English – Model Test 3

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________ was the Erie Canal an engineering triumph, it quickly proved a financial success as well.

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________ made the first United States flag is widely believed.

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Meat can be purchased not only fresh ________ canned and frozen.

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________ steam locomotive to be used for regular passenger and freight service in the United States was built in New York City.

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Geologists ________ forces that alter the surface and appearance of the Earth.

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The name Nebraska comes from the old Indian word "nebrathka", ________ flat water.

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Fat is not digested in the stomach, ________ in the small intestine.

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________ early 1960's a community action worker, Cesar Chavez, took his life savings of $1,200 and used it to launch the National Farm Workers Association.

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The Earth attracts bodies toward its center, ________ all bodies fall in a direct line toward that point.

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At the far end of a kaleidoscope ________, one made of clear glass and the other of ground glass.

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Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor the air contains at a certain temperature _________ with the amount it could hold at that temperature.

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Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread _________ woven into textile fabric.

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Margaret Brent, because of her skill in managing estates, became _________ largest landholders in colonial Maryland.

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Conifers first appeared on the Earth _________ the early Permian period, some 270 million years ago.

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There are very few areas in the world _________ be grown successfully.

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Most educators today consider computer literacy ___[B]___ a necessary addition to the basic scholastic requirements. (Identify the error)

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Friendship, stability, & ___[A]___ are frequently mentioned as criteria for a worthwhile friendship. (Identify the error)

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Encyclopedias may be used to answer questions, to solve problems, or to obtain ___[D]___ on a particular topic. (Identify the error)

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Rubber can be made ___[B]___ elastic that it will stretch more than nine times its normal length. (Identify the error)

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Although ________ some textile products, it imports many as well.

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Historically ________ chief material for making furniture has been wood, but metal and stone have also been used.

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A majority of people in the United States can get all the calcium their bodies ________ from the food they eat.

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________ social cause aroused Elizabeth Williams' enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.

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________ a lonely and rugged life far from home and family.

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Millions of dollars' worth of plants are raised ___[D]___ in greenhouses. (Identify the error)

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