Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the answer choice that is the same as the original.

Playing sports in school which is an activity meant to teach teamwork and leadership skills students can use later in life.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the answer choice that is the same as the original.

Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used to express themselves.

Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.

After three hours of walking the museum, the entire family felt in need of a rest.

Rewrite, beginning with: The entire family felt in need of a rest

The next words would be..

Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.

Lucy saw an amazing sight when she witnessed her first

sunrise.

Rewrite, beginning with: Witnessing her first sunrise,

The next words would be..

All water molecules form six-sided structures as they freeze and become snow crystals. The shape of a snow crystal is determined by temperature, vapor, and wind conditions in the upper atmosphere. A snow crystal is always symmetrical because these conditions affect all six of its sides simultaneously.

The purpose of the passage is to present

The wheel is considered one of the most important mechanical inventions of all time. Many technologies since the invention of the wheel have been based on its principles, and since the industrial revolution, the wheel has been a basic element of nearly every machine constructed by humankind. No one knows the exact time and place of the invention of the wheel, but its beginnings can be seen across many ancient civilizations.

The passage suggests that the wheel is an important invention because it

Leonardo da Vinci is not only one of the most famous artists in history, but he was also a botanist, a writer, and an inventor. Even though most of his inventions were not actually built in his lifetime, many of today’s modern machines can be traced back to some of his original designs. The parachute, the military tank, the bicycle, and even the airplane were foretold in the imaginative drawings that can still be seen in the fragments of da Vinci’s notebooks. Over 500 years ago, this man conceived ideas that were far ahead of his time.

The author of this passage is praising da Vinci primarily for his

While most people think of dogs as pets, some dogs are bred and trained specifically for certain types of work.

The bloodhound’s acute sense of smell and willing personality make it ideal for tracking lost objects or people.

What does the second sentence do?

Studies show that the prevalence of fast-food restaurants corresponds with the rates of obesity in both children and adults.

Obesity is now on the rise in countries where fast-food restaurants are becoming more common.

How do the two sentences relate?

According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the average teenager needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night, possibly because critical growth hormones are released during sleep.

The average adult requires between six and eight hours of sleep per night for optimal health and productivity.

How do the two sentences relate?

Read the four answer choices below and select the one that is grammatically incorrect.

Select the word that is misspelled below.

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word retain?

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word endorse?

Which of the following words best completes the meaning of the sentence below?

______ recommendations are generally more constructive than vague complaints or blanket praise

1. Stamp collecting being a hobby that is sometimes used in the schools to teach economics and social studies.

Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall.

To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around.

When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking.

Walking by the corner the other day, a child, I noticed, was watching for the light to change.

Going back to his old school, everything there looked smaller than Don remembered.

Painting, drawing and to sculpt are some of the techniques artists such as Picasso used to express themselves.

Playing sports in school which is an activity meant to teach teamwork and leadership skills students can use later in life.

Glancing at his watch, Daniel picked up his speed.

For a snake, shedding their skin up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.

The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in 15 years. Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year.

What does the second sentence do?

Social Studies classes focus on the complexity of our social environment. The subject combines the study of history and social sciences and promotes skills in citizenship.

What does the second sentence do?

Knowledge of another language fosters greater awareness of cultural diversity among the peoples of the world. Individuals who have foreign language skills can appreciate more readily other peoples' values and ways of life.

How are the two sentences related?

Serving on a jury is an important obligation of citizenship. Many companies allow their employees paid leaves of absence to serve on juries.

What does the second sentence do?

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It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing triggers a smile more universally than a taste of sugar. Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate that humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be smiling because on average, every man, woman, and child in that country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year.

From this passage it seems safe to conclude that the English

With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social adversity. The following factors initiated the greatest number of improvements for women: violent revolution, world war, and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three cases, the essential element that improved the status of women was a shortage of men, which required women to perform many of society's vital tasks.

We can conclude from the information in this passage that

People migrate for two broad reasons. The first, called push factors, are the reasons for leaving a place. Although there may be any number of personal reasons for leaving, the underlying reasons are mostly political and economic. For instance, during the nineteenth century the failure of the potato crop in Ireland “pushed” thousands of Irish to the United States. Pull factors, on the other hand, are the forces that attract migrants to a place, such as a congenial government or good weather conditions. Push and pull factors work together. People being pushed from one place will, if they have a choice, go to places that have many pull factors. The main idea of the passage is

Dogs can be pretty good communicators. A yelp is easy to recognize as a sound of distress. Growls are obvious. A whine, coupled with a scratch at the door, may just keep the carpet clean and dry.

The author of this passage implies that

To understand the nature of denotative and connotative meaning, consider a word such as death. To a doctor this word might mean, or denote, the point at which the heart stops beating. To a doctor, death is a word signifying an objective description of an event’ the word is basically denotative. To a mother whose son has just died the word means much more. It recalls the son’s youth, his ambitions, his family, his illness, and so on. To her the word is emotional, subjective, and highly personal. These emotional, subjective, and personal reactions are the word’s connotative meanings.

The paragraph specifically explains

There are potential disadvantages to group therapy. Many psychologists feel that the interactions in group situations are too superficial to be of much benefit. A patient with deep‐seated conflicts may be better treated by a psychotherapist in individual therapy; the therapist can exert consistent pressure, refusing to let the patient avoid the crucial issues, and she or he can control the therapeutic environment more effectively. Another criticism of groups is that they are too powerful. If the group starts to focus on one individual’s defense mechanisms‐ which are used for a reason, remember‐that individual might break down. If no trained therapist is present‐which is often the case in encounter groups‐the result can be disastrous.

The author of this passage expresses bias

Scholarly journals are publications by professional societies or college and university presses that report developments and research in a particular academic discipline. For example, in the field of psychology, scholarly journals include American Journal of Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin. Articles published in scholarly journals are usually peer reviewed. That is, before an article is published, other professionals in the field read the article and confirm that is legitimate, accurate, and worthwhile.

From this paragraph the reader may infer that

Movies from the United States are seen worldwide. Consumer products made in the United States are sold in most countries throughout the world. Many clothing styles that become popular in foreign countries first begin in the U.S. American restaurant chains like McDonald’s exist even in Communist countries. U.S. television shows are routinely translated and broadcast in non‐English speaking countries. American music is played by radio stations across the globe and American pop stars enjoy fame in other continents.

Which statement best expresses the main idea?

The wedding is a tradition that most young adults still value. Most engaged couples carefully plan their wedding and regard it as an important occasion in their life. Couples also are very concerned that their ceremony follows rules of etiquette and that everything is done “just so.” Most give a great deal of attention to personalizing their ceremony, including their own vows, songs, and symbols.

According to the paragraph

A circle graph, also called a pie chart, is used to show whole/part relationships or to show how parts of a unit have been divided or classified. They illustrate what part of a total a particular variable represents. Circle graphs often emphasize proportions or emphasize the relative size or importance of various parts. The whole circle represents 100 percent or the total amount of something. The pieces of the pie show the relative size or proportion of particular parts of that whole. The larger the piece of the pie, the larger portion of the total it represents.

The tone of this paragraph is a. Biased b. Informational c. Enthusiastic d. Persuasive

People’s acceptance of a product is largely determined by it package. The very same coffee taken from a yellow can was described as weak, from a dark brown can too strong, from a red can rich, and from a blue can mild. Even our acceptance of a person may depend on the colors worn. Consider, for example, the comments of one color expert “If you have to pick the wardrobe for your defense lawyer heading into court and choose anything but blue, you deserve to lose the case…” Black is so powerful it could work against the lawyer with the jury. Brown lacks sufficient authority. Green would probably elicit a negative response.

The main idea here is that

Despite conventional thinking, gangs are not anarchies. They can be highly structured, with codes of honor and discipline. For many members, the gang serves as family, as the only place where they find fellowship, respect, a place to belong. You often hear the word “love” among gang members. Sometimes the gang is the only place where they can find it.

This paragraph implies the author’s

Schizophrenia was originally thought to be confined to North America and Western Europe. We now understand that the disorder (or varieties of the disorder) can be found around the world at the same rate: about 1 percent of the population (Alder & Gielen, 1994; Bloom et al., 1985) . People in developing countries tend to have a more acute (intense, but short‐lived) course – and a better outcome – of the disorder than do people in industrialized nations. In the United States, schizophrenia accounts for 75 percent of all mental health expenditures. Schizophrenia occurs at the same rate for both sexes, but symptoms are likely to show up earlier in males, and males are more likely to be disabled by the disorder.

The writer of this paragraph intends to

1Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category. 2Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phases. 3First, a person distinguishes a particular category of people—for example, economists. 4Second, the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits—for example, dullness. 5Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics—for example, that all economists are dull. 6Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull.

Sentence 2 provides

While most people think of dogs as pets, some dogs are bred

and trained specifically for certain types of work.

The bloodhound’s acute sense of smell and willing

personality make it ideal for tracking lost objects or people.

What does the second sentence do?

Paris, France, is a city that has long been known as a center

of artistic and cultural expression.

In the 1920s, Paris was home to many famous artists

and writers from around the world, such as Picasso and

Hemingway.

What does the second sentence do?

Studies show that the prevalence of fast-food restaurants

corresponds with the rates of obesity in both children and

adults.

Obesity is now on the rise in countries where fast-food

restaurants are becoming more common.

What is the relationship of the two sentences?

Compared with the rest of the country, North Dakota has

a thriving economy, making it a place where more people

want to live.

With temperatures in January ranging from 2 to 17 degrees

Fahrenheit, winters in North Dakota are viewed by some

prospective residents as inhospitable.

What does the second sentence do?

Some stores are testing a new checkout system that allows

shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they

walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping

the cashiers’ lines.

The new mobile checkout system reduces long lines and

customer wait times in stores.

What does the second sentence do?

According to the American Sleep Disorders Association, the

average teenager needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night,

possibly because critical growth hormones are released

during sleep.

The average adult requires between six and eight hours of

sleep per night for optimal health and productivity.

What is the relationship of the two sentences?

The big celebration meal was over, and everyone began to

feel sleepy.

Rewrite, beginning with

Everyone began to feel sleepy

After three hours of walking the museum, the entire family

felt in need of a rest.

Rewrite, beginning with

The entire family felt in need of a rest

The next words will be...

Lucy saw an amazing sight when she witnessed her first

sunrise.

Rewrite, beginning with

Witnessing her first sunrise,

The next words will be

This is the first time in human history that most of the world's populations live in cities: 3.3 billion people ...and the urban landscape continues to grow. 38% of the growth is represented by expanding slums, while the city populations are increasing faster than city infrastructure can adapt. The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems. This year’s theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management. (Excerpted from the United Nations’ World Water Day Official Site).

What is the main idea of the passage above?

This is the first time in human history that most of the world's populations live in cities: 3.3 billion people ...and the urban landscape continues to grow. 38% of the growth is represented by expanding slums, while the city populations are increasing faster than city infrastructure can adapt. The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems. This year’s theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management. (Excerpted from the United Nations’ World Water Day Official Site).

Based on the passage above, we can safely conclude that

In the past fifty years, our world has been ravaged by violent conflicts that have claimed the lives of many millions of civilians and left tens of millions more permanently displaced. These civilians have been expelled from their homes, and are often denied access to life-saving food, medicine and shelter. Grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and blatant disrespect for the normative framework of humanity that has emerged over the past 50 years is common to many of these conflicts. Civilians have become the primary target of attack motivated by ethnic or religious hatred, political confrontation or simply ruthless pursuit of economic interests. This stark picture has led the United Nations, the International Committee for the Red Cross, regional organizations and many other international agencies to dedicate greater attention to protecting civilians in ongoing armed conflicts.

Which is the main idea of the paragraph above?

In the past fifty years, our world has been ravaged by violent conflicts that have claimed the lives of many millions of civilians and left tens of millions more permanently displaced. These civilians have been expelled from their homes, and are often denied access to life-saving food, medicine and shelter. Grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and blatant disrespect for the normative framework of humanity that has emerged over the past 50 years is common to many of these conflicts. Civilians have become the primary target of attack motivated by ethnic or religious hatred, political confrontation or simply ruthless pursuit of economic interests. This stark picture has led the United Nations, the International Committee for the Red Cross, regional organizations and many other international agencies to dedicate greater attention to protecting civilians in ongoing armed conflicts.

Based on the passage above, we can safely conclude that

Most students believe that tutors are very intelligent.

Some tutors develop egos and feel they are better than the students they help.

How are the sentences related?

Which is the best decision regarding the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?

Family, injustice, being African American and female were Clifon’s enduring themes.

(3) Family, injustice, being African American and female were Clifon’s enduring themes. (4) Clifon was born in Depew, New York, in 1936. (5) In her collection Quilting, the speaker in the title poem draws a parallel between a woman teaching her daughter how to quilt and the transformative powers of alchemy. (6) “Remember / this will keep us warm,” she says to the girl. (7) The speaker wonders, however, whether the skills of keeping warm will one day be forgotten and people will lose sight of lessons their ancestors had taught: “do the daughters’ daughters quilt?” she asks; “do the worlds continue spinning away from each other forever?”

Which sentence blurs the focus of the second paragraph and should therefore be deleted?

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 9 (reproduced below)?

Her poems often bore witness to what she called “the bond of live things everywhere,” a bond she evoked through seemingly simple but precisely chosen words.

Which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?

These spiders don’t simply scurry across the sand on their many legs, like tumbling gymnasts, they propel themselves forward (or backward) in a series of quick flips.

Which is the best decision regarding the underlined portion of sentence 5 (reproduced below)?

Eventually the operation became a major employer, providing year-round jobs for about two hundred people and up to four hundred part-time jobs during harvest season coming after growing season.

Sentence 13 is reproduced below.

They were also known for giving back to their community.

The writer is considering adding the following text at the end of the sentence: by building churches, funding scholarships, and establishing the Korean Association of Southern California.

Should the writer make this addition there?

Traditional body signage seems largely to have disappeared. Well, many of the old symbols and names are still around, of course, but they are part of the commercial range of options. Seeing someone in a Harvard or Oxford sweatshirt or a kilt or a military tie now communicates nothing at all significant about that person’s life other than the personal choice of a particular consumer. Religious signs are still evocative, to be sure, but are far less common than they used to be. Why should this be? I suspect one reason may be that we have lost a sense of significant connection to the various things indicated by such signs. Proclaiming our high school or university or our athletic team or our community has a much lower priority nowadays, in part because we live such rapidly changing lives in a society marked by constant motion that the stability essential to confer significance on such signs has largely gone.

But we still must attach ourselves to something. Lacking the conviction that the traditional things matter, we turn to the last resort of the modern world: the market. Here there is a vast array of options, all equally meaningless in terms of traditional values, all equally important in identifying the one thing left to us for declaring our identity publicly, our fashion sense and disposable income. The market naturally manipulates the labels, making sure we keep purchasing what will most quickly declare us excellent consumers. If this year a Chicago Bulls jacket or Air Jordan shoes are so popular that we are prepared to spend our way into a trendy identity, then next year there will be something else.

The author guesses that religious sign are used less commonly because…

Traditional body signage seems largely to have disappeared. Well, many of the old symbols and names are still around, of course, but they are part of the commercial range of options. Seeing someone in a Harvard or Oxford sweatshirt or a kilt or a military tie now communicates nothing at all significant about that person’s life other than the personal choice of a particular consumer. Religious signs are still evocative, to be sure, but are far less common than they used to be. Why should this be? I suspect one reason may be that we have lost a sense of significant connection to the various things indicated by such signs. Proclaiming our high school or university or our athletic team or our community has a much lower priority nowadays, in part because we live such rapidly changing lives in a society marked by constant motion that the stability essential to confer significance on such signs has largely gone.

But we still must attach ourselves to something. Lacking the conviction that the traditional things matter, we turn to the last resort of the modern world: the market. Here there is a vast array of options, all equally meaningless in terms of traditional values, all equally important in identifying the one thing left to us for declaring our identity publicly, our fashion sense and disposable income. The market naturally manipulates the labels, making sure we keep purchasing what will most quickly declare us excellent consumers. If this year a Chicago Bulls jacket or Air Jordan shoes are so popular that we are prepared to spend our way into a trendy identity, then next year there will be something else.

In paragraph 2, disposable income refers to..

Traditional body signage seems largely to have disappeared. Well, many of the old symbols and names are still around, of course, but they are part of the commercial range of options. Seeing someone in a Harvard or Oxford sweatshirt or a kilt or a military tie now communicates nothing at all significant about that person’s life other than the personal choice of a particular consumer. Religious signs are still evocative, to be sure, but are far less common than they used to be. Why should this be? I suspect one reason may be that we have lost a sense of significant connection to the various things indicated by such signs. Proclaiming our high school or university or our athletic team or our community has a much lower priority nowadays, in part because we live such rapidly changing lives in a society marked by constant motion that the stability essential to confer significance on such signs has largely gone.

But we still must attach ourselves to something. Lacking the conviction that the traditional things matter, we turn to the last resort of the modern world: the market. Here there is a vast array of options, all equally meaningless in terms of traditional values, all equally important in identifying the one thing left to us for declaring our identity publicly, our fashion sense and disposable income. The market naturally manipulates the labels, making sure we keep purchasing what will most quickly declare us excellent consumers. If this year a Chicago Bulls jacket or Air Jordan shoes are so popular that we are prepared to spend our way into a trendy identity, then next year there will be something else.

The author would agree with all the following statements EXCEPT

Valentino Rossi stopped his motorcycle…. the children could cross the road

Local legends say that Borneo’s few thousand wild elephants are descendants from those brought to an Island from India or Malaysia as a gift to a sultan in the eighteenth century. Biologists from Columbia University’s Centre for Environmental Research and Conservation compared DNA samples from Borneo elephants with Asian elephants in Sumatra, India and elsewhere. Findings confirmed their (1)_______: Borneo’s elephants are genetically different. In fact, the DNA (2)_______ are so great between them and their closest relatives (elephants in Peninsular Malaysia) that the populations may have separated up to 300,000 years ago, say the scientists. The animals become isolated when the island became totally cut off from the mainland due to a rise in sea level. Borneo’s elephants are, therefore, an important, separate population.

Choose the word that best suits number (1)!

Local legends say that Borneo’s few thousand wild elephants are descendants from those brought to an Island from India or Malaysia as a gift to a sultan in the eighteenth century. Biologists from Columbia University’s Centre for Environmental Research and Conservation compared DNA samples from Borneo elephants with Asian elephants in Sumatra, India and elsewhere. Findings confirmed their (1)_______: Borneo’s elephants are genetically different. In fact, the DNA (2)_______ are so great between them and their closest relatives (elephants in Peninsular Malaysia) that the populations may have separated up to 300,000 years ago, say the scientists. The animals become isolated when the island became totally cut off from the mainland due to a rise in sea level. Borneo’s elephants are, therefore, an important, separate population.

Choose the word that best suits number (2)!

Local legends say that Borneo’s few thousand wild elephants are descendants from those brought to an Island from India or Malaysia as a gift to a sultan in the eighteenth century. Biologists from Columbia University’s Centre for Environmental Research and Conservation compared DNA samples from Borneo elephants with Asian elephants in Sumatra, India and elsewhere. Findings confirmed their (1)_______: Borneo’s elephants are genetically different. In fact, the DNA (2)_______ are so great between them and their closest relatives (elephants in Peninsular Malaysia) that the populations may have separated up to 300,000 years ago, say the scientists. The animals become isolated when the island became totally cut off from the mainland due to a rise in sea level. Borneo’s elephants are, therefore, an important, separate population.

Judging from the information provided in the paragraph, which of the following statements is accurate?

Local legends say that Borneo’s few thousand wild elephants are descendants from those brought to an Island from India or Malaysia as a gift to a sultan in the eighteenth century. Biologists from Columbia University’s Centre for Environmental Research and Conservation compared DNA samples from Borneo elephants with Asian elephants in Sumatra, India and elsewhere. Findings confirmed their (1)_______: Borneo’s elephants are genetically different. In fact, the DNA (2)_______ are so great between them and their closest relatives (elephants in Peninsular Malaysia) that the populations may have separated up to 300,000 years ago, say the scientists. The animals become isolated when the island became totally cut off from the mainland due to a rise in sea level. Borneo’s elephants are, therefore, an important, separate population.

A good title for this passage is…

Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and more dietary fiber. Vegans tend to be thinner, have lower serum cholesterol, and lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart disease.

However, eliminating all animal products from the diet increases the risk of certain nutritional ______. Micronutrients of special concern for the vegan include vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, and log-chain n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids. Unless vegans regularly consume foods that are fortified with these nutrients, appropriate supplements should be consumed. In some cases, iron and zinc status of vegans may also be of concern because of the limited bioavailability of these minerals.

According to the passage, vegan diets...

Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and more dietary fiber. Vegans tend to be thinner, have lower serum cholesterol, and lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart disease.

However, eliminating all animal products from the diet increases the risk of certain nutritional ______. Micronutrients of special concern for the vegan include vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, and log-chain n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids. Unless vegans regularly consume foods that are fortified with these nutrients, appropriate supplements should be consumed. In some cases, iron and zinc status of vegans may also be of concern because of the limited bioavailability of these minerals.

Which of the following words would best fit into the blank in the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph?

Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol and more dietary fiber. Vegans tend to be thinner, have lower serum cholesterol, and lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart disease.

However, eliminating all animal products from the diet increases the risk of certain nutritional ______. Micronutrients of special concern for the vegan include vitamins B-12 and D, calcium, and log-chain n-3 (omega-3) fatty acids. Unless vegans regularly consume foods that are fortified with these nutrients, appropriate supplements should be consumed. In some cases, iron and zinc status of vegans may also be of concern because of the limited bioavailability of these minerals.

The sentence "Unless vegans regularly consume foods that are fortified with these nutrients, appropriate supplements should be consumed." (paragraph 2) means…

Continue the sentence below! In spite of the fact that learning to speak a foreign language requires a lot of time and effort, it turns out that.

Eventhough it is called Central Park, New York City’s great green space has no “center”—no formal walkway down the middle of the park, no central monument or body of water, no single orienting feature. The paths wind, the landscape constantly shifts and changes, the sections spill into one another in a seemingly random manner. But this “decentering” was exactly the intent of the park’s innovative design. Made to look as natural as possible, Frederick Law Olmsted’s 1858 plan for Central Park had as its main goal the creation of a democratic playground— a place with many centers to reflect the multiplicity of its uses and users. Olmsted designed the park to allow interaction among the various members of society, without giving preference to one group or class. Thus, Olmsted’s ideal of a “commonplace civilization” could be realized.

The main idea of the passage is

Eventhough it is called Central Park, New York City’s great green space has no “center”—no formal walkway down the middle of the park, no central monument or body of water, no single orienting feature. The paths wind, the landscape constantly shifts and changes, the sections spill into one another in a seemingly random manner. But this “decentering” was exactly the intent of the park’s innovative design. Made to look as natural as possible, Frederick Law Olmsted’s 1858 plan for Central Park had as its main goal the creation of a democratic playground— a place with many centers to reflect the multiplicity of its uses and users. Olmsted designed the park to allow interaction among the various members of society, without giving preference to one group or class. Thus, Olmsted’s ideal of a “commonplace civilization” could be realized.

The word commonplace in the last sentence of the passage most nearly means.

Eventhough it is called Central Park, New York City’s great green space has no “center”—no formal walkway down the middle of the park, no central monument or body of water, no single orienting feature. The paths wind, the landscape constantly shifts and changes, the sections spill into one another in a seemingly random manner. But this “decentering” was exactly the intent of the park’s innovative design. Made to look as natural as possible, Frederick Law Olmsted’s 1858 plan for Central Park had as its main goal the creation of a democratic playground— a place with many centers to reflect the multiplicity of its uses and users. Olmsted designed the park to allow interaction among the various members of society, without giving preference to one group or class. Thus, Olmsted’s ideal of a “commonplace civilization” could be realized.

In the passage, the author describes specific features of the park in order to

Eventhough it is called Central Park, New York City’s great green space has no “center”—no formal walkway down the middle of the park, no central monument or body of water, no single orienting feature. The paths wind, the landscape constantly shifts and changes, the sections spill into one another in a seemingly random manner. But this “decentering” was exactly the intent of the park’s innovative design. Made to look as natural as possible, Frederick Law Olmsted’s 1858 plan for Central Park had as its main goal the creation of a democratic playground— a place with many centers to reflect the multiplicity of its uses and users. Olmsted designed the park to allow interaction among the various members of society, without giving preference to one group or class. Thus, Olmsted’s ideal of a “commonplace civilization” could be realized.

The passage suggests that Olmsted's design

Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. A plant becomes dependent on the gardener and begs for water on a hot summer day. Gardeners also have to clean up the space around their plants as they shed spent petals, as they require pruning, and as they become choked with weeds. Gardeners also provide for the health of their plants through insecticide and fertilizer applications. A gardener’s responsibility for his or her plants lessens as they die at the end of the season or they go into winter dormancy. Like gardeners, parents find their children dependent upon them for food and nourishment. Like gardeners, parents are constantly picking up after their children, as toys and clothes are scattered throughout the house. Like gardeners, parents provide for the nourishment and well-being of their Accuplacer Reading Review children with vitamin supplements, food, and medicines. However, unlike gardeners, parents will find that their responsibility lessens as the child grows, but it does not come to an end.

According to the passage, the main difference between gardeners and parents is…

Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. A plant becomes dependent on the gardener and begs for water on a hot summer day. Gardeners also have to clean up the space around their plants as they shed spent petals, as they require pruning, and as they become choked with weeds. Gardeners also provide for the health of their plants through insecticide and fertilizer applications. A gardener’s responsibility for his or her plants lessens as they die at the end of the season or they go into winter dormancy. Like gardeners, parents find their children dependent upon them for food and nourishment. Like gardeners, parents are constantly picking up after their children, as toys and clothes are scattered throughout the house. Like gardeners, parents provide for the nourishment and well-being of their Accuplacer Reading Review children with vitamin supplements, food, and medicines. However, unlike gardeners, parents will find that their responsibility lessens as the child grows, but it does not come to an end.

The sentence "Like gardeners, parents find their children dependent upon them for food and nourishment" can be restated as…

Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. A plant becomes dependent on the gardener and begs for water on a hot summer day. Gardeners also have to clean up the space around their plants as they shed spent petals, as they require pruning, and as they become choked with weeds. Gardeners also provide for the health of their plants through insecticide and fertilizer applications. A gardener’s responsibility for his or her plants lessens as they die at the end of the season or they go into winter dormancy. Like gardeners, parents find their children dependent upon them for food and nourishment. Like gardeners, parents are constantly picking up after their children, as toys and clothes are scattered throughout the house. Like gardeners, parents provide for the nourishment and well-being of their Accuplacer Reading Review children with vitamin supplements, food, and medicines. However, unlike gardeners, parents will find that their responsibility lessens as the child grows, but it does not come to an end.

The organizational pattern of the passage is…

Planting a garden is a lot like having a family. A plant becomes dependent on the gardener and begs for water on a hot summer day. Gardeners also have to clean up the space around their plants as they shed spent petals, as they require pruning, and as they become choked with weeds. Gardeners also provide for the health of their plants through insecticide and fertilizer applications. A gardener’s responsibility for his or her plants lessens as they die at the end of the season or they go into winter dormancy. Like gardeners, parents find their children dependent upon them for food and nourishment. Like gardeners, parents are constantly picking up after their children, as toys and clothes are scattered throughout the house. Like gardeners, parents provide for the nourishment and well-being of their Accuplacer Reading Review children with vitamin supplements, food, and medicines. However, unlike gardeners, parents will find that their responsibility lessens as the child grows, but it does not come to an end.

The word 'spent' in the passage means…

My soup was cold, so I pulled aside the waitress even though I usually don’t complain.

Rewrite, beginning with

Although I rarely complain, _______________________ .

The next words should be: