- In the United States during a recent year, farmers received approximately 40 percent of every dollar spent by Americans for food. People engaged in processing, transporting, wholesaling, and retailing food products received the remaining
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dollar
40 percent
50 percent
60 cents
- In 1626 Peter Minuit, the Dutch colonial governor, bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for sixty Dutch guilders, about $24. Manhattan Island is now the center of New York City and the site of most of the city's large buildings. Today the land and the buildings are worth more than a billion times the amount Peter Minuit paid to the Indians. Peter Minuit really
Your answer:
made a wonderful purchase
knew the value of the island
was not a native of Holland
stole Manhattan from the Indians
- Until recently, man knew almost nothing about the side of the moon that faces away from the earth. The other side of the moon was expected to be almost the same as the side that is seen from our planet, but no one knew for sure. One scientist jokingly speculated about the furor that would be caused if the moon's other side was found to be
Your answer:
nonexistent
much like the visible side
facing away from the earth
covered with craters
- Elias Howe patented a practical sewing machine in 1846. Hand tailors were opposed to the introduction of the machine because they feared that it would take away their means of making a living. Howe demonstrated that his machine could sew faster and better than five hand tailors, but it was difficult to get the machine
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adopted
perfected
finished
patented
- One of the highest speeds at which an automobile has been driven is 406.6 miles per hour. The driver was Mickey Thompson; the place was the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and the date was September 9, 1960. His time did not stand as a record because mechanical difficulties prevented his making a second run in the opposite direction, a requirement for
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an official record
entering the race
an international trophy
stock-car racing
- In order to reach the ancient temple ruins, we had to chop our way through thick matted undergrowth and half-grown trees that were almost smothered under tangles of vines. It was obvious that the temple had been
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erected in secret
recently destroyed
abandoned for several years
sturdily constructed
- A compass needle always points to the north magnetic pole. This pole does not remain always in exactly the same place. Since the position of the pole shifts, the needle of a stationary compass may, at different times,
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give constant readings
point in slightly different directions
point south rather than north
point away from the north magnetic pole
- The decline in industrial development led some people to conclude that the New England states were indeed withering. Through the seventy-year span between 1870 and 1940, voice after voice grieved for New England; even those who loved her most, in celebrating her past glories, sorrowfully emphasized that these glories were
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unreal
diminishing
exaggerated
magnificent
- Upon his return to the United States, the cosmic-ray scientist was questioned by a congressional committee at a closed hearing. We do not know what transpired, as records of the hearing were never made
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public
secret
complete
authentic
- Lord Francis Bacon in one of his essays gave this advice: "Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly." As head of the court of chancery he was brought to trial for taking bribes in the court, given a prison sentence and assessed a large fine, and prohibited from ever again holding public office. Thus he was a man who did not
Your answer:
practice what he preached
know right from wrong
think he was justly punished
have a large fortune at death