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Section 41<br />

Practice Test Nine<br />

775<br />

4. Celia was skeptical at <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> lecture,<br />

having shown great interest once <strong>the</strong> professor's<br />

talk ga<strong>the</strong>red some steam.<br />

(A) having shown great interest once <strong>the</strong><br />

professor's talk ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />

(B) but showing great interest once <strong>the</strong><br />

professor's talk ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />

( C) however she showed great interest once<br />

<strong>the</strong> professor's talk ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />

(D) but she showed great interest once <strong>the</strong><br />

professor's talk ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />

(E) once she showed great interest when <strong>the</strong><br />

professor's talk ga<strong>the</strong>red<br />

5. A White House internship pays little, but one that<br />

does provide valuable experience.<br />

(A) but one that does provide<br />

(B) but that does provide<br />

(C) but it does provide<br />

(D) however providing<br />

(E) however that does provide<br />

6. High-speed digital cable, once considered too<br />

expensive <strong>for</strong> widespread home computer use, it<br />

is now priced to compete with standard dial-up<br />

services.<br />

(A) home computer use, it is now priced<br />

(B) home computer use, is now priced<br />

( C) home computer use, and now priced<br />

(D) home computer use, since being priced<br />

(E) home computer use, when it was priced<br />

7. Punctuality is considered a very important trait<br />

in <strong>the</strong> United States, in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures, it is not<br />

unusual <strong>for</strong> people to arrive as much as an hour<br />

late <strong>for</strong> a scheduled appointment.<br />

(A) in <strong>the</strong> United States, in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures,<br />

it is not unusual <strong>for</strong> people to arrive<br />

(B) in <strong>the</strong> United States, but in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures,<br />

it is not unusual <strong>for</strong> people to arrive<br />

(C) in <strong>the</strong> United States, so in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures,<br />

it is not unusual <strong>for</strong> people to arrive<br />

(D) in <strong>the</strong> United States, it is not unusual <strong>for</strong><br />

people in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures to arrive<br />

(E) in <strong>the</strong> United States, in o<strong>the</strong>r cultures, it is<br />

not unusually <strong>for</strong> people to arrive<br />

8. The United States Department of Education<br />

subsidizes educational loans it will deliver <strong>the</strong><br />

funds directly to your school to pay your tuition.<br />

(A) educational loans it will deliver <strong>the</strong> funds<br />

directly to your school to pay your tuition<br />

(B) educational loans; it will deliver <strong>the</strong> funds<br />

directly to your school to pay your tuition<br />

(C) funds delivered directly to your school to pay<br />

your tuition in <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>m of educational loans<br />

(D) educational loans and that can be delivered<br />

directly to your school to pay your tuition<br />

(E) educational loans, to your school is where<br />

<strong>the</strong> funds to pay your tuition will be directly<br />

delivered<br />

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