1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
A) an easy
B) a playful
C) an open
D) a better
2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
A) beats
B) matches
C) maintains
D) announces
3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
A) demanded
B) elicited1
C) extracted
D) defied
4.Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters2 such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
A) violent criminals
B) politicians
C) musicians
D) industrialists3
5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid4 framework to which the cables are attached.
A) boundary
B) skeleton
C) enclosure
D) material
6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
A) protection
B) indication
C) immunity5
D) danger
7. Many economists6 have given in to the fatal lure7 of mathematics.
A) error
B) function
C) attraction
D) miracle
8. The development of the transistor8 and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components9 to be packaged more densely10.
A) compactly
B) inexpensively
C) quickly
D) carefully
9. The leading astronomers11 of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.
A) intrigued
B) infected
C) inconvenienced
D) inclined
10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice12, and probed psychological problems.
A) solved
B) explored
C) involved
D) disputed
11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
A) solve
B) determine
C) untie
D) complete
12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
A) wept
B) cried
C) ran
D) shook
13. We were shocked to find that Mary didnt know her guests name.
A) frustrated
B) disturbed
C) relieved
D) surprised
14. We have got to abide13 by the rules.
A) stick to
B) persist in
C) safeguard
D) apply
15. The river widens considerably14 as it begins to turn east.
A) extends
B) stretches
C) broadens
D) traverses
KEYS:
DABAB DCAAB ADDAC
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