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A Sweet Discovery 2.
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1 Like most chemists, a laboratory was where Constantin B. Johns Hopkins University is where Fahlberg began
Fahlberg worked on his research. However, the discovery for working as a research chemist in a laboratory, making
which he is famous occurred not in the laboratory, but at chemical compounds derived from coal tar in early 1878.
supper. C. Coal tar creates chemical compounds. This is what
2 Chemical compounds are derived from coal tar, which is Fahlberg began working on as a research chemist in a
what Fahlberg began working on as a research chemist in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in early 1878.
laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in early 1878. Coal D. In early 1878, Fahlberg began working as a research
tar was a by-product of steel manufacturing, and compounds chemist in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, making
derived 3 from them had been used as medicines and in dye chemical compounds derived from coal tar.
formulations. Fahlberg, and others in the laboratory, were
studying ways to add different chemicals to molecules found 3.
in coal tar to see if the new compounds formed had other A. NO CHANGE
useful properties. B. from it
One night in June, Fahlberg finished a long day of work; he C. from these
had been so 4demanding in his research that he forgot to eat D. from him
lunch, so he hurried to his supper without stopping to wash
his hands. He might have considered hand washing 4.
unnecessary because he had not handled any toxic chemicals A. NO CHANGE
that day, or he might have just been so hungry he did not B. delayed
think about it. 5 C. engrossed
The bread tasted so sweet that Fahlberg thought he might D. excited
have picked up some cake by mistake. He rinsed out his
mouth with water and then patted his mustache dry with a 5.
napkin. He was surprised to find that the napkin tasted sweet Which sentence should be inserted in this position to create
as well. He took another sip of water and realized that the an ideal transition to the next paragraph?
water now tasted sweet. 6 The bread, napkin, and glass of A. Later, hand washing would become a critical protocol in
water had something in common. He then tasted his thumb, the laboratory.
and it tasted sweeter than any candy he had ever had. B. Thankfully, he didn't, or he never would have discovered
[1] Fahlberg rushed back into the lab and began to taste the what came next.
contents of every beaker he had used that day. [2] C. Fahlberg had not eaten any cake, or indeed anything
Fortunately, he had not worked with anything poisonous or sweet, that day.
corrosive, or the story 7 may have a different ending. 8 [3] D. Either way, he picked up his bread in his unwashed hands
He had discovered saccharin, which he named for its intense and took a bite.
sweetness. [4] He found a sweet-tasting mixture of chemicals
and worked for weeks to isolate the sweet substance from the 6.
rest and to determine its chemical composition. [5] Although A. NO CHANGE
it is many times more sweet tasting than sugar, it cannot be B. Was there something that the bread, napkin, and glass of
used for energy by the body and therefore does not contribute water had in common, he wondered?
to calories consumed or energy use. [6] Soon after Fahlberg C. In fact, everything Fahlberg touched seemed to taste
started 9 making saccharin commercially in 1886, it became sweeter than usual, which intrigued his scientific mind.
popular with people who needed to lose weight and with D. Fahlberg quickly realized that the one thing the bread,
diabetic patients who needed to avoid sugar. 10 napkin, and glass of water had in common was that they had
11 all touched his fingers.

1. 7.
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B. Like most chemists, Constantin Fahlberg worked on his B. would have had
research in a laboratory. C. might have
C. Constantin Fahlberg worked on his research, like most D. might have had
chemists, in a laboratory.
D. A laboratory, like most chemists, is where Constantin
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8. René Descartes: The Father of Modern Philosophy
How should sentence 3 be revised to most clearly and
effectively convey the central idea of the paragraph? Throughout history, philosophy has shaped culture in pivotal
ways. From the ancients to the postmoderns, great
A. NO CHANGE philosophers have spoken powerfully
B. The substance was saccharin, and it became known as an within 1 there respective contexts. For modern Western
artificial sweetener. culture, one philosopher’s formative impact surpassed his
C. Instead, the substance was a harmless sweetener called contemporaries: France’s René Descartes. Called “the father
saccharin. of modern philosophy,” Descartes crucially influenced
D. Interestingly, the substance was extremely sweet and Western perspectives on knowledge and rationality.
would later be known as saccharin. This 17th-century philosopher ushered Western thought
through an era of great public doubt and upheaval and into
9. the age of self-reliant rationalism. Political and religious
A. NO CHANGE tradition and authority—the 2 obvious premodern sources of
B. inventing truth and knowledge—were being questioned and rejected as
C. creating new ideas identified potential inconsistencies. 3 Because
D. producing foundations of truth seemed to be crumbling, Descartes’s
writings proposed an alternative foundation: individual
10. reason.
Where should sentence 4 logically be placed within the 4 An expert in many fields, including algebra, anatomy,
paragraph? meteorology, and metaphysics, Descartes’s work would on
many levels serve to establish foundations for modern culture
A. Where it is now and science. 5 This emphasis on reason, as opposed to
B. Before sentence 1 traditional or authoritative bases for certainty, would become
C. Before sentence 3 the modern mechanism for determining truth and knowledge.
D. Before sentence 6 [1] Modern culture would come to cherish this as an
intellectual ideal. In his famous project, Descartes sought
11. certainty by mentally stripping away every layer of
Which of the following sentences would make the best knowledge that was remotely possible to doubt. [2] Descartes
conclusion to the passage? arrived at his memorable 6 conclusion, “I think, therefore I
am,” he could only be certain of the fact that he was
A. Clearly, Constantin Fahlberg's legacy of research, along thinking. [3] Building from there, he could work toward
with his accidental discovery, continues to have lasting rational certainty in other areas of knowledge.7 8
effects on society even today. Emphasizing the importance of building knowledge on
B. If Fahlberg had stopped to wash his hands that day, he certain evidence, Descartes modeled a reversal of the
might have continued his experiments on coal tar derivatives, reigning scientific processes (which typically worked
never knowing that an important substance sat at the bottom backward from observation to explanation). Descartes
of one of his laboratory beakers. founded the modern scientific method, in which research and
study could be reliably conducted based on certain evidence.
C. In addition to his discovery of saccharin, his work on coal Scientific method, and the emphasis on human reason, would
tar proved that Constantin Fahlberg was a talented scientist become standard elements of modern thought. Though
whose work has applications in the present day, even though reimagined by ensuing culture and philosophy, 9 these
a number of new artificial sweeteners have been developed. changes propelled by Descartes’s initial contributions to that
D. Fahlberg's discovery of saccharin is just one of the many conversation.
examples of times when science was advanced through what 10 Some people may argue that it is impossible to separate
some might call a happy accident. what Descartes accomplished from the things his
contemporaries did. Certainly, most scientists and
philosophers influence and build from each other’s work. But
Descartes was the crucial voice in early modern dialogue. His
expertise drew trusted readership, and his well-read ideas
pointed culture down the road to modern understanding—a
road paved with reason, modernism’s great intellectual
virtue. Shifts 11 begunby Descartes’s work would influence
the very structure of ideas and systems in the modern world,
from research methods to public processes like government
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1. 7.
A. NO CHANGE Which sentence should be added in front of sentence 1 to
B. their clarify the topic of the paragraph?
C. its
D. it's A. Descartes's contributions to philosophy were seen as
threatening to religion.
2. B. Descartes focused his work on the pursuit of fact-based
A. NO CHANGE certainty.
B. makeshift C. The foundation for the ideas of many other philosophers is
C. innovative Descartes's work.
D. reigning D. Descartes's ideas were rooted in his Jesuit training.

3. 8.
A. NO CHANGE Which sentence should be added in front of sentence 3 to
B. In a time when foundations of truth seemed to be support the information in the paragraph?
crumbling, Descartes's writings proposed an alternative
foundation: individual reason. A. This revelation came as a shock to many people.
C. Despite the fact that foundations of truth seemed to be B. However, he believed that certainty offered evidence to
crumbling, Descartes's writings proposed an alternative confirm his existence.
foundation: individual reason. C. Still, it was a place to start.
D. Although foundations of truth seemed to be crumbling, D. This was a radical new way to think about thinking.
Descartes's writings proposed an alternative foundation:
individual reason. 9.
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4. B. these changes being propelled by
A. NO CHANGE C. these changes having been propelled by
B. Expertise in many fields, including algebra, anatomy, D. these changes were propelled by
meteorology, and metaphysics, Descartes created work that
C. An expert in many fields, including algebra, anatomy, 10.
meteorology, and metaphysics, Descartes would create work A. NO CHANGE
that B. Some may argue that it is impossible to separate
D. With his expertise in many fields, including algebra, Descartes's accomplishments from those of his
anatomy, meteorology, and metaphysics, Descartes's work contemporaries.
C. Some people may argue that it is impossible to separate
5. Descartes from his contemporaries.
Which sentence, if added here, would offer the strongest D. Some may argue that what Descartes accomplished is no
support for the central claim of the paragraph? different from what his contemporaries did.

A. But his most impressive contribution was his advocacy for 11.
the individual's rationality. A. NO CHANGE
B. Unlike Descartes, other philosophers argued that reason B. foreseen
alone could not provide the basis for knowledge. C. initiated
C. The idea known as Cartesian dualism posited that in the D. evolved
world there exists only mind and matter.
D. His work on philosophy has proven to have more
importance than his ideas about anatomy, many of which
have since been disproven.

6.
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B. conclusion "I think, therefore I am," he could only be
certain of the fact that he was thinking.
C. conclusion, "I think, therefore I am;" he could only be
certain of the fact that he was thinking.
D. conclusion, "I think, therefore I am"; he could only be
certain of the fact that he was thinking.

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The Novel: Introspection to Escapism 3.
Which choice most effectively establishes the main topic of
Art is never 1 stagnant, nor is it meant to be. A poem written the paragraph?
today looks and sounds vastly different from a poem by
Shakespeare, and a modern symphony no longer resembles A. The novel, while well regarded, would never match the
one by Beethoven. So it is with the novel, that still relatively poem as the ideal form for conveying the struggles of
young member of the literary family (many consider Don humanity.
Quixote, published in 1605, to be the first). The novel is B. The novel was once sacred ground, meant to capture and
evolving to reflect the 2 changing world; for better or for reveal universal truths, to depict society and all its ills, to
worse. explore and expound upon the human condition.
3 A few quotations from acclaimed novelists of the past C. Both poetry and novels enjoyed a resurgence of popularity
illustrate how 4broadly the form was once regarded. G. K. in the early 1900s due to the notoriety of many of the
Chesterton said, "A good novel tells us the truth about its prominent authors of the day.
hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author." D. By the early 1900s, novels had evolved into something
English writer Ford Madox Ford believed the novelist played entirely different from the form Cervantes pioneered with
an important role as a recorder of history. 5 Ford said of his Don Quixote.
friend Joseph Conrad, "We agreed that the novel is absolutely
the only vehicle for the thought of our day." 4.
It's not that over centuries writers of novels shed these A. NO CHANGE
ambitions; novels today still address complexities and B. loftily
intricate social dynamics. 6 However, in recent decades, C. haughtily
especially the 2000s, popular novels and their film D. pretentiously
adaptations have driven the novel market in a broader
direction. 7 Novels are considered just another entertainment 5.
medium, which are now available on digital devices, one that Which choice would improve the sentence?
ought to enthrall its passive reader and relieve him or her of
the stress and tedium of life. The difficulties, challenges, and A. Ford said of his friend, the novelist Joseph Conrad,
triumphs of real life are less 8 often the subject of popular B. Ford said of his great friend, Joseph Conrad, C. Ford said
novels; instead, escapist tales of fantastical lands and of Joseph Conrad,
escapades are more popular. 9 D. Ford said of his friend, Joseph Conrad, a Pole who moved
It is rare today for a novelist to attempt to ask "What does it to Britain,
mean?" Instead, 10 we strive to provide the reader with an
answer to the question "What happens next?" 6.
"Publishers, readers, booksellers, even critics," critic James A. NO CHANGE
Woods wrote, "acclaim the novel that one can deliciously B. However: in recent decades,
sink into, forget oneself in, the novel that returns us to the C. However in recent decades,
innocence of childhood or the dream of the cartoon, the novel D. In recent decades however;
of a thousand confections and no unwanted significance.
What becomes harder to find, and lonelier to defend, is the 7.
idea of 11the novel as—in Ford Madox Ford's words—a A. NO CHANGE
'medium of profoundly serious investigation into the human B. Novels, which are now available on digital devices, are
case.''' considered just another entertainment medium,
C. Novels are considered just another entertainment medium,
1. now available on digital devices,
A. NO CHANGE D. Novels, just another entertainment medium which are now
B. sluggish available on digital devices
C. static
D. similar 8.
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2. B. less often the subject of popular novels instead, escapist
A. NO CHANGE tales of fantastical lands and escapades are more popular.
B. changing world—for better C. less often the subject of popular novels, instead, escapist
C. changing world: for better tales of fantastical lands and escapades are more popular.
D. changing world for better D. less often the subject of popular novels: instead, escapist
tales of fantastical lands and escapades are more popular.

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9. Interning: A Bridge Between Classes and Careers
Which detail would provide the best support for the ideas
presented in the paragraph? Kelli Blake is majoring in chemical engineering, and she
recently 1excepted a summer internship with BP, an
A. Novels exploring deep social issues remain the most international energy company, to gain career experience.
heavily decorated books come literary award season. Some argue against the value of internships, claiming they
B. Director James Cameron remarked recently about the pay very little and can involve performing 2 boring tasks, yet
inherent difficulty of adapting novels with fantasy themes. Kelli feels her internship is critical to helping her discover
C. Writing in the New Yorker magazine in 2014, critic James whether engineering is right for her.
Woods stated that readers now want novels that, like Kelli wants a real-world perspective on information she has
popcorn, are "easy to consume." gained in her classes. Her internship with a corporate leader
D. The slice of life novel remains tremendously popular is affording her the opportunity to apply her conceptual
among books targeting younger readers. knowledge to tasks inside a major oil company. She can later
add this project to her résumé and portfolio, giving her an
10. edge over other college graduates. 3
A. NO CHANGE 4 This safety training will be required of employees traveling
B. they strive to offshore facilities, so she will 5 stand out from other
C. it strives applicants by already being safety certified. “I have a new
D. he or she strives appreciation for the protocols followed by engineers at
refineries,” she states. Kelli believes that gaining new skills
11. and showing she can apply her classroom knowledge to real
A. NO CHANGE situations will give her an advantage over her competition
B. the novel as, in Ford Madox Ford's words—a 'medium of should she decide to join BP.
profoundly serious investigation into the human case.'" Everyone has 6 their own reason for wanting to become an
C. the novel as, in Ford Madox Ford's words: a 'medium of intern. Kelli has several other reasons behind her
profoundly serious investigation into the human case.'" decision. 7 For example, Kelli wants to meet people to learn
D. the novel as, in Ford Madox Ford's words; a 'medium of about the variety of careers available, from entry level to
profoundly serious investigation into the human case.'" senior engineer. She will accomplish all of her intern
goals 8 by working on technical projects, attend “lunch and
learn” meetings, watching webinars, and shadow coworkers.
What are some further benefits of internships? Besides
gaining exposure in the field, Kelli is networking, and the
most important person to her now is her mentor, Dan, a
senior engineer who can help her grow professionally by
answering her questions. Gaining valuable contacts
and 9 good role model. These are other reasons she has
pursued this internship.
Kelli is now an acting member of a corporate team. She
realizes she will be learning a lot about the industry and will
benefit from adopting an entirely new vocabulary. She views
her internship as an adventure, one in which engineering
teams worldwide must work collaboratively and
efficiently. 10 It is worth it to give up her summer, Kelli
argues, because though she is losing her summer she is doing
the job of an actual engineer through her internship.
Moreover, she views the experience as one of the best ways
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1. A. NO CHANGE
A. NO CHANGE B. For example; Kelli wants to meet people to learn about the
B. accepted variety of careers available, from entry level to senior
C. adopted engineer.
D. adapted C. For example, Kelli wants to meet people—to learn about
the variety of careers available, from entry level, to senior
2. engineer.
A. NO CHANGE D. For example, Kelli wants to meet people to learn about the
B. skilled variety of careers available; from entry level to senior
C. menial engineer.
D. challenging
8.
3. A. NO CHANGE
Which choice best supports the central idea of the paragraph? B. by working on technical projects, attending "lunch and
learn" meetings, watching webinars, and shadowing
A. During this internship, for example, Kelli is working on a coworkers.
glycol dehydration project; she will be using the classroom C. by working on technical projects, attend "lunch and learn"
skills she learned from thermodynamics, organic chemistry, meetings, watch webinars, and shadow coworkers.
and more. D. by working on technical projects, attending "lunch and
B. Kelli can use the materials from her internship in a learn" meetings, watch webinars, and shadowing coworkers.
professional-quality presentation; she can then deliver the
presentation to her classmates when she returns to college 9.
after her internship. A. NO CHANGE
C. In addition, Kelli is designing the next internship proposal B. a good role model, these are other reasons
for her classmates after she completes her own and graduates. C. a good role model; are other reasons
D. Kelli is hoping to formulate her project results as a D. a good role model are other reasons
professional published document to sell to BP.
10.
4. A. NO CHANGE
Which choice most effectively establishes the main topic of B. It is worth giving up, Kelli argues, because though she is
the paragraph? losing her summer, she is doing the job of an actual engineer
through her internship.
A. Offshore engineers have many rules and regulations that C. It is worth it to give up her summer, Kelli argues, because
must be followed. she is doing the job of an actual engineer through her
B. Kelli admires the engineers at the refineries who internship.
administer the safety training. D. It is worth it to Kelli to give up her summer, because
C. The new skills she acquires can be applied to her though summers are usually a time to relax, she argues, she is
classroom knowledge. doing the job of an actual engineer through her internship.
D. Kelli will also earn her Helicopter Underwater Egress
Training certification. 11.
Using the graphic and the information in the passage, identify
5. the phrase that could be added to the end of the last sentence.
A. NO CHANGE
B. stand down A. , which typically offers around 35 internships per 1,000
C. stand up hires.
D. stand alone B. , which typically offers around 32 internships per 1,000
hires.
6. C. , which typically offers around 35 internships per 60 hires.
A. NO CHANGE D. , which typically offers around 32 internships per 60 hires.
B. your
C. its
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