Transition Test

Test 1 10.

The Bank has also served as a catalyst in the A) NOCHANGE

overall development of socio-economic conditions B) Therefore,
of the poor, particularly women. 10 Nevertheless, C) However,
97% of Grameen borrowers are women, and over D) DELETE the underlined word
97% of the loans are paid back in full - a recovery
rate higher than the rate of any other banking
system.
Test 1 35.

Websites don't just appear, though; they must be A) NO CHANGE

carefully created and maintained by web designers, B) Meanwhile,
whose jobs require a synthesis of technical and C) In contrast,
creative skills. 35 However, web designers must D) In fact,
not only be familiar with the most common
programming languages such as HTML and
Javascript but they must also have a thorough
knowledge of color and design principles.

Test 1 39.

Then, the web designer will work independently to A) NOCHANGE

produce a sample site, and the business owner will B) Ironically,
provide feedback. Sometimes, a final product is C) In other instances,
achieved quickly. 39 Therefore, many drafts are D) DELETE the underlined word
necessary before everyone is satisfied.

Test 2 2
As a child, Fournier was captivated by movies such as
2001: A Space Odyssey, but these days he's not A) NO CHANGE
interested in space in the traditional sense. 2 B) Next,
However, he can't be caught outside, pointing his C) For example
camera to the night sky. D) Otherwise,

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 Test 2 5

Written in 1865, it tells the story of an attempt to A) NOCHANGE

launch three people into orbit in a projectile, with the B) Since
goal of landing on the moon. 5 Although the book C) Despite
was written nearly a century before the first space D) Because
shuttle was launched, it captures an enduring curiosity
about the universe that began long before such a
voyage was possible.

Test 2 11

They leave us with a sense of both awe and comfort, 11 A) NOCHANGE

even if we are part of both the sky and the Earth. B) although
C) as if
D) when

Test 2 20

Researchers discovered that noise levels decreased A) NOCHANGE

significantly in the fall, just after the surrounding B) While the resulting ridges
fields had been plowed. 20 Until the resulting ridges C) Because the resulting ridges
in the land deflected the sound away from the ground, D) The underlined ridges
the researchers concluded that the most effective way
to solve the airport's problem would be to make that
feature of the landscape permanent.

Test 2 31

In addition to creating and maintaining databases that A) NOCHANGE

allow members of the public to locate specific B) thus
records, 31 they must advise users on how to access, C) but
use, and interpret archives. D) and

Test 2 43
The EDVAC was a very large machine; 43
nevertheless, it was smaller and more powerful A) NOCHANGE
than the ENIAC. B) consequently,
C) as such,
D) likewise,

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 Test 3 2

While parks count a lot coward beauty and enjoyment A) NOCHANGH

of life, they also have more practical uses. 2 Therefore, B) For instance,
they absorb carbon dioxide from the air and provide a C) In contrast,
habitat for wildlife. D) Nevertheless,

Test 3 8
A) NOCHANGE
A major advantage of bicycle infrastructure is that it B) In contrast,
costs significantly less to construct and maintain. 8 In C) Despite this,
fact, a road intended for cars can cost up to 2,500 times D) Consequently,
more than a pathway for bikes.

Test 3 17
A) NO CHANGE
He sliced a new batch of potatoes as thin as he possibly B) Then,
could. 17 Therefore, he fried them until they were hard C) Consequently,
and crunchy. D) However,

Test 3 30
A) NO CHANGE
30 Indeed, the spacecraft began retuning valuable B) However,
information about the rings even before it slipped into C) Otherwise,
Saturn's orbit. During the orbital insertion D) For example,

Test 3 34
A) NO CHANGE
Although many people today associate this career B) software; but
exclusively with computers and 34 software, but the C) software –
practice of technical writing can take place in any field D) software,
or industry that involves complex ideas or procedures.

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 Test 3 36
A) NO CHANGE
Technical writing has been around as long as there B) Moreover,
have been written languages. 36 Likewise, modern C) In fact,
references to technical writing as a profess ion first D) However,
appeared around the time of World War I. At that
time, developments in industry and
telecommunications began to evolve more rapidly.

Test 3 39
A) NO CHANGE
39 Technical writers must be able to distill complex B) Because technical writers
information into clear, concise text, they must have C) Whereas technical writers
excellent written communication and grammar skills D) Although technical writers
and be able to work independently in order to deliver
accurate documentation under deadline pressure.

Test 4 10
A) NO CHANGE
10 However, it seems improbable that he was B) Indeed,
singlehandedly capable of recalling every last detail. C) Meanwhile,
More likely, the other members of the surveying D) Consequently
committee played a significant part as well. What is
not up for dispute, however, is Banneker's legacy. He
used his reputation to promote social change and to
eliminate racism and war.

Test 4 20
A) NO CHANGE
20 Nevertheless, there is something magical about B) Therefore,
watching how performers can make a lion come to C) In contrast,
life. I like to think that my dancing brings good luck, D) DELETE the underlined word
happiness, and prosperity.

Test 4 33
A) NOCHANGE
33 Still, researchers feel confident that someday they B) As such,
will solve the mystery of dolphin speech. C) In effect,
D) For example,

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 Test 4 40
A) NOCHANGE
In some cities, the situation is even more extreme. In B) meanwhile,
Philadelphia, 40 therefore, buildings generated over C) however,
sixty percent of all emissions. D) for example,

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 Test 5 14

The second round of the contest attracted an impressive A) NO CHANGE

group of well-known and highly experienced 14 contenders, B) contenders, so it did not produce
however, it did not produce a winner. In the mid-1920s, C) contenders but not producing
Charles Lindbergh was an obscure f.ir Mail pilot, who D) contenders; it did not, however,
delivered packages between Chicago and St. Louis. From an
early age, he exhibited an interest in ne mechanics of
motorized transportation.

Test 5 15
A) NOCHANGE
As a college student studying mechanical engineering, he B) since
became fascination with flying 15 when he had never so C)even though
much as touched an airplane. After leaving college in 1922, D) despite
Lindbergh enrolled at the Nebraska Aircraft Corporation's
lying school, ultimately earning his certification as a flight
instructor.

Test 5 20
A) NO CHANGE
After completing a series of test flights, Lindbergh flew to St. B) However, he took off
Louis and then to Garden City, New York. 20 He took off C) Meanwhile, he took off
from Roosevelt field on May 20th, arriving in France the next D) As a result, he took off
morning.

Test 5 26
A) NO CHANGE
According to a study in Harvard Business Review, employees B) however,
at companies that switched to open offices were 26 more than C) in reality,
four times as productive - otherwise, faster and more accurate D) that is,
- as those that remained in closed ones.

Test 6 5
A) NO CHANGE
Usually, a few mushers are full-time professional athletes, B) for example,
but the majority work in other fields. Some races, 5 however, C) on the other hand,
have included mushers who were lawyers, miners, and D) moreover,
artists.

Test 6 13
A) NO CHANGE
But the cost of space flight is exaggerated, too. 13 As a B) Despite
result of their technological sophistication, rockets are one- C) Before
shot wonders. D) In addition to

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 Test 6 33
A) NO CHANGE
She considered that edition among her highest achievements B) because
33 while it allowed her to honor her father for his writing as C) although
well as his personal accomplishments. D) until

Test 6 35
A) NO CHANGE
I wasn’t sure how to go about finding an 35 internship, but I B) internship, so
visited my college's career office. C) internship, and
D) internship, therefore

Test 6 40
A) NO CHANGE
As I discovered, my job changed on an almost daily basis. B) projects that,
Because the company was so new, employees' roles being C) projects that
fluid: workers devoted time to the 40 projects, that required D) projects, which
the most help, regardless of their official titles.