1) Twenty years ago, very few Americans had heard of the Tour de France, a famous bicycle race held in France every year. 2) Of those who had heard the name, many probably thought it was a French travel agency! 3) Thanks to the phenomenal success of one athleate, that has all changed. 4) Today, millions of Americans know the Tour de France is the most prestigious bicycle racing event in the world. 5) Lance Armstrong multiple wins in this grueling race brought the sport to the forefront of America’s consciousness. 6) Armstrong has become almost as well known in the United States as stars of baseball, football, or basketball.
7) In the last few years, many Americans who were influenced by Armstrong, have took up the sport of cycling. 8) Most do it as a form of exercise. 9) Less individuals aspire to Armstrong’s lofty levels of accomplishment. 10) However, even weekend riders find cycling to be an enjoyable sport with many health benefits. 11) Numerous cycling clubs have sprung up throughout the country in the years following Armstrong’s first win. 12) On weekends, groups of spandex-clad cyclists zip along bike paths and hilly roads.
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Question 15 pts
How should the underlined ending of Sentence 7 be corrected?
A) take up the sport of cycling.
B) has taken up the sport of cycling.
C) have taken up the sport of cycling.
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 25 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 9 be corrected?
A) Few individuals
B) Fewest individuals
C) Lesser individuals
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 35 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 5 be corrected?
A) Lance Armstrongs multiple wins
B) Lance Armstrong’s multiple wins
C) Lance Armstrongs’ multiple wins
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 45 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 11 be corrected?
A) spring up throughout the country
B) are springing up throughout the country
C) has been springing up throughout the country
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 55 pts
How should the underlined word in Sentence 3 be corrected?
A) athleat
B) athleet
C) athlete
D) It is correct as written.
Passage 2 Text
The Growing Use of Wind Energy
1) Wind energy is a clean and renewable source of electric power. 2) It accounts for only a small percentage of current electrical production. 3) Wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source worldwide. 4) For example, the global wind power industry installed generators capable of producing 8,133 megawatts throughout the world in 2003. 5) This is according to figures released by the American Wind Energy association and other sources. 6) The wind sector investment was worth $9 billion in 2004; this was up from $7 billion in 2002. 7) The present total capacity of 39,294 megawatts provides enough power for the equivalent of 9 million average American or 19 million average European households.
8) This sounds like a lot of power that, perhaps, could be found more cheaply. 9) How can consumers encourage the use of wind energy. 10) Many businesses have chosen to use wind energy for a significant part of their electricity supply. 11) This includes companys that make gourmet coffee, hot sauce, and beauty producs. 12) Buying their products sends a signal that their support of wind power is important. 13) This will encourage other establishments to use wind power for electricity production. 14) By harnessing the wind, a pollution-free domestic resource, these businesses are helping lead the way to a cleaner environment.
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Question 65 pts
How should the underlined word in Sentence 7 be changed?
A) provide
B) were providing
C) would have provided
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 75 pts
How can Sentences 2 and 3 best be combined?
A) It accounts for only a small percentage of current electrical production, wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source worldwide.
B) It accounts for only a small percentage of current electrical production, and wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source worldwide.
C) Although it accounts for only a small percentage of current electrical production, wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source worldwide.
D) So that it accounts for only a small percentage of current electrical production, wind energy is the fastest-growing energy source worldwide.
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Question 85 pts
What corrections should be made to this underlined section of Sentence 11?
A) companies that make gourmet coffee, hot sauce, and beauty products
B) companys that make gourmay coffee hot sauce, and beauty products
C) companys that make gourmet coffee, hot sauce, and beuty products
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 95 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 5 be corrected?
A) the American wind energy association
B) the American wind energy Association
C) the American Wind Energy Association
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 105 pts
How should the underlined ending of Sentence 9 be corrected?
A) wind energy!
B) wind energy?
C) wind energy?!
D) It is correct as written.
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Passage 3 Text
Famous Quotations of Sir Winston Churchill
1) Sir Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister of England during the darkest days of World War II. 2) His unshakable optimism and his quick wit was a source of comfort to the beleaguered people of Britain as they withstood constant German bombardment. 3) Many of Churchill’s remarks are witty and memorable.
4) For example, speaking candidly about the dire situation the British faced early in the war, Churchill said “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”1 5) Later, as the British war effort became more successful, Churchill commented on the heroic exploits of the outnumbered RAF (Royal Air Force) pilots. 6) He reportedly said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”2
7) In addition to his rousing wartime speeches, Sir Winston is often remembered for his cutting wit. 8) At one point he was allegedly told that a politician named Clement Attlee was deserving of praise because he was such a modest man. 9) Churchill is said to have replied, “He is a modest little man who has a good deal to be modest about.”3
10) No discussion of Churchill’s famous quotations would be complete without the following two examples, although there is little reason to believe that he actually said either of them. 11) In the first case, Churchill was allegedly accused of speaking ungrammatically because he had a tendency to end sentences with prepositions. 12) His reply: “That’s the kind of nonsense up with which I shall not put.”
13) In the second case, Lady Nancy Astor is said to have told him that if he were her husband, she would put poison in his tea. 14) Churchill supposedly replied, “If I were your husband, I would drink it.” 15) These quotes give some idea of Churchill’s humor, it could be devastating.
1 Churchill, Sir Winston (1874-1965), British statesman and writer. Part of his first speech as Prime Minister delivered on May 13, 1940, in the House of Commons.
2 Churchill, Sir Winston (1874-1965), British statesman and writer. Part of a speech, praising the RAF pilots who defended England during the Battle of Britain, delivered on August 20, 1940, in the House of Commons.
3 Churchill, Sir Winston (1874-1965): British statesman and writer: Churchill quoted in The Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine of Books (June 27, 1954).
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Question 115 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 4 be corrected?
A) “Churchill said I have nothing to offer
B) “Churchill said, I have nothing to offer
C) Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 125 pts
How should Sentence 15 be corrected?
A) These quotes give some idea of Churchill’s humor, which could be devastating.
B) These quotes give some idea of Churchill’s humor also it could be devastating.
C) These quotes give some idea of Churchill’s humor it could be devastating.
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 135 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 2 be corrected?
A) is a source of comfort
B) were a source of comfort
C) was a source of comforts
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 145 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 6 be corrected?
A) two so few.”2
B) “too so few.”2
C) to so few”.2
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 155 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 14 be corrected?
A) Churchill is supposed to reply, “If I were your husband, I would drink it.”
B) Churchill supposedly replies, “If I were you’re husband, I would drink it.”
C) Churchill supposedly replied, “If I was your husband, I would drink it.”
D) It is correct as written.
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Passage 4 Text
A Friendly Conversation With Mom
1) I had been sleeping very sound. 2) When the phone rang at 7:00 on a Saturday morning, my first reaction was fear. 3) Who in his right mind would call me that early? 4) Naturally, it was my mother.
5) “Jeffrey, are you awake?” she asked. 6) “I am now, Mom,” I replied. 7) “What’s so important that it couldn’t wait until a more respectable hour? 8) It’s just 7:00 o’clock. 9) Couldn’t you wait until at least 9:00?”
10) What are you talking about, she asked. 11) “It’s almost 9:30,” she insisted.
12) “Mom, we’ve had this discussion before,” I reminded her. 13) “First of all, your kitchen clock is always 30 minutes fast. 14) Second, you live in Omaha, Nebraska but I live in Los Angeles, California. 15) There’s a two-hour time difference.”
16) “Oh, sweetheart, I’m so sorry. 17) Go back to sleep. 18) Call me later.”
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Question 165 pts
How should Sentence 10 be corrected?
A) “What are you talking about, she asked?”
B) “What are you talking about?” she asked.
C) “What are you talking about? she asked?”
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 175 pts
The second paragraph should be broken into a new paragraph after Sentence –
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
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Question 185 pts
How should Sentence 1 be corrected?
A) I had been sleeping real sound.
B) I have been sleeping very sound.
C) I had been sleeping very soundly.
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 195 pts
How should Sentence 3 be corrected?
A) Who in his’s right mind would call me that early?
B) Who in they’re right mind would call me that early?
C) Who in there right mind right mind call me that early?
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 205 pts
How should Sentence 17 be corrected?
A) “Go back to sleep.”
B) Go, back to sleep.
C) Go back, to sleep.
D) It is correct as written.
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Passage 5 Text
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1) Are you looking for a unique place to vacation? 2) You might consider investagating Prince Edward Island. 3) Located east of Maine and the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, P.E.I., as it is often called, is one of the Atlantic Maritime Provinces. 4) Native islanders have long made their living from the sea and also from the rich, red soil. 5) In addition to fishing, farming, and some logging, tourism has become an important part of this islands economy. 6) Visitors enjoy the pastoral farms, lobster festivals, and other attractions. 7) The novel Anne of Greene Gables was written by L.M. Montgomery who was born on Prince Edward Island in 1874 and later taught school there. 8) Visitors to the island today can tour the Green Gables, Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada. 9) There they see the house, grounds, and farm buildings that belonged to the author’s grandfather and was the setting of her famous novel. 10) Tourist brochures for the island have also been known to boast that P.E.I has, “the warmest water north of Florida in the Atlantic.”
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Question 215 pts
How should the underlined part of Sentence 5 be corrected?
A) island’s economy
B) islands’ economy
C) islands’s economy
D) It is correct as written.
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Question 225 pts
How should the underlined word in Sentence 2 be corrected?
A) investegating
B) investigating
C) investigateing
D) It is correct as written.
