Meaning/clarity 2.According to a study, overworked truck dri

1) According to a study, overworked truck drivers caused more than 160 crashes
last year, they fell asleep at the wheel.

(A) year, they fell
(B) year, and falling
(C) year, and they fell
(D) year by falling
(E) year, so they were falling


2) It is difficult to study the depths of the Arctic Ocean, primarily due to the icy
surface being difficult to penetrate using current technology.

(A) primarily due to the icy surface being
(B) primarily due to the icy surface is
(C) because the primarily icy surface is
(D) primarily caused by the icy surface
(E) primarily because the icy surface is


3) Several of the drownings that occurred last summer which were caused by
people who were careless.

(A) which were caused by people who were careless
(B) that were a result of people’s carelessness
(C) are a result of the carelessness of the people
(D) were caused by the carelessness of people
(E) happened from people being careless


4) Galileo had disproved a widely accepted theory of astronomy when he showed
that the earth was round.

(A) had disproved
(B) disproved
(C) disproves
(D) has disproved
(E) having disproved


5) As the economy battles recession, the Board of Directors of the company
believes that they will be able to maintain profits by tapping into new markets
abroad

(A) believes that they will be able to maintain profits by
(B) believe that it will be able to maintain profits by means of
(C) believes that it will be able to maintain profits by
(D) have a belief that they will maintain profits by
(E) believe in maintaining profits and



6) The three volumes of the author’s biography begin with his childhood in a small
village and culminate with his years at Stanford University, one of the best
universities in the United States.

(A) begin with his childhood in a small village and culminate
(B) that begin with his childhood in a small village and culminate
(C) beginning with his childhood in a small village and culminating
(D) have begun with his childhood in a small village and culminated
(E) are begun as a child in a small village and culminate


7) A positive cure for rabies, scientists believe, may be found within the next
decade

(A) scientists believe, may be
(B) scientists may believe to be
(C) in the belief of some scientists, should be
(D) there are some scientists who believe it may be
(E) which, some scientists believe, may be


8) Some critics have deemed the musician’s new composition confusing, because of
its unusual structure, and its melodious final movement makes it elegant

(A) structure, and its melodious final movement makes it elegant
(B) structure, although elegant by having its melodious final movement
(C) structure, and it is elegant with its melodious final movement
(D) structure while having a melodious final movement that makes it elegant
(E) structure yet elegant because of its melodious final movement



9) By constructing new windmill farms, consumption of fossil fuels are reduced, and
tons of noxious emissions are kept out of the atmosphere.

(A) By constructing new windmill farms, consumption of fossil fuels are reduced,
and tons of noxious emissions are kept
(B) By constructing new windmill farms, it reduces consumption of fossil fuels,
and tons of noxious emissions are kept
(C) Constructing new windmill farms reduces fossil fuel consumption and keeps
tons of noxious emissions
(D) When new windmill farms are constructed, they reduce fossil fuel
consumption, and it keeps tons of noxious emissions
(E) New windmill farms, when constructed, reduce fossil fuel consumption, and
also tons of noxious emissions are kept


10) The famous battle depicted in the movie took place in England, and many people
assume that it was Ireland

(A) and many people assume that it was
(B) many people assuming
(C) not what many people assume
(D) not, as many people assume, in
(E) but many people assume it to be


11) The origin of the scandal can be traced to the presidency of Warren Harding,
Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover.

(A) can be traced to the presidency of
(B) took place in the presidency of
(C) happened in the presidencies of
(D) can be traced to the presidencies of
(E) that took place in the presidencies of


12) Carried by strong winds, the eruption of the volcano caused dust that crossed the
United States in three days and circled the globe in three weeks.

(A) the eruption of the volcano caused dust that
(B) the volcano’s eruption caused dust that
(C) dust from the eruption of the volcano that
(D) there was dust from the eruption of the volcano and it
(E) dust from the eruption of the volcano



13) The principal, having increased the number of teachers in the school, is being
accused of maintaining a poor ratio of students to a teacher.

(A) The principal, having increased the number of teachers in the school, is being
(B) The principal, increasing the number of teachers in the school, however is still
being
(C) Although the principal has begun to increase the number of teachers in the
school, is still being
(D) Although the principal has increased the number of teachers in the school, he
is still being
(E) Although the principal has increased the number of teachers in the school, yet
he is being

14) The shift from traditional dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting
fewer cavities and becoming more conscious of their looks.

(A) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is due to adults getting fewer cavities and
becoming
(B) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is happening because fewer adults are getting
cavities and they are also becoming
(C) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is because of adults who are getting both
fewer cavities and becoming
(D) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry is taking place because adults are getting
fewer cavities and are also becoming
(E) dentistry to cosmetic dentistry occurs because of adults getting fewer cavities
and becomes

15) If asked to name a favourite musical group, the Beatles would be the choice for
many, no matter what types of music are actually preferred.

(A) the Beatles would be the choice for many, no matter what types of music are
actually preferred
(B) the Beatles will be chosen by many people, no matter what types of music
they actually prefer
(C) the choice for many people, whatever kinds of music they actually prefer,
would be the Beatles
(D) many people, who actually preferred different types of music, choose the
Beatles
(E) many people, no matter what types of music they actually prefer, would
choose the Beatles

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