Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

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  1. After working for a few years in a corporate job, 13.
    A
    the young woman decided that working at a small
    B
    boutique firm was better than a large corporation.
    C D
    No error
    E


As adults, social wasps live not in nests of
A B
their own making but rather in nests made by
C D
the queen. No error
E

Those entrepreneurs who started dot coms just
A B
as the Internet boomed in the early 1990s were

either wise or extraordinary lucky. No error
C D E

Most of the hexagonal columnar joints of Gilbert

Hill are the remnants of a ridge that no longer
A
exists, the result of heavy construction and

urbanization that has negatively affected
B C
the hill’s surrounding area. No error
D E

Mrs. Ray boastfully presented her son’s new
A B
invention, a washing machine that dries, fluffs,
C
and folds when pushing a button. No error
D E

Most microorganisms are not visible to the naked

eye, although some of them found in the ocean
A B
sediments of the continental shelf of Namibia

are visible as thin strings of pearls. No error
C D E

At a time when appreciation for the trends of the
A
eighties seems on the verge to vanish, clothing
B C
styles such as leg warmers and fanny packs manage
D
to enjoy a resurgence of popularity. No error
E

During the 14th century, classical antiquity gained
A
renewed importance when both writers and artists
B
turned to ancient Greek culture for inspiration.
C D
No error
E

Although she wasn’t happy, Ashley hadn’t cried
A B
but once during the last two weeks. No error
C D E

An effective advocate to non-violence, Mahatma
A
Gandhi launched several famous hunger strikes
B
to protest British rule of India. No error
C D E

Constant use of antibiotics to treat infections

both destroys many benign bacteria and encourages
A B C
harmful ones to cultivate even more resistant
D
strains. No error
E

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