14. As rare as something becomes， be it a baseball card or a musical recording or a postage stamp， the more avidly it is sought by collectors .
（A） As rare as something becomes， be it
（B） As rare as something becomes， whether it is
（C） As something becomes rarer and rarer， like
（D） The rarer something becomes， like
（E） The rarer something becomes， whether it is
15. Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much by their peers
in early childhood than by their parents.
（A） are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their
（B） are determined as much by peers in early childhood as do their
（C） is determined as much by their early childhood peers as by their
（D） have been determined by childhood peers as much as their
（E） was determined as much by one's peers in childhood as by one's
16. Migraine， the most debilitating common form of headache， afflicts perhaps 18 million Americans，
who collectively lose 64 million workdays a year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical
expenses and lost work time.
（A） year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（B） year and thus cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（C） year， so as to cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（D） year that costs the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
（E） year， which thus cost the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
17. Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds；
born into an Iroquois community and instructed in traditional Iroquois ways， he also received an
education from English-speaking teachers.
（A） Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds；
（B） Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph
Brant was
（C） Like many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant， living in two
worlds， was
（D） As with many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph
Brant was
（E） As with many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in
two worlds；
（A） As rare as something becomes， be it
（B） As rare as something becomes， whether it is
（C） As something becomes rarer and rarer， like
（D） The rarer something becomes， like
（E） The rarer something becomes， whether it is
15. Psychologists now contend that the way adults think and feel are determined as much by their peers
in early childhood than by their parents.
（A） are determined as much by their peers in early childhood than by their
（B） are determined as much by peers in early childhood as do their
（C） is determined as much by their early childhood peers as by their
（D） have been determined by childhood peers as much as their
（E） was determined as much by one's peers in childhood as by one's
16. Migraine， the most debilitating common form of headache， afflicts perhaps 18 million Americans，
who collectively lose 64 million workdays a year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical
expenses and lost work time.
（A） year， and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（B） year and thus cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（C） year， so as to cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
（D） year that costs the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
（E） year， which thus cost the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
17. Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds；
born into an Iroquois community and instructed in traditional Iroquois ways， he also received an
education from English-speaking teachers.
（A） Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in two worlds；
（B） Like many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph
Brant was
（C） Like many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant， living in two
worlds， was
（D） As with many others of his generation of Native American leaders， living in two worlds， Joseph
Brant was
（E） As with many another of his generation of Native American leaders， Joseph Brant lived in
two worlds；