Multiple Choice
Choose the
sentence, A or B, which best follows the sentence given.
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A new breed of giant land and sea vehicle is solving major problems for he
energy industry.
A. | Some observers believe supertechnology causes a triple crisis: loss of individuality,
an assault of the environment, and exhaustion of finite resources such as oil. | B. | “Big
Muskie,” the world’s largest dragline excavator, removes sandstone, clay, shale, and dirt
to reveal buried seams of coal. |
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For a steady, controlled pace in the release of drugs, scientists recommend
implants under the skin of pills, capsules, or liquids.
A. | Unlike swallowed or injected drugs which release an immediate, high quantity which
tapers off until the next dose, implants deliver the drug at a constant rate. | B. | A new kind of pill
which releases its contents by osmosis may also soon be on the
market. |
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The first true human being we know of lived about two million years ago and is
called homo habilis, meaning “handy man.”
A. | The closest we will ever come to seeing our earliest ancestors is through paintings
and sculptures created by artists who work with anthropologists. | B. | The reason for his name is simple:
he appears to have been the first hominid to make and use stone
tools. |
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A human baby is not a finished product.
A. | Several studies show that early deprivation of maternal care leads, in many animals,
to failure of both individual and social development. | B. | At birth, the brain of an average
seven-pound infant weighs roughly 380 grams, but by the end of the infant’s first year, its
brain will weigh about 825 grams. |
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The elaborate headgear that moose, caribou, and other members of the deer family
carry with them is not just for show.
A. | Antlers, which are made of bone and discarded annually, are unique to
deer. | B. | Antlers are very functional tools, serving their bearers not only as weapons but also
as sow shovels in winter and as air conditioners in summer. |
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By the end of the next decade, hundreds of men and women each year will be
commuting to work in space aboard a space shuttle.
A. | Life aboard the space shuttle will require the mastery of a whole range of new
skills, from star identification to food preparation. | B. | Only about 100 men and women
traveled in space during the first 20 years of manned space flight. |
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The Giant Panda is the only bear-like animal with a thumb.
A. | Human beings would find many simple tasks virtually impossible without
thumbs. | B. | The mitten-shaped paw that allows a panda to peel bamboo is a good example of
convergent evolution. |
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Human beings have mapped the ocean floors and charted the farthest reaches of
the Milky Way.
A. | Our solar system is located in the Milky Way, which is often visible as a luminous
band in the night sky. | B. | Still largely unknown, however, are the pathways by which neurons
in the human brain communicate with one another. |
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Valium and related drugs have recently been suspected of causing cancer or
speeding the growth of existing tumors.
A. | Cyclamate is one of the many drugs already banned because of a possible link to
cancer. | B. | A recent Canadian study showed that breast tumors in experimental rats treated with
valium were about three times larger than those found in untreated
rats. |
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First and foremost among America’s nineteenth century composers of popular
music was Stephen Foster.
A. | Another famous nineteenth century American composer was William Shakespeare
Hays. | B. | In the mid-1800s, everyone sang or played Foster’s music, which is still
well-known because of its soothing quality and true folk air. |
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