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　41. (A) She’s the most famous of the modern poets.

　　(B) She didn’t publish any of her works in her　lifetime.

　　(C) She was better known as a prose writer　than as a poet.

　　(D) She began her career as a writer relatively　late in her life.

　　42. (A) It reflects poetic techniques that were

　　rejected by modern poets.

　　(B) It’s from a poem that the students have read.

　　(C) It’s the title of a poem by John Ashbery.

　　(D) It’s an example of a statement that is

　　“empty” but pleasing to hear.

　　43. (A) Read some poems out loud.

　　(B) Research the life of Gertrude Stein.

　　(C) Compare the poems of Gertrude Stein to

　　the poems of John Ashbery.

　　(D) Write a few lines of poetry.

　　44. (A) Employment in the fishing and whaling

　　industries.

　　(B) Nineteenth-century sea captains.

　　(C) The economic importance of sailing ships.

　　(D) The development of the steamship.

　　45. (A) They were protected by a strong United　States Navy.

　　(B) They were supported by a well-developed　railroad

　　(C) Most crew members had experience on　foreign ships.

　　(D) As part owners of the ships, captains got　some of the profits.

　　46. (A) They carried passengers ,but not cargo.

　　(B) They were large, but surprisingly fast.

　　(C) They were the first successful　steam-powered ships.

　　(D) They were more reliable than other ships

　　of the 1860’s.

　　47. (A) It’s now taught with the aid of computers.

　　(B) It isn’t considered as important today as it

　　was in the past.

　　(C) Children today learn it earlier than children

　　did in the past.

　　(D) A lot of times is spent teaching it.

　　48. (A) To indicate the emphasis teachers once

　　placed on penmanship.

　　(B) To criticize a technique used to motivate

　　children.

　　(C) To illustrate the benefits of competition.

　　(D) To suggest that teachers be recognized for　their efforts.

　　49. (A) How educators create a curriculum.

　　(B) Why some parents object to the teaching of penmanship.

　　(C) The standards for penmanship in state　curricula.

　　(D) The effects of rewarding good　penmanship.

　　50. (A) The number of hours per week that must　be spent teaching penmanship.

　　(B) The level of penmanship a child is　expected to have.

　　(C) The recommended method for teaching　penmanship.

　　(D) The reason computers should be used to　help in the teaching of penmanship