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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. Failing to find a publisher for his first novel, nineteenth-century author Thomas Hardy

consigned the manuscript to the flames.

(1) Hardy had to revise his first novel several times before anyone would publish it.
(2) After his first novel was severely criticized, Hardy despaired of becoming an author.
(3) Because he could not find a publisher for his first novel, Hardy decided to publish it

himself.
(4) Hardy burned his first novel because no one was willing to publish it.

10. In 1935, American athlete Jesse Owens tied one world record and set three new ones at

a track-and-field meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

(1) At a 1935 track-and-field event in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jesse Owens broke three
world records and matched a fourth.

(2) Having set three world records on previous occasions, Jesse Owens tried to set
another at a track-and-field meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1935.

(3) Track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens set three world records at a four-event
competition in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1935.

(4) Jesse Owens participated in a 1935 track-and-field event in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
aiming to break at least three world records.

11. Plastic pollution is not just unsightly; it has a lethal effect on wildlife.

(1) The effects of plastic pollution are serious, even if they cannot be seen.
(2) Plastic pollution is hazardous to several kinds of animals.
(3) Plastic pollution endangers wildlife more than other types of pollution.
(4) Apart from being ugly, plastic pollution kills wild animals.

12. Benjamin Franklin was accomplished in a variety of areas.

(1) Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents.
(2) Benjamin Franklin was a man of many ideas.
(3) Benjamin Franklin was widely admired.
(4) Benjamin Franklin received a well-rounded education.

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