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Section 5<br />

694 Practice Test Eight<br />

9. Having an exceptionally beautiful mountain<br />

range and heavy winter snowfall, <strong>the</strong> International<br />

Olympic Committee chose Salt Lake City as <strong>the</strong> site<br />

of <strong>the</strong> 2002 Winter Olympics.<br />

(A) Having an exceptionally beautiful mountain<br />

range and heavy winter snowfall, <strong>the</strong><br />

International Olympic Committee chose Salt<br />

Lake City<br />

(B) The Olympic Committee which was choosing<br />

Salt Lake City <strong>for</strong> its exceptionally beautiful<br />

mountain range and heavy winter snowfall<br />

saw it<br />

(C) Salt Lake City's exceptionally beautiful<br />

mountain range and heavy winter snowfall<br />

were <strong>the</strong> reasons <strong>for</strong> its being <strong>the</strong> choice of<br />

<strong>the</strong> International Olympic Committee<br />

(D) Because it has an exceptionally beautiful<br />

mountain range and heavy winter<br />

snowfall, Salt Lake City was chosen by <strong>the</strong><br />

International Olympic Committee<br />

(E) Based on its exceptionally beautiful mountain<br />

range and heavy winter snowfall, <strong>the</strong> Olympic<br />

Committee chose Salt Lake City<br />

11. The school's music department was once close to<br />

cutting its program in half, it is now a well-funded,<br />

thriving part of <strong>the</strong> school.<br />

(A) The school's music department was once<br />

close to cutting its program in half, it is<br />

(B) The school's music department that once was<br />

close to cutting its program in half, it is<br />

(C) The school's music department, because it<br />

was once close to cutting its program in half,<br />

IS<br />

(D) The school's music department was once<br />

close to cutting its program in half, and it is<br />

(E) The school's music department, once close to<br />

cutting its program in half, is<br />

10. The o<strong>the</strong>rs in my horseback riding class are<br />

very accomplished; <strong>the</strong>y win ribbons in every<br />

competition <strong>the</strong>y enter.<br />

(A) accomplished; <strong>the</strong>y win<br />

(B) accomplished; which allows <strong>the</strong>m to win<br />

(C) accomplished, <strong>the</strong>y have been winners<br />

(D) accomplished, and so <strong>the</strong>y would win<br />

(E) accomplished, by winning<br />

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