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D) DELETE   the underlined  portion.

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By the twentieth century, however, bed bugs were seen to be the nuisance that 38 they are. This was
in part due to 39 there prevalence: in 1933, the UK Ministry of Health reported that all the houses in
many areas of the country had some bed-bug infestation. Military bases during World War II had
significant problems with bed-bug infestation as the bugs appeared all over Europe.

[4]

With increased public awareness and some advances in pesticides, bed bugs were nearly eradicated
from the United States in the 1940s, though they reemerged as an urban menace in the 1980s. 40 No one
is entirely clear on the reason, though scientists hypothesize that the resurgence of bed bugs is due to
increased pesticide 41 resistants and international travel. The nuisance is now treated 42 locally.
Though the lifespan and long dormancy of the bed bugs have led many to believe that the problem may be
a permanent one.

38.

A) NO CHANGE

B) it   is.

C) some can be.

D) they are known   to  be.

39.

A) NO CHANGE

B) they’re

C) their

D) the

40 .With    the preceding   sentence,   the writer  intended    to  introduce   this    paragraph   in  a   way that

established continuity  with    the previous    paragraph.  Has the writer  achieved    this    goal?

A) Yes, because the previous    paragraph   addresses   the resurgence  of  bed bugs    in  the

later   part    of  the century.

B) Yes, because the previous    paragraph   suggests    an  earlier moment  chronologically.

C) No,  because there   is  no  mention of  the 1940s   or  the 1980s   in  the previous    paragraph.

D) No,  because this    paragraph   doesn’t mention anything    about   military    bases   or

wartime incidences.

41.

A) NO CHANGE

B) resistance