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1.
Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

A dozen US states failed to pass mandated labeling for products that contain GMOs. Some European countries already mandate GMO labeling, but efforts to pass legislation in the United States have met resistance.

What adjective could the writer insert after “met” to emphasize the type of “resistance”?
  1. met resistance.
  2. met some resistance.
  3. met vital resistance.
  4. met fierce resistance.
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2. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

However, the IMF released a statement in April 2012 stating that it would withhold the loan because of concerns of instability.
  1. However, the IMF released
  2. However the IMF released
  3. However; the IMF released
  4. However: the IMF released
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3. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

The first war between India and Pakistan began in 1947 and continued until 1949, when the United Nations stepped in and broker a ceasefire.
  1. broker
  2. brokers
  3. brokering
  4. brokered
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4. 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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5. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Genetic modification, also called genetic engineering, the alteration of genetic material through processes not found in nature.
  1. modification, also called genetic engineering, the alteration
  2. modification, also called genetic engineering, is the alteration
  3. modification, also called genetic engineering, are the alteration
  4. modification, also called genetic engineering, were the alteration
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