Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 13

Barron's 1100 Words You Need to Know (MCQ Test + PDF) Week 13 - Day 2

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Question 1

THE ULTIMATE WEAPON TAKES SHAPE

Enrico Fermi designed a device that could eventuate in a chain reaction. It consisted of layers of graphite, alternated with chunks of uranium. The uranium emitted neutrons, and the graphite slowed them down. Holes were left for long cadmium safety rods. By withdrawing those control rods Fermi could speed up the production of neutrons, thus increasing the number of uranium atoms that would be split (fission). When the rods were withdrawn to a critical point, then the neutrons would be produced so fast that the graphite and cadmium could not absorb them. In that manner a chain reaction would result. Slowly, Fermi’s first atomic pile began to grow in a subterranean room at Columbia University. The big question remained—was it viable?

Sample Sentences: Use the new words in the following sentences.

A thorough investigation _____ in a comprehensive report.

A	subterranean
B	viable
C	eventuated
D	emit
E	ultimate

Question 1 Explanation:

The gap needs a past-tense verb that works with in. Eventuate in means to end in or finally result in something: the investigation finally resulted in a report. The passage uses it the same way: Fermi's device could eventuate in a chain reaction. Not emit, because it is not past tense, and an investigation does not 'give off' a report.

Question 2

After two years of confinement in a _____ dungeon, the prisoner was thin and wan.

A	subterranean
B	viable
C	eventuated
D	emit
E	ultimate

Question 2 Explanation:

Subterranean means underground. A dungeon is a prison room usually built below the ground, so a subterranean dungeon fits, and it explains why the prisoner became pale and weak. In the passage, Fermi's pile was built in a subterranean room.

Question 3

The mayor issued a diatribe against companies whose smokestacks _____ poisonous fumes.

A	subterranean
B	viable
C	eventuated
D	emit
E	ultimate

Question 3 Explanation:

Emit means to give off or send out, for example light, gas, heat or sound. Smokestacks emit fumes, just as the uranium in the passage emitted neutrons. The plural subject smokestacks matches the base form emit.

Question 4

Gaining better housing for all was the _____ goal of the zealous reformer.

A	subterranean
B	viable
C	eventuated
D	emit
E	ultimate

Question 4 Explanation:

Ultimate means final: the last and most important aim that everything else leads to. The reformer's ultimate goal was better housing for everyone. Not viable, because the sentence is about his final aim, not whether the plan was workable.

Question 5

When the schism in the company was healed, a _____ arrangement was worked out.

A	subterranean
B	viable
C	eventuated
D	emit
E	ultimate

Question 5 Explanation:

Viable means practicable or workable, something that can succeed in practice. Once the split (schism) in the company was healed, the two sides could agree on a viable arrangement. Not ultimate, because the article a would need to be an before it, and the sentence is about a plan that works, not a final one.

Question 6

Definitions: Match the new words with their meanings.

ultimate

A	underground
B	final
C	practicable, workable
D	to give off
E	to result finally

Question 6 Explanation:

Ultimate means final, the last or most basic in a series. Example: Our ultimate aim is to win the championship.

Question 7

eventuate

A	underground
B	final
C	practicable, workable
D	to give off
E	to result finally

Question 7 Explanation:

Eventuate means to result finally, to end in something. It is usually followed by in. Example: The talks eventuated in a peace agreement.

Question 8

emit

A	underground
B	final
C	practicable, workable
D	to give off
E	to result finally

Question 8 Explanation:

Emit means to give off or send out, for example light, heat, gas or a sound. Example: The uranium emitted neutrons.

Question 9

subterranean

A	underground
B	final
C	practicable, workable
D	to give off
E	to result finally

Question 9 Explanation:

Subterranean means underground (Latin sub = under, terra = earth). Example: a subterranean room at Columbia University.

Question 10

viable

A	underground
B	final
C	practicable, workable
D	to give off
E	to result finally

Question 10 Explanation:

Viable means practicable or workable, able to succeed in practice. Example: Is this plan viable without more money?

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NEW WORDS

ultimate [ul´ tə mit]

“The ultimate possibility for hero and chorus alike is stated in Father Mapple’s sermon, and it is to become a saint.” W. H. Auden, “The Christian Tragic Hero”

eventuate [i ven´ chü āt]

“Her illness following the chemotherapy eventuated in death.” Terrence Foy, St. Louis Blues

emit [i mit´]

“The smoke that was emitted when the bomb went off made some think it was a firecracker but I thought it was a revolver shot.” Journal of Andre Gide, Vol. I

subterranean [sub´ tə rā´ nē ən]

“Another celebrity expected during the three games at Madison Square Garden is Ed Norton—the actor, not the subterranean sanitation professional.” Richard Sandomir, “N.B.A. Finals,” New York Times, 6/21/99