hey guys! I need some help.
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1.Not three weeks following Lance Armstrong’s
victory in the Tour de France bicycle race *but
the doctors diagnosed him with cancer.
(A) but the doctors diagnosed him with cancer
(B) but the doctors had him diagnosed with
cancer
© than he has been diagnosed by the doctors
that he had cancer
(D) but cancer had been diagnosed in him by
doctors
(E) than doctors diagnosed his cancer
2.The letter was intended for Betsy and him, but
the actual recipients of the bad news were Peter
and I.
(A) Betsy and him, but the actual recipients of
the bad news were Peter and I
(B) Betsy and I, but the actual recipients of the
bad news were Peter and I
© Betsy and him, but Peter and me actually
received the bad news.
(D) Betsy and he, but the actual recipients of
the bad news turned out to be Peter and
me
(E) Betsy and I, but the bad news was actually
received by Peter and I
3.If Toby McGuire was alive during the heyday
of Hollywood’s debonair leading actors, he
probably would have been considered
too naive and boyish to succeed as a big star.
A.was
B.during
C.too naive
D.to succeed
E.No error
4.When Beethoven’s music was introduced to the
public for the first time, they found it difficult
to understand and unpleasant to listen to.
(A) When Beethoven’s music was introduced
to the public for the first time, they found
it
(B) When it was introduced to the public for
the first time, they found Beethoven’s
music
© When the music of Beethoven was introduced,
the public found it
(D) When they were introduced to Beethoven’s
music, the public had found it
(E) Introducing Beethoven’s music for the
first time, the public found it
5.Two Coast Guard crews were dispatched to
check an anonymous informant’s warning, and
he had observed a boatload of illegal immigrants
approaching Florida’s west coast.
(A) an anonymous informant’s warning, and
he
(B) the warning of an anonymous informant
that he
© that an anonymous warning of an informant
he
(D) the anonymous informant’s warning saying
he
(E) information anonymously warning that he
6.Just as the number of applications to Stanford
and Yale has grown annually since 1998, so has
Columbia’s applicant pool risen steadily.
(A) so has Columbia’s applicant pool risen
steadily
(B) Columbia attracted applicants in steadily
rising numbers
© Columbia is steadily gaining applicants in
its pool
(D) and so then, for Columbia, a rising applicant
pool has grown steadily
(E) and like them Columbia’s steadily rising
pool of applicants
7.If you wish to truly understand Jefferson’s
notion of “the pursuit of happiness,” the letters
Jefferson wrote to his son should be read.
(A) the letters Jefferson wrote to his son
should be read
(B) Jefferson’s letters to his son should be
read
© you should read the letters Jefferson wrote
to his son
(D) you should read his letters to his son
(E) a person should read his letters to his son
8.Many countries punish citizens who speak out
against the government, keeping the U.N.
Commission on Human Rights very busy,
mostly using torture and imprisonment.
(A) Many countries punish citizens who speak
out against the government, keeping
the U.N. Commission on Human Rights
very busy, mostly using torture and
imprisonment
(B) Many countries, punishing citizens mostly
using torture and imprisonment for speaking
out against the government, keep the U.N.
Commission on Human Rights very busy
© In many countries punishing citizens who
speak out against the government, U.N.
Commission on Human Rights is kept
very busy, mostly using torture and
imprisonment
(D) Using torture and imprisonment, many
countries punish citizens who speak out
against the government, a situation that
keeps the U.N. Commission on Human
Rights very busy
(E) Punishing citizens who speak out against
the government using torture and imprisonment
in many countries, the U.N. Commission
on Human Rights is kept very busy
Thanks!!