His inclination to succumb to

flattery made him ------- to the -------

of people who wished to take

advantage of him.

(A) immune . . predilection

(B) prejudicial . . intentions

(C) susceptible . . cajolery

(D) resistant . . blandishments

(E) amenable . . rejection

The following sentence contains either a single

error or no error at all. If the sentence contains

an error, select the one underlined part that

must be changed to make the sentence correct. If

the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

Besides conserving forest

A

resources, recycling produces

fewer pollutants than does the

B

conventional pulping and bleaching

processes that are normally used

C

to create paper. No error

D E

Members of the research team were

initially so adversarial that -------

seemed impossible; the project's

inauspicious start made its final

success all the more ------- .

(A) concentration . . incidental

(B) disagreement . . incongruous

(C) collaboration . . predictable

(D) hostility . . dazzling

(E) cooperation . . remarkable

Joshua's radical ideas were frowned

on by most of his coworkers, who

found them too ------- for their

conservative tastes.

(A) heretical

(B) meticulous

(C) precise

(D) incoherent

(E) sagacious

Read the entire sentence carefully but quickly

and ask yourself whether it is correct or whether

it needs to be revised. Choose the letter of the

correct wording and structure of the sentence.

Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal

many people skip.

(A) Underestimating its value, breakfast is a

meal many people skip.

(B) Breakfast is skipped by many people

because of their underestimating its value.

(C) Many people, underestimating the value of

breakfast, and skipping it.

(D) Many people skip breakfast because they

underestimate its value.

(E) A meal skipped by many people

underestimating its value is breakfast.