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1. The President decides how the armed forces will operate, since he is
the commander-in-chief of the military.
As commander-in-chief of the _______ President decides how the armed
forces will operate.
(A) military, the
(B) military; the
(C) military the
(D) military. the
(E) military--the
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(A) As commander-in-chief of the military, the President decides. . . .
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2. Because of her lovely personality, Josie had many friends.
Friends _______ her lovely personality.
(A) flocked to Josie because of
(B) flaunted Josie because of
(C) flocked to Josie while
(D) flocked to Joise although
(E) congregated around Josie and
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(A) Friends flocked to Josie because of her lovely personality.
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3. Edna St. Vincent Millay was certainly an excellent poet and also a fine
playwright.
Not only was Edna St. Vincent Millay an excellent _______ a fine
playwright.
(A) poet when she was
(B) poet. Although she was also
(C) poet, but she was also
(D) poet and also she was
(E) poet both she was also
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(C) Not only was Edna St. Vincent Millay an excellent poet, but she was
also a fine playwright.
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4. The ideas of Camus are part of the philosophy called Existentialism.
_______ are part of the philosophy called Existentialism.
(A) Camu's ideas
(B) His ideas
(C) Camus's ideas
(D) Camus' ideas
(E) Ideas from Camus'
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(D) Camus' ideas are part of the philosophy called Existentialism.
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5. Here in New York City we have people of various ethnic backgrounds.
We have people of various _______ in New York City.
(A) backgrounds of ethnicity
(B) backgrounds; here
(C) New York City backgrounds
(D) here backgrounds
(E) ethnic backgrounds here
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(E) We have people of various ethnic backgrounds here in New York City.
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6. A good student cannot succeed without studying diligently.
Unless _______ diligently, a good student cannot succeed.
(A) having studied
(B) to study
(C) he or she studies
(D) they study
(E) he or she will have studied
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(C) A good student cannot succeed unless he or she studies diligently.
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7. You need not fear what the future may bring, if only you have
confidence in yourself.
Have confidence in _______ you need not fear what the future may bring.
(A) the future; if
(B) what you bring, if
(C) yourself, and
(D) the future, if
(E) yourself, since
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(C) Have confidence in yourself, and you need not fear what the future may
bring.
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8. Three composers made the culmination of the Classical era--Haydn,
Mozart, and Beethoven.
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven _______ of the Classical era.
(A) were three producers
(B) were three composers
(C) were the composers
(D) was the composer
(E) were the only composers
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(B) Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were three composers of the Classical era.
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