The Consolations of Philosophy

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• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) For example, 
• C) In contrast, 
• D) Nevertheless, 

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35.

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) speaking in a more pragmatic way, 
• C) speaking in a way more pragmatically, 
• D) in a more pragmatic-speaking way, 

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36.

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) teaches 
• C) to teach 
• D) and teaching 

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37. Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows?

• A) Consequently, philosophy students have been receiving an increasing number of job offers
• B) Therefore, because of the evidence, colleges increased their offerings in philosophy
• C) Notwithstanding the attractiveness of this course of study, students have resisted majoring in philosophy.
• D) However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy.

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38. 

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) Thus, 
• C) Moreover, 
• D) However, 

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39. Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?

• A) writing as 
• B) writing, and these results can be 
• C) writing, which can also be 
• D) writing when the results are 

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40. 

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) have scored 
• C) scores 
• D) scoring 

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41. 

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) students majoring 
• C) students major 
• D) student’s majors 

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42. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues.
Should the writer make this addition here? 

• A) Yes, because it reinforces the passage’s main point about the employability of philosophy majors.
• B) Yes, because it acknowledges a common counterargument to the passage’s central claim.
• C) No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing a new idea that goes unexplained.
• D) No, because it undermines the passage’s claim about the employability of philosophy majors.

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43. 

• A) NO CHANGE 
• B) that 
• C) and 
• D) DELETE the underlined portion. 

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