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1. He shows insensitivity, which troubles me.
He is insensitive, _______.
(A) which is troubling
(B) and I was trouble
(C) that is trouble to me
(D) and this troubles me
(E) and this causes some concern
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(D) He is insensitive, and this troubles me.
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2. It occurred to her as she stepped into the bright sunshine that she had
forgotten her sun hat.
As she stepped into the bright sunshine, it occurred _______ she had
forgotten her sun hat.
(A) to her that
(B) to her but that
(C) to her with
(D) that her with
(E) to her sun hat
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(A) As she stepped into the bright sunshine, it occurred to her that she
had forgotten her sun hat.
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3. Susan and a number of other members of the group were trying to repair
the car.
In addition to Susan, _______ of other members of the group were trying
to repair the car.
(A) several
(B) one of the
(C) a number
(D) she and some
(E) numbers
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(C) In addition to Susan, a number of other members of the group were
trying to repair the car.
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4. Frank is going to Arizona because he needs a dry climate.
The reason Frank is going to Arizona is that _______.
(A) he must have a climate which is dry
(B) a dry climate is what he needs
(C) a climate which is dry is what he needs
(D) the climate is dry
(E) he needs a dry climate
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(E) The reason Frank is going to Arizona is that he needs a dry climate.
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5. Greece has a claim upon our attention because we are by our spiritual
and mental inheritance partly Greek.
Because our spiritual and mental _______ has a claim upon our
attention.
(A) inheritance is partly Greek, Greece
(B) inheritance are partly Grecian, Greece
(C) inheriting Greek, Greece
(D) inheritance is partly Grecian, it
(E) inheriting is partly Greek, Greece
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(A) Because our spiritual and mental inheritance is partly Greek, Greece
has a claim upon our attention.
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6. Probably by tomorrow we shall have completed all the work.
When tomorrow comes, _______ all the work.
(A) it is probable that we shall have completed
(B) we shall complete
(C) there will be completed
(D) we will have completed
(E) there will be completion
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(A) When tomorrow comes, it is probable that we shall have completed all
the work.
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7. Many professors found it easy to reschedule the examination to come
after the holiday.
Many professors found no difficulty in _______ the examination to come
after the holiday.
(A) changing
(B) rescheduling
(C) having rescheduled
(D) examining
(E) asking
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(B) Many professors found no difficulty in rescheduling the examination to
come after the holiday.
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8. Because of his support for women's rights, the candidate lost the votes
of many of his constituents.
Many of his constituents did not endorse the candidate _______ his
support for women's rights.
(A) since
(B) as a result of
(C) while he announced
(D) for the fact of
(E) accounting for
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(B) Many of his constituents did not endorse the candidate as a result of
his support for women's rights.
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NEW SET
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9. In order to do well on a test, a student should get enough sleep prior
to the day of the examination.
Without enough sleep prior to the day of the examination, a student
_______ on a test.
(A) should do well
(B) can be able to pass
(C) cannot do well
(D) might very well fall asleep
(E) would probably botch up
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(C) Without enough sleep prior to the day of the examination, a student
cannot do well on a test.
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