1 He is going to compile the data requested by the tax collector.

　　A sprout

　　B evade

　　C redeem

　　D gather

　　2 After 1850, various states in the united states began to pass compulsory school attendance laws.

　　A harsh

　　B diversified

　　C mandatory

　　D complicated

　　3 In statistics the most frequently used computations are the mean, the median, and the mode because all are indicators of central tendency.

　　A graphs

　　B variables

　　C calculations

　　D words

　　4 The empire state building was conceived on a grander scale than previous skyscrapers.

　　A executed

　　B designed

　　C financed

　　D applauded

　　5 Theodere dreiser was one of the first american novelists to portray immoral characters without condemnation.

　　A hostility

　　B sadness

　　C blamed pity

　　答案：DCCBC