QUESTION: 273 Topic Exam A: Section 1 (English)

DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered <x>. The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO CHANGE".

President Obama Becoming an American President

[§1] President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. <1> He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983. <2> He worked as a community organizer in Chicago. <3> In 1988 Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation, he became a civil rights attorney and professor, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama represented the 13th District for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. Obama received national attention in 2004 with his unexpected March primary win; his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address, and his landslide November election to the Senate. <4> In 2008, Obama was nominated for president, a year after his campaign began, and after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. He was elected over Republican John McCain, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. <5>

[§2] During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bill. <6> Main reforms were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as "Obamacare"); the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. <7> The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, served as economic stimulus amidst <8> the Great Recession, but the Republican party regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011. After a lengthy debit <9> over the national debt limit, Obama signed the Budget Control and the American Taxpayer Relief Acts. In foreign policy, Obama increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, reduced nuclear weapons with the U.S.-Russian New START Treaty, and ended military involvement in the Iraq War. He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. <10>

What would be a better word choice for the word amidst <8> in paragraph 2?

among
between
during
over

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

C is correct. You only use "among" and "between" with comparisons. D might sound okay, but it doesn't fit the meaning of the passage as well.

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QUESTION: 274 Topic Exam A: Section 1 (English)

DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered <x>. The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO CHANGE".

President Obama Becoming an American President

[§1] President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. <1> He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983. <2> He worked as a community organizer in Chicago. <3> In 1988 Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation, he became a civil rights attorney and professor, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama represented the 13th District for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. Obama received national attention in 2004 with his unexpected March primary win; his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address, and his landslide November election to the Senate. <4> In 2008, Obama was nominated for president, a year after his campaign began, and after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. He was elected over Republican John McCain, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. <5>

[§2] During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bill. <6> Main reforms were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as "Obamacare"); the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. <7> The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, served as economic stimulus amidst <8> the Great Recession, but the Republican party regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011. After a lengthy debit <9> over the national debt limit, Obama signed the Budget Control and the American Taxpayer Relief Acts. In foreign policy, Obama increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, reduced nuclear weapons with the U.S.-Russian New START Treaty, and ended military involvement in the Iraq War. He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. <10>

As used in paragraph 2, debit <9> is the incorrect word for this sentence. Which word should the writer have used?

debate
demotion
debt
danger

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A is correct. Debate is the only response that makes sense in context.

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QUESTION: 275 Topic Exam A: Section 1 (English)

NO CHANGE
He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi. And the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
He ordered military involvement in Libya. In opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama. bin Laden.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A is correct. All the other choices create fragments of varying lengths.

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QUESTION: 276 Topic Exam A: Section 1 (English)

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised.

For homes in typically colder geographic regions, it is particularly important to have effective and efficient heating systems.

For homes in typically colder geographic regions
For people in homes in typically colder geographic regions
For homes in typically cold geographic regions
People in typically colder geographic regions
Homes in typically colder geographic regions

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The problem with this sentence is that it makes sense conversationally but not in written English. You cannot just say "colder geographic regions" when there is no object of comparison. Colder compared to what? An area can easily be identified as cold without a prior standard (such as the southern regions or areas near the equator) but not "colder." Also, it is wrong to refer to people as the subject of this sentence because the second clause states that "it is particularly important to have ... heating system." People cannot have heating systems usually. Therefore, choice C, which uses a descriptive rather than comparative term, is the best choice.

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