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5. When the school board wanted to cut spending in half, which the teachers complained that they already
didn't have enough textbooks to go around.
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B) half;
C) half,
D) half:
6. Jack bought the used car knowing that he would have to fix it up; it.was the only one he liked.
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B) up; for
C) up, it
D) up, which
7. Fans stood in a long line that stretched down and around the block, they were waiting for the box office
to open.
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B) blockand
C) block; while
D) block,
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Exercise 3: Ans wer s fory us cha pter
star t on pag e 217.
Prim e
Sir Joh n Ale xan der Mac don ald, the first A) NO CH AN GE
as a grea t B) Without
Minister of Can ada , is wid ely pra ised
C) We lack ed
Canadian hero. B We d.idn~t hav e his dete rmi na- D) Because
ld not be
tion and tenacity, our gre at cou ntry wou
the sam e as it is today.
A) NO CH AN GE
n
II Born in ScoHand on,Jan uar y 11, 1'815, Joh
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B) He was born;
his, par.ents Hew asb orn
immigrated to the ~ew ~~unU')[ -~ ith C)
'un1 er ·a lo-
is unk now n. He soo n 6~g ~, wo;rking
cal law yer in II
Kin gstp ~, his i:nentor died b~fore
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he cou ld com plet e his ., app ~nt ices hip . Young Mac- B) Kingston, however, his men tor
C) Kingston; but his men tor
donald was n~t qui te dld ~no ugh J-~· o tak~. ovf r ~e
. ;
D) Kingston, but his men tor
-the ,ambi-
■ practice, hqw eve r, -~s did n't, stop
own prac -
tious lad. He imm edia tely · ope n~d hif?
tice. A) NO CH AN GE
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B) practice, so
n
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He had :sev erFll.. ' iugh -p rofi le ~as.~, .Joh . C) practice; how eve r,
l ven~es.
quickly bec ame a Pr< ?~e n;t figure in lega
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D) practice,
'in
a legislative sea t the Hot,1s~ of Com mon s, he II
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won in 1844. l3) · After,
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C) Afte r
D) He was in
A) NO CH AN GE
B) Com mon s,
C) Com mon s; whi ch he
D) Com mon s, whi ch he
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~C~HAPTE~~R~B~R~U!!_Nt-OQN.~S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lin to
Just like John, the country was strugg g
make a mark on the fl
world, in 1877, Mr. Mac- A) NOCHA NGE
th B) world. In 1877,
donald was awarded the position of Premier of e C) world, howeve r, in 1877,
United Province of Canada. However, at this point D) world, moreov er, in 1877,
Canada was far from being Ill
united, much less a
real province.
A) NOCHA NGE
The political state was in shamble s. The efforts B) united, and much less
of the King of England to populat e the country was C) united; much less
a dismal IJ failure the people in the west had no D) united, though much less
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B) country, with people
C) country, so people
D) country. People
:ER 9 FRAGMENTS
r, ___ j e1: Tum the following sentence fragments into complete sentences. Answers are flexible. Answers for
~;:pter start on page 219.
1. Tony's toys, which were hidden in the cupboard so that nobody could get to them.
2. When I was given the opportunity to speak in front of the graduating class as if I were some celebrity or
movie star.
3. Dumping him on the first date because he smelled so bad even though she knew he had just returned from
a W!5tling match.
4. It is very convenient that the grocery store I live next to. And the surrounding malls and restaurants are
open late at night.
5. In the middle of the night, when most people are sleeping while I sneak to the kitchen to eat.
6. Like the moment you realize your cereal is soggy because you left it in the milk too long.
7. The butler who served the Wright family for several years and later became a successful businessman.
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8. The tennis champion waving his racquet up towards a roaring crowd with his right hand and liftin th
trophy with his left. ' • g e
9. Even though Aaron fully believed ~at his actions, now the cause of much public controversy, were morally
d ethi all · h b th
an c y ng t, ut e prosecutors would hear none of it.
10. The negative thoughts that were constantly on Floyd's mind as he got into the ring.
11. Disgusted
room.
·
by the lack of cleanliness in the men's bathroom yet cunous ab out the sanitation in the ladies'
.
12. I wore the pants you bought me. And the purple tie that the saleswoman picked out.
13. As they walk down the street, check out the stores, and talk about life.
14. Although pandas are one of the most likable mammals b ut are one of the most rare.
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Exercise 2: Ans wer s tor tru.s cnap te1
A) NO CH AN GE
B) chi ldre n to kee p the m
C) <;hildren, kee ps the m
D) chil dre n, kee pin g the m
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Duri ng one parti cula r nigh t on a fJ weekday.
's
We took our three kids to their class mate Kate
week day, we took
birth day party. II Held at a pizz a place that com -
week day, whe n we took
le
bine d bow ling with the dinin g experience. Whi week day, havi ng take n
the kids had fun II bow ling and the pare nts coul d
chat with each othe r with out too muc h inter rupti on.
Of cour se, mos t of the pare nts IDJ bein g conc erne
d
ltwa s held
with their child ren's beha vior and kept a watc hful
Bein g held
eye on them. ID Tom my and Lilly were , the sib-
Hav ing been held
by
lings of the birth day girl, ente rtain ed them selve s
rolli ng mult iple bow ling balls dow n the lane at the
same time. A) NOC HAN GE
B) bow ling, the pare nts
C) bow ling. The pare nts
D) bow ling , and the pare nts
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B) conc erne d
C) were conc erni ng
D) were conc erne d
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B) Tom my and Lilly
C) Whi le Tom my and Lilly were
D) As Tom my and Lilly
To ens ure that the kids wer e bus y and
Ill
en-
s bes ides
gaged. The rest aur ant had man y activitie A) NO CH AN GE
bowling. IBJ One , air hockey, whi ch involves two B) eng age d since the rest aura nt
ther was C) eng age d at the rest aura nt,
play ers wit h pus her s and one puc k. Ano
D) eng age d, the rest aura nt
As the clock
arcade bas ketb all, my favo rite gam e.
ticks dow n, play ers DI sho otin g bas ketb alls as fast
nig ht was
as they can into the bas ket. Wh en the A) NO CH AN GE
B) One was
over, my thre e Ill kids , who find ing it diff icul t to
One bei ng
C)
leave the party beh ind. D) One of thes e,
A) NO CH AN GE
B) who are sho otin g
C) who sho ot
D) sho ot
A) NO CH AN GE
B) kids , find ing
C) kid s fou nd
D) kids , who fou nd
1. The Rolex Daytona, the most luxurious watch ever released, sells for a staggering half a million dollars.
A) NOCHANGE
B) released
C) released:
D) released-
2. My brother is a decent tennis player, he serves well: but his forehand could be hit with a bit more accuracy.
A) NOCHANGE
B) player-he serves well-
C) player, he serves well-
D) player, he serves well;
3. I practice scales on the pian~ everyday-not because I want to, but because I have to.
,.
A) NOCHANGE
B) everyday; not because I want to .
C) everyday not b~aus~ I ~ant,to;
D) everyday, not because I want to;
4. As the country becomes mcre~singly health conscious, fast food chains are removing a number of artifi-
cial ingredients from their offerings: sodi~m.' nitrite,·aluminum silicate, canthaxanthin, and monosodium
glutamate.
A) NOCHANGE
B) offerings;
C) offerings'
D) offerings, ..
5. Google's search engine ·i~ not ~nly effective b~t also easy to use, the home page is no~g more than a
search field. ·
A) NOCHANGE
B) easy to use:
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C) easy to use,
D) used easily:
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6. These strange ra'ihbo;w liglit&, a phen'omenon only recently discovered in photographs of the town remain
one of science's unsolved my~teries. :· · '
A) NO CHANGE .
B) lights a phenomenon orily recently discovered in photographs of the town,
C) lights, a phenomenon only recently discovered, in photographs of the town
D) lights, a phenomenon oply recently discovered in photographs of the town,
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7. The handbook lays out the most con:unon mistakes when it .comes to writing; lack of structure, having
nothing to say, and repeti,tiveness. ,
A) NOCHANGE
B) writing,
C) writing
D) writing:
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. s ree to buy a new car and a new
. Thaild Claire went on a shoppm g p
8. While I was on my tnp to an '
wardrob e without my permission.
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B) buy:
C) buy;
D) buy,
. . s of sand, on all of Earth's beaches .
9. There are more stars m space than there are gram -
A) NOCHA NGE
!f B) sand;
C) sand-
D) sand
deforesta-
t t th country 's lax attitude towards in
ts have marched into the streets to pro es e . "ghtin th t
10. Environ mentalis gs e pas
tion, which has proven to be devastat ing to the local deer populat ion: only twenty si
year.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) populati on, and only
C) populati on; only
D) populati on. Only
s withou t sacrifice.
11. What you should rememb er from this whole ordeal is: that there can be no progres
A) NOCHA NGE
B) is that there
C) is, that there
D) is that there,
slam tournam ents in a
12. The greatest accomp lishmen t in professi onal tennis is winning all four grand
single year, the Australi an Open, Roland Garros (held in France) , Wrmble don (held
in Britain) , and the
U.S.Op en.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) year, the Australi an Open, Roland Garros,
C) year: the Australi an Open, Roland Garros
D) year: the Australi an Open, Roland Garros,
to hire people that
13. Raised in a family that had toiled day after day on a farm. Andrew Blomfe ld liked
were hard workers , even if they lacked talent. --
A) NOCHA NGE
B) farm,
C) farm:
D) farm;
14. Benjamin Franklin was introduc ed to democr atic ideals when he rea d one o f the most in.fluential works
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of his time; o
hn L k , 'Tl
oc e s 1 wo Treatises of Government.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) time, about
C) time:
D) time
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d: with new mar ble tiles ; extr a cabinets ' and cupb oard s, and a stainless
15. The kitchen was reno vate
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sink.
r
A) NOC HAN GE
B) reno vate d, ·with
C) reno vate d with
D) reno vate d with :
atte ntio n to
e to 4It.prov~ the.economy, he chose to shif t his
16. Of all the things the Pres iden t coul d haye d~n
,it was,h~~ th care. I
the one thin g that was cons ide,r ed irrelevant; an~ I
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A) NOC HAN GE
B) irrelevant: bein g •', ' • I• ,1 '
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l. The rapid pace of technolo gical developm ent however has enabled more people to survive
on less.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) d~velopm ent; however ,
C) developm ent however ,
D) developm ent, however ,
2. Drinking coffee, scientists have discover ed may help prevent heart disease.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) have discover ed,
C) have discover ed. It
D) have discover ed; it
3. I've decked out my laptop with a keyboard cover, pokemon stickers and a transpar ent case.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) stickers -
C) stickers;
D) stickers,
4. Novak Djokovic, one of the best tennis.pl ayers, of the moder:n era, is worship ped as a god in Serbia.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) players of the modern era
C) players of the modern era,
D) players of the modern era-
s. The koala ~ear-kn own for its pouch, lives in eastern Australia , where they play in the eucalypt us
trees.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) bear, known for,
C) bear, known for
D) bear, known, for
6. Due to budget constrain ts, the chairma n could not acquiesc e, or give in to, the organiza tion's
demand
for more funding.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) or, give in to,
C) or give in, to
D) or give in; to
7. Mario dodged blazing fireballs, turtles, with hammer s, and venus fly traps to rescue Princess Peach.
A) NOCHA NGE
B) fireballs , turtles with hammer s,
C) fireballs ; turtles with hammer s,
D) fireball, turtles with hammer s
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ma ny respon sibilities, fili ng taxes, taking pho
It's ha rd to fin d tim e for lun ch because I hav e to juggle so
15.
wr itin g emails.
calls, pri nti ng spreadsheets, and
A) NO CH AN GE
B) responsibilities:
C) responsibilities
D) responsibilities; s.
I often dre am ed, of the lux
ury, tha t ,I wa s wo rki ng tow ard
16. Gr ow ing up in poverty,
A) NO CH AN GE
B) dre am ed of the lux ury
C) dre am ed, of the lux ury
D) dre am ed of the luxury, no,
qu ick ly lea rne d ho w to pla y the pia
17. Because he em bra ced fai
lure . ins tea d oiavo idi ng it, an d Ch ris
Ru bik 's Cube, . ,
spe ak Spanis~, an d solve the
A) NO CH AN GE
B) it; Ch ris
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C) it, Ch ris
D) it, Ch ris ,
, vampires, and
ng ero us ani ma ls suc h as: un ico rns
18. The saf ari gu ide s wa rne
d us of .g ett ing too do se to da
we rew olv es. ·
A) NO CH AN GE
B) ani ma ls, suc h as:
C) ani ma ls, suc h as ·
D) ani ma ls, suc h as,
an oth er for ced co- wo rke rs to collab-
les an d a lar ge col lec tio n of des ks, pil ed on top of on e
19. Ma kes hif t tab
ora te wi th eac h other.
A) NO CH AN GE
B) ano the r: for ced
C) ano the r; it for ced
D) ano the r, for ced
~ercise 3: A ns w er s fo
r th is ch ap te r st ar t on
Origami I
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,is A) N O CH A N G E
Origami or ig in at ed in
e w or d B) include:
ed all ov er th e w or ld . Li t~ :r~ y, .th
pr ac tic
of . · C) in cl ud ~
ea ns "folding pa pe r" an
d refk.. ts. t;he, ~atio . ,.
n to D) in du de ,
m pl e· .
ive sh ap es an d fig ur es fr om pa.fer. Ex am
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Although special origami paper can be bought
at craft II stores; ·any paper that can hold a fold A) NOCHANGE
can be used. You can even glue colored tissue pa- B) stores,
C) stores, which
per or alumfrm~ foil to regular paper for an inter-
D) stores-
esting look. Normal copy paper suffices for sim-
ple folds, but it's a bit too fl heavy, for more del-
icate designs. Very heavy paper is ideal for wet- A) NOCHANGE
B) heavy for:
folding, a technique developed by II artist, Akira C) heavy for
Yoshizawa in the early 1900s. Wet-folding allows D) heavy, for,
you to manipulate the paper into II curves: impos-
sible with dry paper-to create sculpture-like de-
signs that look more realistic. A) NOCHANGE
B) artist, Akira Yoshizawa,
The paper traditionally used in Japan is called C) artist Akira Yoshizawa
washi, which refers to hand made paper but trans- D) artist Akira Yoshizawa,
lates literally to "Japanese paper." It is much
tougher than paper made' from wood pulp. Washi
A) NOCHANGE
is most commonly made from the bark of the gampi
B) curves; impossible with dry paper;
tree, but bamboo, wheat, II rice, and .hemp are C) curves: impossible with dry paper,
often used as well. Miyao mHayaki, a famous D) curves-impossible with dry paper-
origami practitioner in Tokyo continues to develop
f different materials as the craft evolves.
A) NOCHANGE
B) rice; and
C) rice: and
D) rice, and,
A) NOCHANGE
B) Hayaki, a famous origami practitioner in
Tokyo,
C) Hayaki, a famous origami practitioner, in
Tokyo
D) Hayaki a famous origami practitioner in
Tokyo,
Exercise; Answe1:5 for this chapter start on page 228.
3. Writing code for applications and we~sites re- the hikers were confident in they're ability to
quires a lot of 'complexity to be ~tored µi the
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climb its rocky terrain.
programmers µrind at any one time.. · A) NOCHA NGE
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modate only 10 cars. the audience disrupte d their rhythm and ru-
ined the entire performance.
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B) whose A) NOCHA NGE
C) that the B) they're
D) where C) it's
D) there
6. The teacher told us that the semeste r's grades
will be released a week from now. 12. Taylor took the frame down, added a fresh
coat of pamt on each of it's sides, and n,serted
A) NOCHA NGE a new picture.
B) semeste rs grades
C) semeste rs' grades A} NOCHA NGE
grade's for the semeste r B) they're
D)
C) its
D) their
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