SAT June 14

Because CT scanners can map objects that are
impossible to excavate, CT scanning and 3-D printing can also be used to reproduce fossils that scientists cannot observe firsthand.  ……………….. researchers from the National Museum of Brazil 9 has relied on this technique to study a fossilized skeleton that was discovered protruding from a rock at an old São Paulo railroad site

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) By contrast
  

• B) Nonetheless,
  

• C) Besides,
  

• D) For example,

“Stop them pictures!” Legend has it that the corrupt politician William “Boss” Tweed once used those words when ordering someone to offer a bribe to Thomas Nast, an artist who had become famous for cartoons that called for reforms to end corruption. …………………., Tweed’s attempt to silence the artist failed, and Nast’s cartoons,
published in magazines like Harper’s Weekly, actually played a key role in bringing Boss Tweed and his cronies to justice.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) As a result,
  

• B) Therefore,
  

• C) Furthermore,
  

• D) No need to add in anything

The venue features works of performance art showcased in a storefront window. Those who have seen the space consider it vital. ……….. that group may not be large enough; with just fourteen days to go in the fund-raising period, the campaign is only 46 percent funded. 

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) However,
  

• B) Therefore,
  

• C) In effect,
  

• D) As a rule,

Time that could be used creating art is spent devising clever perks to draw the attention of potential contributors. ……………. audiences may contain many “free riders,” they did not make contributions.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) In addition,
  

• B) Conversely,
  

• C) However,
  

• D) Thus,

Enterprising freelance reporters, newly funded by nonprofits, make extensive use of social media, including blogs and Twitter, to foster a public conversation about key issues. The Help Me Investigate project, ……………… solicited readers to submit tips and information related to ongoing stories to its website. 

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) for example,
  

• B) therefore,
  

• C) however,
  

• D) in any case,

The research demonstrated a clear correlation between introducing phosphates and the growth of blue-green algae. For example, legislators in Canada passed laws banning phosphates in  laundry detergents, which had been entering the water supply.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) For example,
  

• B) Similarly,
  

• C) However,
  

• D) Subsequently,

Italy’s Tower of Pisa has been leaning southward
since the initial stages of it’s construction over
800 years ago. ….. if the tower’s construction had
not taken two centuries and involved significant breaks due to war and civil unrest, which allowed the ground beneath the tower to settle, the tower would likely have collapsed before it was completed.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) Indeed,
  

• B) Therefore,
  

• C) Nevertheless,
  

• D) However,

A recent review of the scholarly literature by Texas researchers found that PAs lend cost-efficient, widely appreciated services in underserved areas. ………. rural-based PAs often provide a broader spectrum of such services than do their urban and suburban counterparts, possibly as a consequence of the limited pool of rural-based physicians.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) In addition,
  

• B) Thus,
  

• C) Despite this,
  

• D) On the other hand,

For both commercial and, arguably, creative reasons, ……. no transition was more successful than those from the Golden to Silver Age.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) then,
  

• B) however,
  

• C) nevertheless,
  

• D) yet,

With world population topping seven billion,
humanity is in need of some perspective. ………..
we should continue to support NASA not only for
practical reasons but also because it is a necessary vehicle for increasing our awareness of how we can fulfill our responsibilities to the planet and each other.

Which choice complete the text with the most logical transition:

• A) Therefore,
  

• B) Instead,
  

• C) For example,
  

• D) However