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1) The Sun (A) was shining for nearly five billion years and (B) is thought to have (C) sufficient thermonuclear fuel (D) in its core to shine for about another five billion. (E) No error
2) The study (A) showed that children (B) who consumed small amounts of added sugars (C) eating on average one serving more of grains per day (D) than did children who ate larger amounts of these same sugars. (E) No error
3) In many parts of the world (A) where grasses cover vast expanses of land, periodic, controlled burning (B) is practiced in order to keep woody brush (C) from gaining a foothold and (D) it stimulates continuing grass growth. (E) No error
4) The newspaper (A) reported that (B) having the increase in the minimum wage, (C) many people are still having trouble (D) making ends meet. (E) No error
5) (A) Used primarily in the United States and Canada, American Sign Language, (B) which comprises hand signs, facial expressions, and fingerspelling, (C) including (D) many regional differences and slang. (E) No error
6) The United States is the world’s largest (A) producer of cranberries and cranberry products, (B) most of which (C) is consumed there (D) and in Canada. (E) No error
7) Almost all animals (A) that hibernate prepare for (B) it during summer (C) by eating large amounts of food, (D) which they convert to thick layers of fat. (E) No error
8) Among birds (A) that forage in tree trunks, nuthatches are the only ones that (B) regularly feed with their heads facing downward, (C) when they often find food in bark crevices (D) overlooked in their upward search. (E) No error
9) If you (A) can acquire the necessary calories (B) by drinking gasoline instead of by eating food, (C) you would be able (D) to run 26 miles on about one-twelfth of a gallon of gas. (E) No error
10) In many large cities in the United States, the presence of a (A) culturally diverse population (B) has led to repeated calls (C) that curricula taught (D) wholly or partly in languages other than English. (E) No error
11) (A) Of ancient origin, the game of checkers (B) was played in Egypt (C) during the time of the pharaohs and (D) is mentioned in the writings of Homer and Plato. (E) No error
12) (A) By the early 1920’s, Louis Armstrong recorded (B) his first solos as a member of King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in (C) such pieces as “Chimes Blues” and “Tears,” (D) which he composed with pianist Lil Hardin. (E) No error
13) Every year, toy manufacturers (A) gather groups of children into playrooms, observing their choices of toys (B) as predicting (C) which new products will become the (D) most popular. (E) No error
14) (A) During the last fifty years, we (B) come to (C) take radio communication for granted, but the mere suggestion that we could communicate (D) in such a fashion must once have seemed outlandish. (E) No error
15) The (A) uncompromising tone of a recent city hall ordinance (B) concerning the blocking of emergency vehicles in traffic jams (C) carry a stern warning (D) to motorists. (E) No error
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Answer Key
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
A | C | D | B |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
C | C | B | C |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
A | C | E | A |
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B | B | C |