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　　1. Originally developed for detecting air pollutants， a technique called proton-induced x-ray emission，

　　which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it， is

　　finding uses in medicine， archaeology， and criminology.

　　(A) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants， a technique called proton-induced x-ray

　　emission， which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without

　　destroying it，

　　(B) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants， having the ability to analyze the chemical

　　elements in almost any substance without destroying it， a technique called proton induced x-ray emission

　　(C) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants， called proton-induced x-ray

　　emission， which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it，

　　(D) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants， called proton-induced x-ray

　　emission， which has the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance

　　quickly and without destroying it，

　　(E) A technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has the ability to

　　analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying the

　　substance， called proton-induced x-ray emission，

　　2. None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains why most of the people exposed to the

　　alleged causes do not commit crimes and， conversely， why so many of those not so exposed have.

　　(A) have

　　(B) has

　　(C) shall

　　(D) do

　　(E) could

　　3. Computers are becoming faster， more powerful， and more reliable， and so too are modems， they are

　　the devices to allow two or more computers to share information over regular telephone lines.

　　(A) so too are modems， they are the devices to allow

　　(B) so too are modems， the devices that allow

　　(C) so too modems， the devices allowing

　　(D) also modems， they are the devices that allow

　　(E) also modems， which are the devices to allow

　　4. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that

　　municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

　　(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump

　　(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping

　　(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump

　　(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump

　　(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

　　5. Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants

　　who were either asking the goddess Bona Dea‘s aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.

　　(A) in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help

　　(B) in healing physical and mental ills and to thank her for helping

　　(C) in healing physical and mental ills， and thanking her for helping

　　(D) to heal physical and mental ills or to thank her for such help

　　(E) to heal physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help

　　6. A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses to discourage poachers; the question

　　is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are

　　trimmed.

　　(A) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their

　　horns are

　　(B) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one once their horns are

　　(C) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals‘ horns have been

　　(D) if tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses once the animals‘ horns are

　　(E) if tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one after the animals‘ horns have been

　　7. The technical term “pagination” is a process that leaves editors， instead of printers， assemble the

　　page images that become the metal or plastic plates used in printing.

　　(A) is a process that leaves editors， instead of printers， assemble

　　(B) refers to a process that allows editors， rather than printers， to assemble

　　(C) is a process leaving the editors， rather than printers， to assemble

　　(D) refers to a process which allows editors， but not to printers， the assembly of

　　(E) has reference to the process leaving to editors， instead of the printer， assembling

　　8. The black hole has entered the popular imagination as an object too massive that neither light nor

　　matter can escape its gravitational pull.

　　(A) too massive that neither light nor matter can escape its

　　(B) too massive for either allowing light or matter to escape its

　　(C) massive enough that either light or matter cannot escape their

　　(D) so massive that neither light nor matter could escape their

　　(E) so massive that neither light nor matter can escape its

　　9. After crude oil， natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost

　　exclusively from reserves in North America.

　　(A) After crude oil， natural gas is the United States second biggest fuel source and supplied almost

　　exclusively from reserves in North America.

　　(B) Natural gas， after crude oil the United States second biggest fuel source， supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.

　　(C) Being supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America， natural gas， the United States second biggest fuel source after crude oil.

　　(D) Natural gas， the United States‘ second biggest fuel source after crude oil， is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America.

　　(E) Natural gas is supplied almost exclusively from reserves in North America， being the United

　　States‘ second biggest fuel source after crude oil.

　　10. The airline industry is cutting its lowest discount fares more widely， more substantially， and earlier

　　this year than it normally does at the end of the summer， a time during which travel usually

　　decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of passengers.

　　(A) during which travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares for the attraction of

　　(B) during which travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use some lower fares for the attraction of

　　(C) in which travel usually decreases and in which the industry therefore uses some lower fares

　　attracting

　　(D) when travel usually decreases and the industry uses some lower fares to attract

　　(E) when travel usually decreases and therefore the industry will use lower fares for the attraction of

　　11. The aristocratic values expressed in the writings of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the

　　French classical tradition， as does her passionate interest in history， particularly Roman history.

　　(A) as does

　　(B) so do

　　(C) as do

　　(D) so is the case with

　　(E) similarly， does

　　12. Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months， the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” in

　　1899 was an instant hit， helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

　　(A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months， the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag”

　　in 1899 was an instant hit， helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

　　(B) The publication in 1899 of “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit： in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

　　(C) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of

　　“Maple Leaf Rag” in 1899， which was an instant hit： it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months.

　　(D) “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit： it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime

　　composer， published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.

　　(E) Published in 1899， “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit， selling several hundred thousand copies in six months： it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.

　　13. Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash， many municipalities

　　have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.

　　(A) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component of municipal trash， many municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.

　　(B) Because paper of all kinds is the biggest single component in municipal trash， many

　　municipalities tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal is reduced.

　　(C) Because paper of all kinds are the biggest single components in municipal trash， many

　　municipalities have tried to recycle to reduce the cost of trash disposal.

　　(D) All kinds of paper are the biggest single components of municipal trash， and so many

　　municipalities have tried recycling to reduce the cost of trash disposal.

　　(E) All kinds of paper is the biggest single component of municipal trash， so many municipalities

　　have tried to recycle so that the cost of trash disposal could be reduced.

　　14. As rare as something becomes， be it a baseball card or a musical recording or a postage stamp， the more avidly it is sought by collectors .

　　(A) As rare as something becomes， be it

　　(B) As rare as something becomes， whether it is

　　(C) As something becomes rarer and rarer， like

　　(D) The rarer something becomes， like

　　(E) The rarer something becomes， whether it is

　　15. Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much by their peers

　　in early childhood than by their parents.

　　(A) are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their

　　(B) are determined as much by peers in early childhood as do their

　　(C) is determined as much by their early childhood peers as by their

　　(D) have been determined by childhood peers as much as their

　　(E) was determined as much by one‘s peers in childhood as by one‘s

　　16. Migraine， the most debilitating common form of headache， afflicts perhaps 18 million Americans，

　　who collectively lose 64 million workdays a year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical

　　expenses and lost work time.

　　(A) year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost

　　(B) year and thus cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost

　　(C) year， so as to cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost

　　(D) year that costs the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and

　　(E) year， which thus cost the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and

　　17. Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;

　　born into an Iroquois community and instructed in traditional Iroquois ways， he also received an

　　education from English-speaking teachers.

　　(A) Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds;

　　(B) Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph

　　Brant was

　　(C) Like many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant， living in two

　　worlds， was

　　(D) As with many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph

　　Brant was

　　(E) As with many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in

　　two worlds;

　　18. Sales of United States manufactured goods to nonindustrialized countries rose to $167 billion in 1992， which is 14 percent more than the previous year and largely offsets weak demand from Europe and Japan.

　　(A) which is 14 percent more than the previous year

　　(B) which is 14 percent higher than it was the previous year

　　(C) 14 percent higher than the previous year‘s figure

　　(D) an amount that is 14 percent more than the previous year was

　　(E) an amount that is 14 percent higher than the previous year‘s figure

　　19. All-terrain vehicles have allowed vacationers to reach many previously inaccessible areas， but they have also been blamed for causing hundreds of deaths， injury to thousands， and seriously damaging the nation‘s recreational areas.

　　(A) deaths， injury to thousands， and seriously damaging

　　(B) deaths and injuring thousands， and serious damage to

　　(C) deaths， thousands who are injured， as well as seriously damaging

　　(D) deaths and thousands of injuries， as well as doing serious damage to

　　(E) deaths， thousands are injured， and they do serious damage to

　　A2. D3. B4. A5. A6. C7. B8. E9. D10. D11. A12. E13. A14. E15. C16. B17. A18. E19. D

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