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Question 1

A. NO CHANGE
B. class and nobody paid him,
C. class, and nobody paid him
D. class, with nobody paying him

Question 2

A. NO CHANGE
B. worlds
C. world and its
D. world’s

Question 3

A. NO CHANGE
B. a place where people engage in the work process.
C. a workplace.
D. place in which works occurs.

Question 4

A. NO CHANGE
B. calm and friendly.
C. calm in addition to being friendly.
D. calmly and full of friendliness.

Question 5:

At this point in the essay, the author wishes to insert a sentence emphasizing the financial scale of the movies made by Dreamworks:

A. In fact, you’ve probably seen some of the films produced by the studio: Shrek, Gladiators, and Antz.
B. Movie moguls and directors such as Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg can be seen chatting with employees.
C. Each film takes approximately three years to make at a cost of between 60 and 100 million dollars.
D. Every day, David spends hours sketching at his desk.

Question 6

A. NO CHANGE
B. thanks to: a combination of dogged refusal to take no for an answer, and
C. thanks to a combination of dogged refusal to take no for an answer, and
D. thanks to a combination of dogged refusal to take no for an answer and

Question 7

A. NO CHANGE
B. Hollywood; where he knew
C. Hollywood, where he knew
D. Hollywood, he knew that was where

Question 8:

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined word would be LEAST acceptable:

A. Nevertheless,
B. After a while,
C. Two years later,
D. Finally,

Question 9:

The underlined word would best be placed:

A. where it is now
B. after the word working
C. after the word imagination
D. before the word of

Question 10

A. NO CHANGE
B. needs, in fact.
C. needs although.
D. needs as well.

Question 11

A. NO CHANGE
B. discuss how projects are progressing.
C. say how the projects are going: well or badly.
D. talk together and decide if the projects are going well or do they need improvement.

Question 12

A. NO CHANGE
B. because they are fearing
C. because they fear
D. because they have feared

Question 13:

At this point in the essay, the author is considering adding the following sentence:

After all, being an artist is not like being the captain of the football team.

Should the author add this sentence?

A. Yes, because it emphasizes the contrast between drawing and a more typical teenage activity.
B. Yes, because it describes a difficulty that teenagers who do not play sports often face.
C. No, because the essay’s focus is on animation rather than on football.
D. No, because David James never played football when he was in high school.

Question 14

A. NO CHANGE
B. emphasizes: there is
C. emphasizes; there is
D. emphasizes there is

Question 15:

Suppose the author of this passage had intended to write an essay describing the challenges faced by aspiring animators who want to work in Hollywood. Would this essay fulfill those requirements?

A. Yes, because David James mentions that it can take many years for genius to be recognized.
B. Yes, because David James did not achieve success immediately after moving to California.
C. No, because the passage focuses only on David James does not discuss other animators.
D. No, because the author downplays the difficulties of pursuing an artistic career.

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