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The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in the Northern states. When the fighting was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate, not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force that it provided was buttressed by millions of recent immigrants. These newcomers were willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroads of the Midwest and West. The word feverish in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Extremely rapid
The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in the Northern states. When the fighting was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate, not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force that it provided was buttressed by millions of recent immigrants. These newcomers were willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroads of the Midwest and West. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word critical in the passage?   Crucial
The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in the Northern states. When the fighting was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate, not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force that it provided was buttressed by millions of recent immigrants. These newcomers were willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroads of the Midwest and West. The phrase the stage was set in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following?   The foundation was laid
The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in the Northern states. When the fighting was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate, not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force that it provided was buttressed by millions of recent immigrants. These newcomers were willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroads of the Midwest and West. The phrase real estate in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Land and buildings
The Civil War created feverish manufacturing activity to supply critical material, especially in the Northern states. When the fighting was over, the stage was set for dramatic economic growth. Wartime taxes on production had vanished, and the few taxes that remained leaned heavily on real estate, not on business. The population flow from farm to city increased, and the labor force that it provided was buttressed by millions of recent immigrants. These newcomers were willing to work for low wages in the mills of the North and on the railroads of the Midwest and West. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word buttressed in the passage?   Supplemented
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. The word closest in meaning to accommodating in the passage is:   Helpful
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. The word prevailed in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Succeeded
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. The phrase left to its own devices in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Allowed to do as it pleased
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word nurture in the passage?   Take care of
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. The phrase vied for in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Competed for
The federal government's position towards economic expansion was nothing if not accommodating. The government established tariff barriers, provided loans and grants to build a transcontinental railroad, and assumed a studied position of nonintervention in private enterprise. The Social Darwinism of British philosopher Herbert Spencer and American economist William Graham Summer prevailed. The theory was that business, if left to its own devices, would eliminate the weak and nurture the strong. As business expanded, the rivalry heated up. In the 1880's, five railroads operating between New York and Chicago vied for passengers and freight traffic, and two more were under construction. As a result of the rivalry, the fare between the cities decreased at one point to one dollar. Petroleum companies likewise competed savagely with each other, and many of them failed. Which of the following could best be substituted for the word savagely in the passage?   Fiercely
The houses with even numbers are on the left side of the street and those with ________ numbers are on the right.   odd
The past simple of the verb be is:   was/were
The past simple of the verb beat is:   beat
The past simple of the verb become is:   became
The past simple of the verb begin is:   began
The past simple of the verb bite is:   bit
The past simple of the verb blow is:   blew
The past simple of the verb break is:   broke
The past simple of the verb bring is:   brought
The past simple of the verb build is:   built
The past simple of the verb buy is   bought
The past simple of the verb catch is:   caught
The past simple of the verb choose is   chose
The past simple of the verb come is:   came
The past simple of the verb cost is   cost
The past simple of the verb cut is   cut
The past simple of the verb do is   did
The past simple of the verb draw is:   drew
The past simple of the verb drink is:   drank
The past simple of the verb drive is:   drove
The past simple of the verb eat is:   ate
The past simple of the verb fall is:   fell
The past simple of the verb feel is   felt
The past simple of the verb fight is   fought
The past simple of the verb find is   found
The past simple of the verb fly is   flew
The past simple of the verb forget is:   forgot
The past simple of the verb get is   got
The past simple of the verb give is:   gave
The past simple of the verb go is:   went
The past simple of the verb grow is   grew
The past simple of the verb hang is   hung
The past simple of the verb have is   had
The past simple of the verb hear is   heard
The past simple of the verb hide is   hid
The past simple of the verb hit is   hit
The past simple of the verb hold is   held
The past simple of the verb hurt is   hurt
The past simple of the verb keep is   kept
The past simple of the verb know is:   knew
The past simple of the verb leave is   left
The past simple of the verb lend is   lent
The past simple of the verb let is   let
The past simple of the verb lie is   lay
The past simple of the verb light is   lit
The past simple of the verb lose is   lost
The past simple of the verb make is   made
The past simple of the verb mean is   meant
The past simple of the verb meet is   met
The past simple of the verb pay is   paid
The past simple of the verb put is   put
The past simple of the verb read is   read
The past simple of the verb ride is   rode
The past simple of the verb ring is   rang
The past simple of the verb rise is   rose
The past simple of the verb run is:   ran
The past simple of the verb say is   said
The past simple of the verb see is   saw
The past simple of the verb sell is   sold
The past simple of the verb send is   sent
The past simple of the verb shine is   shone
The past simple of the verb shoot is   shot
The past simple of the verb show is   showed
The past simple of the verb shut is   shut
The past simple of the verb sing is   sang
The past simple of the verb sit is   sat
The past simple of the verb sleep is   slept
The past simple of the verb speak is:   spoke
The past simple of the verb spend is   spent
The past simple of the verb stand is   stood
The past simple of the verb steal is   stole
The past simple of the verb swim is   swam
The past simple of the verb take is:   took
The past simple of the verb teach is   taught
The past simple of the verb tear is   tore
The past simple of the verb tell is   told
The past simple of the verb think is   thought
The past simple of the verb throw is:   threw
The past simple of the verb understand is   understood
The past simple of the verb wake is   woke
The past simple of the verb wear is   wore
The past simple of the verb win is   won
The past simple of the verb write is:   wrote
The woman ___ she was a reporter.   said
The woman ___ us she was a teacher.   told
The word noise is derived from the Latin word nausea, meaning "seasickness." Noise is among the most pervasive pollutants today. Noise pollution can broadly be defined as unwanted or offensive sounds that unreasonably intrude into our daily activities. Noises from traffic, jet engines, barking dogs, garbage trucks, construction equipment, factories, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, televisions, boom boxes, and car radios, to name a few, are among the audible litter that is routinely broadcast into the air. The word routinely in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Regularly
There are 887 carved stone statues, called Moai, on Easter Island (not all complete). lt is not known exactly what significance the Moai had to the Easter Islanders, but they were obsessed with building these statues. Some statues are as tall as 33 feet (11 meters) and weigh as much as 165 tons (167 metric tons). All portray a human head and sometimes an upper body. They are all carved from stone taken from a volcano on the island. Some are topped with a red "hat" called a pukao, made from a different type of stone, and a few have white coral eyes. The statues were moved on a network of roads on rollers made of palm logs and were then placed on stone bases called ahu. Most were built between 800 and 1500 A.D. According to this passage, which of the following type of Moai is the LEAST common?   Those with white coral eyes
There are 887 carved stone statues, called Moai, on Easter Island (not all complete). lt is not known exactly what significance the Moai had to the Easter Islanders, but they were obsessed with building these statues. Some statues are as tall as 33 feet (11 meters) and weigh as much as 165 tons (167 metric tons). All portray a human head and sometimes an upper body. They are all carved from stone taken from a volcano on the island. Some are topped with a red "hat" called a pukao, made from a different type of stone, and a few have white coral eyes. The statues were moved on a network of roads on rollers made of palm logs and were then placed on stone bases called ahu. Most were built between 800 and 1500 A.D. Which of the following best explains the term ahu?   Platforms made of stone
There's a plant in __ of the window.   front
There's a small table ___ to the bed.   next
They asked me a lot of questions but I didn't ___ anything.   say
They asked me a lot of questions but I didn't ___ them anything.   tell
They didn't ___ anything because they weren't hungry.   eat
To the Hopi people of Arizona, the institutions of family and religion are of paramount importance. The Hopi believe in a harmonious existence that makes the self-sacrificing individual the ideal. The Hopi individual is trained from birth to feel that his or her highest responsibility is to and for the Peaceful People - the Hopi's own term for themselves. Fighting bullying and attempting to surpass others bring an automatic rebuke from the community. The word paramount in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Greatest
To the Hopi people of Arizona, the institutions of family and religion are of paramount importance. The Hopi believe in a harmonious existence that makes the self-sacrificing individual the ideal. The Hopi individual is trained from birth to feel that his or her highest responsibility is to and for the Peaceful People - the Hopi's own term for themselves. Fighting bullying and attempting to surpass others bring an automatic rebuke from the community. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word harmonious in the passage?   Cooperative
To the Hopi people of Arizona, the institutions of family and religion are of paramount importance. The Hopi believe in a harmonious existence that makes the self-sacrificing individual the ideal. The Hopi individual is trained from birth to feel that his or her highest responsibility is to and for the Peaceful People - the Hopi's own term for themselves. Fighting bullying and attempting to surpass others bring an automatic rebuke from the community. The word bullying in the passage is closest in meaning to:   Tormenting
To the Hopi people of Arizona, the institutions of family and religion are of paramount importance. The Hopi believe in a harmonious existence that makes the self-sacrificing individual the ideal. The Hopi individual is trained from birth to feel that his or her highest responsibility is to and for the Peaceful People - the Hopi's own term for themselves. Fighting bullying and attempting to surpass others bring an automatic rebuke from the community. In the passage, the word rebuke is closest in meaning to:   Criticism