SWE - Additional Skills

1. Fearing economic hardship, _______.

• (A) many New Englanders emigrated to the Midwest in the 1820's

• (B) emigration from New England to the Midwest took place in the 1820's

• (C) it was in the 1820's that many New Englanders emigrated to the Midwest

• (D) an emigration took place in the 1820's from New England to the Midwest

2. Rich and distinctive in flavor, _______.

• (A) there is in the United States a very important nut crop, the pecan

• (B) the most important nut crop in the United States, the pecan

• (C) farmers in the United States raise pecans, a very important nut crop

• (D) pecans are the most important nut crop in the United States

3. Orbiting from 2.7 to 3.6 billion miles from the sun, _______.

• (A) the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930

• (B) Pluto was discovered by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

• (C) it was in 1930 that the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto

• (D) the discovery of Pluto was made by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

4. A popular instrument, _______.

• (A) only a limited role has been available to the accordion in classical music

• (B) there is only a limited role for the accordion in classical music

• (C) classical music provides only a limited role for the accordion

• (D) the accordion has played only a limited role in classical music

5. Unlike most birds, _______.

• (A) the heads and necks of vultures lack feathers

• (B) feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures

• (C) vultures do not have feathers on their heads and necks

• (D) there are no feathers on vultures' heads and necks

6. The mineral talc is (so/such) soft that it can be scratched with a fingernail.

• so

• such

7. Oceanographers use robots and unmanned submarines to explore parts of the ocean that are(so/too) deep for people to explore safely.

• so

• too

8. (So/As) much paper money was printed during the Revolutionary War that it became almost worthless.

• So

• As

9. The walking stick is an insect with (so/such a) close resemblance to a twig that it escapes the notice of its enemies.

• so

• such a

10. At present, solar cells are (so/too) expensive and inefficient to be used in the commercial generation of electricity.

• so

• too