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1)
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have succeeded for the first
time in mining heat from the Earth’s interior and producing energy on a commercial scale, enough for efficient
generation of electricity and heating factories and homes.
A. and producing energy on a commercial scale, enough for efficient generation
of electricity and heating
B. and producing enough energy on a commercial scale for electricity to be
generated efficiently and to heat
C. for energy production on a commercial scale, enough for generating
electricity efficiently and to heat
D. to produce energy on a commercial scale, enough for generating electricity
efficiently and for heating
E. to produce enough energy on a commercial scale for efficient generation of
electricity and heat
2) A recent
and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic
aspect, at least in retrospect.
A. was not so painful, it
B. was not so painful, they
C. were not so painful, they
D. were not so painful, it
E. were not so painful, being one
3)
It is as difficult to prevent crimes against property as those that are against a person.
A. those that are against a
B. those against a
C. it is against a
D. preventing those against a
E. it is to prevent those against a
4)
The administration has increased the
number of fines for mining safety violations as part of their campaign
to protect miners.
a)has increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of
their
b)have increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of
their
c)has increased the number of fines for mining safety violations as part of its
d)has increased the amount of fines for mining safety violations as part of its
e)have increased the amount of fines for mining safety violations as part of
their
5)
Modern producers, when they need
reliable sources of original equipments and technologically advanced components
to operate profitably, face increasingly difficult choices of owning the
producers of these items, a practice known as backward integration and buying
from independent manufacturers
A. Modern producers, when they need reliable sources of original equipments and
technologically advanced components to operate profitably, face increasingly
difficult choices of owning the producers of these items, a practice known as
backward integration and buying from independent manufacturers
B. Modern producers, who need reliable sources of original equipments and
technologically advanced components to operate profitably, face an increasingly
difficult choice between owning the producers of these items, a practice known
as backward integration, and buying from independent manufacturers
C. Modern producers, who need reliable sources of original equipments and
technologically advanced components to operate profitably, face an increasingly
difficult choice to either own the producers of these items, and to buy from
independent manufacturers, a practice known as backward integration
D. Needing reliable sources of original equipment supplies, and technologically
advanced components to operate profitably, modern producers facing an increasingly
difficult choice of owning the producers of these items, and buying from
independent manufacturers, a practice known as backward integration
E. Modern producers practice what is known as backward integration, when they
need reliable sources of original equipment supplies and technologically
advanced components to operate profitably, and to face an increasing and
difficult choice of owning between the producers of these items and buying from
independent manufacturers
6)
His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine homeland, far outside the range
of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an
age in which great ice sheets had
existed in now currently temperate areas.
(A) in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas
(B) in which great ice sheets existed in what are now temperate areas
(C) when great ice sheets existed where there were areas now temperate
(D) when great ice sheets had existed in current temperate areas
(E) when great ice sheets existed in areas now that are temperate
7)
Among lower-paid workers, union members are less likely than nonunion members
to be enrolled in lower-end insurance plans imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors
to see more patients, and spend less time with each.
(A) imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see
more patients, and spend
(B) imposing stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more
patients, and spending
(C) that impose stricter limits on medical services, require doctors to see
more patients, and spend
(D) that impose stricter limits on medical services and require doctors to see
more patients, spending
(E) that impose stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see
more patients and spending
8)
Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts
sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as
thin as possible.
(A) Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain
good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.
(B) Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet
dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.
(C) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are
sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.
(D) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers
and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.
(E) Young female dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating
habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.
9)
Horticulturists, who are known for growing the juiciest tomatoes, frequently
use a method called cross-pollination, in
part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes and
partly because cross-pollination produces results more quickly than does
natural selection.
(A) in part because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes
(B) in part for the development of certain features in their tomatoes
(C) partly because of their tomatoes developing certain features
(D) partly because certain features should be developed in their tomatoes
(E) partly to develop certain features in their tomatoes
10)
Galileo's theory that ours
was indeed a solar system, in which Earth and other planets revolve around the
sun, reinforced those of Copernicus
(A) ours was indeed a solar system, in which Earth and other planets revolve
around the sun, reinforced those of Copernicus
(B) ours was indeed a solar system, in which Earth and other planets revolve
around the sun, reinforced that of Copernicus
(C) our solar system was indeed solar for Earth and the other planets revolve
around the sun, reinforced Copernicus'
(D) our system was indeed solar, in which Earth and other planets revolved
around the sun, reinforced those of Copernicus
(E) Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun in our solar system
reinforces that of Copernicus
11)
Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier
being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their
holiday gits.
1) of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that
2) of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because
3) of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because
4) their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because
5) their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that
12)
The category 1 to 5 rating known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale provides
an estimate of a hurricane’s potential of
destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind speed; a
category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as to blow away small
buildings, completely destroy mobile homes, and cause severe window and door
damage.
A. of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined from wind
speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
B. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined from wind speed;
a category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
C. of destroying or damaging property, and is primarily determined by wind
speed; a category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
D. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a
category 5 storm has wind speeds high enough
E. to destroy or damage property, and is primarily determined by wind speed; a
category 5 storm has wind speeds so high as
13)
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients
was extremely important but more research
was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients
than the balloon procedure by itself.
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
14)
Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living
organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms
and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years
ago and extending for
more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending
15)
Before scientists learned how to make
a synthetic growth hormone, removing it painstakingly in small amounts
from the pituitary glands of human cadavers.
A. scientists learned how to make a synthetic growth hormone, removing it
painstakingly
B. scientists had learned about making a synthetic growth hormone, they had to
remove it painstakingly
C. scientist learned how to synthesize the growth hormone, it had to be
painstakingly removed
D. learning how to make a synthetic growth hormone, scientists had to remove it
painstakingly
E. Learning how to synthesize the growth hormone, it have to be painstakingly
removed by scientists
16)
The ancient Romans piped hot water through the walls and under the floors so
as to warm up the rooms.
A. so as to warm up the rooms
B. and so would be able to warm up the rooms
C. to warm the rooms up
D. so that they could warm up the rooms
E. in order that they would warm up the rooms
17)
It was only after Katharine Graham
became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first
rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won
high praise for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
(A) It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post
in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was
under her command that the paper won high praise for its unrelenting reporting
of the Watergate scandal.
(B) It was only after Katharin Graham's becoming publisher of The Wasington
Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspaper, and under
her commandt it had won high praise
(C) Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963, and only
after that did it move into the first rank of American newspapers, having won
high praise under her command
(D) Moving into the first rank of American newspaper only after Katharine
Graham became its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post, winning high praise
under her command
(E) Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine
Graham's becoming its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post won high praise
under her command.
18)
The defective thermometers will sometimes fail to register a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one
when it is not.
A. a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one
B. a fever when it is present and indicate that one is present
C. when a fever is present and indicate that there is one
D. when a fever is present and indicates its presence
E. the presence of a fever when it is there and indicates its presence
19)
Never before had the gardening crew harvested so many carrots at once as it had in the fall of 2006.
A. so many carrots at once as it had in
B. at once as many carrots as
C. so many carrots at once as that it had gardened in
D. as many carrots at once as it did in
E. so many carrots at once as it did in
20)
The documentary film An Inconvenient Truth has the distinction of being
Hollywood’s first carbon-neutral film: the filmmakers hired energy consultants
to determine the movie’s “carbon footprint” from production-related travel,
clerical and office expenses, and where
the cast and crew stayed on location and then offset the emissions they
produced with renewable energy credits.
A. where the cast and crew stayed on location
B. the places where the cast and crew stayed on location
C. location accommodations for the cast and crew
D. the cast and crew’s location accommodations
E. accommodating the cast and crew on location
21)
The yield per acre of coffee berries varies enormously in that a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate and altitude, could produce
enough berries to make between one and twelve pounds of dried beans a year.
A. enormously in that a single tree, depending on both its size and on climate
and altitude, could produce
B. enormously in that a single tree, dependent on its size and also on climate
and altitude, is able to produce
C. enormously, because a single tree, depending on its size and on climate and
altitude, is able to produce
D. enormously, because a single tree, being dependent on its size, climate, and
altitude, is capable of producing
E. enormously, because a single tree, dependent both on its size as well as on climate and altitude, could produce
22)
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer
than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the
sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.
A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is
now
B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet
C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height
D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet
E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet
23)
Although the restaurant company has
recently added many new restaurants across the country and its sales have
increased dramatically, its sales at restaurants open for more than a
year have declined.
A. the restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the
country and its sales have increased dramatically, its
B. the restaurant company has recently added many new restaurants across the
country and its sales increased dramatically, its
C. many new restaurants have recently been opened across the country and its
sales increased dramatically, the restaurant company’s
D. having recently added many new restaurants across the country and with its
sales increasing dramatically, the restaurant company’s
E. recently adding many new restaurants across the country and having its sales
increase dramatically, the restaurant company’s
24)
Past assessments of the Brazilian rain forest have used satellite images to
tally deforested areas, where farmers and ranchers have clear-cut and burned
all the trees, but such work has not addressed either logging, which is the removal of only selected
trees, as well as surface fires, burning down individual trees
but do not denude the forest.
A. which is the removal of only selected trees, as well as surface fires,
burning
B. which removes only selected trees, or surface fires that burn
C. which removes only selected trees, along with surface fires that burn
D. removing only selected trees, or surface fires, burning
E. removing only selected trees, as well as surface fires that burn
25) Because there are provisions of the
new maritime code that provide that even tiny islets can be the basis for
claims to the fisheries and oil fie lds of large sea areas. they have already
stimulated international disputes over uninhabited islands.
(A) Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that provide that
even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of
large sea areas, they have already stimulated
(B) Because the new maritime code provides that even tiny islets can be the
basis for claims to the fisheries and oil fields of large sea areas, it has
already stimulated
(C) Even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and oil
fields of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime code, already
stimulating
(D) Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and
oil fields of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime code, this
has already stimulated
(E) Because even tiny islets can be the basis for claims to the fisheries and
oil fie lds of large sea areas under provisions of the new maritime code, which
is already stimulating
26)
In January 1994 an oil barge ran aground off the coast of San Juan, Puerto
Rico, leaking its cargo of 750000
gallons into the ocean, while causing the pollution of the city’s beaches.
A) leaking its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean, while causing the
pollution of
B) with its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaking into the ocean, and it
polluted
C) and its cargo of its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean,
polluting
D) while it leaked its cargo of 750000 gallons into the ocean and caused the
pollution of
E) so that its cargo of 750000 gallons leaked into the ocean, and they were
polluting
27)
According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the
Association of American Medical Colleges, minority
graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in
planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other
graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates
who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to
plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than
other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates
to plan to practice
28)
Archaeologists in Egypt have excavated a 5,000-year-old wooden hull that is the earliest surviving example of example of a “built” boat—in other words, a boat constructed out of planks fitted together—and
that thus represents a major advance, in terms of boat-building technology, over the dugout logs and reed vessels of more ancient vintage.
A. together—and that thus represents
B. together—and this has represented
C. together, and it represents
D. together that was representing
E. together to represent
29)
Heightened land erosion, caused by human activity, has many negative effects including the following: algae blooms,
coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish population, and the introduction
of harmful chemicals to the ocean's environment.
A) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of
the fish population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's
environment.
B) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish
population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean's environment.
C) including: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of the fish
population, and the introduction of harmful chemicals to the ocean's
environment.
D) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, imbalance of
the fish population, and harmful chemicals entering the ocean’s environment.
E) including the following: algae blooms, coral reef destruction, certain fish
populations rising, certain fish populations falling, and the introduction of
harmful chemicals to the ocean’s environment.
30)
Despite what was hoped, the introduction of a sixty-five mile per hour speed
limit is reducing neither congestion
on rural highways, or it is not contributing to save gas for trucking companies
and less pollution from the decreased amount of time trucks spend on
the road.
A) reducing neither congestion on rural highways, or it is not contributing to
save gas for trucking companies and less pollution
B) reducing neither the congestion on rural highways nor is it contributing to
lower gas costs for trucking companies, or to less polluting
C) not reducing the congestion on rural highways nor is it contributing to save
gas for trucking companies, and it is not lessening the pollution
D) not reducing the congestion on rural highways, it is not contributing to
savings on gas for trucking companies, it is less pollution
E) not reducing congestion on rural highways, nor is it contributing to lower
gas costs for truck companies or less pollution
31)
Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her
narratives, capitalized on her keen observation and love of the natural
world.
(A) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with
her narratives,
(B) In her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives,
Beatrix Potter
(C) In her book illustrations, which she carefully coordinated with her
narratives, Beatrix Potter
(D) Carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter, in her book
illustrations
(E) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinated them with
her narratives and
32)
Uninformed about students’ experience in urban classrooms, critics often
condemn schools’ performance as gauged by an
index, such as standardized test scores, that are called objective and can be
quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as that in
higher-level reasoning.
A)an index, such as standardized test scores, that are called objective and can
be quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as that
B)an index, such as standardized test scores, that are called objective and can
be quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as what is made
C)an index, such as standardized test scores, that is called objective and can
be quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as what is made
D)a so-called objective index, such as standardized test scores, that can be
quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as what is made
E)a so-called objective index, such as standardized test scores, that is
quantified and overlook less measurable progress, such as that
33)
Artificial intelligence emerged during the late 1950’s as an academic
discipline based on the assumption that computers are able to be programmed to think like people.
(A) are able to be programmed to think like people
(B) were able to be programmed to think as people
(C) can be programmed to think as people can
(D) could be programmed to think like people
(E) are capable of being programmed to think like people do
34)
Last week local shrimpers held a news conference to take some credit for the
resurgence of the rare Kemp's ridley turtle, saying that their compliance with
laws requiring that turtle-excluder
devices be on shrimp nets protect adult sea turtles.
A. requiring that turtle-excluder devices be on shrimp nets protect
B. requiring turtle-excluder devices on shrimp nets is protecting
C. that require turtle-excluder devices on shrimp nets protect
D. to require turtle-excluder devices on shrimp nets are protecting
E. to require turtle-excluder devices on shrimp nets is protecting
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