1) (A) Not having traveled (B) abroad before, John (C) was both apprehensive and (D) excited about his upcoming trip to the Galápagos Islands. (E) No error
2) The field of consumer electronics (A) have never been fixed; DVDs have replaced VHS tapes, (B) just as CDs (C) replaced cassette tapes (D) in the past. (E) No error
3) One (A) should use parchment paper (B) while baking cookies (C) because the cookies won't stick to this lining and (D) you won't have to scrub the pan. (E) No error
4) Salma and Raiza (A) may be identical twins, (B) but Salma is (C) the more athletic and Raiza (D) the most studious. (E) No error
5) Forest fires, long (A) thought to be a detriment to the environment, (B) are now understood (C) not only to be unavoidable but also to be (D) a boon to the forests. (E) No error
6) Superbowl commercials (A) perfectly target (B) their demographics because the advertisers regularly (C) spent exorbitant amounts of time and money (D) designing the ads. (E) No error
7) Although many people (A) scoff at superstitions, (B) they usually have some of their own, (C) from retrieving face-up pennies from the sidewalk to (D) selecting lucky numbers for the lottery. (E) No error
8) (A) Returning to school in September, Linnea told us in (B) minute detail how she (C) had rode her bike from our town in coastal New Jersey to Eugene, Oregon, (D) entirely on her own. (E) No error
9) The sculptor Rodin (A) often departed from traditional styles in his creations; unlike (B) other sculptors, his creations (C) made obvious the materials from which they were (D) built. (E) No error
10) Jane, who is (A) known for her diligence, smugly reminded Jason that if he (B) would have planned ahead instead of (C) procrastinating, he would not (D) have had to write his entire research paper in just one weekend. (E) No error
11) Some words in the English (A) language has several meanings that are unrelated (B) except through their origins; testudinate, for example, (C) can mean either curved and vault-shaped, or extremely slow moving, since the word (D) derives from the Latin word for turtle. (E) No error
12) The woman (A) whom the board picked (B) to design the new building is a (C) renowned architect and (D) has received many awards. (E) No error
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