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(D) to take more responsibility for the disposal of their products
(E) taking more responsibility for their product’s disposal
561.One pervasive theory explains the introduction of breakfast cereals in the early
1900s as a result of the growing number of automobiles, which led to a decline in
horse ownership and a subsequent grain glut; by persuading people to eat what
had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored.
(A) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market
equilibrium was restored
(B) persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market
equilibrium
(C) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, it restored
market equilibrium
(D) the persuasion of people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored
market equilibrium
(E) market equilibrium was restored when people were persuaded to eat former
horse feed
562.One reason why more young people lose their virginity during the summer than at
other times of the year undoubtedly is because school vacations give adolescents
more free time.
(A) One reason why more young people lose their virginity during the summer
than at other times of the year undoubtedly is because
(B) If young people lose their virginity more during the summer than other
seasons, it is undoubtedly because
(C) One undoubtable reason that young people lose their virginity more during
the summer than other times is
(D) One reason more young people lose their virginity during the summer than at
other times of the year is undoubtedly that
(E) Young people lose their virginity more often during the summer undoubtedly

because, for one reason,
563.One view of the economy contends that a large drop in oil prices should
eventually lead to lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
a rally in stocks and bonds, and a weakening of the dollar.
(A) lowering interest rates, as well as lowering fears about inflation,
(B) a lowering of interest rates and of fears about inflation,
(C) a lowering of interest rates, along with fears about inflation,
(D) interest rates being lowered, along with fears about inflation,
(E) interest rates and fears about inflation being lowered, with
564.Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain,
while earlier the Bodleian has been
the first truly public library.
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(A) while earlier the Bodleian has been
(B) where the Bodleian earlier is
(C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been
(D) as the earlier Bodleian has been
(E) the Bodleian earlier being
565.Opening with tributes to jazz-age divas like Bessie Smith and closing with Koko
Taylor’s electrified gravel-and-thunder songs, the program will trace
the blues’
vigorous matriarchal line over more than 50 years.
(A) the program will trace
(B) the program shall trace
(C) there will be a program tracing
(D) it is a program that traces
(E) it will be a program tracing
566.Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey

uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population
changes of as many as, or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.
(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of
(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or
(C) to monitor changes in the populations of
(D) that monitors population changes of
(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or
567.Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called
proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements
in almost any substance without destroying it, is finding uses in medicine,
archaeology, and criminology.
(A) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called
proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical
elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
(B) Originally developed for detecting air pollutants, having the ability to analyze
the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it, a
technique called proton induced x-ray emission
(C) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called
proton-induced x-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical
elements in almost any substance without destroying it,
(D) A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called
proton-induced x-ray emission, which has the ability to analyze the chemical
elements in almost any substance quickly and without destroying it,
(E) A technique that was originally developed for detecting air pollutants and has
the ability to analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance quickly
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and without destroying the substance, called proton-induced x-ray emission,
568.Originally published in 1950, Some Tame Gazelle was Barbara Pym’s first novel,

but it does not read like an apprentice work
.
(A) does not read like an apprentice work
(B) seems not to read as an apprentice work
(C) does not seem to read as an apprentice work would
(D) does not read like an apprentice work does
(E) reads unlike an apprentice work
569.Our rate of teenage pregnancies is among the highest in the industrialized world,
being exceeded only by Chile, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, and Bulgaria.
(A) is among the highest in the industrialized world, being exceeded only by
(B) is among the highest in the industrialized world, exceeded only by that of
(C) are among the highest in the industrialized world, only exceeded by
(D) is among the highest in the industrialized world, and exceeds only
(E) are among the highest in the industrialized world, and they exceed those of
only
570.Out of America’s fascination with all things antique have grown a market for
bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge,
the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures
that is bringing
(C) things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that bring
(D) antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and
fixtures that are bringing
(E) antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures
that bring
571.Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists have discovered that
Mesopotamian

cooks were preparing chicken with coriander and tamarind, just as Egyptian
cooks are still doing today.
(A) Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists have discovered that
(B) Over five thousand years ago, archaeologists had discovered that
(C) Archaeologists have discovered that, over five thousand years ago,
(D) Over five thousand years ago, as archaeologists have discovered it,
(E) Archaeologists have discovered, over five thousand years ago, that
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572.Pablo Picasso, the late Spanish painter, credited African art with having had a
strong influence on his work.
(A) with having had
(B) for its having
(C) to have had
(D) for having
(E) in that it had
573.Paleontologists believe that fragments of a primate jawbone unearthed in Burma
and estimated at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of
a crucial step
along the evolutionary path that led to human beings.
(A) at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of
(B) as being 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of
(C) that it is 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of what was
(D) to be 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of
(E) as 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of what was
574.Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recent immigrants
because it believed that to do it rewards
them for entering the country illegally.
(A) to do it rewards

(B) doing it rewards
(C) to do this would reward
(D) doing so would reward
(E) to do it would reward
575.Pensions are now viewed as a deferred payment of salary, money a worker is
compelled to put away to take care of one’s later years.
(A) a worker is compelled to put away to take care of one’s
(B) that a worker is compelled to put away to take care of oneself in
(C) a worker is compelled to put away to take care of oneself in
(D) workers are compelled to put away to take care of them in
(E) workers are compelled to put away to take care of themselves in
576.People have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes
scarce and expensive but will forget them every time a new source of cheap
energy is developed.
(A) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce
and expensive but will forget
(B) have discovered the principles of solar energy whenever fuel has become
scarce and expensive but they forget
(C) discovered the principles of solar energy every time fuel becomes scarce and
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expensive, forgetting
(D) discover the principles of solar energy every time fuel became scarce and
expensive, but they forget
(E) discover the principles of solar energy whenever fuel becomes scarce and
expensive but forget
577.People who inherit the sickle cell anemia gene from only one parent seem to be
resistant to malaria, an evolutionary advantage that may explain why a genetic
condition so debilitating to many individuals has survived in the human

population.
(A) seem to be resistant to malaria,
(B) seemingly are resistant to malaria,
(C) seem to be resistant to malaria and have
(D) seemingly are resistant to malaria and to have
(E) are, it seems, resistant to malaria, and they have
578.Personal trainers and fitness coaches are to the narcissistic 1980’s just like a
private fencing master and dancing teacher was to an earlier time.
(A) just like a private fencing master and dancing teacher was
(B) as have been a private fencing master and dancing teacher
(C) what private fencing masters and dancing teachers were
(D) what private fencing masters and dancing teachers are
(E) just the same as private fencing masters and dancing teachers had been
579.Persons, suffering from a deficiency of the blood enzyme G6PD, eat fava beans
and discover that they trigger hemolytic anemia.
(A) Persons, suffering from a deficiency of the blood enzyme G6PD, eat fava
beans and discover that they trigger hemolytic anemia.
(B) When persons suffering a deficiency of enzyme G6PD, a blood enzyme, eat
fava beans, they discover that it triggers hemolytic anemia.
(C) If people suffer deficiencies from the blood enzyme G6PD, they discover that
fava beans trigger hemolytic anemia when eaten.
(D) Hemolytic anemia is triggered by people with a deficiency of the blood
enzyme G6PD, who discover it eating fava beans.
(E) Persons who suffer from a deficiency of the blood enzyme G6PD discover
that eating fava beans triggers hemolytic anemia.
580.Physics professors, the Arnmore Laboratories and Arnmore Research Facilities
were founded by Leo and Fontove Arnmore in 1989 after ten years of fundraising.
(A) the Arnmore Laboratories and Arnmore Research Facilities were founded by
Leo and Fontove Arnmore in 1989 after ten years of fundraising
(B) Leo and Fontove Arnmore founded the Arnmore Laboratories and Arnmore

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Research Facilities in 1989, after ten years of fundraising
(C) after ten years of fundraising, the Arnmore Laboratories and Arnmore
Research Facilities were founded by Leo and Fontove Arnmore in 1989
(D) the Arnmore Laboratories and Arnmore Research Facilities were founded in
1989 by Leo and Fontove Arnmore after ten years of fundraising
(E) Leo and Fontove Arnmore founded after ten years of fundraising the
Laboratories and Arnmore Research Facilities in 1989
581.Piaget’s research revealed that children can learn to count long before the
recognition that a pint of water poured from a small glass into a large one remains
the same amount of water.
(A) the recognition that
(B) they can recognize that
(C) they would recognize
(D) they could have the recognition of
(E) having the recognition of
582.Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis
is that it does not
incorporate all relevant evidence.
(A) Plausible though it sounds, the weakness of the hypothesis
(B) Even though it sounds plausible, the weakness of the hypothesis
(C) Though plausible, the hypothesis’ weakness
(D) Though the hypothesis sounds plausible, its weakness
(E) The weakness of the hypothesis which sounds plausible
583.Poor management, outdated technology, competition from overseas, and steel’s
replacement to materials like aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastics have all
been cited as causes for the decline of the United States steel industry.
(A) steel’s replacement to materials like

(B) the replacement of steel by such materials as
(C) the replacing of steel with materials of
(D) the replacing of steel by means of materials like
(E) to replace steel by materials such as
584.Presenters at the seminar, one who
is blind, will demonstrate adaptive equipment
that allows visually impaired people to use computers.
(A) one who
(B) one of them who
(C) and one of them who
(D) one of whom
(E) one of which