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1. The first 10,000 United States patents, they were known as the X-patents, were burned in a fire in 1836.
A. they were known
B. which they knew
C. which they know
D. to be known
E. known
2. Winston knew that if he practiced often enough he would one day be able to play the piano as well as his brother's playing.
A. his brother's playing
B. that of his brother
C. his brother's
D. his brother could
E. what his brother did
3. In both his longer and his shorter works of fiction, Gabriel García Márquez achieves the rare feat to be accessible to the common reader while satisfying the most demanding of sophisticated critics.
A. to be
B. for being
C. of being
D. that he is
E. that they are
4. In 1977, Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone, moved the magazine's offices from San Francisco to New York City, there he began developing a slicker, more commercial style of magazine and began cultivating relationships with major advertisers.
A. there
B. then
C. where
D. so
E. which is when
5. Covering about 120 square miles, the New York City borough of Queens is almost as large as if you combine Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
A. if you combine Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
B. when Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island are combined
C. Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island combined
D. if Manhattan were to combine with the Bronx and Staten Island
E. combining Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island
6. While cotton is still one of Georgia's chief cash crops, the number of acres devoted to its cultivation grows smaller every year.
A. devoted to its cultivation grows
B. it devotes to the cultivation of it grow
C. they devoted to its cultivation can grow
D. devoted to its cultivation growing
E. they devoted to the cultivation of it are growing
7. Unlike flying squirrels, which may leave their young in a tree cavity while foraging, the babies of flying lemurs are usually carried with them.
A. the babies of flying lemurs are usually carried
B. the flying lemur's babies are usually carried
C. the flying lemur is usually carrying its babies
D. flying lemurs usually carry their babies
E. flying lemurs' babies are usually carried
8. Born Charles Hardin Holley, Buddy Holly recorded some of the most distinctive and influential songs in rock-and-roll music, which includes such classics as "That'll Be the Day," "Rave On," and "Peggy Sue."
A. which includes
B. they include
C. also including
D. including
E. these include
9. Chipmunks do not technically hibernate, but they do remain in their dens or burrows during cold periods.
A. hibernate, but they do remain
B. hibernate, but remaining
C. hibernate, but they remained
D. hibernate, they remain
E. hibernate, remaining
10. Cryonics — the technique used to store human bodies at extremely low temperatures with the hope of one day reviving them — are being performed today, but their technology is still in its infancy.
A. are being performed today, but their technology
B. are being performed today, while the technology
C. which is being performed today, using technology that
D. is being performed today, but their technology
E. is being performed today, but the technology
11. In science fiction stories, robots are generally depicted as working in the service of humanity, often escaping the control of their human masters and doing them harm.
A. often escaping the control of their human masters and doing
B. often escaping being controlled by their human masters, which does
C. but they often escape the control of their human masters and do
D. but they often escaped their controlling human masters, and it does
E. but often escaping their controlling human masters, which does
12. The first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy's debut novel, The God of Small Things, received the honor in 1997.
A. The first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy's debut novel, The God of Small Things, received the honor in 1997.
B. Arundhati Roy, the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize for her debut novel The God of Small Things, receiving the honor in 1997.
C. The first Indian woman to receive the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy won the honor in 1997 for her debut novel, The God of Small Things.
D. The Booker Prize was given to Arundhati Roy's debut novel The God of Small Things, winning her the first such honor for an Indian woman in 1997.
E. Arundhati Roy, winning the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel The God of Small Things, made her the first Indian woman to do so.
13. Pilots at the airline, angered at the prospect of seeing their pension plans replaced with less generous versions, vowed to use legal means to fight it.
A. it
B. them
C. this
D. such a move
E. that from happening
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