19. Why does the author use the word luckily in mentioning that the Ambulocetus natans fossil included hind legs in paragraph 5?
(A)Fossil legs of early whales are a rare find.
(B) The legs provided important information about the evolution of cetaceans.
(C) The discovery allowed scientists to reconstruct a complete skeleton of the whale.
(D)Until that time, only the front legs of early whales had been discovered.

1. Looking sharp in his World War II Army uniform and Cadillac convertible, Talcott serves as marshal of the Fourth of July parade in Plymouth Massachusetts. (A)fashionable and impressive (B) clearly recognized as different (C) intelligent and quick to notice (D)clear and seen in a lot of details

2.2. Little Bird, 17, said he became grudgingly aware of the reason for his nickname at age six, when he looked around at his classmates: “I realized that I was going to be smaller than them.” Much smaller. (A)volunteered guardedly (B) meant impertinently (C) done unwillingly (D)noticed obliviously

3. At dusk in winter the sky above Rome fills with hundreds of thousands of starlings moving and twisting like a giant, single organism. Such avian displays have long mystified human observers. (A)flying animals with strong wings (B) UFO-like creatures flying very fast (C) small birds with dark shiny feathers (D)tiny insects having round red or yellow bodies

4.In the fullness of time, when the album was stuffed to overflowing, new pictures were placed between pages in strict chronological order. (A)just in time not to be too late (B) throughout a period of time (C) extremely quickly (D)when sufficient time has passed 

5. Today, Hong Kong is one of the most densely inhabited places on earth, a megalopolis that never fails to provoke a strong reaction: awe at its stalagmite architecture, trepidation for its future, agoraphobia in the face of its crowds, deafness caused by the song of its official bird, the jackhammer. Amusement,_____ , is an unusual response.(A)so (B) however (C) on the other hand (D)at the same time

6.A few years ago, both Ross and Adler died. Says Anne: “It shocked Steven into seeing the fragility of people’s lives.” Deprived of surrogate fathers, he thought more about his real one. “I didn’t want to be as wrapped up in my work as my dad,” says Spielberg, and yet inexorably I was becoming my dad.______ we finally reached out to each other.(A)so (B) however (C) on the other hand (D)at the same time

7.The rising cost and frequency of natural disasters can be blamed only partly on the weather. Disasters are also on the rise because more people are located in harm’s way. In states like Texas, Arizona, and California the buildup of neighborhoods in former woodlands has exposed more properties to wildfires, just as costal development in states like Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland has exposed expensive beach houses and hotels to hurricanes and other storms.____ , the rapid growth of megacities in developing countries in Asia and Africa has made millions more vulnerable to heat waves and floods.,(A)so (B) however (C) on the other hand (D)at the same time

8.For most explorers, only one failure really matters: not coming back alive. For the rest of us, such tragic ends can capture the imagination more than success. Robert Falcon Scott, who died with his team after reaching the South Pole in 1912, is hailed as a hero in Britan. Australians are moved by a disastrous 19th-century south-to-north expedition that ended in death for its team leaders. These tales stick with us for the same reason our own failures do: “We remember our failures because we’re still analyzing them,” Ballard says. Success,_____, “is quickly passed.“ And too much success can lead to overconfidence – which in turn can lead to failure.(A)so (B) however (C) on the other hand (D)at the same time

9.The author mentions “Baring the teeth in a hostile way” in paragraph 1 in order to _________. (A)differentiate one possible meaning of a particular facial expression from other meanings of it (B) support Darwin’s theory of evolution (C) provide an example of a facial expression whose meaning is widely understood (D)contrast a facial expression that is easily understood with other facial expressions

10.According to paragraph 3 in the passage, what did Darwin believe would happen to human emotions that were not expressed? (A)They would become less intense. (B) They would last longer than usual. (C) They would cause problems later. (D)They would become more negative.

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