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11ENGLISH TEST45 Minutes—75 QuestionsDirections: In the following five passages, certain wordsand phrases are underlined and numbered. In the righthand column are alternatives for each underlined portion.Select the one that best conveys the idea, creates themost grammatically correct sentence, or is most consistentwith the style and tone of the passage. If you decide thatthe original version is best, select NO CHANGE. You mayalso find questions that ask about the entire passage or asection of the passage. These questions will correspondto small, numbered boxes in the text. For these questions,decide which choice best accomplishes the purpose setout in the question stem. After you’ve selected the bestchoice, fill in the corresponding oval on your Answer Grid.For some questions, you’ll need to read the context in orderto answer correctly. Be sure to read until you have enoughinformation to determine the correct answer choice.passage iMy Cousin NicolaMy father and his two younger brothers emigrated fromItaly to New York in the early 1970s. Only their older sisterLucia, which was already married, remained behind in their1.A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEwhomwhoshe who2.F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEtown, it can be seen where ittown ittown that3.A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEknewhad knewbeen known4.F.G.H.J.NO CHANGENicola, so thenNicola becauseNicola then.5.A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEsobutthen1small home town, this village lies in the shadow of Mount2Vesuvius. Growing up in America, my cousins and I were asclose as brothers and sisters, but we hardly known our family3across the Atlantic. When I was a young child, my parentsand I went to Italy to visit Aunt Lucia and her family for aweek. I first met my cousin Nicola however, I remember that4we were not only about the same age, and we also got along5GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 111/25/08 12:55:51 PM
11well. But because I being so young, I remember little else. I6.F.G.H.J.7. Assuming that each choice is true, which one provides themost relevant information about Nicola’s travel plans?A. NO CHANGEB. He had never been to America, so he called my fatherand asked if he could come spend the summer with usin New York.C. He had never been to America, which is most easilyreached from Italy by plane.D. Because it was expensive for his whole family to traveloverseas, Nicola had never been to America before.8. Three of these choices indicate that the cousins lookedforward to meeting Nicola. Which choice does NOT do so?F. NO CHANGEG. excitedH. apprehensiveJ. thrilled9.A.B.C.D.6hadn’t seen him again up until this last summer.Nicola decided that he wanted to join the Italian Air ForceNO CHANGEI, who wasI wasI,after finishing high school. Before beginning his service,though, he wanted to travel for a bit. He had never been to7America, even though so many of his relatives live here, but7he had been to England already. When the rest of the cousins7heard the news, they were ecstatic. Most of them had never8met Nicola or, like me, hadn’t seen him, since we were kids;9they were eager to get to know him.Two weeks later, we picked Nicola up at JFK Airport.NO CHANGEhadn’t seen him since we were kidshadn’t seen him since we were kids;hadn’t seen, him since we were kids,Right away, I was surprised by his height. I am the tallest ofall the cousins in America, and Nicola was easily a couple ofinches taller than me. In addition to our height, he and I hadanother similarity in common: we were both musicians. The10. F.G.H.J.10moment I saw the acoustic guitar slung over his shoulder, Iknew he and I would get along just fine. None of my AmericanNO CHANGEanother similar trait in common:another similarity that we shared:another similarity:cousins plays an instrument, and I always thought that I was the11. A. NO CHANGEB. in the family, which has at least 20 members that Iknow of.C. in the family.D. OMIT the underlined portion (ending the sentencewith a period).only musician in the family (even though some relatives have11lovely singing voices). I was happy to find out I was wrong.11GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 211/25/08 12:55:52 PM
11Throughout that summer, Nicola and I shared the gift ofmusic. We would sing and play our guitars long into the night,only stopping when my mother came downstairs and forced usto quit. We liked many of the same bands, and we taught each12. F. NO CHANGEG. Teaching him as a child before she passed away, ourgrandmother in Italy more importantly taught to memany of the Italian folk songs.H. Teaching him as a child, more importantly, by ourgrandmother in Italy, I was taught by him many Italianfolk songs.J. More importantly, however, he taught me many of theItalian folk songs our grandmother in Italy had taughthim as a child before she passed away.other to play our favorite songs. Taught to him as a child12before she passed away in Italy, I was taught by him the Italian12folk songs of our grandmother more importantly. It was12through those songs that I truly connected to the beauty of ourancestry. On the night before Nicola returned to Italy, myfather would have thrown a big party for all of the relatives.13Nicola and I played the folk songs of our grandmothers country14for the American side of our family. When we were done, myUncle Vittorio had a tear in his eye. Since coming to Americaso long ago, he had never been able to return to Italy.13. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEwill have thrownthrewthrows14. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEour grandmother’sour grandmothers’are grandmother’s15. W hich of the following sentences, if included here, wouldbest conclude the essay as well as maintain the toneestablished in this paragraph?A. In the music and our singing, Nicola and I brought thebeautiful country back to Uncle Vittorio.B. U ncle Vittorio is the youngest member of hisgeneration of the family, so he probably misses Italythe least.C. I had a good time singing in front of an audience.D. Nicola is better at playing the guitar than singing.15passage iiThe Handsome Bean16. F.G.H.J.On the ground floor of the apartment building where, I live,16the Handsome Bean coffee shop is almost always bustlingwith customers. During the warm months, the shop sets upNO CHANGEbuilding where I live,building, where I livebuilding where I liveoutdoor tables on the sidewalk, and the chatter of conversationGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 311/25/08 12:55:53 PM
11mixed with the aroma of coffee often floats in through my window to wake me in the mornings. Next to the HandsomeBean is a used bookstore, and the two shops share many of17. A. NO CHANGEB. people who express interest in acquiring items byshopping.C. customers who shop for items to purchase or consume.D. customers.the same customers who are interested in purchasing items.17People come to find a book and stay to enjoy a cup ofcoffee. Across the street from the building is the neighborhood18. F.G.H.J.Little League field. The Handsome Bean often sponsors a local18team. During the games, the coffee shop offers a discount toparents whose children are competing across the street.NO CHANGEhad sponsoredwas a sponsor ofsupported19. A t this point, the writer wants to add a sentence that providesadditional detail about the customers who come to theHandsome Bean. Which of the following sentences wouldbest achieve the writer’s purpose?A. In addition to this discount, the shop offers all patrons apunch card to receive a tenth coffee for free.B. The shop also sells ice cream, so it often gets verycrowded with children and parents after the LittleLeague games are over.C. The Handsome Bean also provides uniforms for anelementary school soccer team.D. The Little League field doesn’t have a concession stand,so the coffee shop doesn’t have much competition forthe parents’ business.1920. F.G.H.J.It is a pleasure to have as a neighbor a business that children.20And adults enjoy so much.20NO CHANGEchildren and adultschildren and that adultschildren. Adults21. W hich choice most effectively leads the reader into thetopic of this paragraph?A. NO CHANGEB. Mary, the shop’s owner, has a great appreciation forhistory.C. The Handsome Bean has only been open for a coupleof years, but the owner, Mary, has taken great care tomake it look like it has been there for decades.D. Before Mary, the shop’s owner, opened the HandsomeBean, the space had been unoccupied for six months.Over the past few years, I have become friends with Mary,21the owner of the shop. The store’s main counter is a century2122. F.G.H.J.old antique that Mary bought and restored to its originally22conditional, and the photos that adorn the back wall22NO CHANGEoriginal conditional,original condition,conditionally original,GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 411/25/08 12:55:54 PM
1123. A.B.C.D.depicts our town during the 1920s and 1930s. My favorite detail23of the shop, however, is the original tin ceiling. One afternoon,while staring at the intricate patterns etched into the tin tiles, INO CHANGEdepicthas depictedshowsnoticed a name camouflaged within the ornate design: Harvey.I pointed it out to Mary, and she said the original owner of thebuilding was named Harvey Wallaby. Her guess was that he hadprobably written it there more than 70 years ago.2424. T he writer is considering deleting the sentence below fromthe passage: Her guess was that he had probably written itthere more than 70 years ago. If the writer were to delete this sentence, the essay wouldprimarily lose:F. an additional detail about the building that houses thecoffee shop.G. an explanation of the action taken by Mary and thewriter.H. an emphasis on the original owner’s influence.J. a description of the shop’s interior.Thatnight after the coffee shop had closed, Mary and I etched ournames into the ceiling right next to Harvey’s, hoping that ournames would similarly be discovered in the far-off future.On Friday nights, the Handsome Bean has live entertainment, usually in the form of, a band or a poetry reading.25For a small town coffee shop, the Handsome Beanattracts a good amount of talented musicians and poets.26It being that I am amazed by the performances, they transpire27within its cozy walls.[1] The clientele of the coffee shop is as varied as the selec-25. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEform; of aform, of aform of a26. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEbetter amountbetter numbergood number27. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEAmazing the performances, it is that I know theyI am amazed by the performances thatAmazing the performances, they28. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEfinishfinishesfinalizingtion of flavored brews. [2] In the mornings, the HandsomeBean is abuzz with the 9-to-5 crowd stopping in for some javabefore heading off to work. [3] During the days, the tables arehome to local artists lost in their thoughts and cappuccinos. [4]The evening finds the Handsome Bean filled with bleary-eyedcollege students loading up on caffeine so they can cram allnight for their upcoming exams or finishing28GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 511/25/08 12:55:55 PM
11their research papers with looming due dates. [5] Then there’sme, sitting in the corner, maybe talking to Mary or readingthe paper, smiling at the thought that the best cup of coffee intown is found right beneath my bedroom window. [6] In the29. A.B.C.D.afternoons, a group of high school students who stops by to29have an ice cream cone or an egg cream.NO CHANGEstudents thatstudents, and theystudents30. F or the sake of logic and coherence, Sentence 6 should beplaced:F. where it is nowG. before Sentence 2.H. before Sentence 4.J. before Sentence 5.30passage iiiThe paragraphs below may or may not be in the most logicalorder. A number in brackets appears above each paragraph.At the end of the passage, Question 45 will ask you todetermine the most logical place for Paragraph 1.Mr. Midshipman Marryat[1]Born to an upper-class English family in 1792, Marryat hada thirst for naval adventure and exploration very early in his31childhood. As a young boy at private school, he tried to runaway to sea a number of times. Finally, his exasperated parents32at last granted him his wish in 1806; they were enlisted in the33British Navy as a midshipman. Marryat had the luck to beassigned to sail upon the frigate HMS Imperieuse under thecommand of Lord Cochrane. Cochrane, that’s naval exploits3431. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEnaval, adventure,naval, adventurenaval adventure;32. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEHis exasperated parentsIn the end, his exasperated parentsUltimately, the result was that his exasperated parents33. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEtheyheand he34. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEwho’swhosewho theGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 611/25/08 12:55:56 PM
11are legendary, would later serve as the inspiration fora number of Marryat’s fictional characters.35. T he writer is considering deleting the phrase “a numberof.” If the writer decided to delete the phrase, would themeaning of the sentence change?A. Yes, because without this phrase, the reader wouldthink that all of Marryat’s fictional characters werebased on Cochrane.B. Yes, because without this phrase, the reader would notunderstand that Marryat used Cochrane as a model formore than one fictional character.C. No, because this phrase is an example of wordinessthat should be eliminated from the sentence.D. No; although the phrase adds a detail about Marryat’scharacter, this detail is not essential to the meaning ofthe sentence.363536. A t this point, the writer is considering adding the sentencebelow: T he well-known writer Patrick O’Brian alsomodeled his Captain Jack Aubrey after Cochrane.Should the writer make this addition?F. Yes, because if readers know that other writers wereinspired by Cochrane, they will better understand thatCochrane was an impressive person.G. Yes, because the added detail provides informationabout a writer who used a style similar to Marryat’s.H. No, because the essay doesn’t reveal the relationshipbetween O’Brian and Marryat.J. No, because the detail distracts from the main focus ofthe essay.[2]37. A.B.C.D.Unlike most of the other prominently famous authors who37have spun tales of brave British naval officers fighting forking and country on the high seas, Frederick Marryat actuallyNO CHANGEprominent famousprominentprominent and famousserved as a captain in the British Royal Navy. While otherscould only use their imagination and accounts to describewhat life must have been like for a young man rising throughthe ranks from lowly midshipman to all-powerful captain38. The best placement for the underlined portion is:F. where it is now.G. after the word “accounts.”H. after the word “others.”J. after the word “adventure.”from historical records, Marryat needed only to dip into the38vast library of adventure stored in his memory.GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 711/25/08 12:55:57 PM
11[3]Marryat’s three years aboard the Imperieuse were filledwith experiences that would later serve him well in his writing career. The Imperieuse saw much action off the coast ofSpain, where Marryat took part in capturing a Spanish castleand numerous vessels in the Mediterranean. Marryat willingly accepted any chance to distinguish himself in the eyesof his revered captain and literary inspiration, Cochrane. In39fact, Marryat once jumped into the turbulent sea to save thelife of another midshipman who had fallen overboard. Not40only did Marryat have the privilege of knowing first-hand acharacter as illustrious as Cochrane, but his own bold experi-39. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEcaptain, and literary inspiration Cochrane.captain and literary inspiration Cochrane.captain and, literary inspiration, Cochrane.40. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEwould have fallenhad been fallingfalls41. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEhis accomplishment of many feats occurred.his many feats were accomplished.he accomplished many feats.ences as a midshipman would also be the basis for his mostfamous novel, Mr. Midshipman Easy.[4]As Marryat quickly climbed through the ranks of the RoyalNavy, many feats were accomplished by him. These included41single-handedly saving his ship during a horrific storm andfighting in a number of sea battles against the United StatesNavy during the War of 1812.42. W hich of the following true statements would mosteffectively conclude this paragraph?F. The British eventually lost the War of 1812.G. H e also earned a medal from the Royal HumaneSociety for inventing a special lifeboat.H. The British Navy was considered the world’s mostpowerful navy until the time of World War II.J. Marryat considered it a privilege to serve his country.42[5]43. A. NO CHANGEB. During this time, Marryat earned his greatest acclaimfor his novels and short stories,C. His greatest acclaim was earned by him, for his novelsand short stories during this time,D. D uring this time for his novels and short stories,earned him his greatest acclaim,Marryat earned his greatest acclaim for his novels and short43stories during this time, which were published in England43while he was at sea. He retired from the navy shortly afterbeing awarded the rank of post captain in 1825 to concentrateGO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 811/25/08 12:55:58 PM
1144. F.G.H.J.for writing full-time. Marryat’s thrilling stories of sea adventure44still live today because, as the old cliché goes, the best storiesare the ones that are true.NO CHANGEat writingon writingin writing ofQuestion 45 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.45. The most logical placement of Paragraph 1 is:A. where it is now.B. after Paragraph 2.C. after Paragraph 3.D. after Paragraph 4.passage ivThe Toughest Task in Sports[1]I’ve often heard others make the comment that the hardestsingle act in all of sports is to hit a major league fastball. I’mnot going to deny that hitting a ball traveling at upwards of 95miles per hour is a daunting task, but I can think of somethingeven tougher than taking a major league at-bat: stopping a46. F. NO CHANGEG. Also in a challenging position are football quarterbacksfacing oncoming defensive linemen.H. (Football quarterbacks also face a daunting task whenthey are rushed by defensive linemen.)J. OMIT the underlined portion.crank shot in men’s lacrosse. Football quarterbacks facing46oncoming defensive linemen are also in a difficult position.46[2][1] Lacrosse that is often referred to as “the fastest sport on47two feet,” and with good reason. [2] The game is often brutally,48and the best players normally possess a bit of toughness, a bit of4947. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEwhich has beenisOMIT the underlined portion.48. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEbrutalbrutebrutality49. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEtoughness;toughnesstoughness, and,GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 911/25/08 12:55:58 PM
11finesse. [3] As in hockey or soccer, the only thing that standsbetween the ball and the goal is the goalkeeper. [4] Using sticksknown as “crosses” to pass a hard rubber ball back and forththrough the air, players on two teams sprint around a field;50. F.G.H.J.they then attempted to set up a shot on the opposing50team’s goal. [5] Using just his body and his crosse, the keepermust protect the six-foot by six-foot goal from being penetratedby a ball that is less than eight inches in circumference.NO CHANGEthey must attemptone then attemptsone must attempt51. T he most logical placement of Sentence 3 in Paragraph 2is:A. where it is now.B. after Sentence 1.C. after Sentence 4.D. OMITTED, because the paragraph does not discusshockey or soccer.51[3]This brings me to the heart of my argument. A regulationlacrosse ball is almost an inch narrower than a regulation baseball, with an unstitched, smooth rubber surface. The fastestbaseball pitch on record was clocked at 100.9 mph, though onlya handful of major league pitchers can approach even the uppernineties in speed. In men’s lacrosse, because the crosse acts asa lever, the fastest “crank shots” on goal, can reach 110 mph.52Even at the high school level, crank shots of more than90 mph made by high school players are not uncommon.53Unlike a baseball pitcher throwing his fastball from a fixedposition on the mound, a lacrosse player may shoot from anywhere on the field, which is typically grass. This means that54a lacrosse goalie may be asked to stopa crank shot from a distance of only six feet away!55To make the goalie’s job even more difficult, a lacrosseplayer may shoot from over his shoulder, from his side, or drophis stick down and wind up from the ground. On top of that, the52. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEgoal, can,goal cangoal can,53. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEmade by these high school playersshot by high school playersOMIT the underlined portion54. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEfield, which is covered with natural turf.field that is covered with grass.field.55. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEmerely a length of six feetjust a mere six feetonly six feet56. O f the following possible replacements for the underlinedportion, which would be LEAST acceptable?F. In addition,G. On the other hand,H. Furthermore,J. What’s more,56GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE1001 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 1011/25/08 12:55:59 PM
11best players often employ a variety of fakes, and most havethe ability to shoot left-handed or right-handed, dependingupon their angle to the goal.[4]Like hitting a major league fastball, stopping a crank shot57. W hich choice is the most effective and logical transitionfrom the topic of Paragraph 3 to the topic of Paragraph 4?A. NO CHANGEB. The combination of these unknown variables makesstopping a crank shot in lacrosse tougher than hitting amajor league fastball.C. Though baseball is less challenging than lacrosse,both sports require tremendous skill and dedicationfrom athletes.D. There is little question that stopping a crank shot inlacrosse is among the toughest tasks an athlete canface.57in lacrosse is tough. Both of these endeavors, however,57require the same set of skills. One must possess superlative58athleticism, great hand-eye coordination, and catlike quickness. Above all, you must be fearless.5958. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGErequiresrequiredwould have required59. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEone must bethey must behe must have beenQuestion 60 asks about the essay as a whole.60. S uppose that the writer had wanted to write an essaycomparing the strategies used by baseball pitchers andlacrosse goalies. Would this essay fulfill the writer’s goal?F. Yes, because the writer compares both sportsthroughout the essay.G. Yes, because the writer details the challenges thatlacrosse goalies face.H. No, because the writer does not provide any specificdetails about baseball pitchers.J. No, because the writer focuses on comparing thedifficulty of hitting a ball pitched by a major leaguepitcher to the difficulty of blocking a crank shot inmen’s lacrosse.GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE1101 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 1111/25/08 12:56:00 PM
11passage vThomas Edison, Tinfoil Cylinders, and MP3 Players[1]Thomas Edison first recorded sounds on tinfoil cylinders61. A.B.C.D.in the 1870s, and since then, formats for recording music have61come and gone at a breakneck pace. Innovation in recording61music has been constant, and the popularity and lifespan ofNO CHANGEformats for recording music have come and gone,formats for recording music, have come and goneformats, for recording music have come and gonethe newest format have always been transitory at best. Thosefirst tinfoil cylinders, which were hailed as a miracle in theirday, quickly progressed to wax cylinders, then hard plasticcylinders and, within a decade, were completely replaced bythe next “miracle,” the gramophone disc record.[2]62. T he most logical placement for the underlined word wouldbe:F. where it is now.G. before the word “vinyl.”H. after the word “sounded.”J. before the word “gramophone.”The vinyl phonograph record, which sounded, soon better62supplanted the gramophone in the 1940s. This new-fangled format dominated the music landscape for the next 30 years, butlike its predecessors, it would eventually fall into obsolescence.The vinyl record being no longer mass marketed to the public.63For that matter, neither is its successor, the 8-track cartridge ofthe 1970s.63. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGErecord, having beenrecord isrecord,64 F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEyetthusor65. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEuse and appreciatesuses and appreciateuse and appreciate66. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGErecord format that they cherish.format for records they play on turntables.record format.[3]It may seem curious to a 40-year-old man today that theaverage high-school student is well acquainted with the oldervinyl record format, so has never even heard of an 8-track64cartridge. DJs and those who mix popular music stilluses and appreciates the vinyl65record format cherished by them.66GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE1201 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 1211/25/08 12:56:01 PM
11They have kept records from potentially vanishing into oblivion,67along with the 8-track and the more recent recording format, thecassette tape.67. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEdisappearing into obliviona disappearance into being obliviousdisappearance toward the oblivion68. F.G.H.J.NO CHANGEtime; thoughtime, though,time though,69. A.B.C.D.NO CHANGEdifferent;different:different,[4]That same 40-year-old man witnessed the rise and fall ofthe cassette tape, so he may not be surprised that many intoday’s recording industry view the compact disc as similarlyspiraling towards its own doom. For the first time, though it68is not the sound quality of the recording that is ushering inthe change. Now the driving force is something different the69quality of the player itself.[5]70. W hich sentence makes the most effective beginning forParagraph 5?F. NO CHANGEG. A standard audio compact disc can store only about700 megabytes worth of digital data, which equates toonly a few hours worth of songs.H. Most music listeners want a format with a great soundthat also provides ample storage space for all of theirfavorite songs.J. Recording devices have become smaller and smallerover the years, from the unwieldy gramophone to thepocket-sized cassette player.Lack of portability was one of the drawbacks of the vinyl70record and even of the compact disc. In contrast, recently intro70duced small personal music players, such as the iPod, can haveup to an impressive 60 gigabytes worth of storage space. Forthose who are music lovers, this has completely changed the71. A.B.C.D.experience of listening to their favorite songs. Contrasting by71the few hours’ worth of songs stored on a single CD, a 60gigabyte MP3 player can store a month’s worth of uninterrupt-NO CHANGECompared toWhileIn contrast ofed music on a machine about the size of an old cassette tape.GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE1301 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 1311/25/08 12:56:02 PM
1172. I n this paragraph, the writer wants to help readers understandthe storage capacity and size of the new personal musicplayers. Which true statement would best help the writeraccomplish this goal?F. NO CHANGEG. It is not unreasonable to expect that technologicalimprovements will soon allow personal music playersto have an even more compact size and store twice asmany songs.H. Experts in the music industry predict that personalmusic players will quickly replace compact discplayers, just as compact disc players so recentlyreplaced vinyl record players.J. Entire music libraries once confined to the living roomwall can now fit into a music lover’s pocket, and betaken and listened to anywhere.It’s no wonder that MP3 players are among the most popular72technology purchases for people of all ages.72[6]Has the apex in the climb towards better and better waysto play recorded music been reached? For those who believe ithas, history teaches that they are wrong; such a proclamationwill surely prove to be shortsighted when the next “miracle”in music arrives.Questions 73–75 ask about the essay as a whole.73. P aragraphs 5 and 6 of this essay are written in the thirdperson, using the pronouns those, their, and they. If the writerrevised these paragraph using the second-person pronounsyou and your, the essay would primarily:A. gain a sense of urgency by suggesting actions to betaken by the reader.B. gain a more personal tone by speaking directly to thereader.C. lose the formal and removed tone that matches thecontent and purpose of the essay.D. lose a sense of the author’s knowledge on the subject bypersonalizing the essay.74. A fter reading the essay, the writer realized that someinformation had been left out. The writer then composed thesentence below to convey that information: T hough the gramophone record’s disc shapeproved to have longevity, the gramophone recorditself did not. The most effective and logical placement of this sentencewould be before the first sentence of Paragraph:F. 2.G. 3.H. 4.J. 5.GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE1401 ACT 09 Eng PT1.indd 1411/25/08 12:56:03 PM
1175. S uppose the writer had set out to write an essay explainingthe process of recording sounds in a variety of formats. Doesthis essay meet that purpose?A. Yes, because the essay describes the different recordingformats used since the 1870s.B. Yes, because the writer provides specifics about howeach new recording format has improved upon earlierformats.C. No, because the essay discusses a limited number ofrecording formats.D. No, because the essay does not discuss t
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