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Cowgirls

(A)
(1) Who was the first rodeo cowgirls? (2) While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds. (3) One had emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a Georgia plantation (4) Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s.
(B)
(5) Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy
Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed
Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named "Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West.
Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983.

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Sentence 1 As true pioneers those women and many others are part of the history and heritage of the West.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option

pioneers those
pioneers, those
pioneers, and those
pioneers are those
pioneers, who are those

Answer(s): B

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Sentence Are you a handy person with the knowledge to do it yourself but you do not have the tools or equipment?

Which correction should be made to sentence 3?

insert a comma after person
insert a comma after yourself
insert a comma after but
change do to does
change have to has

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 34

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Sentence 1
Family and social obligations became burdensome.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option A.

became
become
will become
are becoming
had become

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 35

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The Internet

(A)
(1) We use the Internet or hear about it almost daily. (2) However, there was a time when the Internet was known to just a network of scientists who used it as a means to communicate research information. (3) They lived all over the world, the idea of calling on the phone was a major problem and a major expense. (4) Faxing was a problem also if they wanted to keep their ideas secret. (5) This group of international scientists needed a means to share their information with each other.
(B)
(6) In 1989, computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee created a system that enabled an elite group of scientists to communicate with one another.(7) The original goal of the scientists is to share information that was number- and text-based.(8) This format was an easy procedure for the early computers and computer programs to use.
(C)
(9) Many other people were interested in this"new"exchange of information for a few reasons.(10) It was much cheaper than a long distance phone call or fax, and it provided some privacy.(11) Soon, others were experimenting with this new communication device.(12) Eventually, a group of people at the Massachusetts Institute of technology developed the World Wide Web.
(D)
(13) Changes that are made in computers and the way they communicate with each other provide the opportunity for the Web to evolve.(14) This evolution continue to change the way we all communicatewith each other, too.(15) To do more than just communicate today, the Web is used.(16) Its a valuable marketing and selling tool for businesses.(17) How interesting to think of the many new ways that this technology shaping our future.

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Sentence 1
Eventually, a group of people at the Massachusetts Institute of technology developed the World Wide Web.
Which correction should be made to sentence 12?

remove the comma after Eventually
insert a comma after people
change technology to Technology
change developed to had developed
no correction is necessary

Answer(s): C

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