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Section 6<br />

624 Practice Test Seven<br />

32. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best way to combine<br />

sentences 7, 8, and 9 (reproduced below)?<br />

People had all sorts of <strong>the</strong>ories. Maybe <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

sports fields. It was even suggested that <strong>the</strong>se spaces<br />

were <strong>the</strong> landing sites <strong>for</strong> spaceships!<br />

(A) People had all sorts of <strong>the</strong>ories that maybe<br />

<strong>the</strong>y were sports fields or was even suggested<br />

that <strong>the</strong>se spaces were <strong>the</strong> landing sites <strong>for</strong><br />

spaceships!<br />

(B) All sorts of <strong>the</strong>ories were had that <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

a sports field or a landing site <strong>for</strong> spaceships<br />

was even suggested!<br />

( C) People had all sorts of <strong>the</strong>ories, including that<br />

<strong>the</strong>se spaces were sports fields or even landing<br />

sites <strong>for</strong> spaceships!<br />

(D) That <strong>the</strong>y were sports fields or even that <strong>the</strong>se<br />

spaces were <strong>the</strong> landing sites <strong>for</strong> spaceships<br />

were <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ories that people had!<br />

(E) People had all sorts of <strong>the</strong>ories like sports<br />

fields or even landing sites <strong>for</strong> spaceships!<br />

33. Given <strong>the</strong> context provided by <strong>the</strong> first paragraph,<br />

which is <strong>the</strong> best version of <strong>the</strong> underlined portion<br />

of sentence 11 (reproduced below)?<br />

Marked with a clear border, <strong>the</strong>y were only used <strong>for</strong><br />

religious rituals.<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong>y are only used <strong>for</strong> religious rituals<br />

(B) religious rituals happened only in <strong>the</strong>m<br />

( C) Celts only used <strong>the</strong>m <strong>for</strong> religious rituals<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong>se areas were only used <strong>for</strong> religious rituals<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong>y were only using <strong>for</strong> religious rituals<br />

34. In context, which of <strong>the</strong> following is best to insert<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e "during holidays" in sentence 13?<br />

(A) Actually,<br />

(B) For example,<br />

(C) But<br />

(D) In addition,<br />

(E) Among <strong>the</strong> beliefs and practices that are<br />

explained is,<br />

35. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is <strong>the</strong> best way to combine<br />

sentences 14, 15, and 16 (reproduced below)?<br />

Ancient Celts also built temples on islands. This<br />

makes sense because islands have a natural and<br />

obvious border. They are land surrounded by water.<br />

(A) Ancient Celts, because <strong>the</strong>y are land<br />

surrounded by water, also built temples on<br />

<strong>the</strong>m and <strong>the</strong>y have a natural and obvious<br />

border.<br />

(B) This makes sense because islands are land<br />

surrounded by water, have a natural and<br />

obvious border, and ancient Celts built temples<br />

on <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

(C) Building temples on <strong>the</strong>m, islands are land<br />

surrounded by water, and this makes sense<br />

because <strong>the</strong>y have a natural and obvious<br />

border.<br />

(D) Surrounded by water, ancient Celts built<br />

temples on islands, and this makes sense<br />

because <strong>the</strong>y have a natural and obvious<br />

border.<br />

(E) Ancient Celts also built temples on islands,<br />

which makes sense because islands, as land<br />

surrounded by water, have natural and<br />

obvious borders.<br />

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