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Section 5
Practice Test Five
32. Which of the following is the best version of
the underlined portion of sentences 10 and 11
(reproduced below)?
From then on, his main theme was the passage of
time. It was illustrated with depictions of visible
decay, chance, and mindless accumulation.
(A) time, which he illustrated
(B) time, and it was illustrated
(C) time that was nevertheless illustrated
(D) time that would be illustrated
(E) time. It was being illustrated
33. In context, which is the best way to deal with
sentence 12?
(A) Change being to was.
(B) Insert Finally at the beginning.
(C) Change Dieter Roth to he.
(D) Delete he used.
(E) Change he used to he had used.
34. Which of the following ways to revise the
underlined portion of sentence 15 (reproduced
below) most effectively links the sentence to the
rest of the paragraph?
Roth spurned the art world and distrusted other
artists, while managing to command their respect.
(A) Because as a young man Roth spurned
(B) Since his time in Switzerland, he was
spurning
( C) By this time, he had been spurning
(D) Despite his success, Roth spurned
(E) Nevertheless, by now he had spurned
35. Which sentence is best to add after sentence 15?
(A) His work, which sought to blur the line
between art and life, influenced a generation
of artists, including Andy Warhol.
(B) Roth's work encompassed drawing, painting,
sculpture, collage, assemblage, music, poetry,
art books, film, and video.
(C) Many American artists also used unconventional
materials in their work.
(D) Ahead of his time, Roth could also be considered
a Postmodernist.
(E) Roth was born in 1930 in Hanover, Germany.
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