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cause minimal damage and disruption of neurons when inserted into the brain because of their
diminutive width.
(7) In addition to recording nervous system impulses, the microprobes have minuscule channels
that open the way for delivery of drugs, cellular growth factors, neurotransmitters, and other
neuroactive compounds to a single neuron or to groups of neurons. (8) The probes usually have
up to four channels, each with its own recording/stimulating electrode.
375. Which of the following changes is needed in the above passage?
a. Part 8: Change "its" to "it's."
b. Part 6: Change "their" to "its."
c. Part 6: Change ''than" to ''then."
d. Part 5: Change "researchers" to "researchers'."
376. Which of the following includes a nonstandard use of an adverb in the passage?
a. Part 2
b. Part 4
c. Part 6
d. Part 8
377. Which of the following numbered parts should be revised to reduce unnecessary repetition?
a. Part 2
b. Part 5
c. Part 6
d. Part 8
Answer questions 378 380 on the basis of the following passage.
(1)Loud noises on buses not only irritate passengers but also create unsafe situations. (2) They
are prohibited by law and by agency policy. (3) Therefore, bus operators are expected to follow
the procedures outlined below:
(4)A passenger-created disturbance is by playing excessively loud music or creating loud noises
in some other manner. (5) In the event a passenger creates a disturbance, the bus operator will
politely ask the passenger to turn off the music or stop making the loud noise. (6) If the passenger
refuses to comply, the bus operator will tell the passenger that he or she is in violation of the law
and bus policy and will have to leave the bus if he or she will not comply to the request. (7)If
police assistance is requested, the bus operators will stay at the location from which the call to
the Command Center was placed or the silent alarm used. (8) Bus operators will wait there until
the police arrive, will allow passengers off the bus at this point, and no passengers are allowed on
until the situation is resolved.
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378. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 3
b. Part 4
c. Part 6
d. Part 7
379. Which of the following sentences is the best revision of the sentence numbered Part 8 in the
passage?
a. Bus operators will wait there until the police arrive, will allow passengers off the bus at
this point, and no passengers will be allowed on until the situation is resolved.
b. Bus operators will wait there until the police arrive, will allow passengers off the bus at
this point, and, until the situation is resolved, no passengers are allowedon.
c. Bus operators will wait there until the police arrive, will allow passengers off the bus at
this point, and will not allow passengers on until the situation is resolved.
d. Bus operators will wait there until the police arrive, will allow passengers off the bus at
this point, and no passengers will be allowed on until the situation is resolved.
380. Which of the following numbered parts contains nonstandard use of a preposition?
a. Part 2
b. Part 6
c. Part 7
d. Part 8
Answer questions 381-383 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) In his State of the Union address (February 4, 1997), President Clinton challenged America to
make the 13th and 14th years of education at least two years of college as universal in this
country as high school is today. (2) His plan includes five tax benefits for middle-class students
and families that pursue additional education for their children and they. (3) The proposed HOPE
Scholarship tax credit which offers two years of tuition at the typical community college for any
student enrolled at least half-time. (4) The government will institute a tax deduction of up to
$10,000 per family per year for tuition and fees (minus grants) for college, graduate school,
community college, and certified training and technical programs. (5) Families will have the
flexibility to use funds in Individual Retirement Accounts for postsecondary education expenses
free from early withdrawal tax penalties. (6) There will be a change in the tax law, so more
students will be able to use community or public service to repay their student loans without
owing tax. (7) Finally, the government will be reinstating, through the year 2000, the current
exclusion from an employee's income of up to $5,250 per year of postsecondary educational
assistance provided by an employer for undergraduate and graduate students.
381. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 3
b. Part 6
c. Part 2
d. Part 5
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382. Which of the following sentences, if inserted between Part 2 and Part 3 of the passage,
would best focus the purpose of the writer?
a. While the proposals would be helpful for middle class families, they are unlikely to be of
benefit to low-income households.
b. Extending the length of universal education in the country will make the United States a
stronger force than ever in competitive world markets.
c. The following is a brief description of each of the five proposals.
d. Lowering taxes on middle-income families is the only viable method of increasing the
duration of universal education in the United States of America.
383. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the above passage?
a. Part 1: Change "as universal" to "more universal."
b. Part 2: Change ''they" to ''themselves."
c. Part 6: Change "to repay" to "repay."d. Part 7: Change "reinstating" to "instituting."
Answer questions 384 and 385 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) A report on 1996 dropout rates in the United States released by the U.S. Department of
Education's National Center for Education Statistics found that more young adults are completing
high school through alternative methods, such as the GED.
(2) "Alternative programs that give young people a second chance are a growing phenomena,"
says U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. (3) "We need to develop more, higher quality
alternative programs than meet this rising demand. (4) Young people at risk should not just be
left on their own to hang out on the street. (5) New attention needs to be paid to finding ways to
encourage many more dropouts to drop back in to school so that they have a real chance at living
a decent life. (6) When young people drop out, they do more than just give up their education,
they are, too often, giving up on themselves."
384. Which of the following changes needs to be made to the above passage?
a. Part 3: remove the comma after "more."
b. Part 1: insert a comma after "statistics."
c. Part 4: change "their" to "there."
d. Part 3: change "than" to "that."
385. Which of the following numbered parts contains a nonstandard sentence?
a. Part 5
b. Part 6
c. Part 1
d. Part 2
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SET 29 (Answers begin on page 144.)
Answer questions 386 and 387 on the basis of the following passage.
(1) Employer participation in School-to-Work partnerships has exceeded all expectations in the
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