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s.ItwaseventuallytobeovertakenbyanewschoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathadbeenpresentsincetheturnofthecentury.

overtaken"

（A）surpassed

（B）inclined

（C）expressed

（D）applied

004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbehavelikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlyacoupleofinchesperday.However,atintervalsof10to100years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100timesfasterthanusual.

intervals"

（A）records

（B）speeds

（C）distances

（D）periods

005.Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaciermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbetweeniceandrock,thusfreeingtheglacier,whichrapidlyslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbeinfluencedbytheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthquakes.

freeing"

（A）pushing

（B）releasing

（C）strengthening

（D）draining

006.AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouthernSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsealevel,moreicewouldplungeintotheocean,causingsealevelstoriseevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreiceandsetinmotionaviciouscycle.

plunge"

（A）drop

（B）extend

（C）melt

（D）drift

007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleadersto"

getthingsdone."

Expressiveleadership,ontheotherhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingofasocialgroup'

smembers.

collective"

（A）necessary

（B）typical

（C）group

（D）particular

008.Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequicktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrytoresolveissuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.

resolve"

（A）avoidrepeating

（B）talkabout

（C）avoidthinkingabout

（D）findasolutionfor

009.Thousandsoftonswereextractedbefore1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatthetarcontainedfossilremains.Majorexcavationswereundertakenthatestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesite.

noticed"

（A）predicted

（B）announced

（C）corrected

（D）observed

010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenindenselyconcentratedtangledmasses.

tangled"

（A）buriedbeneath

（B）twistedtogether

（C）quicklyformed

（D）easilydated

011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,especiallyinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesthatwouldoftenhavebeenconcealedbyleavesanddust.

concealed"

（A）highlighted

（B）covered

（C）transformed

（D）contaminated

012.Theoceanbottom---aregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarth---isavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted,untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.

inaccessible"

（A）unrecognizable

（B）unreachable

（C）unusable

（D）unsafe

013.TheDSDP'

sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'

ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.

extracting"

（A）breaking

（B）locating

（C）removing

（D）analyzing

014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'

svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.

strength"

（A）basis

（B）purpose

（C）discovery

（D）endurance

015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'

spopulationpassedthe20millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowthcamefromnaturalincrease.

surging"

（A）new

（B）extra

（C）accelerating

（D）surprising

016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'

ssupportedagrowthinthepopulation,buttheexpansionalsoderivedfromatrendtowardearliermarriagesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.

trend"

（A）tendency

（B）aim

（C）growth

（D）directive

017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25years.

peak"

（A）pointed

（B）dismal

（C）mountain

（D）maximum

018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'

spopulationhadsloweddownby1966（theincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'

swasonlyninepercent）,anotherlargepopulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwouldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowerebornduringtheperiodofthehighbirthratepriorto1957.

Thephrase"

priorto"

（A）behind

（B）since

（C）during

（D）preceding

019.Advocatesoforganicfoods---atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly---frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.

Advocates"

（A）Proponents

（B）Merchants

（C）Inspectors

（D）Consumers

020.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.

unsubstantiated"

（A）unbelievable

（B）uncontested

（C）unpopular

（D）unverified

021.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.

maintain"

（A）improve

（B）monitor

（C）preserve

（D）restore

022.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.

considerable"

（A）thoughtful

（B）substantial

（C）relational

（D）ceremonial

023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.

enactment"

（A）establishment

（B）performance

（C）authorization

（D）season

024.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.

Staggering"

（A）specialized

（B）confusing

（C）various

（D）overwhelming

025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.

devastated"

（A）developing

（B）ruined

（C）complicated

（D）fragile

026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.Butmanyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthestemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciableheights.

demonstrated"

（A）ignored

（B）showed

（C）disguised

（D）distinguished

027.Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceoftheleaves,anegativepressure,ortension,iscreated.Theevaporatedwaterisreplacedbywatermovingfrominsidetheplantinunbrokencolumnsthatextendfromthetopofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatcreatesurfacetensioninanysampleofwaterareresponsibleforthemaintenanceoftheseunbrokencolumnsofwater.

extend"

（A）stretch

（B）branch

（C）increase

（D）rotate

028.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion,theomnibuses,horserailways,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernera.

vast"

isclosesti