38. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?
(A) The people were being bleed dry by property taxes.
(B) The people were being bleeded dry by property taxes.
(C) The people were being bleeding dry by property taxes.
(D) The people were being bled dry by property taxes.

39. In which of the following sentences is the punctuation CORRECT? (A) He will, I think be back. (B) Smith sat alone on the chair near the desk, the fabric of his expensive dark blue suit stretched tightly over his massive shoulders. (C) I was always claiming, that my neighbors were loud, rude and untidy, but now I have decided that they are dishonest as well. (D) I was born on October, 2, 1953 on a cold and rainy day.

40. In which of the following sentences is the punctuation INCORRECT? (A) One of the best ways to stay in contact with friends while travelling is to send them postcards one of the best ways to stay in contact relatives is to send them Christmas cards. (B) He decided to consult the map; however, she decided to ask the betel nut vendor. (C) He decided to consult the map; she decided to ask the betel nut vendor. (D) I saw Rafael, my close buddy; Doctor Chen, my pediatrician; and Gus, my gymnastics coach.

41. Which of the following bits of advice about paragraphs does not make good sense? (A) A paragraph should usually have a topic sentence and that topic sentence must always be the first sentence of the paragraph. (B) A paragraph is a group of sentences that develops one main idea. (C) If a paragraph is too short, the readers might feel some information is missing, while if it is too long, the reader may become bored or confused. (D) A paragraph is coherent when its sentences are related to each other, not only in content but also in grammatical structures and choice of words.

42. Read the following paragraph: Last evening at a party, a friend asked me, "Are you a Virgo?" Astrology is enjoying increasing popularity in Taiwan. My colleagues hurry every morning to read their horoscopes in the paper. At local bookstores in Taipei, cards, books, T-shits, and other useless astrological products sell fast. Even some public officials, like the former Minister of Health, are known to consider the "science" of astrology before making a policy change. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the above paragraph? (A) Last evening at a party, a friend asked me, "Are you a Virgo?" (B) Astrology is enjoying increasing popularity in Taiwan. (C) At local bookstores in Taipei, cards, books, T-shits, and other useless astrological products sell fast. (D) Even some public officials, like the former Minister of Health, have been known to consider the "science" of astrology before making a policy change.

43. According to Amory Lovins, "Converting to efficient lighting equipment . . . would save the U.S. electricity equal to the output of 120 large power plants plus $30 billion a year in fuel and maintenance costs." Why are quotation marks used in the sentence above? (A) It shows that the words in quotation marks are an explanation of what Amory Lovins has written. (B) The quotation marks are necessary to show that the name of a book is being discussed. (C) It signifies that the words are Amory Lovins’s and not the author's. (D) It shows emphasis. 

44. Sentence (2) : Moreover, research indicates that there are no essential differences between a child reared alone and one who is reared with one or more siblings. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Replace      Moreover      with      However     . (B) Insert a comma after      differences     . (C) Change      siblings      to      brothers and sisters     . (D) Leave the sentence as it is.

45. Sentence (3) : They display no more evidence of mal-adjustment or self-centeredness than other children and them tend to strongly resemble firstborn children in such aspects as higher educational goals. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Change      display      to      shows     . (B) Change      strongly      to      strong     . (C) Change      and      to      as such     . (D) Omit     them     .

46. Sentence (4) : "Only children" perform better on cognitive tests, more mature and cultivated, more socially sensitive, and demonstrate superiority in language facility. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Change      better      to      well     . (B) Insert are before      more mature and cultivated      and insert      are      before      more socially sensitive     . (C) Switch the order of      more mature and cultivated      with      more socially sensitive      so that it reads more socially sensitive, and      more mature and cultivated     . (D) Change      superiority      to      superior     .

47. Which sentence in the first paragraph is the topic sentence? (A) Sentence (1) (B) Sentence (2) (C) Sentence (3) (D) Sentence (4)

48. Sentence (5) : "Only children" also enjoy the advantage of having parents where, without the distraction of other children, are able to devote more time to him, talk to him, and stimulate him in intellectual activities. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Change      where      to        who     . (B) Change      the distraction      to      a distraction     . (C) Change      of having      to      to have     . (D) Insert      to      before      stimulate     .

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