SAT+PRACTICE+S2Q4


 * SAT #57**

1. In an attempt to (blank) the uprising, the government (blank ) troops to the frontier. a. confess...employed b. digress...convoyed c. regress...conveyed d. suppress...deployed e. fortress...alloyed

2. The (blank) team bounced back from the loss and went on to win the title. a. efficient b. considerate c. resilient d. influential e. salubrious


 * SAT #58**

(1) America's Mars exploration cost hundreds of millions of dollars. (2) To date, we have uncovered no firm evidence of life beyond Earth. (3) I think that such an investment is hardly worthwhile, considering the problems we have here on Earth. (4) Shouldn't we spend our tax dollars on education, defense, and the arts instead of worrying about remote reaches of the solar system? (5) I can't understand what proponents of space exploration are thinking.

1. Which of the following does the author of this passage believe? a. Space exploration is too expensive. b. Money spent on space exploration is creating a budget deficit. c. Money spent on space exploration is driving up the tax rate. d. Money spent on space exploration would be better spent on other projects. e. Money spent on understanding the universe prevents scientists from understanding the earth.

2. In sentence 5, the term "proponents" means a. advocates b. antagonists c. scientists d. investors e. researchers


 * SAT #59**

1. Nearly every month, the magazine publishes (blank) articles that stir up controversy and enrage half of the magazine's readership. a. sensitive b. provocative c. salutary d. prosaic e. innocuous

2. The cheerful letter Angel sent from the front lines of battle did nothing to (blank) his mother's fears. a. deconstruct b. absolve c. assuage d. defer e. incite


 * SAT #60**

1. **Soap operas which** seem all the same to me, are full of melodrama, secrets, and romance. a. soap operas which b. soap operas: which c. soap operas, which d. soap operas who e. soap operas that

2. **Clothes from the seventies seems** to have made a big comeback. a. Clothes from the seventies seems b. Clothes from the seventies seem c. Clothes from the seventies had seemed d. Clothes, from the seventies, seems e. Clothes from the seventies seemingly


 * SAT #61**

(1) In the past few decades, scientists have made remarkable headway in such endeavors as cancer research, epidemiology, and genetics. (2) Animal rights activists often protest the use of animals in scientific research. (3) However, to protest experimentation on lab animals is to protest progress itself. (4) If not for the animals used for decades in labs around the world, cures would go undiscovered and diseases would go untreated. (5) Scientists and researchers would never be able to conduct potentially dangerous experiments on humans.

1. Based on the passage, one can infer that a. animals have no rights b. animals are not protected under the laws of many countries c. scientists do nothing to harm the animals in labs d. the author believes strongly in the necessity of research on lab animals e. the author is making an ironic argument in support of animal activists

2. According to the author, which of the following might be a possible consequence of the discontinuation of research on laboratory animals? a. the inhibition of progress b. the use of plants and fish in lieu of lab animals c. the loss of many research jobs around the world d. a resurgence of protests from anti-animal rights activists e. the unlawful harming of many humans in underdeveloped nations


 * SAT #62**

(1) My grandfather frequently rode trains from place to place when he was a young boy. (2) Occasionally he paid for his passage, but more often than not, he hopped inside an empty boxcar and hitched a ride from town to town. (3) He has worked on his train collection for nearly forty years now. (4) He has collected seventy complete train sets, dozens of antique signs, and miscellaneous train and railroad memorabilia. (5) He was even thinking about opening a railroad museum here in town.

1. Which of the following sentences should be added to the beginning of sentence 3? a. His memories of trains are still with him. b. Collecting trains can be very expensive. c. Collecting trains can be very profitable. d. Trains are very collectible. e. His memories of riding trains inspired my grandfather to collect trains and train memorabilia.

2. In the context of the passage, which of the following is the best revision of sentence 5? a. He had even thought about opening a railroad museum here in town. b. He had been thinking about opening a railroad museum here in town. c. He is even thinking about opening a railroad museum here in town. d. He started to think about opening a railroad museum here in town. e. He once had even been thinking about opening a railroad museum here in town.