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1) The new ideas (A) about the evolution of human cognition and behavior, (B) as promoted by such scientists as Steven Pinker, (C) has stimulated a spirited debate (D) among psychologists. (E) No error
2) Preparing (A) to run a marathon involves consistent dedication and the (B) willingness to endure long periods of time (C) where it seems no progress is (D) being made. (E) No error
3) The blue whale (A) is not only the largest mammal on land or in the sea, but (B) they are also quite likely the (C) largest animal that (D) has ever lived on the planet. (E) No error
4) The judges (A) deliberated for nearly an hour about (B) whether to award first prize to Jenna or to Paulo, (C) then decided that Jenna’s painting was the (D) most original of the two. (E) No error
5) Many analysts (A) now believe that the company could not (B) have maintained its dominance within the industry if it (C) had not made such bold moves (D) to acquire its competitors. (E) No error
6) If you want (A) to maintain your agility and range of motion, (B) one should take care to stretch (C) carefully after (D) any vigorous exercise. (E) No error
7) (A) Although the dolphin and the whale both belong to the mammalian order Cetacea, (B) they belong to different suborders, (C) reason being that dolphins have true teeth, (D) whereas whales filter their food through baleen. (E) No error
8) (A) Regardless of any fluctuations (B) in the cost of oil due to changes in supply and demand, the company has agreed (C) not to raise the rate it charges (D) its customers for at least six months. (E) No error
9) Immanuel Kant asserted that the mind (A) is a sophisticated machine rather than (B) being a “blank slate,” (C) as John Locke (D) had claimed nearly one hundred years earlier. (E) No error
10) (A) Being a full-time student did not appeal to Kyra as much as taking an internship, (B) which would allow (C) her to earn money (D) and to learn about the professional world. (E) No error
11) Once it is established, a stem cell line (A) can be maintained (B) indefinitely, and (C) they can be used for treatment of diseases or (D) for transplantation. (E) No error
12) Directors have (A) long experimented with such temporal devices (B) as flashbacks and time dilations, but only recently (C) have the viewing public become (D) sophisticated enough to appreciate films that eschew time sequence altogether. (E) No error
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