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English Test 2

Each sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that
something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered
words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a
whole.
1. Surprisingly enough, it is more difficult to write about the--------than
about the-- -and strange.
A. specific, foreign
B. abstract, prosaic
C. commonplace, exotic
D. simple, routine
Answer
2. A-----response is one that is made with----------.
A. stupid, fear
B. speedy, alacrity
C. sure, slowness
D. harmful, grimaces
Answer
3. A----is a-------.
A. norm, standard
B. criterion, mistake
C. discipline, school
D. doctrine, follower

Answer
4. It is widely believed that a nuclear war could ____ enough smoke and
dust to block out the sun and freeze the earth.
A. billow
B. extinguish
C. generate
D. duplicate
E. decimate
Answer
5. Consumption of red meat has ____ because its fat content has
become a worrisome and ____ matter.
A. abated ... dubious
B. skyrocketed ... stressful
C. abounded ... divisive
D. stabilized ... newsworthy
E. declined ... controversial
Answer
6. It takes ____ character to ____ the extremities of the arctic region.
A. an unflappable ... sustain
B. a dictatorial ... brook
C. a Spartan ... negotiate
D. an inimitable ... resist
E. a nomadic ... espouse

Answer
7. Consumers refused to buy meat products from the company because
of rumors that the water supply at the meat processing plant was
______; the rumors, however, were quite ______, with no hard evidence
to back them up.
A. uninspected .. reckless
B. contaminated .. unsubstantiated
C. impure .. damaging
D. misdirected .. scandalous
E. unscrupulous .. vicious
Answer
8. Many kinds of harmful viruses are unhindered when passing through
different parts of the host organism; indeed, there are few organic
substances which such viruses cannot______.
A. undermine
B. disseminate
C. aerate
D. exterminate
E. perforate
Answer
9. Their conversation was unsettling, for the gravity of their topic
contrasted so oddly with the ______ of their tone
A. uniqueness

B. rapidity
C. lightness
D. precision
E. reverence
Answer
10. Throughout the animal kingdom, ____ bigger than the elephant.
A. whale is only the
B. only the whale is
C. is the whale only
D. only whale is the
E. whale is only
Answer
Each question below consists of a related pair of words or phrases,
followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered
pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the
original pair.
11. YAWN: BOREDOM ::
A. dream : sleep
B. anger : madness
C. smile : amusement
D. face : expression
E. impatience : rebellion
Answer
12. OBSTRUCTION : BUOY ::

A. construction : building
B. boy : girl
C. danger : red light
D. iceberg : titanic
E. arise : lay down
Answer
13. CONCERT : MUSIC ::
A. performance : artist
B. exhibition : art
C. play : actor
D. operetta : singer
E. rock : role
Answer
14. TEAMMATE : ADVERSARY ::
A. felon : criminal
B. enemy : associate
C. pacifier : agitator
D. winner : loser
E. friend : foe
Answer
For Question 15-20 read the following passage:
A popular theory explaining the evolution of the universe is known as the
Big Bang Model. According to the model at some time between twenty
billion years ago, all present matter and energy were compressed into a

small ball only a few kilometers in diameter. It was, in effect, an atom that
contained in the form of pure energy all of the components of the entire
universe. Then, at a moment in time that astronomers refer to as T = 0,
the ball exploded, hurling the energy into space. Expansion occurred. As
the energy cooled most of it became matter in the form of protons,
neutrons and electrons. These original particles combined to form
hydrogen and helium and continued to expand. Matter formed into
galaxies with stars and planets.
15. Which sentence best summarizes this passage?
A. The big band theory does not account for the evolution of the universe
B. According to the Big Bang Model, an explosion caused the formation of
the universe
C. The universe is made of hydrogen and helium
D. The universe is more than ten billion years old
Answer
16. According to this passage when were the galaxies formed?
A. Ten Billion Years ago
B. Fifteen billion Years ago
C. At T = 0
D. Twenty billion years ago
Answer
17. The word compressed in the passage could best be replaced by
A. Excited
B. Balanced
C. Reduced

D. Controlled
Answer
18. It may be inferred that
A. Energy and matter are the same
B. Protons, neutrons, and electrons are not matter
C. Energy may be converted into matter
D. The galaxies stopped expanding as energy cooled
Answer
19. The word it in the passage refers to
A. Energy
B. Space
C. Expansion
D. Matter
Answer
20. The environment before the Big Bang is described as all the
following EXCEPT
A. Compressed matter
B. Energy
C. All the components of the universe
D. Protons, electrons and neutrons
Answer

Answer Sheet
1
C
11
C
2
B
12
C
3
A
13
B
4
C
14
E
5
E
15
B
6
C
16
C
7
B
17
C
8
D
18
C
9
C
19
A
10

B
20
D
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