1. This place is a habitat for pit vipers。
[A] habit [B] home [C] food [D] candle
2. Few composers have been so idolized during their lifetime as was Edward McDowell。
[A] dissatisfied [B] reviewed [C] misguided [D] worshiped
3. The fire occurred while the old lady was taking a nap。
[A] doze [B] trick [C] barrel [D] snap
4. Mr. James Baker is the narrator of the production。
[A] controller [B] speaker [C] manager [D] pastry cook
5. Psychologists have recently mounted an offensive against what they describe as nastiness toward students by educators。
[A] arbitrariness [B] unpleasantness [C] severity [D] aloofness
6. Christopher Columbus was the first person to navigate under the patronage of the Queen Isabella of Spain。
[A] explore [B] sail [C] work [D] circumvent
7. Immigrants entering the United States at the turn of the century often encountered living conditions radically different from those they had left behind。
[A] apparently [B] drastically [C] admittedly [D] tragically
8. Steel expands in hot weather, so suspension bridges may sag a foot more on a hot day。
[A] shrink [B] droop [C] bounce [D] rise
9. Many immigrants were prepared to work hard and in appalling conditions for the sake of their descendants。
[A] benefit [B] health [C] property [D] entertainment
10. Ships passing on the high seas exchange salutes by lowering and raising their flags once。
[A] information [B] ceremonies [C] greetings [D] privileges
11. Among all societies legal marriage is usually accompanied by some kind of ceremony that expresses group sanction of the union。
[A] opinion [B] coercion [C] approval [D] insistence
12. The 1960's saw a change in the form and content of movies, treating subjects that for so many years were considered taboo。
[A] unpleasant [B] prohibited [C] unethical [D] worthless
13. Even a novel in which there is no narrator tacitly creates a picture of an author behind the scenes。
[A] theoretically [B] purposely [C] instinctively [D] implicitly
14. The legislative filibuster is a parliamentary tactic designed to delay or prevent action by the majority。
[A] tradition [B] rule [C] observance [D] maneuver
15. The American Medical Association has called for the sport of boxing to be banned。
[A] forbidden [B] regulated [C] studied [D] reorganized
16. There was a caption underneath the photograph。
[A] signature [B] graph [C] title [D] design
17. The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans had trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren。
[A] lonely [B] dangerous [C] uncomfortable [D] infertile
18. Huey Long' s denunciations of the federal government were often inspired by the fervor of his listeners。
[A] size [B] curiosity [C] cheerfulness [D] zeal
19. Hailed as the “Queen of Soul”, Aretha Frankilin imparts a gospel sound to most of her music。
[A] Inaugurated [B] Categorized [C] Acclaimed [D] Promoted
20. With laser scientists can probe many physical processes, such as combustion, once beyond our ken。
[A] understanding [B] responsibility [C] interpretation [D] notice
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