31. Feathers not only(A) protect birds from injury and conserve(B) body heat but also function in flight(C). courtship, camouflage, and sensory perceptive(D).
32. The radio telescope, invented(A) in 1932, has capabilities(B) beyond far(C) those ofoptical telescopes in tracking(D) signals from galaxies.
33. Rafting was an(A) essential mean(B) of transportation(C) from prehistoric times(D) to thenineteenth century.
34. Many fortification(A) rank among the most(B) functional and beautiful works of(C)architecture constructed(D) in North America before the twentieth century.
35. Because(A) her work was popular with(B) European royally, Harriet Goodhue Hosmer became financial(C) successful as a sculptor in the(D) mid-eighteen hundreds.
36. The actor(A) James Earl Jones gained(B) Broadway stardom in "The Great Whitehope" for his powerful(C) portrayal of prizefighter(D).
37. Despite(A) fats and oils arc nutritionally(B) important as(C) energy sources, medical research indicates(D) that saturated fats may contribute to hardening of the arteries.
38. Large multicolored insects with(A) four wings, dragonflies play(B) a very important role in the ecosystem of humid area(C) by controlling(D) the population of mosquitoes.
39. During(A) early nineteenth-century Boston. the architect(B) Charles Bulfinch, eager to make the city beautiful, sometimes provided(C) free plans for people building homes(D).
40. In 1889 Jane Addams, a social worker in Chicago, founded hull house, an institution(A) devoted(B) to the improvement(C) of community life in poor neighborhood(D).
C
Question 1-9
1. The word "acute" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
(A) useful
(B) intense
(C) genuine
(D)controversial
2. According to the passage, the expansion of popular journalism was linked to