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The central idea of the selection is that |
| | A) | Black was shocked to learn that she had a chronic disease. |
| | B) | Black was saddened when a little girl she met in the hospital died. |
| | C) | before becoming ill with lupus, Black had been in excellent health. |
| | D) | as the result of her own chronic illness and the death of a child, Black realized that life isn't fair. |
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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2? |
| | A) | When Black rowed, she forgot about her problems. |
| | B) | Black lived with her mother in a small row house overlooking Lake's Bay. |
| | C) | In most ways, Black, who loved rowing, was a typical teenager. |
| | D) | Although Black and her mother didn't have much money, they considered themselves rich. |
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Black first thought the intense pain she was experiencing was |
| | A) | an insect bite. |
| | B) | an allergic reaction. |
| | C) | an infection. |
| | D) | a muscle strain. |
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When the doctor tells Black she has lupus, her mother |
| | A) | tells the doctor he's wrong. |
| | B) | screams and then breaks out into loud sobs. |
| | C) | covers her face with her hands and takes out a Kleenex. |
| | D) | says she knew it all along. |
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Michelle was in the hospital because she had |
| | A) | leukemia. |
| | B) | a hole in her heart. |
| | C) | a brain tumor. |
| | D) | been injured in an auto accident. |
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"I took a couple of Tylenol and decided I'd stay away from crew practice for a few days. In my young life, this had been the antidote for any ailment."
In the excerpt above, the word antidote means |
| | A) | explanation. |
| | B) | cure. |
| | C) | cause. |
| | D) | symptom. |
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"My mother took one look at me and said, 'I'm taking you to the
doctor.'
But by the time we arrived at the office, the pain had subsided, and the doctor advised that we simply continue with the heating pad and baths."
In the excerpt above, the word subsided means |
| | A) | became less. |
| | B) | gotten worse. |
| | C) | returned. |
| | D) | stayed the same. |
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"Two days later, I developed chest pains that by evening were so acute I could barely breathe."
In the sentence above, the word acute means |
| | A) | effortless. |
| | B) | sharp. |
| | C) | mild. |
| | D) | predictable. |
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