Increasing humidity we feel ... A warmer b colder c drier d lighter

Civil engineers who are designing bridges, dams and other public works have to make many tedious computations. Electronic computation relieves the engineer of much uncreative work because the computer performs simple arithmetic at very high speed. The time saved is financially important because the engineer can use that time for designing other public works that insure more

A accurate computations B engineering graduates C profit for the firm D competition in the field

A few minutes spent in conversation with a bore may seem like hours, whereas hours spent reading an interesting book may speed swiftly by. In childhood the days seem infinitely long, but in later years, the weeks are much too short. Time doesn't seem to pass.

A but stands still B too slowly C at a constant rate D at an irregular pace

At low temperatures the body loses heat directly to the air. Damp

air facilitates this loss; Hence, with a constant low temperature and

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increasing humidity we feel ... A warmer B colder C drier D lighter

Ideas can sometimes be communicated better by gestures than by words. It is much less effective to tell a person to leave the room than to

A ask him to go B say nothing at all C point to the door D get up and go out

A crew member of a United States space- flight mission is called an astronaut. Prospective astronauts are carefully screened to meet the high­est physical and mental standards, and they go through a rigorous training period in which as far as possible, all conditions to be met in space are simulated. Every effort is made to be sure that all equipment and all personnel are ...

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A original inventions B experienced astronauts C prepared for anything D trained engineers

112. Anatomy, the study of the physical structure of organisms, is an investigation of facts over which people have no control. Many of us may determine the course of our lives, a few of us may shape the course of our nation; but none of us though our own efforts can choose our own A bodies C death

B mates D vocatious

113= Coal, oil and iron are irreplaceable natural resources. Since they cannot be replaced once they are exhausted, we should use them ... A regularly B carefully C consistently D frequently

In the form of government known as absolutism, the ruler has unlimited power. France at one time had an absolutist form of government. Indeed, during that time the French King declared ...

A " I am the state" B " The majority rules" C "I am the people's servant" D " Let freedom ring"

If you would look forward, you must first look back, for nothing new ever develops suddenly from naught. Even inventions that appear to be entirely new achievements are the end result of much previous thought and work. In all things, there is a ...

A value C continuity

B completeness D discreteness

116. A quotation from Plato: "One who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to one who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally ... A rewarding C a burden

B unchanged D pleasurable

It is through the system of coronary blood vessels that blood is conveyed to the heart muscles. When these vessels become impaired through gradual thickening of their inner walls, the channels through which the blood flows are ... . A flushed

B increased C narrowed D broken

In the United States, when each new state came into the Union, it was admitted on the basis of equality with all other states. This wise policy promoted

A different political theories B national unity C larger states D increased profit

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People in areas where there is a lot of water often take its abundance for granted. The necessity for using water economically is emphasized most in regions where it is ... .

A abundant B wasted C used D scarce

Evaporation is the main process by which the atmosphere is supplied with moisture. A liquid is said to evaporate when it changes into invisible gas and is ... . A absorbed into the earth

B absorbed into the sea C released from the atmosphere D absorbed by the atmosphere

Before 1853 Japan avoided contact with the Western Hemisphere. The few Japanese who travelled in the West were, when they returned to Japan, unpopular and were regarded with ....

A friendliness B respect C approval D suspicion

From 1800 on, interest in the United States in the training, racing and breeding of thoroughbred horses was concentrated largely in the South. This is one reason, perhaps, that during the Civil War of the 1860s, the South had such excellent ....

A infantry B leadership C guns D cavalry

Most of the advances made by people can be attributed to the fact that most of their errors can be corrected. They are able to ... .

A understand perfection B withstand punishment C correct their mistakes D express their opinions

One half of the United States is watered by melting snow. Throughout the arid west, snow water is life-blood of major cities, industry and agriculture. To keep the supply moving smoothly, engineers must know in advance how much water they will have to work with. Therefore, they watch attentively the results of...

A power projects

B snow surveys C irrigation demands D water conservation

125. Though our improvised auditorium seated only a few spectators, it was large enough. Filling it, however, was another matter. Our greatest problem was to ... A make suitable costumes B get an audience C change the scenery D memorize our lines