Many of the problems we have with our natural resources could be gliffed if all of us did what we could to conserve those resources

(A) avoided

(B) defined

(C) publicized

(D) understated

Section V

Directions: In each of the following questions, two underlined sentences have an implied logical relationship. Read each pair of sentences and the question that follows, and then choose the answer that identifies the relationship.

7. The Historic Dominguez Rancho Adobe, usually visited by those in search of tranquility, became a political battleground. The cities of Compton and Carson each claimed ownership of the estate.

In relation to the first sentence, what does the second sentence do?

(A) It makes a comparison.

(B) It provides factual support.

(C) It describes an inevitable result.

(D) It introduces a different point of view.

8. Harry typically vacations in Tahoe. Two years ago, Harry spent his vacation in Madrid.

In relation to the first sentence, what does the second sentence do?

(A) It clarifies an assumption.

(B) It notes an exception.

(C) It adds emphasis.

(D) It draws a conclusion.

9. Teresa has missed the last three practices of the dance step. She cannot perform the maneuver.

In relation to the first sentence, what does the second sentence do?

(A) It states a consequence.

(B) It suggests a cause.

(C) It offers proof.

(D) It limits a preceding idea.

Section VI

Directions: The following questions require you to rewrite sentences in your head. Each question tells you exactly how to begin your new sentence. Your new sentence should have the same meaning and contain the same information as the original sentence.

10. The student senate debated the issue for two hours and finally voted down the resolution. Rewrite, beginning with Having debated the issue for two hours, …
The next word or words will be

(A) the issue

(B) it

(C) the student senate

(D) a vote

11. The tree fell away from the house when it was struck by lightning.
Rewrite, beginning with Struck by lightning, …
The next words will be

(A) It was when

(B) it fell when

(C) the tree fell

(D) and falling

12. Watson maintains that the worsening economic plight of the poor is reflected in the rising unemployment rate.
Rewrite, beginning with Watson maintains that the rising unemployment rate …
The next words will be

(A) reflects the

(B) and the plight of

(C) is what worsens

(D) is worse

Section VII

Directions:Directions: Each of the following questions presents a passage with a missing sentence indicated by a series of dashes. Read each passage and the four sentences that follow it. Then choose the sentence that can best be inserted in place of the long dash (———).

13. ———. Scholars hold differing opinions. Some trace the roots of Mexicans in the United States all the way back to the earliest migrations across the Bering Strait. Others start with Aztec society to demonstrate the historical continuities between contemporary Chicanos and their Aztec ancestors. A third group identifies the “Spanish Borderlands” period (1540-1820) as the earliest phase of Chicano history.

(A) When does Chicano history begin?

(B) There is continuing interest in Chicano history.

(C) Chicano history has fascinated scholars for many years.

(D) Few are concerned about setting a precise date for the origin of Chicano history.

14. Many Easterners think that all California college students surf every day, wear sunglasses indoors as well as outdoors (even on rainy days), and mingle with the superstars daily. ———. A recent survey of students on a large, urban CSU campus revealed that only 2 percent had surfed, and although 40 percent did wear sunglasses, 15 percent of those were doing so on their doctors’ recommendations. As for the superstars, barely 10 percent had met a Hollywood actor.

(A) The possibilities of such stereotypes are endless.

(B) Stereotypes, however, are often misleading.

(C) Probably both Easterners and Californians would like to fit all of those stereotypes.

(D) Most California students do live up to those enviable stereotypes.

15. Accompanying the article on humor were pictures of a leering Groucho Marx and a grinning Sigmund Freud, one a brilliant humorist and the other a brilliant analyst whose own study of humor has been largely ignored. The unlikely pair attracted readers to the article, whose author made two major points. Serious studies of humor are rarely undertaken. ———.

(A) Comics would urge us to laugh, not soberly to study laughter.

(B) What a joke a Freudian analysis of the Marx Brothers would have been.

(C) The studies that are made are rarely taken seriously.

(D) Freud was interested in all aspects of the human mind.