Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1.

       A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply – all these were important   21   in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.   22   they were not enough. Something   23   was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special” was men-  24   individuals who could invent machines, find new   25   of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.

       The men who   26   the machines of the Industrial Revolution   27   from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were   28   inventors than scientists. A man who is a   29   scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 

  30  . He is not necessarily working   31   that his findings can be used.

       An inventor or one interested in applied science is   32   trying to make something that has a concrete   33  . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories   34   science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a   35   result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of   36   other objectives.

       Most of the people who   37   the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had   38   or no training in science might not have made their inventions   39   a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years   40  .  ( 240 )

2l. A. cases                  B. reasons             C. factors             D. situations

22. A. But                    B. And                  C. Besides             D. Even

23. A. else                   B. near                 C. extra                D. similar

24. A. generating          B. effective           C. motivating        D. creative

25. A. origins               B. sources            C. bases                      D. discoveries

26. A. employed           B. created             C. operated           D. controlled

27. A. came                 B. arrived              C. stemmed          D. appeared

28. A. less                   B. better                      C. more                D. worse

29. A. genuine              B. practical           C. pure                 D. clever

30. A. happily               B. occasionally      C. reluctantly               D. accurately

3l. A. now                   B. and                  C. all                    D. so

32. A. seldom               B. sometimes               C. usually             D. never

33. A. plan                   B. use                   C. idea                  D. means

34. A. of                      B. with                 C. to                    D. as

35. A. single                 B. sole                  C. specialized        D. specific

36. A. few                   B. those                C. many                D. all

37. A. proposed            B. developed         C. supplied            D. offered

38. A. little                   B. much                      C. some                D. any

39. A. as                      B. if                     C. because             D. while

40. A. ago                    B. past                  C. ahead                      D. before

21-- 25  CAADB             26—30  BACCD

31-- 35  DCBAD             36—40  CBABD