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     Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of many different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (26) _______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans in return. Cats (27) ________ to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (28) ________, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of (29) _______ families. No one knows for sure when or how cats became very popular household pets. It's possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, so they set food and milk out to keep the cats near their homes. This helped to prevent too many of these rodents from coming into homes and eating people's food or (30) _________ sickness

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges

Max and Rose are talking about learning English.

- Max: “Do you think English is easy to learn?”

- Rose: “ __________________. I’m not fluent in English although I have learned it for a long time.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

These numbers are off base. Please check the formulas in Excel to make sure there aren't any errors

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

When Bill was fired from his job, he knew he would be eligible ______ unemployment benefits since he met the criteria

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

The researchers who are conducting an experiment on Mountain Everest follow strict rules to insure that their researches are correct, reliable, and valid

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

The “chasing cheese” race this year is becoming a farce. Many people decide not to participate

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The last time I went to the gym was five months ago