In this section of the test, you will answer 42 questions found in seven different texts. Within each text are boxes that contain four possible ways to complete a sentence. Choose the word or words in each box that correctly complete each sentence.
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Students,
Next Tuesday, September 26, we are going to take class pictures. These pictures will be a feature in the school yearbook and will also be available (1)_____. Please consult the attached sheet that lists the picture packet options (2)_____. Be sure to select one and to include cash or a check to pay for your purchase. All students need to wear appropriate clothing for your students' pictures. Boys should wear (3)_____ pants and shirts while girls should wear blouses and skirts or pants. Any students wearing (4)_____ clothes will be sent home to change clothes on Tuesday.
Catherine Sanders
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Peter,
I hate to bother you since I know you are working on your science project, but I have a question about today's math homework. I understood (5)_____ all of the problems we had to solve, but I (6)_____ two of them. For number three, I am aware (7)_____ but I am not sure of the proper way to solve it. As for number eight, I am completely lost concerning that question. (8)_____ could you explain how to answer both of them?
Joe
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Students and Parents,
This winter was especially severe, so we were forced to close the school on several occasions. As you know, we expect to get snowed out three times each winter. This year, however, we had to (9)_____ classes on five separate days. As a result, per government regulations, we must make up two of those days. (10)_____ we have decided to have school on two Saturdays in April. We will hold classes in both April. We hold classes on both April 5 and April 12 this semester. (11)_____ but will end at one in the afternoon. Please call the school office at 548-9840 if you have any questions or (12)_____
Jade Masterson
Principal
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In recent years, too many students have resorted (13)_____ in a variety of ways. For instance, they cheat on tests and (14)_____ their classmates' homework assignments. In my opinion, the amount of cheating is (15)_____ high. These students see nothing wrong with their actions. I think we can solve this problem (16)_____. First, parents need to tell their children (17)_____ and how it can harm, not help, them in the long run. Second, school administrators have to punish cheaters severely. All too often, students are caught cheating yet do not get punished or receive only (18)_____ punishment. Students who cheat on tests or homework assignments ought to receive zeros on them, and (19)_____ for at least a week. These students should receive even (20)_____ punishment if they cheat again in the future.
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The school is pleased to announce that the annual guest lecture series is set to begin next week. On October 3, Dr. Enrico Prado, (21)_____ will give a lecture about some breakthroughs on new surgical methods. On November 7, Angela Plummer will make a speech. Ms. Plummer is the well-known author whose (22)_____ novel, The Sampson Dialogue, is a (23)_____ bestseller. Her lecture is sure to be one of the (24)_____ of the semester. On December 18, Professor Kevin Simpon is going to present a lecture on the history of medieval Britain. He will also discuss the results of his latest research on the (25)_____ King Arthur. (26)_____ at one in the afternoon. Parents and local citizens are welcome to attend whereas (27)_____. We hope attendance will be (28)_____ last year's, so we encourage everyone to inform their friends and neighbors about the lectures.
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Astrology is a belief system which is related to the positions of the stars, sun, moon, and planets and (29)_____. In Western culture, the main aspect of astrology concerns the time of year when a person was born. The year is (30)_____ into twelve periods, which are based on twelve-star formations called constellations. These constellations make up a region of the sky (31)_____. For instance, a person who was born from late June to late July is (32)_____ to be a Cancer based on the constellation with the same name. Some astrologists like to have additional information about an operation, including the exact time of the individual's birth. (33)_____ an astrologist can then come up with a horoscope for a person. A horoscope is an explanation of an individual's personality based on when he or she was born. Some horoscopes also attempt to (34)_____ a person's future.
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One of (35)_____ figures of the American Civil Rights Movement was Martin Luther King, Jr. (36)_____ King rejected utilizing violence to attain his goals. Instead, he promoted nonviolence and encouraged his followers to (37)_____ similarly. Held in the 1950s and 1960s, the American Civil Rights Movement (38)_____ the social policies of those two decades. King and other leaders of the movement wanted equal rights for everyone in the United States. (39)_____ in many of the events that took place during the movement. For instance, he was a major figure in the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. He also led sit-ins at restaurants and other (40)_____ in southern states. In 1963, he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington D.C. It was (41)_____ that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed a year later. That was also the same year King was (42)_____ the Nobel Peace Prize.
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