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Question 1

Parents have vicarious satisfaction from their children’s success.

Answer 1

Parents get vicarious satisfaction from their children’s success.

Question 2

Tour guides have extensive knowledge about countries (that) people take a trip.

Answer 2

Tour guides have extensive knowledge of the countries to which people take trips(travel).

Question 3

Small root systems of GM trees make impossible retain soil and stop erosion.

Answer 3

GM trees’ small root systems make it impossible to retain soil and (to) stop erosion. = Small root systems of GM trees make it possible to retain soil and (to) stop erosion.

Question 4

For example, if children see someone who jump down from the roof in an advertisement, they will mimic the action of the person

Answer 4

For example, if children see someone jumping down from the roof of a tall building in an advertisement, they will mimic that person’s action. (= For example, if children see someone who jumps down from the roof of a tall building in an advertisement, ~.

Question 5

The problem of traffic congestion can be solved by charging a fee to to drivers using busy roads.

Answer 5

The problem of traffic congestion (=traffic jams) can be solved by charging a fee to drivers using busy roads.(Traffic congestion’s problem(x))

Question 6

The local government decided to impose a heavy fine on using of disposable diapers.

Answer 6

The local government has decided to impose a heavy fine on the use of disposable diapers.(disposable diapers’ use(x))

Question 7

Thanks to development of food science, fast-food is as nutritious as home-cooked meals.

Answer 7

Thanks to the development of food science, fast-food is as nutritious as home-cooked meals.

Question 8

Even though students are hard to get good results from challenging subjects. Students should take those subjects because they can feel a sense of achievement and develop a sense of self-confidence while taking the subjects.

Answer 8

Although it is difficult for students to get good grades in challenging subjects, students should take those subjects because they can feel a sense of achievement and develop a sense of self-confidence while taking the subjects.

Question 9

Even though getting hired by large companies become increasingly hard, many students still prefer to apply to jobs at these companies.

Answer 9

Although it becomes increasingly difficult to get hired by large companies as time goes by,many graduates still prefer to apply for jobs at these companies.

Question 10

Senior are not used to surfing the Internet.

Answer 10

The elderly are not used to surfing(=using) the Internet.

Question 11

Getting advice from older people is more valuable than from friend (who are) your age.

Answer 11

Getting advice from older people is more valuable than from friends (who are) your age. (= it is more valuable to get advice from older people than from friends your age.

Question 12

Computers can not give feedback on what children read as trachers or parents can do.

Answer 12

Computers cannot give feedback on what children read as teachers or parents can(give).

Question 13

Human can apply what they learn to new field.

Answer 13

Humans can apply what they learn to new field.

Question 14

Most TV stations exaggerate News about celebrities in order to arouse TV viewers’ curiocity.

Answer 14

Most TV stations exaggerate news about celebrities in order to arouse TV viewers’ curiocity.

Question 15

TV deprive children of time to study.

Answer 15

TV deprives children of the the time to study.(= TV takes away the time to study from children.)

Question 16

Many people are controlled by the bias that woman entertainers who appear on TV should be beautiful and slim.

Answer 16

Many people are controlled by(=influenced by)the bias(=the biased notion) that woman(=female) entertainers who appear on TV should be beautiful and slim.

Question 17

You should know events happen in the world.

Answer 17

You should know (about) (the) events that occur(=happen) in the world.

Question 18

As I get old, I have become to realize that money and honor are meaningless if my health gets worse.

Answer 18

As I get older, I become increasingly aware that money and honor are meaningless if my health gets bad.

Question 19

Eugene says, love make you think that you can fly,but reality make you know that flying with your partner require a lot of money.

Answer 19

Eugene says, love makes you think that you can fly, but reality makes you get to know that flying with your partner costs much money.

Question 20

It create smooth traffic flow to charge a certain fee on drivers who use busy roads because the number of the cars that discharge exhaust fumes will be decrease.

Answer 20

Charging a certain fee to drivers using busy roads will create smooth traffic flow because the number of vehicles that discharge exhaust on roads will decrease ( be reduced).

Question 21

Local governments can allocate the economic resource that is collected through the policy to plant trees, that help absorb fumes, around the road.

Answer 21

Local governments can allocate the economic resource collected through the policy to planting trees, which help absorb fumes, around the road.

Question 22

Eugene is trying to arouse people’s attention about environmental pollution.

Answer 22

Eugene is trying to arouse people’s attention to environmental pollution.

Question 23

Many students suggest the school building more gymnasiums,

Answer 23

Many students suggested building more gymnasiums to the school.

Question 24

Policymakers end up discussing the tax policy.

Answer 24

Policymakers will end up discussing the tax policy.

Question 25

Search engines help most user easily access the Internet.

Answer 25

Search engines help most users access the Internet easily.

Question 26

If you are satisfied with your job, you will have satisfied life.

Answer 26

If you are satisfied with your job, you will have a satisfying(=satisfactory) life.

Question 27

Technology make human life more complicated because the process that uses new technology is too confused.

Answer 27

Technology makes human life more complicated because the process of using new technology is too confusing.

Question 28

I disagree the statement that, in twenty years, students will no longer use printed books, the reason of my disagreement is that studying through on-line materials costs students much money.

Answer 28

I disagree with the statement that, in twenty years, students will no longer use printed books. The reason for my disagreement is that it costs students much money to study through online materials.

Question 29

Children should be given more opportunities to develop their innovative ability.

Answer 29

Children should be given more opportunities to develop their innovative ability.

Question 30

Eventually, malicious comments on the Internet makes her commit suicide after suffering emotional pain.

Answer 30

Eventually, malicious comments on the Internet made her commit suicide after she suffered emotional pain.

Question 31

This incentive rate make teachers only teach students problem-solving skills.

Answer 31

This incentive rate will make teachers teach students only problem-solving skills.

Question 32

People nowadays feel it is more convenient to get information that they need.

Answer 32

People nowadays find it more convenient to get the information they need by surfing the Internet.

Question 33

Educational TV programs that show various experiments make many children learn applied science as well as pure science.

Answer 33

Educational TV programs that show various experiments make it easier for many children to learn applied science as well as pure science.

Question 34

Many parents consider it waste of time to play a computer game, so they do not allow their children to play the games.

Answer 34

Many parents consider it a waste of time to play computer games, so they do not allow their children to play the games.

Question 35

Many people consider morality important part of human nature.

Answer 35

Many people consider morality (as) an important part of human nature.

Question 36

Parents teach their children honor them and obey them even if parents did not what they teach their children.

Answer 36

Parents teach their children to honor them and to obey them even if parents did not do the things that they teach to their children when parents were young. (the things that = what)

Question 37

An increase of the prices of gasoline and electricity make people conserve energy.

Answer 37

An increase in the prices of gasoline and electricity will cause people to conserve energy.

Question 38

You should be considerate of others.

Answer 38

You should first be considerate of others.

Question 39

Every assignment given to students should be summited by 8 o’clock on Monday.

Answer 39

Every assignment given to students must be submitted by 8 o’clock on Monday.

Question 40

My parents believe that private lessons will help me prepare the university entrance examination.

Answer 40

My parents believed that private lessons would help me prepare for the university entrance examination.

Question 41

At that time, the company introduce a hamburger that tastes like Bulgogi.

Answer 41

At that time, the company introduced a hamburger that tastes like Bulgogi.

Question 42

TV can more visually deliver the information about the the damage of the place where the fire occur.

Answer 42

TV can more visually deliver information on the damage in the place where the fire occurred(=happened)

Question 43

These logging take much nutrients away from the soil.

Answer 43

This logging takes many nutrients away from the soil. (=This logging takes away many nutrients from the soil. )

Question 44

Clean air make people do more outdoor excercise.

Answer 44

Clean air makes people do more exercise outdoors.

Question 45

You can use roads anywhere.

Answer 45

You can use roads anywhere.

Question 46

Cars allow people to go anywhere.

Answer 46

Cars allow people to go anywhere.

Question 47

Cars allow people to go anyplaces.

Answer 47

Cars allow people to go to any places.

Question 48

As the old saying goes,” bird of a feather flock together”, I can expand my social network with intelligent people through intelligent friends. These broad social network help me get a career.

Answer 48

As the old saying goes, “birds of a feather flock together”, I can expand my social network with intelligent people through my intelligent friends. This borad social network will help me get a good career.

Question 49

An advertisement interfere with a consumer’s rational buying decision because they make a product having flaws look better.

Answer 49

Advertisements interfere with a consumer’s rational buying decision because they can make a product that has flaw look better.

Question 50

As as example, talking about the state of Colorado, the lecturer insist that the benefits that local governments can gain through maintaining old building is larger than the costs that governments use for maintaining these buildings.

Answer 50

Talking about the state of Colorado as an example, the lecturer claims that the benefits (that) local governments can gain from maintaining old buildings are far greater than the costs the governments have to spend maintaining these buildings.

Question 51

To clarify his claim, the lecturer gave a example as the state of Colorado that the local government make significant profits by attracting a tourists.

Answer 51

In order to clarify his argument, the lecturer gives an example of the state of Colorado, where the local government has made significant profits by attracting many tourists.

Question 52

TV provide vivid movies and explain information more clearly by utilizing visual data but newspapers are limited as employing various effects.

Answer 52

TV provides vivid movies and explains information more clearly by utilizing visual data, but the newspaper is (=newspapers are) limited in employing various visual effects.

Question 53

TV provide vivid movies and explain information more clearly by utilizing data. However, newspapers are limited in employing various visual effects.

Answer 53

TV provides vivid movies and explains information more clearly by utilizing visual data. However, the newspaper is(= newspapers are) limited in employing various visual effects.

Question 54

If a child set a goal to become a diplomat, the child will put effort to reach a goal.

Answer 54

If a child sets a goal of becoming a diplomat, the child will put more effort into reaching the goal.

Question 55

If the company leader had not known which taste koreans like, the leader would not have succeed.

Answer 55

If the company leader had not known which taste Koreans like, the leader could not have succeeded.

Question 56

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation while I went to summer school.

Answer 56

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation while I went to summer school.

Question 57

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation during going to summer school.

Answer 57

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation during going to summer school.

Question 58

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation during summer school.

Answer 58

I had to do something for myself and prepare my future, so I learned the skills necessary to give a presentation during summer school.

Question 59

Today, people do not try to develop their inner characteristics. Instead, they care only about physical appearance.

Answer 59

Today, people do not try to develop their inner characteristics. Instead, they care only about physical appearance.

Question 60

The Japanese ( )( ) want ( ) put someone in a bad situation, and ( ) ( ) ( ) want ( ) get ( ) by anyone.

Answer 60

The Japanese (do)(not) want (to) put someone in a bad situation, and (they) (do) (not) want (to) get (bothered) by anyone.

Question 61

The Japanese ( ) want ( ) put someone in a bad situation, and ( ) want ( ) get ( ) by anyone.

Answer 61

The Japanese (neither) want (to) put someone in a bad situation, and (nor) want (to) get (bothered) by anyone.

Question 62

The Japanese ( ) want ( ) put someone in a bad situation, and ( ) ( ) they want ( ) get ( ) by anyone.

Answer 62

The Japanese (neither) want (to) put someone in a bad situation, and (nor) (do) they want (to) get (bothered) by anyone.

Question 63

Technologies make people do not worry about many things.

Answer 63

Technology makes people not worry about many things.

Question 64

Some students are proud of the schools that they received their degrees.

Answer 64

Some students are very proud of the schools from which they received their degrees.

Question 65

Some people might insist that they created a work that an unknown photographer post on the web.

Answer 65

Some people might claim that they created a work that an unknown photographer actually posted on the web.

Question 66

You should make an effort to learn the skills that need to operate a company on one step at a time because you can not learn those skills all at once.

Answer 66

You should try to learn the skills necessary to manage a company one step at a time because you can not learn those skills all at once.

Question 67

There are many problem caused by the Internet, such as easy access pornographic that harmful to children or malicious comments created by anonymous.

Answer 67

There are a large number of (=many) problems the Internet causes us, such as easy access to pornographic movies harmful to children or malicious comments created by anonymous people.

Question 68

We can buy laptops with lower prices when compared with the prices that we had to pay several years ago.

Answer 68

We can buy laptops at lower prices, compared with the prices we had to pay several years ago.

Question 69

We spent more time on leisure activities in the present when compared with in the past.

Answer 69

We spend more time engaging in leisure activities in the present, compared with in the past.

Question 70

On-line books deprive parents of the chance to interact with their children.

Answer 70

On-line books deprive parents of the chance to interact with their children.

Question 71

Children who lack the ability distinguish fiction from reality believe exactly what they see.

Answer 71

Children who lack the ability to distinguish reality from fiction believe exactly what they see.

Question 72

He perform an experiment to find cures for the most serious diseases.

Answer 72

He performed numerous experiments to find cures for the most serious diseases.

Question 73

The government finally agree to establish a law to ban the practice of abortion in all cities.

Answer 73

The government finally agreed to establish laws that ban the practice of abortion in all cities.

Question 74

The government agree to establish a law that ban the practice of abortion in all cities.

Answer 74

The government agreed to establish laws to ban the practice of abortion in all cities.

Question 75

I can learn instructions that need for work from co-workers directly.

Answer 75

I can (directly) learn instruction necessary for my work directly from co-workers.

Question 76

We can prevent a fire by cautious of nearly extinguished fires and developing fire resistant materials,

Answer 76

We can prevent a fire by being cautious (even) of nearly extinguished fires or developing materials resistant to fire(=fireproof materials).

Question 77

Grades make students do anything to make up for weak points because the possibility of getting low grades push students to study more than before.

Answer 77

Grade cause student to do anything to make up for their weak points because the possibility of getting low grades will push them to study more than before.

Question 78

Children are enchanted more by free items than the hamburgers themselves.

Answer 78

Children are enchanted more by the free item than by the hamburgers themselves.

Question 79

Large companies’ employees get more paid than small companies’ employees.

Answer 79

Large companies’ employees get paid more than small companies’ employees.

Question 80

Large companies’ employees get paid almost 20% more than small companies’ employees.

Answer 80

Large companies’ employees get paid almost 20% more than small companies’ employees.

Question 81

Large companies’ employees get paid three times more than small companies’ employees.

Answer 81

Large companies’ employees get paid three times more than small companies’ employees.

Question 82

Large companies’ employees get paid almost 20% higher salaries than small companies’ employees.

Answer 82

Large companies’ employees get paid almost 20% higher salaries than small companies’ employees.

Question 83

Large companies’ employees get paid almost three times higher salaries than small companies’ employees.

Answer 83

Large companies’ employees get paid almost three times higher salaries than small companies’ employees.

Question 84

Large companies’ employees get paid almost three times much money than small companies’ employees.

Answer 84

Large companies’ employees get paid almost three times more money than small companies’ employees.

Question 85

Today, people consider physical appearance most important.

Answer 85

Today, people consider physical appearance (the) most important.

Question 86

According to the most popular drama, love and war, trust is the most important quality that spouses have to maintain during marriage life. If a man or a woman lose trust in their spouse the marriage can no longer last.

Answer 86

According to the most popular soap opera, Love and War, trust is the most important quality spouses should always try to keep during their marriage life. If a man or a woman loses trust in his or her spouse, the marriage can no longer last.