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Select the best version of the capitalized part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.
1. GLANCING AT HIS WATCH, Daniel picked up his speed.
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2. FOR A SNAKE, SHEDDING THEIR SKIN up to eight times a year is part of a natural process.
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Rewrite the sentence in your head following the directions given below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the original sentence.
3. Lucy saw an amazing sight when she witnessed her first sunrise.
Rewrite, beginning with "Witnessing her first sunrise," The next words will be
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4. After three hours of walking the museum, the entire family felt in need of a rest.
Rewrite, beginning with "The entire family felt in need of a rest" The next words will be
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Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the statement or passage.
5. It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing triggers a smile more than a taste of sugar. Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate that humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be smiling because on average, every man, woman, and child in that country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year.
This passage implies that the writer thinks that 95 pounds of sugar per person per year is
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6. The wheel has been used by humans since nearly the beginning of civilization and is considered one of the most important mechanical inventions of all time. Most primitive technologies since the invention of the wheel have been based on its principles, and since the industrial revolution, the wheel has been a basic element of nearly every machine constructed by humankind. No one knows the exact time and place of the invention of the wheel, but its beginnings can be seen across many ancient civilizations.
According to this passage, the wheel is an important invention because
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For the questions that follow, two sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.
7. * Compared with the rest of the country, North Dakota has a thriving economy, making it a place where more people want to live. * Winters in North Dakota are inhospitable, with average temperatures in January ranging from 2 degrees Fahrenheit to 17 degrees.
What does the second sentence do?
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8. * Some stores are testing a new checkout system that allows shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping the cashiers' lines. * The new mobile checkout system is intended to reduce long lines and customer wait times in stores.
What does the second sentence do?
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Read each passage and then answer the question that follows:
9. Insomnia - the inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep - is a condition that plagues many people at one time or another in their lives. It can be uncomfortable, but is usually not harmful, and most people who believe they have been awake all night have actually slept more than they think. While some people rely on prescription medication to help them sleep, insomnia can be controlled by changing behavior. Insomnia is often caused by stress or anxiety, but it can also be made worse by eating too heavily too late; consuming a lot of caffeine; or watching television, using computers, or exercising right before bedtime. If you can't sleep, the best thing to do is to get out of bed and do something calming for a while, such as read, until you feel sleepy. Some people find that herbal tea such as chamomile helps them feel drowsy.
The author believes that people can best combat insomnia by
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10. Before giving first aid to an accident victim, you should obtain his or her consent. Asking for consent takes a simple question. Say to the victim, "I know first aid, and I can help you until an ambulance arrives. Is that okay?"
According to the passage, it is wrong to
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11. Dr. Ellen Ochoa is an inventor and is also the first female Hispanic astronaut. Her inventions include technology to help robots to inspect equipment in space to maintain safety and quality control on spacecraft. Before retiring, she logged more than 1,000 hours in space across several space missions.
Dr. Ochoa is
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Each problem contains one or two sentences followed by a question. Choose the correct answer to the question.
12. Gustave Eiffel was immortalized by his Eiffel Tower in Paris, a structure that was originally meant to be temporary.
Gustave Eiffel was
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13. We heard on the radio that because of damage to the school caused by the storm, classes are cancelled until further notice.
When will classes resume?
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14. Early for her dentists appointment, Beth killed time by looking in all the store windows on the block.
What was Beth doing?
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The sentence below has a blank space. Choose the word or phrase that makes a grammatically correct sentence.
15. Galileo is most famous ____ that the Earth revolves around the sun, rather than the other way around.
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16. Men and women sometimes have difficulty understanding each other because ____ differently.
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Read the two sentences below and choose the best way of combining them.
17. My aunt invited me to lunch. We went to her favorite restaurant.
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