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Section 9
Practice Test Four
4. The reason newly hired attorneys are so often
given routine cases is that it allows them to gain
the experience necessary to handle more complex
matters.
(A) is that it allows
(B) is that these cases allow
( C) is because of these cases allowing
(D) is because of them allowing
(E) is their allowing of
5. After reading about a series oflocal break-ins, the
Levy family believed they had purchased a security
system that would have prevented any intrusion.
(A) would have prevented any intrusion
(B) would prevent any intrusion
(C) had prevented any intrusion
(D) will prevent any intrusion
(E) prevents any intrusion
6. The library's collection, consisting of five million
books, and is the largest in the countr:y.
(A) collection, consisting of five million books,
and is the largest in the country
(B) collection is the largest in the country, it consisting
of five million books
( C) collection, consisting of five million books, is
the largest in the country
(D) collection is the largest in the country consisting
of five million books
(E) collection to consist of five million books and
to be the largest in the country
7. No sooner had Fahrenheit 9/1 1 been rejected by the
Disney film company but the director convinced
Miramax to distribute it instead.
(A) but the director convinced Miramax to
distribute
(B) but the director had Miramax convinced into
distributing
(C) than Miramax was convinced by the director
that they will distribute
(D) but Miramax was convinced by the director
into distributing
(E) than the director convinced Miramax to
distribute
8. Today the industries showing the most rapid
growth are service and technology rather than what
they once did, producing manufactured goods and
farming.
(A) what they once did, producing manufactured
goods and farming
(B) what they once did, which was producing
manufactured goods and farming
(C) what they once were, producing manufactured
goods and farming
(D) what they once did, manufacturing and
farming
(E) what they once were, manufacturing and
farming
9. The negative consequences of eating fast food often
is increasingly discussed in the media.
(A) is increasingly discussed in the media
(B) is more and more discussed in the media
(C) are increasingly discussed in the media
(D) are increasing in discussion in the media
(E) has increased in discussion in the media
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