D. America's most famous inventor who
10. ____Ralph Waldo Emerson became internationally famous for his writings on transcendentalism, he was largely ostracized by his alma mater, Harvard.A. Although B. Despite C. Unless D. Regardless of
11. Of the many dinosaur species that existed in prehistoric times, ____beyond the end of the Cretaceous period.
A. survived none B. none survived
C. are there none D. surviving were none
12. ____in an environment of rural poverty, Jerry Lee Lewis displayed a talent for music from an early age.
A. Rear him up B. Reared up C. Rearing up D. He was reared up
13. Most bills____, check, or credit card.
A. to cash may pay B. in payment of cash C. may be paid by cash
D. being paid by cash
14. Nancy Kerrigan's struggle to win an Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1994 is the kind of story____a fascinating novel might be written.
A. of B. with C. by whom D. about which
15. ____begun to understand the risk of skin cancer associated with excessive exposure to the sun's harmful rays.
A. In the past decade have only sun-bathers
B. Only in the past decade have sun-bathers
C. The only sun-bathers in the past decade
D. Only in the past decade sun-bathers
Written Expression
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16. In addition to [A] petroleum, crude oil container [B] the basis for [C] many chemicals, including [D] plastics.
17. There is often [A] great variation between the different types of culture [B] life on display within [C] the particular [D] city.
18. Regular amounts of water [A] , oxygen, food, exercise, and to sleep [B] are essential to [C] the functioning [D] of the human body.