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1. The lights went out, and everyone began to rush for the exit.
As soon as the lights went _______ began to rush for the exit.
(A) out; everyone
(B) out: everyone
(C) out and so everyone
(D) out before everyone
(E) out, everyone
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(E) As soon as the lights went out, everyone began to rush for the exit.
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2. As a result of her remarkable beauty, the young film star had many
suitors.
Many suitors courted the young film star _______ her remarkable beauty.
(A) because of
(B) so
(C) thus
(D) in spite of
(E) with
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(A) Many suitors courted the young film star because of her remarkable
beauty.
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3. We consumed part of our lunch, and then we realized that we had been
served the wrong dishes.
Only after we had consumed part of our lunch _______ that we had been
served the wrong dishes.
(A) we realized
(B) we tried to realize
(C) and then we realized
(D) we had then realized
(E) did we realize
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(E) Only after we had consumed part of our lunch did we realize that we had
been served the wrong dishes.
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4. The boys burst into the room, sniffing the air like a pack of hungry
hounds.
The boys sniffed the air like a pack of hungry _______ into the room.
(A) hounds after having burst
(B) hounds after they had bursted
(C) hounds bursting
(D) hounds while bursting
(E) hounds. They then burst
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(A) The boys sniffed the air like a pack of hungry hounds after having
burst into the room.
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5. The baseball team was going to the dugout and noticed that the manager
was limping.
Going to the _______ that the manager was limping.
(A) dugout, the baseball team managed
(B) dugout, the baseball team noticed
(C) dugout; the baseball team noticed
(D) dugout, the manager noticed
(E) dugout, when it noticed
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(B) Going to the dugout, the baseball team noticed that the manager was
limping.
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6. Perhaps by noon we shall have seen five rabbits.
When noon arrives, _______ five rabbits.
(A) we may see
(B) we might have seen
(C) it is our expectation to see
(D) it is estimated that we will see
(E) we saw
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(B) When noon arrives, we might have seen five rabbits.
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7. The search for the lost ring was abandoned, as we had been raking the
beach for hours.
After _______ for hours, the search for the lost ring was abandoned.
(A) raking the beach
(B) the beach had been raked
(C) we had raked the beach
(D) the beach was raked
(E) having the beach raked
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(C) After we had raked the beach for hours, the search for the lost ring
was abandoned.
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8. We could find no need to continue the discussion.
No need _______ to continue the discussion.
(A) could be found
(B) might be found
(C) is being found
(D) can find
(E) could find
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(A) No need could be found to continue the discussion.
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