1) More than a century ago, when mail-order catalogs afforded (A) them (B) who lived (C) outside of the big cities their first major glimpse of a (D) growing new world of consumer goods, many people called them dream books. (E) No error
2) The fish called menhaden are silvery in color (A) and a distinct black shoulder spot (B) behind their gill opening and a (C) variable number of smaller spots (D) on their sides. (E) No error
3) (A) Invented in London in 1906, the permanent wave, or perm as (B) it became known, required a combination of borax paste and heavy brass rollers (C) weighing up to two pounds each, and (D) they needed six hours to set. (E) No error
4) (A) Much of our knowledge (B) of ancient Egypt (C) has been derived from scenes carved and painted on the stone walls of tombs and temples (D) and from artifacts buried in the tombs. (E) No error
5) In the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci suggested that defective vision (A) can be corrected (B) by placing a lens (C) in direct contact (D) with the eye. (E) No error
6) The two centers of the (A) immense biological diversity on Earth are tropical ecosystems, which (B) support almost (C) unbelievable large numbers of plants and animals, and islands, which (D) by their isolation promote the rapid evolution of unique life forms. (E) No error
7) (A) At Chaco Canyon in the San Juan Basin, Anasazi people constructed large towns, (B) they congregated in large communities, and left (C) behind (D) spectacular ruins. (E) No error
8) (A) The same as land plants (B) depend on minerals in the soil (C) for their growth, so marine plants are dependent (D) upon the nutrient salts or minerals in the sea water. (E) No error
9) By next year the old vaudeville theater (A) had been converted into two (B) small theaters (C) in which films can be (D) shown. (E) No error
10) Some scholars (A) studying the writings of Emily Bronte (B) have become (C) increasingly interested in the relationships between her siblings and (D) she. (E) No error
11) At the 1984 Olympic Games, John Moffet and Pablo Morales, (A) who (B) were swimmers on the United States team, (C) set (D) world records. (E) No error
12) Both Dorothy Sayers (A) plus Carolyn Heilbrun (B) have written scholarly works (c)(C) as well as popular murder mysteries, demonstrating a (D) diversity of talents and interests. (E) No error
13) (A) Although the coach had (B) predicted that the team would have a winning season, the (C) fans were surprised by the (D) success of the young, inexperienced players. (E) No error
14) Because they (A) must compete with a large chain of super-stores that can afford to charge very low rates for certain items, the owners of small hardware stores know that (B) you are unlikely (C) to make much profit (D) and may, in fact, go bankrupt. (E) No error
Answer Keys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
A | A | D | E |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
A | C | B | A |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
A | D | E | A |
13 | 14 | ||
E | B |