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31.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Because of the preemptive strike, Japan was able to carry out its plans for Southwest Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago.

  1. Because of the preemptive strike,
  2. And the preemptive strike,
  3. The preemptive strike
  4. The strike was preemptive
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32. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Despite the support of the United States, the Vietnamese was able to defeat France in 1954.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. where
  4. will
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33. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

In 1969, the United Nations reported that there was a possibility of large oil reserves in the East China Sea near the islands location.
  1. islands
  2. islands’
  3. islands’s
  4. island’s
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34. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The North Vietnamese and supportive rebel communists in South Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started fighting.
  1. Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, started
  2. Vietnam; called the Viet Congstarted
  3. Vietnam: called the Viet Cong, started
  4. Vietnam called the Viet Cong - started
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35.

Choose the answer which best rewords the sentence. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.

  1. There are a group of islands located in the East China Sea that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
  2. There are a group of islands, located in the East China Sea, that are the subject of a dispute between two nations.
  3. A group of islands located in the East China Sea that is the subject of a dispute.
  4. A group of islands located in the East China Sea is the subject of a dispute between two nations.
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