Because she never responded to the

126. A standardized extract made from the leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree is proving to be effective in treating mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. a. is proving to be effective in treating

b. has shown its proof of effectiveness with

treating

c. may have proven effective treatment for

d. is effectively proving in treating

e. have given a proven effectiveness in the

treatment of 127. The citizens’ action committee has accused the city counsel members with being careless with the spending of the taxpayers’ money. a. with being careless with the spending of

b. as to carelessness in the spending of

c. of carelessness in the spending of

d. of careless spending to

e. with spending carelessly of

128. Aspirin was exclusively known as a painkiller until the time when cardiologists began prescribing it as a preventative for heart attacks. a. as a painkiller until the time when cardiologists began prescribing it as a preventative for

b. to be a painkiller since when cardiologists

prescribed it to be a prevention for

c. as a way to kill and stop pain until

cardiologists began to prescribe it as a method for the prevention of

d. as a painkiller until cardiologists began

prescribing it as a preventative for

e. to be a painkiller up to when cardiologists

prescribed its preventative for 129. The news reporter who had been covering the story suddenly became ill, and I was called to take her place. a. had been covering the story suddenly became ill, and I was called

b. was covering the story suddenly becomes ill,

and they called me

c. is covering the story suddenly becomes ill,

and I was called

d. would have been covering the story

suddenly became ill, and I am called

e. covers the story, suddenly became ill, and

they called me 130. Donald Trump, the son of a real estate developer, he has built a billion-dollar empire. a. Donald Trump, the son of a real estate developer, he

b. Donald Trump, being the son of a real estate

developer,

c. While he was the son of a real estate

developer, Donald Trump

d. The son of a real estate developer, Donald

Trump

e. Donald Trump, the son of a real estate

developer, and he 131. The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, it extends from ground level to an altitude of seven to ten miles. a. atmosphere, it extends

b. atmosphere of which it extends

c. atmosphere. Extending

d. atmosphere, and extending

e. atmosphere; it extends

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