15. I long to alleviate ______, but I cannot.
A. the evil
B. evil
C. evils
D. an evil
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12. U.S. News ______ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to a university campus.
A. maintains
B. is maintaining
C. maintained
D. has been maintaining
14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of ______ mountains behind the apple orchard.
A. blue hazy Virginia
B. hazy blue Virginia
C. Virginia hazy blue
D. Virginia blue hazy
13. He was lured into a crime he would not ______ have committed.
A. actually
B. accidentally
C. otherwise
D. seldom
PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN] There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo ______ ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.
A. has been believed to have been
B. was believed to be
C. is believed to have been
D. is believed to be