A discreetly
B consistently
C automatically
D disproportionately
10 Even with detailed knowledge about an area, geologists cannot easily locate storesof underground natural gas.
A varieties
B maps
C supplies
D shops
11 It is understandable that early civilizations blamed stormson the gods.
A bad weather
B unsuccessful harvests
C illness
D warfare
12 Many of Edith Wharton's best stories were completed under great personal strain.
A poverty
B privacy
C resentment
D tension
13 United States Navy Admiral Alfred Mahan wrote many books on naval strategy and sea power.
A tactics
B history
C battles
D armaments
14 A whale shark's body is stout but streamlined,like that of a whale.
A tough
B brightly spotted
C striped
D smoothly shaped
15 It is easy to misjudge the strengthof the wind.
A force
B direction
C temperature
D effect