Test 2 Section 2 Structure and Written Expression

Heinemann 1. The life of Benjamin Franklin, a practical man ------many stories have been told, was unusually productive. (A) of (B) about whom (C) about (D) of which 2. Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located ------- town. (A) a small midwestern (B) in a small midwestern (C) small midwestern (D) in small midwestern 3. ------- his life, Eugene O'Neill was regarded as the foremost American dramatist. (A) It was the time of (B) While (C) During (D) By the time of 4. ------- Social Security Act of 1935 was written to insure workers against unemployment. (A) The (B) What the (C) For the (D) After the 5. Chemists are not sure -------. (A) how precisely can cold fusion occur (B) cold fusion can occur precisely how (C) precisely how cold fusion can occur (D) can cold fusion occur precisely how 6. Just off the Massachusetts coast -------, a popular summer resort area. (A) Martha's Vineyard is (B) is where Martha's Vineyard (C) Martha's Vineyard (D) is Martha's Vineyard 7. Franchising offers many advantages to small business owners ------- problematic. (A) however it is (B) even though it is (C) despite its (D) it is 8. Although most cats hate to swim, ------- if necessary. (A) can they do so (B) so can they do (C) they do so can

(D) they can do so 9. American author John Updike, -------, spent his boyhood in Shillington, Pennsylvania. (A) was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher (B) whom the only child of a high school mathematics teacher (C) the only child of a high school mathematics teacher (D) he was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher 10. In practice, setting up a chain of command in a business can be a very complicated task, -------it involves the interaction of real human beings. (A) because of (B) how (C) as (D) due to 11. When linguists encounter a new language, ------- work to identify all of the sounds it contains. (A) who (B) they (C) and (D) those 12. According to recent investigations, unselfish motives, such as true empathy, -------, and commitment to a principle, sometimes surpass self-interest in influencing human behavior. (A) to have solidarity with others (B) others with solidarity (C) solidarity with others (D) one has solidarity with others 13. ------- the lip of an open-pit copper mine, the huge tractors and cranes below look like toys, and people look like tiny ants scurrying about. (A) Where (B) While (C) That (D) From 14. Not only ------- atoms with their microscopes, but they now can also "feel" them with the aid of a versatile sensing device called the "magic wrist". (A) are today's scientists able to see (B) able to see today's scientists are (C) today's scientists are able to see (D) are able to see today's scientists 15. In the seventeenth century. North America was vast and unconquered, ------- only at great cost. (A) it promised riches but yielded its bounty (B) promising riches but yielding its bounty (C) by promising riches but by yielding its bounty (D) its riches were promised but its bounty yielded.

Part B 16. For make its nest, the yellow-headed blackbird weaves a small cup and fastens it to reeds above water.
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17. Native American beaded designs are often characterized by geometric shaped and bright colors. 18. The codfish lays million of eggs each year, only a small percentage of which actually hatch. 19. When the body becomes extremely overheated, it failure to cool itself again, and sunstroke can occur. 20. The preferrins of many Western cultures for maintaining a physical distance of at least three feet during social interaction is well documented in anthropological studies. 21. In chronicling her months as a captive of the Wampanoag Indians, Mary Rowlandson demonstrated his narrative skill.
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22. The nests of most bird species are strategic placed to camouflage them against predators. 23. Few synthetic vitamins and minerals in pill supplements are absorbed so efficiently by the body that are those occurring naturally in foods.
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24. On the one hand, most Americans feel that space exploration is a legitimate and important national undertaking; on the contrary, they worry about the amount it costs.
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25. Vitamin providing the necessary impetus for the synthesis of at least two proteins involved in blood clotting. 26. If no fossil record were available, the next strongest evidence of the kinship among organisms would to be similarities in the embryonic development of organisms today.
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27. The black cherry tree, from which fine cabinets and furniture is made, is found all across North America, from Nova Scotia to Texas. 28. Research and recommending concerning the dangers of smoking are beginning to have an impact on the tobacco industry in
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the United States. 29. Antarctic blue whales can be 100 foot long and weigh more than any dinosaur that ever lived.
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30. Oil-base house paint is neither easy to work with or quick to clean up, but it is often preferred to latex paint because of its high sheen and durability. 31. The colonists who first settled in New England did so because they felt there was none social justice in their homeland of England.
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32. Architect Louis Sullivan commanded the respect of his contemporaries for his work on the designed of the first American skyscrapers. 33. During the 1850s, the Spanish colony of Cuba was of interest to Southerners, who felt they needed it for it increasing political
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and economic power. 34. Glucose is different from fructose in its structural formula, but the molecular formula for these two sugars is the similar.
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35. A sealer should be applied at wood surfaces before they are varnished; otherwise, uneven absorption of the varnish may occur. 36. The high temperatures created by fire are necessary for to split open the seed-bearing cones of lodge pole pines. 37. Mormon leader Brigham Young was too brilliant and strong-willed that he was able to organize the most remarkable religious migration in the annals of American history.

38. Due to her untimely death, the talented writer Sylvia Plath was never to know how well would her work be received by the American public. 39. From the Mexican War toward the Civil War, the major theme of American political history was

a growing sectionalism interacting with a vigorous nationalism.

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40. In Western culture, much attention been given to the subject of social class conflict, which may cause revolution. This is the end of Section 2.