xercise $97 _ Identifying redundancies If there are any redundancies in the following i i ew. Example The house was enlarged and-made bigger as the family gre sentences, cross them out. 1. Conservationists have been collecting data to save these shy and timid creatures. 2, Drastic measures are necessary and needed to stop the famine. 3. Labels should include the information that allows shoppers to compare the ingredients and contents of the food they are buying. 4. Tnesses caused by viruses and bacteria may lower the level of vitamins in the bloodstream. 5. Heavy consumption of alcohol and drinking a lot of wine may interfere with the body’s utilization of folic acid. 6. Both overeating and skipping meals can cause adverse effects. 71. Montreal is the charming and enchanting old capital city of Quebec. 8. A 1,300-year-old Byzantine ship and another old, ancient vessel have been retrieved from watery graves. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS a Check your progress in using the skills that you have been practicing in Exercises $83-S97 by completing the following mini-tes. This exercise uses the same format as questions 1-15, the Structure part, of the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test. : Exercise S98 Mini-test (Time — 10 minutes) Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath i —=x_ he each sentence you will see four words or phrases marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one ‘word oF phrase that best completes the sentence. Then circle the letter that ids t¢ ee corresponds to the answer Scanned with CamScanner234 Structure and Written Expression Example More advancements have been made in technology in the ast 100 years inal the rest of hirman history. (Ow (B) as (C) and (D) as well as Than’ is the word used in comparatives, and the advancements in the last 100 years are ‘being compared to the advancements in all the rest of history. 1. ‘The treasures came from a second, - (A) the smallest (B) as small as (© much smatler (D) more small room. . Bryce Canyon is 56 square miles of badlands, towering pinnacles, and ~ (A) it has eroded forms that are grotesque (B) forming grotesque erosion (©) there are grotesque forms of erosion (D) grotesque eroded forms 3, The shrinking range poses ---- to Africa's elephants. (A) a graver threat that is long term (B) the gravest long-term threat (©) long term the gravest threat (D) long-term threat graver in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident. (A) Te was like many finds (B) Like many finds (C) Alike main finds (D) Many alike finds the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans. (A) As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be (B) As its few remaining isolated habitats may be {© May its few remaining habitats be as isolated (D) Its few remaining habitats may be as isolated as 6, The stories show ow ~~ humans have been trying to live in harmony with nature, (A) during the earliest times (B) that the east times (C) from the earliest times (D) because east times _ Mozart had already written his first composition. (A) His age was six (B) By the age of six (C) He was six (D) Six years old 8, Julius Caesar did not conquer Britain but instead stayed a few weeks, tok some hostages, and —. (A) before returning to Boulogne (B) he retuned to Boulogne (©) then to Boulogne (D) returned to Boulogne Scanned with CamScannerStructure and Written Expression 9. Today shire horses are seen more and more in their traditional role ----- work horses. (A) alike (B) as (C) like (D) as if 10, ----- was debated, the more people became involved. (A) The longer the issue (B) The longer issue (C) The long issue (D) The longest issue 11. The Viking Ship Museum houses ----- ever recovered. (A) three finest funeral ships (B) the finest three funeral ships (C) the three finest funeral ships (D) the three funeral finest ships 12. -----, black bears climb trees. (A) Unlike grizzly bears are (B) Grizzly bears are unlike (C) Grizzly unlike bears (D). Unlike grizzly bears 13. The exquisite antique bottle was carved ----- marble. (A) from (B) by (©) about (D) at 14, The Searight collection -—--- two centuries. (A) of some 6,000 drawings and paintings (B) about 6,000 drawings and paintings (C) some 6,000 drawings and paintings big (D) about 6,000 drawings and paintings in all of the Middle East by European artists covers the past 15. A fist-sized tarantula was crawling - (A) by the yard (B) between a yard (C) in yards (D) within a yard of his hand. Scanned with CamScanner