12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

Section 9 j
Practice Test One
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3. Some speedometers register high speeds as
200 miles per hour, even though few cars will
ever go faster than 100.
(A) high speeds as
(B) speeds as high as
(C) speeds that are high
(D) high speeds that are capable of exceeding
(E) a speed as
4. Having the same strength but much less weight
when compared with metal, carbon fiber plastic
composites are ideal materials for prostheses to
replace lost limbs.
(A) Having the same strength but much less
weight when compared with metal
(B) By being stronger and having much less
weight than metal
(C) Stronger and less weightier than metal
(D) With the same strength but much less
weighty when compared with metal
(E) As strong as and lighter than metal
5. At holidays, my uncle was the relative who told me
the stories that I had heard every year throughout
my childhood and also the years of my adolescence.
(A) had heard every year throughout my childhood
and also the years of my adolescence
(B) had heard every year throughout my childhood
and my adolescence
(C) have heard repeatedly throughout my childhood
and my adolescence alike
(D) have, every year, had told to me both in my
childhood as well as my adolescence
(E) every year have had told to me throughout
my childhood and my adolescent years alike
6. Although still constrained by gravity, the idea
might strike astronauts on the International Space
Station that they are flying.
(A) the idea might strike astronauts on the
International Space Station that they are
flying
(B) that they are flying is an idea that might
strike astronauts on the International Space
Station
(C) astronauts on the International Space Station
might be struck by the idea that they are
flying
(D) astronauts on the International Space Station
are flying and might be struck by the idea
(E) astronauts on the International Space Station
might be flying as the idea might strike them
7. According to Greek myth, Zeus's inability to
control his lust, this made his wife, Hera, extremely
angry.
(A) Zeus's inability to control his lust, this made
his wife,
(B) when out of Zeus's control, his lust made his
wife,
(C) Zeus's inability at controlling his lust was
making his wife,
(D) Zeus's inability to control his lust made his
wife,
(E) the lack of control over his lust that Zeus
exhibited made his wife,
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