The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar for another helping.
A.so well
B.returned to
C.salad bar for
D.another helping

I would rather that they do not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return home today.
A.that
B.do not travel
C.the bad
D.they must return

Each year, tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of Frederic.
A.Each year
B.all over the world
C.to visit
D.a birthplace of

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Information that forms the basis for weather forecasting in theUnited States.
B.A comparison of regional and national weather reporting in theUnited States.
C.The differences between government and newspaper weather forecasting in theUnited States.
D.The history of publishing weather maps in United States newspapers.

According to the passage, one important reason why newspapers printed daily weather maps during the first half of the twentieth century was __________ .
A.the improvement of weather forecasting techniques
B.a change in atmospheric conditions
C.a growing interest in air transportation
D.the progress in printing technology

In contrast to the weather maps of USA Today, weather maps in The New York Times tended to be __________ .
A.filled with detailed information
B.printed in foil color
C.easily understood by the readers
D.included for symbolic reasons

The word ‘drab’ could best be replaced by __________ .
A.dull
B.precise
C.simple
D.poor

The phrase ‘attests to’ is closest in meaning to __________ .
A.interferes with
B.gives evidence of
C.makes up for
D.combines with

What regular service did The Associated Press and United Press International begin to offer subscribing newspapers in the 1930’s?
A.A new system of weather forecasting.
B.Twice daily weather maps.
C.Cloud-cover photographs.
D.An air-mass analysis.

He needn’t have borrowed all of that money to buy a new car, because his new job provided him with one.
A.He didn’t need to take out so much credit to buy a new car, because he knew that his new place of business would give him one any way.
B.He took a lot of money in loans to buy a new car, although he knew that his new job was going to give him one.
C.When his new place of work presented him with a car, all the money he had borrowed to purchase a new car proved unnecessary.
D.Because of the car that his new job gave him, he didn’t need to take a large loan to buy a new one.