2012年1月SAT北美题Section6-27
Although both(A) birds are known for their distinctive(B) songs, but the rufous songlark has a sweeter(C) song than has(D) the brown songlark. No error(E)
答案: A
解析: 连词although和but语意重复，去掉although。
2014年1月SAT北美题Section8-1
As a child, anthropologist Mireya Mayor was expected to practice piano regularly, a most------- task for someone who preferred to play outdoors.
A. galvanizing
B. grueling
C. embarrassing
D. diverting
E. ingratiating
答案: B
解析: 练钢琴对于M来说是一项（空格）任务。要确定空格处填什么词，只能从描述M的信息入手，显然只有someone who preferred to play outdoors(喜欢在户外玩耍的人)。在户外玩和练钢琴是相矛盾的，所以空格处应当是个负评价词。排除ADE,C（尴尬的）解释不通，故选B（grueling折磨人的）。