Test 6
Section 6
1. One of the most popular and attractive new cars were available for so little money that people thought something was wrong.
(A)were available for so little money that people thought something was
(B)was available for so little money that people thought something were
(C) was available for so little money that people thought something has gone
(D)was available for so little money that people thought something was
(E) was selling for very little money, so people thought of it as something was
2. The tornado ripped through the central part of town, toppling small buildings, uprooting trees, and power lines were snapped.
(A)power lines were snapped
(B)power lines snapping
(C)snapping power lines
(D)snapped power lines
(E)power lines snapped
3. As I entered the Pantheon, a building that has existed in Rome since ancient times, my brother is turning to me to whisper that the great rotunda of the Pantheon was a haven of peace and harmony.
(A)is turning to me to whiner
(B)turned to me and whispered
(C)turns to me and is whispering
(D)turns and also whispers toe me
(E)would turn and whisper to me
4. No one is more sorrier than me that you missed the awards ceremony.
(A)more sorrier than me
(B)sorrier than I
(C)more son like myself
(D)as sorry like I am
(E)sorrier but me
5. Many people were alarmed by the Supreme Court ruling that gave judges discretionary power to determine about closing trials to the public.
(A)about closing trials
(B)whether he or she ought to close trials
(C)whether trials should be closed
(D)if he or she should close trials
(E)the closing of trials, if they wish
6. The mountain's summit having been reached, the weary climbers gazed down upon a scene of indescribable grandeur.
(A)The mountain's summit having been reached
(B)The summit of the mountain being reached
(C)At the mountain's summit, when they reached it
(D)When they reached the mountain's summit
(E)When having reached the mountain's summit
7. Whether the ancient Egyptians actually sailed or did not to South America remains uncertain, but Heyerdahl's Ra II expedition demonstrated that they could have done so.
(A)Whether the ancient Egyptians actually sailed or did not
(B)Whether in actuality the ancient Egyptians sailed or did not
(C)The actuality of the sailing by the ancient Egyptians
(D)That the ancient Egyptians actually sailed
(E)The ancient Egyptians, their actual sailing
8. In 1969 Baldwin High School defeated Ross Academy in the district's first televised quiz bowl game, even so, they did not win again until 1983.
(A)game, even so, they
(B)game, so they
(C)game, they
(D)game; as a result, it
(E)game, but it
9. Isolated by the sea, the aboriginal peoples of Australia had developed a unique culture long before the arrival of Europeans.
(A)had developed a unique culture
(B)had a unique culture and it developed
(C)having developed a unique culture
(D)have a unique culture, it developed
(E)have a unique culture; development was
10. Although criticized by a few for her daredevil aviation escapades, most people viewed Amelia Earhart as A skillful pilot.
(A)most people viewed Amelia Earhart as a skillful pilot
(B)most people viewed Amelia Earhart to be a skillful pilot
(C)a skillful pilot was what most people viewed Amelia Earhart as
(D)Amelia Earhart was viewed by most people as a skillful pilot
(E)Amelia Earhart, a skillful pilot in the view of most people
11. Among the Inuit peoples of arctic Canada, poetry contests are held to settle conflicts that might otherwise be disruptive to families and communities.
(A)that might otherwise be disruptive to families and communities
(B)that otherwise, to families and communities, were disrupting them
(C)and they are otherwise disruptive to families and communities
(D)by which families and communities were otherwise being disrupted
(E)whereby families and communities that might otherwise be disrupted are not
12. Brand-name prescription drugs are often more (A) familiar to consumers (B) than generic drugs, but the latter are not nearly (C) as expensive than (D) brand-name drugs. No error (E)
13. In 1508, (A) the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon— the same (B) Ponce Je Leon who later would seek (C) the fountain of youth—landed on Puerto Rico accompanied (D) by a small force. No error (E)
14. Because they (A) painted scenes of life as ordinary A people lived it, (B) rather than (C) scenes from myths, many nineteenth-century American artists differed from earlier times. (D) No error (E)
15. Few issues of public policy are (A) as likely (B) to provoke widespread interest as that (C) involving possible danger to (D) the health or safety of children. No error (E)
16. The young fish were (A) very tiny, yet each of them ate (B) many times its (C) own weight in (D) solid food every day. No error(E)
17. In the opinion (A) of the lecturer, a background (B) in the history of the Middle Ages is not a condition necessary in (C) the enjoyment of (D) medieval literature. No error (E)
18. Driving less (A) frequently is one way to save energy; to turn off (B) all appliances when they are (C) not being used is another.(D) No error (E)
19. After Gertrude Ederle had swam (A) the English Channel, she was celebrated as (B) the first woman ever to accomplish (C) the feat. (D) No error(E)
20. When (A) a government agency encouraged the use of high-grade recycled office paper, they (B) helped increase the availability of (C) writing paper and envelopes made from (D) recycled paper. No error(E)
21. Malaria, a disease which has been (A) almost completely eradicated in the United States, is still a threat (B) of travelers (C) in some (D) foreign countries. No error(E)
22. If (A) I am reading the editorial correct, (B) the mayor is deliberately avoiding any (C) discussion of the tax-reform bill until after (D) the November elections. No error (E)
23. The Papago Indians of southern Arizona take justifiable pride in (A) their (B) traditional craft of basket-weaving, an art that has brought (C) them fame throughout (D) the Southwest. No error (E)
24. The record left by fossils, the ancient remains of plants and animals, provide (A) scientists with (B) their primary source of (C) information about (D) prehistoric life. No error(E)
25. The exchange between the teacher and the student promotes (A) learning far different (B) from that which results as (C) the student listens but does not (D) participate. No error(E)
26. Studying (A) the language and culture of a foreign A country is highly recommended to (B) the tourist who expect (C) to lean from (D) his or her vacation abroad. No error (E)
27. For we (A) students, concern about impending (B) tuition hikes was even more acute than (C) apprehension about (D) final exams. No error (E)
28. The jury took offense (A) at the prosecutor's mocking tone but could deny (B) neither the accuracy of (C) the charges or (D) the seriousness of the crime. No error (E)
29. Available through the school's guidance office is (A) a job directory and a list of job referral centers that provide (B) information for (C) students in need of (D) employment. No error (E)
Questions 30-35 are based on the following passage.
(1)I have started to wonder if there is a skunk sharing my family's home. (2) Although I've never seen one in our yard in the daytime, several times recently, around midnight I have sniffed that familiar odor through the open bedroom window. (3) While usually unable to locate the source of it. eves on a moonlit night. (4) However, twice, I got to the window in time to glimpse an indistinct black-and-white bundle scooting across the yard, heading away from the front comer of the house. (5) Whatever it is. it seemed that the creature has a burrow under our front porch.
(6) Sometime, probably in daylight when I've gathered my courage and put on a gas mask, maybe I'll crawl under there for the purpose of looking around visually. (7) But what if it really is a skunk? (8) I know that a skunk's Latin name is Mephitis mephitis, and that skunks should not be confused with polecats. (9) Getting in a skunk's way. these facts will not help you much. (10) Welcome to Aromaville! (11) Evicting a skunk is probably not a pleasant task.
(12) Maybe it's not all that important to know for sure if it's a skunk. (13) In fact maybe the best solution would be if we simply moved away.
30. In context, which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?
While usually unable to locate the source of it, even on a moonlit night.
(A) (As it is now)
(B) Usually, however, I have been unable to locate its source
(C) Usually, though, the source could not have been located
(D) Having been unable, usually, to locate its source
(E) Without being able to locate its source
31. Of the following, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 5 below?
Whatever it is. it seemed that the creature has a burrow under our front porch.
(A) (As it is now)
(B) In spite of what it is. it seems that the creature ha
(C) The creature, whatever it was, seemingly having ?
(D) It would seem, whatever it is, that it would have '
(E) Whatever the creature is, it seems to have
32. In the first paragraph (sentences 1-5), the author is primarily
(A) informing the reader about the behavior of skunks
(B) providing examples to argue a point
(C) ridiculing those who dislike skunks
(D) relating a story about personal experiences
(E) casting doubt on a common misconception
33. Of the following, which is the best way to revise and combine the underlined portions of sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?
I know that a skunk's Latin name is Mephitis mephitis and that skunks should not be confused with polecats. Getting in a skunk's way, these facts will not help much.
(A) polecats, but getting in the way of a skunk
(B) polecats, but if you get in a skunk's way
(C) polecats; consequently, if you get in a skunk's way
(D) polecats; then, to get in the way of a skunk
(E) polecats: getting in a skunk's way
34. Which of the following should be done with sentence 11 (reproduced below)?
Evicting a skunk is probably nor a pleasant task.
(A) Insert the word "Definitely'* at the beginning.
(B) Delete it; the point has already been made.
(C) Move it to the end of the essay as a summary statement.
(D) Move it to the end of paragraph I (after sentence 5).
(E) Move it to the beginning of the essay as an introduction.
35. The primary effect of the final paragraph (sentences 12 and 13) is to
(A) continue the essay's tone of playful humor
(B) summarize the ideas introduced in the preceding paragraph
(C) give an example to prove the point of the first paragraph
(D) use persuasion to change the reader's opinion
(E) explain contradictions within the essay
Section 10
1. For as many as twenty years and more Joseph Conrad lived the life of a sailor.
(A)For as many as twenty years and more
(B)For not much more than about twenty years
(C)For a little over twenty years and more
(D)For twenty years and then some
(E)For more than twenty years
2.The duties of a firefighter are often as dangerous as a police officer.
(A)as a police officer
(B)as those of a police officer
(C)like a police officer
(D)such as a police officer
(E)like a police officer's
3. Pearl Buck, one of the most popular writers of her day, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her novels about China.
(A)day, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her novels about China
(B)day, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she won in 1938 for her novels about China
(C)day, and she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her novels about China
(D)day, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her novels about China
(E)day, her novels about China bringing her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938
4. The first world computer chess championship, held in Stockholm, was won by a Russian computer program called Kaissa, and there were four Kaissa victories and no defeats.
(A)Kaissa. and there were four Kaissa victories and no defeats
(B)Kaissa, which had four victories and no defeats
(C)Kaissa, having four victories and with no defeats
(D)Kaissa, which was victorious four times and no defeats
(E)Kaissa; it was won by four victories and no defeats
5.Anyone who has high motivation or is reasonably intelligent can learn to play a competent game of chess.
(A)has high motivation or is reasonably intelligent
(B)has either high motivation or else intelligence in reasonable amounts
(C)is highly motivated or who has reasonable intelligence instead
(D)is highly motivated or reasonably intelligent
(E)has high motivation or else reasonable amounts of intelligence
6. Although Jonathan is very much interested in Mexican culture, he does not speak Spanish and has never visited Mexico.
(A)he does not speak Spanish and has never visited Mexico
(B)it is without being able to speak Spanish or having visited Medico
(C)he does not speak Spanish and has never visited there
(D)he does not speak Spanish nor has he ever visited there
(E)it is without speaking Spanish nor having visited there
7. The more you eat of convenience foods, the more our taste buds will prefer chemical flavors to natural ones.
(A)The more you eat of convenience foods
(B)The more we eat convenience foods
(C)The more convenience foods are eaten
(D)As the use of convenience foods increases
(E)As people eat more convenience foods
8. Having Florence Nightingale as their leader and a growing awareness of the need for cleanliness helped to bring about the establishment of standards of hygiene in hospitals.
(A) Having Florence Nightingale as their leader
(B)Having the leadership of Florence Nightingale's
(C) Florence Nightingale as their leader
(D)To be led by Florence Nightingale
(E)The leadership of Florence Nightingale
9. An expedition was sent in 1949 to check a Turkish villager's reporting he had seen the remains of Noah's ark on Mount Ararat.
(A)a Turkish villager's reporting
(B)the report of a Turkish villager that
(C)the reporting of a Turkish villager
(D)that a Turkish villager who reported
(E)the Turkish villager report saying
10.Many communities in my state are forming neighborhood watch programs, for it will deter criminals.
(A)programs, for it will deter
(B)programs, in which it will deter
(C)programs that will deter
(D)programs for the deterrence of
(E)programs being able to deter
11. Friends of Dreiser reported that he was fired from his first job for the reason that his news stories were sympathetic always for the poor.
(A)for the reason that his news stories were sympathetic always for the poor
(B)since his news stories for the poor that were always sympathetic
(C)because his sympathy to the poor was always in his news stories
(D)the fact being that his news stories were always sympathetic about the poor
(E)because his news stories were always sympathetic to the poor
12. An article suggests that The Great Gatsby was not read during the 1930's, the reason was that the novel described a lifestyle made extinct and frivolous by the current Great Depression.
(A)1930's, the reason was that the novel described a lifestyle made extinct and frivolous
(B)1930's, it is describing a lifestyle that was made an extinct and frivolous one
(C)1930's; describing a lifestyle made extinct and frivolous
(D)1930's because the novel described a lifestyle made extinct and frivolous
(E)1930's because its description had been of an extinct and frivolous lifestyle, caused by
13. Computers compiling statistics for scientists have supplied a deluge of information, and it has changed the way that research is conducted.
(A)a deluge of information, and it has
(B)a great deal of information, and that is
(C)so much information; it is, therefore
(D)so much information that they have
(E)so much information, which they have been
14. Of all the states represented at the conference, the governor of Missouri was the only one to present plans for enforcing the new regulations.
(A)the governor of Missouri was the only one to present
(B)making the governor from Missouri the only one to present
(C)Missouri's governor only presented
(D)Missouri's governor presented the only
(E)Missouri was the only one whose governor presented