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- Adam Smith was a professor of philosophy, a
commissioner of customs, and founded the
field of modern economics.
(A) a commissioner of customs, and founded
the field of modern economics
(B) worked as commissioner of customs, and
founded the field of modern economics
(C) a commissioner of customs, and the
founder of the field of modern economics
(D) commissioned customs, and was the
founder of the field of modern economics
(E) a commissioner of customs, and was the
founder of the field of modern economics - John Locke was one of the first philosophers
to attack the principle of primogeniture, the
practice of handing the monarchy downto the
king’s first-born son.
(A) primogeniture, the practice of handing
the monarchy down
(B) primogeniture; the practice of handing
the monarchy down
(C) primogeniture being the practice of
handing the monarchy down
(D) primogeniture that which handed down
the monarchy
(E) primogeniture this was the practice of
handing the monarchy down - The nation’s fledgling economy struggled be-
cause the investment from other countries
into its major industries was lacking from
most of them.
(A) because the investment from other coun-
tries into its major industries was lacking
from most of them
(B) because few other countries were willing
to invest in its major industries
(C) due to the fact that few other countries
would have invested in its major
industries
(D) because of the lack of investment from few
other countries in its major industries
(E) for the lack of investment in its major in-
dustries from other countries
7. The corporation began construction on the
new building in January, but there is still no
completion.
(A) there is still no completion
(B) they have yet to complete it
(C) it has yet to complete the project
(D) they have not still completed it yet
(E) it isn’t hardly done yet
8. Having spread more quickly than antibiotics
could be distributed, doctors were prevented
from effectively treating the virulent disease.
(A) doctors were prevented from effectively
treating the virulent disease
(B) doctors could not effectively treat the viru-
lent disease because it thwarted them
(C) the doctors who were trying to treat it
effectively were prevented by the virulent
disease
(D) the virulent disease prevented itself from
its being treated effectively by the
doctors
(E) the virulent disease prevented the
doctors from treating it effectively
9. Although psychologist B. F. Skinner, who is
best known as the man who popularized be-
haviorism, healso wrote a utopian novel enti-
tled Walden Two.
(A) Skinner, who is best known as the man
who popularized behaviorism, he
(B) Skinner, who is best known as the man
who popularized behaviorism,
(C) Skinner is best known as the man who
popularized behaviorism, he
(D) Skinner popularized behaviorism, for
which he is well known, nevertheless he
(E) Skinner, who is best known as the man
who popularized behaviorism, is the
one who