Q:1-Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.
She was _____ exhausted than her sister after they ran the marathon.
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most
more
increasingly
the more

Questions 6-10
Read this passage about Thomas Paine and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Despite his tremendous influence on the history of the United States, nobody knows who this person Thomas Paine actually was. (2) Paine was born on February 9 1737, in the town of Thetford England. (3) As a young man, Paine worked as a tailor, sailor, and minister, but he found his true calling when he moved to the British colonies in America.
(4) Paine first gained notoriety as the editor of Pennsylvania Magazine, and became much more prominent as political turmoil engulfed the colonies. (5) Pennsylvania later became the second state to ratify the Constitution, after Delaware. (6) In 1776, Paine anonymously published the book Common Sense, in which he made a persuasive and impassioned case for American independence from Britain. (7) The book's popularity spread like wildfire; soon there were 200,000 copies in circulation. (8) Once the American Revolution began, Paine published a series of pamphlets called The Crisis. (9) Paine's work became a source of morale for troops engaged in the bloody war.
(10) Many of Thomas Paine's visionary ideas were far-reaching in their scope. (11) American Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams drew heavily on his work, when drafting the Declaration of Independence. (12) In an essay called Agrarian Justice, Paine envisioned a system of social insurance for both the young and the elderly. (13) His innovative idea would pave the way for what would become modern-day Social Security. (14) Paine is also credited with conceiving the name "The United States of America."

Q:6-Which version of sentence (1) is the best?
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Despite his tremendous influence on the history of the United States, nobody knows who this person Thomas Paine actually was.
Despite his tremendous influence on the history of the United States, Thomas Paine remains an unknown figure to many Americans.
Despite his tremendous influence on the history of the United States, he remains an unfamiliar figure to many Americans.
Despite his tremendous influence on the history of the United States, Thomas Paine continues to remain an unknown and unfamiliar figure to many Americans.

Q:7-Which version of sentence (2) demonstrates correct punctuation?
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Paine was born on February 9 1737, in the town of Thetford England.
Paine was born on February 9, 1737, in the small town of Thetford England.
Paine was born on February 9 1737, in the small town of Thetford, England.
Paine was born on February 9, 1737, in the small town of Thetford, England.

Q:8-Which version of sentence (7) demonstrates correct punctuation?
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The book's popularity spread like wildfire; soon there were 200,000 copies in circulation.
The book's popularity spread like wildfire, soon there were 200,000 copies in circulation.
The book's popularity spread like wildfire, which soon there were 200,000 copies in circulation.
The book's popularity spread like wildfire soon there were 200,000 copies in circulation.

Q:9-Which of the following would be the best way to combine sentences (12) and (13)?
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Paine's envisioning of Agrarian Justice became the written inspiration for modern-day Social Security, in that it envisioned a social insurance system for both the young and the elderly.
Paine, envisioning a system of social insurance for the young and the elderly, in his essay Agrarian Justice, paved the way for what would become modern-day Social Security.
In an essay called Agrarian Justice, a system of social insurance was envisioned by Paine, inspired to create what we would call Social Security.
In an essay called Agrarian Justice, Paine envisioned a system of social insurance for both the young and the elderly, paving the way for what would become modern-day Social Security.

Q:10-Which sentence should be deleted from the passage?
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Sentence 3
Sentence 5
Sentence 9
Sentence 10