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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following excerpt.
Herbal Teas (1) Herbal teas are very popular these days. (2) Black tea is not an ingredient in such teas, so they don’t contain caffeine. (3) Herbal teas, are delicate and light in color. (4) They combine Spices, plant leaves, seeds, roots, and flowers.
(1) Herbal teas are very popular these days. (2) Black tea is not an ingredient in such teas, so they don’t contain caffeine. (3) Herbal teas, are delicate and light in color. (4) They combine Spices, plant leaves, seeds, roots, and flowers.
Sentence 2: Black tea is not an ingredient in such teas, so they don't contain caffeine.
Sentence 3: Herbal teas, are delicate and light in color.
Sentence 4: They combine Spices, plant leaves, seeds, roots, and flowers.
Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following consumer advice.
Buying Comfortable Shoes (1) Have you ever come home with a pair of shoes that didn’t fit and wondered why you ever bought they? (2) Did the sales person tell you that they just needed to be broken in, or did you like the style so much that you bought the shoes even though the store was out of your size? (3) Whatever the reason, all fallen victim to this problem. (4) The end of your longest toe should be a thumbs width from the end of the shoe when you are standing.
(1) Have you ever come home with a pair of shoes that didn’t fit and wondered why you ever bought they? (2) Did the sales person tell you that they just needed to be broken in, or did you like the style so much that you bought the shoes even though the store was out of your size? (3) Whatever the reason, all fallen victim to this problem. (4) The end of your longest toe should be a thumbs width from the end of the shoe when you are standing.
Sentence 1: Have you ever come home with a pair of shoes that didn’t fit and wondered why you ever bought they?
Sentence 3: Whatever the reason, all fallen victim to this problem.
Sentence 4: The end of your longest toe should be a thumbs width from the end of the shoe when you are standing.
Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following information.
Queen Victoria (1) Queen Victoria, who ruled England from 1837 to 1901, was fatherless from infancy, but her father’s brother, Leopold, provided her with fatherly advice for more than thirty years. (2) When she was eighteen, the young princess became queen of England, and her uncle immediately proposed that his nephew, prince Albert, should marry Victoria. (3) Victoria married Albert, and raised a large family.
(1) Queen Victoria, who ruled England from 1837 to 1901, was fatherless from infancy, but her father’s brother, Leopold, provided her with fatherly advice for more than thirty years. (2) When she was eighteen, the young princess became queen of England, and her uncle immediately proposed that his nephew, prince Albert, should marry Victoria. (3) Victoria married Albert, and raised a large family.
Sentence 2: When she was eighteen, the young princess became queen of England, and her uncle immediately proposed that his nephew, prince Albert, should marry Victoria.
Sentence 3: Victoria married Albert, and raised a large family.
Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following consumer information.
Video on Vacation (1) Do you suffer from extreme fatigue from carrying enormous amounts of camera equipment along on your vacation? (2) You can save yourself from all that aggravation. (3) By buying a videocassette as a record of your trip. (4) The Smithsonian Institution has them, the National Park Service has them, and soon most major tourist attractions will have them. (5) Many tourists own video-playing devices, and theirs are the prime market for souvenir tapes of all descriptions.
(1) Do you suffer from extreme fatigue from carrying enormous amounts of camera equipment along on your vacation? (2) You can save yourself from all that aggravation. (3) By buying a videocassette as a record of your trip. (4) The Smithsonian Institution has them, the National Park Service has them, and soon most major tourist attractions will have them. (5) Many tourists own video-playing devices, and theirs are the prime market for souvenir tapes of all descriptions.
Sentences 2 and 3: You can save yourself from all that aggravation. By buying a videocassette as a record of your trip.
Sentence 5: Many tourists own video-playing devices, and theirs are the prime market for souvenir tapes of all descriptions.