单选题 The following questions present a sentence, part of which or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error.


单选题 Because of our laws concerning habeas corpus, prosecutors will rarely move forward with a murder prosecution should there be no body as evidence that a murder took place.
A. should there be no body as evidence
B. without a body as evidence
C. unless there may be a body to show
D. without having found a body for evidence
E. lacking the possession of a body for evidence
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】"Should there be no body" is an awkward construction; answer B offers the clearest and most concise answer.
单选题 Thomas Jefferson viewed religious freedom, as the other founding fathers, as a fundamental component of a free society.
A. Thomas Jefferson viewed religious freedom, as the other founding fathers, as a fundamental component
B. Thomas Jefferson, being like the other founding fathers, viewed religious freedom as a fundamental component
C. Thomas Jefferson viewed religious freedom as a fundamental component, like the other founding fathers,
D. Thomas Jefferson, like the other founding fathers, understood the naturally fundamental component of religious freedom
E. Thomas Jefferson, like the other founding fathers, viewed religious freedom as a fundamental component
【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】It is unclear what "as the other founding fathers" in the passage refers to. For answer B, "being like the other founding fathers" is an awkward construction. Answer C implies that the founding fathers are the fundamental component, and D garbles the meaning of the sentence. E is the clearest statement.
单选题 Found exclusively on the Galapagos Islands, marine iguanas are the only species of iguana to enter the water, where they seek out the algae that make up the bulk of its diet.
A. marine iguanas are the only species of iguana to enter the water, where they seek out the algae
B. the marine iguana, being the only species of iguana to enter the water, searches for the algae
C. the marine iguana is the only species of iguana to enter the water, where it searches for the algae
D. marine iguanas are the only iguana species entering the water, where it seeks out the algae
E. the marine iguana is the only iguana species to enter the water, where they search for the algae
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The last phrase of the passage refers to "its diet," so the underlined passage should refer to "the marine iguana" in the singular. Answer E is incorrect because it uses the plural phrase "they search," and B is stylistically inferior to C because the phrase "the marine iguana, being the only species of iguana" is awkward. C is the best choice.
单选题 Because a rockslide had blocked much of the passage, the spelunking team was not able of exploring the till extent of the cave.
A. the spelunking team was not able of exploring the full extent of
B. the full extent was not able to be explored by the spelunking team of
C. the spelunking team was unable in exploring, to its full extent,
D. therefore the spelunking team was unable to explore the full extent of
E. the spelunking team was unable to explore the full extent of
【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】The constructions "not able of exploring" in A and "unable in exploring" in C are unidiomatic. B is awkwardly worded, and D has a superfluous "therefore" following the initial "Because" of the sentence, so E is the best choice.
单选题 A distinguished physician who worked from the 1930s to the 1970s, many new medical techniques, perhaps most notably in the field of epidural steroids, were pioneered by Dr. Marvin Leason.
A. many new medical techniques, perhaps most notably in the field of epidural steroids, were pioneered by Dr. Marvin Leason
B. Dr. Marvin Leason notably pioneered many new medical techniques, perhaps most so in the field of epidural steroids
C. Dr. Marvin Leason pioneered many new medical techniques, perhaps most notably in the field of epidural steroids
D. the field of epidural steroids was perhaps the most notable of the many new medical techniques pioneered by Dr. Marvin Leason
E. perhaps most notable among the new medical techniques pioneered by Dr. Marvin Leason were those in the field of epidural steroids
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The subject of the first clause is "a distinguished physician," so to agree with that subject, the following clause should begin with "Dr. Marvin Leason." Between B and C, the wording of B -- "notably pioneered... perhaps most so" -- is more awkward than that of answer C, so C is the best answer.