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Section s 1<br />

Practice Test Eight<br />

693<br />

3. Despite <strong>the</strong> Preservation Society's ef<strong>for</strong>ts to save<br />

<strong>the</strong> old mill, <strong>the</strong> overwhelming majority of city<br />

council members voted <strong>for</strong> destructing it.<br />

(A) voted <strong>for</strong> destructing it<br />

(B) voted to destroy it<br />

( C) voted with its destruction<br />

(D) voted <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> destruction of it<br />

(E) voted so that it would be destroyed<br />

4. Jumping over fantastic obstacles in <strong>the</strong> video game,<br />

right be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> player a dragon roared.<br />

(A) right be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> player a dragon roared<br />

(B) a dragon, right be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> player, roared<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong>re was a dragon roaring right be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong><br />

player<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> player saw right be<strong>for</strong>e him a dragon was<br />

roaring<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> player saw a dragon roaring right be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

him<br />

5. Dr. Maisell argued that although many medical<br />

schools have excelled at training future<br />

diagnosticians, <strong>the</strong> failure is in <strong>the</strong>ir not educating<br />

students in <strong>the</strong> psychology of illness.<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong> failure is in <strong>the</strong>ir not educating<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> failure <strong>the</strong>y have is in <strong>the</strong>ir not educating<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong>y failed not to educate<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong>y have failed to educate<br />

(E) failing in <strong>the</strong>ir education of<br />

6. Charles Dickens wrote novels, and <strong>the</strong>y capture <strong>the</strong><br />

society of Victorian England at its best and worst.<br />

(A) novels, and <strong>the</strong>y capture<br />

(B) novels, being <strong>the</strong> capture of<br />

(C) novels, <strong>the</strong>y capture<br />

(D) novels that capture<br />

(E) novels, and capturing in <strong>the</strong>m<br />

7. The young pianist's beautiful melodic line and<br />

tone is remarkably like her mo<strong>the</strong>r's violin playing,<br />

in which warmth, imagination, and speedy<br />

fingering are elegantly combined.<br />

(A) tone is remarkably like<br />

(B) tone, remarkably like<br />

(C) tone, remarkable and like<br />

(D) tone are remarkably like<br />

(E) tone remarkable similar to<br />

8. The unique culture of Cork is primarily founded<br />

by its great musical and lyrical traditions.<br />

(A) The unique culture of Cork is primarily<br />

founded by<br />

(B) The unique culture of Cork is primarily<br />

founding upon<br />

( C) The primary culture of Cork, which is<br />

unique, comes from<br />

(D) Cork's unique culture comes primarily by<br />

(E) Cork has a unique culture founded<br />

primarily on<br />

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