Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Modern scientists see many similarities between early modern humans and Neanderthals.4 Certainly, the bodies of the two are very similar, and Neanderthals had, if anything, the advantage in brain size. Both used fire, made tools, and lived in social groups. Even more significant, the fossil record shows that both buried their dead and cared for the elderly and sick among them.

Which word in the topic sentence indicates a comparison/contrast pattern?
a. scientists
b. many
c. similarities
d. between


c. similarities

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It has (been, being) six years since I graduated from college. A) been B) being

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Generally, German universities . . .

a. are arranged in an insular, campus setting. b. are able to offer subsidized dorm rooms to approximately 95% of their students. c. are able to provide students and staff inexpensive meals in a Mensa. d. encourage most first-year students to live in a Studentenwohnheim.

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Which of the following is NOT a right of the copyright holder:

(a) to prevent the courts from allowing others to use the work, (b) to reproduce the material, (c) to create a derivative work, (d) to distribute the work, or (e) to display or conduct a public performance of the work.

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