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- 1. Running across the lush meadow, she tossed her head back and smiled at
- the sun.
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- She tossed her head back and smiled at the _______ across the lush
- meadow.
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- (A) sun while running
- (B) sun all the while running
- (C) time she was running
- (D) sun as if running
- (E) sun even while she ran
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- (A) She tossed her head back and smiled at the sun while running across the
- lush meadow.
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- 2. It is now close to ten years since I took such a course.
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- Almost ten years _______ I took such a course.
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- (A) has passed since
- (B) have passed since
- (C) had passed since
- (D) having passed while
- (E) is passed since
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- (B) Almost ten years have passed since I took such a course.
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- 3. In making his final diagnosis, the neurosurgeon utilized the most
- modern technology available.
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- When he made his _______, the neurosurgeon utilized the most modern
- technology available.
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- (A) diagnosis final
- (B) diagnosis finally
- (C) finally diagnosis
- (D) final diagnosis
- (E) final "diagnosis"
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- (D) When he made his final diagnosis, the neurosurgeon utilized the most
- modern technology available.
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- 4. There is a very simple way in which technical terminology can lose
- contact with reality.
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- Technical terminology can lose contact _______ a very simple way.
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- (A) in reality in
- (B) with reality in
- (C) in reality with
- (D) in really
- (E) with reality with
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- (B) Technical terminology can lose contact with reality in a very simple
- way.
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- 5. Because of his ease in speaking, the orator's services were eagerly
- sought by organizations.
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- Organizations eagerly sought the orator's services _______ his ease in
- speaking.
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- (A) with
- (B) since
- (C) because of
- (D) while
- (E) in spite of
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- (C) Organizations eagerly sought the orator's services because of his ease
- in speaking.
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- 6. My grandmother uses a good deal of salt in her cooking, as did her
- mother before her.
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- Just as her mother did _______, my grandmother uses a good deal of salt
- in her cooking.
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- (A) before her
- (B) years ago
- (C) in her cooking
- (D) a good deal
- (E) use salt
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- (A) Just as her mother did before her, my grandmother uses a good deal of
- salt in her cooking.
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- 7. Everyone learns at least one language in childhood, which he uses
- throughout his life.
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- At least one language which he uses throughout his _______ by everyone
- in childhood.
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- (A) life about learning
- (B) living and learning
- (C) life had been learned
- (D) life is learned
- (E) life is learned about
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- (D) At least one language which he uses throughout his life is learned by
- everyone in childhood.
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- 8. The young man was swimming in the lake and came upon the empty canoe.
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- Swimming in the _______ upon the empty canoe.
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- (A) lake; the young man came
- (B) lake, and the young man came
- (C) lake. The young man came
- (D) lake. The young man was coming
- (E) lake, the young man came
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- (E) Swimming in the lake, the young man came upon the empty canoe.
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