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(A) idea, really one of the oldest energy
sources
(B) idea, but it was one of the first energy sources
(C) idea, and it is really one of the oldest
energy sources
(D) idea, since it is was really one of the first
energy sources
(E) idea, but as an energy source, it was one
of the first
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■ SAT II Subject Tests
47. Which of the following best explains why sen-
tence (7) should begin a new paragraph?
(A) The writer begins to discuss wind power
in Persia rather than in China, Afghani-
stan, or Egypt.
(B) The writer shifts to a discussion of his-
torical records rather than speculation.
(C) The Persian wind machines were hori-
zontal wheels rather than vertical ones.
(D) It is not certain that wind-machine tech-
nology was brought to Europe from the
Middle East.
(E) The Persians were the first to harness
successfully the power of the wind.
48. Which of the following is the LEAST appropri-
ate revision of the underlined part of sentence (11)?
(11) From the Middle East, wind-machine
technology may have been carried to Europe
by returning Crusaders, for soon after the Cru-
sades windmills appeared both in Northern
Europe and on the British Isles.
(A) since windmills appeared both in North-
ern Europe and on the British Isles soon
after the Crusades
(B) in as much as windmills appeared soon
after the Crusades both in Northern Eu-
rope and on the British Isles
(C) because windmills appeared both in
Northern Europe and on the British Isles
soon after the Crusades