Transitions
Ever since coffee was introduced to Italy several centuries ago, it has been a ubiquitous part of Italian culture. However, coffee is so central to Italian culture that one cannot miss the cafes on every corner.
The correct transition in the italics is:
a. No change b. In fact, c. Even so, d. Despite the history
What is b. In fact,
The hours the average American spend working have increased dramatically since the 1970's.
a. no change b. have spent c. spends d. are spent
What is c. spends
Cleveland may be doing the most to attract the creative class, but many other smaller cities, including Pittsburgh, PA; Corvallis, Oregon; and Burlington,VT are following it's lead.
a. no change b. their c. its d. its'
What is c. its
... Emma was doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor's judgment, but directed chiefly by her own.
The definition of directed is:
a. trained b. aimed c. guided d. addressed
What is c. guided
True or false: You have a better chance of improving your score if you try to answer every question.
True
Although Armstrong left Henderson's band in 1925, his influence, for instance, is discernible in the band's later recordings.
The correct transition is:
a. no change b. therefore, c. likewise, d. however,
What is d. however,
Studies reveal that napping improves memory and boosts wakefulness for the remainder of the day.
a. no change b. reveals c. have revealed d. are revealed
What is a. no change
Their are very few cheap, empty lofts waiting to be transformed with an attitude and a paintbrush.
a. no change b. They're c. There d. none of the above
What is c. There
A vast informal economy driven by human relationships, dense networks of social connections through which people traded resources and created value. The Soviet people didn't plot how they would build these networks.
The contextual definition of plot is:
a. mark b. form c. plan d. claim
What is c. plan
The writing and language test is the _______ one and it is _____ minutes long.
What are second and 35
Once an artist could make a living as a temporary office worker, or a server, leaving plenty of time to practice your art. In many of of the nation's largest cities, therefore, this life is no longer possible.
The correct answer is
a. no change b. however, c. consequently d. for instance
What is b. however
Some recipes don't fare well in the twenty-first century, while others had worked just fine.
a. no change b. work c. worked d. could have worked
What is b. work
Other farmers have increased they're dependence on costly hand-pollination by human workers.
a. no change b. there c. their d. its
What is c. their
Bigger fat stores mean a greater chance of surviving a long winter into spring.
The definition of stores is:
a. preservatives b. reserves c. stacks d. shelters
What is b. reserves
You should spend _____ minutes per passage in test one and ____ minutes per passage in test two.
What are 12 and 8-9
Most regular patrons drink their coffee standing at the bar. However, those drinking their coffee at a bar will chat with each other and the barista.
The correct transition is:
a. no change b. Additionally, c. Whereas, d. Normally,
What is d. Normally
One of the primary causes of workers' lack of sleep is the work itself.
a. no change b. are c. will be d. is having
What is a. no change
The goal is to digitize all the manuscripts in the Szathmary collection, making them available to anyone with access of a computer and the Internet.
a. no change b. access to c. excess of d. excess to
What is b. access to
... But the advantages of this law are also greater still than its cost--for it is to this law that we owe our wonderful material development, which brings improved conditions in its train.
The closest meaning to in its train is:
a. before it b. with it c. anticipating it d. advancing it
What is b. with it
The reading test is the _______ one and it is _____ minutes long.
first, 60
Just as the Moon's gravitational pull affects great bodies of water, lunar farmers believe, for example, that soil contents can also be affected.
The correct answer is: a. no change b. by contrast c. So d. however
What is "a"?
A four-year study by a team of Canadian scientists, headed by student Laura Mckinnon of the Universite du Quebec, provide evidence in support of this hypothesis.
a. no change b. provides c. are providing d. have provided
What is b. provides
He is a foot taller then me.
a. no change b. more than c. than d. more then
What is c. than
Species today are vanishing in such great numbers--many from hunting and habitat destruction--that the trend has been called a sixth mass extinction.
The definition of great is:
a. lofty b. wonderful c. intense d. large
What is d. large
A possible reading strategy is skim, scan, and __________.
What is annotate