CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST I 593
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- The plot of the movie was neither plausible
and it was not even faithful to the novel.
(A) and it was not even faithful to the novel
(B) nor was it faithful to the novel
(C) nor faithful to the novel
(D) and certainly not faithful to the novel
(E) yet hardly faithful to the novel - We were astonished that the package had took
so long to getto its destination.
(A) had took so long to get
(B) had took so long getting
(C) had taken so long in its getting
(D) had taken so long to get
(E) had been so long getting - The committee agreed that the new principal
should be able to inspire teachers, uphold tra-
dition, and, above all, he or she must maintain
a scholarly atmosphere.
(A) he or she must maintain a scholarly
atmosphere
(B) they should maintain a scholarly
atmosphere
(C) maintain a scholarly atmosphere
(D) keep things scholarly
(E) he or she should keep things scholarly - Although critics say that many have portrayed
Othello with more passion than he, they can’t
help but admire his acting.
(A) he, they can’t help but admire his acting
(B) him, they can’t help but admire his acting
(C) he, they can’t help but admire him acting
(D) him, they can’t help but admire him
acting
(E) him, they must only admire his acting
8. Neither of the battling rams appeared to feel
the pain of their wounds.
(A) of the battling rams appeared to feel the
pain of their wounds
(B) of the battling rams appeared to feel the
pain of its wounds
(C) ram, that was battling, appeared to feel
the pain of their wounds
(D) ram who were battling appeared to feel
the pain of its wounds
(E) battling ram appeared as if to feel the
pain of their wounds
9. Walking into her house after a hard day’s
work, Liz’s family surprised her with a warm,
delicious meal and a clean house.
(A) Liz’s family surprised her with a warm,
delicious meal and a clean house
(B) Liz was surprised to find a warm, deli-
cious meal and a clean house, courtesy
of her family
(C) Liz’s family made her a warm, delicious
meal and cleaned the house, surprising
her
(D) Liz found a warm, delicious meal and a
clean house surprising her from her
family
(E) a warm, delicious meal and a clean
house surprised Liz, courtesy of her
family - An increasing number of students are coming
to realize that an education at a public univer-
sity can be as good, if not better, than an elite
private college.
(A) as good, if not better, than an elite pri-
vate college
(B) as good, if not better, as one at an elite
private college
(C) as good as, if not better, than an elite
private college education
(D) as good an education as, if not better,
than one at an elite private college
(E) as good as, if not better than, one at an
elite private college