rrections and Practice Questions Section 2 — Structure and Written Expression ‘The Structure and Written Expression section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special directions for each type. Structure Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds fo the letter of the answer you have chosen. Look at the following examples: Example! Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ----—- Sample Answer they both emit hot liquids from below the Earth’s surface, ®@eOo (A) due to (B) because (C)_ in spite of (D) regardless of The sentence should read, “Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes because they bath emit hot liquids from below the Earth’s surface.” Therefore, you should choose (B). Example It During the early period of ocean navigation, Sample Answer any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques. 2Deoe (A) so that hardly (B) when there hardly was (©) hardly was (D) there was hardly ‘The sentence should read, “During the early period of ocean navigation, there was hardly any need for sophisticated instruments and techniques.” Therefore, you should choose (D). Now begin work on the questions. unit PA page 451, Simple photographic lenses cannot — sharpaundistorted images overa wide field. (A) to form (B) are formed (©) forming (D) form 2. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ~----- the most. (A) it influences farmers (B) that influences farmers (C) farmers that it influences (D) why farmers influence it 3. Beverly Sills, assumed director- ship of the New York City Opera in 1979. (A) bea star soprano (B) was a star soprano (C) a star soprano and (D) a star soprano ~- of tissues is known as histology. (A) Studying scientific (B) The scientific study (C) To study scientifically (D) That is scientific studying 5. With the exception of mercury, standard temperature and pressure @ () i) ©) the metallic elements are solid which is a solid metallic element metallic elements being solid since the metallic elements are solid 10, Potential dehydration is ~----- that a land animal faces. (A) the often greatest hazard (B) the greatest often hazard (C) often the greatest hazard (D) often the hazard greatest By tracking the eye of a hurricane, forecasters can determine the speed at which -- (A) isa storm moving {B) a storm is moving (C) is moving a storm {D) amoving storm The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the Depression years of the 1930's, is one of John Steinbeck’s --—--~ books. cam (A) (B) (c) @) most famous the most famous are most famous ay and most famous Technology will play a key role in ~ future life-styles. : {A) to shape (B) shaping {C) shape of (D) shaped ‘The computer has dramatically affected photographic lenses are constructed. (A) isthe way {B) that the way (C) which way do (D) the way Unit Ped page 46IL. The early railroads were — 42. 13. the existing arteries of transportation: roads, turnpikes, canals, and other waterways. (A) those short lines connected (B) short lines that connected (C) connected by short lines (D) short connecting lines -—-— as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created. (A) Ranks (B) The ranking (C) To be ranked (D) For being ranked Jackie Robinson, ----- to play baseball in the major leagues, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. (A) the Black American who first (B) the first Black American (C) was the first Black American (D) the first and a Black American who 14. 15. During the flood of 1927, the Red Cross, ~---~ out of emergency headquarters in Mississippi, set up temporary shelters for the homeless. (A) operates (B) is operating (©) has operated (D) operating Tn bacteria and in other organisms, is the nucleic acid DNA that provides the genetic information. (A) both (B) which (©) and (D) it unit FB page 4719, 2. 22, 23, 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. , Twenty to thirty year after a mature forest is cleared away, a nearly impenetrable thicket of A B c trees and shrubs develops. D . The first national park in world, Yellowstone National Park, was established in 1872. . Because it does not have a blood supply, the comea takes their oxygen directly from the air. A B € D Magnificent mountains and coastal scenery is British Columbia's chief tourist attractions. A B c Scientists at universities are often more involved in theoretical research than in practically A B Cc D research. John Rosamond Johnson he composed numerous songs, including Lift Every Voice and A Basen Sing, for which his brother, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words. D Nylon, a synthetic done from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of coal, was A B c first introduced in 1938. D Omithology, the study of birds, is one of the major scientific fields in which amateurs play A B ic a role in accumulating, researching, and publish data. D Animation is a technique for creativity the illusion of life in inanimate things. A B Cc D ‘The nonviolent protest advocated by Dr, Martin Luther King, Jn, proving highly effective A B in an age of expanding television news coverage. € D On December 7, 1787, Delaware became a first state to ratify the Constitution. A BG D Nutritionists believe what diet affects how one feels physically and emotionally. B iw D Mealii Kalama, creator of over 400 Hawaiian quilt yranted a National Heritage A B Fellowship in 1985 for herself contributions to folk art. c D Unit Fed page 4929. Bi. 34. 35. 36. 37. 40. . Jane Addams, social worker, author, and spokeswoman for the peace and A jetty serves to define and deepen a channel, improve navigate, or protect a harbor. A B eo D ). Minoru Yamasaki is an American architect which works departed from the austerity A B ith architecture in the United States after the Second World War. frequently associated c ‘Chemical research provides information that is useful when the textile industry in the R B - ion of synthetic fabrics. D A ‘women’s suffrage movements, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 B c for her humanitarian achievements. = D . Bromyrite crystals have a diamond-like luster and are usually colorless, A B Co but they dark to brown when exposed to light. c D Stars in our universe vary in temperature, color, bright, size, and mass > A B u D Tee is less denser than the liquid from which it is formed. AB cD fa ‘The 1983 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Barbara McClintock for her A experiments with maize and her discoveries regardless the nature of DNA. B c D {In 1866 to 1883, the bison population in North America was reduced from an estimated A B c 13 million to a few hundred. D . Most of the damage property attributed to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 resulted A B € from the fire that followed, ioe ie. James Baldwin's plays and short stories. which are to some degree autobiographical, A B established them as a leading figure in the United States civil rights movement, c Dd Thunder can be listened fiom a maximum distance of about ten miles except under unusual A B £ D atmospheric conditions, unit PEI page 50