300. The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full Moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spike like rays near the Sun's north and south poles.
　　The word "sensational" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) spectacular
　　(B) predictable
　　(C) bizarre
　　(D) constant
　　301. She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringing camera, lights, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract image.
　　The word "transform" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) move
　　(B) extend
　　(C) change
　　(D) interpret
　　302. At first she works only with objects, concentrating on their composition ; then she lights them and adds color from lights covered with colored filters. The word "composition" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) arrangement
　　(B) brightness
　　(C) quality
　　(D) size
　　303. She visits each location several times to make sketches and test shots. Until she brings in the lights, however, she cannot predict exactly what they will do to the image, so there is some improvising on the spot.
　　The word "shots" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) injections
　　(B) photographs
　　(C) loud noises
　　(D) effective remarks
　　304. With its radiant color and plantlike shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than an animal.
　　The word "shape" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) length
　　(B) grace
　　(C) form
　　(D) nature
　　305. The upper end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles that the animal uses to capture its food.
　　The word "capture" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) catch
　　(B) control
　　(C) cover
　　(D) clean
　　306. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its tentacles and shortens its body so that it resembles a lump on a rock.
The word "retracts" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) pulls back
　　(B) relaxes
　　(C) reproduces
　　(D) lifts up
　　307. The first such attempt, the ambitious Project Mohole, got under way during the 1960's and proved the value of deep-sea drilling by making several test holes in the mantle beneath the crust before spiraling costs led to
　　its cancellation.
　　The word "spiraling" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) rising
　　(B) necessary
　　(C) unpredictable
　　(D) circular
　　308. Soon afterward, however, work began on the more modest Deep Sea Drilling Project, which is not aimed at reaching the mantle but at exploring the crust itself.
　　The expression "more modest " is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) more sophisticated
　　(B) more timid
　　(C) less ambitious
　　(D) less controversial
　　309. This venture uses a special ship, the Glomar Challenger, which can be held precisely in position in the sea --- without any anchor --- by sound-wave guiding systems and computer-controlled propellers.
　　The word " precisely" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) exactly
　　(B) clearly
　　(C) economically
　　(D) practically
　　310. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas.
　　The word "marked" is closest in meaning to which of following?
　　(A) underlined
　　(B) graded
　　(C) prolonged
　　(D) distinct

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