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Section 5<br />

Practice Test Four<br />

32. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best version of<br />

sentence 7 (reproduced below)?<br />

What is time-consuming about this is that <strong>the</strong> ice can<br />

be up to sixteen feet thick.<br />

(A) (As it is now)<br />

(B) Consequently, <strong>the</strong> ice can be up to sixteen<br />

feet thick, and this is time-consuming.<br />

(C) The ice can be up to sixteen feet thick, making<br />

it time-consuming.<br />

(D) This process is time-consuming because <strong>the</strong><br />

ice can be up to sixteen feet thick.<br />

(E) It is time-consuming that <strong>the</strong> ice can be up to<br />

sixteen feet thick.<br />

33. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best sentence to<br />

insert at <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> second paragraph<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e sentence 8?<br />

(A) Icebreakers do not weigh more than o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

ships.<br />

(B) It's cold on an icebreaker.<br />

(C) How can ice breakers move through such<br />

thick ice?<br />

(D) Ice breakers may lead to decreased global<br />

warming.<br />

(E) Ice breakers are also used by <strong>the</strong> army.<br />

34. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best version of <strong>the</strong><br />

underlined portion of sentence 10 (reproduced<br />

below)?<br />

For example, <strong>the</strong> bow of an ice breaker does not go<br />

straigh t down, it is sloping at a 30 degree angle.<br />

(A) (As it is now)<br />

(B) does not go straight down because it slopes<br />

(C) not going straight down, but ra<strong>the</strong>r sloping<br />

(D) does not go straight down; ra<strong>the</strong>r sloping<br />

(E) does not go straight down, but ra<strong>the</strong>r slopes<br />

35. Which sentence should be deleted from <strong>the</strong> essay<br />

because it contains unrelated in<strong>for</strong>mation?<br />

(A) Sentence 1<br />

(B) Sentence 3<br />

(C) Sentence 8<br />

(D) Sentence 9<br />

(E) Sentence 12<br />

STOP

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