AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

P OWER U P ! T HE E XCLUSIVE C AMBRIDGE S AMPLE E XAM • 249

weapons has made less our security. Before 12 deploying additional weapons, they must develop a coherent arms control strategy. 13

12. F. NO CHANGE G. has lessened H. have lessened J. have made less of 13. A. NO CHANGE B. the development is necessary of C. it is necessary to develop D. it is necessarily to be developed, Items #14–15 ask about the preceding passage as a whole. 14. Which of the following best describes the overall •–”—…–—”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡••ƒ›ǫ F. A three-part argument G. A two-part narrative H. A three-part comparison J. A four-part argument 15. Š‹…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‹• –Š‡ –Š‡•‹• ‘ˆ –Š‹• ‡••ƒ›ǫ A. Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from non-nuclear weapons. B. The sole purpose of nuclear weapons must be to deter nuclear war. C. There are three principles that guide our effort to remove the threat of nuclear war. D. Nuclear war is a frightening possibility.

PASSAGE II

Education for a New Republic The founders of the Republic viewing their 16 revolution primarily in political terms rather as 17 in economic terms. Therefore, they viewed the kind of education needed for the new Republic 18

16. F. NO CHANGE G. having viewed its H. viewed its J. viewed their 17. A. NO CHANGE B. rather than C. but 18. F. NO CHANGE G. Since H. However, J. On the contrary,

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