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(B) have insisted the only way equity and protection can be provided for all
Americans is amalgamating
(C) insist the only way to provide equity and protection for all Americans is the
amalgamation of
(D) are insistent that the only way equity and protection can be provided for all
Americans is the amalgamation of
(E) insist that the only way for the provision of equity and protection for all
Americans is to amalgamate
658.Some analysts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady
inflation rate of four to five percent, businesses found that they could raise prices
according to this amount without thereby provoking strong public reaction.
(A) found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby
provoking
(B) found that they were capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke
(C) find that they are capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke
(D) are finding that they can raise prices by this amount without provoking
(E) are finding that they can raise prices according to this amount and will not
thereby provoke
659.Some bat caves, like honeybee hives, have residents that take on different duties
such as defending the entrance, acting as sentinels and to sound
a warning at the
approach of danger, and scouting outside the cave for new food and roosting sites.
(A) acting as sentinels and to sound
(B) acting as sentinels and sounding
(C) to act as sentinels and sound
(D) to act as sentinels and to sound
(E) to act as a sentinel sounding
660.Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan

Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank at all.
(A) have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to
excess but also questioned whether he drank
(B) not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to
excess but also over whether he drank
(C) have disputed not only the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to
excess but also whether he may not have drunk
(D) not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to
excess but also questioned whether or not he had drunk
(E) have disputed the common notion not only that Edgar Allan Poe drank to
excess but also questioned whether he may not have drunk
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661.Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last
year were constructed in violation of the city’s building code.
(A) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake
last year were
(B) Some buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake last
year had been
(C) Some buildings that the earthquake destroyed and heavily damaged last year
have been
(D) Last year the earthquake destroyed or heavily damaged some buildings that
have been
(E) Last year some of the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the
earth quake had been
662.Some historians of science have argued that science moves forward not so much
because of the insights of great thinkers but because of
more mundane
developments, such as improved tools and technologies.

(A) because of the insights of great thinkers but because of
(B) because of the insights of great thinkers as the result of
(C) because of the insights of great thinkers as because of
(D) through the insights of great thinkers but through
(E) through the insights of great thinkers but result from
663.Some of the tenth-century stave churches of Norway are still standing,
demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden buildings can
last indefinitely.
(A) standing, demonstrating that with sound design and maintenance, wooden
buildings can last indefinitely
(B) standing, demonstrating how wooden buildings, when they have sound design
and maintenance, can last indefinitely
(C) standing; they demonstrate if a wooden building has sound design and
maintenance it can last indefinitely
(D) standing, and they demonstrate wooden buildings can last indefinitely when
there is sound design and maintenance
(E) standing, and they demonstrate how a wooden building can last indefinitely
when it has sound design and maintenance
664.Some psychiatric studies indicate that among distinguished artists the rates of
manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in
the population at large.
(A) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as
prevalent as in
(B) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times
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more prevalent than in
(C) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times
more prevalent when compared to

(D) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent
when compared to
(E) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more
prevalent than in
665.Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal
Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens
fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume
.
(A) far exceeds those that humans could consume
(B) exceeds by far those humans can consume
(C) far exceeds those humans are able to consume
(D) exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans
(E) far exceed those that humans could consume
666.South Korea has witnessed the world’s most dramatic growth of Christian
congregations; church membership is expanding by 6.6 percent a year, fully
two-thirds of the growth coming from conversions rather than the population
increasing.
(A) coming from conversions rather than the population increasing
(B) coming from conversions rather than increases in the population
(C) coming from conversions instead of the population’s increasing
(D) is from conversions instead of population increases
(E) is from conversions rather than increasing the population
667.Spanning more than fifty years, Friedrich Muller began his career in an
unpromising apprenticeship as a Sanskrit scholar and culminated in virtually
every honor that European governments and learned societies could bestow.
(A) Muller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as
(B) Muller’s career began in an unpromising apprenticeship as
(C) Muller’s career began with the unpromising apprenticeship of being
(D) Muller had begun his career with the unpromising apprenticeship of being
(E) the career of Muller has begun with an unpromising apprenticeship of

668.St. John’s, Newfoundland, lies on the same latitude as Paris, France, but in spring
St. John’s residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing
themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking shelter from a raging
northeast storm.
(A) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing
themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking
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(B) residents are less likely to sit at outdoor cafes, and more to brace themselves
against arctic chills, shovel snow, or be seeking
(C) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes, and more likely to be
bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or to be seeking
(D) residents, instead of their sitting at outdoor cafes, they are more likely to
brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or seek
(E) residents, instead of sitting at outdoor cafes, are more likely to brace
themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or to be seeking
669.Stable interest rates on long-term bonds are the financial market’s vote of
confidence in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation
.
(A) in the Federal Reserve keeping in control of inflation
(B) that the Federal Reserve will keep inflation under control
(C) for the Federal Reserve, that it would keep control of inflation
(D) that inflation will be kept control of by the Federal Reserve
(E) that inflation would be kept control of by the Federal Reserve
670.Stars like the sun can continue to shine steadily for billions of years because its
light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which titanic releases of energy
result in the loss of only tiny amounts of mass.
(A) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which
(B) nuclear fusion produces its light and heat, in which

(C) nuclear fusion produces their light and heat, where
(D) its light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, where
(E) their light and heat are produced by nuclear fusion, in which
671.State officials report that soaring rates of liability insurance have risen to force
cutbacks in the operations of everything from local governments and school
districts to day-care centers and recreational facilities.
(A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force
(B) rates of liability insurance are a force for
(C) rates for liability insurance are forcing
(D) rises in liability insurance rates are forcing
(E) liability insurance rates have risen to force
672.Students in the metropolitan school district lack math skills to such a large degree
as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming ever more
dependent on information-based industries.
(A) lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them
into a city economy becoming
(B) lack math skills to a large enough degree that they will be difficult to absorb
into a city’s economy that becomes
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(C) lack of math skills is so large as to be difficult to absorb them into a city’s
economy that becomes
(D) are lacking so much in math skills as to be difficult to absorb into a city’s
economy becoming
(E) are so lacking in math skills that it will be difficult to absorb them into a city
economy becoming
673.Studies of circadian rhythms can be applied to problems ranging from chronic
insomnia in frequent transcontinental air travelers to workers in all-night plants
being inefficient.

(A) to workers in all-night plants being inefficient
(B) toward workers in all-night plants being inefficient
(C) to workers in all-night plants who are inefficient
(D) to combat worker inefficiency in all-night plants
(E) to decreased efficiency among workers in all-night plants
674.Studies of the human “sleep-wake cycle” have practical relevance for matters
ranging from duty assignments in nuclear submarines and air-traffic control
towers to the staff of
shifts in 24-hour factories.
(A) to the staff of
(B) to those who staff
(C) to the staffing of
(D) and staffing
(E) and the staff of
675.Studies show that young people with higher-than-average blood pressure and
their families have a history of high blood pressure are more likely than others to
develop a severe form of the condition.
(A) and their families have a history of high blood pressure
(B) whose families have a history of high blood pressure
(C) and a history of high blood pressure runs in the family
(D) whose families have a history of high blood pressure running in them
(E) with a history of high blood pressure running in their family
676.Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant
because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal with all other
pollutants.
(A) an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s
ability to deal
(B) an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory
system’s capability of dealing
(C) an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the

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respiratory system in dealing
(D) a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the
respiratory system to deal
(E) a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s
ability to deal
677.Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity, are
visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on the
Sun’s poles or equator.
(A) are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted
on
(B) are visible as dark spots that never have been sighted on the surface of the
Sun
(C) appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots although never sighted at
(D) appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun, although never having been
sighted at
(E) appear as dark spots on the Sun’s surface, which have never been sighted on
678.Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys, which
was once prohibited by federal regulations, are thriving in the free market
conditions permitted by the current Federal Communications Commission.
(A) Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys,
which was once prohibited by federal regulations, are
(B) Television programs developed in conjunction with the marketing of toys, a
practice that federal regulations once prohibited, is
(C) Developing television programs in conjunction with the marketing of toys, as
once prohibited by federal regulations, is
(D) Federal regulations once prohibited developing television programs in
conjunction with the marketing of toys, but they are

(E) Federal regulations once prohibited developing television programs in
conjunction with the marketing of toys, but such programs are
679.Temporary-employment agencies benefit not only from the increasing demand for
clerical workers but also the higher profits made when highly paid professionals
are placed, requests for whom have increased in the recent wave of corporate
takeovers.
(A) the higher profits made when highly paid professionals are placed, requests
for whom
(B) the higher profits that are made in the placement of highly paid professionals,
requests for whom
(C) from the requests for highly paid professionals, who make higher profits for
the agencies when placed and whose requests