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North Carolina Ski Resorts

Paul — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:39 +0000

Most North Carolina ski resorts broadcast music onto the slopes; skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are no slopes without music.

(A) skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are
(B) because skiers can choose hard rock, soft pop, or “beautiful music,” there are
(C) however, skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, “beautiful music,” and
(D) although skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, and “beautiful music” slopes, there are
(E) skiers can choose among hard rock, soft pop, “beautiful music” slopes, but

Highlight to see answer: D

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Airspace

Paul — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:00:19 +0000

Most nations regard their airspace as extending upward as high as an aircraft can fly; no specific altitude, however, has been officially recognized as a boundary.

(A) as extending
(B) as the extent
(C) to be an extent
(D) to be an extension
(E) to extend

Highlight to see answer: A

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Computer Software

Paul — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:48 +0000

Most large companies prefer customized computer software because it can be molded to fit the way a company does business, when off-the-shelf software often requires the company to alter its procedures to fit the software.

(A) when
(B) since
(C) whereas
(D) because
(E) insofar as

Highlight to see answer: C

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Nuclear Reactors

Paul — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Most energy analysts now agree that the costs of building and maintaining nuclear reactors are too high for nuclear power to likely prove cheaper than coal or oil in the long run.

(A) too high for nuclear power to likely
(B) high enough for nuclear power to be unlikely to
(C) high enough that it is unlikely nuclear power will
(D) so high that nuclear power is unlikely to
(E) so high as to be unlikely that nuclear power will

Highlight to see answer: D

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