Question #1

Realizing that the community opera company A did not have sufficient revenue to produce La BTraviata, its perennial favorite, the board members C Dbegan to raise money for the performance. No error E

Question #2

One of the most frequent types of injury that

A

Baseball players sustain is a dislocated

B

shoulder, another that occurs nearly as frequently

C D

is a strained hamstring. No error

E

Question #3Examining their differences, the novelist’s and the

A

reporter’s writing styles are used to portray the

B C

same political situation in completely

different ways. No error

D E

Question #4

This season the Raiders football games are mostly losses, but those that do feature considerable athletic performances.

A. but those that do feature

B. but they do feature

C. but that does feature

D. however featuring

E. however that does feature

Question #5

Many of the students studied relentless for passing the test necessary to earn an A in the course.

A. studied relentless for passing

B. studied relentless to pass

C. studied to pass relentlessly

D. studied relentlessly for passing

E. studied relentlessly to pass

Question #6The violinist was overly excited at the beginning

of the concert, having shown admirable calm once the violin sonata got underway.

A. having shown admirable calm once the violin sonata got

B. but he showed admirable calm once the violin sonata got

C. but showing admirable calm once the violin sonata got

D. once he showed admirable calm when the violin sonata got

E. however, he showed admirable calm when the violin sonata had been

Question #7• The increase in available space has made it

possible for our library to be entertaining as well as educate.

A. as well as educate

B. and being educational as well

C. as well as educational

D. and educates as well

E. as well as education

Question #8

• Even though there was much curiosity about their personal lives, the celebrities of earlier times were able to maintain a degree of - - - that today’s celebrities - - - .

A. privacy..envy

B. dignity..regret

C. significance..mimic

D. separation..mock

E. regard..celebrate

Question #9

• Even in the most informal settings, Mrs. Davis always had the instinct to - - - and could not resist the urge to spread knowledge among her acquaintances.

A. obscureB. evaluateC. educateD. speculateE. mediate

Passage #1 Many people are surprised to learn that the idea of a flying machine stretches all the way back to ancient Greece. Archimedes, who identified the principle of buoyancy more than 2,000 years ago,(5 )may also have conceived of a flying machine using this principle. Throughout the years, other scientists and philosophers, Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus among them, advanced designs for flying machines based on buoyancy. It wasn’t until 1783,(10) however, that the principle was tested. In the late summer of that year Joseph and Ettienne Montgolfier built a hot air balloon propelled by a manure-and-straw fire that safely held aloft a trio of farm animals for eight minutes.

Question #10

• The passage implies that the principle of buoyancy

A. is Archimedes’ main contribution to science

B. was invented by the Montgolfier brothers

C. is important for the functioning of hot air balloons

D. confounded both Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus

E. was first fully understood in 1783

Question #11

• In line 8, the word “advanced” most nearly means

A. offered

B. contemplated

C. proceeded

D. moved

E. progressed

ANSWERS!!!

1. E

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. E

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. C

11. A