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1、1. The Glass House Mountains in Queensland, Australia,were sighted in 1770 by the English navigator CaptainJames Cook, by whom they were named supposedlybecause its sheer wet rocks glistened like glass.(A) by whom they were named supposedlybecause its(B) by whom they were named supposedly and their(

2、C) naming them supposedly since their(D) who so named them supposedly because their(E) who so named it since supposedly their2. Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes thatthere is a recovery finally under way, manyeconomists say that without a large amount ofspending the recovery might n

3、ot last.(A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally(B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally(C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being(D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally(E) raised hopes for a recovery finally3. Although various eighteenth- and nineteenth-centu

4、ryAmerican poets had professed an interest in NativeAmerican poetry and had pretended to imitate NativeAmerican forms in their own works, until almost 1900,scholars and critics did not begin seriously to studytraditional Native American poetry in nativelanguages.(A) until almost 1900, scholars and c

5、ritics did notbegin seriously to study(B) until almost 1900 scholars and critics had notbegun seriously studying(C) not until almost 1900 were scholars and criticsto begin seriously to study(D) it was not almost until 1900 when scholars andcritics began to seriously study(E) it was not until almost

6、1900 that scholars andcritics seriously began studying4. Of all the vast tides of migration that have sweptthrough history, maybe none is more concentrated asthe wave that brought 12 million immigrants ontoAmerican shores in little more than three decades.(A) maybe none is more concentrated as(B) it

7、 may be that none is more concentrated as(C) perhaps it is none that is more concentratedthan(D) maybe it is none that was more concentratedthan(E) perhaps none was more concentrated than5. Diabetes, together with its serious complications,ranks as the nations third leading cause of death,surpassed

8、only by heart disease and cancer.(A) ranks as the nations third leading cause ofdeath, surpassed only(B) rank as the nations third leading cause of death,only surpassed(C) has the rank of the nations third leading causeof death, only surpassed(D) are the nations third leading causes of death,surpass

9、ed only(E) have been ranked as the nations third leadingcauses of death, only surpassed6599.6 Sentence Correction Sample Questions6. In late 1997, the chambers inside the pyramid of thePharaoh Menkaure at Giza were closed to visitors forcleaning and repair due to moisture exhaled bytourists, which r

10、aised its humidity to such levels sothat salt from the stone was crystallizing and funguswas growing on the walls.(A) due to moisture exhaled by tourists, whichraised its humidity to such levels so that saltfrom the stone was crystallizing(B) due to moisture that tourists had exhaled,thereby raising

11、 its humidity to such levels thatsalt from the stone would crystallize(C) because tourists were exhaling moisture, whichhad raised the humidity within them to levelssuch that salt from the stone would crystallize(D) because of moisture that was exhaled by touristsraising the humidity within them to

12、levels so highas to make the salt from the stone crystallize(E) because moisture exhaled by tourists had raisedthe humidity within them to such levels that saltfrom the stone was crystallizing7. As its sales of computer products have surpassedthose of measuring instruments, the company hasbecome inc

13、reasingly willing to compete for the massmarket sales they would in the past have concededto rivals.(A) they would in the past have conceded to rivals(B) they would have conceded previously to theirrivals(C) that in the past would have been concededpreviously to rivals(D) it previously would have co

14、nceded to rivals inthe past(E) it would in the past have conceded to rivals8. The widely accepted big bang theory holds that theuniverse began in an explosive instant ten to twentybillion years ago and has been expanding ever since.(A) that the universe began in an explosive instantten to twenty bil

15、lion years ago and has beenexpanding(B) that the universe had begun in an explosiveinstant ten to twenty billion years ago and hadbeen expanding(C) that the beginning of the universe was anexplosive instant ten to twenty billion years agothat has expanded(D) the beginning of the universe to have bee

16、n anexplosive instant ten to twenty billion years agothat is expanding(E) the universe to have begun in an explosiveinstant ten to twenty billion years ago and hasbeen expanding9. Like the idolization accorded the Bront andBrownings, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf are oftensubjected to the kind of v

17、eneration that blurs thedistinction between the artist and the human being.(A) Like the idolization accorded the Bront andBrownings,(B) As the Bront and Brownings idolization,(C) Like that accorded to the Bront and Brownings,(D) As it is of the Bront and Brownings,(E) Like the Bront and Brownings,10

18、. Carnivorous mammals can endure what wouldotherwise be lethal levels of body heat because theyhave a heat-exchange network which kept the brainfrom getting too hot.(A) which kept(B) that keeps(C) which has kept(D) that has been keeping(E) having kept11. There are several ways to build solid walls u

19、sing justmud or clay, but the most extensively used methodhas been the forming of bricks out of mud or clay,and, after some preliminary air drying or sun drying,they are laid in the wall in mud mortar.(A) the forming of bricks out of mud or clay, and,after some preliminary air drying or sun drying,t

20、hey are laid(B) forming the mud or clay into bricks, and, aftersome preliminary air drying or sun drying, tolay them(C) having bricks formed from mud or clay, and,after some preliminary air drying or sun drying,they were laid(D) to form the mud or clay into bricks, and, aftersome preliminary air dry

21、ing or sun drying, tolay them(E) that bricks were formed from mud or clay,which, after some preliminary air drying or sundrying, were laidThe Offi cial Guide for GMAT? Review 12th Edition66012. Rising inventories, when unaccompaniedcorrespondingly by increases in sales, can leadto production cutback

22、s that would hampereconomic growth.(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly byincreases in sales, can lead(B) when not accompanied by correspondingincreases in sales, possibly leads(C) when they were unaccompanied bycorresponding sales increases, can lead(D) if not accompanied by correspondinglyincrea

23、sed sales, possibly leads(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increasesin sales, can lead13. A surge in new home sales and a drop in weeklyunemployment claims suggest that the economy mightnot be as weak as some analysts previously thought.(A) claims suggest that the economy might not beas weak a

24、s some analysts previously thought(B) claims suggests that the economy might notbe so weak as some analysts have previouslythought(C) claims suggest that the economy might not beas weak as have been previously thought bysome analysts(D) claims, suggesting about the economy that itmight not be so wea

25、k as previously thought bysome analysts(E) claims, suggesting the economy might not be asweak as previously thought to be by someanalysts14. Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strongelectromagnetic activity, are visible as dark spots onthe surface of the Sun but have never been sighted onthe

26、Suns poles or equator.(A) are visible as dark spots on the surface of theSun but have never been sighted on(B) are visible as dark spots that never have beensighted on the surface of the Sun(C) appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spotsalthough never sighted at(D) appear as dark spots on the sur

27、face of the Sun,although never having been sighted at(E) appear as dark spots on the Suns surface,which have never been sighted on15. Warning that computers in the United States are notsecure, the National Academy of Sciences has urgedthe nation to revamp computer security procedures,institute new e

28、mergency response teams, creating aspecial nongovernment organization to take charge ofcomputer security planning.(A) creating a special nongovernment organizationto take(B) creating a special nongovernment organizationthat takes(C) creating a special nongovernment organizationfor taking(D) and crea

29、te a special nongovernmentorganization for taking(E) and create a special nongovernmentorganization to take16. Retail sales rose 0.8 of 1 percent in August,intensifying expectations that personal spending inthe JulySeptember quarter more than doubled thatof the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal sp

30、endingfor the previous quarter.(A) that personal spending in the JulySeptemberquarter more than doubled that of(B) that personal spending in the JulySeptemberquarter would more than double(C) of personal spending in the JulySeptemberquarter, that it more than doubled(D) of personal spending in the J

31、ulySeptemberquarter more than doubling that of(E) of personal spending in the JulySeptemberquarter, that it would more than double that of17. The commission has directed advertisers torestrict the use of the word “natural” to foods thatdo not contain color or flavor additives, chemicalpreservatives,

32、 or nothing that has been synthesized.(A) or nothing that has been(B) or that has been(C) and nothing that is(D) or anything that has been(E) and anything6619.6 Sentence Correction Sample Questions18. Plants are more effi cient at acquiring carbon than arefungi, in the form of carbon dioxide, and co

33、nverting itto energy-rich sugars.(A) Plants are more effi cient at acquiring carbonthan are fungi,(B) Plants are more effi cient at acquiring carbonthan fungi,(C) Plants are more effi cient than fungi at acquiringcarbon,(D) Plants, more effi cient than fungi at acquiringcarbon,(E) Plants acquire car

34、bon more effi ciently than fungi,19. The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementingtheir cultivation of maize, squash, and beans withfishing and hunting.(A) but supplementing(B) and had supplemented(C) and even though they supplemented(D) although they supplemented(E) but with supplementing

35、20. As contrasted with the honeybee, the yellow jacketcan sting repeatedly without dying and carries apotent venom that can cause intense pain.(A) As contrasted with the honeybee,(B) In contrast to the honeybees,(C) Unlike the sting of the honeybee,(D) Unlike that of the honeybee,(E) Unlike the hone

36、ybee,21. Neuroscientists, having amassed a wealth ofknowledge over the past twenty years about the brainand its development from birth to adulthood, are nowdrawing solid conclusions about how the human braingrows and how babies acquire language.(A) Neuroscientists, having amassed a wealth ofknowledg

37、e over the past twenty years aboutthe brain and its development from birth toadulthood, are(B) Neuroscientists, having amassed a wealth ofknowledge about the brain and its developmentfrom birth to adulthood over the past twentyyears, and are(C) Neuroscientists amassing a wealth of knowledgeabout the

38、 brain and its development from birthto adulthood over the past twenty years, and are(D) Neuroscientists have amassed a wealth ofknowledge over the past twenty years aboutthe brain and its development from birth toadulthood,(E) Neuroscientists have amassed, over the pasttwenty years, a wealth of kno

39、wledge about thebrain and its development from birth toadulthood,22. None of the attempts to specify the causes of crimeexplains why most of the people exposed to thealleged causes do not commit crimes and, conversely,why so many of those not so exposed have.(A) have(B) has(C) shall(D) do(E) could23

40、. In a previous design, the weight of the discus used intrack competition is concentrated in a metal center,but now it is lined with lead around the perimeter,thereby improving stability in fl ight and resulting inlonger throws.(A) In a previous design, the weight of the discusused in track competit

41、ion is concentrated in ametal center, but now it is(B) According to a previous design, the weight ofthe discus used in track competition wasconcentrated in a metal center, but now it is(C) Once designed with its weight concentratedin a metal center, the discus used in trackcompetition is now(D) The

42、discus used in track competition, oncedesigned with its weight concentrated in a metalcenter, but now(E) The discus used in track competition was oncedesigned having its weight concentrated in ametal center and nowThe Offi cial Guide for GMAT? Review 12th Edition66224. In virtually all types of tiss

43、ue in every animal species,dioxin induces the production of enzymes that are theorganisms trying to metabolize, or render harmless,the chemical that is irritating it.(A) trying to metabolize, or render harmless, thechemical that is irritating it(B) trying that it metabolize, or render harmless,the c

44、hemical irritant(C) attempt to try to metabolize, or renderharmless, such a chemical irritant(D) attempt to try and metabolize, or renderharmless, the chemical irritating it(E) attempt to metabolize, or render harmless,the chemical irritant25. Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholarsha

45、ve painted a sketchy picture of the activities of anall-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixthcentury B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin asBona Dea, “the good goddess.”(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers,(B) Basing it on various ancient writers accounts,(C) With accounts

46、 of various ancient writers usedfor a basis,(D) By the accounts of various ancient writersthey used,(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers,26. Emily Dickinsons letters to Susan HuntingtonDickinson were written over a period beginning a fewyears before Susans marriage to Emilys brother andendi

47、ng shortly before Emilys death in 1886,outnumbering her letters to anyone else.(A) Dickinson were written over a period beginninga few years before Susans marriage to Emilysbrother and ending shortly before Emilys deathin 1886, outnumbering(B) Dickinson were written over a period that beginsa few ye

48、ars before Susans marriage to Emilysbrother and ended shortly before Emilys deathin 1886, outnumber(C) Dickinson, written over a period beginning a fewyears before Susans marriage to Emilys brotherand that ends shortly before Emilys death in1886 and outnumbering(D) Dickinson, which were written over

49、 a periodbeginning a few years before Susans marriageto Emilys brother, ending shortly before Emilysdeath in 1886, and outnumbering(E) Dickinson, which were written over a periodbeginning a few years before Susans marriageto Emilys brother and ending shortly beforeEmilys death in 1886, outnumber27.

50、Paleontologists believe that fragments of a primatejawbone unearthed in Burma and estimated at 40 to44 million years old provide evidence of a crucial stepalong 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

51、 providesevidence of(C) that it is 40 to 44 million years old providesevidence of what was(D) to be 40 to 44 million years old provideevidence of(E) as 40 to 44 million years old provides evidenceof what was28. Building on civilizations that preceded them in coastalPeru, the Mochica developed their

52、own elaboratesociety, based on cultivating such crops like corn andbeans, the harvesting of fi sh and shellfi sh, andexploiting other wild and domestic resources.(A) based on cultivating such crops like corn andbeans, the harvesting of fi sh and shellfi sh, andexploiting(B) based on the cultivation

53、of such crops as cornand beans, the harvesting of fi sh and seafood,and the exploitation of(C) and basing it on the cultivation of crops like cornand beans, harvesting fi sh and seafood, and theexploiting of(D) and they based it on their cultivation of cropssuch as corn and beans, the harvest of fi

54、sh andseafood, and exploiting(E) and they based it on their cultivating such cropslike corn and beans, their harvest of fi sh andshellfi sh, and they exploited6639.6 Sentence Correction Sample Questions29. The end of the eighteenth century saw the emergenceof prize-stock breeding, with individual bu

55、lls and cowsreceiving awards, fetching unprecedented prices, andexcited enormous interest whenever they were puton show.(A) excited(B) it excited(C) exciting(D) would excite(E) it had excited30. For members of the seventeenth-century Ashantination in Africa, animal-hide shields with woodenframes wer

56、e essential items of military equipment,a method to protect warriors against enemy arrowsand spears.(A) a method to protect(B) as a method protecting(C) protecting(D) as a protection of(E) to protect31. Unlike the conviction held by many of her colleaguesthat genes were relatively simple and static, BarbaraMcClintock adhered to her own more complicatedideas about how genes might operate, and in 1983,at the age of 81, was awarded a Nobel Prize for herdiscovery that the genes in corn are capable ofmoving from one chromosomal site to another.(A) Unlike the conviction held by many of hercolle