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- 1. The President decides how the armed forces will operate, since he is
- the commander-in-chief of the military.
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- As commander-in-chief of the _______ President decides how the armed
- forces will operate.
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- (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.
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- Friends _______ her lovely personality.
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- (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.
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- Not only was Edna St. Vincent Millay an excellent _______ a fine
- playwright.
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- (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.
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- _______ are part of the philosophy called Existentialism.
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- (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.
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- We have people of various _______ in New York City.
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- (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.
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- Unless _______ diligently, a good student cannot succeed.
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- (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.
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- Have confidence in _______ you need not fear what the future may bring.
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- (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.
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- Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven _______ of the Classical era.
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- (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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