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An archaeological excavation at what might have been a workshop where statues were
reproduced yielded 1,532 fragments of human figures, including 7 intact statues.

(A) what might have been a workshop where statues were reproduced yielded 1,532 fragments
of human figures, including

(B) what might have been a workshop where statues were reproduced yielded 1,532 fragments
of human figures and

(C) the site of a possible workshop where statues were reproduced yielded 1,532 fragments of
human figures and

(D) the site of a possible workshop where statues were reproduced yielded 1,532 fragments of
human figures, including

(E) the site of a possible workshop where statues might have been reproduced yielded 1,532
fragments of human figures, including
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Unable to build nests or care for their young, a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the
nests of other birds, including warblers, vireos, flycatchers, and thrushes.

(A) a female cowbird lays up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including

(B) a female cowbird will use the nests of other birds to lay up to 40 eggs a year, including those
of

(C) female cowbirds use the nests of other birds to lay up to 40 eggs a year, including those of

(D) female cowbirds lay up to 40 eggs a year in the nests of other birds, including

(E) up to 40 eggs a year are laid by female cowbirds in the nests of other birds, including
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The peaks of a mountain range, acting like rocks in a streambed, produce ripples in the air
flowing over them; the resulting flow pattern, with crests and troughs that remain stationary
although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are known as "standing waves."

(A) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly,
are

(B) crests and troughs that remain stationary although they are formed by rapidly moving air,
are

(C) crests and troughs that remain stationary although the air that forms them is moving rapidly,
is

(D) stationary crests and troughs although the air that forms them is moving rapidly, are

(E) stationary crests and troughs although they are formed by rapidly moving air, is
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Studying skeletons unearthed near Rome, DNA evidence was recovered by scientists, who were
able to deduce from this that an epidemic of malaria struck in the empire’s waning days.

(A) Studying skeletons unearthed near Rome, DNA evidence was recovered by scientists, who
were able to deduce from this

(B) In studying skeletons unearthed near Rome, DNA evidence was recovered by scientists, who
were able to deduce from this

(C) Scientists recovered DNA evidence from studying skeletons unearthed near Rome, being able
to deduce from this

(D) Skeletons unearthed near Rome allowed scientists to recover DNA evidence, and they were
able to deduce from it

(E) Scientists studying skeletons unearthed near Rome recovered DNA evidence from which they
were able to deduce
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New techniques in thermal-scanning photography, a process that records radiation from surface
areas, makes it possible to study the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river in greater
detail than ever before.

(A) makes it possible to study the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river in greater detail
than ever before

(B) make it possible to study, in greater detail, the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river
than ever before

(C) have made it possible to study in greater detail than ever before the effects of calefaction, or
warming, of a river

(D) make possible the study of the effects of calefaction, or warming, of a river in greater detail
than it ever was before

(E) has made it more possible than ever before to study in greater detail the effects of
calefaction, or warming, of a river
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A natural response of communities devastated by earthquake or flood is to rebuild on the same
site, overlooking the possibility that the forces that caused it could be repeated.

(A) overlooking the possibility that the forces that caused it could be repeated

(B) overlooking the possibility that the forces causing it could be repeated

(C) overlooking that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another one

(D) without considering that the forces causing the disaster could be repeated

(E) without considering that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another such
disaster
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Over the next few years, increasing demands on the Chattahoochee River, which flows into the
Apalachicola River, could alter the saline content of Apalachicola Bay, which would rob the
oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size, less distinctive, and less in
demand.

(A) which would rob the oysters there of their flavor, and to make them decrease in size,

(B) and it would rob the oysters there of their flavor, make them smaller,

(C) and rob the oysters there of their flavor, making them decrease in size,

(D) robbing the oysters there of their flavor and making them smaller,

(E) robbing the oysters there of their flavor, and making them decrease in size,
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Turtles, like other reptiles, can endure long fasts, in their ability to survive on weekly or even
monthly feedings; however, when food is readily available, they may eat frequently and grow
very fat.

(A) fasts, in their ability to survive

(B) fasts, having their ability to survive

(C) fasts, due to having the ability of surviving

(D) fasts because they are able to survive

(E) fasts because of having the ability of surviving

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In 1713, Alexander Pope began his translation of the Illiad, a work that, taking him seven years
until completion, and that literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced the
greatest translation in any language.

(A) his translation of the Illiad, a work that, taking him seven years until completion, and that
literary critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced

(B) his translation of the Illiad, a work that took him seven years to complete and that literary
critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced

(C) his translation of the Illiad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and that literary
critic Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it is

(D) translating the Illiad, a work that took seven years until completion and that literary critic
Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it as

(E) translating the Illiad, a work that had taken seven years to complete and literary critic
Samuel Johnson, Pope’s contemporary, pronounced it
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As criminal activity on the Internet becomes more and more sophisticated, not only are thieves
able to divert cash from company bank accounts, they can also pilfer valuable information such
as business development strategies, new product specifications, and contract bidding plans, and
sell the data to competitors.

(A) they can also pilfer valuable information such as business development strategies, new
product specifications, and contract bidding plans, and sell

(B) they can also pilfer valuable information that includes business development strategies, new
product specifications, and contract bidding plans, and selling

(C) also pilfering valuable information including business development strategies, new product
specifications, and contract bidding plans, selling

(D) but also pilfer valuable information such as business development strategies, new product
specifications, and contract bidding plans to sell

(E) but also pilfering valuable information such as business development strategies, new product
specifications, and contract bidding plans and selling
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Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the
activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century BC, worshipped a
goddess known as Bona Dea, "the good goddess".

(A) Based on accounts of various ancient writers

(B) Basing it on various ancient writers' accounts

(C) With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis

(D) By the account of various ancient writers they used

(E) Using accounts of various ancient writers

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When adjusted for body weight, children of various age groups in the United States have a
caffeine intake that ranges from 36 to 58 percent of the average amount consumed by adults.

(A) children of various age groups in the United States have a caffeine intake that ranges from
36 to 58 percent of the average amount consumed by adults

(B) the caffeine intake of children of various age groups in the United States ranges from 36 to
58 percent of the average amount consumed by adults

(C) various age groups of children in the United States range in caffeine intake from 36 to 58
percent of that consumed by the average adult

(D) in the United States, children of various age groups have a caffeine intake that ranges from
36 to 58 percent of the average adult’s consumption

(E) in the United States, the caffeine intake of children in various age groups ranges from 36 to
58 percent of that consumed by the average adult
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A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes
through a red giant stage, depending on mass.

(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes
through a red giant stage, depending on mass.

(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself
into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself
into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress
itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it
compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
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However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the
government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a
movement toward a minimal state.

(A) However much United States voters may agree that

(B) Despite the agreement among United States voters to the fact

(C) Although United States voters agree

(D) Even though United States voters may agree

(E) There is agreement among United States voters that

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In the 1980s the federal government was the largest single provider of day care for children,
offering child care, health, and educational services to hundreds of thousands of children from
poor households through the Head Start program and which supported private day-care facilities
through child-care tax credits, state block grants, and tax breaks for employers who subsidized
day-care services.

(A) In the 1980s the federal government was the largest single provider of day care for children,
offering

(B) The federal government was the largest single provider of day care for children in the 1980s,
which offered

(C) In the 1980s the federal government was the largest single provider of day care for children
and offered

(D) The largest single provider of day care for children in the 1980s was the federal government,
offering

(E) In the 1980s the largest single provider of day care for children was the federal government,
which offered