47 - ] Model SAT Tests
Test Forty Seven
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
. This multimedia exhibition , part of a worldwide celebration of the centenary of
A
B
Balanchine’s
birth , includes photographs , designs , costumes , and set models ,
C
complimented
by videotapes and
excerpts from oral histories in the Library of Performing
D
Arts
. No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
2
. The Mozart Myths looks at how scholars have revised
their predecessors’ findings ,
A B
selecting material that might support their
own pet theories , and depicting Mozart ,
variously , as a childish victim , a Romantic
genius , and an Enlightenment rebel .
C D
No
error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
3
. Following the example of the Orpheus chamber orchestra , this recently
formed
A
B
ensemble of young conservatory
graduates performing without a conductor . No error
C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
4
. To most Americans , the notion that free markets and democracy are essential
to curing
A
B
the
world’s ills is an article of faith . No error
C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
5
. What better word than serendipity could define the
collectors’ triumphs , in which
A B
accidentally
found objects discovered to have extraordinary value ? No error
C D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
6
. Contrary to what moviegoers have for so long regarded as absolute truth , the mutiny
A
B
of the Bounty’s seamen was not provoked
from any unreasonable harshness on the part of
C D
Captain Bligh . No error
E
7
. Since the sociologist Max Weber wrote about the Protestant work ethic
and the spirit of
A
B
capitalism , social scientists have argued
that culture , including religious habits , are part
C
of the complex mix that determines a
country’s economic health . No error
D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
8
. J .D .Salinger had had many offers to be interviewed by reporters
,but the reclusive
A B C
author invariably refuses to meet the
press . No error
D
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
9
. To find employment at a time when companies are laying off
employees , one must be
A
B
diligent in following up leads and
ingenious in your pursuit of fresh contacts . No error
C
D E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
10
. The black bear presents such a danger to homeowners in some New Jersey
areas that it
A
has become imperative to discover
methods to prevent their encroaching on human
B
C
D
territory
. No error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
11
. Although many literary critics have written about the Bronte family , never
before has
A
B C
the
differences in style of the three novelist sisters been so clearly delineated
. No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
12
. Our parents did their best to ignore the ongoing rivalry
between my brother and I
A B
C
because
they believed we would only be encouraged if they attempted to intervene
.
D
No
error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
13
. Because James had disobeyed computer lab regulations by
downloading games , the
A
B
computer
science teacher penalized him by taking away his computer privileges for
an
C
indecisive
period . No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
14
. If one is concerned with
improving conditions in the Third World , you should
A B
C
consider volunteering for the Peace
Corps . No error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
15
. The steaks that Karl and Kathy ordered online to be delivered to their
brother were
A B
a
less tender and far more costly than Chelsea Meat Market . No
error
C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
16
. Perspective visitors to
tropical countries should plan to start taking anti-malaria pills
A B
one
to two weeks prior to their setting out on their trips . No
error
C D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
17
. All of the flood victims except Mrs. Vega and I have decided to accept the settlement
A B C
proposed by the insurance company . No
error
D E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
18
. Gold ,like other soft metals that bend easily , are widely used in jewelry-making .
A
B C D
No
error
E
(A)
(B) (C) (D) (E)
19
. Given the long-standing bias against Victorian art , it is unsurprising that British
A
B
artists
of the later nineteenth century are poorly represented in the museum’s collections
.
C D
No
error
E
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
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