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.

Cola nuts are the caffeine-rich nuts of Cola auminata and Cola nitida, evergreen forest trees that are native to (a) tropical West Africa and that are a member(b) of (C) the same botanical family as (d)cocas. No error (e)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

Part or all of the following sentence

is underlined; beneath the sentence

are five ways of phrasing the

underlined material. Select the

option that produces the best

sentence. If you think the original

phrasing produces a better sentence

than any of the alternatives, select

choice A.

In just a couple of years, low-

carbohydrate diets have

accomplished what the government

has failed to do in decades of

trying: it has convinced the public

of refined grains, that they are bad

and whole grains are good.

(A) it has convinced the public of

refined grains, that they

(B) convincing the public about

refined grains, which

(C) convince the public that refined

Choose the word or set of

words that, when inserted in

the sentence, best fits the

meaning of the sentence as a

whole.

Mark’s pledge to assist with

the project left Sondra more

------- than grateful; she -------

the offer but knew that Mark

often failed to follow through

on his promises.

(A) wary . . appreciated

(B) puzzled . . suspected

(C) content . . abandoned

(D) skeptical . . resented

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The notoriously temperamental American actor Edwin Forrest was known for his ------- both on stage and off.

(A) apologies

(B) musings

(C) inequities

(D) histrionics

(E) philosophies