1. Here is the introduction paragraph of an essay. Which sentence is the thesis statement of the essay?1I am a movie fanatic. 2My friends count on me to know movie trivia (who was the pigtailed little girl in E.T.:The Extra-terrestrial? Drew Barrymore) and to remember every big Oscar awarded since I was in grade school (best picture 1994? Forrest Gump). 3My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movie. 4While I love movies as much as ever, the inconvenience of going out, the temptations of the theater, and the behavior of some patrons are reasons for me to wait and rent the video.
A. Sentence 1
B. Sentence 2
C. Sentence 3
D. Sentence 4
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Which of the following sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph? 1Football fans wear their official team T-shirts and warm-up jackets to the mall, to the supermarket, to the classroom, and even---if they can get away with it---to work. 2If the team offers a giveaway item, the fans rush to the stadium to claim the hat or sports bag or water bottle that is being handed out that day. 3Football fans just plain behave insanely. 4The fact that fans spend the coldest months of the year huddling on icy metal benches in places like Chicago proves it. 5In addition, football fans decorate their houses with football-related items of every kind. 6To them, team bumper stickers, belong not only to car bumpers, but also to a fireplace mantels and front door. 7When they go to a game, which they do as often as possible, they also decorate their bodies. 8True football fans not only put on their team jackets and grab their pennants but also paint their heads to look like helmets or wear glow-in-the-dark cheeseheads. 9At the game,these fans devote enormous energy to trying to get a “wave” going.
A. Sentence 1
B. Sentence 3
C. Sentence 5
D. Sentence 9
Directions: The following sentences chosen from a paragraph are disordered. Please put them in the correct order and choose the best answer from the four choices. 1. The parking lot is shared with several restaurants and a supermarket, so it is always jammed.2. If we do get the tickets, the theatre will be so crowded that I won’t be able to sit with my friends, or we’ll have to sit in a front row gaping up at a giant screen.3. That entitles me to sit while my shoes seal themselves to a sticky floor coated with spilled soda, bubble gum, and crushed Raisins.4. To begin with, I just don’t enjoy the general hassle of the evening.5. Then it’s time to stand in an endless line, with the constant threat that tickets for the show I want will sell out.6. Since small local movie theaters are a thing of the past, I have to drive for fifteen minutes to get to the nearest multiplex.7. I have to drive around at a snail’s pace until I spot another driver backing out.8. I have to shell out a ridiculous amount of money - up to $8- for a ticket.
A. 4 1 6 2 7 8 3 5
B. 6 7 1 2 8 4 5 3
C. 1 4 5 2 6 7 8 3
D. 4 6 1 7 5 2 8 3
Which one of the following paraphrases is not using negative structure?
A. Even the modestly educated adult can be upset by such an experience. No modestly educated adult can fail to be upset by such an experience.
B. More and more people are aware of the inadequacies of four judicial system. There has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of our judicial system.
C. Any exposure to radiation will lead to certain damage. There is no exposure to radiation but will cause damage.
D. A fearful price has to be paid whenever we accept the challenges of the future. It is impossible to accept the challenge of the future without paying a fearful future.
2. Which one does not correctly describe the following paragraph?Academic integrity violations are rampant at universities across the United States. In a recent study, 75% of students surveyed admitted to have cheated at least once while in college. Another study showed that there has been a four-fold increase in the past 30 years (from 11% to 49%) in the number of students who admitted to have collaborated on assignments when the instructor asked for individual work.
A. There is a topic sentence in this paragraph.
B. Data are used in this paragraph to support the topic sentence.
Comparison is used in constructing this paragraph
D. It is likely to be a body paragraph in the essay.