What is meant by the following example of an analogy: "Humanity, let us say, is like people packed in an automobile which is traveling downhill without lights at terrific speed and driven by a four-year-old child. The signposts along the way are all marked 'Progress.'" (Lord Dunsany)
A.Humanity is in a great deal of danger, but we (perhaps foolishly) consider that danger to be "progress."B.Humanity drives wrecklessly.C.Humanity is following the lead of four-year-old children.D.People are followers and not leaders.

Essay ( Everyday Heroes )What change, if any, should be made in
sentence 5?
F Insert a comma after blood
G Change desperate to desperately
H Change needs to needed
J Make no change

What change, if any, should be made in
sentence 8?
A Change According to Acording
B Change the semicolon to a comma
C Change needs to need
D Make no change

4 What is the most effective way to revise
sentence 11?
F Also, whenever there is a devastating
event, the need for blood can become even
more critical, this happened with the
terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
G Also, there is a devastating event and the
need for blood can become even more
critical whenever there are terrorist
attacks, such as on September 11, 2001.
H Also, whenever there is a devastating
event, the need for blood can become even
more critical. Such as the terrorist attacks
on September 11, 2001.
J Also, whenever there is a devastating
event, such as the terrorist attacks on
September 11, 2001, the need for blood
can become even more critical.

What change should be made in sentence 19?
A Change have to has
B Change serious to serrious
C Change diseases to disease’s
D Change past to passed

What revision, if any, is needed in
sentence 20?
F After the interview you’ll sit in an
armchair, it was specially made for people
who are donating blood.
G After the interview you’ll sit in an
armchair. Which was specially made for
people who are donating blood.
H After the interview while you’ll sit in an
armchair for people who are specially
made for donating blood.
J No revision is needed

The meaning of sentence 21 can be improved
by changing it to —
A them
B some
C your arm
D your blood

What change, if any, should be made in
sentence 14?
A Change require to requires
B Change than to then
C Delete the comma
D Make no change

What change, if any, should be made in
sentence 16?
F Change you to yours
G Change will be to was
H Change confedential to confidential
J Make no change

Which transition word or phrase could best be
added to the beginning of sentence 23?
F Soon
G Likewise
H For example
J However

What change, if any, should be made in
sentence 24?
A Change the first feel to fell
B Insert a comma after woozy
C Delete but
D Make no change

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence? Do not forget the frozen dessert inside.



A.
adverb


B.
pronoun


C.
noun


D.
adjective

In which sentence is the number written correctly? A. The thermostat outside the house read fifty-four degrees. B. We raked twenty two bags of leaves from our yard. C. My aunt turned thirty five years old last month.

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the babble of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, blacks, Chinese, whites, mongrels—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them." What does this piece of dialogue reveal about Zaroff’s character? He feels he is entitled to practice his cruel sport.
He would never hunt another member of the upper class.
He is getting bored with the idea of hunting people.
He believes that Rainsford feels the same way he does.

13. The following sentence contains which type of conjunction?He is not only a great player but also an exceptional coach.

A. Coordinating
B. Subordinating
C. Correlative
D. Phrasal

Use the present perfect progressive form of the verb discuss to complete the sentence. The politicians _____ the social program for the last month. are discussing have been discussing have discussed discuss