Chapter 7

Three of these choices indicate that the cousins looked forward to meeting Nicola. Which choice does NOT do so? F. NO CHANGE G. excited H. apprehensive J. thrilled

A. NO CHANGE B. hadn't seen him since we were kids C. hadn't seen him since we were kids; D. hadn't seen, him since we were kids,

F. NO CHANGE G. Teaching him as a child before she passed away, our grandmother in Italy more importantly taught to me many of the Italian folk songs. H. Teaching him as a child, more importantly, by our grandmother in Italy, I was taught by him many Italian folk songs. J. More importantly, however, he taught me many of the Italian folk songs our grandmother in Italy had taught him as a child before she passed away.

At this point, the writer wants to add a sentence that provides additional detail about the customers who come to the Handsome Bean. Which of the following sentences would best achieve the writer's purpose? A. In addition to this discount, the shop offers all patrons a punch card to receive a tenth coffee for free. B. The shop also sells ice cream, so it often gets very crowded with children and parents after the Little League games are over. C. The Handsome Bean also provides uniforms for an elementary school soccer team. D. The Little League field doesn't have a concession stand, so the coffee shop doesn't have much competition for the parents' business.

The writer is considering deleting the sentence below from the passage: Her guess was that he had probably written it there more than 7 o years ago. If the writer were to delete this sentence, the essay would primarily lose: F. an additional detail about the building that houses the coffee shop. G. a depiction of the action taken by Mary and the writer. H. an emphasis on the original owner's influence. J. a description of the shop's interior.

A. NO CHANGE B. form; of a C. form, of a D. form of a

A. NO CHANGE B. Amazing the performances, it is that I know they C. I am amazed by the performances that D. Amazing the performances, they

F. NO CHANGE G. finish H. finishes J. finalizing

A. NO CHANGE B. his accomplishment of many feats occurred. C. his many feats were accomplished. D. he accomplished many feats.

A. NO CHANGE B. During this time, Marryat earned his greatest acclaim for his novels and short stories, C. His greatest acclaim was earned by him, for his novels and short stories during this time, D. During this time for his novels and short stories, earned him his greatest acclaim,

F. NO CHANGE G. Also in a challenging position are football quarterbacks facing oncoming defensive linemen. H. (Football quarterbacks also face a daunting task when they are rushed by defensive linemen.) J. DELETE the underlined portion.

A. NO CHANGE B. formats for recording music have come and gone, C. formats for recording music, have come and gone D. formats, for recording music have come and gone

A. NO CHANGE B. use and appreciates C. uses and appreciate D. use and appreciate

A. NO CHANGE B. different; C. different: D. different,

In this paragraph, the writer wants to help readers understand the storage capacity and size of modern devices. Which true statement would best help the writer accomplish this goal? F. NO CHANGE G. It is not unreasonable to expect that technological improvements will soon allow these devices to store twice as many songs. H. Experts in the music industry predict that these devices will quickly be replaced by something new, just as compact disc players replaced cassette players. J. Entire music libraries that were once confined to the living room wall can now fit into a music lover's pocket and be taken and listened to anywhere.