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26. Choose the most logical order of sentences from this paragraph. If you think the original order is best, choose option A.

[1] In late January 2011, protests broke out in Cairo, Egypt because of anger over corruption, high food prices, unemployment rates, and the government’s repression of its citizens. [2] After the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces gained control, it implements plans for a more democratic government. [3] The prolonged demonstrations led to the ouster of longtime president Hosni Mubarak.
  1. 1, 2, 3
  2. 3, 1, 2
  3. 1, 3, 2
  4. 2, 3, 1
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27. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Officials from Canada, Mexico, and the United States met to quickly develop a monarch butterfly conservation plan.
  1. met to quickly develop
  2. met to develop quickly
  3. met to develop
  4. quickly met to develop
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28. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Towards the end of the film, the audience is tricked into believing that the hero has died.
  1. Change is to has been.
  2. Change towards to toward.
  3. Remove the word that.
  4. Insert a comma after tricked.
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29. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

Having spent three hours in traffic to get to the trendy, new restaurant, John intended to stay for awhile.
  1. Remove the comma after restaurant.
  2. Remove the word for.
  3. Remove the comma after trendy.
  4. Fix the misplaced modifier.
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30. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

A key feature of the plan focused on protecting the monarch butterflies’ habitat.
  1. A key feature of the plan focused
  2. The plan focused
  3. Features of the plan focus
  4. Focused on the plan
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