(A) predicted
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(B) announced
(C) corrected
(D) observed
010. Since then, over 100 tons of fossils, 1.5 million from vertebrates, 2.5 million from invertebrates, have been recovered, often in densely concentrated tangled masses.
The word \
(A) buried beneath
(B) twisted together
(C) quickly formed
(D) easily dated
011. The asphalt at La Brea seeps to the surface, especially in the summer, and forms shallow puddles that would often have been concealed by leaves and dust.
The word \
(A) highlighted
(B) covered
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(C) transformed
(D) contaminated
012. The ocean bottom --- a region nearly 2. 5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth --- is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted, until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep.
The word \
(A) unrecognizable
(B) unreachable
(C) unusable
(D) unsafe
009 D
010 B
011 B
012 B
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013. The DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The word \
(A) breaking
(B) locating
(C) removing
(D) analyzing
014. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
The word \
(A) basis
(B) purpose
(C) discovery
(D) endurance
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015. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase.
The word \
(A) new
(B) extra
(C) accelerating
(D) surprising
016. When the prairies were being settled, undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families.
The word \
(A) tendency
(B) aim
(C) growth
(D) directive
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013 C
014 A
015 C
016 A
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017. After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966, it stood at the lowest level in 25 years.
The word \
(A) pointed
(B) dismal
(C) mountain
(D) maximum
018. Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent) , another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.