1
After serving two terms in the Texas State Senate, Barbara Jordan’s election to the United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1973 to 1979.
(A) Barbara Jordan’s election
(B) it was Barbara Jordan who was elected
(C) it was Barbara Jordan’s election
(D) Barbara Jordan had been elected
(E) Barbara Jordan was elected
答案：E
解析：Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by placing the appropriate subject (“Barbara Jordan”) immediately after the modifying phrase (“After serving two terms in the Texas State Senate”).
2
The wide variety of spices and condiments used in sausage making including salt and, it depends on the ethnic or regional origin of the recipe, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, garlic, vinegar, mace, pepper, chili peppers, or pistachio nuts.
(A) including salt and, it depends
(B) include salt, depending
(C) includes salt, and it depends
(D) includes salt and, depending
(E) including salt and, depending
答案：D
解析：Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by using a singular verb, “includes,” to agree with the singular noun, “variety,” and by eliminating the unnecessary pronoun “it.”
3
Since William the Conqueror in 1066, every British sovereign has been crowned in Westminster Abbey except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of them were crowned.
(A) neither of them were
(B) neither were
(C) neither of whom was
(D) with neither being
(E) with neither who had been
答案：C
解析：Choice (C) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by replacing “them” with “whom” and by using an appropriate verb form, the singular “was,” to agree with the singular “neither.”
4
From its modest beginnings (A)as a series of brief vignettes to (B)its establishment as the longest-running prime-time animated series on television, The Simpsons (C)transformed the way (D)both the audiences and television programmers view the animated sitcom. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：D
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an improper idiom. What follows each part of the “both...and” construction must be grammatically parallel, but here “both” is followed by the article “the” while “and” is followed by the noun “television programmers.”
5
(A)Among the (B)most widespread of marine animals, starfish and sea urchins (C)inhabit all seas (D)except that of the polar regions. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：D
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is improper pronoun use. The plural pronoun “those” should be used to refer to the seas (plural noun) of the regions.
6
(A)Formerly called manacles or shackles, handcuffs (B)consist of two metal rings (C)joined by a short chain; once fastened shut, (D)it requires a key to open. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：D
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is illogical pronoun reference. There is nothing in the sentence to which the singular pronoun “it” can logically refer. The plural pronoun “they” is needed to refer to the plural noun “handcuffs.”
7
Used (A)in place of buttons, hooks and eyes, (B)or laces, the zipper (C)consists of two rows of plastic or metal teeth (D)and bound to the edges of two strips of fabric. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：D
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is awkward and wordy phrasing. The conjunction “and” should be either deleted or replaced by “that are.”
8
The finest quality raw silk comes from the commonly domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, it feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree.
(A) it feeds
(B) feeding
(C) they feed
(D) which feeds
(E) having fed
答案：D
解析：Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the comma splice error of the original by providing the appropriate modifying phrase “which feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree.”
9
Besides (A)conserving forest resources, recycling produces fewer pollutants (B)than does the conventional pulping and bleaching processes (C)that are normally used (D)to create paper. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：B
解析：The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is subject-verb disagreement. The singular verb “does” does not agree with the plural noun “processes.” The plural verb “do” is needed instead.
10
(A)Despite its name, the guinea pig is not (B)a member of the pig family (C)but a rodent (D)from the Andes in South America. (E)No error
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
答案：E
解析：Choice (E) is correct. There is no error in the sentence. As it appears in the sentence, “guinea pig” is singular and requires a singular verb and a singular pronoun. Also, the sentence appropriately uses the parallel “not [this]…but [that]” construction.