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- 1. "Taxes won't be raised," the revenue collector said, but I'm not sure
- he's correct in stating this.
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- I'm not sure he's correct in stating this, _______ the revenue
- collector, "Taxes will not be raised."
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- (A) according to
- (B) said
- (C) says
- (D) but according to
- (E) assured
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- Correct.
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- (D) I'm not sure he's correct in stating this, but according to the revenue
- collector, "Taxes will not be raised."
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- 2. Sally was unable to fly kites or climb trees.
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- Sally could neither _______.
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- (A) fly kites or climb trees
- (B) fly kites and climb trees
- (C) fly kites nor climb trees
- (D) flying kites nor climbing trees
- (E) fly kites, climb trees
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- Correct.
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- (C) Sally could neither fly kites nor climb trees.
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- 3. Walking in the rain, he noticed an umbrella lying unused in the trash
- can.
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- He walked in the rain _______ an umbrella lying unused in the trash
- can.
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- (A) and then he began to notice
- (B) and so he notices
- (C) before he noticed
- (D) and noticed
- (E) and then noticing
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- Correct.
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- (D) He walked in the rain and noticed an umbrella lying unused in the trash
- can.
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- 4. Such fallacious reasoning is easily detected by experienced debaters.
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- Experienced debaters _______ reasoning.
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- (A) easy detection but fallacious
- (B) easily detect such fallacious
- (C) easily but fallaciously detect such
- (D) easy and quick detecting fallacious
- (E) easily detected such fallacious
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- Correct.
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- (B) Experienced debaters easily detect such fallacious reasoning.
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- 5. There in the bleachers, there are students from both schools.
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- There are students _______ the bleachers.
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- (A) from both schools there in
- (B) in both schools there in
- (C) in both of the schools in
- (D) in the schools with
- (E) sitting in both schools in
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- Correct.
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- (A) There are students from both schools there in the bleachers.
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- 6. That man is a famous man in England as well as in Russia.
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- That man is _______ in Russia.
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- (A) not only of fame in England but also
- (B) also famous in England as well as
- (C) famous not only in England but also
- (D) not only famous in England but also
- (E) of a famous reputation in England as well as
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- Correct.
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- (C) That man is famous not only in England but also in Russia.
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- 7. The hallway was in need of cleaning, but the janitor was on vacation.
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- The hallway was in need of _______ was on vacation.
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- (A) cleaning. However the janitor
- (B) cleaning, however the janitor
- (C) cleaning; however, the janitor
- (D) cleaning. The janitor however
- (E) cleaning. However when the janitor
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- Correct.
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- (C) The hallway was in need of cleaning; however, the janitor was on
- vacation.
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- 8. The film ended, and the sobbing crowd arose.
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- As soon as the film _______ crowd arose.
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- (A) ended; the sobbing
- (B) ended and the sobbing
- (C) ended, the sobbing
- (D) ended before the sobbing
- (E) ended: the sobbing
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- Correct.
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- (C) As soon as the film ended, the sobbing crowd arose.
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