-- Exhibit -
Ethnic Architecture
(A)

• A. holded
• B. held
• C. holds
• D. Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent them.D.The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.E.In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home builders responded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean area.
  (C)
  (7)
  For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall caused the homes to rot within a few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with many doors and windows to keep cool.
  (D)
  (9)
  Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.(13)Today's covered breezeways serve a related purpose of
  protecting people who need to go to their"car barns,"or garages.
  (E)
  (14)
  No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned,and some their descendants still use today. -- Exhibit -Sentence 9:Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.
• E. Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are? B.Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries.
  (B)
• F. holding
• G. hold

-- Exhibit -
Making a Budget
(A)

• A. replace principles.with principals.
• B. replace no with know
• C. change Making to Having made
• D. insert a comma after if
• E. Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles.B.First, writing down all your income for one month.C.Income, including your paycheck or other checks from Social Security and the government, means all the money you receive.D.Next, figure out all your regular monthly expenses.E.Rent and utilities are important regular expenses; you should also include expenses for food and medicine you take regularly.(6) You must not forget because they add up, the smaller monthly bills such as payments for credit cards, interest on loans, and insurance.
  (B)
  (7)
  You also should keep track of minor daily expenses because you probably spend more on them than you realize.(8) These includes purchases of such things as sodas, snacks, newspapers, magazines, and candy.(9) Add them up for a week and then multiply the weekly total by the number of weeks in the month to determine the total monthly cost.(10) Transportation costs, such as bus and subway fairs along with gasoline and tolls, should also be calculated as monthly expenses.
  (C)
  (11)
  Finally, it's important to plan as much as possible for special expenses, such as visits to doctors and dentists and repairs to your home or car.(12) Gifts for such events as Christmas and birthdays are other kinds of expenses you can plan for certain months.(13) Other activities, such as celebrating a holiday or taking a vacation, often demand extra spending, too.(14) Some months may also require you according to the season to buy new clothes.(15) By preparing a budget in all these areas, you can figure out how much money you need for each month, this will help you watch your spending and may help you to save for the future. -- Exhibit -Sentence Making a budget is very easy if you no the basic procedure and a few principles. Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
• F. change is to was

-- Exhibit-

-- Exhibit -
Which sentence would be most effective if inserted at the beginning of paragraph D?

• A. In a reference library, which contains informational books, some of them may be about law.
• B. Libraries are interesting places to visit.
• C. Libraries have books, and many libraries belong to law offices.
• D. In addition to our filing problems, we should also address difficulties associated with our reference library.
• E. When addressing problems in a library, you may or may not have problems with filing.

-- Exhibit-

-- Exhibit -
Sentence In a study of traffic flow, seventy percent of those questioned claimed that the adjacent lane of traffic was moving faster when, in fact, videocameras revealed that traffic in that lane was moving more slowly.
Which correction should be made to sentence 4?

• A. move sentence 4 to the beginning of the document
• B. move sentence 4 to follow sentence 12
• C. no correction is necessary
• D. move sentence 4 to the end of paragraph C
• E. move sentence 4 to the beginning of paragraph E