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<p>Practice Test 1, Section 7</p>

<li>Scientists predict technological changes in the next century, they will be as dramatric as was the development of the transcontinetal railroad in the last century.</li>
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<p>a) century, they will be as dramatic as was
b) century, these will be as dramatic as
c) century; being as dramatic as was
d) century will be dramatic as is
e) century as dramatic as
none of them seems right to me…</p>

<p>15 Cocoa was popular with Europeans before either tea and coffee, its consumption gradually spreading form Spain and Portugal to Italy, Austria, France and then across the channel to the Isles. No Error</p>

<p>the answer is B, i think it should be or instead. But insn’t D also wrong, as for parraellism, I think it should be changed to acrossing</p>

<p>28 Quick to take advantage of Melanie Johnson’s preoccupation in the history of the Johnson family, the genealogist proposed investigating that history- for a large fee. No error</p>

<p>I have no clue about this one…</p>

<p>29 Contrasting with most other fifteenth-century rulers, Portuguese kings could count on the support of the aristocracy in any overseas ventures. No error</p>

<pre><code> Change constrasting to constrasted ?
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<p>Section 10
Rike, the great German poet, could not contiune his search for angelic spirits until he can rely on a strength greater than his own.
a) can rely on a sterngth greater than his own
b) could rely on a strength greater than his own
c) would be able to rely on a strength greater than his own
d) can rely on a strength greater than his strength
c) could rely on a strength greater than his strength</p>

<p>no clue again…</p>

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<ol>
<li>Scientists predict technological changes in the next century as dramatric as was the development of the transcontinetal railroad in the last century.</li>
</ol>

<p>e) century as dramatic as</p>

<p>15 Cocoa was popular with Europeans before either tea and coffee, its consumption gradually spreading form Spain and Portugal to Italy, Austria, France and then across the channel to the Isles. No Error</p>

<p>the answer is B, i think it should be or instead. But insn't D also wrong, as for parraellism, I think it should be changed to acrossing</p>

<p>No, it also spread across.... across is an adverb, not a verb</p>

<p>28 Quick to take advantage of Melanie Johnson's preoccupation in the history of the Johnson family, the genealogist proposed investigating that history- for a large fee. No error</p>

<p>I have no clue about this one... The clause beginning with Quick modifies the geneaologist--subject of the main clause.</p>

<p>29 Contrasting with most other fifteenth-century rulers, Portuguese kings could count on the support of the aristocracy in any overseas ventures. No error</p>

<p>Change constrasting to constrasted ? No, at that time they were "contrasting" with the others...</p>

<p>Section 10
Rilke, the great German poet, could not contiune his search for angelic spirits until he could rely on a strength greater than his own.</p>

<p>b) could rely on a strength greater than his own</p>

<p>Because all the action was in the past-Rilke is a dead poet.</p>

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<p>for number 15, although D is wrong, B is more obvious?</p>

<p>also advice for the last one, read the sentence to yourself and one of them will sound right to you</p>

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<p>28- if anything, preoccupation is the wrong word for the sentence in terms of meaning, it would be occupation</p>

<p>29- no error?</p>

<p>15- "and then across" is awkward parallelism, but parallelism nonetheless- either ... or... is correct syntax. that's probably the BEST answer.</p>

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<p>well the answers are in the book. so 29 is A, its just the cause thatss debatable (sp?). i think constrasting with isnt a correct idiom?</p>

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<p>Practice Test 1, Section 7</p>

<ol>
<li>Scientists predict technological changes in the next century, they will be as dramatric as was the development of the transcontinetal railroad in the last century.</li>
</ol>

<p>e) century as dramatic as</p>

<p>15 Cocoa was popular with Europeans before either tea and coffee, its consumption gradually spreading form Spain and Portugal to Italy, Austria, France and then across the channel to the Isles. No Error</p>

<p>the answer is B.. Either..or (Either is singular, and the verb tht follows, "its" is singular as well. To ensure a subject/verb agreement, it should be "Either tea or coffee." </p>

<p>28 Quick to take advantage of Melanie Johnson's preoccupation in the history of the Johnson family, the genealogist proposed investigating that history- for a large fee. No error</p>

<p>I have no clue about this one...</p>

<p>29 Contrasting with most other fifteenth-century rulers, Portuguese kings could count on the support of the aristocracy in any overseas ventures. No error</p>

<p>It should be "In contrast to".. Incorrect idiom..</p>