After all her effort, the writer was ________ to learn that her poem had been ________ for publication. a) elated…disallowed b) dismayed…approved c) troubled…recommended d) enthralled…refused e) distraught…rejected The phrase “After all her effort. . .” could be followed by a reference to the writer’s elation over having been published, or [...]
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If Steven can mix 20 drinks in 5 minutes, Sue can mix 20 drinks in 10 minutes, and Jack can mix 20 drinks in 15 minutes, how much time will it take all 3 of them working together to mix the 20 drinks? (A) 2 minutes and 44 seconds (B) 2 minutes and [...]
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Which choice best improves the underlined portion of the sentence? If the sentence is ok as is, choose (A). Pop artist Ed Ruscha was fascinated by words, and have consistently formed the principal subject matter of his paintings. (A) words, and have consistently formed the principal subject matter (B) words, and words have consistently formed [...]
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The voters first thought the candidate was ________, so they were horrified to discover the level of his ________. a) honorable…veracity b) tiresome…nonchalance c) principled…perfidy d) reprobate…wantonness e) corrupt…turpitude “First” is a very important word here. The implication is that voters had a certain view of this person which then [...]
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