2006年考试之GMAT语法模拟试题(1)1.Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July， the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.（A）Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last Ju1y，the railroad employee are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.（B）Added to increase in hour1y wages which had been requested last July，the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.（C）The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.（D）In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July， the railroad employees retirement benefits.（E）In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July， the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.2.Child prodigies are marked not so much by their skills but instead by the fact that these skills are fully developed at a very early age.（A） but instead（B） rather than（C） than（D） as（E） so much as3. The department defines a private passenger vehicle as one registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8，000 pounds.（A）as one registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8，000 pounds.（B）to be one that is registered to an individual with a gross weight of less than 8，000 pounds.（C）as one that is registered to an individual and that has a gross weight of less than 8，000 pounds.（D）to have a gross weight less than8，000 pounds and being registered to an individual（E）as having a gross weight of less than 8，000 pounds and registered to an individual4.Urban officials want the census to be as accurate and complete as possible for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect the distribution of about fifty billion dollars a year in federal funds.（A）for the reason that the amount of low-income people in a given area affect（B）for the reason because the amount of low-income people in a given area effects（C）in that the amount of low-income people in given areas effect（D）because the number of low-income people in a given area area affects（E）because the numbers of low-income people in given areas effects5. After the Arab conquest of Egypt in A.D. 640，Arabic became the dominant language of the Egyptians， replacing older languages and writing systems. （A）became the dominant language of the Egyptians， replacing older languages（B）became the dominant language of the Egyptians，replacing languages that were older（C）becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced older languages（D）becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians and it replaced languages that were older（E）becomes the dominant language of the Egyptians，having replaced languages that were older6.The use of gravity waves， which do not interact with matter in the way electromagnetic waves do， hopefully will enable astronomers to study the actual formation of black holes and neutron stars.（A）in the way electromagnetic waves do，hopeful1y will enable（B）in the wav electromagnetic waves do l wil1，it is hoped，enable（C）like electromagnetic waves， hopefully will enable（D）like electromagnetic waves， would enable，hopefully（E）such as electromagnetic waves do， will， it is hoped， enable7.If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area， a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods， it increases the likelihood that the impact of a single crop disease or pest will be disastrous.（A）If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area，a practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods，it（B）If a single strain of plant is used for a given crop over a wide area， as is fostered by modern seed-marketing methods， it（C）A practice fostered by modern seed-marketing methods， a single strain of plant used for a given crop over a wide area（D）A single strain of plant used for a given crop over a wide area， a practice foster