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151.      (33055-!-item-!-188;#058&006544)

Like the thorny ballooning of a frightened pufferfish or
the sudden appearance of angry sapphire hoops for which the blue-ringed octopus
is named, so the California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning
that predators ignore at
their peril.

(A) so the California newt's display of its red
underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril

(B) so it is at their peril that predators ignore the
California newt's display of its red underbelly, a clear warning

(C) the California newt's displaying its red underbelly
is a clear warning for predators, so they ignore it at their peril

(D) the California newt's display of its red underbelly
is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril

(E) it is at their peril that predators ignore the
California newt's display of its red underbelly, a clear warning

Ignore what?

But the products of women's labor
did in fact circulate beyond the household. 
Aztec women wove cloth, and cloth circulated through the market system,
the tribute system, and the redistributive economy of the palaces.  Cotton mantles served as a unit of currency in the regional
market system.  Quantities of woven
mantles, loincloths, blouses, and skirts were paid as tribute to local lords
and to imperial tax stewards and were distributed to ritual and administrative
personnel, craft specialists, warriors, and other faithful servants of the
state.  In addition, woven articles of
clothing served as markers of social status and clothing fulfilled a symbolic
function in political negotiation.  The
cloth that was the product of women's work thus was crucial as a primary means
of organizing the flow of goods and services that sustained the Aztec state.

162.      (33659-!-item-!-188;#058&007012)

The government predicts that, for consumers and
businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the Federal
Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce
costs, though some consumer groups disagree with the government's estimates,
suggesting they are too optimistic.

(A) The government predicts that, for consumers and
businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the Federal
Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce
costs

(B) The government predicts that costs will be greatly
reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance
calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts

(C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and
businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, costs will be greatly
reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications
Commission

(D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number
of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal
Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce
costs

(E) For consumers
and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government
predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications
Commission has made will greatly reduce costs

164.      (33751-!-item-!-188;#058&007036)比皆是not for Blair

One automobile manufacturer has announced plans to
increase the average fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicles by 25
percent over the next five years, amounting to roughly five miles per
gallon, and representing the first significant change in the fuel
efficiency of any class of passenger vehicle in almost two decades.

(A) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and
representing

(B) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and it
would represent

(C) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles
per gallon and it would represent

(D) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per
gallon and would represent

(E) which is an increase amounting to roughly five miles
per gallon, representing

why A can not be right answer?

sorry just want to ask 164

164.     

One automobile manufacturer has announced plans to
increase the average fuel efficiency of its sport utility vehicles by 25
percent over the next five years, amounting to roughly five miles per
gallon, and representing the first significant change in the fuel
efficiency of any class of passenger vehicle in almost two decades.

(A) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and
representing

(B) amounting to roughly five miles per gallon, and it
would represent

(C) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles
per gallon and it would represent

(D) an increase that would amount to roughly five miles per
gallon and would represent

(E) which is an increase amounting to roughly five miles
per gallon, representing

why A can not be right answer?