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Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.

Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet—youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.

Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.DONOTWRITEONANOTHERTOPIC.ANOFF-TOPICESSAYWILLRECEIVEASCOREOFZERO.

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

People'slivesaretheresultofthechoicestheymake-orfailtomake.Thepathonetakesinlifeisnotarbitrary.Choicesandtheirconsequencesdeterminethecourseofeveryperson'slife.

Allpeople,whatevertheircircumstances,makethechoicesonwhichtheirlivesdepend.

Assignment:Arepeople'slivestheresultofthechoicestheymake?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

DONOTWRITEYOURESSAYINYOURTESTBOOK.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.

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SECTION2

Time—25minutes20Questions

TurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Forthissection,solveeachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.Youmayuseanyavailablespaceforscratchwork.

Thetotalcostof5equallypricednotebooksis

$12.50.Ifthecostpernotebookisreducedby$1,howmuchwill3ofthesenotebookscostatthenewrate?

Ifx2640,whichofthefollowingcouldbeavalueofx?

8

(A)

$4.50

(B)

$5.00

(C)

$6.50

(D)

$7.50

(E)

$9.50

4

0

16

32

Thedigitsofthepositivethree-digitintegernare7,8,and9.Howmanypossiblevaluesarethereforn?

Three

Four

Six

5.Inthefigureabove,ifthecoordinatesofpointsXandYareaddedtogether,theresultwillbethecoordinateofapointbetweenwhichtwoconsecutiveintegers?

Eight

Nine

(A)

(B)

(C)

3and2

2and1

1and0

0and1

2and3

4.Inthefigureabove,WOY

andXOZ

eachhave

Inasequenceofnumbers,thefirstnumberis4andeachnumberafterthefirstis1morethan5timestheprecedingnumber.Whatisthethirdnumberinthesequence?

16

21

94

96

(E)106

measure80.

(A) 125

80

55

50

45

Ifr45,whatisthevalueoft?

9.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethegraphinthe

IttookKia6hourstodrivefromAshtontoFarley,passingthroughBelville,Clinton,Dryden,andEdgewoodontheway.Thegraphaboveshowswhereshewasalongtherouteduringthe6hoursofthetrip.Accordingtothegraph,approximatelyhowlong,inhours,didittakeKiatodrivefromDrydentoEdgewood?

1

xy-planeofthefunction(A)

(B)

f(x)2x3?

212

(C)

3

312

412

(D)

Iftheaverageof4andjis6andtheaverageof10

andkis10,whatistheaverageofjandk?

5

6

8

9

10

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Ifnisapositiveoddinteger,then(n1)(n2)

couldequalwhichofthefollowing?

10

15

20

25

30

PointSisthepointwiththegreatesty-coordinateonthesemicircleshownabove.Whatisthex-coordinateofpointR?

For12bottlesofshampooofvariousbrands,thecostandvolumeofeacharedisplayedinthescatterplotabove,andthelineofbestfitforthedataisshown.Ofthefollowing,whichisclosesttotheaverage(arithmeticmean)costperounceforthe12bottles?

(A)

$0.06

(B)

$0.09

(C)

$0.12

(D)

$0.15

(E)

$0.18

(A)5.5

(B)4

(C)3.5

(D)3

(E)2.5

Thegraphofaquadraticfunctionandthegraphofalinearfunctioninthexy-planecanintersectinatmost

howmanypoints?

Ifaandbarepositiveintegersand9(3a)3b,whatisaintermsofb?

One

Two

(A)

(B)

b2

b1

Three (C)b

Four

Morethanfour

(D)

(E)

b1

b2

IfthelengthofLMis7andthelengthofMNis8,

whichofthefollowingcouldbethelengthofLN?

23

22

17

16

14

Thetincaninthefigureaboveisacylinderthatis8

incheshighandhasabaseofradius3inches.Of5

pencilswithlengths6inches,81inches,9inches,

2

101inches,and12inches,howmanyCANNOTfit

2

entirelyinsidethecan?

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Whenthenumberkismultipliedby5,theresultis

thesameaswhen5isaddedtok.

of4k?

45

1

54

4

5

Whatisthevalue

Acircle(notdrawn)passesthroughpointAinthefigureabove.WhatcouldbethetotalnumberofpointsofintersectionofthiscircleandABC?

1

3

4

Ionly

IIonly

IandIIonly

IIandIIIonly

I,II,andIII

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Thefunctionfgraphedaboveisdefinedfor

Ifxandyarenumberssuchthat(x9)(y9)0,

whatisthesmallestpossiblevalueofx2y2?

0

9

18

81

(E)162

3x6.

Forwhichofthefollowingvaluesofx

isf(x)

f(x)?

3

2

1

1

5

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SECTION4

Time—25minutes24Questions

TurntoSection4(page5)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.

Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneaththesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.Choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,wheninsertedinthesentence,bestfitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.

Example:

Hopingto thedispute,negotiatorsproposed

acompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe toboth

laborandmanagement.

enforce..useful

end..divisive

overcome..unattractive

extend..satisfactory

resolve..acceptable

Thoughhewasfascinatedbythe behaviorof

others,Darekwas,bycontrast,themodelof in

hisowncomportment.

hedonistic..recklessness

unorthodox..conformity

restless..agitation

egotistical..extremity

unwieldy..rigidity

Thearchitectadvisedtearingdowntheoldstructure,sincehedidnotconsideritsufficientlyto

theheavywindsofthetropicalstormthepeninsulawasexpecting.

flimsy..forestall

hardy..forecast

robust..withstand

noteworthy..justify

ramshackle..repel

Whenx-rayswerediscoveredaroundtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,doctorsquicklybeganto their

newfoundabilitytodiagnosemaladiesbypeeringbeneaththesurfaceofthehumanbody.

bequeath (B) deny

(C) exploit (D) finesse

(E) divulge

Teacherswhoconsidercartoonsandcomicbooksharmfultostudents’literacyskillsoftenuseclasstimeto thesemedia.

deride (B)rationalize

vindicate (D)foster

annotate

Becausehehaddecidednotto himselfthrough

thesalesofhisnewproduct,theinventoranonymouslydonatedallprofitstocharity.

compromise (B) invigorate

impoverish (D) aggrandize

debilitate

Oncehehadsufficient information,

Randallfeltconfidentinpublishinghisdaringarticleincriminatingthelocalpolitician.

written..substantial

believed..sensational

obtained..corroborating

reported..hackneyed

discovered..contradicting

Sinceherpersonalpleashadfailedtomakehernoisyneighborschangetheirways,thehomeownerfeltthatheronlywastonotifythepolice.

backlash (B) recourse

bromide (D) reckoning

forbearance

DespitepressurefromreporterstodiscussthescandalinwhichSenatorScottsdalewascurrently ,the

presssecretarywouldnot thedetailsofthe

senator’supcomingpublicaddress.

imbued..rescind

connected..consort

entangled..repeal

embroiled..divulge

compliant..quash

Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

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Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Modernhistoriansusetheterms“feudalism”and“manorialism”torefertothewaysthatmedievalEuropeansocietieswereorganized.

Passage1

“Feudalism”isoneofthosewordsthathavetakenonsomanyextendedandfigurativemeaningsthattheoriginalmeaninghasbeenobscured.Todayanyoppressivegovernment,greedylandholder,orbrutalexploiteroflaboriscalledfeudal—alwayswithdisapproval.Thisisunfairtofeudalism.Thewordisalsooftenconfusedwiththe“manorialsystem,”whichtiedpeasantstothelandtheyworked.Feudalismisatotalorganizationofsociety.Itisaschemeofpoliticalorganization,basedinlawandoverlappingwithsocialandeconomicorganization.

Passage2

Olderhistoriansusedtheterm“feudalism”forthewholemedievalsocialorder,whichwasapeasantsocietydominatedbyamilitary,land-owningaristocracy.Modernusagegenerallyrestrictsthewordtothenetworkofrelationsbetweentenantsandlordswithinthearistocracy.Thesystemgoverningthepeasant’srelationtothe

lord,whichwastheeconomicfoundationofmedievalsociety,isusuallydesignatedthe“manorialsystem.”Therelationshipsembodiedinthefeudalandmanorialsystemsweresimpleenoughintheory:

Inthemanorialsystem,apeasantlaboredforalordinreturnforlandofhisown;inthefeudalsystem,alordheldlandsfromthekingortheoverlordinreturnforsupplyingsoldiersondemand.

WhichofthefollowingisclosesttowhattheauthorofPassage1meansbythephrase“Thisisunfairtofeudalism”(line8)?

“Feudalism”shouldnotbeusedfiguratively.

“Feudalism”shouldnotbeusedtorefertoasystemofgovernment.

Thosewholivedinfeudalsocietieswoulddisapproveofthewaythetermiscurrentlyused.

“Feudalism”shouldnotnecessarilyhaveonlynegativeconnotations.

“Feudalism”hasbeenmisusedtotheextentthatthetermnolongerhasameaning.

Theword“extended”inline2mostnearlymeans

prolonged

expanded

removed

allocated

intensive

AccordingtotheauthorofPassage2,theterm“manorial”refersto

thewholemedievalsocialorder

therelationshipsamongthemembersofthemedievalaristocracy

theeconomicrelationshipbetweenmedievalpeasantsandlords

theexchangeofmilitaryprotectionforlandownership

thesystemoflawsgoverningoverlords

ComparedwiththetoneofPassage1,thetoneofPassage2ismore

objective

disdainful

lively

unsympathetic

argumentative

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Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthefollowingexcerptfromanovel,SamuelTyne,aCanadianofGhanaiandescent,returnstoworkattheCanadianMinistryofEconomicsafterattendinghisuncle’sfuneral.

Hisovertmelancholyaggravatedhisboss,foritmadeSamuelhardtoapproach.JustaglanceintoSamuel’s

cubiclegavehisco-workersmuchtogloatabout.Itseemedawonderhewassuchanexactingemployee,withtheswiftbutpitifulstridethatbroughthim,disillusioned,tothethresholdofeverymeeting.Yethewassoindispensableinthatministrythathisco-workersregrettedeveryslurtheyflungathim,lesttheslightsdrivehimtosuicide.Fornotonlywouldthedepartmentcollapsewithouthisdoting,steadylogictobalanceit,butitseemedattimesthattheentireCanadianeconomydependedonthereluctant,soft-wristedscribblinghedidinhisgreenledger.

ThereSamuelsateachday,painfullytallyinghisdata,hispencil

poisedlikeascalpelinhishand,frowningatthegruesomebutinevitabletaskaheadofhim.Dwarfedbyamonstrousbluesuit,Samuelwouldfingerthemournfulpre-warbowlerthatneverlefthishead.

Anditwassuchanearnestsight,suchanintimatewindowintoamanwhosenatureseemedtobeallwindows—peoplewonderedifheactuallyhadapublicself—thathemighthavebeentheonlymanintheworldtoclaimvulnerabilityashisgreatestasset.

Thedayafterthefuneral,Samuelreturnedtoworktofindanotefromhisbossesonhisdesk:ComeSeeUs.

Whatcouldtheypossiblyreprimandhimfor?Hewasafastand

diligentworker,withenoughgumptiontousealittleimaginativereasoningwhensomeeconomicnuisancecalledforit.Hewaspunctualandtidy,notoverlyfamiliarwithhisco-workers;quitesimply,thebestemployeetheyhad.Ratherthanindignation,though,Samuelonlyfeltfear.Tobuyhimselftime,hecrumpledafewcleanpapersfromhisledger,andwalked

thenarrowaislesbetweencubiclestothrowtheminthehallwaygarbagebin.

Hereturnedtofindbothbosses,

50DombeyandSon*,ashe’dnicknamedthem,athisdesk.Dombey’sGermansenseofhumorfailedtotranslate,atleasttoSamuel,whoalwaysoverdidhislaughtomaskconfusion.Son,whosecurrent

55prestigewaspurenepotism,lookedatSamuelwiththecoldnessthatcloakedallofhisdealings,asifheknewhewasineptandneededtocompensate.

“Tyne,”Dombeysaid,“weneedto

60talkabouttheOldsaccount.”

Samuelpinchedthebrimofhishatwithhisthumbs.“Ah,yes.Sorry,yes.Ithink,sir,IhandedthatinbeforeItookdayleaveformyuncle’sfuneral.”

65 “Itcontainsadreadfulerror,”said

Son,blinkingviolentlybehindhisglasses.HejerkedthereportatSamuel.

Thereitwas,plainasday,onpagesix.AmiscalculationSamuelmusthave

70madewhilethinkingaboutJacob’sdeathandthehouse.Hestoodthere,hatinhand,aghast.

“Werealize,”continuedSon,“thatthejobsometimesgetsstressful.That,

75perse,therearetimeswhenonecannotalwaysbeason-the-ballasisrequired.Butthisdefiesall.Notonlyisitnotuptostandard,it’sdownrightmisleading.”

ThatwasthewaySonspoke,as

80thoughhehadn’tmasteredthebureaucraticlanguage,wieldingphrasessuchas“perse”and“notuptostandard”liketheresidueofsomemanagementhandbook.EvenDombeyseemed

85perplexedbythisattimes.

ThemuscleinSamuel’scheektrembled.Henodded.

“Weunderstandyou’vejustsufferedabigloss,Samuel,”said

90Dombey,“butasyouknowthisisafederalworkplace.Whatwouldhappen,say,ifyoumadethiskindoferrordaily?Now,we’recertainlynotsayingthatyoudo.Butwhatwouldhappen?I’lltellyou

95whatwouldhappen.You’dhaveladiescollapsinginten-hourlinesjusttogetaloafofbreadtofeedtheirfamilies.You’dhavechildrenskippingschoolbecausetherearen’tenoughclothestogoaround.

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105

110

115

120

Babiesdyingwithoutmilk.Oldfolkscrumblingintheirrockers.It’dbepandemoniumwithacapitalP—depression.Wearetheeconomy.Weanswertotheprimeminister.Thereisnoroomforerrorhere.”Dombeyscratchedhisheadandlookedwistful.“Oh,don’tlooksoglum.”

Again,Samuelnodded.

Son,fearinghisroleinthereprimandunnecessary,added,“Weare,ofcourse,deeplysorryforyourloss,but

youmustrememberourcountryisinyourhands.”

DombeyfrownedatSon,andthetwomenwalkedoff.Whentheyleft,SamuelheardthroughthedividertherudelaughterofSallyMather.Hisface

burning,hesatathisdesk,andpickinguphisgreenledger,triedtomakeupforthetenminuteslosttime.

*DombeyandSonisanovelbytheEnglishwriterCharlesDickens.

Inline20,theword“painfully”isclosestinmeaningto

laboriously

critically

sensitively

harmfully

acutely

Inline22,theword“gruesome”isclosestinmeaningto

shocking

repugnant

frightening

crude

sensational

ThesecondparagraphimpliesthatTyne’sclothesmakehimappearwhichofthefollowing?

Casual

Pathetic

Stylish

Proud

Inappropriate

Tyne’sattitudeatworkcouldbestbedescribedas

sinisterandcalculating

happyandambitious

insubordinateandstubborn

cheerfulandobedient

professionalandmorose

Thephrase“whosenatureseemedtobeallwindows”inlines27-28suggeststhat

Tyne’scolleaguesallhaddifferentopinionsofhim

Tynebehavedinmanyinconsistentways

Tyne’struefeelingswereeasytoobserve

Tynedidnotappeartobeasolidperson

Tynealwaystalkedabouthimselftohiscolleagues

Inline41,theword“familiar”isclosestinmeaningto

common

expected

forward

natural

recognizable

ThedescriptionofTyne’sjobperformanceinlines37-43primarilyservesto

illustratethatTyneenjoyeddoinghisjob

implythatTynedeservesapromotion

suggestthatTyne’sworkhabitsaregenerallybeyondreproach

indicatethatTyne’sbosseswillprobablynotdisciplinehim

demonstratethatTyne’sbosseshavealwayslikedhim

Thegestureinlines45-48(“Tobuy…bin”)ismeantprimarilytoindicateTyne’s

desiretolookbusy

unwillingnesstomeetwithhisbosses

avoidanceofwork

attempttoescapepunishment

dissatisfactionwithhissurroundings

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ThenarratormostlikelyreferstoTyne’ssecondbossonlyas“Son”throughoutthepassageinorderto

implythathisauthorityisundeserved

indicatehisofficialtitleatwork

reinforcehispositionofpower

suggestafriendshipbetweenhimandTyne

portrayhimasanapproachablemanager

ThenarratorsuggeststhatSon’scommenttoTyneinlines110-113demonstrates

genuineconcernforTyne’sloss

amisunderstandingofTyne’ssituation

adisagreementwithDombeyabouttheerror

adesiretobeseenasimportant

anefforttohelpTyneimprovehisperformance

Tyne’sresponsetohisbosses’reprimandcouldbestbecharacterizedas

defensive

passionate

rude

submissive

deceitful

Theauthormentionsthe“rudelaughterofSallyMather”inline117primarilyinorderto

indicatethatmostofTyne’scolleaguesdislikehim

implythatSallyMatherhasreportedTyne’serrortohisbosses

underscorethehumiliationTyneisexperiencing

showthatTyne’sbosseswantedhiscolleaguestoknowabouthiserror

suggestthatTyne’sbossesaremakingfunofhim

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Time—25minutes35Questions

TurntoSection5(page5)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.

Unlikewithmanyanimals,humansdonotswimbyinstinct.

withmanyanimals

whatmanyanimalsdo

manyanimals

manyanimalswhodoit

manyanimalsdo

Firstrunin1867andstilltakingplaceeverysummer,theBelmontStakes,ahorseraceforthoroughbredthree-year-olds,wasoneoftheoldestracesintheUnitedStates.

Thefollowingsentencestestcorrectnessandeffectivenessofexpression.Partofeachsentenceortheentiresentenceisunderlined;beneatheachsentencearefivewaysofphrasingtheunderlinedmaterial.ChoiceArepeatstheoriginalphrasing;theotherfourchoicesaredifferent.Ifyouthinktheoriginalphrasingproducesabettersentencethananyofthealternatives,selectchoiceA;ifnot,selectoneoftheotherchoices.

Inmakingyourselection,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish;thatis,payattentiontogrammar,choiceofwords,sentenceconstruction,andpunctuation.Yourselectionshouldresultinthemosteffectivesentence—clearandprecise,withoutawkwardnessorambiguity.

EXAMPLE:

LauraIngallsWilderpublishedherfirstbookandshewassixty-fiveyearsoldthen.

andshewassixty-fiveyearsoldthen

whenshewassixty-five

atagesixty-fiveyearsold

uponthereachingofsixty-fiveyears

atthetimewhenshewassixty-five

was

is

were

are

hasbeen

FolklorescholarsthinkoffablesprobablyoriginatingamongtheSemiticpeoplesoftheMiddleEast,movingfirsttoIndiaandthenwesttoGreece.

offablesprobablyoriginating

offablesthatprobablyoriginated

thatthefable’soriginswereprobably

thattheoriginoffablesprobablywas

thatfablesprobablyoriginated

AltheaGibson,thefirstAfricanAmericantennisplayerthattheyrecognizedasaworldchampion,beganplayingamateurtennisinthe1940’s.

thattheyrecognizedas

thatwasrecognizedtobe

recognizedbecauseshewas

toberecognizedas

recognizingheras

Societiesactingthroughtheirgovernmentsmaketherulestostatewhichactsareillegal,butalthoughwaristhemostviolentofhumanactivities,ithasnotbeendeclaredillegalbyanyoftheworld’sgovernmentsortheiragencies.

tostate

stating

whentheystate

thatarestating

wheretheystate

The2003NobelPeacePrizewasawardedtoShirinEbadi,anIranianlawyer,writer,andteacher,shegainedprominenceasanadvocatefordemocracyandhumanrights.

teacher,shegained

teacher,shehadgained

teacher,gaining

teacherwhogained

teacherhavinggained

Becauseitsearlyhistoryisnotfullyknown,origami,theartoffoldingobjectsoutofpaperwithoutcutting,pasting,ordecorating,seemstohavedevelopedfromtheolderartoffoldingcloth.

Because

Inthat

Since

Although

As

Oneofthemostpopularsingersofhistime,morethantwentylanguagesweremasteredbyPaulRobeson,allowinghimtoperformclassicalrepertory,spirituals,andfolksongsfromaroundtheworld.

morethantwentylanguagesweremasteredbyPaulRobeson,allowinghimtoperform

PaulRobeson’smasteryofmorethantwentylanguagesallowedhimtoperform

masteringmorethantwentylanguagesallowedPaulRobesontoperform

hismasteryofmorethantwentylanguagesallowedPaulRobesontobeperforming

PaulRobesonmasteredmorethantwentylanguages,allowinghimtoperform

BabeRuthisregardedbymanyhavingbeenthegreatestbaseballplayerinhistory,andheremainsarguablythemostcelebratedfigureinNorthAmericansports.

havingbeen

thathewas

forbeing

tobe

as

Digitaltechnology,aseverymarketerknows,issynonymoustospeed,precision,andthefuture.

to

of

with

for

through

Aftercarefullystudyingbothofthearticles,Dr.RodriguezandNurseAlbafoundthattheonlydifferencebetweenthemweretheirtitles.

themweretheirtitles

themwerethetitles

thearticleswerethetitles

thearticleswasthatofthetitles

thearticleswastheirtitles

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Thefollowingsentencestestyourabilitytorecognizegrammarandusageerrors.Eachsentencecontainseitherasingleerrorornoerroratall.Nosentencecontainsmorethanoneerror.Theerror,ifthereisone,isunderlined

andlettered.Ifthesentencecontainsanerror,selecttheoneunderlinedpartthatmustbechangedtomakethesentencecorrect.Ifthesentenceiscorrect,selectchoiceE.Inchoosinganswers,followtherequirementsofstandardwrittenEnglish.

EXAMPLE:

Theotherdelegatesandhimimmediately

A B C

acceptedtheresolutiondraftedbythe

D

neutralstates.Noerror

E

Inadditionto

A

beingatalentedpianistandcomposer,

B

BélaBartókwasarespected

C

musicologistwhowrote

D

severalbooksonHungarian,Slovakian,andRomanian

folkmusic.Noerror

E

Whereasthecaterpillarsofmostbutterfliesare

A

harmless,mothcaterpillarscausedanenormous

B

amountofdamagetoplants,forestandshadetrees,

C

clothing,andhouseholdgoods.Noerror

AtA

themeetingoftheplanningboard,the

D

17.Homingpigeonscannavigateover

E

longdistances,

councilwomanassured

B

herconstituentsthatshewas

C

A

employingtheirsenseofsmelltoascertaintheirinitial

activeseekingalong-termsolutiontothecity’s

D

parkingproblem.Noerror

B

locationandusingtheposition

C

oftheSun

E

Usedinsculpture,carvingistheprocessofreducing

A

substancessuchasstone,wood,orivorytoa

determiningthedirectioninwhichtheymustfly.

D

NoerrorE

B

desiredshapebycuttingortochipawayunnecessary

Saltisvaluednotonlybecauseofitsproperties

A

asa

D

parts.Noerror

condimentandpreservative,butalsobecause

B

E theyare

C

essentialtothehealthof

D

humansand

NewYorkCityisanimportantcenterofAmerican

A

animals.Noerror

E

Buddhism,inpartbecauseitsresidentsincluded

B C

immigrantsfrommostofthecountriesthathave

D

strongBuddhisttraditions.Noerror

E

19.AftertwotermsintheTexasStateSenate,BarbaraA

JordanelectedtotheUnitedStatesHouseof

24.Althoughtheprecisedateandplaceoftheoriginof

baseballarehotlydebated,itisbeyonddisputethat

B A B

Representatives,wheresheserved

from1973to

theNewYorkCityboroughsofManhattanand

C D

1979.Noerror

Brooklynplayanimportantroleinitsearly

E

Asweetener,normallyeither

sugarorsyrup,areused

C D

development.Noerror

E

A B

inalmostallbreadfortasteorasanaidtoyeast

C D

growth.Noerror

E

WillieDixon'supbeatbluescompositionshelped

By2003,morethan684,000studentsintheUnited

A

Stateshadenrolledincharterschools,publiclyfunded

schoolsthatpledgedbetteracademicresultsandwere

B

unencumberedbymanyoftheregulationsgoverning

A

usherintheChicagobluessoundduringthe1950’sand

havebecomestandardnumbersforthemanyyoungB

rockgroupstryingtoachievepopularityduringthe

C D

ordinarypublicschools.Noerror

E

Thecommoncold,likechickenpox,measles,and

A

C D manyotherviraldiseases,canbespreadbothbefore

1960’s.Noerror

E

WhentheSpanishconquistadorsreachedPeruin

A

1532,theyencounteredthevastempireoftheIncas,

B

itextendedalongthePacificcoastofSouthAmerica

C

frommodernEcuadortocentralChileand

B

andaftertheir

D

C

symptomsemerge.Noerror

E

inlandacrosstheAndes.Noerror

E

UnlikeherbestfriendMargie,makingthevarsity

A B

soccerteamasafreshman,Jilldidnotmaketheteam

C D

untilherjunioryear.Noerror

E

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27.Although

hehadneverplayedorganizedsports,

29.Venezueladevotesahigherpercentageofitsbudget

A A B

wheneverJustin,whowasuncommonlytall,attends toeducationthandootherlargeLatinAmerican

B C

abasketballgame,fanswouldaskhimforan

C

countriessuchasMexicoandBrazil.Noerror

D D E

autograph.Noerror

E

From

A

itsmodestbeginningsasaseriesofbrief