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In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [reducing] in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels.
A. No Change
B. Reductions
C. Deducting
D. Deducts
B. Reductions
In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced reductions in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [However,] library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008
A. No Change
B. Consequently
C. Nevertheless
D. Previously
B. Consequently
The history of science as it is taught to most Western students [are] tragically incomplete.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) being
(C) is
(D) can be
C. is
I couldn’t wait to view [painter, Georges Seurat’s, 10-foot-wide] A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
A. No change
B. painter, Georges Seurat's
C. Painter Georges Seurat's,
D. Painter Georges Saurat's
D. Painter Georges Saurat's
Librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [catalog,] and updating these collections.
A. No change
B. Librarians cataloging
C. To catalog,
D. Cataloging,
D. Cataloging,
in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [for them to circulate.]
A) NO CHANGE
B) to be circulated by them.
C) for their circulating.
D) for circulation.
D. For circulation
While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [but] adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills.
A. No change
B. and
C. for
D. Delete the underlined portion
D. Delete the underlined portion
This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [has] led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession.
A. No change
B. Have
C. Which have
D. Which has
A. No change
It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [it’s tiniest;] the Thorne Miniature Rooms
A) NO CHANGE
B) its tiniest;
C) its tiniest:
D) it’s tiniest,
B. Its tiniest:
An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes, [law troubles,] and retirement programs.
A. no change
B. legal issues,
C. concerns related to law courts,
D. matters for the law courts,
B. legal issues,
Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [having more otters] will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air.
A) NO CHANGE
B) increasing the otter population
C) the otters multiplying
D) having more otters than other locations
B) increasing the otter population
The first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [On one hand,] I couldn’t wait to view painter Georges Seurat’s 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
A. No change
B. For instance,
C. However,
D. Similarly
B. For instance,
It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [wanting] to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture.
A) NO CHANGE
B) whom wants
C) who wanted
D) she wanted
C. Who wanted
The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [legs, they] are covered in luxurious velvet.
A) NO CHANGE
B) legs, the couch and chairs
C) legs and
D) legs,
C. Legs and
Only if one gave up these pursuits, they said, could [you live] a virtuous life.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) one live
(C) they live
(D) he or she live
B. one live
More like a [fair then] an actual café, the first Repair Café took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
A) NO CHANGE
B) fair than
C) fare than
D) fair, then
B. Fair than
Her goals were [straightforward, however:] reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community.
A) NO CHANGE
B) straightforward, therefore:
C) straightforward, nonetheless:
D) straightforward:
D. straightforward:
Even though there is a clear scientific consensus that food derived from GM crops is safe for human consumption, much of the general public fears that [they] might pose unknown health risks.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) it
(C) one
(D) he
B. it
As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [visitors’ remark,] “You know, that grandfather clock actually runs.
A) NO CHANGE
B) visitors remarking,
C) visitor remarked,
D) visitor remark,
D. visitor remark,
A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [that is based on a seven-foot-long couch.]
Which choice gives a second example that is most similar to the example already in the sentence?
A) NO CHANGE
B) a tea cup is about a quarter of an inch.
C) there are even tiny cushions on some.
D) household items are also on this scale.
B) a tea cup is about a quarter of an inch.
While [they await] for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.
A) NO CHANGE
B) awaiting
C) they waited
D) waiting
D. Waiting
Epicurus also stated that people could achieve happiness by seeking pleasure and avoiding pain, which led many to perceive him as a hedonist. [As a result,] the word “epicurean” is used to this day to describe someone who enjoys luxury and self-indulgence.
A) NO CHANGE
B) In addition,
C) Notwithstanding that fact,
D) Furthermore
A. No change
Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Another visitor, dotted with pin-sized knobs, noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers.
C) Another visitor dotted with pin-sized knobs noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers.
D) Another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers, dotted with pin-sized knobs.
D. Another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers, dotted with pin-sized knobs.
It has long been known that the sea otters [living along the West Coast of North America help] keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital.
A) NO CHANGE
B) living along the West Coast of North America, they help
C) that live along the West Coast of North America and help to
D) that live along the West Coast of North America, where they help
A) NO CHANGE
The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [a small table under a window of the third wall.]
Which choice most closely matches the stylistic pattern established earlier in the sentence?
A) NO CHANGE
B) a small table is under the third wall’s window.
C) the third wall has a window and small table.
D) the third wall has a small table against it and a window.
A. No change