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#1. Some television programs are designed ( … ) for children.

1) specifically; 2) distinctly; 3) individually; 4) personally; 5) artistically.

#2. Prehistoric man’s attempt at “bread” was to gather seeds, crush them, mix them with water and bake ( … ) over a hot stone.

1) composition; 2) assortment; 3) compound; 4) invention; 5) concoction.

#3. Early in the Revolutionary War the Colonies used different flags with various designs and ( … ).

1) paintings; 2) mottoes; 3) devices; 4) photos; 5) motifs.

#4. The game of golf was played in Scotland in the 15^th century ( … ) on the natural dunes and gullies.

1) careless; 2) accidentally; 3) at random; 4) negligently; 5) unmethodically.

#5. Some parts of the world such as Arctic and Antarctica remain ( … ) unexplored.

1) virtually; 2) eventually; 3) widely; 4) superficially; 5) practically.

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#1. For hundred of years mustard has been added to food to make it taste ( … ).

1) sweet; 2) tangy; 3) sour; 4) gingery; 5) tart.

#2. It was until the 13^th century that tea was cultivated domestically and ( … ) into a beverage.

1) boiled; 2) fermented; 3) ground; 4) infused; 5) brewed.

#3. The cost of higher education is ( … ) in private colleges and universities.

1) getting higher; 2) developing; 3) jumping; 4) flying; 5) raising.

#4. When it was proven that Sam Wilson was in fact “Uncle Sam”, Congress made his grave a national ( … ).

1) temple; 2) shrine; 3) sanctuary; 4) church; 5) monument.

#5. During its history the White House has been the scene of many ( … ) events.

1) minor; 2) superior; 3) critical; 4) momentous; 5) radical.

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#1. Canned fish and ( … ) are the chief products of Alaska.

1) lumber; 2) paper; 3) skins; 4) blubber; 5) silk.

#2. The Louvre, the national art museum of France and the palace in which it is ........, is located in Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River.

1) house; 2) home; 3) housed; 4) homeland; 5) location.

#3. The Great Depression in the United States, one the worst and longest (.....) collapses in the history of the modern industrial world, lasted from the end of 1929 until the early 1940s.

1) economize; 2) economy; 3) economically; 4) economic; 5) economical.

#4. In 332 BC Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, ( .... ) Egypt.

1) conquered; 2) conquering; 3) conquer; 4) conquest; 5) conqueror.

#5. During the economic recession businesses and banks closed their doors, people lost their jobs, homes, and savings, and many depended on (....) to survive.

1) charitable; 2) charitably; 3) charity; 4) charities; 5) chair.

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