Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Only three of the students in my class are girls; __________ are all boys.
A.the others
B.other student
C.others
D.the other

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If you think and behave as if you _______ better than everyone else, people may describe you as stuck – up.
A.have been
B.are
C.will be
D.were

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_____ by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations.
A.As eaten
B.Eaten
C.That we were eaten
D.When eaten

The curricula of American public schools (not determine) ______ by the federal government.
A.have not determined
B.are not being determined
C.are not determined
D.don't determine

It (not/be) ______ for you, I would come home late.
A.werenot
B.wasnot
C.were it not
D.had not been

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_______ stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the risk factors, intense research continues in the A hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.
A.By means of
B.Though
C.Despite
D.Due to

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Ann: Is attendance important in this class?  

Maggie: No, but in the last class it ________ very seriously.
A.was taken
B.has been taken
C.took
D.has taken

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Seals can _________ because they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur.
A.keep them warm
B.keep their warm
C.they keep warm
D.keep themselves warm

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If human beings _______ brains twice their normal size, _______ automatically more intelligent?
A.had/ would they be
B.have/ will they be
C.have/ are they
D.had had/ would they have been

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Most office furniture is bought more on the basis of _______ than comfort.
A.afford
B.affording
C.afforded
D.affordability