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TEXT D Abraham Lincoln turns 200 this year, and hes beginning to show his age. When his birthday arrives, on February 12, Congress will hold a special joint session in the Capitols National Statuary H...

TEXT C One time while on his walk George met Mr. Cattanzara coming home very late from work. He wondered if he was drunk but then could tell he wasnt. Mr. Cattanzara, a stocky, bald-headed man who wor...

TEXT B In her novel of "Reunion, American Style", Rona Jaffe suggests that a class reunion "is more than a sentimental journey. It is also a way of answering the question that lies at t...

TEXT A I used to look at my closet and see clothes. These days, whenever I cast my eyes upon the stacks of shoes and hangers of shirts, sweaters and jackets, I see water. It takes 569 gallons to manuf...

TEXT DThe train was whirling onward with such dignity of motion that a glance from the window seemed simply to prove that plains of Texas were pouring eastward. Vast flats of green grass, dull-hued sp...

TEXT CSince the early 1930s, Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts. Over the years, they had successfully withstood every challenge to this system ...

TEXT BThe men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguishing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occupational. They were, however, hardl...

TEXT AClearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-t o-person basis by the simple mean...

TEXT KFirst read the following questions.89. On hearing the fire alarm, those in class should go to___.A. Block B. Block C. Block D. the Assembly Area 90. What should you do during the fire alarm?A. M...

TEXT JFirst read the following questions.87. If you leave for Hong Kong on March l6th, you pay___.A. $799 B. $849 C. $829 D. $969 88. What is NOT included in the price?A. Local dept tax. B.Return flig...