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9. There is some belief that Einstein ---- a world icon today if 13. During the 19 and 20 centuries, there ---- a resurgence
his theory of relativity ---- by scientists who measured the of interest in Celtic music as scholars and musicians ----
bending of starlight during a solar eclipse in 1919. to actively collect and preserve traditional melodies and
songs from the Celtic regions.
A) would not have been / has not been confirmed
A) had been / had begun
B) could not have been / was not confirmed
B) has been / have begun
C) might not be / had not been confirmed
C) was / began
D) will not be / is not confirmed
D) will be / are beginning
E) must not be / was not being confirmed
E) is / begin

10. Eventually, almost everyone will have a condition that 14. In medieval Europe, socks ---- by skilled artisans using
makes regular exercise difficult, ---- it’s a simple joint hand-knitting techniques, making them a luxury item due
problem ---- a more serious physical disability. to the considerable time and effort ---- for their production.
A) neither / nor A) were being crafted / having been needed
B) if / or not B) used to be crafted / needing
C) whatever / and C) had been crafted / to need
D) whether / or D) are crafted / to be needed
E) given that / rather than E) were crafted / needed

11. Ellen Fitz, the first woman to design and manufacture 15. Many painters, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
globes, ---- a globe mount that ---- the earth’s daily rotation and Raphael, ---- techniques such as perspective,
in connection to the path of the sun during the day and shading, and naturalism to make realistic and emotionally
night and throughout the year. evocative paintings that ---- the humanistic ideals of the
time during the Renaissance period.
A) devised / could display
A) used / would exemplify
B) had devised / might display
B) are using / might exemplify
C) was devising / had to display
C) were using / had better exemplify
D) used to devise / would display
D) had been using / can exemplify
E) has been devising / can display
E) had used / must have exemplified

12. Nouriel Roubini, a Turkish-born American economist and 16. If Scandinavians ---- the long, dark winter nights, they
professor, ---- enormous vulnerabilities in the US banking ---- the unique cultural practices, traditions, and lifestyles
system and ---- the coming crises three years before the that the harsh winter conditions of the Nordic region have
2007–2008 subprime mortgage crisis occurred. shaped.
A) will recognise / predicts A) did not have / should have missed
B) recognised / predicted B) have not had / could have missed
C) has recognised / has predicted C) were not having / might miss
D) had recognised / has been predicting D) are not having / will miss
E) recognises / will predict E) had not had / would have missed

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