46. (A) Its geography is similar to Brazil’s. (B) Their instinct leads them to the place they were hatched. (c) There are other species of turtles located there. (D) Its climate is milder than Brazil’s.;

47. (A) To discover how long their ancestors lived. (B) To analyze how their appearance has evolved. (C) To find out how a disease has spread (D) To determine how closely groups of turtles are related.

48. (A) To demonstrate George Washington’s survival skills. (B) To show that some stories about famous people may be historically inaccurate. (C) To describe a historical event that was portrayed in a painting. (D) To tell a story that George Washington told about himself.

49. (A) She led her tribe to victory against the colonists (B) She was considered to be extremely beautiful. (C) She created popular American Indian art. (D) She helped establish peace between her tribe and the colonists

50. (A) They have only recently been discovered. (B) They were painted by the colonists who knew her. (C) Most of them portray her as a child. (D) They might not reflect her true appearance.

Section Two: Structure and Written Expression

1. .........crumbles readily when exposed to a moist, acid atmosphere, but the stone is durable in a dry atmosphere. (A) The surface of marble is (B) The surface of marble, which (C) Although the surface of marble (D) The surface of marble

2. By using their trunks, elephants can tell the shape of an object and ........ is rough or smooth, or hot or cold. (A) it (B) whether it (C) how (D) since it

3. In 1989 Carret Hongo was chosen as ........ for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. (A) his being one of the finalists (B) to be one of the finalists (C) one of the finalists (D) the one finalist who

4. The Moon is much closer to Earth ...... is the Sun, and thus it had greater influence on the tides. (A) unlike (B) than (C) but (D) where

5. The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body, ........about three pounds. (A) weighs (B) is weighed (C) weighing (D) to weigh it

6. Throughout history ........different representations for numbers and for the basic process of counting. (A) have been many (B) there have been many (C) many (D) when many

7. Democratic governments constantly face the problem of balancing …..... the individual with the needs of society. ;(A) the rights of (B) to the rights for (C) for the rights to (D) with the rights by

8. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states …..... the Constitution of the UnitedStates. (A) ratified (B) ratify (C) to ratify (D) have ratified

9. The chemical composition of sandstone is the same as …..... (A) that of sand (B) that sand is (C) sand is that (D) what of sand

10. Hydrofoils can exceed 75 miles per hour, as compared with conventional watercraft, whose maximum speeds .......... approach 50 miles per hour. (A) are rarely (B) rarely (C) of rarely (D) they rarely