| 1. | Topic: | c |
| | Topic Sentence: |
“Although not all medical researchers are quite as vehement as Stuart Levy,
most agree with his general point - Americans have overused antibiotics and may,
in the long run have done themselves more harm than good.” |
| | Paraphrase: | a |
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| 2. | Topic: | c |
| | Topic Sentence: |
“Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi believed strongly in the principle of non-violence.
He refused to be shaken in his belief, even when he had to pay dearly for it.”
(Note: I would also count just the first sentence as a correct
answer.) |
| | Paraphrase: |
b |
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| 3. | Topic: | b |
| | Topic Sentence: |
“Next to salsa, swing music is probably the hottest dance craze
around, but swing music is hardly new.” |
| | Paraphrase: | b |
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| 4. | Topic: | c |
| Topic Sentence: |
“It seems like everyone has a web page these days, so it should
come as no surprise to discover that the Crips and the Bloods, two of the most violent youth gangs to emerge in the last twenty years, have their own web sites.
Yet despite the threatening gun icons one has to click to navigate these sites,
there are some signs that the web sites may offer a more peaceful message than one might
at first imagine.” |
| | Paraphrase: | b |
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| 5. | Topic: | b |
| | Topic Sentence: |
“It took over one hundred years, but in 1999 Henry O. Flipper and his descendants
finally got the justice they deserved.” |
| | Paraphrase: | b |
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| 6. | Topic: | c |
| Topic Sentence: | “ Diet and health food fads usually come and go in a year or two; however, the food fad associated with nineteenth century health guru, Horace Fletcher had a considerably longer run.” |
| Paraphrase: | b |
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| 7. | Topic: | b |
| Topic Sentence: |
“Some brandy lovers like their liquor flavored by a whole pear, but since you can’t squeeze a whole pear into a bottle, pear growers had to be creative.” |
| Paraphrase: | b |
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| 8. | Topic: | b |
| Topic Sentence: |
“ Actually, television has been around almost as long as radio. It just took a much longer time getting established.” |
| | Paraphrase: | b |
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| 9. | Topic: | a |
| Topic Sentence: |
“In the days when unions were young, bloodshed during a strike was not unusual.” |
| | Paraphrase: | a |
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| 10. | Topic: | b |
| Topic Sentence: |
“All around the world, the rocky deposits known as coral are dying, and many experts believe that global warming is the culprit.” |
| | Paraphrase: | b |