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1. Bihar is India’s poorest state, with an annual per capita income of $111, _____ the most impoverished countries of the world.

A. lower than in

B. lower than that of

C. which is lower than in

D. which is lower than it is in

2. A recent national study of the public schools shows that ____ four years ago.

A. there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

B. there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were

C. every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were

D. every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as

3. A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if calves exercise and associate with other calves, _____ those raised in confinement.

A. they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do

B. they require less medication and will gain weight quicker than do

C. they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than

D. they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than

4. According to a panel of health officials, there has been a great deal of confusion in the medical profession _____ health.

A. about whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or a condition more related to appearance than to

B. with respect to obesity being a biological disorder posing serious health risks or if it is related more to appearance than

C. over whether or not obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition more related to appearance than to

D. concerning whether obesity is a biological disorder posing serious health risks or it is a condition related to appearance more than

5. According to a recent study, _____ to receive it from them.

A. it is four times as likely that the elderly in the United States will give their children regular financial aid as they are

B. it is four times more likely for the elderly in the United States to give regular financial aid to their children than they are

C. the elderly in the United States are four times more likely to give regular financial aid to their children than

D. the elderly in the United States are four times as likely to give regular financial aid to their children as it is for them

6. According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, _____ in socioeconomically deprived areas.

A. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice

B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan

on practicing

C. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing

D. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice

7. Aging is a property of all animals that reach a fixed size at maturity, and the variations in life spans _____ the same species: a fruit fly is ancient at 40 days, a mouse at 3 years, a horse at 30, a man at 100, and some tortoises at 150.

A. between different species are greater by far than is that between individuals from

B. between different species are far more than that between individuals of

C. among different species are far greater than those among individuals of

D. among different species are far greater than that among individuals from

8. Which of the following is grammatically the best?

A. Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.

B. Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.

C. Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry.

D. Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.

9. Analysts blamed May’s sl uggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, _____ sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture.

A. colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed

B. which was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, slowing

C. since it was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, which slowed

D. having been colder and wetter than was usual in some regions and slowed

10. Because natural gas is composed mostly of methane, a simple hydrocarbon, vehicles powered by natural gas emit less of certain pollutants than _____.

A. the burning of gasoline or diesel fuel

B. gasoline or diesel fuel

C. does burning gasoline or diesel fuel

D. those burning gasoline or diesel fuel

11. A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should boost new construction dollars by several billion dollars, _____ five years ago.

A. making the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than

B. and make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than

C. mak ing the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than it was

D. to make the construction industry’s economic health much more robust than

12. Which of the following is grammatically the best?

A. Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.

B. If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason that certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.

C. The finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals is suggestive of one reason, if used repeatedly in the same place, certain pesticides can become ineffective.

D. The finding of much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in those that are free of such chemicals suggests one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place.

13. Florida will gain another quarter-million jobs this year alone, many of them in _____ ten years ago.

A. high-paying fields like electronics and banki ng, making the state’s economy far more diversified than

B. high-paying fields like electronics and banking, and making the state’s economy far more diversified than its economy

C. high-paying fields such as electronics and banking, to make the state’s eco nomy far more diversified than

D. such high-paying fields as electronics and banking, making the state’s economy far more diversified than it was

14. Freedman’s survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves _____ in big cities.

A. no happier than do people living

B. not any happier than do people living

C. no happier than are people who are living

D. not as happy as are people who live

15. In 1990’s, there are more babies born by women over thirty years old _____.

A. than under it

B. than were they under it

C. than had been under it

D. than those were under it

16. In addition to having more protein than wheat does, _____wheat, with more of the amino acids essential to the human diet.

A. rice has protein of higher quality than that in

B. the protein in rice is higher in quality than it is in

C. rice protein is higher in quality than it is in

D. rice has a protein higher in quality than

17. Which of the following is grammatically the best?

A. In assessing the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

B. The question of whether the rural migrant worker is better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant in assessing the problems that they face.

C. A question that is irrelevant in assessing the problems that rural migrant workers face is whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor.

D. In an assessment of the problems faced by rural migrant workers, the question of whether they are better off materially than the urban working poor is irrelevant.

18. In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years _____.

A. more ancient of a city than Homer’s heroes knew

B. more ancient than the city known to Homer’s heroes

C. older than was the city known to Homer’s heroes

D. older of a city than was the one known to Homer’s heroes

19. In Japan elderly people are treated with far greater respect than _____.

A. most Western countries

B. most Western countries do

C. they do in most Western countries

D. they are in most Western countries

20.The mistakes children make in learning to speak tell linguists more about ____ the correct forms they use.

A. how they learn language than

B. how one learns language than

C. how children learn language than do

D. their language learning than do

21. The new sports car is heavier than ______ for a performance automobile, but it is exceptional because of its high-powered engine.

A. usual

B. it is usual

C. is usual

D. has been usual

22. In one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, four times as many ____ would later be killed on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.

A. Americans were killed as

B. Americans were killed than those who

C. more Americans were killed as there

D. more Americans were killed as those who

23. In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United States was nearly _____the 1970’s.

A. twice as fast as

B. twice as fast as it was in

C. twice what it was in

D. two times greater than

24.Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than _____ in the United States.

A. any city does

B. does any other city

C. other cities do

D. any city

25. According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, ____.

A. like that of earlier generations

B. as that for earlier generations

C. just as earlier generations did

D. as it was of earlier generations

26. _____ many self-taught artists, Perle Hessing did not begin to paint until she was

well into middle age.

A. Like

B. Just as with

C. Just like

D. As did

27. _____ Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.

A. No less an authority than

B. Nonetheless an authority

C. Not less an authority than

D. An authority not less than

28. Because young children do not organize their attention or perceptions systematically, _____ , they may notice and remember details that their elders ignore.

A. like adults

B. unlike an adult

C. as adults

D. as adults do

29. Although fruit can no longer grow once it is picked, it continues for some time to respire, taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide, _____.

A. similar to the way human beings breathe

B. just as human beings do when they breathe

C. just like the breathing of human beings

D. as human beings when breathing

30.Sales of United States manufactured goods to nonindustrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992, _____ and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.

A. which is 14 percent more than the previous year

B. which is 14 percent higher than it was the previous year

C. 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure

D. an amount that is 14 percent higher than the previous year’s figure

31._____the wages of other salaried workers.

A. Th e percentage of senior executives’ pay increase in 1990 was larger than for

B. The 1990 increase in pay for senior executives was larger in terms of percentage than

C. In 1990 senior executives had a larger pay increase in terms of percentage than did

D. The pay of senior executives increased in 1990 by a larger percentage than did

32.Several studies have found that the coronary patients who exercise most actively _____.

A. are at least fifty percent less likely than those who are sedentary to die of a heart attack

B. have half the chance, or less, of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do

C. have half the chance that they will die of a heart attack, or less, than those who are sedentary do

D. are at least fifty percent less likely to die of a heart attack as those who are sedentary

33.That the new managing editor rose from the publication’s “soft” news sections to a leadership position is more of a landmark in the industry than _____.

A. her being a woman

B. being a woman is

C. her womanhood

D. that she is a woman

34.The guiding principles of the tax plan released by the Treasury Department could have _____ the particulars of the plan.

A. even a greater significance for the economy than

B. a significance that is even greater for the economy than

C. even greater significance for the economy than have

D. even greater significance for the economy than do

35.The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with _____ when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970’s.

A. extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than

B. extinction; its numbers are now five times more than

C. extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had

D. extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

36.The human growth hormone, made by the pituitary gland, is secreted _____.

A. during sleep in higher concentrations than when awake

B. when sleeping in higher concentrations than waking hours

C. in higher concentrations during sleep than during waking hours

D. in higher concentrations when asleep than when awake

37.The man was always aware, sometimes proudly and sometimes resentfully, that he was a small-town Midwesterner _____.

A. who was thrust into a world that was dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than him

B. who had been thrust into a world that was dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than he

C. thrust into a world dominated by more wealthy, educated, and polished people than him

D. thrust into a world dominated by wealthier, better-educated, and more polished people than he

38.The report on the gross national product—the nation’s total production of goods and services—showed that second-quarter inflation was somewhat lower than _____.

A. a previous estimation and the savings rate slightly higher

B. previously estimated and that the savings rate was slightly higher

C. a previous estimate and that the savings rate is slightly higher

D. previously estimated and a slightly higher savings rate

39.The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, ____ anticipated.

A. weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had

B. weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than

C. unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors are the cause of much larger deposits of spray than they had

D. weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than

40.The United States government employs _____ government.

A. a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than any

B. a much larger proportion of women in trade negotiations than does any other

C. much larger proportions of women in trade negotiations than has any

D. proportions of women in trade negotiations that are much larger than any

41.The unskilled workers at the Allenby plant realized that their hourly rate of $4.11 to $4.75 was better than _____.

A. many wages in nearby factories

B. what are offered by many nearby factories

C. it is in many nearby factories

D. that offered by many nearby factories

42.The use of chemical pesticides in this country is _____.

A. equally extensive or more so than ten years ago

B. equal to or more extensive than ten years ago

C. as extensive as ten years ago or more

D. as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so

43.Tiny quantities of more than thirty rare gases, most of them industrial by-products, threaten _____.

A. to warm the Earth’s atm osphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide during the next fifty years

B. to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly over the next fifty years than carbon dioxide will

C. during the next fifty years to warm the Earth’s atmosphere even more rapidly than carbon dioxide

D. a warming of the Earth’s atmosphere during the next fifty years even more rapid than carbon dioxide’s

44.Today’s technology allows manufacturers to make _____production history.

A. small cars that are more fuel-efficient than they were at any time in their

B. small cars that are more fuel-efficient than those at any other time in

C. more fuel-efficient small cars than those at any other time in their

D. more fuel-efficient small cars now than at any time in

45.Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more _____.

A. due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating

B. because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters

C. because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much

D. because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much

46.____ has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.

A. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc

B. The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc

C. No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc

D. Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than

47.With a total population _____ breeding females than ever before, the American crocodile seemed a decade ago to be in danger of disappearing.

A. of less than two hundred and fewer

B. lower than two hundred and less

C. lesser than two hundred and fewer

D. of fewer than two hundred and of fewer

48.With total sales _____ new subscribers than last year, the New England Theatre Company is in danger of losing its building.

A. of less than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

B. lower than three hundred thousand dollars and less

C. lesser than three hundred thousand dollars and fewer

D. of fewer than three hundred thousand dollars and of fewer

49. A private house in New York City is ____.

A. a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space

B. a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals

C. one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals

D. one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space

50. Newcomers to southern California are surprised to discover that, in spite of the temperate climate, heating bills are _____ those in most Midwestern or eastern cities.

A. as high, or higher than,

B. as high as, or higher than,

C. at least as high as

D. no lower than

51. In the 1980’s the rate of increase of the minority population of the United St ates was nearly_____ the 1970’s.

A. twice as fast as

B. twice as fast as it was in

C. twice what it was in

D. two times faster than that of

52. The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges and universities in the United States _____from 1978 to 1985.

A. increased by more than twice

B. more than doubled

C. increased more than two times

D. had more than doubled

53. Which of the following is grammatically the best?

A. The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.

B. The new development of a jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.

C. A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can, and at a lower cost.

D. A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and to cost less.

54. Baseball, the only major professional sport during the Great Depression, was _____.

A. as present as the weather, and as much discussed

B. so present and was discussed as the weather

C. as present and was discussed as the weather was

D. so present as to be discussed like the weather

55. Like their male counterparts, women scientists are above average in terms of intelligence and creativity, but unlike men of science, _____ against the grain of occupational stereotyping to enter a “man’s world.”

A. their female counterparts have had to work

B. their problem is working

C. one thing they have had to do is work

D. women of science have had to work

56. _____ wrote a great deal for the stage, but he is remembered principally for his chamber and concert-hall music.

A. Like Haydn, Schubert

B. Like Haydn, Schubert also

C. As Haydn did, Schubert also

D. As did Haydn, Schubert also

57. Like other educators who prefer to substitute anthologies of short stories or collections of popular essays _____ good literature.

A. to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes how important it is to enjoy

B. for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton emphasizes the i mportance of enjoying

C. to dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is on the importance of enjoying

D. for dull “basal readers,” Ms. Burton’s emphasis is that it is important to enjoy

58. _____, New York’s were built for an age of propellers, before j et planes weighing 800,000 pounds needed over two miles of runway.

A. As virtually all the nation’s 50 busiest airports are

B. As with virtually all of the nation’s 50 busiest airports

C. Like virtually all of the nation’s 50 busiest airports

D. Like other cities where virtually all the nation’s 50 busiest airports are

59. Artificial intelligence emerged during the late 1950’s as an academic discipline based on the assumption that computers _____.

A. are able to be programmed to think like people

B. were able to be programmed to think as people

C. can be programmed to think as people can

D. could be programmed to think like people

60. Because new small businesses are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to them in the same way _____ to established big businesses.

A. as

B. with

C. that

D. /

61. In its most recent approach, the comet Crommelin passed the Earth at about the same distance and in about the same position, some 25 degrees above the horizon, _____ the next time it appears.

A. that Halley’s comet will pass

B. that Halley’s comet is to be passing

C. as Halley’s comet will do

D. as will Halley’s comet

62. Never before had taxpayers confronted _____ the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

A. so many changes at once as they had in

B. at once as many changes as

C. so many changes at once that confronted them in

D. as many changes at once as they confronted in

63. Nuclear fusion is the force that powers the Sun, the stars, and hydrogen bombs, _____.

A. and merges the nuclei of atoms, unlike atomic reactors that split them apart

B. merging the nuclei of atoms instead of splitting them apart, like nuclear reactors

C. merging the nuclei of atoms rather than splitting them apart, as nuclear reactors do

D. and merges the nuclei of atoms but does not split them apart, as is done in unclear reactors

64. Legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario requires of both public and private employers _____ usually held by men.

A. that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are

B. that pay for jobs historically held by women should be the same as for a job requiring comparable skills

C. to pay the same in jobs historically held by women as in jobs of comparable skill that are

D. to pay as much for jobs historically held by women as for a job demanding comparable skills

65. Cooperative apartment houses have the peculiar distinction _____.

A. of being dwellings that must also operate as businesses

B. of dwellings that must also operate like business

C. that they are dwellings that must operate like business

D. that, as dwellings, they must also operate like businesses

66. Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be _____ broadcast exactly the same statement from a political candidate.

A. superficial such as when each of the three major networks

B. superficial, as can sometimes occur if all of the three major networks

C. superficial, as when the three major networks each

D. superficial whenever each of the three major networks

67.____ reveals that Twain provided financial assistance to one of the first Black students at Yale Law School.

A. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published,

B. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year of publication as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,

C. A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published,

D. Mark Twain wrote a letter in the same year as he published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that

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