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Test Twenty Nine
Select
the best answer to each of the following questions ; then blacken the
appropriate space on your answer sheet .
The sentences in this section
may contain errors in grammar , usage , choice of words , or idioms . Either
there is just one error in a sentence or the sentence is correct . Some words
or phrases are underlined and lettered ; if the sentence is correct , select No
error . Then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .
Example
The region has a climate so
severe that plants growing there rarely had been more
A
B C
than twelve inches high .
No error
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
1 . Although many
people are unfamiliar with the Web site , it is well known to
shoppers
A B C
desirous for comparing prices before
they make purchases online . No error
D
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
2 . A hard-hitting and highly
focused competitor , John is known as one of those players
A
B
which always give total commitment to a team
. No error
C
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
3 . What may be the world’s largest rodent
is the capybara , a water-loving mammal found
A
B
C
throughout much of South America . No error
D
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4 . While rain has long been used as a water
source in areas where well water is unavailable
A
B
or tainted
, the amounts collected are usually small and rarely suitable to consumption
C
D
without treatment . No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
5 . Though barely mentioned in popular
histories of World War II , black soldiers fought
A B
beside whites in the war’s final year for the
first time since the American Revolution .
C
D
No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6 . Joan of Arc had a hunger to save France , a knack
for performing miracles , and was
A
B
C
willing to endure great suffering rather than to
deny her faith . No error
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
7 . Despite the thorough investigation after the
assassination , surprising little is known of
A
B C
the motivations of the killer who struck down the
prime minister . No error
D
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
8 . Cream , like other dairy products that spoil easily
, need to be kept under refrigeration .
A
B C D
No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
9 . In many respects ,
California’s Tevis Cup race and Australia’s Quilty are very similar
A
equestrian events , but
the Tevis Cup poses the greatest challenge to both horses and
B C D
riders. No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
10 . During the 1920s , members of the white literary
establishment began to show much
A B
interest in the movement of black writers who came
to be known as the Harlem
C D
Renaissance . No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
11 . Since there is clean sheets , a pillow , and
a blanket on each bunk bed , campers do not
A
B
C
have to bring their
own bedding . No error
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
12 . Clearly , Whitman’s verses , unlike
Kipling , are wholly unconventional in their
A
B
C D
absence of rhyme . No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
13 . Her interest in fine food led her to
visit ethnic food-markets throughout the region as
A B
well as an apprenticeship
at the nearby Culinary Institute . no error
C D
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
14 . The perspective advantages this proposed
merger can bring to our firm greatly
A
B C
outweigh any of
the potential disadvantages predicted by opponents of the consolidation
.
D
No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
15 . Initially , the candidate made heavy
use of the Internet to raise funds for his campaign ,
A
B
latter he went on
to more conventional fund-raising methods . No error
C D
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
16 . A sudden downpour that drenched the
poolside area where the sunbathers had been
A B
C
laying caused everyone to scatter . No error
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
17 . It is likely that the Coen brothers’ latest movie , originally
scheduled to be released in
A
B
time for Thanksgiving , would be postponed until
summer because of unforeseen
C
D
postproduction difficulties . No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
18 . During his lifetime , Degas exhibited only
one piece of sculpture , Little Dancer , Aged
A
B
Fourteen , which
was
shown in 1991 in the sixth exhibition of Impressionist art in Paris .
C D
No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
19 . The differences between Locke’s world view and that
of Hobbes arise less from a
A B
dispute about the function of government but from
a dispute about the nature of
C
D
mankind. No error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
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