Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing. People, unlike most beasts, have the ability to sweat. Coupled with our hairless skin, sweating allows people to keep their body temperature down during long periods of effort. Our cooling, ability, large knees, and elastic tendons, allow us to outrun a horse-in the long run, of course. That's right: over long distances, human beings can outrun almost every running mammal on earth. This ability might not have saved our ancestors from saber tooth tigers, but it provided them a distinct advantage $\underline{\mathrm{while \ tracking \ the \ many \ tasty \ quadrupeds \ living \ on \ the \ plains.}}$ F. NO CHANGE G. while tracking the quadrupeds, many of which were tasty, living on the plains. H. while tracking the tasty plains animals. J. while they tracked down animals, which they knew were tasty, on the plains.

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing.

A plaid, you see, is a $\underline{\text{woven piece}}$ of fabric worn over the shoulder or sometimes tucked under a belt to hold it in place.

A. NO CHANGE

B. woven, piece,

C. woven; piece

D. woven peace

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing. There are people who believe it or not spend weeks, months, or years of their lives researching the tiniest details in texts. These people are known as scholars, and they command the secret that befuddles so many students who can't seem to find a good topic for their term papers-that the smaller the topic is, the better. Find that footnote, or that one awkward word that doesn't seem to belong with the others. $\underline{\mathrm{There's \ the \ beginning \ of \ your \ topic.}}$ You can spend minutes or hours explaining what that single item means to the whole text. That one little word or phrase or object is a portal to a whole realm of study. The value of the prize, of course, depends on the student, but the ultimate prize is the insight that the research yields. A. NO CHANGE B. There is the beginning of your topic. C. There's the beginning of your topic directly in front of you. D. There's the beginning of your topic:

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, hut will improve the clarity of the writing. (1) All that is expected of us is to wait until the doctor comes. (2) Retain, as far as possible, presence of mind, or, $\underline { another\ words }$, keep cool. (3) Act $\underline{ prompt\ and\ quiet }$, but not with haste. (4) First aid kits have been manufactured since 1890, at the latest. A. NO CHANGE B. promptly and quiet C. promptly and quietly D. prompt and quietly.

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, hut will improve the clarity of the writing. A boy or girl who has acquired this knowledge and $\underline{ who\ are\ able }$ to maintain a certain amount of self-control will find many opportunities in later years $\underline { for\ to\ lend }$ a hand in the midst of accidents or sudden sickness. F. NO CHANGE G. whom are able H. is J. who is able.

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, hut will improve the clarity of the writing. Emergencies and accidents are a frequent occurrence. A playmate may cut his leg or foot with a scythe or knife, or fall and $\underline{ have\ broken }$ his arm. A child may accidentally swallow some laudanum, set his own clothing on fire, or push a bean into his nose or $\underline { ear }$ $\underline{ a\ teamster }$ may be brought in with his ears frostbitten. A small boy may fall into the river and be brought out apparently drowned. One of our own family may suddenly be taken sick with some contagious disease or $\underline{ may\ be }$ suffocated by coal gas. A. NO CHANGE B. might become C. will be D. might.

Improving Paragraphs

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, but will improve the clarity of the writing.

We have tried in the proceeding chapters to understand a few of the laws of health and to apply them intelligently to our daily living. It will help us to clinch what we have already mastered, if $\underline{\text{we supplement our work with a knowledge of simple methods now}}$ of procedure in case of the more common and $\underline{\text{not as}}$ serious accidents and emergencies.

F. NO CHANGE

G. we now supplement our work with a knowledge of simple methods

H. we supplement our work with a knowledge now of simple methods

J. we supplement now our work with a knowledge of simple methods

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. Primeval, exuberance, dote, tenure, laminate, hovel, substantiate. During Dr. Rigby's _____ as the team leader at the archaeological dig, she found the remains of a 3,000-year-old doll that had probably been _____ on by a child living in the clean, _____ forest circling the. mountain. In addition, the team found evidence that the ancient tribe knew how to _____ weapons and tools by hammering layers of steel together to add strength, but the laboratory would have to test the tools in order to _____ the theory.

Read the following passage and then choose the best revision for the underlined portions of the paragraph. The questions will require you to make decisions regarding the revision of the reading selection. Some revisions are not of actual mistakes, hut will improve the clarity of the writing. We have tried in the $\underline{ proceeding }$ chapters to understand a few of the laws of health and to apply them intelligently to our daily living. It will help us to clinch what we have already mastered, if $\underline{ we\ supplement\ our\ work\ with\ a\ knowledge\ of\ simple\ methods\ now }$ of procedure in case of the more common and not as serious accidents and emergencies. A. NO CHANGE B. progressing C. succeeding D. preceding.

From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used.

imbroglio

peregrination

quotidian

hubris

sanctimonious

prognosticate

scullion

There was a[n] ______________ at the garage. A customer arrived and demanded to see his car, after having been told that the repairs were nearly finished, but found that the work had not even begun.

"Two weeks ago, you said that the job would take three or four days, but that ______________ was wrong," the customer sarcastically said to Jane, the receptionist. "Give me the keys; I'll take my car to a different garage." Jane complied, still smiling as usual; she never worried about losing an occasional customer, though she did feel bad about mistakenly telling the customer that his car was finished. Angry customers were a[n] ______________ occurrence in the auto repair business; most people have a tendency to become emotional when they receive bills for hundreds or even thousands of dollars, especially for repairs to cars that are still relatively new. Jane knew that every garage in town was overloaded. Upon hearing the customer's story, the other garage would offer some ______________ criticism of Jane's garage, accept the job, and then do exactly what Jane's garage did, since the car required a tedious repair that yielded little profit. The whole frustrating process simply causes many drivers to abandon their cars and resort to ______________ as their primary form of transportation.

A medicine that works against certain symptoms hy taking them away is called a[n] ______. A battleship might have _____ guns for use against enemy planes.

Complete the following sentences by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context. The _____ had an education commensurate with that of a doctor of philosophy in the field of education, though he held no official credentials or diploma. A. arbiter, B. archetype, C. autodidact, D. coup, E. accolade.

Let F be a free group on two free generators $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Let H be the subgroup generated by $\alpha$. Show that H has infinite index in F.

The ability of microscopes to distinguish fine details is called a. resolution. b. bending. c. magnification. d. active transport.