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I Section 6<br />

Practice Test Twelve<br />

Directions: The following passage is an early draft of an essay. Some parts of <strong>the</strong> passage need to be rewritten.<br />

Read <strong>the</strong> passage and select <strong>the</strong> best answer <strong>for</strong> each question that follows. Some questions are about particular<br />

sentences or parts of sentences and ask you to improve sentence structure or word choice. O<strong>the</strong>r questions ask<br />

you to consider organization and development. In choosing answers, follow <strong>the</strong> conventions of standard written<br />

English.<br />

Questions 30--35 are based on <strong>the</strong> following passage.<br />

(1) Today's technology includes miracle medicines.<br />

(2) It also boasts excellent transportation. (3) Also,<br />

many methods of communication have improved people's<br />

lives. (4) However, I believe that <strong>the</strong>re is a negative<br />

side to <strong>the</strong> impact of progress. (5) Hunter-ga<strong>the</strong>rer<br />

tribes and small ethnic groups lose <strong>the</strong>ir territories and<br />

<strong>the</strong>y have a hard time holding on to <strong>the</strong>ir unique and<br />

ancient cultures and one sign of this is <strong>the</strong> gradual disappearance<br />

of languages.<br />

(6) In America, hundreds of Native American languages<br />

are kept alive by just a handful of people and,<br />

in places like Cameroon and Papua New Guinea, some<br />

languages are spoken by only two or three people.<br />

(7) I am concerned about this issue because many of <strong>the</strong><br />

customs and traditional ideas of a culture are embedded<br />

in its language. (8) The folktales, jokes, and songs of a<br />

culture are in its native tongue, as are <strong>the</strong> special names<br />

of places that give fascinating hints about history.<br />

(9) It's impossible to rely on native speakers to save<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir own languages. (10) This is because younger people<br />

often become bilingual and eventually found it easier<br />

to communicate in <strong>the</strong> new language. (11) In some<br />

places, such as Ireland, <strong>the</strong> native language Gaelic is<br />

taught to schoolchildren. (12) However, learning a language<br />

in school is very different from using it in daily<br />

life. (13) In areas of Galway, where Gaelic is still used,<br />

<strong>the</strong> language is alive and evolving. (14) Some linguists<br />

and anthropologists are working to record people who<br />

speak endangered languages and <strong>the</strong>y are also working<br />

as well at times to translate <strong>the</strong>se languages be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong>y<br />

disappear <strong>for</strong>ever.<br />

30. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best way to combine<br />

sentences 1, 2, and 3 reproduced below?<br />

Today's technology includes miracle medicines. It also<br />

boasts excellent transportation. Also, many methods<br />

of communication have improved people's lives.<br />

(A) Today's technology includes miracle medicines<br />

while it also boasts excellent transportation<br />

and also many methods of communication<br />

that have improved people's lives.<br />

(B) Today's technology includes miracle medicines,<br />

excellent transportation, and many<br />

methods of communication that have<br />

improved people's lives.<br />

(C) Today's technology, including miracle<br />

medicines, excellent transportation, and<br />

many methods of communication that have<br />

improved people's lives.<br />

(D) People's lives have been improved by today's<br />

technology, <strong>the</strong>se include miracle medicines,<br />

excellent transportation, and many methods<br />

of communication.<br />

(E) Miracle medicines, excellent transportation,<br />

and many methods of communication are<br />

among today's technology that has improved<br />

people's lives.<br />

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