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1. Created in October, 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which enacted a host of
regulations affecting a wide range of goods, from overly flammable attresses to unhealthy aerosol sprays
to fireworks.
A. the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which enacted a host of regulations affecting a wide
range of goods
B. the Consumer Product Safety Commission enacted a host of regulations affecting a wide range of
goods
C. a host of regulations affecting a wide range of goods enacted by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission
D. a host of regulations enacted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which affected a wide
range of goods
E. when a host of regulations affecting a wide range of goods was enacted by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission
2. The radiation emanating from the Sun has been very nearly constant for millions of years, but the
amount of heat that falls on Earth's surface depends on both the length of the period of daylight as well as
on the angle of incidence of incoming sunlight.
A. depends on both the length of the period of daylight as well as on
B. depends both on the length of the period of daylight as well as
C. depends both on the length of the period of daylight and on
D. both depends on the length of the period of daylight and
E. both depends on the length of the period of daylight and on
3. Because you simultaneously focus two eyes on an object, employing a sophisticated method of
determining distance and perceiving depth, we call our vision binocular.
A. you simultaneously focus two eyes on an object
B. you simultaneously focus on an object by two eyes
C. of our simultaneous focus on an object with two eyes

D. of our simultaneously focusing on an object by two eyes
E. we simultaneously focus two eyes on an object
4. A gale-force solar storm that hit the Earth on March 13, 1989, sent electrons arcing across power lines,
railroad tracks, and expanses of iron-bearing rock in eastern Canada, where alarmed engineers tried but
failed to keep the Hydro-Quebec power grid operating.
A. tried but failed to keep
B. tried but failed in their keeping
C. had tried but were failing in keeping
D. were trying but having failed to keep
E. were trying but they had failed in keeping
5. The body heat of reptiles and amphibians is not regulated by internal thermostats, therefore, they raise
or lower their own temperature in that they seek or flee warmth, sometimes merely by moving into or out
of direct sunlight.
A. thermostats, therefore, they raise or lower their own temperature in that they seek or flee
B. thermostats, therefore raising or lowering their own temperature by seeking or fleeing
C. thermostats, therefore, in raising or lowering their own temperature by seeking or fleeing
D. thermostats; therefore, they raise or lower their own temperature by seeking or fleeing
E. thermostats; therefore, they raise or lower their own temperature in that they seek or flee
6. Until about 10,000 years ago, humans had lived almost exclusively as hunters and gatherers,
harvesting wild plants and animals, then, people had begun to cultivate domesticated plants, and to grow
food.
A. animals, then, people had begun
B. animals, people then began
C. animals, so that then, people had begun
D. animals; so that then, people began
E. animals; then, people began
7. In 1777, when news reached Colonel Ludington that the town of Danbury, Connecticut, was being
looted and burned by British troops, his daughter Sybil rode forty miles through the night so that the
soldiers of her father's regiment had been alerted to the danger.
A. so that the soldiers of her father's regiment had been alerted
B. so that the soldiers of her father's regiment may be alerted
C. alerting the soldiers of her father's regiment

D. and alerting the soldiers of her father's regiment
E. for alerting the soldiers of her father's regiment
8. Two hundred million years ago, during the Jurassic period, all of the land area on Earth, found in one
large continent called Pangea, which eventually broke apart through a process now known as continental
drift.
A. all of the land area on Earth, found in one large continent called Pangea, which
B. one large continent, in which all of the land area on Earth was found, called Pangea, and it
C. one large continent called Pangea, in which all of the land area on Earth was found, which
D. one large continent was called Pangea, in which all of the land area on Earth was found and
E. all of the land area on Earth was found in one large continent called Pangea, which
9. In 1990, the Fish and Wildlife Service has placed the northern spotted owl on the threatened species
list, a native of Pacific Northwest forests.
A. the Fish and Wildlife Service has placed the northern spotted owl on the threatened species list, a
native of Pacific Northwest forests
B. the Fish and Wildlife Service placed the northern spotted owl, a native of Pacific Northwest
forests, on the threatened species list
C. a native of Pacific Northwest forests, the Fish and Wildlife Service placed the northern spotted owl
on the threatened species list
D. the northern spotted owl has been placed on the threatened species list by the Fish and Wildlife
Service, which is a native of Pacific Northwest forests
E. the northern spotted owl, a native of pacific Northwest forests, placed on the threatened species
list by the Fish and Wildlife Service
10. In the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, public places such as theaters, restaurants,
shops, and banks had installed electric lighting, but electricity was in fewer than one percent of homes
and lighting still provided mainly by candles or gas.
A. electricity was in fewer than one percent of homes and lighting still
B. electricity was in fewer than one percent of homes, where lighting was still
C. fewer than one percent of homes that had electricity, where lighting was still being
D. fewer than one percent of homes with electricity, having lighting that was still
E. fewer than one percent of homes had electricity, where lighting had still been
11. Mainly through the efforts of Jane Goodall, apes were revealed to be not blundering, primitive
automatons, but beings with as complex and subtle social lives like us.
A. as complex and subtle social lives like us
B. complex and subtle social lives just like us

C. as complex and subtle social lives as us
D. social lives complex and subtle just as ours
E. social lives as complex and subtle as ours
12. In the sixteenth century, the forests were destroyed in Britain, which meant not only a shortage of the
most important building material of the time, but also a fuel shortage.
A. the forests were destroyed in Britain, which meant not only a shortage
B. the forests in Britain were destroyed, which meant a shortage not only
C. the forests were destroyed in Britain, meaning a shortage not only
D. destruction of the forests in Britain meant not only a shortage
E. destruction of the forests in Britain meant a shortage not only
B,C,E,A,D,E,C,E,B,B,E,D

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1. Britain's first Ice Age cave artfaint engravings of birds, ibexes, and a wild oxwere a recent
discovery for a team of archaeologists in a cave at Creswell Crags in central England.
A. were a recent discovery for
B. were recently discovered by
C. was a recent discovery that
D. was recently discovered by
E. recently discovered by
2. Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, many businesses remained open on Christmas, and
so many people doing their Christmas shopping on Christmas Day that commercial streets in New York
City and Philadelphia often were nearly impassable.
A. Christmas, and so many people doing
B. Christmas, and many people doing
C. Christmas, with many people doing

D. Christmas; many people did
E. Christmas; so many people did

3. Before the advent of industrial fishing, some regions of the ocean were too distant or too deep for
fishers to reach, with the fish living there to remain untouched.
A. with the fish living there to remain
B. so the fish living there remained
C. so the fish that lived there remaining
D. and so the fish that lived there remaining
E. and so with the fish that lived there remaining

4. Because she believed strongly that education was important for women as for men, Abigail Adams was
unhappy that she had not been allowed to receive the classical education accorded to the males of her
time.
A. Because she believed strongly that education was
B. Because of believing strongly in education as
C. Believing strongly that education was as
D. In believing strongly in education as
E. While she believed strongly that education was

5. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79 sent a column of tephradust, smoke, and pumicenearly
seventeen miles into the air so that it covered the city of Pompeii with over eight feet of pumice.
A. so that it
B. and so
C. and
D. and they
E. so that they
6. To survive, the people now known as Paleo-Indians had to be resourceful and resilient, able to survive
only if they develop hunting and gathering techniques suited to their changing environments.
A. able to survive only if they develop
B. able to survive only by developing
C. their ability to survive only by developing
D. that they are able to survive only by developing
E. that they were able to survive only if they develop

7. Around 230 million years ago, the west coast of what is now Europe and the bulge of northwestern
Africa began to collide slowly with the east coast of North America, the coming together of the
landmasses to form the supercontinent Pangea.
A. the coming together of the landmasses to form the supercontinent Pangea
B. the landmasses coming together to form the supercontinent Pangea
C. and with the landmasses coming together to form the supercontinent Pangea
D. the supercontinent Pangea to be formed from the coming together of the landmasses
E. forming the supercontinent Pangea by the landmasses coming together

8. As executives of the newspaper seek to make the paper more competitive and to broaden an
advertising base heavily dependent on business-related advertising, they are exploring the addition of a
Saturday edition to its weekday schedule.
A. As executives of the newspaper seek to
B. As executives of the newspaper, seeking that they
C. As executives of the newspaper, seeking to
D. With executives of the newspaper seeking to
E. With executives of the newspaper seeking that they

9. Between 1790 and 1860, the United States grew from a small nation of four million people, mostly
farmers, and will become one of the world's leading economic powers, with a population of 31 million.
A. and will become
B. and would become
C. so that it will become
D. to become
E. to becoming
10. For tens of millions of years, a wide array of rhinoceros species, from small hippo-like forms and
towering giants larger than elephants, existed in forests and grasslands across most of the landmasses of
the world.
A. and towering giants larger than elephants, existed
B. and towering giants as large or larger than elephants, existing
C. to towering giants larger than elephants, existing
D. to towering giants larger than elephants, existed
E. to towering giants as large or larger than elephants, existing

11. Beginning in 1285, various commissions were set up in London for addressing the problem of coal
smoke, of which complainants said had "infected and corrupted" the air.
A. for addressing the problem of coal smoke, of
B. by addressing the coal smoke problem,
C. to address the problem of coal smoke,
D. to address the problem of coal smoke, of
E. to address the coal smoke problem,

12. Over the years, Cahokia people built more than one hundred earthen mounds of various sizes and
functions around six open plazas, some of which remains can still be seen after five hundred years of
erosion.
A. some of which remains can still
B. some of the remains of which still to

C. the remains of some, which can still
D. the remains of some of which still to
E. the remains of some of which can still
D,E,B,C,A,B,B,A,D,D,C,E

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1. The company announced that it would close all 53 of their commercial banking branches and they are
to lay off 850 people.
A. their commercial banking branches and they are to lay
B. their commercial banking branches and laying
C. its commercial banking branches and laying
D. its commercial branches and to lay
E. its commercial banking branches and lay

2. Banjo Peterson celebrated shearers, drovers, and life in the outback with poetry, it still defines how
Australians see themselvesand how the world sees Australia.
A. poetry, it still defines
B. poetry, still defining
C. poetry, still it defines
D. poetry that still defines
E. poetry and still defining

3. Because North America is the only landmass in the world both with a wide base in the subarctic
and mountain ranges running in a north-south direction, the continent is a place of climatic extremes.
A. both with a wide base in the subarctic and
B. both having a wide base in the subarctic and with
C. having both a wide base in the subarctic and with
D. with both a wide base in the subarctic and
E. with both a wide base in the subarctic and with

4. Last year, the average salary of a first-time teacher was $29,564 annually, increasing 3.2 percent
over the previous year.
A. teacher was $29,564 annually, increasing 3.2 percent over
B. teacher was $29, 564 annually, an increase of 3.2 percent over that of
C. teacher was $29,564, an increase of 3.2 percent from
D. teacher, $29,564, was an increase of 3.2 percent for
E. teacher, $29,564, increasing 3.2 percent from that of

5. With 12 national forests, Idaho is at the center of the battle between those who want to profit from
federal timberlands or the ones wanting them to be saved.
A. or the ones wanting them to be saved
B. and the ones wanting that they are saved
C. and those who want to save them
D. as well as others, wanting to save them
E. as well as those who want that it be saved

6. A year after the country's biggest blackout, watchdog groups are still voicing concern over the fact that
there are rules to govern the reliability of electric service, and are still voluntary.
A. the fact that there are rules to govern the reliability of electric service, and
B. the fact that rules governing the reliability of electric service
C. the fact of rules that govern the reliability of electric service, and
D. the rules to govern the reliability of electric service, they
E. the rules governing the reliability of electric service, that they

7. A technique known as silicon nanosurgery, routinely used at computer chip factories around the
world, have transformed the way they develop modern computer chips.
A. have transformed the way they develop modern computer chips
B. having transformed their development of modern computer chips
C. it has transformed the way to develop modern computer chips
D. has transformed the way modern computer chips are developed
E. has been to transform the way modern computer chips are developed
8. In 1970, the United States government identified as major pollutants carbon monoxide, ozone,
and lead, and it had setgoals for limiting those pollutants based on a scientific determination of the risk
that each pollutant posed to human health.
A. lead, and it had set
B. lead, and which set
C. lead, and to set
D. lead, and set
E. lead and setting

9. The program, and they consider it a model of health care that can be improved, so far involves patients
with two diseases: diabetes and congestive heart failure.
A. and they consider it a model of health care that
B. considered by them to be a model for health care, which
C. which, considered as a model of health care and how it
D. which is considered a model for how health care
E. which they consider a model for health care, it

10. The state is spending $8.6 billion to renovate, build additions, and for upgrading many of its
educational facilities.
A. build additions, and for upgrading
B. build additions to, and upgrade
C. build additions, and for an upgrade to
D. building additions to, and upgrading the
E. building additions, and to upgrade

11. A new deep-sea research vessel will be able to carry people to 99 percent of the ocean floor, it
dives deeper than any such vessel has previously been able to.
A. floor, it dives
B. floor, which dives
C. floor, diving
D. floor, and they can dive
E. floor, where it can dive

12. Foot races of varying distances were the first and, for many years beginning in 776 B.C.E., as the
only Olympic event.
A. as the only Olympic event
B. it was the only Olympic event
C. only they were Olympic events
D. only Olympic event
E. the only Olympic events
E,D,D,C,C,B,D,D,D,B,C,E,

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1. William Faulkner, being that he was a Southern writer, used Mississippi as a setting for most of his
novels.
A. being that he was a Southern writer
B. a Southern writer
C. while a writer from the South
D. in origin a writer of the South
E. because of him being a writer from the South

2. Tadpoles hatch and metamorphose into small replicas of adult frogs although remaining in their aquatic
birthplace.
A. although remaining
B. while remaining
C. in spite of it remaining
D. due to their remaining
E. in the course of which they remain

3. You cannot expect to treat your friends badly and no one notices.
A. and no one notices
B. and have no one notice
C. without notice by someone
D. without notice by no one
E. without the result of somebody noticing

4. The memoirs of President Clinton begin with his childhood in Arkansas and culminate in his rise to the
presidency.
A. begin with his childhood in Arkansas and culminate
B. that begin with his childhood in Arkansas and culminate
C. have begun with his childhood in Arkansas and culminate
D. have begun with his childhood in Arkansas and culminating
E. began with his childhood in Arkansas and are culminated

5. Because of ignoring its potential, biofeedback is a medical therapy most physicians reject.
A. Because of ignoring its potential, biofeedback is a medical therapy most physicians reject.
B. Biofeedback is rejected by most physicians because of their ignoring its potential.
C. Most physicians, because of ignoring the potential of biofeedback, and rejecting it.
D. Most physicians reject biofeedback because they ignore its potential.
E. A medical therapy rejected by most physicians, caused by ignoring its potential, is biofeedback.
6. In Death of a Salesman Willy Loman mistakenly believes that his sons have no flaws, believing which
leads to many problems for the entire family.
A. believing which leads
B. a belief that leads
C. and which is to lead
D. the belief of which leads
E. his believing this leads

7. Clara Barton, an American nurse, whose influence as a reformer in the field of health care almost
equals that of Florence Nightingale.
A. Clara Barton, an American nurse, whose influence as a reformer
B. Clara Barton, who was an American nurse and whose influence as a reformer
C. An American with influence as a nursing reformer, Clara Barton
D. Clara Barton was an American nurse whose influence as a reformer
E. An American, Clara Barton who was a nursing reformer and whose influence
8. During the summer months, several thousand people a day visit the park, which is known for its
waterfalls and rock formations.
A. During the summer months, several thousand people a day visit the park, which is known for its
waterfalls and rock formations.
B. Known for its waterfalls and rock formations, several thousand people a day visit the park during
the summer months.
C. Several thousand people a day visit the park during the summer months known for its waterfalls
and rock formations.
D. Several thousand people had visited the park a day, which is known for its waterfalls and rock
formations during the summer months.
E. During the summer months, knowing its waterfalls and rock formations, several thousand people a
day visit the park.
9. Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve services, he failed to keep either of
them after the election.
A. Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve services, he
B. The candidate, having promised both to cut taxes and improve services,
C. Although the candidate made promises both to cut taxes and improve services, he
D. Having promised, first, to cut taxes and, second, to improve services, the candidate
E. The candidate's promises were both to cut taxes and improve services, he
10. The students found fieldwork in the state forest more exciting and dangerous than any of them
had anticipated, having to be rescued by helicopter during a fire.
A. anticipated, having to be
B. anticipated; when they had to be
C. anticipated: they had to be

D. anticipated: among which was their
E. anticipated, and so they had been

11. Chinese watercolors have become more popular than American and European artists who are their
contemporaries.
A. American and European artists who are their contemporaries
B. contemporary American and European artists
C. those by contemporary American and European artists of the period
D. those of American and European pictures of the same period
E. those by contemporary American and European artists

12. In their zeal to make beachfront living widely available, developers have overbuilt, thereby they
endanger fragile coastlines.
A. overbuilt, thereby they endanger fragile coastlines
B. overbuilt they endanger fragile coastlines as a result
C. overbuilt and thereby have endangered fragile coastlines
D. overbuilt; fragile coastlines endangered thereby
E. overbuilt, the fragile coastlines are endangered by this
B,B,B,A,D,B,D,A,C,C,E,C

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1. Hawaii's Haleakala, being more than 10,000 feet high, and the world's largest dormant volcano.
A. Haleakala, being more than 10,000 feet high and
B. Haleakala, more than 10,000 feet high, it is
C. Haleakala which is more than 10,000 feet high, being
D. Haleakala, more than 10,000 feet high, is
E. Haleakala, more than 10,000 feet high; it is

2. I do not blame Leslie for her anger yesterday, being it was her plan and she should have credit for it.
A. yesterday, being it was her plan and she should have credit for it
B. yesterday, being that she should have credit for it when it was her plan
C. yesterday when it was her plan, for which they should give her credit for it
D. yesterday; since she should receive credit, it being her plan
E. yesterday: it was her plan, and she should have received credit for it
3. At the time at which temperatures approach absolute zero, or -459.7 F, metals become highly
conductive, and their volume shrinks dramatically.
A. At the time at which temperatures approach
B. When temperatures approach
C. Since temperatures approached
D. At the point temperatures had approached
E. While temperatures approaching

4. Participants in the executive leadership workshop expect a program of outstanding speakers and
gaining information about new approaches to management.
A. and gaining information
B. as well as information
C. as well as being informed
D. and also being informed
E. in addition, they expect to gain information

5. One of the unforeseen consequences of the editor's management style is that it leaves so little room for
innovation.
A. that it leaves so little room for innovation
B. that they leave so little room for innovation
C. that sufficient room is not left for their innovation
D. that innovation has so little room left from it
E. to leave so little room for innovation

6. For decades, African American music has inspired musicians throughout the world, including in Russia.
A. including in Russia
B. including those of Russia
C. this includes Russia
D. one of which is Russia
E. one example being Russia

7. By the end of the eighteenth century, watchmaking technology had greatly improved, and they were
standard equipment for military personnel.
A. and they were standard equipment for military personnel
B. so it was standard equipment for military personnel to have watches

C. with watches included in the standard equipment for military personnel
D. and watches had become standard equipment for military personnel
E. and for military personnel it was standard equipment

8. Nancy and Carlos will represent Central High in the swimming competition, their work in this having
been excellent this year.
A. competition, their work in this having been excellent this year
B. competition, they have done excellent work this year in this
C. competition, for this year they have done excellent work in this
D. competition, for their swimming has been excellent this year
E. competition, their work as swimmers having been excellent this year

9. After 1907, residents of the Omaha Reservation could use the hospital in Walthill, Nebraska, it was
established by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha Indian.
A. hospital in Walthill, Nebraska, it was established by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha
Indian
B. hospital; it was in Walthill, Nebraska and established by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha
Indian
C. hospital that has been established by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha Indian, in Walthill,
Nebraska
D. Walthill, Nebraska, hospital where an Omaha Indian, Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, established it
E. hospital established in Walthill, Nebraska, by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, an Omaha Indian
10. Eating food that has a high concentration of fat causes essentially the same reaction in the
stomach than if you eat too fast.
A. than if you eat
B. than to eat
C. as if one eats
D. as eating
E. as it does when eating

11. Not one of the students in the advanced chemistry class have passed a single test with a grade better
than a C, but the second half of the course will be easier.
A. have passed a single test with a grade better than a C
B. have managed to pass a single test with better than a C grade
C. have passed a single test any better than a grade of C
D. has passed having better than a C grade on a single test
E. has passed a single test with better than a C grade

12. In neighborhoods throughout the United States, one can encounter hundreds of different rope-
jumping games, each with its own rules.
A. each with its own rules
B. each having their own rules
C. when they each have their own rules
D. which has its own rules
E. they each have rules of their own
D,E,B,B,A,B,D,D,E,D,E,A

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1. A flurry of do-it-yourself books on the market today are inspiring homeowners to do their own repairs.
A. are inspiring homeowners to do their own repairs
B. are inspiring to homeowners about their own repairs
C. is inspiring homeowners into doing their own repairing
D. is inspiring homeowners to do their own repairs
E. inspiring homeowners to repair their own homes

2. A stranger, the students were surprised to see him enter the classroom carrying a bowling ball.
A. A stranger, the students were surprised to see him enter the classroom carrying a bowling ball.
B. A stranger carrying a bowling ball, the students were surprised to see him entering the classroom.
C. The students were surprised to see a stranger enter the classroom, and he carried a bowling ball.
D. The students were surprised to see a stranger carrying a bowling ball enter the classroom.
E. The students, who were surprised to see a stranger enter the classroom carrying a bowling ball.
3. Several of Frank Stella's paintings were inspired by the shapes of waves and whales, titled after
chapter headings from Moby-Dick.
A. paintings were inspired by the shapes of waves and whales, titled
B. paintings had their inspiration from the shapes of waves and whales with titles
C. paintings, inspired by the shapes of waves and whales, are titled

D. paintings, which were inspired by the shapes of waves and whales and which are titled
E. paintings, being inspired by the shapes of waves and whales, titled

4. The mayor claimed that a majority of the property owners would have favored her proposal if put to the
vote.
A. would have favored her proposal if put
B. would have favored her proposal if it had been put
C. favored her proposal if it would have been put
D. favored her proposal if put
E. favored her proposal if they were put

5. The psychologist states that most people want the same things: interesting and meaningful work,
respect, and to have them be loved for themselves alone.
A. interesting and meaningful work, respect, and to have them be loved for themselves alone
B. to have interesting and meaningful work, respect, and loved for themselves alone
C. work that has interest and is meaningful, to have respect, and to be beloved for themselves alone
D. interesting and meaningful work, respect, and their own love
E. to have interesting and meaningful work, to be respected, and to be loved for themselves alone
6. By employing exotic harmonies and making unusual use of instruments, Mahler was a pathfinder from
romanticism to modern music.
A. Mahler was a pathfinder
B. a path was created by Mahler
C. Mahler created a path
D. Mahler was the creator of a path
E. was how Mahler created a path

7. In the past, many famous painters meticulously ground their own colors, an attention to detail that is
noteworthy.
A. an attention to detail that is noteworthy
B. inasmuch as they showed attention to detail, it is noteworthy
C. this makes it noteworthy in showing their attention to detail
D. an idea that is noteworthy in showing their attention to detail
E. which is noteworthy and it shows an attention to detail

8. By including pieces of cloth, newspaper, wallpaper, and other materials in his work, Picasso's
innovation had an important influence on twentieth-century art.
A. Picasso's innovation had an important influence on
B. this innovation of Picasso's was important in its influence over
C. Picasso's important innovative influence was on

D. Picasso was influential, with his innovation, over
E. the innovative Picasso was an important influence on

9. Once American films looked slick and commercial compared to European imports; now, almost the
reverse is true.
A. now, almost the reverse is true
B. now they are almost the reverse
C. instead, there is almost a reversal now
D. now it is almost the reverse that is true
E. it has now been almost reversed

10. Although known primarily as a poet, the paintings of Lawrence Ferlinghetti have recently been
receiving public attention.
A. Although known primarily as a poet, the paintings of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
B. Although known primarily for his poetry, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's paintings
C. Although his poetry is primarily what he is known for, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's paintings
D. Although Lawrence Ferlinghetti is known primarily as a poet and his paintings
E. Although Lawrence Ferlinghetti is known primarily for his poetry, his paintings
11. For many a brilliant architect, being free to innovate is more important than being well paid.
A. being free to innovate is more important than
B. having freedom of innovation is more important than
C. there is more importance in the freedom to innovate than
D. freedom to innovate has more importance than
E. to have the freedom to innovate is more important than

12. What was not achieved in last year's county voter registration drive was more than compensated
for by this year, which registered over three thousand new voters.
A. by this year, which registered over three thousand new voters
B. by this year, having over three thousand new voters registered
C. by this year's drive, which registered over three thousand new voters
D. when they registered three thousand new voters this year
E. this year, when they registered over three thousand new voters
D,D,C,B,E,C,A,E,A,E,A,C

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1. The amount of garbage produced in the United States could be reduced by recycling trash, minimizing
packaging, and developing new technology for incinerators and landfills.
A. and developing new technology
B. and if they develop new technology
C. and also by developing new technology
D. and new technology being developed
E. and if there was new technology

2. Tickets are available at the box office they can be picked up one hour before the performance.
A. at the box office they can be picked up one hour before the performance
B. at the box office; they can be picked up one hour before the performance
C. one hour before the performance, they can be picked up at the box office
D. and that can be picked up at the box office one hour before the performance
E. at the box office, one hour before the performance is when they can be picked up
3. Medical research now emphasizes that the best treatment for many diseases is the body's own
defenses being stimulated.
A. the best treatment for many diseases is the body's own defenses being stimulated
B. the best treatment for many diseases is stimulation of the body's own defenses
C. there should be stimulation of the body's own defenses for the best treatment for many diseases
D. there should be a stimulation of the body's own defenses to achieve the best treatment for many
diseases
E. the body's own defenses should have stimulation for the best treatment for many diseases
4. Some political scientists are convinced that the major conflict toward democracy and communism is
moral.
A. toward democracy and communism is moral
B. is a moral one between democracy and communism
C. between democracy, compared to communism, is a moral one
D. is a moral one for democracy, compared to communism
E. between democracy and communism is a moral one

5. Until just recently many students would take lengthy trips during spring break rather than temporary
jobs like now.
A. break rather than temporary jobs like now
B. break instead of temporary jobs like now

C. break; now they take temporary jobs
D. break; instead, students are taking temporary jobs
E. break, but now it is temporary jobs

6. To meet the college's requirement of service to her community, 40 hours of her time to Habitat for
Humanity were volunteered by Laurie.
A. 40 hours of her time to Habitat for Humanity were volunteered by Laurie
B. Laurie volunteered 40 hours of her time to Habitat for Humanity
C. 40 hours of her time to Habitat for Humanity was what Laurie volunteered
D. through 40 hours of volunteering by Laurie to Habitat for Humanity
E. Laurie, to Habitat for Humanity, was volunteering 40 hours of her time

7. Reviews of books and films have generally been exempt from the standards of libel that are applied to
news stories, but they are now questioning the distinction between reporting and criticism.
A. they are now questioning the distinction between reporting and criticism
B. questions are now being asked by them as to the distinction between reporting and criticism
C. the distinction between reporting and criticism is now being questioned
D. the question they are asking now is whether there is a distinction between reporting and criticism
E. the distinction they make between reporting and criticism is now questioned
8. A writer who well understood the plight of the underprivileged, many acclaim Richard Wright as the
novelist of the downtrodden.
A. many acclaim Richard Wright as
B. many have acclaimed Richard Wright as
C. Richard Wright is being acclaimed by many as
D. Richard Wright has been widely acclaimed as
E. widely acclaimed is Richard Wright as

9. Having no additional funds to spend, the meeting of the budget committee was promptly concluded.
A. the meeting of the budget committee was promptly concluded
B. the meeting of the budget committee concluded promptly
C. the conclusion of the budget committee meeting was prompt
D. the budget committee promptly concluded its meeting
E. the budget committee's meeting was promptly concluded

10. In the early songs of the Beatles, one hears plaintive Blues-inspired melodies that would seem to be
more a product of rural southern America than an English industrial city.
A. a product of rural southern America than an English industrial city
B. a product from rural southern America than that of an English industrial city
C. produced in rural southern America than by an English industrial city

D. a product out of rural southern America than from an English industrial city
E. a product of rural southern America than of an English industrial city

11. In 1968 air pollution from automobile exhaust, particularly like that in the Los Angeles
environs,became of an increasingly more urgent concern to environmentalists.
A. like that in the Los Angeles environs, became of an increasingly more urgent
B. of the sort found in the Los Angeles area, became an increasingly urgent
C. such as you have in the area of Los Angeles, became of increasingly more urgent
D. like the kind in and around Los Angeles and its environs, became an increasingly urgent
E. the kind similar to the Los Angeles area, became an increasingly more urgent
12. Although long considered a vestigial organ that has no function in humans, the appendix, some
scientists believe, may have a significant role as part of the body's immune system.
A. the appendix, some scientists believe, may have
B. the appendix, which, some scientists believe, may have
C. the appendix, in the belief of some scientists, is possibly having
D. the appendix is believed by some scientists as perhaps having
E. some scientists believe the appendix may have
A,B,B,E,C,B,C,D,D,E,B,A

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12 questions
12 minutes
1. Failing to anticipate the sharp downturn in the economy, millions of dollars were lost through the
investment fund's managers' slowness to act.
A. millions of dollars were lost through the investment fund's managers' slowness to act
B. millions of dollars were lost due to the slowness of the investment fund's managers to act
C. the investment fund's managers were slow to act, millions of dollars were lost as a result
D. the investment fund's managers were slow to act and thus lost millions of dollars
E. the investment fund lost millions of dollars because its managers acted too slowly
2. Most often defenders of art have justified its existence with their pointing out a function that nothing but
art itself could perform.
A. with their pointing out a function that nothing but art itself could perform
B. by them pointing out a function that only art could perform
C. through the pointing out of a function performed by art alone
D. by pointing to some function that art alone can perform
E. through their having pointed to a function performed by art itself

3. Industrial growth that was being stifled by the country's dictatorship, but now they are developing their
full economic potential.
A. Industrial growth that was being stifled by the country's dictatorship, but now they are developing
their full economic potential.
B. The dictatorship had stifled industrial growth, but the country is now developing their full economic
potential.
C. Industrial growth was stifled by the country's dictatorship, and so now they are developing their full
economic potential.
D. Though the dictatorship had stifled industrial growth, the country is now developing its full
economic potential.
E. Now developing their full economic potential, the country's dictatorship had stifled industrial
growth.
4. Looking down through the boat's glass bottom, a school of yellow fish was seen swimming along with
the turtles.
A. a school of yellow fish was seen
B. a school of yellow fish were seen
C. we saw a school of yellow fish
D. we seen a school of yellow fish
E. yellow fish in schools are seen

5. A radio system consists of a means of transforming sounds into electromagnetic waves and of
transmitting those waves through space; after this those waves must be transformed back into sounds.
A. waves and of transmitting those waves through space; after this those waves must be transformed
B. waves, transmitting the waves through space, and transforming them
C. waves, of transmitting them through space, and then the translation of them
D. waves and of transmitting them through space; after this the waves have to be translated
E. waves, of the transmitting of those waves through space and of translating same
6. It underlies the poem that human beings are free to choose and may be blamed for their choices.
A. It underlies the poem
B. In the poem, they assumed
C. In the poem, a basic assumption which is made is
D. It is an assumption that underlies the poem
E. The basic assumption of the poem is

7. The modern city may not have new citadels or cathedrals, but there is a great many new office
buildings and freeways.
A. but there is a great many new office buildings and freeways
B. but it does have a great many new office buildings and freeways
C. but a great many new office buildings and freeways
D. although many new office buildings and freeways are there
E. although a great many new office buildings and freeways are seen
8. The remains of the Apatosaurus provide evidence of there being giants existing on Earth during the
late Jurassic period.
A. of there being giants existing
B. of there having been giants existing
C. of there existing giants
D. that giants have existed
E. that giants existed

9. Farming in that area of the country is inefficient because of their farm machinery shortage and that they
lack the knowledge to operate it.
A. because of their farm machinery shortage and that they lack the
B. in that they have a shortage of farm machinery and a lack of
C. because of the shortage of farm machinery and their lacking the
D. in that there is both a shortage of farm machinery as well as a lack of
E. because of the shortage of farm machinery and the lack of

10. The most popular painting in the exhibit of works by local artists was done by a seventy-year-old
woman, who painted an exquisite self-portrait of herself.
A. was done by a seventy-year-old woman, who painted an exquisite self-portrait of herself
B. was an exquisite self-portrait of a seventy-year-old woman, who painted herself
C. was an exquisite self-portrait of a seventy-year-old woman
D. was done by a seventy-year-old woman, and it is her own exquisite self-portrait
E. was by a seventy-year-old woman, being an exquisite self-portrait

11. The tiles are sorted not only by their surface appearance but also according to their hardness and
their capacity of conducting heat.
A. according to their hardness and their capacity of conducting heat
B. according to their hardness and of their heat-conducting capacity
C. by their hardness and if they have the capacity for heat conduction
D. by their hardness and their capacity for conducting heat
E. by their hardness and capacity in heat conduction

12. Radio frequencies have to be allocated to users so that one transmission will not interfere with
another.
A. one transmission will not interfere with another
B. each transmission cannot interfere with another's
C. transmitting them will not interfere with one another
D. no transmission is interfered with by another
E. no one transmission would have interference with the other
D,D,D,C,B,E,B,E,E,C,D,A

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12 questions
12 minutes
1. The Pony Express was an ingenious system for carrying mail; it was in existence only briefly,
however, before the telegraph system made it obsolete.
A. mail; it was in existence only briefly, however,
B. mail, for it was in existence only briefly, however,
C. mail; however, existing only briefly
D. mail, having existed only briefly
E. mail, but was existing only briefly

2. A recent discovery is the finding that people who both drink and smoke are greater cancer risks than
those who do only one of these things.
A. A recent discovery is the finding that
B. A recent discovery came when they learned that
C. Recently, a finding is that
D. It has recently been discovered that
E. It is a recent discovery that

3. The notion that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism prevailed during most of the
nineteenth century.
A. The notion that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism prevailed during most of
the nineteenth century.
B. The notion that prevailed about a biography during most of the nineteenth century was that of
being full of praise and free of criticism.
C. During most of the nineteenth century, they had a prevalent notion that a biography should be full
of praise and free of criticism.
D. Prevalent as a notion during most of the nineteenth century was for a biography to be full of praise
and free of criticism.
E. Prevalent during most of the nineteenth century, the notion prevailed that a biography should be
full of praise and free of criticism.
4. A native New Yorker, Gloria Naylor's first novel won an American Book Award in 1983.
A. A native New Yorker, Gloria Naylor's first novel
B. A native New Yorker, the first novel by Gloria Naylor
C. The first novel by native New Yorker Gloria Naylor
D. Gloria Naylor, a native New Yorker, wrote her first novel thus having
E. Gloria Naylor wrote her first novel and the native New Yorker
5. Charlie Chaplin developed definite ideas about the art of comedy and as a result sentiment, satire, and
social criticism were introduced into his work.
A. sentiment, satire, and social criticism were introduced
B. sentiment, satire, and social criticism were introduced by him
C. having introduced sentiment, satire, and social criticism
D. introduced sentiment, satire, and social criticism
E. the introduction of sentiment, satire, and social criticism

6. Someone living in a technological, consumption-oriented culture probably taxes the environment at a
rate many times that of a country such as Myanmar.
A. that of a country such as Myanmar
B. that of someone living in a country like Myanmar
C. what you find in Myanmar, for instance
D. the rate in a country such as Myanmar
E. a citizen of Myanmar, for instance

7. Airport runways must be constantly swept clear of trash and other debris that could be sucked into a
jet-engine intake or it could cause a serious accident.
A. intake or it could cause a serious accident
B. intake, this causes a serious accident
C. intake and cause a serious accident
D. intake, preventing a serious accident
E. intakes and avoiding a serious accident

8. In believing that firsthand experience would enhance the credibility of his biography of Columbus,
Professor Morison retraced the route of Columbus' first voyage.
A. In believing that
B. Believing that
C. In his belief that
D. He believed that
E. By believing that
9. Except in mathematics, absolute proof is more often an ideal to be sought than a goal to be reached, a
fact that the courts recognize by setting varying standards of proof for different kinds of cases.
A. a fact that the courts recognize by setting
B. which the courts recognize and set
C. and this is recognized when the courts are setting
D. and it is recognized by the courts when they set
E. and the courts recognize this fact setting

10. My grandfather never learned to use a calculator, as he shops he can accurately compute his grocery
bill in his head to within a dollar.
A. as he shops
B. while shopping
C. but as he shops
D. therefore, when shopping
E. however, he shops so that

11. The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks with her
special interest in encouraging young poets.
A. with her special interest in encouraging
B. had a special interest in encouraging
C. having had a special interest, which was to encourage
D. who had a special interest in encouraging
E. she had a special interest to encourage

12. Although fascinated by chance and coincidence, Paul Auster's novels are written with careful attention
to style and balance.
A. Paul Auster's novels are written
B. Paul Auster's novels were written
C. Paul Auster writes his novels
D. Paul Auster is a writer
E. Paul Auster had wrote
A,D,A,C,D,B,C,B,A,C,B,C
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13 questions
12 minutes
1. Early American factories did not so much replace household manufacturing but complement it.
A. but complement
B. as complement
C. but they complemented
D. and they complemented
E. as they were to complement

2. After teaching, becoming involved in several fashion enterprises, and after she founded the Harlem
Institute of Fashion, Lois Alexander Lane launched the Black Fashion Museum.
A. after she founded
B. after the founding of
C. founding
D. she had founded
E. having founded
3. In eighteenth-century France, economic inequalities made many people angry, and a violent revolution
was fueled.
A. angry, and a violent revolution was fueled
B. angry; it fueled a violent revolution
C. angry, and this anger fueled a violent revolution
D. angry, that anger fueled a violent revolution
E. angry; thus fueling a violent revolution

4. Unlike with many animals, humans do not swim by instinct.
A. with many animals
B. what many animals do
C. many animals
D. many animals who do it
E. many animals do
5. First run in 1867 and still taking place every summer, the Belmont Stakes, a horse race for
thoroughbred three-year-olds, was one of the oldest races in the United States.
A. was
B. is
C. were
D. are
E. has been
6. Folklore scholars think of fables probably originating among the Semitic peoples of the Middle East,
moving first to India and then west to Greece.
A. of fables probably originating
B. of fables that probably originated
C. that the fable's origins were probably
D. that the origin of fables probably was
E. that fables probably originated

7. Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis player that they recognized as a world champion,
began playing amateur tennis in the 1940's.
A. that they recognized as
B. that was recognized to be
C. recognized because she was
D. to be recognized as
E. recognizing her as
8. Societies acting through their governments make the rules to state which acts are illegal, but although
war is the most violent of human activities, it has not been declared illegal by any of the world's
governments or their agencies.
A. to state
B. stating
C. when they state
D. that are stating
E. where they state

9. The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer, writer, and teacher, she
gained prominence as an advocate for democracy and human rights.
A. teacher, she gained
B. teacher, she had gained
C. teacher, gaining
D. teacher who gained
E. teacher having gained

10. Because its early history is not fully known, origami, the art of folding objects out of paper without
cutting, pasting, or decorating, seems to have developed from the older art of folding cloth.
A. Because
B. In that
C. Since
D. Although
E. As
11. One of the most popular singers of his time, more than twenty languages were mastered by Paul
Robeson, allowing him to perform classical repertory, spirituals, and folk songs from around the world.
A. more than twenty languages were mastered by Paul Robeson, allowing him to perform
B. Paul Robeson's mastery of more than twenty languages allowed him to perform
C. mastering more than twenty languages allowed Paul Robeson to perform
D. his mastery of more than twenty languages allowed Paul Robeson to be performing
E. Paul Robeson mastered more than twenty languages, allowing him to perform
12. Babe Ruth is regarded by many having been the greatest baseball player in history, and he remains
arguably the most celebrated figure in North American sports.
A. having been
B. that he was
C. for being
D. to be
E. as
13. Digital technology, as every marketer knows, is synonymous to speed, precision, and the future.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. for
E. through
B,C,C,C,B,E,D,B,D,D,E,E,C

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13 questions
12 minutes
1. After carefully studying both of the articles, Dr. Rodriguez and Nurse Alba found that the only difference
between them were their titles.
A. them were their titles
B. them were the titles
C. the articles were the titles
D. the articles was that of the titles
E. the articles was their titles

2. If every nation were completely self-sufficient and operated under a free-market economy, the world's
food supply will be governed solely by the economics of supply and demand.
A. will be
B. would have been
C. was to be
D. was
E. would be
3. Gold leaf is pure gold that is hammered so thin for it to take 300,000 units to make a stack one inch
high.
A. for it to take
B. so that it takes
C. so it takes
D. as for it to take
E. that it takes
4. By far the best-known work of poet Emma Lazarus is the sonnet "New Colossus," it was chosen to
be the inscription for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1886.
A. it was chosen to be
B. choosing it to be
C. which they chose for
D. which was chosen as
E. they chose it as
5. The gong was believed to have originated in Western Asia, reached China in the sixth century, where it
continues to be used for a wide range of purposes, including as a military signal, a rhythmic
accompaniment for vocal performance, and a ritual instrument.
A. The gong was believed to have originated in Western Asia, reached
B. The gong, it is believed, originated in Western Asia, reached
C. The gong, believed to have originated in Western Asia, reached

D. The gong is believed to originate in Western Asia, and reaching
E. The gong, they believe, has originated in Western Asia, reaching

6. Galileo was probably the first to discover Saturn's rings, although his telescope was so small, he could
not see the rings properly and assumed that they were satellites.
A. although
B. but because
C. since
D. and
E. nevertheless
7. The Olmec people, widely regarded as the creators of the first civilization in Mesoamerica, the area
encompassing much of Mexico and Central America.
A. people, widely
B. people, which are widely
C. people, they are widely
D. people will be widely
E. people are widely

8. Although their language and people that are not of European origin, Finland is generally considered
part of Scandinavia, which also includes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
A. their language and people that are
B. it has a language and people that are
C. they have languages and people
D. its language and people are
E. there are languages and people that are

9. Unlike the hollow body of an acoustic guitar, which acts as a sound box to project sound, the solid-
body electric guitar is almost soundless without the aid of an amplification system.
A. the hollow body of an acoustic guitar, which acts
B. the hollow body that an acoustic guitar has, it acts
C. an acoustic guitar's hollow body, acting
D. an acoustic guitar, whose hollow body acts
E. an acoustic guitar and its hollow body, acting

10. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are actually soft-bodied beetles, most of whom producing light in special
organs located in the undersides of their abdomens.
A. of whom producing
B. of which produce
C. of them produce
D. produce
E. to produce
11. To satisfy the curious, to protect their market, and it discouraged competitors when the earliest spice
traders spread fantastic tales of spices growing in shallow lakes guarded by winged animals and in deep
glens infested with poisonous snakes.
A. it discouraged competitors when
B. it discouraged competitors,
C. discouraging competitors made
D. to discourage competitors, when
E. to discourage competitors,
12. The most notorious quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier, John Wesley Hardin's exploits were
written about in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by
Himself.
A. John Wesley Hardin's exploits were written about
B. John Wesley Hardin's exploits are recorded
C. John Wesley Hardin wrote about his exploits
D. the exploits of John Wesley Hardin were written about
E. the exploits of John Wesley Hardin are recorded

13. With one of the most successful African American businesses in history, the Motown Record
Corporatiowas founded in 1959 in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr.
A. With one
B. It was one
C. Being one
D. One
E. As one
E,E,E,D,C,B,E,D,D,B,E,C,D

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13 questions
12 minutes
1. Adult ladybugs often prey on agricultural or garden pests, causing many fruit growers to consider them
among the most beneficial insects.
A. causing many fruit growers to
B. therefore, many fruit growers
C. this causes many fruit growers to
D. which cause many fruit growers to
E. many fruit growers

2. Environmentally hazardous contamination of the water and air is one of the more serious and complex
issues facing urban centers in the United States, where they have an effect on public health, property
values, and the quality of life is magnified by the density of population.
A. they have an
B. their
C. an
D. it has an
E. its
3. Numismatics, or coin collecting, and becoming popular in the United States around 1857, when the
replacement of the large cent by the new flying-eagle cent led enthusiasts to start collecting the earlier
coin.
A. and becoming
B. becoming
C. will become
D. became
E. it became
4. Just as his predecessor Mozart, for whom composing music seemed to come easily, Beethoven always
struggled to perfect his work.
A. Just as
B. Even though
C. Whereas
D. Unlike with
E. Unlike
5. The Incas kept records with knotted cords called quipus, historians believe they were used to
document crop production and to aid in tax collection.
A. historians believe they were used
B. historians believing in its use
C. which historians believe they use
D. which historians believe were used
E. and historians believe it was used

6. While females were not allowed to compete in the Olympic games of ancient Greece; they were not
even allowed to watch them.
A. While females were not allowed
B. Even though females were not allowed
C. Females were not allowed
D. They did not allow females
E. With females, they were not allowed

7. In psychological theory, the term social learning is used to describe learning that is influenced by one's
environment and not the influence of innate or internal forces.
A. and not the influence of
B. and not, instead,
C. rather than by
D. rather than when it is
E. rather than being influenced due to

8. Giant stars, or those that weigh 100 times what the Sun weighs, are important to galaxies and the
universe because with furious combustion, it produces many important elements that form planets and
other bodies, including carbon, oxygen, sodium, and neon.
A. because with furious combustion, it produces
B. because their furious combustion produces
C. due to their furious combustion, producing
D. as their furious combustion produced
E. in that with furious combustion, they produced

9. American photographer Annie Leibovitz is renowned for her revealing, eye-catching portraits of
celebrities, and characterized by carefully staged settings and the use of vivid primary colors.
A. and
B. and she is
C. each of them are
D. each of which are
E. which are
10. Decorative arts, art forms that have a mainly practical or ornamental purpose, and include ceramics,
basketry, furniture making, and glassblowing.
A. and include
B. including
C. includes
D. include
E. which include
11. About 35 percent of the world's orange juice is produced by Florida, compared with Brazil, the world's
largest orange producer, which has nearly 50 percent.
A. Brazil, the world's largest orange producer, which has nearly 50 percent
B. Brazil, with nearly 50 percent, it is the world's largest orange producer
C. nearly 50 percent that are produced by Brazil as the world's largest orange producer
D. the production of Brazil, the world's largest orange producer, with nearly 50 percent
E. nearly 50 percent produced by Brazil, the world's largest orange producer

12. Many of blues great Bessie Smith's songs describe the experiences of southern Black migrants,
especially the struggles of Black women to adjust to urban life in the northern United States.
A. the struggles of Black women to adjust
B. how Black women struggled at adjusting
C. when it was Black women struggling to adjust
D. Black women, they struggled with adjusting
E. for Black women and struggling to adjust

13. The Bretons who began emigrating to the United States from the Brittany region of France in the early
twentieth century were distinguished from other French citizens by their Celtic origin, but about 40 percent
of those who emigrated spoke a Celtic language closely related to Welsh.
A. but about 40 percent of those who emigrated spoke
B. about 40 percent of whom spoke
C. about 40 percent of which were speaking
D. with about 40 percent of those who emigrated speaking
E. where 40 percent of them were speaking
A,E,D,E,D,C,C,B,E,D,E,A,D

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13 questions
12 minutes
1. The first 10,000 United States patents, they were known as the X-patents, were burned in a fire in
1836.
A. they were known
B. which they knew
C. which they know
D. to be known
E. known
2. Winston knew that if he practiced often enough he would one day be able to play the piano as well
as his brother's playing.
A. his brother's playing
B. that of his brother
C. his brother's
D. his brother could
E. what his brother did

3. In both his longer and his shorter works of fiction, Gabriel Garca Mrquez achieves the rare feat to be
accessible to the common reader while satisfying the most demanding of sophisticated critics.
A. to be
B. for being
C. of being
D. that he is
E. that they are

4. In 1977, Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone, moved the magazine's offices from San Francisco
to New York City, there he began developing a slicker, more commercial style of magazine and began
cultivating relationships with major advertisers.
A. there
B. then
C. where
D. so
E. which is when
5. Covering about 120 square miles, the New York City borough of Queens is almost as large as if you
combine Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
A. if you combine Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
B. when Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island are combined
C. Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island combined
D. if Manhattan were to combine with the Bronx and Staten Island
E. combining Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island

6. While cotton is still one of Georgia's chief cash crops, the number of acres devoted to its cultivation
grows smaller every year.
A. devoted to its cultivation grows
B. it devotes to the cultivation of it grow
C. they devoted to its cultivation can grow
D. devoted to its cultivation growing
E. they devoted to the cultivation of it are growing

7. Unlike flying squirrels, which may leave their young in a tree cavity while foraging, the babies of flying
lemurs are usually carried with them.
A. the babies of flying lemurs are usually carried
B. the flying lemur's babies are usually carried
C. the flying lemur is usually carrying its babies
D. flying lemurs usually carry their babies
E. flying lemurs' babies are usually carried

8. Born Charles Hardin Holley, Buddy Holly recorded some of the most distinctive and influential songs in
rock-and-roll music, which includes such classics as "That'll Be the Day," "Rave On," and "Peggy Sue."
A. which includes
B. they include
C. also including
D. including
E. these include
9. Chipmunks do not technically hibernate, but they do remain in their dens or burrows during cold
periods.
A. hibernate, but they do remain
B. hibernate, but remaining
C. hibernate, but they remained
D. hibernate, they remain
E. hibernate, remaining
10. Cryonics the technique used to store human bodies at extremely low temperatures with the hope of
one day reviving them are being performed today, but their technology is still in its infancy.
A. are being performed today, but their technology
B. are being performed today, while the technology
C. which is being performed today, using technology that
D. is being performed today, but their technology
E. is being performed today, but the technology

11. In science fiction stories, robots are generally depicted as working in the service of humanity, often
escaping the control of their human masters and doing them harm.
A. often escaping the control of their human masters and doing
B. often escaping being controlled by their human masters, which does
C. but they often escape the control of their human masters and do
D. but they often escaped their controlling human masters, and it does
E. but often escaping their controlling human masters, which does

12. The first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy's debut novel, The God of Small
Things, received the honor in 1997.
A. The first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy's debut novel, The God of Small
Things, received the honor in 1997.
B. Arundhati Roy, the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize for her debut novel The God of
Small Things, receiving the honor in 1997.
C. The first Indian woman to receive the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy won the honor in 1997 for her
debut novel, The God of Small Things.
D. The Booker Prize was given to Arundhati Roy's debut novel The God of Small Things, winning her
the first such honor for an Indian woman in 1997.
E. Arundhati Roy, winning the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel The God of Small Things,
made her the first Indian woman to do so.
13. Pilots at the airline, angered at the prospect of seeing their pension plans replaced with less generous
versions, vowed to use legal means to fight it.
A. it
B. them
C. this
D. such a move
E. that from happening
E,D,C,C,C,A,D,D,A,E,C,C,D

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13 questions
12 minutes
1. This basic document is stating the liberties guaranteed to the English people, the Magna Carta, signed
in 1215 by England's King John, proclaims rights that have formed the foundation of the constitutions of
every English-speaking nation.
A. This basic document is stating
B. This basic document states
C. A basic document, it states
D. A basic document that states
E. A basic document, it stated

2. Inside famed actor Lily Langtry's private railroad car were a drawing room with a piano, bath fixtures of
silver, and there were draperies trimmed with Brussels lace.
A. there were draperies trimmed with Brussels lace
B. draperies trimmed with Brussels lace
C. trimmed with Brussels lace were draperies
D. the draperies were trimmed with Brussels lace
E. draperies trimmed with Brussels lace were there

3. Samuel Adams was by no means the first American to espouse the democratic cause, but he has been
the first who conceived the party machinery that made it practical.
A. has been the first who conceived
B. had been the first who conceived
C. was the first having conceived
D. was the first to conceive
E. having been the first to conceive

4. The plans were made too hastily, without enough thought behind it.
A. too hastily, without enough thought behind it
B. too hasty, without enough thought behind it
C. too hastily, without enough thought behind them
D. too hasty, and there is not enough thought behind them
E. too hastily, and there is not enough thought behind it

5. Many psychologists do not use hypnosis in their practices, it is because they know very little about it
and are wary of it as a result.
A. practices, it is because they know very little about it and are wary of it as a result
B. practices because they know very little about it and are therefore wary of it
C. practices for the reason that they know very little about it, with resulting wariness
D. practices because of knowing very little about it and therefore they are wary of it
E. practices, their knowledge of it being very little results in wariness of it

6. No two of the specimens was sufficiently alike to warrant them being called members of a single
species.
A. was sufficiently alike to warrant them being called
B. was sufficiently alike to warrant the calling of them

C. was sufficiently alike to warrant their being called
D. were sufficiently alike to warrant the calling of them
E. were sufficiently alike to warrant calling them

7. My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair; and he has the blue ribbons to
prove it.
A. My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair; and he
B. My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair, and he
C. My grandson thinks he can cook better than any person at the fair, consequently he
D. To think he can cook better than any other person at the fair, my grandson
E. Thinking he can cook better than any other person at the fair, my grandson
8. Differing only slightly from the Greeks were the Roman theaters, which were often freestanding rather
than part of a hillside.
A. Differing only slightly from the Greeks were the Roman theaters, which
B. Differing only slightly from Greek theaters, Roman theaters
C. Differing only in the slightest from the Greeks were the Roman theaters, which
D. The Greeks differed only slightly from the Romans, they
E. The Greek theaters differed from the Roman theaters only slightly, where they
9. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscuring rather than clarifying
important relationships.
A. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscuring rather than clarifying
important relationships.
B. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, it obscures rather than clarifying important
relationships.
C. Chronological order, if too mechanically followed, obscures rather than it clarifies important
relationships.
D. Chronological order, if followed too mechanically, obscures rather than clarifies important
relationships.
E. If you follow a too mechanical chronological order, it obscures rather than clarifies important
relationships.
10. Small marine crustaceans known as krill are often fed to farm animals, but there is not much human
consumption.
A. animals, but there is not much human consumption
B. animals, but consumption is not done much by people
C. animals but are rarely eaten by people
D. animals, but eating them is rarely done by humans
E. animals, but among people there is not much consumption

11. The educator's remarks stressed that well-funded literacy programs are needed if everyone is to
gain the skills required for survival in society.
A. that well-funded literacy programs are needed if everyone is to gain
B. that well-funded literacy programs needed in gaining
C. there is a need of well-funded literacy programs for everyone will gain
D. a need for well-funded literacy programs and everyone will gain
E. why well-funded literacy programs being necessary for everyone in gaining

12. The Portuguese musical tradition known as fado, or "fate," has been called the Portuguese blues
because of their songs that bemoan someone's misfortune, especially the loss of romantic love.
A. of their songs that bemoan someone's
B. of their songs bemoaning their
C. its songs bemoan
D. the songs that bemoaned
E. of how it bemoans their

13. The sales assistant arranged the gems on the counter, he proceeded to tell us about the origins of
each stone.
A. The sales assistant arranged the gems on the counter, he
B. The gems, which were arranged on the counter by the sales assistant, who
C. The gems were first arranged on the counter by the sales assistant, then
D. After arranging the gems on the counter, the sales assistant
E. The sales assistant, having arranged the gems on the counter, he
D,B,D,C,B,E,B,B,D,C,A,C,D

Test Information
13 questions
12 minutes
1. A whistle-blower is when an employee reports fraud or mismanagement in a company.
A. when an employee reports fraud or mismanagement
B. an employee who reports fraud or mismanagement
C. reporting by an employee of fraud or mismanagement

D. if an employee reports fraud or mismanagement
E. fraud or mismanagement being reported by an employee

2. After Eliza, the heroine of Shaw's Pygmalion, is transformed from a flower girl into a gentlewoman, she
realizes that one's social class matters less than your character.
A. she realizes that one's social class matters less than your
B. she realizes that one's social class matters less than one's
C. then realizing that one's social class matters less than their
D. having realized how social class matters less than
E. there is her realization about how social class matters less than
3. Knowing the roots of words that are hard to spell helps students to become a better speller.
A. helps students to become a better speller
B. is helpful to students who want to be a better speller
C. helps students to become better spellers
D. is helpful to students in becoming a better speller
E. helps a student be better spellers

4. Most experts believe that young children's not being given physical affection, this interferes with their
normal development.
A. young children's not being given physical affection, this interferes
B. for young children who have had physical affection withheld from them, it interferes
C. the failure at giving young children physical affection would interfere
D. when withholding physical affection from young children, it interferes
E. the withholding of physical affection from young children interferes

5. Electronic bulletin boards, combining the convenience of a telephone with the massive information
storage capacity of a computer, present messages on diverse subjects as astronomy, artificial
intelligence, and skydiving.
A. diverse subjects as
B. diverse subjects that are
C. subjects of such diversity as
D. subjects as diverse as
E. a subject as diverse as
6. Free from British rule after the American Revolution, a strong central government was an idea that
many of the representatives attending the Constitutional Convention were wary of.
A. a strong central government was an idea that many of the representatives attending the
Constitutional Convention were wary of
B. the idea of a strong central government made wary many of the representatives attending the
Constitutional Convention
C. many of the representatives attending the Constitutional Convention were wary of a strong central
government
D. many representatives at the Constitutional Convention felt wary toward a strong central
government
E. many representatives at the Constitutional Convention, wary of a strong central government

7. Being cleaner and longer-burning compared with bituminous coal, anthracite was the first coal widely
used in the United States for both domestic and industrial purposes.
A. Being cleaner and longer-burning compared with
B. Both cleaner and more longer-burning compared to
C. Cleaner and longer-burning than
D. By burning longer and more clean than
E. Cleaner as well as longer-burning, unlike

8. At graduation, the speaker assured us that our many courses in the liberal arts had prepared us
equally well for the challenges of working and further study.
A. had prepared us equally well for the challenges of working and further study
B. had prepared us equally well for the challenges of work and of further study
C. has supplied the preparation for challenging work along with further study
D. leaves us prepared for the challenges of work and further study both
E. were the preparation for making the challenges of work or further study easier
9. Modern bluegrass songs, telling of love and despair and celebrating mountain beauty, reflect the
genre's rural origins.
A. Modern bluegrass songs, telling of love and despair and celebrating mountain beauty,
B. Modern bluegrass songs through their telling of love and despair and celebrating mountain beauty,
C. Because modern bluegrass songs tell of love and despair and also celebrating mountain beauty,
they
D. With modern bluegrass songs that tell of love and despair and celebrate mountain beauty, they
E. Telling of love and despair, modern bluegrass songs celebrating mountain beauty, and they also
10. The fruit fly is often used to study genetic mechanisms, because it reproduces rapidly scientists can
observe the effects of experiments on several generations.
A. mechanisms, because it reproduces rapidly
B. mechanisms, since it reproduces rapidly,
C. mechanisms, since, with its rapid reproduction,
D. mechanisms; because it reproduces rapidly,
E. mechanisms; then rapid reproduction allows

11. Benin was the first sub-Saharan African country to experience a "civilian coup": they were a regime
that was dominated by the armed forces and obliged by citizens to implement democratic reforms.
A. they were a regime that was dominated by the armed forces and obliged by
B. they had been a regime that was dominated by the armed forces, when they were obliged to
C. it had a regime, armed forces dominating, but then were obliged to
D. armed forces dominated them until this regime were obliged by
E. a regime, dominated by the armed forces, was obliged by

12. This legend about Admiral Nelson, like other naval heroes, are based only partially on fact.
A. like other naval heroes, are
B. like those of other naval heroes, are
C. like other naval heroes, is
D. like legends about other naval heroes, are
E. like legends about other naval heroes, is

13. Bats and mosquitoes come out at twilight, and the bats would look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes
would look for people.
A. and the bats would look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes would look
B. and the bats come to look for mosquitoes while the mosquitoes look
C. the bats look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes are looking
D. the bats looking for mosquitoes while mosquitoes would look
E. the bats to look for mosquitoes and the mosquitoes to look
B,B,C,E,D,C,C,B,A,D,E,E,E

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A. depends on both the length of the period of daylight as well as on

B. depends both on the length of the period of daylight as well as

C. depends both on the length of the period of daylight and on

D. both depends on the length of the period of daylight and

E. both depends on the length of the period of daylight and on

A. you simultaneously focus two eyes on an object

B. you simultaneously focus on an object by two eyes

C. of our simultaneous focus on an object with two eyes

E. we simultaneously focus two eyes on an object

A. tried but failed to keep

B. tried but failed in their keeping

C. had tried but were failing in keeping

D. were trying but having failed to keep

E. were trying but they had failed in keeping

B. thermostats, therefore raising or lowering their own temperature by seeking or fleeing

C. thermostats, therefore, in raising or lowering their own temperature by seeking or fleeing

A. animals, then, people had begun

B. animals, people then began

C. animals, so that then, people had begun

D. animals; so that then, people began

E. animals; then, people began

A. so that the soldiers of her father's regiment had been alerted

B. so that the soldiers of her father's regiment may be alerted

C. alerting the soldiers of her father's regiment

E. for alerting the soldiers of her father's regiment

A. as complex and subtle social lives like us

B. complex and subtle social lives just like us

D. social lives complex and subtle just as ours

E. social lives as complex and subtle as ours

C. the forests were destroyed in Britain, meaning a shortage not only

D. destruction of the forests in Britain meant not only a shortage

E. destruction of the forests in Britain meant a shortage not only

SAT improving sentences practice test 2

A. were a recent discovery for

B. were recently discovered by

C. was a recent discovery that

D. was recently discovered by

A. Christmas, and so many people doing

B. Christmas, and many people doing

C. Christmas, with many people doing

E. Christmas; so many people did

A. with the fish living there to remain

B. so the fish living there remained

C. so the fish that lived there remaining

D. and so the fish that lived there remaining

E. and so with the fish that lived there remaining

A. Because she believed strongly that education was

B. Because of believing strongly in education as

C. Believing strongly that education was as

D. In believing strongly in education as

E. While she believed strongly that education was

A. able to survive only if they develop

B. able to survive only by developing

C. their ability to survive only by developing

D. that they are able to survive only by developing

E. that they were able to survive only if they develop

A. the coming together of the landmasses to form the supercontinent Pangea