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Question 1

A. NO CHANGE
B. catching on
C. piling up
D. going under

Question 2

A. NO CHANGE
B. its
C. there
D. their

Question 3

A. NO CHANGE
B. friends, they argue
C. friends; and argue
D. friends, arguing

Question 4

A. NO CHANGE
B. the ferret being part of it,
C. of which the ferret is part,
D. which is comprised of the ferret, among other things,

Question 5

A. NO CHANGE
B. are bred
C. were bred
D. breeding

Question 6

A. NO CHANGE
B. It would be difficult, most ferrets would find, for them to live in the wild, and this is because they have lost their hunting prowess.
C. Losing their hunting prowess would make it difficult for most ferrets to survive in a wild environment.
D. Today’s pet ferret would not survive long in the wild because it has lost most of its hunting prowess.

Question 7:

Given that all of the choices are true, which one would most effectively state the point about ferrets that is illustrated by the rest of the paragraph?

A. Life with a ferret is very interesting, even challenging.
B. Compared to buying a cat or a dog from a pet store, buying a ferret is usually cheaper.
C. The number of ferret owners has risen by nearly fifty percent over the past decade.
D. Ferrets make exceptionally good pets for first-time pet owners.

Question 8

A. NO CHANGE
B. Therefore,
C. Meanwhile,
D. OMIT the underlined word

Question 9

A. NO CHANGE
B. true; because
C. true. When
D. true, when

Question 10

A. NO CHANGE
B. convinced: their pet
C. convinced, their pet
D. convinced; their pet

Question 11

A. NO CHANGE
B. possibly might have
C. could have
D. OMIT the underlined phrase

Question 12

A. NO CHANGE
B. risk, however,
C. risk; however,
D. risk however

Question 13:

For the sake of logic and coherence of this paragraph, Sentence 3 should be placed:

A. where it is now.
B. at the beginning of the paragraph.
C. before Sentence 2.
D. before Sentence 5.

Question 14:

The writer would like to create a sense that the smell mentioned in the previous sentence is highly prized in certain circumstances:

A. Some of these scents are considered luxury products and are used in the most expensive perfumes.
B. If you find yourself in a room with a ferret, don’t be surprised if you smell something strange.
C. These glands are located all over a ferret’s body.
D. It can be reduced by bathing a ferret on a regular basis.

Question 15:

Suppose the writer had chosen to write a brief essay persuading readers of the advantage of owning a ferret rather than a cat or a dog. Would this essay fulfill that goal?

A. Yes, because the writer mentions that some people prefer ferrets to cats and dogs.
B. Yes, because the passage emphasizes that owning a ferret is a unique experience.
C. No, because the passage presents both positive and negative aspects of owning a ferret.
D. No, because the passage suggests that many people would find owning a ferret more challenging than owning a conventional pet.

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