1.
A Symbol of the ancient competition, the Olympic flame burns ________ throughout the games.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
The painting ________ to the art museum last week.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.
There is evidence that prehistoric humans used fire ___ 400,000 B. C.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
Staying in a hotel costs ________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Even though John F. Kennedy failed to receive the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nomination in 1956, _____ won their nomination for President in 1960.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
The University of Georgia, __________ in 1785, was the first state-supported university in the United States.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
The position of the larynx, or voice box, in the neck determines ___, swallows, and vocalizes.
A. 
A. an animal, how does one breathe
B. 
B. how an animal breathes
C. 
C. an anima breathes, how one
D. 
D. how does an anima breathe
8.
________ a bridge builder, Gustav Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exposition of 1889.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Gorillas are quiet animals, __________ they are able to make about twenty different sounds.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
The cyclist ________ he crossed the main street.
A. 
A. looked with caution after
B. 
B. had looked cautiously before
C. 
C. was looked cautious when
D. 
11.
________ categorized as lipids.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
The sport of hang gliding ________ by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
The theory of Continental Drift assumes that there ________ long-term climatic changes in many areas during the past.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
George ________ he could improve his test scores, but he did not have enough time to study.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of identification ________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
________ is an ancient source of energy.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
The cockroach ________ disease wherever it goes is regarded as a danger to public health even though it does not bite or sting.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
The spiral threads of a spider’s web have a sticky substance on them ___ insects.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning ________ it.
A. how to repeat
B. repeating
C. to repeat
D. repeat
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
General Grant had General Lee ________ him at Appomattox to sign the official surrender of the Confederate forces.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
Plant cuttings who are placed in water will develop roots and can then be planted in soil.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
Neither the mathematics department nor the biology department at State University requires that the students must write a thesis in order to graduate with a master's degree.
A. nor
B. must write
C. to graduate
D. master's degree
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
The congressman, accompanied by secret service agents and aides, are preparing to enter the convention hall within the next few minutes.
A. by
B. are
C. to enter
D. within the next
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
Today was such a beautiful day that I couldn't bring myself to complete all my chores.
A. such a beautiful day
B. myself
C. to complete
D. my chores
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, ________ straddles the California-Nevada border.
A. and
B. which
C. since
D. for
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.