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Aware of the growing popularity of Google as a

source of medical information, doctors warn that

using advice found on the Internet to treat

ailments may lead to further complications.

(A) doctors warn that using advice found on

the Internet to treat ailments may

(B) doctors warning that using advice found on

the Internet to treat ailments would

(C) and with warnings from doctors that using

advice found on the Internet to treat ailments

may

(D) using advice found on the Internet to treat

ailments, this is what experts warn may

(E) warnings from doctors concerning using advice

found on the Internet to treat ailments may

Watts and Compton are an example of

neighborhoods that have a shortage of

adequately staffed schools.

(A) are an example of neighborhoods that

(B) are examples of neighborhoods that

(C) are examples where neighborhoods

(D) exemplify a neighborhood that

(E) exemplify neighborhoods where they

Given the price of admission to a movie, the cost

of it typically floats around $13, many people say,

“I’ll wait for the movie to come out on DVD.”

(A) the cost of it typically floats

(B) and typically it floats at a cost

(C) which typically floats

(D) in that it typically floats

(E) they typically float

The complex verse and intermingling of past,

present, and future in Faulkner’s writing strike

many readers as both frustrating but decidedly

genius.

(A) but

(B) and

(C) but also

(D) and as

(E) yet

Nutritionists have found that complex

carbohydrates are most likely to provide essential

nutrients than simple carbohydrates.

(A) are most likely to provide essential nutrients

than simple carbohydrates

(B) are more likely to provide essential nutrients

compared to simple carbohydrates

(C) are more likely than simple carbohydrates to

provide essential nutrients

(D) compared with simple carbohydrates most

likely provide essential nutrients

(E) more likely provide essential nutrients than

in simple carbohydrates

There is progressively more dependency on text

messages, some people still refuse to text,

especially those who prefer to talk to someone on

the phone.

(A) There is

(B) There are

(C) Because there are

(D) In that there is

(E) Although there is

The ancient Greeks had a frugal diet and ate

mostly wheat, olive oil, and wine, they managed

to make the most of agricultural hardship by

creating varied meals with these three staples.

(A) The ancient Greeks had a frugal diet and ate

mostly wheat, olive oil, and wine, they

(B) Because the ancient Greeks had a frugal diet

made up of mostly wheat, olive oil, and

wine, they

(C) What with a frugal diet being made up of

mostly wheat, olive oil, and wine, the

ancient Greeks

(D) The ancient Greeks, who had a frugal diet

and ate mostly wheat, olive oil, and wine,

and

(E) With a frugal diet and them eating mostly

wheat, olive oil, and wine, the ancient

Greeks