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In preparation for her run, Alicia __________, applied sunscreen, and increased the volume on her iPod.
a) tightened her shoelaces
b) was tightening her shoelaces
c) did tighten her shoelaces
d)

We searched the car trunk, __________, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we remember buying.
a) looked on the pantry shelves
b) on the pantry shelves
c) the pantry shelves
d)

Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, __________, and snots up the car windows—inconveniences we didn't anticipate when we adopted him
a) would drag us around the neighborhood during walks
b) he drags us around the neighborhood during walks
c) drags us around the neighborhood during walks
d)

Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes __________, when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.
a) when the violins began to play
b) while listening to the violins play
c) during the violin music
d)

In Mrs. Curall's office, Ruben feigned the flu. He hoped to be excused from class, get an extension on his paper, and __________.
a) spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
b) to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
c) then to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
d)

Carlos not only missed his one-year anniversary with Adrianna __________.
a) but he also forgot his mother's birthday
b) but also forgot his mother's birthday
c) but also forgetting his mother's birthday
d)

Teresa was expecting a visit from her mother, so she spent the day cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator, scrubbing mold from the bathroom tile grout, and __________.
a) she removed dog hair from the sofa cushions
b) removing dog hair from the sofa cushions
c) removed dog hair from the sofa cushions
d)

When Noodle the poodle realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and __________.
a) was leaping like a fish on a line
b) he was leaping like a fish on a line
c) leaped like a fish on a line
d)

With the humans out of the house, Skeeter had to decide either to shred a roll of toilet paper or __________.
a) chew another hole in the sofa arm
b) chewing another hole in the sofa arm
c) if he wanted to chew another hole in the sofa arm
d)

Neither __________ nor the ineffective air conditioner rattling in the window will deter Tiffany from loving the freedom of her first apartment.
a) when the inconsiderate neighbors played loud music
b) the inconsiderate neighbors playing loud music
c) playing loud music by the inconsiderate neighbors
d)

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