1. Here you are provided with 15 incomplete sentences that include 4
underlined parts. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that be changed in order
for the sentence to be correct.
The field cricket is quite injury to crops and vegetation and does most
(1) (2) (3)
of its harmful work at night.
(4)
Perhaps the most unique thing about carbon atoms are their ability to combine with
(1) (2) (3) (4)
themselves.
Works wrote by Vladimir Nabokov often contain heroes and heroines who have
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lived in many places.
Organisms and their cells live by maintaining a constant exchange of elemental,
(1) (2) (3)
ions, minerals, and gases.
(4)
For the past few years, researchers have perfecting their control over the
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movements of cells and microbes by using low- power laser beams.
(4)
The mountain sheep is known for its incredible agility, timid, and ability to withstand
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severe cold.
The chimpanzee possesses hand tool, the sticky termite stick, with which it digs
(1) (2) (3)
termites out of logs and stumps.
(4)
The different layers of the Grand Canyon contain a variety of fossils, including algae
(1) (2)
and seaweed from early historically periods.
(3) (4)
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2. The United States government use price supports and cost subsidies to raise farm
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prices and profits.
The basic factors that enhance health and longevity include vigorous exercise,
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hereditary, and diet.
(3) (4)
Fission tracking is a new artifact dating method who promises
(1) (2) (3)
to have important archeological applications in the future.
(4)
Biologically produced ceramics, alike those made by mollusks
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such as the sea urchin, remain superior to those produced synthetically.
(3) (4)
Contemporary poet James Merrill writes autobiographical verse that building on
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remembrances of his childhood.
(4)
Many New England farmers supplement their
(1)
incomes with the sold of maple syrup tapped from
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sugar maples growing on their farmland.
(4)
10 Tips to Improve
When attempt to explain children’s food preferences, Your Reading Skills
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researchers are faced with contradictions. Tip #8. Once you start, don't stop!
(4)
Read each item straight through. If
you finish and have questions, go
back and re-read the pertinent
sections. If you don't have
questions, you got what you
needed and are ready to move on.
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