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1. Help was asked of Tom and me by my father.
My father asked _______.
(A) Tom and me to help
(B) me and Tom to help
(C) Tom and I to help
(D) I and Tom to help
(E) help from Tom and I
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(A) My father asked Tom and me to help.
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2. A good deal of praise was lavished on the writer by those who defended
his stand.
Those who defended his stand _______ the writer.
(A) have been praised by
(B) have been lavished by
(C) were lavished on by
(D) were praised by
(E) lavished a good deal of praise on
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(E) Those who defended his stand lavished a good deal of praise on the
writer.
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3. It is now more than a century and a half since Noah Webster started
work on his famous dictionary.
More than a century and a half _______ Noah Webster started work on his
famous dictionary.
(A) having passed since
(B) has passed although
(C) had passed while
(D) is passing since
(E) has passed since
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(E) More than a century and a half has passed since Noah Webster started
work on his famous dictionary.
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4. Cathy ate ice cream and cake for dessert even though she claimed to be
on a strict diet.
Cathy ate ice cream and cake for _______ she claimed to be on a strict
diet.
(A) dessert. Nevertheless;
(B) dessert nevertheless,
(C) dessert; nevertheless
(D) dessert; nevertheless,
(E) dessert, nevertheless
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(D) Cathy ate ice cream and cake for dessert; nevertheless, she claimed to
be on a strict diet.
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5. When man used only stone implements, his mind no less than his actions
was grooved into simple channels.
Using only stone implements, _______ into simple channels.
(A) mankind thought and acted
(B) man was actively and simply grooved
(C) man's mind and action was grooved
(D) man, mind, actions all were grooved
(E) man, in both his mind and his actions, was grooved
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(E) Using only stone implements, man, in both his mind and his actions, was
grooved into simple channels.
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6. I am in a hurry to get started; I want to leave as early as possible.
Because I want to leave as early as _______ I am in a hurry to get
started.
(A) possible
(B) possible--
(C) possible;
(D) possibly,
(E) possible,
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(E) Because I want to leave as early as possible, I am in a hurry to get
started.
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