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A. romances B. important novels C. boys' books. thrillers
Question 61: The phrase "first rank" is closest in meaning to _.
A. highest quality B. earliest writers
C. most difficult language D. largest category
Question 62: The word "them" refers to ___.
A. novels B. individuals C. works D. years
Question 63: The author mentions all of the following as being true about the literature of railroads
EXCEPT that __.
A. quite a few of the books are still popular today.
B. the books were well known during the railroads' prime years.
C. many of the books were set in railroad stations and yards
D. many of its writers had experience working on railroads
Question 64: The words "faded from" are closest in meaning to .
A. disappeared from B. grew in
C. remained in D. developed from
Question 65: What is the author's attitude toward the "railroad novels" and other books about railroads
written between 1890 and 1920?
A. They have as much literary importance as the books written by Emerson, Thoreau, and Adams.
B. They contributed to the weakening of traditional values.
C. They are good examples of the effects industry and business had on the literature of the United States.
D. They are worth reading as sources of knowledge about the impact of railroads on life in the United States.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 66: (A) Until the 1840s, (B) practically the only pioneers who had (C) ventured to the western
United States were trappers and (D) a little explorers.
Question 67: The progress (A) done in the (B) field of urban planning (C) over recent years has resulted
in a different view taken of (D) downtown areas.
Question 68: He impressed (A) the audience (B) by the (C) profound of his (D) knowledge.
Question 69: (A) Among Thomas Jefferson's many (B) accomplishment was (C) his work (D) to establish
the University of Virginia.
Question 70: (A) Sodium, usually a metal, and chlorine, usually a gas, (B) they react (C) to form the solid
sodium chloride, or (D) table salt.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the
following pairs of sentences in each of the questions.
Question 71: It was an interesting novel. I, therefore, stayed up all night to finish it.
A. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
B. Unless it was an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
D. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
Question 72: How lucky! You called me, because I tried to call you a few minutes ago and got a busy
signal.
A. I was not lucky enough to call you a few minutes ago because I was busy.
B. The busy signal prevented me from calling you a few minutes ago, so please call me back.
C. You luckily called me, so I didn’t have to call you for a few minutes because the signal was busy.
D. Luckily, you called me in time, for I failed to call you a few minutes ago.
Question 73: We stayed out all night. We wanted to watch a meteor storm.
A. We stayed out all night in order to watching a meteor storm.
B. We stayed out all night because we had been able to watch a meteor storm.
C. We stayed out all night in order for watching a meteor storm.
D. We stayed out all night so that we could watch a meteor storm.