________(74)




A.sizes
B.areas
C.volumes
D.numbers

Undersea vehicles __________.




A.have the same limitations that divers have
B.are too small for a man to fit inside
C.make direct observations of the ocean floor
D.are very slow to respond

Divers have had problems in communicating underwater because __________.




A.they did not pronounce clearly
B.the water destroyed their speech organs
C.the pressure affected their speech organs
D.the vehicles they used have not been perfected

A.compliance
B.competent
C.computer
D.commuter

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