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Section 4
Practice Test Six
32. What word should be inserted at the beginning of
sentence 10 (reproduced below) to best connect it
to the rest of the paragraph?
The cowpox vaccine, by using a relatively safe, related
virus, became the standard method of inoculating
against smallpox.
(A) However,
(B) Furthermore,
(C) Thus,
(D) For example,
(E) Because
33. Of the following, which is the best way to deal with
sentence 11 (reproduced below)?
The cowpox vaccine developing from Jenner's work
set the standard for vaccines-to find a "safe" virus
that confers immunity without the risks of full-blown
infection.
(A) Insert "In conclusion" at the beginning.
(B) Change "confers" to "conferring."
(C) Change "Jenner's" to "Edward Jenner's."
(D) Change "developing" to "developed."
(E) Insert "for example" at the end.
34. Which of the following is the best version of
the underlined portion of sentences 14 and 15
(reproduced below)?
The technique of using "dead" viruses soon became
an important method for developing new vaccines.
Vaccines using dead viruses include diphtheria, flu,
and the oral polio vaccine.
(A) The technique of using "dead" viruses soon
became an important method for developing
new vaccines and vaccines using dead viruses
include
(B) However, the technique of using "dead"
viruses soon became an important method
for developing new vaccines using dead
viruses, including
(C) Thus, an important method for developing
new vaccines became the technique of using
"dead" viruses, including
(D) By using "dead" viruses, the technique that
became important for developing new
vaccines including
(E) The technique of using "dead" viruses soon
became an important method for developing
new vaccines, including
35. Which sentence is best to add after sentence 15 to
conclude the passage?
(A) There is still much we have to learn about
how vaccines became part of the modern
medical system.
(B) No doubt new vaccines will be developed in
the future, using similar techniques.
( C) We now know the institute named after
Louis Pasteur has hosted eight Nobel Prize
winners.
(D) With the eradication of smallpox in 1980, the
role of vaccines in preventing disease is likely
to diminish.
(E) Vaccine history is very interesting.
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