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Section 9<br />

Practice Test Six<br />

9.<br />

When someone picks up <strong>the</strong> phone, you will be<br />

using one of <strong>the</strong> greatest inventions of <strong>the</strong> modern<br />

age.<br />

(A) you will be using<br />

(B) it is using<br />

(C) you will use<br />

(D) he or she uses<br />

(E) it uses<br />

10. Sent to Canada after <strong>the</strong> flu epidemic of <strong>the</strong> early<br />

1900s, his painting depicted Jonathan's first<br />

experience traveling by boat.<br />

(A) his painting depicted Jonathan's first<br />

experience traveling by boat<br />

(B) Jonathan's first experience traveling by boat<br />

was <strong>the</strong> subject of his painting<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> subject of his painting was Jonathan's<br />

first experience traveling by boat<br />

(D) Jonathan depicted his first experience<br />

traveling by boat in his painting<br />

(E) Jonathan, who had his first experience of<br />

traveling by boat, depicted this in his first<br />

painting<br />

11. Jean Valentine's daughter said that she had decided<br />

to write ano<strong>the</strong>r book, although no publication<br />

date was given.<br />

(A) she had decided to write ano<strong>the</strong>r book<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> decision was that her mo<strong>the</strong>r would write<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r book<br />

(C) her mo<strong>the</strong>r had decided to write ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

book<br />

(D) she decided that she will write ano<strong>the</strong>r book<br />

(E) it was decided about her writing ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

book<br />

12. Although <strong>the</strong> principal has begun to hire new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school, she is never<strong>the</strong>less<br />

being held accountable <strong>for</strong> a shortage of staff.<br />

(A) Although <strong>the</strong> principal has begun to hire new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school<br />

(B) Although beginning to hire, as principal, new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school<br />

(C) The principal, beginning to hire <strong>the</strong> new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school<br />

(D) The principal has begun to hire <strong>the</strong> new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school, and<br />

(E) The principal, beginning to hire <strong>the</strong> new<br />

teachers <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> high school, however<br />

13. After I graduated from college, many employment<br />

applications were filled out by me be<strong>for</strong>e I finally<br />

got a job.<br />

(A) many employment applications were filled<br />

out by me<br />

(B) I filled out many employment applications<br />

(C) many employment applications being filled<br />

out by me<br />

(D) my having filled out many employment<br />

applications<br />

(E) many of <strong>the</strong> employment applications I filled<br />

out<br />

14. The bite pressure of wolves, harder than German<br />

shepherds, is about 1,500 pounds per square inch.<br />

(A) The bite pressure of wolves, harder than<br />

German shepherds,<br />

(B) The bite pressure of wolves, which is harder<br />

than German shepherds,<br />

( C) Wolves' bite pressure, harder than those of<br />

German shepherds,<br />

(D) The bite pressure of wolves, harder than that<br />

of German shepherds,<br />

(E) Harder than German shepherds, <strong>the</strong> bite<br />

pressure of wolves<br />

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