SAT，全稱Scholastic Assessment Test，中文名稱為學(xué)術(shù)能力評(píng)估測(cè)試。由美國(guó)大學(xué)委員會(huì)（College Board）主辦，SAT成績(jī)是世界各國(guó)高中生申請(qǐng)美國(guó)名校學(xué)習(xí)及獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的重要參考。
Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence.If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
Because it lacks water，this makes the area known as Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid of life.
(A) Because it lacks water, this
(B) They lack water, which
(C) Water, the lack of which
(D) Lacking water, it
(E) Lack of water
參考答案：The correct answer is E
解釋：Explanation
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the awkwardness and wordiness of the original by making “Lack of water” the subject of the sentence.
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