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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. Tanzania has about 125 ethnic groups, and nearly all of them speak Bantu languages.
(1) The 125 ethnic groups in Tanzania are almost the only ones who speak Bantu
languages.
(2) Bantu languages are spoken by most of the 125 or so ethnic groups in Tanzania.
(3) Each of the 125 ethnic groups in Tanzania speaks a different language, even though
Bantu is the main one.
(4) There are 125 Bantu languages, and all of them are spoken by the ethnic groups in
Tanzania.
10. There is no single way to describe or study a natural object.
(1) There are many natural objects that have not been described or studied.
(2) Some natural objects can be neither described nor studied.
(3) Describing or studying natural objects should be done carefully.
(4) Natural objects can be described and studied in more than one way.
11. In the early 1970s, the United States government came close to abandoning its
ambitious space exploration program for two reasons: the public's apathy toward the
program and the mounting costs of the Vietnam War.
(1) Despite the enormous expense of the war in Vietnam and the public's apathy toward
the space program, the United States government refused to abandon its long-term
commitment to space exploration.
(2) Because of mounting public opposition to the war in Vietnam and a lack of support
for the government, the United States nearly cancelled its extensive space
exploration program.
(3) In order to distract the public from the Vietnam War, the United States government
spent increasing amounts of money to develop interest in its space exploration
program.
(4) The increasing expense of the Vietnam War and a lack of public interest in the space
program almost caused the United States government to discontinue its ambitious
plans for space exploration.
12. As a diplomat, George Kennan never achieved the stature he attained as a historian and
policy maker.
(1) George Kennan preferred working as a historian and a policy maker to working as a
diplomat.
(2) George Kennan never viewed himself as a diplomat, but rather as a historian and
policy maker.
(3) George Kennan was considered to be a greater historian and policy maker than
diplomat.
(4) George Kennan never achieved stature as a diplomat because he was seen as a
historian and policy maker.
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