为了匹配开学大礼包-SAT语法系列讲座-简洁原则，下列是对应的简洁原则的练习，答案在最后，大家看看是否学会了简洁原则这个考点，都是真题哦。
1. William Faulkner, being that he was a Southern writer, used Mississippi as a setting for most of his novels.
(A) being that he was a Southern writer
(B) a Southern writer
(C) while a writer from the South
(D) in origin a writer of the South
(E) because of him being a writer from the South
2. Because of ignoring its potential, biofeedback is a medical therapy most physicians reject.
(A) Because of ignoring its potential, biofeedback is a medical therapy most physicians reject.
(B) Biofeedback is rejected by most physicians because of their ignoring its potential.
(C) Most physicians, because of ignoring the potential of biofeedback, and rejecting it.
(D) Most physicians reject biofeedback because they ignore its potential.
(E) A medical therapy rejected by most physicians, caused by ignoring its potential, is biofeedback.
3. I do not blame Leslie for her anger yesterday, being it was her plan and she should have credit for it.
(A) yesterday, being it was her plan and she should have credit for it
(B) yesterday, being that she should have credit for it when it was her plan
(C) yesterday when it was her plan, for which they should give her credit for it
(D) yesterday; since she should receive credit, it being her plan
(E) yesterday: it was her plan, and she should have received credit for it
4. Having no additional funds to spend, the meeting of the budget committee was promptly concluded.
(A) the meeting of the budget committee was promptly concluded
(B) the meeting of the budget committee concluded promptly
(C) the conclusion of the budget committee meeting was prompt
(D) the budget committee promptly concluded its meeting
(E) the budget committee’s meeting was promptly concluded
5. The most popular painting in the exhibit of works by local artists was done by a seventy-year-old woman, who painted an exquisite self-portrait of herself.
(A) was done by a seventy-year-old woman, who painted an exquisite self-portrait of herself
(B) was an exquisite self-portrait of a seventy-yearold woman, who painted herself
(C) was an exquisite self-portrait of a seventy-yearold woman
(D) was done by a seventy-year-old woman, and it is her own exquisite self-portrait
(E) was by a seventy-year-old woman, being an exquisite self-portrait
6. The notion that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism prevailed during most of the nineteenth century.
(A) The notion that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism prevailed during most of the nineteenth century.
(B) The notion that prevailed about a biography during most of the nineteenth century was that of being full of praise and free of criticism.
(C) During most of the nineteenth century, they had a prevalent notion that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism.
(D) Prevalent as a notion during most of the nineteenth century was for a biography to be full of praise and free of criticism.
(E) Prevalent during most of the nineteenth century, the notion prevailed that a biography should be full of praise and free of criticism.
7. In believing that firsthand experience would enhance the credibility of his biography of Columbus, Professor Morison retraced the route of Columbus’ first voyage.
(A) In believing that
(B) Believing that
(C) In his belief that
(D) He believed that
(E) By believing that
8. While cotton is still one of Georgia’s chief cash crops, the number of acres devoted to its cultivation grows smaller every year.
(A) devoted to its cultivation grows
(B) it devotes to the cultivation of it grow
(C) they devoted to its cultivation can grow
(D) devoted to its cultivation growing
(E) they devoted to the cultivation of it are growing
9. Many psychologists do not use hypnosis in their practices, it is because they know very little about it and are wary of it as a result.
(A) practices, it is because they know very little about it and are wary of it as a result
(B) practices because they know very little about it and are therefore wary of it
(C) practices for the reason that they know very little about it, with resulting wariness
(D) practices because of knowing very little about it and therefore they are wary of it
(E) practices, their knowledge of it being very little results in wariness of it
10. Being as she is a gifted storyteller, Linda Goss is an expert at describing people and places.
(A) Being as she is a gifted storyteller
(B) In being a gifted storyteller
(C) A gifted storyteller
(D) Although she is a gifted storyteller
(E) Telling stories giftedly
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