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Education_SAT_Reading1.sPubDate = "3/4/2005 10:02:26 PM GMT";
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Education_SAT_Reading1.appDeck = new Array("<i><b>Directions</b><br>Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, <b>best</b> fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.</i>","");
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Education_SAT_Reading1[1][0] = new Array("Because King Philip's desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's insistence on autonomy for England, _______ was _______.");
Education_SAT_Reading1[1].answer = "<b>Correct answer:</b> D<p><b><font color=#CC0000>EXPLANATION</font></b><br>Be sure to look for key words and phrases as you read each sentence. Words such as <i>although</i>, <i>however</i>, <i>if</i>, <i>but</i>, and <i>since</i> are important to notice because they signal how the different parts of a sentence are logically related to each other. Words such as not and never are important because they indicate negation. In the example above, the entire sentence hinges on a few key words: \"<i>Because</i> something <i>ran counter</i> to something else, <i>blank</i> was <i>blank</i>.\"<ul><li>The word \"because\" indicates that the information in the first part of the sentence (the part before the comma) explains the reason for the situation described in the second part. The first part states that what King Philip wanted (domination for Spain) \"ran counter to\" what Queen Elizabeth wanted (independence for England). <br><li>Given that there was such a fundamental disagreement between the two monarchs, would <b>reconciliation</b> be <b>assured</b>? Unlikely. <br><li>Would <b>warfare</b> be <b>avoidable</b>? Hardly; warfare might be unavoidable. <br><li>Would <b>ruination</b> be <b>impossible</b>? No. <br><li>Would <b>diplomacy</b> be <b>simple</b>? Not necessarily. <br><li>Only choice (D) fits logically with the key words in the sentence: Because what one person wanted ran counter to what another person wanted, conflict was <b>inevitable.</b></ul>";
Education_SAT_Reading1[1][1] = new Array("(A)  reconciliation..assured",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[1][2] = new Array("(B)  warfare..avoidable ",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[1][3] = new Array("(C)  ruination..impossible ",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[1][4] = new Array("(D)  conflict..inevitable",'',1);
Education_SAT_Reading1[1][5] = new Array("(E)  diplomacy..simple ",'',0);

Education_SAT_Reading1[2] = new Array();
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][0] = new Array("There is no doubt that Larry is a genuine _______ : he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners.");
Education_SAT_Reading1[2].answer = "<b>Correct answer:</b> E<p><B><font color=#CC0000>EXPLANATION</font></b><br>Some sentence completions contain a colon. This is a signal that the words after the colon define or directly clarify what came before. In this case, \"he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners\" serves to define the word <b>raconteur</b>, choice (E). None of the other words is directly defined by this clause.<ul><li>A <b>braggart</b> may or may not excel at telling stories and may actually annoy listeners. <br><li>A <b>dilettante</b> is someone who dabbles at a career or hobby and so may not excel at anything. <br><li>A <b>pilferer</b> steals repeatedly, in small quantities; this has nothing to do with storytelling. <br><li>A <b>prevaricator</b> tells lies, but not necessarily in an accomplished or fascinating way; and the sentence refers to stories, not lies.</ul><p>You should choose the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole, and only choice (E) does so.<p>";
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][1] = new Array("(A)  braggart",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][2] = new Array("(B)  dilettante",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][3] = new Array("(C)  pilferer",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][4] = new Array("(D)  prevaricator",'',0);
Education_SAT_Reading1[2][5] = new Array("(E)  raconteur",'',1);


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