Test 2
Section 6
1. Confident that she was fully prepared, Ellen decided to spend the night before the recital reading and relaxing but not to be practicing.
(A) but not to be practicing
(B) and not for practicing
(C) more than to practice
(D) rather than practicing
(E) rather than having practiced
2. Sir Ronald Ross, winner of the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, and who identified the Anopheles mosquito as the transmitter of human malaria.
(A) and who identified
(B) he has identified
(C) and he has identified
(D) and who is identifying
(E) identified
3. Traveling through Yosemite, the scenery of waterfalls and granite peaks, which we photographed, was beautiful.
(A) the scenery of waterfalls and granite peaks, which we photographed, was beautiful
(B) the waterfalls and granite peaks were the beautiful scenery we photographed
(C) we photographed the beautiful scenery of waterfalls and granite peaks
(D) we photographed the scenery of waterfalls and granite peaks, being beautiful
(E) what we photographed was the beautiful scenery of waterfalls and granite peaks
4. The poet Firdawsi composed the Iranian national epic Shah-nameh in 1010 with his purpose being to recount the history of the Persian kings.
(A) with his purpose being to recount
(B) and his purpose was recounting
(C) to recount
(D) thus recounted
(E) he recounted
5. As a choreographer, Judith Jamison has enriched the world of dance, she uses as her work's inspiration African American culture.
(A) Jamison has enriched the world of dance, she uses as her work's inspiration
(B) Jamison has enriched the world of dance with works inspired by
(C) Jamison, who has enriched the world of dance by works whose inspirations are
(D) Jamison, enriching the world of dance, with works inspired by
(E) Jamison enriches the world of dance through works that had the inspiration of
6. Leslie Marmon Silko has said that her writing, which was powerfully influenced by storytellers in her family but that the landscape of her childhood also shaped her vision and provided stories.
(A) her writing, which was powerfully influenced by storytellers in her family
(B) her writing, powerfully influenced by family storytellers
(C) family storytellers powerfully influenced her writing
(D) storytellers in the family being powerful influences on her writing
(E) powerfully influential in her writing was family storytellers
7. Finding the Baltimore waterfront fascinating, all that there was to see was thoroughly explored by Antonio.
(A) Finding the Baltimore waterfront fascinating, all that there was to see was thoroughly explored by Antonio.
(B) Antonio found the Baltimore waterfront fascinating, he thoroughly explored all that there was to see.
(C) Finding the Baltimore waterfront fascinating, Antonio thoroughly explored all that there was to see.
(D) The Baltimore waterfront is fascinating and is why Antonio thoroughly explored all that there was to see.
(E) The Baltimore waterfront can be found fascinating, and this made Antonio explore all that there was to see.
8. In the 100-yard relay our team impressed the crowd, with each of the members shaving several seconds off her own best time.
(A) of the members shaving
(B) of the members had shaved
(C) of the members was shaving
(D) who had been shaving
(E) who shaved
9. Because of their ability to eat large numbers of insects, some people are building bat houses in their backyards.
(A) Because of their ability to eat large numbers of insects, some people are building bat houses in their backyards.
(B) They have the ability to eat large numbers of insects, so some people are building bat houses in their backyards.
(C) Because bats can eat large numbers of insects, bat houses are being built in their backyards by some people.
(D) Some people are building bat houses in their backyards because bats can eat large numbers of insects.
(E) Bats can eat large numbers of insects, because of this some people are building bat houses in their backyards.
10. For all their talk about ecology, major companies have so far spent very little to fight pollution.
(A) For all their talk
(B) In spite of the fact of their having talked
(C) Besides their having talked
(D) In addition to their talking
(E) Although there is talk between one and the other
11. The survival of many species of marine life may depend on both the enforcement of waste-disposal regulations and the education of the public about the fragility of ocean resources.
(A) and the education of the public
(B) educating the public
(C) and the public being educated
(D) along with the education of the public
(E) in combination with public education
12. Hearing (A) the unexpected loud noise, Cindy, Leroy, and me (B) were so startled (C) that we almost jumped out of our seats. (D) No error (E)
13. Many admire Louisa May Alcott for her detailed descriptions of (A) nineteenth-century domestic life in novels such as (B) Little Women, but few have read (C) the lurid thrillers she writes (D) early in her career. No error (E)
14. According to some critics, the title character of the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex saw himself (A) as the savior (B) of his people and believing (C) erroneously that he could (D) do no wrong. No error (E)
15. Unlike (A) Thomas, neither Leslie or (B) her younger brother Philip has an interest (C) in a career in (D) law. No error (D)
16. One subject of (A) Felipe Alfau's second novel, published more than (B) 40 years after it has been (C) written,(D) is the illusory nature of the passage of time. No error (E)
17. Joining a grassroots movement against inhumane working conditions, some consumers in the United States have stopped buying (A) products from countries in which (B) workers are essentially (C) a slave laborer.(D) No error (E)
18. As the mayor was evaluating (A) the proposed tax, he was less interested in the revenue it would generate (B) than in whether they (C) would disproportionately (D) affect certain income groups. No error (E)
19. Eating garlic has long been regarded (A) as a means (B) of warding off malaise, and scientific research has shown (C) that it does have (D) some therapeutic value. No error (E)
20. Although the night shift is fully staffed, (A) the managers always holds us (B) responsible for that shift's (C) work if it (D) is not finished when we arrive in the morning. No error (E)
21. Members of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company have (A) once again shown how (B) the combination of strength and being agile (C) can produce (D) beautiful movements. No error (E)
22. Anne Tyler's novel The Accidental Tourist features (A) a character whose (B) obsession with saving (C) time and money are (D) absurd, yet somehow plausible. No error (E)
23. At the conclusion of the novel The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner recently arrived to (A) New York, moodily (B) watches (C) the blinking green light at the tip of (D) Long Island. No error (E)
24. Despite (A) the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone (B) attended the workshop that had been (C) planned so painstakingly. (D) No error (E)
25. Peter's seemingly effortless (A) flights, achieved through (B) the use of sophisticated technical equipment, continues (C) to delight those who (D) see the play Peter Pan. No error (E)
26. Mediators were standing by, prepared to intervene in (A) the labor dispute even though (B) both sides had refused (C) earlier offers for (D) assistance. No error (E)
27. According to some theorists, what (A) any (B) particular bird can eat could change with even (C) the slightest (D) variation in the shape of its beak. No error (E)
28. Neither Ms. Perez nor (A) Ms. Tanaka believes (B) that watching as much television as her (C) son Sam does will lead (D) to anything productive. No error (E)
29. An amateur potter herself, (A) the accountant offered to help (B) the artist with his business accounts, complicated as they were (C) by (D) his unusual system of record keeping. No error (E)
Questions 30-35 are based on the following passage.
(1) Many critics consider modern film remakes of classical works disrespectful and a waste of time and money. (2) A recent version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drew harsh reviews from purists, they are people who expect filmmakers to follow the original text exactly. (3) The only positive ones expressed relief that Shakespeare was not around to feel the insult. (4) Wouldn't he be horrified to see his play open with a gang shoot-out at a gas station? (5) And Clueless, a remake of Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma. (6) Imagine equating flirtation in a Southern California high school with dignified courtship in a nineteenth-century English country estate.
(7) I see nothing wrong with creative remakes. (8) After all, didn't Shakespeare borrow freely from other writers' plots? (9) For example, his Romeo and Juliet is borrowed from a myth popularized by the Roman poet Ovid. (10) And as for being insulted, Shakespeare would have starved if he had written only about genteel topics. (11) No doubt he would recognize the swaggering teenagers in the movie, they would be distant relatives of his own warring characters. (12) Austen will see traces of her characters in the frivolous, money-conscious society of Clueless. (13) The movie's main character is preoccupied with appearances, and it would make her feel right at home in the England mocked by Austen.
(14) The themes of the great classics are timeless, so we should not let these works become fossils.
30. Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?
A recent version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drew harsh reviews from purists, they are people who expect filmmakers to follow the original text exactly.
(A) (as it is now)
(B) purists; they were people who expected
(C) purists in expecting
(D) purists. These expected
(E) purists, those who expect
31. In context, which of the following is the best word to use instead of "ones" in sentence 3?
(A) scenes
(B) instances
(C) reviews
(D) remakes
(E) sections
32. In context, which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 5 (reproduced below)?
And Clueless, a remake of Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma.
(A) (As it is now)
(B) Clueless is a
(C) Another supposed outrage is Clueless, a
(D) We can also take offense at Clueless, a
(E) Yet consider Clueless, which is a
33. An important strategy used in the first paragraph is to
(A) elaborate on a view that contrasts with the essay's argument
(B) use descriptive detail, to animate a personal experience
(C) provide a thoughtful, objective analysis of modern criticism
(D) introduce an unconventional approach to writing fiction
(E) reveal the sense of playfulness implicit in much film criticism
34. Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 11 (reproduced below) ?
No doubt he would recognize the swaggering teenagers in the movie, they would be distant relatives of his own warring characters.
(A) (as it is now)
(B) movie, they are
(C) movie; they were
(D) movie for being
(E) movie as
35. In context, which of the following is the best way to revise the underlined portion of sentence 12 (reproduced below) ?
Austen will see traces of her characters in the frivolous, money conscious society of Clueless.
(A) Austen could have seen
(B) Austen, too, would see
(C) However, Austen might have seen
(D) In addition to this, Austen would see
(E) Likewise, Austen can see
Section 10
1. Mr. Lee and his grandchildren practiced traditional Chinese calligraphy together so that the children would be knowing an art cherished by earlier generations of their family.
(A) would be knowing
(B) would know
(C) will know
(D) were known to
(E) will be knowing
2. Isabel Allende, the author of The House of the Spirits, currently resides in California, but she was raised in Chile, being born in Peru first.
(A) Isabel Allende, the author of The House of the Spirits, currently resides in California, but she was raised in Chile, being born in Peru first.
(B) Being raised in Chile, after being born in Peru, Isabel Allende, now residing in California, wrote The House of the Spirits.
(C) Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende, the author of The House of the Spirits, now resides in California.
(D) Although now in California, Isabel Allende was born in Peru and raised in Chile, she is the author of The House of the Spirits.
(E) Raised in Chile, and now she resides in California, Isabel Allende, a Peruvian, is the author of The House of the Spirits.
3. Although women in the Wyoming territory voted as early as 1869, suffrage for women throughout the United States not being established until ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
(A) suffrage for women throughout the United States not being established
(B) suffrage for women throughout the United States which had not been established
(C) suffrage for women throughout the United States was not established
(D) it did not establish suffrage for women throughout the United States
(E) throughout the United States, suffrage for women was not being established
4. Bees must leave the safety of the hive to forage for food many times a day, they are risking being eaten by any of a multitude of predators.
(A) day, they are risking being eaten
(B) day at the risk of being eaten
(C) day risking them to be eaten
(D) day; the risk is to be eaten
(E) day: likewise, they risk being eaten
5. It took the Museum of Modem Art in New York half a century of creative and persistent effort and it acquired the outstanding Picasso collection.
(A) and it acquired the outstanding Picasso collection
(B) before their outstanding Picasso collection being acquired
(C) and finally they had an outstanding Picasso collection there
(D) but finally an outstanding Picasso collection was acquired at last
(E) to acquire its outstanding Picasso collection
6. An artist who explores Mexican cultural themes, the art of Maria Elena is world renowned.
(A) An artist who explores Mexican cultural themes, the art of Maria Elena is world renowned.
(B) To explore Mexican cultural themes, the work of artist Maria Elena is world-renowned art.
(C) Artist Maria Elena has explored Mexican cultural themes, the art of which is world renowned.
(D) An artist who has explored Mexican cultural themes, Maria Elena's art is world renowned.
(E) Maria Elena is a world-renowned artist whose art explores Mexican cultural themes.
7. The prevailing attitude in seventeenth-century England was that schools and universities should teach nothing that would discredit the established religion or the authority of kings and magistrates.
(A) should teach nothing that would
(B) should teach nothing that will
(C) are to teach nothing that would
(D) should only teach that which will not
(E) shall teach nothing that will
8. During a conference with Pravika's parents, the teacher mentioned that Pravika had demonstrated considerable ability in math and to learn foreign languages.
(A) considerable ability in math and to learn
(B) considerable ability in math and that she could do it well in
(C) ability that was considerable in math as well as in learning
(D) considerable ability in math and in
(E) considerable ability to learn math and in
9. Through his novels Thomas Wolfe reveals to us both the pain and the beauty of his boyhood in the American South.
(A) Through his novels Thomas Wolfe reveals to us both the pain and
(B) By means of Thomas Wolfe's novels, which reveal to us both the pain and
(C) Not only the pain is revealed to us in Thomas Wolfe's novels but he also describes
(D) Thomas Wolfe, through the medium of his novels, reveals to us both the pain with
(E) As a novelist, Thomas Wolfe thus revealing to us the pain and
10. Because many Szechuan recipes require for one to cook without there having to be interruptions, it is a good idea to measure all ingredients in advance.
(A) Because many Szechuan recipes require for one to cook without there having to be interruptions,
(B) Because many Szechuan recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(C)Being that many Szechuan recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(D)Many Szechuan recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E)When following many Szechuan recipes it is advisable for one to cook without interruptions and therefore
11. A mixture of jazz and classical idioms, the music of Gershwin was more innovative than most of his contemporaries.
(A)than most of his contemporaries
(B)than most of his contemporaries were
(C)than were most of his contemporaries
(D)than that of most of his contemporaries
(E)than most of his contemporaries, as far as music is concerned
12. On October 13, 1955, at the Six Gallery in San Francisco, Allen Ginsberg read his poem Howl, being the inauguration of both a new style in poetry and the Beat movement.
(A)Howl, being the inauguration of both
(B)Howl, both inaugurated
(C)Howl, it was the inauguration of both
(D)Howl, whose inauguration of both
(E)Howl, thus inaugurating both
13. Indicating their desire to extend free enterprise, Canadians elected a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Kim Campbell, as Prime Minister in 1993.
(A)Canadians elected a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Kim Campbell, as Prime Minister
(B)Canadians' election of a member of the Progressive Conservative Party as Prime Minister was Kim Campbell
(C)Kim Campbell of the Progressive Conservative Party was elected Prime Minister of Canada
(D)the Progressive Conservative Party's Kim Campbell was elected Prime Minister of Canadians
(E)a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Kim Campbell, was elected by Canadians as Prime Minister
14. Researchers tend to praise studies that agree with their own conclusions, and it is rare for kindness to be shown to contrary theories.
(A)conclusions, and it is rare for kindness to be shown
(B)conclusions, and kindness being rarely shown
(C)conclusions, and they rarely show kindness
(D)conclusions, they are rarely kind
(E)conclusions, although rarely showing kindness