugality
10. The party that we are planning for midterm will give students, instructors, conversation partners,
host families and friends an opportunity to mix in a social setting.
A

(A) mingle
(B) stir
(C) smear
(D) weave
11. Pain signals, in the form of electrical impulses, are carried to the brain by the
nerves.
D

(A) hurts
(B) lights
(C) cells
(D) shocks
12. The choice of a particular career is influenced by a number of factors.
D

(A) usefulness
(B) success
(C) desirability
(D) selection
13. Chimpanzees are frequently used as stand-ins for human beings in experiments.
D

(A) partners
(B) role-models
(C) stand-bys

(D) substitutes
14. His involuntary reflexes betrayed his feelings.
A

(A) automatic
(B) unbelievable
(C) unnecessary
(D) unreasonable
15. A balanced diet should include fish and fowl as well as red meat.
B

(A) fruit
(B) birds
(C) vegetables
(D) cheese and milk
16. The Constitution guarantees that private homes will not be searched without
a warrant.
B

(A) special guard

(B) written authorization
(C) national emergency
(D) small payment
17. The barometer is used by weather forecasters to detectchanges in air pressure.
A

(A) determine
(B) mystify
(C) announce
(D) reduce
18. The change in population distribution was barely noticeable to the demographers conducting the
study.
B

(A) often
(B) hardly
(C) never
(D) softly
19. The Baltimore oriole has wings with white bars and a brightorange breast.
B

(A) light
(B) brilliant
(C) intelligent
(D) illuminated
20. The plane that crashed was carrying a group of entertainers en route to the State
Fair.
A

(A) troupe
(B) bump
(C) prop
(D) shop