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well with other dogs (and usually cats as well), and are very affectionate and loyal. (10) A retired
racing greyhound is a wonderful pet for almost anyone.
356. Which sentence, if inserted in the blank space labeled Part 5, would best help to focus the
writer's argument in the second paragraph?
a. Even so, greyhounds are placid dogs.
b. These worries are based on false impressions and are easily dispelled.
c. Retired greyhounds do not need race tracks to keep in shape.
d. However, retired greyhounds are too old to need much exercise.
357. Which of the following changes is needed in the first paragraph?
a. Part 1: Change "growing" to "increasing."
b. Part 2: Change "there" to "their"
c. Part 1: Change ''is" to ''was."
d. Part 2: Change "have been adopted" to "have adopted."
358. Which of the following sentences, if added between Parts 9 and 10 of the third paragraph,
would be most consistent with the writer's purpose, tone, and intended audience?
a. Former racing dogs make up approximately 0.36% of all dogs owned as domestic pets in
the United States.
b. Despite the fact that greyhounds make excellent domestic pets, there is still a large number
of former racers who have not been adopted.
c. Good-natured and tolerant dogs, greyhounds speedily settle into any household, large or
small; they are equally at ease in an apartment or a private home.
d. It is imperative that people overcome the common myths they harbor about greyhounds
that are preventing them from adopting these gentle dogs.
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Answer questions 359 361 on the basis of the following paragraph.
(1) Following a recent series of arson fires in public-housing buildings, the mayor of Crasonville
has decided to expand the city's Community Patrol, made up of 18-to 21-year-olds, to about 400
people. (2) The Community Patrol has been an important part of the city's efforts to reduce the
number of arson crimes.
(3) In addition to the expanded patrol, the city also has decided to reduce the seriousness of these
fires, most often set in stairwells, by stripping the paint from the stairwell walls. (4) Fed by the
thick layers of oil-based paint, these arson fires race up the stairwells at an alarming speed.
(5) Fire retardant failed to work in almost all cases. (6) When the city attempted to control the
speed of these fires by covering walls with a flame retardant. (7) In the most recent fire, the
flames raced up ten stories after the old paint under the newly applied fire retardant ignited. (8)
Because the retardant failed to stop the flames, the city has decided to stop applying it and will
now strip the stairwells down to the bare walls.
359. Which sentence in the third paragraph is a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 5
b. Part 6
c. Part 7
d. Part 8
360. Which of the following changes should be made to Part 3 of the passage?
a. Remove the word "also."
b. Change "patrol" to "patrols."
c. Change "has decided" to ''decided.'' d. Remove the word "these."
361. Which of the following sentences, if inserted after Part 2 of the passage, would best develop
the ideas in the first paragraph?
a. The Community Patrol keeps up a twentyfour-hour-a-day watch of derelict buildings in
four of the city's boroughs.
b. The additional Community Patrol members effectively increase the Patrol's size by 25
percent.
c. The Community Patrol has already reduced arson fires by 20 percent in certain
neighborhoods; increasing the numbers of the Patrol will allow the city to extend this
protection to all city boroughs.
d. The increase in the Community Patrol also helps to lower unemployment among
Crasonville's youth; this makes the increase a popular decision, enhancing the mayor's
reputation with voters.
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Answer questions 362 and 363 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Yesterday I was exposed to what was called, in a recent newspaper ad for Dilly's Deli, "a
dining experience like no other." (2) I decided on the hamburger steak special, the other specials
were liver and onions and tuna casserole. (3) Each special is offered with two side dishes, but
there was no potato salad left and the green beans were cooked nearly beyond recognition. (4) I
chose the gelatin of the day and what turned out to be the blandest coleslaw I have ever eaten.
(5) At Dilly's you sit at one of the four long tables. (6) The couple sitting across from me was
having an argument. (7) The truck driver sitting next to me told me more than I wanted to know
about highway taxes. (8) After tasting each of the dishes on my plate, it was time to leave; at that
moment, one of the people working behind the counter yelled at me to clean up after myself. (9)
Throwing away that plate of food was the most enjoyable part of dining at Dilly's.
362. Which of the following changes should be made to Part 2 of the first paragraph?
a. Replace "were" with "are"
b. Replace the comma with a dash.
c. Replace "I decided'' with "Deciding."
d. Replace the comma with a semicolon.
363. Which of the following words or phrases should replace the underlined words in Part 8 of
the second paragraph?
a. Having tasted
b. After I tasted
c. Tasting
d. After having tasted
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SET 27 (Answers begin on page 141.)
Answer questions 364 366 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Although most people are exercising regularly, experts note that eating right is also a key to
good health. (2) Nutritionists recommend the "food pyramid" as a simple guide to eating the
proper foods. (3) At the base of the food pyramid are grains and fiber. (4) People should eat six
to eleven servings of bread, cereal, rice, and pasta everyday. (5) Servings of vegetables and fruit,
the next level up the pyramid should be eaten five to nine times per day. (6) The next pyramid
level is the dairy group. (7) Two or three servings a day of milk, yogurt, or cheese help maintain
good nutrition. (8)Moving up the pyramid, the next level is the meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs,
and nuts group, of which everyone should eat only two to three servings a day. (9) At the very top
of the pyramid is fats, oils, and sweets; these foods should be eaten only infrequently.
(10)_____________________________________________. (11) If they follow the pyramid's
guidelines, people do not have to shop in health food or specialty stores. (12) People need only
stay in the outer 2 or 3 aisles of the supermarket, where the healthiest foods are located.
364. Which of the following revisions is necessary in Part 9 of the above passage?
a. At the very top of the pyramid is fats,and sweets; these foods should be eaten only
infrequently.
b. At the very top of the pyramid are fats, oils, and sweets; these foods should be eaten only
infrequently.
c. At the very top of the pyramid is fats, oils, and sweets; these foods must be eaten only
infrequently.
d. At the very top of the pyramid is fats, oils, and sweets; only these foods should be eaten
infrequently.
365. Which of the following sentences, if inserted in the blank line numbered Part 10, would be
most consistent with the development and grammar of the paragraph? [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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