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5. During the 16th century, Britain and Spain were bitter ; the power struggle

between them ultimately led to war.

(1) foreigners
(2) spectacles
(3) rivals
(4) reminders

6. its lush landscape, New Guinea is hardly a tropical paradise.

(1) Whether
(2) Despite
(3) Before
(4) Since

7. Physicists are finally answering a question that has them since the quark was

discovered almost forty years ago.

(1) arranged
(2) defined
(3) measured
(4) puzzled

8. Franz Schubert was a composer who wrote symphonies, operas, string quartets,

songs, and works for piano.

(1) malicious
(2) hilarious
(3) versatile
(4) maternal

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. In 1805, John Adams wrote: "I doubt whether any man in the world has had more

influence on its inhabitants or affairs for the last thirty years than Tom Paine."

(1) John Adams wrote in 1805 that for thirty years he had been influenced by Tom
Paine as well as by other people.

(2) Although he doubted Tom Paine's ability to influence people, John Adams admitted
that Paine had been an important world figure from 1775 to 1805.

(3) According to John Adams, Tom Paine probably influenced people and world affairs
more than anyone else between 1775 and 1805.

(4) It was only in 1775 that John Adams realized how much influence Tom Paine had
had on everyone and everything around him.

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