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Section 61<br />

Practice Test Seven 619<br />

3. In The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. and<br />

E. B. White recommend writing in a natural tone,<br />

using figures of speech sparingly, and omitting<br />

needless words.<br />

(A) and omitting needless words<br />

(B) and <strong>the</strong>y should omit needless words<br />

( C) and you should omit needless words<br />

(D) and needlessly omitting words<br />

(E) and needless words should be omitted<br />

4. The influence of Roman architecture is perhaps<br />

even more evident in <strong>the</strong> United States than <strong>for</strong><br />

ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or Asia.<br />

(A) <strong>for</strong> ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or Asia<br />

(B) by ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or Asia<br />

( C) with ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or Asia<br />

(D) in ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or Asia<br />

(E) in ei<strong>the</strong>r Europe or in Asia<br />

5. The choreographer Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham having<br />

trained as an anthropologist. she studied dance in<br />

Jamaica, Haiti, and Senegal.<br />

(A) Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham having trained as an<br />

anthropologist, she studied<br />

(B) Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham, who was also a trained<br />

anthropologist, studied<br />

(C) Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham was a trained anthropologist<br />

and was also a student of<br />

(D) Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham was a trained anthropologist<br />

and also participated in <strong>the</strong> study of<br />

(E) Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dunham training as an anthropologist,<br />

she studied<br />

6. Weight training was begun by <strong>the</strong> girl to enhance<br />

her strength and flexibility.<br />

(A) Weight training was begun by <strong>the</strong> girl to<br />

enhance<br />

(B) Weight training was begun by <strong>the</strong> girl <strong>for</strong><br />

enhancing<br />

( C) Training with weights by <strong>the</strong> girl was begun<br />

in order to enhance<br />

(D) The girl began weight training to enhance<br />

(E) The girl had begun <strong>the</strong> exercise of weight<br />

training to enhance<br />

7. One of <strong>the</strong> most common types of mistakes that<br />

inexperienced drivers make is failing to signal <strong>for</strong><br />

a lane change: ano<strong>the</strong>r one that occurs about as<br />

frequently is exceeding posted speed limits.<br />

(A) change; ano<strong>the</strong>r one that occurs<br />

(B) change, ano<strong>the</strong>r that occurs<br />

(C) change, <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, and it occurs<br />

(D) change; ano<strong>the</strong>r one which is occurring<br />

(E) change and also occurring<br />

8. In 1937, Pablo Picasso painted <strong>the</strong> stunning<br />

Guernica. and it conveys his abhorrence of both<br />

war in general and <strong>the</strong> destruction of <strong>the</strong> Basque<br />

town ofGuernica during <strong>the</strong> Spanish Civil War.<br />

(A) Guernica, and it conveys<br />

(B) Guernica and being <strong>the</strong> conveyance of<br />

( C) Guernica, it conveys<br />

(D) Guernica, which conveys<br />

(E) Guernica, and conveys<br />

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