1. The demand for airplane mechanics is expected to grow about ten percent a year in the next decade， largely because new federal rules calling for major modifications to older planes and because the air-lines are adding hundreds of new jets.
(A) new federal rules calling for major modifications to older planes
(B) new federal rules， which call for major modifications to older planes
(C) new federal rules call for major modifications to older planes
(D) major modifications to older planes called for by new federal rules
(E) major modifications to older planes are called for according to new federal rules
2. In the late seventh century， in a dispute over whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law， Ali， should carry on as the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor， Islam split into two branches， the Sunnis and the Shiites.
(A) over whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law， Ali， should carry on as the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor
(B) over if Ali， the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law， was going to carry on and be the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor
(C) over whether Ali， the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law， was going to carry on and be the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor
(D) as to whether the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor， is to be the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-low， Ali
(E) concerning if the fourth caliph， Muhammad's successor， was to be the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law， Ali
3. Some analysts point out that because people are becoming accustomed to a steady inflation rate of four to five percent， businesses found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking strong public reaction.
(A) found that they could raise prices according to this amount without thereby provoking
(B) found that they were capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke
(C) find that they are capable of raising prices by this amount and not provoke
(D) are finding that they can raise prices by this amount without provoking
(E) are finding that they can raise prices according to this amount and will not thereby provoke
4. Although it was once funded entirely by the government， the Victoria and Albert Museum was
one of the first of Britain's national museums seeking support from corporations and private
donors and to increase income by increasing attendance.
(A) one of the first of Britain's national museums seeking support from
(B) one of Britain's first national museums seeking support of
(C) among Britain's first national museums to seek support of
(D) among the first of Britain's national museums to seek support from
(E) among Britain's first national museums that have sought the support of
5. Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund， with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.英语作文
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