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1. You cannot expect to treat your friends badly and no one notices.(A) and no one notices(B) and have no one notice(C) without notice by someone(D) without notice by no one(E) without the result of somebody noticing2. In Death of a Salesman Willy Loman mistakenly believes that his sons have no flaws, believing which leads to many problems for the entire famil y.(A) believing which leads(B) a belief that leads(C) and which is to lead(D) the belief of which leads(E) his believing this leads3. Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve service s, he failed to keep either of them after the election.(A) Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve servic es, he(B) The candidate, having promised both to cut taxes and improve service s,(C) Although the candidate made promises both to cut taxes and improve services, he(D) Having promised, first, to cut taxes and, second, to improve services, the candidate(E) The candidate’s promises were both to cut taxes and impr ove services, he4. Chinese watercolors have become more popular than American and Eur opean artists who are their contemporaries.(A) American and European artists who are their contemporaries(B) contemporary American and European artists(C) those by contemporary American and European artists of the period(D) those of American and European pictures of the same period(E) those by contemporary American and European Artists5. Chess players find that playing against a computer is helpful to improve(A) their(B) skills, even though (C)no chess-playing computer has yet won (D)a championship. No error(E) 6. One of the unforeseen consequences of the editor’s management style i s that it leaves so little room for innovation.(A) that it leaves so little room for innovation(B) that they leave so little room for innovation(C) that sufficient room is not left for their innovation(D) that innovation has so little room left from it(E) to leave so little room for innovation7. The mayor claimed that a majority of the property owners would have f avored her proposal if put to the vote.(A) would have favored her proposal if put(B) would have favored her proposal if it had been put(C) favored her proposal if it would have been put(D) favored her proposal if put(E) favored her proposal if they were put8. The psychologist states that most people want the same things: interest ing and meaningful work, respect, and to have them be loved for themsel ves alone.(A) interesting and meaningful work, respect, and to have them be loved f or themselves alone(B) to have interesting and meaningful work, respect, and loved for thems elves alone(C) work that has interest and is meaningful, to have respect, and to be l oved for themselves alone(D) interesting and meaningful work, respect, and their own love(E) to have interesting and meaningful work, to be respected, and to be lo ved for themselves alone9. By employing exotic harmonies and making unusual use of instrument, Mahler was a pathfinder from romanticism to modern music.(A) Mahler was a pathfinder(B) a path was created by Mahler(C) Mahler created a path(D) Mahler was the creator of a path(E) was how Mahler created a path10. In the past, many famous painters meticulously ground their own color s, an attention to detail that is noteworthy.(A) an attention to detail that is noteworthy(B) inasmuch as they showed attention to detail, it is noteworthy(C) this makes it noteworthy in showing their attention to detail(D) an idea that is noteworthy in showing their attention to detail(E) which is noteworthy and it shows an attention to detail11. By including pieces of cloth, newspaper, wallpaper, and other materials in his work, Picasso’s innovation had an important infl uence on twentieth-century art.(A) Picasso’s innovation had an important influence on(B) this innovation of Picasso’s was important in its influence over(C) Picasso’s important innovative influence was on(D) Picasso was influential, with his innovation, over(E) the innovative Picasso was an important influence on12. Once American films looked slick and commercial compared to Europea n imports; now, almost the reverse is true.(A) now, almost the reverse is true(B) now they are almost the reverse(C) instead, there is almost the reversal now(D) now it is almost the reverse that is true(E) it has now been almost reversed13. The tiles are sorted not only by their surface appearance but also acco rding to their hardness and their capacity of conducting heat.(A)according to their hardness and their capacity of conducting heat(B)according to their hardness and of their heat-conducting capacity(C)by their hardness and their capacity for conducting heat(D)by their hardness and capacity in heat conduction14. After the prince characterized modern architecture as ugly(A), he has been severely(B) criticized for having been(C) so outspoken(D) in public. N o error.(E)15. I have gone to(A) only one(B) football game after (C)I graduated (D)f rom high school. No error.(E)16. Airport runways must be constantly swept constantly clear of trash and other debris that could be sucked into a jet-engine intake or it could caus e a serious accident.(A) intake or it could cause a serious accident(B) intake, this causes a serious accident(C) intake and cause a serious accident(D) intake, preventing a serious accident(E) intake and avoiding a serious accident17. Except in mathematics, absolute proof is more often an ideal to be so ught than a goal to be reached, a fact that the courts recognize by setting varying standards of proof for different kind of cases.(A) a fact that the courts recognize by setting(B) which the courts recognize and set(C) and this is recognized when the courts are setting(D) and this is recognized by the courts when they set(E) and the courts recognize this fact setting18. Although fascinated by chance and coincidence, Paul Auster’s novels are written with careful attention to style and balance.(A) Paul Auster’s novels are written(B) Paul Auster’s novels were written(C) Paul Auster writes his novels(D) Paul Auster is a writer(E) Paul Auster had wrote19. In eighteenth-century France, economic inequalities made many people angry, and a violent revolution was fueled.(A) angry, and a violent revolution was fueled(B) angry; it fueled a violent revolution(C) angry, and this anger fueled a violent revolution(D) angry, that anger fueled a violent revolution(E) angry; thus fueling a violent revolution20. Societies acting through their governments make the rules to state wh ich acts are illegal, but although war is the most violent of human activitie s, it has not been declared illegal by any of the world’s governments or t h eir agencies.(A) to state(B) stating(C) when they state(D) that are stating(E) where they state21. In addition to(A) being (B)a talented pianist and composer, Béla Bartók was a respected(C) musicologist who wrote (D)several books on Hungari an, Slovakian, and Romanian folk music. No error(E)22. Adult ladybugs often prey on agricultural or garden pests, causing ma ny fruit growers to consider them among the most beneficial insects.(A) causing many fruit growers to(B) therefore, many fruit growers(C) this causes many fruit growers to(D) which cause many fruit growers to(E) many fruit growers23: Decorative arts, art forms that have a mainly practical or ornamental purpose, and include ceramics, basketry, furniture making, and glassblowin g.(A) and include(B) including(C) includes(D) include(E) which include24: Many of blues great Bessie Smith's songs describe the experience of s outhern Black migrants, especially the struggles of Black women to adjust to urban life in the northern United States.(A) the struggles of Black women to adjust(B) how Black women struggled at adjusting(C) when it was Black women struggling to adjust(D) Black women, they struggled with adjusting(E) for Black women and struggling to adjust25: The Bretons who began emigrating to the United States from the Britt any region of France in the early twentieth century were distinguished fro m other French citizens by their Celtic origin, but about 40 percent of thos e who emigrated spoke a Celtic language closely related to Welsh.(A) but about 40 percent of those who emigrated spoke(B) about 40 percent of whom spoke(C) about 40 percent of which were speaking(D) with about 40 percent of those who emigrated speaking(E) where 40 percent of them were speakingng26: Almost all animals that hibernate prepare for it during summer by eati ng large amounts of A B Cfood, which they convert to thick layers of fat.No errorD E27: If you can acquire (A)the necessary calories by drinking (B)gasoline in stead of by eating food, you (C)would be able to run 26 miles on about one-twelfth of a gallon of gas. No error.D E28 In many large cities in the United States, the presence of a culturally(A) diverse population has led (B) to repeated calls that (C) curricula taug ht wholly or partly (D) in languages other than English. No Error.(E)29Of ancient origin(A),the game of checkers was played (B) in Egypt duri ng the time (C) of the pharaohs and is mentioned (D) in the writings of Homer and Plato. No error(E)30: Pilots at the airline, angered at the prospect of seeing their pension pl ans replaced with less generous versions, vowed to use legal means to fig ht it.(A)it(B)them(C)this(D)such a move(E)that from happening31. When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscur ing rather than clarifying important relationships.(A) When chronological order is followed too mechanically, they are obscur ing rather than clarifying important relationships.(B) When chronological order is followed too mechanically, it obscures rath er than clarifying important relationships.(C) Chronological order, if too mechanically followed, obscures rather than it clarifies important relationships.(D) Chronological order, if followed too mechanically, obscures rather than clarifies important relationships.(E) If you follow a too mechanical chronological order, it obscures rather t han clarifies important relationships.32. Like his other (A) cookbooks, in his new book Chef Louis offers length y explanations of what he considers to be basic cooking principles. No erro rB C D E33. Electronic bulletin boards, combining the convenience of a telephone w ith the massive information storage capacity of a computer, present messa ges on diverse subjects as astronomy, artificial intelligence, and skydiving.(A) diverse subjects as(B) diverse subjects that are(C) subjects of such diversity as(D) subjects as diverse as(E) a subject as diverse as34. At graduation, the speaker assured us that our many courses in the li beral arts had prepared us equally well for the challenges of working and f urther study.(A) had prepared us equally well for the challenges of working and further study(B) had prepared us equally well for the challenges of work and of further study(C) has supplied the preparation for challenging work along with further st udy(D) leaves us prepared for the challenges of work and further study both(E) were the preparation for making the challenges of work or further stud y easier35. The fruit fly is often used to study genetic mechanisms, because it re produces rapidly scientists can observe the effects of experiments on sever al generations.(A) mechanisms, because it reproduces rapidly(B) mechanisms, since it reproduces rapidly,(C) mechanisms, since, with its rapid reproduction,(D) mechanisms; because it reproduces rapidly,(E) mechanisms; then rapid reproduction allows36 To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are gr owing fish twice as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.(A) their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment(B) their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut(C) growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment(D) they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment(E) they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut37 In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggestin g her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting38 Five fledgling sea eagles left their nests in western Scotland this summer, bringi ng to 34 the number of wild birds successfully raised since transplants from Norway began in 1975.(A) bringing(B) and brings(C) and it brings(D) and it brought(E) and brought39 Initiated five centuries after Europeans arrived in the New World on Columbus D ay 1992, Project SETI pledged a $100 million investment in the search for extraterr estrial intelligence.(A) Initiated five centuries after Europeans arrived in the New World on Columbus Day 1992, Project SETI pledged a $100 million investment in the search for extrater restrial intelligence.(B) Initiated on Columbus Day 1992, five centuries after Europeans arrived in the N ew World, a $100 million investment in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence w as pledged by Project SETI.(C) Initiated on Columbus Day 1992, five centuries after Europeans arrived in the N ew World, Project SETI pledged a $100 million investment in the search for extrater restrial intelligence.(D) Pledging a $100 million investment in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the initiation of Project SETI five centuries after Europeans arrived in the New Wor ld on Columbus Day 1992.(E) Pledging a $100 million investment in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence f ive centuries after Europeans arrived in the New World, on Columbus Day 1992, the initiation of Project SETI took place.40 One report concludes that many schools do not have, or likely to have, enough computers to use them effectively.(A) or(B) nor(C) or are(D) nor are they(E) nor are not41 At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it w as said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to42 Recent research indicates that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed.(A) that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initiall y believed(B) that two popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initia lly believed to be(C) two popular arthritis drugs to possibly not be as safe as it was initially believed(D) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs may not be as great as it wa s initially believed(E) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs not to be as great as they we re initially believed to be43 According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal compu ter companies and most of the nation’s largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet data over regular telephone lin es with speeds much higher than is currently possible.A with speeds much higher than isB with speeds that are much higher than areC at much higher speeds as areD at much higher speeds than thatE at speeds much higher than are44 As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years anda board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meeti ngs and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.(A) As the former(B) The former(C) Former(D) She was(E) As the45 Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan' s population is 17 percent during the next half century.(A) Shrinking faster than any other nation's, the projected decline of Japan 's population is(B) Shrinking faster than any other nation, Japan's population has a projec ted decline of(C) The population of Japan is shrinking faster than that of any other nati on and is projected to decline by(D) The Japanese population is shrinking faster than any other nation, and it has a projected decline at(E) Japan's population is shrinking faster than that of any other nation, with a projected decline at46 One automobile manufacturer has announced plans to increase the aver age fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicles by 25 percent over the next five years, amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and representing th e first significant change in the fuel efficiency of any class of passenger ve hicle in almost two decades.(A) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and representing(B) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and it would represent(C) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per gallon and it would represent(D) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per gallon and w ould represent(E) which is an increase amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, repres enting47 Unlike the other major planets, Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is for 20 years out of every 230 -year cycle, even though it is commonly described as the remotest planet in the solar system.(A) Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit, which is thus closer to the Sun than Neptune is(B) Pluto has a highly eccentric orbit and is thus closer to the Sun than N eptune is(C) Pluto's orbit is highly eccentric and is thus closer to the Sun than Nept une(D) the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric and thus closer to the Sun than N eptune(E) the orbit of Pluto is highly eccentric, thus closer to the Sun than Nept une is48 The agreement, the first to formally require industrialized countries to c ut emissions of gases linked to global warming, is a formal protocol by wh ich 38 industrialized countries must reduce emissions of these gases by 2012 or face heavy penalties.(A) by which(B) for which(C) under which(D) such that(E) wherein49 The population of India has been steadily increasing for decades, and it will probably have what is estimated as 1.6 billion people by 2050 and su rpass China as the world's most populous nation.(A) it will probably have what is estimated as(B) they are likely to have(C) the country will probably have(D) there will probably be(E) there will be an estimated50 According to a 1996 study published in the Journal of Human Resource s, Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as was the na tional average to be self-employed.(A) as was the national average to be self-employed(B) as the average American to be self-employed(C) as the national average that they would be self-employed(D) to be self-employed than was the average American(E) that they would be self-employed than was the national average51 In human hearing, subtle differences in how the two ears hear a given sound help the listener determine the qualities of that sound.(A) in how the two ears hear a given sound help the listener determine(B) in the two ears hearing a given sound help the listener in determining(C) in how a sound is heard by the two ears helps the listener determine(D) between how the two ears hear a given sound helps the listener in de termining(E) between how a sound is heard by the two ears help the listener in det ermining52 It seems likely that a number of astronomical phenomena, such as the formation of planetary nebulas, may be caused by the interaction where t wo stars orbit each other at close range.(A) may be caused by the interaction where two stars orbit each other(B) may be caused by the interaction between two stars that each orbit th e other(C) are because of the interaction between two stars that orbit each other(D) are caused by the interaction of two stars where each is orbiting the o ther(E) are caused by the interaction of two stars orbiting each other53 A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of42 times in 1980.(A) that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-coll ar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times(B) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar wor kers, a ratio that compares to 42 times(C) that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar wor kers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio(D) CEO's who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio(E) CEO's now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar wor kers, compared to the ratio of 42 times54 The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived b oth northern and southern Indian alphabets.(A) the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and(B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the(C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and th e(D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and(E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and55 Unlike most severance packages, which require workers to stay until the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eli gible for its severance package even if they find a new job before they ar e terminated.(A) the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package(B) the last day they are scheduled to collect, workers are eligible for the automobile company's severance package(C) their last scheduled day to collect, the automobile company offers its s everance package to workers(D) their last scheduled day in order to collect, the automobile company's severance package is available to workers(E) the last day that they are scheduled to collect, the automobile compan y's severance package is available to workers56 Thomas Eakins's powerful style and his choices of subject--the advance s in modern surgery, the discipline of sport, the strains of individuals in te nsion with society or even with themselves--was as disturbing to his own t ime as it is compelling for ours.(A) was as disturbing to his own time as it is(B) were as disturbing to his own time as they are(C) has been as disturbing in his own time as they are(D) had been as disturbing in his own time as it was(E) have been as disturbing in his own time as57 To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, supplie rs are growing fish twice as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.(A) their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment(B) their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut(C) growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment(D) they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment(E) they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut58 The investigations of many psychologists and anthropologists support the generalization of there being little that is a significant difference in the u nderlying mental processes manifested by people from different cultures.(A) of there being little that is a significant difference(B) of there being little that is significantly different(C) of little that is significantly different(D) that there is little that is significantly different(E) that there is little of significant differences59 The Sports Medicine Programs of the Olympic Training Center, a compl ex where final tryouts are held for athletes representing the United States in the Olympics, is geared toward enhancing athletes' performance and to ward their preparation for international competition.(A) is geared toward enhancing athletes' performance and toward their pre paration(B) is geared to enhance the performance of athletes and to prepare them(C) are geared to enhance athletes' performance and their preparation(D) are geared toward the enhancement of athletes' performance and towa rd preparing them(E) are geared toward enhancing the performance of athletes and preparing them60 To go to the first modern circus, you need to visit London, england, in 1770.(A) go to the first modern circus, you need to visit(B) have gone to the first modern circus, you needed to want to(C) be going to the first modern circus,you will need to visit(D) go to the first modern circus, you needed to visit(E) have gone to the first modern circus, you would have needed to visit 01-05 BBCEA06-10 ABECA11-15 EACBC16-20 CACCB21-25 EADAD 26-30 BACED 31-35 DADBD 36-40 DDACD 41-45 ABEEC 46-50 DBCCB 51-55 AECCD 56-60 BDDEE。

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