Test 1 1. Rocks can be b r o k e n a p a r t by by water t h a t seeps seeps into the cracks and freeze in in low t e m p e r a t u r e s . 2. Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state, ar e not not only t h e l a r g e s t city city in Ohio b u t a l s o a typical metropolitan a area, often u s e d in in market research. 3. Although maple trees are a m o n g the the most colorful varieties i n t h e f a l l, they lose i t s leaves leaves s o o n e r t h a n oak trees. 4. The teacher t o l d the the students t o d o n ' t d i s c u s s the the take-home exam w i t h e a c h o t h e r . 5. B e c a u s e she she didn't like s h o p very very much, she d i d most of it w i t h her her personal computer. 6. K n o w l e d g e s about about cultures provides i n s i g h t s i n t o the the learned b e h a v i o r s of of groups. 7. Some people think t h a t the the desire to wear sunglasses ar e more more a need to impress t h a n t o protect protect t h e eyes. eyes. 8. Those of us w h o have a family history of heart disease s h o u l d m a k e yearly appointments appointments with t h e i r doctors. 9. If Robert Kennedy w o u l d h a v e l i v ed ed a little long er , he p r o b a b l y would would have w o n the election. 10. Excavations in several mounds and villages o n t h e e as of the Euphrates River have revealed the the as t b a n k of city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that h a d b e e n l a y i n g under under later reconstructions of the city of reconstructions Babylon. 11. Aluminum h as a hard i m p e r i o u s coasting coasting which protects the metal from c o r r o d e . 12. After learned to to print, elementary school school c h i l d r e n learn learn cursive w r i t i n g . 13. Studies of job satisfaction are unreliable because there i s so m a n y variables variables and because the admission of dissatisfaction m a y b e v i e w e d as as a personal failure. 14. Computers h a v e made made access to information i n s t a n t l y a v a i l ab ab l e just just b y p u s h a a few buttons. 15. Latex rubber is m a d e f r o m a a m i l k y s u b s t a n t i a l in in plants and t r e e s o f the the sapodilla family. 16. F i s h i n g have have been found t o c o n t a i n a a particular type of fat t h a t may may help lower blood cholesterol levels . 17. When caterpillars a r e f u l l y -g -g r o w n , they attach themselves t o a l e a v e o r t w i g and and form a shell a r o u n d itself called a a cocoon. 18. In experiments with l a r g e n u m b e r s of animals crowded in small cages, some have not been affected, but of associated with stress and mental illness. associated t h e r e s t o f h a v e s h o w n a l l o f t h e s y m p t o m s 19. The athlete , together w i t h h i s c o a c h and and several relatives, ar e traveling traveling to the Olympic Games. 20. Luther Burbank earned t h e f u n d s to to g o w e s t by by sale his his new ideas a b o u t growing growing potatoes.
Test 2 1. Before television became s o p o p u l ar , Americans used to entertain e ac h o t h e r in the evening by playing games, s a y i n g stories, and singing songs. 2. The professor had already given t h e h o m e w o r k a s s i g n m e n t when he h a d r e m e m b e r e d that M o n d a y w as a holiday. 3. Akuce Ganuktibm, s h e spent h e r l i f e working with the health and w e l f a r e of t h e families of workers. 4. It is e x t r e m e l y important f o r an engineer t o k n o w to use a computer. 5. The master o f c e r e m o n i e s announced in a loud and clear voice a n d t o l d that the dinner w o u l d b e late d u e t o unforseen circumstances. 6. Narcissus, a c h a r ac t e r i n m y t h o l o g y , gazed at h i s o w n image in a pool so ardently t h a t he fell i n t o i t s e l f and downed. 7. The professor was c o n s i d e r i n g p o s t p o n i n g the examination until t h e f o l l o w i n g w e e k b e c a u s e the student's confusion. 8. Sinaitic is the name of an alphabet w h i c h d e v e l o p e d t h e i r s y m b o l s from Egyptian hieroglyphics. 9. The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because, a c c o r d i n g t o the believe at the time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies. 10. After t o h a v e won the light-heavyweight title a t t h e 1960 Olympic Games, Muhammad Ali began to box . professionally 11. There are many different ways o f c o m p a r i n g the economy of one nation with t h o s e of a n o t h e r . 12. He said he m u s t c o m e to the party if he f i n i s h e s his assignment f o r next week's seminar. 13. The basic l aw of addition, subtraction, multiplication and d i v i s i o n are t a u g h t to all elementary s c h o o l students. 14. Sandra has n o t r a r el y missed a play or concert s i n c e she was seventeen years ol d. 15. The need f o r a w e l l - r o u n d e d e d u c a t i o n was an idea e s p o u s e d by the Greeks i n t i m e o f Socrates. 16. T o a s s u r e the safety of those workers w h o must handle radioactive material, the employer should not them enter contaminated areas without protective clothing. 17. T h e r e l i g i o n attempts t o c l a r i f y m a n ' s leave relationship with a s u p e r h u m a n p o w e r . 18. In 1975, a c c o r d i n g t o the National Center for Health Statistics, the average life expectancy for people b o r n d u r i n g that year i s 72.4 years. 19. M a n y of the famous a d v e r t i s i n g offices are located i n Madison Avenue. 20. When he took t h e ticket out of f r o m h i s p o c k e t , a hundred dollar bill fell t o the floor w i t h o u t his noticing it.
Test 3 1. Each o f t h e nurses r e p o r t to the operating room when h i s o r h e r n a m e is called . 2. B e c a u s e blood from different individuals may d i f f e r e n t in the type of antigen on the surface of the red cells and the type of antibody in the plasma, a dangerous reaction c a n o c c u r between the donor an d recipient in a blood transfusion. 3. Both viruses also genes ar e made from nucleoproteins, the essential chemicals with which l i v i n g matter duplicates itself . 4. Although the Red Cross a c c e p t s blood from most donors, the nurses will not leave you g i v e blood if you have just h ad a cold. 5. Economists have tried t o d i s c o u r a g e t h e u s e of the phrase "underdeveloped nation" and e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m o r e accurate phrase "developing nation" in order to suggest an ongoing process. 6. Since infection c a n c a u s e both fever as well as pain, it is a good idea t o c h e c k a patient's temperature. 7. Nuclear p o w e r s production in the US i s c o n t r o l l e d by t h e Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC]. 8. The i n t e n t o f the Historical Society i s to restore old buildings and t h e i n c r e a s e o f interest in the history of the area . 9. T h e v o l u m e four of o u r encyclopedia set h a s b e en m i s s i n g f o r two months. 10. Professor Duncan teaches b o t h a n t h r o p o l o g y as well as sociology each fall . 11. B e c a u s e helicopters are capable o f h o v e r i n g in midair, they are p a r t i c u l a r l y useful for rescue missions, military operates , and transportation. 12. All of w e students must h a v e an identification card in order to check books o u t o f the library. 13. S o m e t i m e s e v e r al n a t i o n s b e c o m e partners in a larger political state, a s f o r e x am p l e , the four nations joined in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 14. The Gray Wolf, a species r e i n t r o d u c e d into their native habitat in Yellowstone National Park, h a s b e g u n to breed n a t u r a l l y there. 15. Major a d v e r t i s i n g companies have t r a d i t i o n a l l y volunteered i t s time t o p u b l i c service accounts. 16. Coconut oil p r o d u c e s a soap w h o m will lather in salt water as well as f r e s h . 17. The organizers of the charity were m o r e t h a n s u r p r i s e d at h o w m a n y people lined up to receive the clothes d o n a t i n g by t h e o u t g o i n g mayor. 18. U n t i l r e c e n t l y , women w e r e forbidden b y l a w f r o m o w n i n g property. 19. Rudolph Nureyev h a s b e c o m e one of the greatest d a n c e r that the ballet world has e v er k n o w n . 20. Tea d i d n o t b e c o m e popular in Europe until the mid 17th century when it has been f i r s t imported to England and Holland.
Test 4 1. D u r i n g wedding c e r e m o n i e s in the United States g u e s t s are usually s i l e n c e . 2. Supersonic transport s u c h the Concorde will probably be w i d e l y accepted a s s o o n as problems of noise and atmospheric pollution ar e resolved. 3. Some religions h a v e n o n e deity but ar e philosophies that function i n s t e a d o f r e l i g i o n s . 4. A vine climbs from one tree to another, continuing t o g r o w and support i t s e l f even when the original supporting tree is n o t l o n g e r alive. 5. Every candidate u n d e r c o n s i d e r i n g for a federal job must u n d e r g o a thorough m e d i c a l examination. 6. Vaslov Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer. 7. In a corporation the a p p r o v a l of a majority of stockholders may be r e q u i r e d before a m a j o r decision can be d o n e . 8. A fiber-optic cable a c r o s s the Pacific w e n t i n t o service i n April 1989, l i n k the United States and Japan. 9. A good artist l i k e a good engineer learns as much from t h e i r mistakes as f r o m successes. 10. A l m o s t a ll life d e p e n d s t o chemical reactions with oxygen t o p r o d u c e e n e r g y . 11. If a rash o c c u r s within twenty-four hours after taking a new m e d i c a t i o n , the treatment s h o u l d d i s c o n t i n u e d . 12. When one experiences a change in diet by, for example, m o v i n g to a new location, y o u may also e x p e r i e n c e temporary problems with the digestive tract. 13. The process o f m a k i n g Egyptian sun-dried mud brick a r e m u c h the same today as it w as in prehistoric times. 14. The best way to eliminate a pest is t o c o n t r o l l i n g the f o o d a c c e s s i b l e to it . 15. The professor told h im to write a short but i t m u s t b e c o m p r e h e n s i v e paper a b o u t the experiment. 16. Mumps ar e a very c o m m o n d i s e as e w h i c h u s u a l l y affects children. 17. The s y m p t o m s of diabetes in t h e early stages are t o o slight that people don't notice them . 18. We know that in 1000 A.D. Leif Eriksson landed on the North American coast, and that h im and his Norwegian companions w e r e the first white men t o s e e the New World. 19. Hyde Park, the family estate o f F r a n k l i n D . R o o s e v e l t , sets on top of a bluff o v e r l o o k i n g t h e H u d s o n River . 20. After he h a d r a n f o r half a mile, he p a s s e d the stick to t h e n e x t runner.
Test 5 1. Although business practices have been applied s u c c e s s f u l l y to agriculture, f a r m i n g is d i f f e r e n t other industries. 2. Although there are exceptions, a s w h o l e , the male of the bird species is m o r e b r i l l i a n t l y colored. 3. In the United States, the b a r k t h e eastern hemlock is t h e m a i n s o u r c e of tannin f o r c u r i n g leather. 4. A u t h o r s Samuel Eliot Morison w o n two Pultizer Prizes, one in 1943 for a b i o g r a p h y of Columbus and t h e other in 1960 for a biography of John Paul Jones. 5. W h e n z i p p e r s are easy to use, i t t o o k almost half a century to perfect the zipper and find a way to manufacture them e c o n o m i c a l l y . 6. T h e A u g u s t i n i a n monk, Gregor Mendel, p e r f o r m e d many experiments w h i c h h a v e w o n him the title of "Father of Genetic". 7. Some gorillas beat their chests as an e x p r e s s of h i g h spirits. 8. After t h e p o l i c e had tried u n s u c c e s s f u l l y to determine to w h o the car belonged, they towed i t into the station. 9. The town we visited w as a f o u r - d a y s journey from our hotel, so we t o o k the train instead o f t h e b u s . 10. A s s o o n a s they arrived at the hotel they t o o k the elevator to their room and s t r a i g h t t o b e d because they were so tired. 11. One of the primary c a u s e of accidents in c o a l m i n e s i s the accumulation of g as . 12. Before becoming s u c c e s s f u l , Charles Kettering, former vice president of General Motors, was s o p o o r that he h a s t o use the hayloft of a barn as a laboratory. 13. The senior student was n o t a b l e to find o u t w h y the experiment failed, and neither his professor c o u l d . 14. On the 19th century frontier, s c h o o l , along with t h e c h u r c h and the jail , was a key public building in the community. 15. The water in the Great Salt Lake is at less f o u r t i m e s saltier t h a n seawater. 16. The theory of natural selection i s u s e d to explain w h i c h animals of a species will die p r e m a t u r e l y and which will s u r v i v a l . 17. The yard sales are a good way to get rid of all those things that have been cluttering u p our garages and attics for years. 18. Traveling ballet companies w e r e uncommon before h er Augusta Maywood formed the first t r a v e l i n g troupe. 19. To i m p r o v e m e n t the s t a b i l i t y of the building, a concrete foundation two feet thick must be installed . 20. Aristotle, t h e f am o u s Greek philosopher, believed that t h e b r a i n was a n o r g a n that cooled a heart .
