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

This was the first war in a foreign country where combat forces did not achieve their goals of stopping the spread of communism.
  1. their
  2. there
  3. theyre
  4. they’re
217. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Palladium, a soft shiny silvery - white metal, is one of six platinum group metals and is relatively rare.
  1. a soft shiny silvery - white metal
  2. a soft, shiny silvery - white metal
  3. a soft shiny, silvery - white metal
  4. a soft shiny silvery white metal
218. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  1. It was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston.
  2. It was discovered, in 1803, by William Hyde Wollaston.
  3. William Hyde Wollaston discovered in 1803 it.
  4. William Hyde Wollaston discovered it in 1803.
219. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It can be drawn into wire or hammered out into sheets, it is often mixed with gold for “white gold” jewelry.
  1. into sheets, it is often
  2. into sheets it is often
  3. into sheets; it is often
  4. into sheets: it is often
220. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Palladium often replaces platinum since it is cheaper, harder and lighter. It can be drawn into wire or hammered out into sheets, it is often mixed with gold for “white gold” jewelry. Palladium can also be used to make surgical instruments. Automobile manufacturers need the world’s palladium for catalytic converters.
  1. need the world’s palladium
  2. need all of the world’s palladium
  3. need palladium
  4. need most of the world’s palladium

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