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1. Considerable energy has been expended by critics of the present system.
Critics of the present system _______ considerable energy.
(A) had expended
(B) had to expend
(C) have expended
(D) expenditure
(E) in expenditure
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(C) Critics of the present system have expended considerable energy.
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2. Today Venice provides artists with such obvious subjects. However, it
was not always so.
Today Venice provides artists with such obvious _______ was not always
so.
(A) subjects; However, it
(B) subjects, however; it
(C) subjects however it
(D) subjects, however, it
(E) subjects; however, it
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(E) Today Venice provides artists with such obvious subjects; however, it
was not always so.
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3. The chairperson was unable to draw conclusions and to make
recommendations.
The chairperson could neither draw conclusions _______ recommendations.
(A) or make
(B) and make
(C) nor make
(D) making
(E) to make
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(C) The chairperson could neither draw conclusions nor make recommendations.
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4. All of us were invited by them to the cookout; my mom, my dad, and I
were invited.
They invited all of us to the _______.
(A) cookout; my mom, my dad, and me
(B) cookout, my mom, my dad, and me
(C) cookout--my mom, my dad, and I
(D) cookout--my mom, my dad, and me
(E) cookout including my mom, my dad, and I
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(D) They invited all of us to the cookout--my mom, my dad, and me.
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5. My father's old Ford is a very early model. It is an antique.
My father's old _______ is an antique.
(A) Ford a very early model
(B) Ford is a very early model
(C) Ford, is a very early model,
(D) Ford; is a very early model
(E) Ford, a very early model,
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(E) My father's old Ford, a very early model, is an antique.
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6. That he was bitterly disappointed was clearly indicated by his tone.
His tone _______ that he was bitterly disappointed.
(A) clearly implied
(B) clearly inferred
(C) clearly remarked
(D) implied a clear inference
(E) clearly implied and inferred
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(A) His tone clearly implied that he was bitterly disappointed.
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7. Our former professor was a brilliant speaker and an able writer.
Our former professor was not only a brilliant _______ an able writer.
(A) speaker and as well
(B) speaker as well as
(C) speaker, was
(D) speaker but also
(E) speaker, and in addition
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(D) Our former professor was not only a brilliant speaker but also an able
writer.
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8. We could find no precedent for the judge's outrageous ruliing in this
case.
No precedent _______ for the judge's outrageous ruling in this case.
(A) can be found
(B) could be found
(C) is being found
(D) cannot be found
(E) can find
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(B) No precedent could be found for the judge's outrageous ruling in this
case.
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