[1] The term "Iron Man" has many connotations, including references to a song, a comic book icon, even a movie. [2] Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to its name: the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii1 a picturesque setting for a challenging race. [3] This grueling race demands amazing physical prowess and the ability to swim, bike, and run a marathon, all in less than 12 hours with no break. [4] Very few individuals are up to the task.
Otherwise,3 Gordon Haller is a notable exception. Growing up in the 1950s, Haller developed an interest in many sports categorized as endurance athletics, and welcomed their4 grueling physical demands. As he pursued a degree in physics he drove a taxi to pay the bills, but competitive training proved5 his passion. So when he heard about the race in 1978, the first year it was held, he immediately signed up.
The race somewhat6 originated in an amusing way. The members of two popular sports clubs, the Mid-Pacific Road Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club7 of Oahu, had a long-standing and good-natured debate going over who made better athletes: runners
Wanting to settle the dispute once and for all, when9 they decided to combine three separate races already held annually on the island10 into one massive test of endurance.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) and
(C) where
(D) DELETE the underlined portion.
The most widely acclaimed comic strip of all time is probably George Herriman's "Krazy Kat" and Herriman was a staff artist for William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) Kat." (C) Kat," (D) Kat" but
Correct Answer: B
I had known I would be teaching English to teenagers (whom were) studying to become everything from shipbuilders to chemical engineers.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) whom are (C) who were (D) who have
Correct Answer: C
Specializing in stage illusions, he thought the camera offered potential to expand its spectacular magic productions.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) their (C) his (D) it’s
Correct Answer: C
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1He was named the National League Batting Champion four times, the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1966,and the World Series MVP in 1971.
- 2The United States, Great Britain, and France had combined their portions into West Germany, while the Soviet Union had installed a separate government in East Germany. Which of following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
- 3One of my clients, Andrew, had a young Irish setter named Red. Who had never been taught any commands.
- 4"Where have you been?" the grown-ups would ask us as we stumbled in the back door after one of our gritty excursions.
- 5The Mendoza family made their living working alternately as field hands and as touring musicians.