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2014年3月北美SAT语法模拟练习：
(1) Most experts believe that Johann Christoph Denner invented theclarinet in the late seventeenth century.
(2)When I was fifteen, after two years of clarinet lessons, I summonedthe courage to audition for my high school’s orchestra. (3) The summer before,I had perfected a clarinet adaptation of my favorite song, the Beatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four,” by practicing thepiece several times each day. (4) I never considered playing it for theaudition, however, since it was not a “serious” piece of music. (5) Instead, Ithought I would make a good impression by playing a difficult piece by Mozartat my audition. (6) Unfortunately, my selection was a big mistake. (7) At ***dition,I was so nervous that my mouth became completely dry. (8) I could hardlyproduce a **** on it. (9) I started to forget the notes. (10) Feelinghumiliated, I mumbled an apology and left as quickly as I could. (11) A list ofnew orchestra members was posted the following week. (12) It was on theschool’s Web site and my name was not there.
(13) From this embarrassing experience, I learned that I played theclarinet best when I played stuff that I loved. (14) This was better thanchoosing a difficult piece only to impress someone else. (15) The followingyear I signed up to audition again, choosing to play the Beatles’ song. (16)This time, I was much less nervous. (17) I knew the lyrics of the song byheart, and that helped me remember the notes and succeed in my audition. (18)As it turned out, my favorite song was “serious” enough to help me win a seaton the orchestra.
30. In context, which of the following revisions to sentence 8(reproduced below) is most needed?
I could hardly produce a sound on it.
(A) Add “Therefore,” before “I”.
(B) Change “hardly” to “barely”.
(C) Change “produce” to “have produced”.
(D) Add “single” before “sound”.
(E) Change “it” to “my clarinet”.
31. In context, which of the following transitions would best be insertedat the beginning of sentence 9(reproduced below)?
I started to forget the notes.
(A) In spite of this,
(B) To make matters worse,
(C) To begin with,
(D) Anyway,
(E) On the other hand,
32. Which of the following sentences is the most appropriate to insertjust before sentence 10?
(A) As I was only just learning to play, *** rented a clarinet ratherthan purchasing one.
(B) When I walked into the room, I had seen that there were fifteen otherstudents auditioning.
(C) There was also a chemistry lab report I had difficulty completingduring the week of the audition.
(D) Every year, the orchestra goes on a field trip to participate in astate competition.
(E) By the end of my audition, I could not remember any of them at all.
33. In context, which of the following is the most effective way torevise and combine sentences 11 and 12(reproduced below)?
A list of new orchestra members was posted thefollowing week. It was on the school’s Web site and my name was not there.
(A) On the school’s Web site, a list of new orchestra members was postedthe following week, and I expected my name to be on it.
(B) A list of new orchestra members was posted the following week on theschool’s Web site, so I knew I would be on it.
(C) Nevertheless, when the names of new orchestra members were posted thefollowing week on the school’s Web site, my name was not among them.
(D) When the names of new orchestra members were posted on the school’sWeb site the following week, my name was not among them.
(E) Surprisingly, my name was not there on the school’s Web site thefollowing week, when new orchestra members’ names were posted.
34. In context, which is the most effective revision of the underlinedportion of sentences 13 and 14 (reproduced below)?
From this embarrassing experience, I learned thatI played the clarinet best when I played stuff that I loved. This was betterthan choosing a difficult piece only to impress someone else.
(A) something that I loved. That was better than choosing a difficult one
(B) what I loved. It will be worse to choose something difficult
(C) a piece that I loved rather than a difficult one that I had chosen
(D) music that I loved; yet, it was worse to choose a difficult piece
(E) my favorite music; though, I should not have chosen
35. In context, which of the following sentences should be deleted?
(A) Sentence 1
(B) Sentence 6
(C) Sentence 7
(D) Sentence 15
(E) Sentence 16
上面整理的就是2014年3月北美SAT语法真题练习，希望对大家考试有帮助。
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