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Section 9 /<br />

Practice Test Nine 80 3<br />

3. Each of <strong>the</strong> reporters were tracking <strong>the</strong> lead<br />

individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

so <strong>the</strong>m collaborating was never possible.<br />

(A) were tracking <strong>the</strong> lead individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, so <strong>the</strong>m collaborating<br />

(B) was tracking <strong>the</strong> lead individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, so <strong>the</strong> collaborating<br />

of <strong>the</strong>m<br />

( C) were tracking <strong>the</strong> lead individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, so collaboration<br />

(D) were tracking <strong>the</strong> lead individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, so <strong>the</strong> collaborating<br />

of <strong>the</strong>m<br />

(E) was tracking <strong>the</strong> lead individually, but nei<strong>the</strong>r<br />

thought to call <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, so collaboration<br />

4. Sergio liked studying marketing, of which he found<br />

<strong>the</strong> sports publicity classes especially interesting.<br />

(A) marketing, of which he found <strong>the</strong> sports<br />

publicity classes especially interesting<br />

(B) marketing; he found <strong>the</strong> sports publicity<br />

classes especially interesting<br />

( C) marketing, and it was especially <strong>the</strong> sports<br />

publicity classes that were of interest<br />

(D) marketing; <strong>the</strong> interesting sports publicity<br />

classes especially<br />

(E) marketing, especially interesting to him were<br />

<strong>the</strong> sports publicity classes<br />

5. Despite <strong>the</strong> medical convention scheduled <strong>for</strong><br />

this weekend, calling only four or five hotels be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

I found one with rooms available.<br />

(A) calling only four or five hotels<br />

(B) and yet I called only four or five hotels<br />

( C) I called only four or five hotels<br />

(D) but calling only four or five hotels<br />

(E) yet calling only four or five hotels<br />

6. Walking home through <strong>the</strong> deserted woods, right<br />

behind us a dog barked.<br />

(A) right behind us a dog barked<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong>re was a dog barking right behind us<br />

( C) a dog barked right behind us<br />

(D) we heard a dog bark right behind us<br />

(E) we hear right behind us a dog barking<br />

7. Be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong>ir trip to Latin America, <strong>the</strong> group<br />

practiced continuous <strong>for</strong> learning Spanish.<br />

(A) practiced continuous <strong>for</strong> learning<br />

(B) practiced continuously to learn<br />

(C) practiced to learn continuously<br />

(D) practiced continuously <strong>for</strong> learning<br />

(E) practiced continuous to learn<br />

8. To be a good waiter, you should keep your clo<strong>the</strong>s<br />

clean and your walk should be a graceful one.<br />

(A) and your walk should be a graceful one<br />

(B) while your walk is a graceful one<br />

(C) and your walk being graceful<br />

(D) with walking gracefully<br />

(E) and walk gracefully<br />

9. Yoga is one of <strong>the</strong> oldest <strong>for</strong>ms of exercise, it was<br />

practiced <strong>for</strong> hundreds of years by Eastern yogis<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong> more modern yoga class entered sports<br />

clubs around <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

(A) it was practiced<br />

(B) practiced<br />

(C) though it was practiced<br />

(D) thus practiced<br />

(E) and practiced<br />

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