1. The North pole _____a latitude of 90 degree of north.
A. has B. is having C. which is having D.it has
2. _____ greyhound, can achieve speeds up to 36 miles per hour.
A. The B. The fastest C. The fastest dog D. The fastest dog, the
3. The Mayflower was bound for Virginia, but a hurricane _____ off the course.
A. blew it B.to blow it C.it blew D. blowing it
4. The Rose Bowl, _____place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest post season
collegiate football game in the United States.
A. takes B. which takes C.it takes D. took
5. Experiments _______ represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.
A. using gene therapy B. use gene therapy C. they use D. gene therapy
uses
6. People who reverse the letters of words _____ to read suffer from dyslexia.
A. if they tried B. when trying C. when tried D. if he tries
7. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum ________ of antique cars dating from
1865.
A. an exhibit is B.an exhibit C.is an exhibit D. which is an exhibit.
8. Rubber ____ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult
to distinguish from natural rubber.
A. is produced B. producing C. that produces D. produced
9. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) _____ came about as a result of the
National Security Act of 1947.
A. what B. it was C. was what D.it was what
10. Oil whale is a soft, fine grained sedimentary rock ______ oil and natural gas
are obtained.
A. from B.is from C. is which D. from which
11. _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is
merely an optical illusion.
A. The Moon B. That The Moon C. when the Moon D. The Moon which
12. The child _______ playing in the yard is my son.
A. now B. is C. he D. was
13. A pride of lions _______ up to forty lions, including one to three males,
several females and cubs.
A. can contain B.it contains C. contain D. containing
14. The North Platte River ______ from Wyoming into Nebraska.
A. is flowed B. flows C. flowing D. with flowing water
15. ______ tea plant are small and white.
A. The B. On the C. Having flowers the D.The flowers of the
16. Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants ______ marginal at
best.
A. it is B. there is C.is D. as
17. Henry Adam, born in Boston, ______ famous as a historian and novelist.
A. became B. and became C. he was D. and he became
18. The major cause ______ the pull of the Moon on the Earth.
A. the ocean tides are B. of ocean tides is
C. of the tides in the ocean D. the ocean’s tides
19. Still a novelty in the late nineteenth century _____ limited to the rich.
A. was B. was photography C. it was photography D. photography was
20. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors
embedded in the pavement ______ on a local cable channel during rush hours.
A. airs B. airing C. air D.to air
