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Chapter 1:

The term conservationist had been defined by some as a person who believes that the natural world is endlessly and beautiful, and therefore as much of it as possible should be

The best answer is C Because the blank appears before and beautiful, one can expect

it to be filled with something positive The and therefore indicates that the second

blank should also be positive Only C, D and E have two positive choices, and of

them only C contains two words that are appropriate to describe the natural world

temporary power lines and data cables, huddled around laptops and editing equipment, journalists and technicians were out news to many outposts

The country is a regional , an absolute but highly dynamic monarchy that has created an economic out of little more than vision, geography and will

A anomaly… powerhouse

remarkable if what was created was positive, such as an economic powerhouse

Rugby is still largely an sport in Georgia, but in its traditional

of England, France, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa it has, since turning professional in 1995, become a multi-billion-dollar industry

The best answer is E A sea can only hold deposits, not any of the other options

Union leaders bosses of allowing paramilitaries access to the plants to graffiti on the walls and intimidate workers

The best answer is B Only accuse and convicted can be followed by of Inscribe has

a positive connotation which is inappropriate

Very quickly the native Californians were overwhelmed by people of all , coming from all by wagon train from Council Bluffs, Iowa, by

horseback from ranchos to the south, by ship from China

The best answer is D It is incorrect to use of with destinations Nationalities is

incorrect because only one nationality is mentioned Of choices C, D and E,

directions makes the most sense in light of what follows

Airspan Airline’s long and search for a partner finally last week when the bankrupt Dutch airline agreed to merge with Airlex

fortuitous The second blank follows finally It is logical that the search ended, and

the information is given in the last part of the sentence

Thought the negotiators are trying to finalize a less expensive benefit plan, they are considering charging people higher premiums

Cablewise Systems officially rolled out its national high-definition satellite service,

‘Boom’, in a bet that the cable operator can into a burgeoning segment of the television-viewing community that is expected to high-definition television sets

Looking to expand its foothold overseas, CSC has purchased a majority stake in Germany's leading television news agency, giving the U.S broadcaster

of a leading channel in the German television

The best answer is A The term giving control can be followed by of whereas

desperation, domination and power cannot While the word emporium means about the same as market, it is not used in this sort of figurative context

More than 80 schools have been , with similar rehabilitation works in progress or in the final stages of

The best answer is E A school can be finished or completed, but not achieved, jointed

or ended In the final stages of planning is more logical and is idiomatic

People and rhinoceroses prefer similar habitat but don't mix very well, which is one reason rhinoceroses have almost from the earth

The best answer is A Choice B and E cannot be applied to an animal Choice C and

D cannot be followed by from the earth

Scientists have a bright purple, bloated frog in southern India that is so unique it merits the establishment of not only a new but also a new family

In each , scanners detected increased blood in relevant parts

of the brains of hypnotized subjects who were put through color and pain tests

The best answer is A Only choice A and B are logical for the first blank Blood stain

is does not make sense after the word increased

to the "science" of phrenology, an individual's character and abilities could be deduced from the size and of various bumps on the head

The world's most prolific aircraft builder's commercial is struggling in the worst aviation downturn in history and has off 35,560 of its 93,000 workers since 1999

The best answer is C Ward is used to refer to part of a hospitcal Part is too general

A business does not have sectors Since there has been a downturn, it is logical that the workers have been laid off

Chapter 2:

20 questions

Since he had over the company from his father only a year before, he blamed himself for destroying a business relationship his father spent seventeen years

most logical choice

A voluntary school drug-testing proposed by the mayor and school superintendent make this crime-plagued city the first to experiment with this approach

A test … should

B program … would

C study… can

D class… will

E investigation… ought to

The best answer is B Because the drug-testing is just proposed, i.e only a possibility,

the second blank should be filled with would

we bought equipment at the end of last year but weren't billed until

2003, we had to include it on this year's books

The best answer is D Semantically, the word experienced is the most logical choice

The proposed random testing plan has brought a debate to Virginia that was already in national political

A intense… opinions

B flouncing… rings

C floundering… groups

D talking… parties

E raging … circles

The best answer is E A debate can be said to be raging, but not flouncing,

floundering or talking Political circles is idiomatic Choice A is incorrect because a

debate cannot be intense in a political opinion

The governor has shied from taking a position on the issue, but the Civil Liberties Union said it would actively any program that forced inmates to sign the

The best answer is B The word but makes it clear that what the Union does is

different from what the governor has done Support and challenge are both suitable options, however, one does not sign an interface

Scanners have long been neglected by the designers of the PC world — boxes that take up far too space on the desktop

The best answer is D Since designers have neglected scanners, one expects them to

be described in negative term, such as clumsy or clunky Of the possibilities for the second blank, only little and much are grammatical suitable with a non-countable noun such as space

The plan is proving popular, if , in New Bedford, where it was originally suggested to Kramer at a of faith-based organizations earlier this month

The best answer is D Cause and reason fit in the first blank, but reason to believe is

an idiomatic expression Similarly, to set records is idiomatic

The joint government web site was specially created to educate small firms

their wage and reporting responsibilities

something similar to wages Salary and earnings, however, mean the same thing as

wage, and are therefore illogical choices

A solid of Americans say they want Congress to legalize the importation

of lower-priced medicines from Canada and Europe, and would be willing to pay higher taxes to provide prescription drug benefits to citizens

A minority… decrepit

B faction… old

C majority… senior

D lobby… elderly

E fifty percent… superfluous

The best answer is C The first blank comes after the adjective solid It would be unusual to use solid to describe a minority, faction or lobby Old and elderly make sense, but only senior citizens is idiomatic

D economical… traipsing

E mechanized… pulling

The best answer is B Only closing down and shutting down are idiomatic and logical

Factious does not make sense in the context of the sentence

In talks on this trip, the prime minister has tried, without much , to persuade foreign leaders to stop weakening their against the dollar

The best answer is E The first blank, which appears in a parenthetical expression,

logically qualifies the expression the minister has tried Currencies is the only choice which can logically be compared to the dollar

A week-long investigation began yesterday in Florida, with speculation

on the cause of the crash centering on damage to the plane’s right wing

The best answer is C Since it is the first day of an investigation that is scheduled to

last a week, it makes sense that the speculation was called initial

its high concentration of family-owned manufacturing firms, dating back to the late 1800s, Blendens Furniture is accustomed to the ups and downs of the business

A Having… phase

Last week, Texitron, an American firm with factories in 40 countries, it was closing two more plants, the number of Texitron jobs lost to 1,030 this year

The best answer is D Choice B, C and D can fit in the first blank However, only

bringing the number to… is idiomatic

In true entrepreneurial style, Kelly has turned the popular book into a global business of books, games, and videos that teach the of financial freedom that he used to build his fortune

With its personal touches, including twice-daily housekeeping and round-the-clock concierge service, the hotel has a delightful your-wish-is-our-command air about the place, without the you might find

A ornamentation… somewhere else

B stuffiness … elsewhere

C artifacts… missing

D dankness… beyond

E insubordination… away

The best answer is C The sentence is praising the hotel so one would expect that the

hotel would be without something negative Insubordination can only be used to describe a person Dankness and stuffiness are appropriate choice for the first blank, but beyond is not a logical choice for the second blank

The best answer is B Just over is correct and idiomatic Among them is the

appropriate expression to single a few out of a group

Net margins for grocery stores were sorely _, so a group of usually uncooperative supermarket executives joined _ with a few food

manufacturers to come up with a system to automate checkout stands

As recently as the 1980s, production far outstripped _, and the

government was paying dairy farmers $1 billion to thin their herds while it bought tons of _ cheese

The best answer is C For the first blank, choices A and E are illogical B and D are

ungrammatical Since production “far outstripped demand,” surplus is a logical

choice for the second blank

After Borden received _ in 1856 for producing concentrated milk in a vacuum, condensed milk became an important part of the dairy _

A an award… subject

B a copyright… field

C a document… trade

D a patent … industry

E power of attorney… business

The best answer is D Choices A and D can logically fill the first blank, but industry

makes much more sense for the second choice

Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people a year and nearly two billion people worldwide have _ tuberculosis infection, a massive potential reservoir for the _

a word applied to a disease

The _ multi-cellular creatures on earth, sponges are collections of loosely organized single cells with no true organs or _

A plain… glands

B plainest… tissue

C simpler… tools

D simplest … tissues

E small… pianos

The best answer is D An expression of the form The something on earth requires the use of the superlative (-est) form to fill the blank Organs and tissues are

both parts of a body so they logically fit together

A highly _ gas, methyl bromide is injected into the soil before planting, _ out nearly everything alive

No other people of the world are quite so _ with installing and

_ expanses of short grass — mostly around houses but also at schools, parks, golf courses, graveyards, freeway embankments and corporate headquarters

The best answer is E Choices C and D are illogical B is incorrect because one

cannot be misguided with something Choice A is incorrect because the second blank

must be filled with a gerund form (-ing)

Ranchers have long despised prairie dogs, believing ( _, according to some new research) that they deprive cattle of _

The best answer is E Stationed is used for army personnel Facing cannot be followed by in Lying is unidiomatic Launching an enterprise is an idiomatic

expression

Timber rattlesnakes used to be common in a range _ from Oklahoma and Nebraska up the Appalachians to southern New England, and _ the Mississippi river to Wisconsin and Minnesota

The best answer is C Tourist attraction is idiomatic Numerous is a adjective that

can appropriately be applied to countries

The grandson of a Haitian slave, Dumas became the most famous author in France; now, his rousing romantic novels are enjoying renewed _

The best answer is D Since Dumas was the most famous author, it is logical that what

is renewed is his popularity

Today, as in the _, whether for chefs _ their restaurants with fresh produce, or customers interested in homemade cakes and preserves, farmers' markets promise not only freshness but sociability

Though the general died young, leaving his son without an inheritance, the young man overcame _, the lack of _ education to become one of the world's most popular writers

The best answer is A Grammatically, the present simple tense is called for to fill the

first blank Expends is a suitable verb to describe the use of energy For the second

blank a gerund (-ing) form is required to maintain parallelism

Euthanasia, the act of humanely _ animals that are hopelessly sick or _, is a controversial topic

The best answer is D Assassinating can only be applied to people Maiming, executing and slaughtering have more negative connotations than killing and

therefore could not be used with the adjective humanely

Change is particularly difficult for some animals, especially _ who have been used to the same daily _ for a long time