15736 . Rad the passage below and choose the alternative A, B, C or D to answer the questions (18-23)  Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution, members of congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent home for themselves and for those departments- the Treasury, the patent Office, and so on - Which even the sketchiest of central governments would feel obliged to establish.  In 1790, largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering, George Washington was charged with selecting a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone's surprise but to the disappointment of many, he chose a tract of land on the banks of the Potomac River, a few miles upstream from his beloved plantation Mount Vernon. The District  of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia and in part from Maryland. at the time is was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling hills, some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded, with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred to as Foggy Bottom; that section bore the same nickname a hundred and eighty years ago. two port cities, Alexandria and Georgetown, flourished within sight of the new capital and gave is access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation- Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Salem and Portsmouth- and also to the far- off ports of England and the Continent.    16.Why was George Washington's choice for the site of the - capital not very surprising?  
  • A. George Washington had lived on the site before the American Revolution.
  • B. The river would bring trade to the city.
  • C. The site was very close to George Washington's own home.
  • D. The member of Congress hade already state there preference for the site.
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15737 . Mary was disappointed in her new secretary. Mary was appointed by secreatary 
  • A. Mary was appointed by secretary
  • B. The new secretary was disappointed in Mary
  • C. Mary was not pleased with her secretary
  • D. The new secretary cancelled Mary's appointment.
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15738 . Biologists have ascertained  that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy. 
  • A. pretended
  • B. argued
  • C. determined
  • D. hypothesized
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15739 . On the whole, I don't care for fish. 
  • A. I seldom eat fish whole
  • B. I don't like fish very much
  • C. pet fish are difficult to care for
  • D. It's difficult to buy a whole fish
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15740 . Shirley's place is always tidy. 
  • A. Shirley's place is always busy
  • B. Shirley's place is not always on time.
  • C. Shirley's place is never messy.
  • D. Shirley's is always unprepared.
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15741 . At first, many people didn't like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on. 
  • A. Not many people enjoy that kind of music
  • B. You'd never catch me listening to that king of music
  • C. The public's first reaction to that music was positive
  • D. It took a while for that music to become popular
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15742 . How many cups of milk _ yesterday? 
  • A. you have drunk
  • B. did you drink
  • C. were you drinking
  • D. do you drink
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15743 . People who don,t like boys with long hair or girls with tattoos are probably_. 
  • A. considerate
  • B. confident
  • C. conservative
  • D. cantankerous
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15744 . The house _ is adjacent to the church is mine; I was the one_ met you the other day. 
  • A. who, that
  • B. where, that
  • C. that, who
  • D. that, which
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15745 . The world _ a lot by 2099. 
  • A. is changing
  • B. will have changed
  • C. has changed
  • D. changes
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15746 . The station is too far away _ to. 
  • A. for walking
  • B. in walking
  • C. to walk
  • D. by waling
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15747 . She_ a baby sitter for three years when she decided to qualify as a nurse. 
  • A. has been
  • B. is being
  • C. is
  • D. had been
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15748 . Whenever there was a visitor, the dog_ to the door. 
  • A. will run
  • B. is running
  • C. was running
  • D. would run
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15749 . Synonym of ‘Stumbling block’ is_ 
  • A. argument
  • B. hurdle
  • C. advantage
  • D. frustration
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15750 . Most people are unfailingly obsequious to persons in authority. Here ‘obsequious’ means_ 
  • A. servile
  • B. differential
  • C. disgruntled
  • D. obedient
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