1. The giant ragweed, or buffalo weed, grows ---.
(A) 18 feet up to high
(B) to high 18 feet up
(C) up to 18 feet high
(D) 18 feet high up to
2. Neptune is --- any planet except Pluto.
(A) to be far from the Sun
(B) far from the Sun being
(C) farther than the Sun is
(D) farther from the Sun than
3. Since prehistoric times, artists have arranged
paint on surfaces in ways --- their ideas about
people and the world.
(A) express
(B) that their expression of
(C) which, expressing
(D) that express
4. Except for certain microorganisms, --- need
oxygen to survive.
(A) of all living things
(B) all living things
(C) all are living things
(D) are all living things
5. Dubbing is used in filmmaking --- a new sound
track to a motion picture.
(A) which to add
(B) to add
(C) is adding that
(D) to add while
6. --- of green lumber may come from moisture in
the wood.
(A) More weight than half
(B) Of the weight, more than half
(C) The weight is more than half
(D) More than half of the weight
7. Archaeologists study ---- to trace ancient trade
routes because such tools are relatively rare, and
each occurrence has a slightly different chemical
composition.
(A) which obsidian tools
(B) obsidian tools
(C) how obsidian tools
(D) obsidian tools are
8. ---- the hamster’s basic diet is vegetarian, some hamsters also eat insects.
(A) Despite
(B) Although
(C) Regardless of
(D) Consequently
9. The Navajo Indians of the southwestern United States --- for their sand painting, also called dry painting.
(A) noted
(B) are noted
(C) to be noted
(D) have noted
10. In 1784, the leaders of what would later become the state of Virginia gave up --- to the territory that later became five different Midwestern states.
(A) any claim
(B) when the claim
(C) to claim
(D) would claim