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100

According to Jacques Diouf, former Director-General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, by 2050, the world will need to produce 70% more food to feed the additional 2.3 billion people expected by that year. 

A. NO CHANGE          B. Diouf former Direct-general 

C. Diouf Former Director-General, 

NO CHANGE

100

A company that manufactures new chemicals are required only to register the chemicals with the EPA

A. NO CHANGE               B. have been 

C. being                         D. is 

D. is 

100

Everyone within these walls had been convicted of a crime and was now paying they're debt to society, but how could a government ensure that the place would deliver the "reform" in a reformatory or the "penitence" in a penitentiary? 

A. No Change    B. Their    C. There   D. his or her

B. their 

100

We may believe that we never come into contact with the law;however, it is written into everything around us, including how we see ourselves." 

A. No change           B. law, however;

C. law, however        D. law, however, 

B. No change 

100

Harriet Beecher Stow's great novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin had been an enormously popular serial novel in the abolitionist periodical The National Era. 

A. NO change         B. novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, 

C. novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

D. novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

D. novel Uncle Tom's Cabin

200

Eleanor Roosevelt who had previously invited Anderson to sing at the White House resigned from the organization in protest of its refusal to host Anderson. 

A. NO CHANGE                 B.  Roosevelt,  House: 

C. Roosevelt- House-         D. Roosevelt, House, 

D. House, 

200

Many states in the U.S., frustrated by the federal goverment's lack of action on toxic chemicals, has passed stricter legislation that specifically targets chemicals in products designed for vulnerable populations, such as children and pregnant women. 

What is wrong with this sentence? 

Subject-verb agreement 

change has-have 

200

The California Environmental Protection Agency(CalEPA), a state agency established in 1991 has created a Green Chemistry Initiative that combines the efforts of lawmakers, the people of California, and the chemistry industry to create a market in which all products are evaluated for their impact on human health and the environment. 

A. NO CHANGE            B. 1991, 

C. 1991;                     D. 1991-

B. 1991, 

200

His reign marks an unprecedented instance of contact, between the ancient East and West

A. No CHANGE    

B. instance, of contact, between the ancient East

C. instance of contact between the ancient East

D. instance of contact between the ancient East, 

C. instance of contact between the ancient East

200

If they are, say, standing atop a mountain and shout, you can figure out the distance across the canyon using the speed of sound waves and a series of precise calculations. 

A. No Change  B. they're,  C. one is,    D. you are, 

D. you are, 

300

Despite her fears, Anderson went ahead with the concert, which included a patriotic song, two classical songs; and several spirituals

A. NO CHANGE              B. songs and, 

C. songs, and                D. songs, and 

C. songs, and 

300

The act have instituted and begun regulation of six dangerous chemicals since its inception, but this number is tiny in comparison to the more than 82,000 chemicals currently on the EPA chemical registry 

A. NO CHANGE               B. have been

C. will have                    C. has 

D. has 

300

She would start applying to law schools soon and she wanted to know what the law looked like in action. 

A. NO CHANGE             

B. soon and, 

C, soon, and               D. Soon, 

C. soon, and

300

Alexandria Egypt, perhaps the most famous of these cities, continues to thrive. It is the second-largest city in the modern nation of Egypt.

Which of the following is the most effective way to combine these two sentences? 

A. thrive; it is 

B. thrive, is 

C. thrive. It's 

D. thrive and is 

A. thrive; it is 

300

The affects are difficult to chart, but we can actually see the influence of these dime novels everywhere. 

A. No Change   B. effects

C. effect's         D.affect's

B. effects 

Explanation: 

Affects used as a verb. 

definition: make a difference to 

ex:the dampness began to affect my health

Effects is used as a noun

definition: a change which is a result of consequence of an action or other cause

example: the lethal effects of hard drugs

400

Struggles with debt are common in American society-the 2018 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey, revealed that one in four Americans admit to not paying all of his or her bills on time, while 8% of respondents now have debts in collection. 

A. NO Change      B. society, the 2018 Consumer                                      Financial Literacy Survey,

 C. society; the 2018 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey, 

C. society; the 2018 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey,

400

Seventeen states' have passed additional restriction's on lead to further reduce children's exposure. 

a. NO CHANGE                   

B. states' have passed additional restrictions'

C. state's have passed additional restrictions

D. states have passed  additional restrictions 

D. states have passed additional restrictions

400

Amanda was between semesters at college, and her work at the mall wouldn't do much for her when she got out of school. 

A. NO CHANGE       

B. work, at the mall, wouldn't do much for her

c. work , a the mall, wouldn't do much for her, 

A. No change

400

Although printed cheaply and for quick consumption, today's experience of culture is largely shaped by dime novels. 

A. No change   B. we experience culture the way we do because of dime novels. 

C. dime novels have shaped the way we experience culture today. 

D. the shape of dime novels influences of cultural experiences. 

C. dime novels have shaped the way we experience culture today.

400

Although human methods of warfare have used sonic deception for as long as warfare has existed, the tiger moth and their sonar jamming provide one of the first instances of aural camouflage in the animal kingdom that scientists have discovered. 

A. no change  B. it's  C. its   D. its' 

C. its 

500

While a credit counselor may not be able to resolve an individual's financial difficulties overnight nevertheless financial counseling provides valuable insights for people struggling with monetary commitments. 

Fix: 

While a credit counselor may not be able to resolve an individual's financial difficulties overnight; nevertheless, financial counseling provides valuable insights for people struggling with monetary commitments.

500

The meaning of these four words were nowhere more ambiguous than in prisons. 

A. NO CHANGE

B. have been

C. are               D. is 

D. is

500

Specialists who combine counseling training with financial planning acumen, a credit counselor can advise about issues such as student loans, mortgage payments, small business operations, and bankruptcy. 

A. No change     B. They who are specialist who combine       C. Acting as a specialist who combines, 

C. Acting as a specialist who combines, 

500
Alexander's historical importance is not merely one of military might, however. He moved to these different parts of the world, he brought Greek culture with him.


A. No change       B. As he           C. Although he 

D. Moreover, he 

B . As he 

500

So today, as we enjoy superhero action films or boy-wizard series of novels, we should be aware that there is nothing new under the Sun. Indeed, for our hopelessly mass-media universe, this now forgotten form laid the foundation, pushing the same book onto countless readers. 

A. where it is now     B. after the word form

C. after the word foundation

D. at the end of the sentence. 

C. after the word foundation