SAT历年真题：SAT真题OC-Test06

SAT备考资料

ESSAY

Time—25minutes

Turntopage2ofyouranswersheettowriteyourESSAY.

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

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

Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.DONOTWRITEONANOTHERTOPIC.ANOFF-TOPICESSAYWILLRECEIVEASCOREOFZERO.

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Peoplewholiketothinkofthemselvesastough-mindedandrealistictendtotakeitforgrantedthathumannatureis“selfish”andthatlifeisastruggleinwhichonlythefittestmaysurvive.Accordingtothisview,thebasiclawbywhichpeoplemustliveisthelawofthejungle.The“fittest”arethosepeoplewhocanbringtothestrugglesuperiorforce,superiorcunning,andsuperiorruthlessness.

AdaptedfromS.I.Hayakawa,LanguageinThoughtandAction

Assignment: Dopeoplehavetobehighlycompetitiveinordertosucceed?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

DONOTWRITEYOURESSAYINYOURTESTBOOK.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.

BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.

Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.

Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.

SECTION2

Time—25minutes20Questions

TurntoSection2(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Forthissection,solveeachproblemanddecidewhichisthebestofthechoicesgiven.Fillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.Youmayuseanyavailablespaceforscratchwork.

Ifx2

-36

=0,whichofthefollowingcouldbea 3.

valueofx?

-6

-4

0

3

12

Ifr

=2tandt=3,whatisthevalueof2r?

(A)

2

(B)

4

(C)

6

(D)

8

(E)

12

Thelengthofarectangularrugis2feetmorethanitswidth.Ifthelengthoftherugis8feet,whatistheareaoftheruginsquarefeet?

16

48

66

80

96

SomeintegersinsetXareeven.

Ifthestatementaboveistrue,whichofthefollowingmustalsobetrue?

Ifanintegeriseven,itisinsetX.

Ifanintegerisodd,itisinsetX.

AllintegersinsetXareeven.

AllintegersinsetXareodd.

NotallintegersinsetXareodd.

Atrianglehasaperimeterof13andonesideoflength3.Ifthelengthsoftheothertwosidesareequal,whatisthelengthofeachofthem?

4

7.Squaringtheproductofzand5givesthesameresultassquaringthesumofzand5.Whichofthefollowingequationscouldbeusedtofindallpossiblevaluesofz?

2

5

6

(A)5z2=az+5f

2

(D)7

(B)a5zf2

=z2+5

2

(E)8

(C)52z=

z2+5

(D)

a5zf2

=az+5f

2

2

(E)5z2=z2+5

Thegridaboveshowsthenumberofhoursworkedlastweekby12studentsofvariousagesatafter-schooljobs.Whichofthefollowingistrue,accordingtothisgrid?

Halfofthestudentsworkedmorethan12hourseach.

Onestudentworkedexactly15hours.

One16yearoldworkedmorethan11hours.

More18yearoldsthan17yearoldsworkedatleast13hourseach.

Mostofthestudentswereunder16yearsold.

Ifasmany7-inchpiecesofwireaspossiblearecutfromawirethatis3feetlong,whatisthetotallengthofthewirethatisleftover?(12inches=1foot)

1inch

2inches

3inches

4inches

5inches

Whichoftheletteredpointsinthefigureabovehas

Ifyisdirectlyproportionaltoxandify=20when

x=6,whatisthevalueofywhenx=9?

103

403

23

27

30

coordinates(x,y)suchthat

A

B

C

D

E

x+y

=5?

{ }

A=4,1,5,4,11,7

7 2 2

{ }

B=4,7,4,7

7 4

IfnisamemberofbothsetAandsetBabove,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?

nisaninteger.

4nisaninteger.

n4

None

IIonly

IandIIonly

IandIIIonly

I,II,andIII

Thenthtermofasequenceisdefinedtobe4n+3.The50thtermishowmuchgreaterthanthe45thterm?

5

16

20

23

24

Whichoftherectangularsolidsshownabovehasavolumeclosesttothevolumeofarightcircularcylinderwithradius2andheight4?

A

B

C

D

E

Flour,water,andsaltaremixedbyweightintheratioof5:4:1,respectively,toproduceacertaintypeofdough.Inordertomake5poundsofthisdough,whatweightofsalt,inpounds,isrequired?

14

12

34

1

2

jx20.49

k=ax-0.49f2

mx30.49

Ifxisanegativeinteger,whatistheorderingof

j,k,andmfromleasttogreatest?

j<k<m

InrectangleABCDabove,theareaoftheshadedregionisgivenbyw.Iftheareaof

4

theshadedregionis7p,whatisthetotalarea,

j<m<k

k<j<m

m<j<k

m<k<j

tothenearestwholenumber,oftheunshadedregionsofrectangleABCD?

4

6

8

9

10

Thecitylibrarydonatedsomechildren’sbookstoMr.

19.Forallpositiveintegerswandy,wherew>

y,let

Clark’sfirst-gradeclass.Ifeachstudenttakes4books,therewillbe20booksleft.If3studentsdonottakea

theoperationƒbedefinedbywƒy=

2w+yw

.For

bookandtherestofthestudentstake5bookseach,

therewillbenobooksleft.Howmanybooksweredonatedtotheclass?

(A)

120

(B)

140

(C)

160

(D)

175

(E)

185

Inthefigureabove,iflinehasaslopeof-2,

whatisthey-interceptof?

7

8

9

10

12

2-y

howmanypositiveintegerswiswƒ1equalto4?

None

One

Two

Four

Morethanfour

Thefigureaboverepresentsfourofficesthatwillbeassignedrandomlytofouremployees,oneemployeeperoffice.IfKarenandTinaaretwoofthefouremployees,whatistheprobabilitythateachwillbeassignedanofficeindicatedwithanX?

116

112

16

14

1

2

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SECTION4

Time—25minutes24Questions

TurntoSection4(page5)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.

EdmundWhiteisaauthor:hehaswrittennovels,essays,shortstories,atravelbook,andabiography.

demonstrative (B)nebulous (C)meticulous

versatile (E)metaphoric

Thearchaeologistbelievedthecoinsheunearthedwas evidence,unquestionableproofthatthe

sitedatedtothefourthcentury.

immaterial (B)potential (C)incriminating

nominal (E)indisputable

Althoughtherigorsofballetdancingareprimarily

,thisartisalsoemotionallyandspiritually --.

illusory..taxing

exaggerated..balanced

physical..demanding

appealing..indulgent

strenuous..dubious

Studiesofamongturtlesaresometimes by

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

Example:

Hopingto thedispute,negotiatorsproposed

acompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe toboth

laborandmanagement.

enforce..useful

end..divisive

overcome..unattractive

extend..satisfactory

resolve..acceptable

thefactthatthesubjectslivesolongthatresearchersretirebeforethestudiescanbecompleted.

extinction..enhanced

longevity..hampered

behavior..belied

mortality..bolstered

reproduction..confirmed

Amodelof behavior,Cunninghamneverateor

dranktoexcess.

temperate (B)laconic (C)duplicitous

aesthetic (E)voluble

Theentrepreneurhadawell-deservedreputationfor

,havingaccuratelyanticipatedmanychangesunforeseenbyestablishedbusinessleaders.

prescience (B)sincerity (C)avarice

complicity (E)mendacity

Scientistsrequireobservabledata,not ,to

supportahypothesis;soundscienceisgroundedin resultsratherthanspeculation.

induction..diminutive

experimentation..pragmatic

intuition..fiscal

bombast..theoretical

conjecture..empirical

Thedirectorcomplainedthatthesitcom’sthemesongwasdownright ,havingnomorepepandvigor

thana --.

tedious..jingle

inchoate..lullaby

lugubrious..dirge

facetious..ballad

sprightly..eulogy

Eachpassagebelowisfollowedbyquestionsbasedonitscontent.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedineachpassageandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

Questions9-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Questions11-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Line5

10

Inbetweenschooldays,wegatheredhazelnuts,fished,hadlongdeer-huntingweekends,wenttopowwows,beadedonlooms,andmadequilts.Ididnotquestionthenecessityorvalueofourschooleducation,butsomehowIgrewupknowingitwasn’ttheonly

educationIwouldneed.I’mthankfulforthoseexperiencesofmyAnishinaabeheritage,becausenowIknowbyheartnotonlythenationalanthem,buttheancientsongoftheloon.IrecognizenotonlythealphabetandthepartsofanEnglishsentence,buttheintricatelanguageofabeaver’steethandtail.

Themainideaofthepassageisthattheauthor

preferredcertainacademicsubjectsoverothers

succeededinlearningtospeakmanyforeignlanguages

valuedknowledgeofthenaturalworldmorethanbooklearning

lovedbothfamilytripsandtribalactivities

learnedmanyimportantthingsbothinandoutofschool

Theauthor’soveralltoneinthispassageisbestdescribedasoneof

jubilation

frustration

curiosity

appreciation

uncertainty

Line5

10

Dailylifeisoverflowingwithmundanementalevents.Apaperclipgleamsamidstacksofdocuments,afriend’sfaceshineslikeabeaconoutofacrowd,thesmelloffreshlybakedbreadevokeschildhoodmemories—thoughtsandperceptionssuchastheseflowbywithmonotonousease.

Soitseems,anyway.Yetgivenwhatscientistsknowabouthowbrainswork,eventheabilitytoperceiveapapercliponamessydeskrepresentsanextraordinaryandmysteriousachievement.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimplicitlylikensourexperienceofsensoryimpressionsto

anemotionalrollercoaster

anunobstructedstream

arepeatedimage

anostalgicreminiscence

adivertingdaydream

Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

celebratelife’smundanebutgratifyingpleasures

conveytheoverwhelmingconfusionofevery-daylife

explorethebiologicalimplicationsofaperson’sdecisions

suggestthecomplexityofperceptualprocesses

presentascientificanalysisofanautomaticreflex

Line5

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35

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45

50

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thefollowingpassageisfroma1991essaythatdiscussesthedebateoverwhichauthorsshouldbetaughtinEnglishclasses.

Now,whatarewetomakeofthissputteringdebate,inwhichchargesofimperialismaremetbyequallypassionateaccusationsofvandalism,inwhicheachsidehatestheother,andyeteachseemstohaveitsshareofreason?Itoccurstomethatperhapswhatwehavehereisoneofthosedebatesinwhichtheopposingsides,

unbeknownsttothemselves,shareamyopiathatwillturnouttobethemostinterestingandimportantfeatureofthewholediscussion,adebate,forinstance,likethatoftheFoundingFathersoverthenatureofthefranchise.Thinkofalltheenergyandpassionspentdebatingthequestionofpropertyqualifications,ordirectversuslegislativeelections,whileallalong,unmentionedandunimagined,wasthefact—toussocentral—thatwomenandslaveswereneverconsideredforanykindofvote.

Whileeveryoneisbusyfightingoverwhatshouldbetaughtintheclassroom,somethingisbeingoverlooked.Thatisthestateofreading,andbooks,andliteratureinourcountry,atthistime.Why,askyourself,iseveryonesohotunderthecollaraboutwhattoputontherequired-readingshelf?Itisbecause,whilewehavebeenarguingsofiercelyaboutwhichbooksmakethebestmedicine,thepatienthasbeenslippingdeeperanddeeperintoacoma.

Letusimagineacountryinwhichreadingwasapopularvoluntaryactivity.There,parentsreadbooksfortheirownedificationandpleasureandareseenbytheirchildrenatthissilentandmysteriouspastime.Theseparentsalsoreadtotheirchildren,givethembooksforpresents,talktothemaboutbooks,andunderwrite,withtheirtaxes,apubliclibrarysystemthatisopenallday,everyday.Inschool,

thechildrenstudycertainbookstogetherbutalsohaveanactivereadinglifeoftheirown.Yearslater,itmayevenbehardforthemtorememberiftheyreadJaneEyreathomeandJudyBlume1inclassortheotherwayaround.Incollege,youngpeoplecontinuetobeassignedcertainbooks,butfarmoreimportantarethebookstheydiscoverforthemselvesbrowsinginthelibrary,inbookstores,ontheshelvesoffriends,onebookleadingtoanother,backandforthinhistoryandacrosslanguagesandcultures.

Aftergraduation,theycontinuetoreadandinthefullnessoftimeproduceanewgenerationofreaders.Ohhappyland!Iwishwealllivedthere.

Inthatcountryofrealreaders,voluntary,active,self-determinedreaders,adebatelikethecurrentoneoverthecanonwouldnotbetakingplace.Orifitdid,itwouldbeasakindofparlorgame:Whatbookswouldyoutaketoadesertisland?Everyonewouldknowthatthetop-tenlistwasmerelyatinyfractionofthebooksonewouldreadinalifetime.ItwouldnotseemracistorsexistorhopelesslyhideboundtoputNathanielHawthorneonthelistandnotToniMorrison.2Itwouldbemorelikeputtingoatmeal

andnotnoodlesonthebreakfastmenu—achoicepartlyarbitrary,partlyanodtothenationalpast,andpartly,dareonesayit,akindofreverseaffirmativeaction:School

55mightfranklybetheplacewhereonereadsthebooksthatarealittleoff-putting,thathavegonealittlecold,thatyoumightoverlookbecausetheydonotaddress,inreader-friendlycontemporaryfashion,theissuesmostimmediatelyatstakeinmodernlifebutthat,withalittlestudy,turnout

60tohaveagreatdealtosay.Beingonthelistwouldn’tmeansomuch.Itmightevenaddtoawriter’scachetnottobeonthelist,tobeinonewayoranothertooheady,toodaring,tooexcitingtobegroundupintoinstitutionalfodderforteenagers.Generationsofhighschoolkidshavebeenturned

65offtoGeorgeEliot3bybeingforcedtoreadSilasMarneratatenderage.Onecanimagineawholenewreadershipforherifgrown-upswerelefttoapproachMiddlemarchandDanielDerondawithopenminds,attheirleisure.

JaneEyre,byCharlotteBrontë,isanineteenth-centurynovel.JudyBlumewritescontemporaryyoungadultnovels.

Hawthornewasanineteenth-centuryAmericanwriter.ToniMorrisonisacontemporaryAmericanwriter.

GeorgeEliotwasthepseudonymofanineteenth-centuryfemaleBritishnovelist.

Accordingtotheauthor,toomuchenergytodayisspentdebating

howtoimprovetheeducationsystem

howtomakeliteratureseemrelevant

whothebetterwritersare

whatstudentsshouldreadinschool

whetherornottoteachclassicworks

Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassage(lines1-23),theauthorsuggeststhatbothsidesofthedebate

neglectafundamentalissue

disregardakeypieceofevidence

ignoreopposingviews

lackahistoricalperspective

dismissavaluabletradition

Theauthorinvokes“theFoundingFathers”(lines9-10)chieflyinorderto

appealtothereader’ssenseofpatriotism

introduceahistoricalparallel

examinethehistoryoflegislativedebate

remindthereaderhowattitudeschangeovertime

suggestthatprogressiscompatiblewithtradition

Inline18,“state”mostnearlymeans

government

territory

condition

scale

mood

Inline23,the“coma”representsthe

rebellionofstudentsagainsttraditionaltexts

lackofenthusiasmforreadingingeneral

scarcityofbooksonofficialreadinglists

difficultyofunderstandingarchaiclanguage

negativeeffectsofpopularmedia

Inlines24-27(“Let...pastime”),thecountrydescribedisnoteworthybecause

peoplehaveallowednewintereststodevelopfromtheirreading

parentsdemonstratetheirenjoymentofreading

childrenlearntoreadatanearlyage

childrenandparentssharemanyactivities

writingisviewedasavaluableskill

Lines30-39(“Inschool...cultures”)presentamodelofeducationwherestudentslearnto

valueculturaldiversityovertradition

respecttheviewsofbothsidesofthedebate

reflectcriticallyonthenatureofAmericanschooling

differentiatebetweenclassicandcontemporaryworks

exploretheworldthroughwide-rangingreading

Inlines33-34,theauthorcitesJaneEyreandJudyBlumeprimarilyinorderto

proposethataloveofreadingmightbluracommonlyperceiveddistinction

showthatyoungerreaderscannotdistinguishbetweenliteratureofdifferenteras

arguethatmostmodernnovelshavenolastingimpactonreaders

observethatclassicliteraturehasgreatappealforevenreluctantreaders

indicatethatcertainworksareinterchangeable

Inlines35-39(“Incollege...cultures”),theeducationillustratedisbestdescribedas

elitist

philanthropic

eclectic

methodical

rudimentary

Inlines54-60(“School...say”),theauthordescribesaworldinwhichschoolsteachbooksthatare

interesting

celebrated

uncontroversial

notobviouslyrelevant

notlikelytoinspire

Lines60-64(“Being...teenagers”)suggestthatexcludingabookfromareadinglistmight

enhancethereputationofthebook’sauthor

encouragestudentstoprotestthedecision

influencecoursecurriculanationwide

appeaseconservativeparents

disappointthebook’sfans

Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

shiftthefocusofadebate

supportonesideinadebate

suggestapracticalsolution

reviveadiscreditedidea

promotecertainkindsofwriting

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SECTION5

Time—25minutes35Questions

TurntoSection5(page5)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

Directions:Foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromamongthechoicesgivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.

Theplansweremadetoohastily,withoutenoughthoughtbehindit.

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

toohastily,withoutenoughthoughtbehindit

toohasty,withoutenoughthoughtbehindit

toohastily,withoutenoughthoughtbehindthem

toohasty,andthereisnotenoughthoughtbehindthem

toohastily,andthereisnotenoughthoughtbehindit

Manypsychologistsdonotusehypnosisintheirpractices,itisbecausetheyknowverylittleaboutitandarewaryofitasaresult.

practices,itisbecausetheyknowverylittleaboutitandarewaryofitasaresult

practicesbecausetheyknowverylittleaboutitandarethereforewaryofit

practicesforthereasonthattheyknowverylittleaboutit,withresultingwariness

practicesbecauseofknowingverylittleaboutitandthereforetheyarewaryofit

practices,theirknowledgeofitbeingverylittleresultsinwarinessofit

InsidefamedactorLilyLangtry’sprivaterailroadcarwereadrawingroomwithapiano,bathfixturesofsilver,andthereweredraperiestrimmedwithBrusselslace.

thereweredraperiestrimmedwithBrusselslace

draperiestrimmedwithBrusselslace

trimmedwithBrusselslaceweredraperies

thedraperiesweretrimmedwithBrusselslace

draperiestrimmedwithBrusselslacewerethere

SamuelAdamswasbynomeansthefirstAmericantoespousethedemocraticcause,buthehasbeenthefirstwhoconceivedthepartymachinerythatmadeitpractical.

hasbeenthefirstwhoconceived

hadbeenthefirstwhoconceived

wasthefirsthavingconceived

wasthefirsttoconceive

havingbeenthefirsttoconceive

Notwoofthespecimenswassufficientlyaliketowarrantthembeingcalledmembersofasinglespecies.

wassufficientlyaliketowarrantthembeingcalled

wassufficientlyaliketowarrantthecallingofthem

wassufficientlyaliketowarranttheirbeingcalled

weresufficientlyaliketowarrantthecallingofthem

weresufficientlyaliketowarrantcallingthem

Mygrandsonthinkshecancookbetterthananyotherpersonatthefair;andhehastheblueribbonstoproveit.

Mygrandsonthinkshecancookbetterthananyotherpersonatthefair;andhe

Mygrandsonthinkshecancookbetterthananyotherpersonatthefair,andhe

Mygrandsonthinkshecancookbetterthananypersonatthefair,consequentlyhe

Tothinkhecancookbetterthananyotherpersonatthefair,mygrandson

Thinkinghecancookbetterthananyotherpersonatthefair,mygrandson

DifferingonlyslightlyfromtheGreeksweretheRomantheaters,whichwereoftenfreestandingratherthanpartofahillside.

DifferingonlyslightlyfromtheGreeksweretheRomantheaters,which

DifferingonlyslightlyfromGreektheaters,

Romantheaters

DifferingonlyintheslightestfromtheGreeksweretheRomantheaters,which

TheGreeksdifferedonlyslightlyfromtheRomans,they

TheGreektheatersdifferedfromtheRomantheatersonlyslightly,wherethey

Whenchronologicalorderisfollowedtoomechanically,theyareobscuringratherthanclarifyingimportantrelationships.

Whenchronologicalorderisfollowedtoomechanically,theyareobscuringratherthanclarifyingimportantrelationships.

Whenchronologicalorderisfollowedtoomechanically,itobscuresratherthanclarifyingimportantrelationships.

Chronologicalorder,iftoomechanicallyfollowed,obscuresratherthanitclarifiesimportantrelationships.

Chronologicalorder,iffollowedtoomechan-ically,obscuresratherthanclarifiesimportantrelationships.

Ifyoufollowatoomechanicalchronologicalorder,itobscuresratherthanclarifiesimportantrelationships.

Smallmarinecrustaceansknownaskrillareoftenfedtofarmanimals,butthereisnotmuchhumanconsumption.

animals,butthereisnotmuchhumanconsumption

animals,butconsumptionisnotdonemuchbypeople

animalsbutarerarelyeatenbypeople

animals,buteatingthemisrarelydonebyhumans

animals,butamongpeoplethereisnotmuchconsumption

Theeducator’sremarksstressedthatwell-fundedliteracyprogramsareneededifeveryoneistogaintheskillsrequiredforsurvivalinsociety.

thatwell-fundedliteracyprogramsareneededifeveryoneistogain

thatwell-fundedliteracyprogramsneededingaining

thereisaneedofwell-fundedliteracyprogramsforeveryonewillgain

aneedforwell-fundedliteracyprogramsandeveryonewillgain

whywell-fundedliteracyprogramsbeingnecessaryforeveryoneingaining

ThePortuguesemusicaltraditionknownasfado,or“fate,”hasbeencalledthePortuguesebluesbecauseoftheirsongsthatbemoansomeone’smisfortune,especiallythelossofromanticlove.

oftheirsongsthatbemoansomeone’s

oftheirsongsbemoaningtheir

itssongsbemoan

thesongsthatbemoaned

ofhowitbemoanstheir

Thefollowingsentencestestyourabilitytorecognizegrammarandusageerrors.Eachsentencecontainseitherasingleerrorornoerroratall.Nosentencecontainsmorethanoneerror.Theerror,ifthereisone,isunderlined

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

EXAMPLE:

Theotherdelegatesandhim

A B

immediately

C

acceptedtheresolutiondraftedbythe

D

neutralstates.Noerror

E

Formedbyvolcaniceruptionsover

A

thelastfive

millionyears,theHawaiianIslandscontainingan

B

incrediblywideC

varietyofspecies—manyfound

nowhereelseonEarth.Noerror

D E

Becausetheowlisusuallynocturnal

A

plusbeingB

virtuallynoiselessinflight,it

C

isseldomseenbythe

D

casualobserver.Noerror

E

Everyyear,toymanufacturersgather

groupsof

17.Aneconomicalandefficient

A

recyclingcenter

A

childrenintoplayrooms,observingtheirchoicesof

isaccessibleB

tothepublic,responsivetocommunity

toysaspredicting

which

newproductswillbecome

needs,andcomplywith

C

currentfederalregulations

B C governingwastedisposal.Noerror

themostpopular.Noerror D E

D

13.Duringthelast

E

fiftyyears,wecome

totakeradio

18.JeanToomerwasnotonlytheauthorofCane,aA

A B C

communicationforgranted,butthemeresuggestion

novelwhosepublicationhasbeenviewed

B

asmarkingC

thatwecouldcommunicateinsuch

D

afashion

thebeginningoftheHarlemRenaissance,butalso

arespectedadvisoramongQuakers.Noerror

mustoncehaveseemedoutlandish.Noerror D E

E

14.Theuncompromisingtoneofarecentcityhall

A

ordinanceconcerningtheblockingofemergency

ElectionreturnscameinfromupstateNewYork

A

quiterapid,buttheresultsfromNewYorkCityB

B wereknown

evenfaster.Noerror

vehiclesintrafficjamscarryasternwarningto

C D E

C D

motorists.Noerror

E

Aswerelymoreand