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students to enter the
public speaking contest. No error
II. He saves every penny so that his
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children could someday go to college.
No error
1. If Mary Outerbridge would not have seen
English officers playing tennis in Bermuda
where she was vacationing at the time, she
would not have introduced the game to
America. No error
2. When we consider the miracles of modern
science, we find it hard to imagine that in 1349
the Black Death killed one-third of England’s
population. No error
3. When the critics wrote critical reviews of the
Broadway opening of the rock star’s new
musical, neither the producer nor the director
were available for an interview. No error
4. Those who are successful in business often
discover that wealth and fame do not guaran-
tee happiness and learning that peace of mind
is important. No error
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Writing Test
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ARCO
■ SAT II Subject Tests
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., ancient Egypt made great
progress in agriculture after they adopted several
new techniques of cultivation among which were
raking, plowing, and manuring. No error
6. In the southwest corner of the cemetery, where
the honeysuckle vines have all but covered the
grave markers, lays the body of the county’s
greatest war hero. No error
7. The final number of the musical, a duet,
was written by Sue and is sung by she and
Reginald, the male lead, as the other mem-
bers of the cast take their bows. No error
8. The owner of the property, who had farmed
the land for more than 40 years, listened to
the company’s offer but said that he could not
answer definite without further consideration.
No error
9.
Immediately after the legislators freezed the level
of benefits, citizens groups began contacting their
members to encourage them to write letters of
protest to their representatives in Congress.
No error
10. Since the treasurer and him had already discussed
the details of the financial report, Robert felt that
it was not necessary for him to attend the budget
meeting. No error
11. The history of the ancient Egyptians, as
recorded by graphic drawings called hiero-
glyphics, describe in great detail the burial of
King Tutankhamen’s body in a sarcophagus of
wood and gold. No error
12. The conditions of the subway system having
been improved dramatically over the past three
years, but much work still remains to be done.
No error
13. Introduced at the last moment by the Scholas-
tic Council was a demand that the college
allocate funds for a day-care center and a
demand that the college hire more minority
faculty members. No error
14. Summarily rejecting the demands of the students
for a greater voice in determining university
policy, the dean now worries that her decision
might result in new student demonstrations.
No error
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