Sentence Correction

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Quiz by cezaan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by cezaan over 10 years ago
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Question 1

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I intend to remain true to my principles and _____ the _____ of my conscience.
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  • obey … mandate
  • listen … voice
  • follow … dictates
  • explain … meaning

Question 2

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Sensory cells _______ impulses by producing electrical signals.
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  • responding
  • respond to
  • respond
  • to respond

Question 3

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_______ crude hydrocarbons into such products as gasoline and petrochemicals is at the heart of the petroleum industry.
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  • refine
  • refined
  • to refining
  • refining

Question 4

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The first engine ______ heat to drive a machine was the steam engine
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  • made use of
  • to make use of
  • of using
  • of making use

Question 5

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A judgment made before all of the facts are known must be called___________.
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  • fair
  • premature
  • deliberate
  • sensible
  • harsh

Question 6

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Despite their _____________proportions, the murals of Diego Rivera give his Mexican compatriots the sense that their history is__________ and human in scale; not larger than life.
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  • narrow…overwhelming
  • realistic…extraneous
  • vast…ancient
  • focused…prolonged
  • monumental…accessible

Question 7

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The research is so____________ that every aspect of the issue is discussed.
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  • problematic
  • economical
  • sporadic
  • rewarding
  • comprehensive

Question 8

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A dictatorship__________ its citizens to be docile and finds it expedient to make outcasts of those who do not_____________.
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  • forces…rebel
  • allows…withdraw
  • forbids…agree
  • requires…conform
  • expects…disobey

Question 9

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Alice Walker’s prize-winning novel shows the strength of first-person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional story tellers would be________________.
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  • impervious
  • incontrovertible
  • superfluous
  • subjective
  • eloquent

Question 10

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. In many cases, the formerly__________ origins of diseases have now been identified through modern scientific techniques.
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  • useful
  • notable
  • cruel
  • mysterious
  • insightful

Question 11

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Many people find Stanley Jordan’s music not only entertaining but also___________; listening to it helps them to relax and to_________ the tensions they feel at the end of a terrible day.
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  • interesting…activate
  • exhausting…relieve
  • sweet…underscore
  • therapeutic…alleviate
  • soothing…heighten

Question 12

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Marine biologist Sylvia Earle makes a career of expanding the limits of deep-sea exploration, making once impossible tasks_________ through the new technology designed by her company.
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  • captivating
  • controversial
  • fantastic
  • feasible
  • famous

Question 13

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Susie is very ___________because she hates it when people compliment her.
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  • persistent
  • humble
  • impulsive
  • mercenary
  • aspiring

Question 14

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In many parts of East Africa at that time, wild animals were so__________ that it was almost impossible for a photographer to approach close enough to film them.
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  • unsightly
  • numerous
  • wary
  • large
  • rare

Question 15

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. The unflattering reviews that his latest recording received were__________by his fans, who believe that everything he performs is outstanding. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
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  • regretted
  • accepted
  • suppressed
  • hailed
  • dismissed

Question 16

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The unflattering reviews that his latest recording received were__________by his fans, who believe that everything he performs is outstanding.
Answer
  • regretted
  • accepted
  • suppressed
  • dismissed
  • hailed

Question 17

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The board members, accustomed to the luxury of being chauffeured to corporate meetings in company limousines, were predictably ___________when they learned that this service had been___________.
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  • happy…suspended
  • sad….extended
  • disgruntled…suspended
  • displeased…upheld
  • satisfied…annulled

Question 18

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Misrepresentative graphs and drawings __________the real data and do not allow the reader to understand the real story.
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  • distort
  • complement
  • illustrate
  • obscure
  • replace

Question 19

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The boys’ suspicious story did not seem__________ and the administrators knew that they needed to__________ what happened further.
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  • suspicious…challenge
  • accurate…examine
  • mythical…fabricate
  • ancient…established
  • false…reiterated

Question 20

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The girl was ___________when she heard about her mother’s death.
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  • devastated
  • redeemed
  • altered
  • invaded
  • enhanced

Question 21

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The girl started a rumor about the cheerleader to ___________the rumors that the cheerleader had started about her.
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  • excuse
  • forecast
  • imagine
  • intensify
  • counteract

Question 22

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Since many teachers today draw on material from a variety of sources for their lessons, their approach could best be called _________.
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  • dogmatic
  • impromptu
  • eclectic
  • invidious
  • simplistic

Question 23

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The economic problems in the usually thriving nation has made the formerly _________ investors leery of any further involvement.
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  • sanguine
  • reticent
  • clandestine
  • pessimistic
  • cautious

Question 24

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The girl chose to use medical journals for her report on lung cancer because she wanted ____________ sources to prove her point.
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  • unreliable
  • arrogant
  • authoritative
  • autonomous
  • unpredictable

Question 25

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Art forgery is a strange curse. Dependent on camouflage and deception, it is an act that is both daring and modest. For the imitation Line to succeed in fooling us, it must resemble one or more works that we have been led to believe are undoctored originals. Without something to copy, the fake could not exist. And the forger of old masters’ drawings, like the forger of twenty-dollar bills or United States’ pass-ports, must be skilled enough to fool eyes that by now are skillful at uncovering deceit. The primary purpose of the passage is to
Answer
  • describe the motivations of art forgers
  • illustrate the public’s ignorance about art forgery
  • show the skills of a successful art forger
  • discuss the challenges facing art forgers
  • indicate the artistic value of forgery

Question 26

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Art forgery is a strange curse. Dependent on camouflage and deception, it is an act that is both daring and modest. For the imitation Line to succeed in fooling us, it must resemble one or more works that we have been led to believe are undoctored originals. Without something to copy, the fake could not exist. And the forger of old masters’ drawings, like the forger of twenty-dollar bills or United States’ pass-ports, must be skilled enough to fool eyes that by now are skillful at uncovering deceit. “Undoctored originals” means that the originals have:
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  • not been changed
  • flaws that need to be fixed
  • been changed
  • been sold
  • been purchased

Question 27

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A cousin of the Asian longhorned beetle— which since its initial discovery in 1996 in New York City has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage annually Line --the citrus longhorned bettle was discovered on a juniper 5 bush in August 2001 in Tukwila, Washington. Exotic pests such as the longhorned beetle are a growing problem—an unintended side effect of human travel and commerce that can cause large-scale mayhem to local ecosystems. To stop the citrus beetle, healthy trees were destroyed 10 even though there was no visible evidence of infestation, and normal environmental regulations were suspended so that a rapid response could be mounted. Which best describes the function of the opening sentence (“A cousin…Washington”)?
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  • It underscores how frequently pests are transferred from one geographical region to another.
  • It compares the destructiveness of the Asian longhorned beetle to that of the citrus beetle.
  • It describes how the citrus longhorned beetle was first discovered.
  • It illustrates how the Asian longhorned beetle was introduced into the United States.
  • It suggests the potential harm the citrus longhorned beetle could cause in the United States.

Question 28

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A cousin of the Asian longhorned beetle— which since its initial discovery in 1996 in New York City has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage annually Line --the citrus longhorned bettle was discovered on a juniper 5 bush in August 2001 in Tukwila, Washington. Exotic pests such as the longhorned beetle are a growing problem—an unintended side effect of human travel and commerce that can cause large-scale mayhem to local ecosystems. To stop the citrus beetle, healthy trees were destroyed 10 even though there was no visible evidence of infestation, and normal environmental regulations were suspended so that a rapid response could be mounted. The passage suggests that the actions undertaken in lines 9-12 are best characterized as
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  • positive and reliable
  • unprecedented and unfounded
  • costly and unpopular
  • preemptive and aggressive
  • deliberate and effective
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