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I recommend that Miriam …….. a boarding school. She’d be much more challenged academically.

• A. attends    

• B. attend   

• C. is attending

• D. were attending

Ambrose had to take a job at a fast-food restaurant; ............he wouldn’t have been able to make his car payment.

• A. otherwise

• B. if so

• C. had he done so

• D. were that the case

Many educators seem convinced …..  students would respond favorably to a change in the system.

• A. what

• B. the fact that

• C. that

• D. whatever

............... students wanted to go right into the workplace after graduation would choose the vocational track.

• A. Whatever

• B. However

• C. Whenever

• D. Whomever

He ..............us on the last day of the congress so his presence at the opening ceremony was something of a surprise.

• A. must have joined

• B. was to join

• C. had to join

• D. should join

In fact the criminals................ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

• A. needn’t have broken

• B. didn’t need break

• C. didn't need to break

• D. needn't to have broken

People whose main concern is .............. may eventually develop some serious health problems.

• A. not to be overfed

• B. not to be overfeeding

• C. not to overfed

• D. not overfeeding

................ of Albania was once forested, but ..............of the original vegetation remains, due to centuries of clearing and livestock grazing.

• A. Much - little  

• B. Many- none

• C. Some - few

• D. Most - any

Most critics agree that rather little ............. done by the artist after his illness has any great value.

• A. of what was

• B. of that was  

• C. of that what was

• D. which has been

............... between the two attacks, the commander tried to prevent the enemy troops............... their strength.

• A. Without delaying - to gather

• B. By not delaying - from gathering

• C. In delaying - for gathering

• D. Having delayed - without gathering