Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to “handle”?




A.touch
B.control
C.manipulate
D.protect

We're in good time; there's __________ to hurry




A.no purpose
B.no need
C.unnecessary
D.impossible

“Do you want to wait?” - “Two weeks _________too long for me to wait.”




A.is
B.are
C.were
D.was

____ electricity you use, ____ your bill will be.




A.The most …the higher
B.The more …. the high
C.More ….higher
D.The more ….. the higher

The word “metamorphose” is closest in meaning to _________




A.disappear
B.grow
C.change
D.move

According to the passage, William Baer was shocked because _________




A.the soldiers’ abdominal wounds had become infested with maggots
B.two soldiers had lain on the battlefield for a week
C.the soldiers had recovered better than those in a military hospital
D.the medical establishment refused to accept his findings

Although the Indians lacked animals they had the ability to cultivate plants suitably for daily use.




A.lacked animals
B.had the ability
C.plants suitably
D.daily use

A.chamber
B.ancient
C.danger
D.ancestor

When did Motorola introduce the first cell phones for commercial use?




A.in the same years when he first made a cell- phone call
B.in 1981
C.in 1983
D.in the same year when AT& T constructed a cell phone system.

The phrase "these years" in the passage refers to ___________ .




A.the early 1800s
B.1850-1900
C.the present
D.the 1990s