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Restatements (Questions 9-12)

This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.

9. Beethoven's house in Bonn has been turned into a museum.

(1) Beethoven's house in Bonn is now a museum.
(2) Beethoven's house in Bonn was near a museum.
(3) Beethoven's house in Bonn may soon become a museum.
(4) Beethoven's house in Bonn was once a museum.

10. Mechanical clocks date from the 13th century.

(1) The first mechanical clocks were made in the 13th century.
(2) In the 13th century, all clocks were mechanical.
(3) By the 13th century, mechanical clocks were common.
(4) Few mechanical clocks made in the 13th century still exist.

11. The chytrid fungus has been implicated in the recent extinction of various frog species

in Australia and Central America.

(1) The extinction of the chytrid fungus is related to changes in Australian and Central
American frog populations.

(2) It has recently been discovered that some species of frogs can live only in Australia
and Central America, where the chytrid fungus is found.

(3) Several species of frogs in Australia and Central America have died out recently, a
phenomenon thought to be related to the presence of chytrid fungus.

(4) Several species of frogs in Australia and Central America are subject to diseases
associated with the chytrid fungus.

12. Boris Pilnyak's novels provoked the wrath of the Russian authorities.

(1) The Russian authorities banned Pilnyak's novels.
(2) Pilnyak's novels portrayed the Russian authorities in an unfavorable light.
(3) Pilnyak's novels expressed his criticism of the Russian regime.
(4) The Russian government was enraged by Pilnyak's novels.

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