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In each of the following questions there are four sentences given. Arrange them to a form a coherent paragraph.

1.

A. The high position of the knights was partly due to the fact that during the early Middle Ages kings and governments had very little real authority.
B. Power belonged to the best fighters.
C. Their whole way of life was based on warfare, and they were they great heroes of that time.
D. The man who had horses and heavy arms and knew how to use them had a great advantage.

a. CABD
b. BACD
c. CDAB
d. CBAD

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2.

A. John Calvin died on May 27, 1564.
B. The English Puritans who went to America in the seventeenth century were Calvinists.
C. But by then his ideas had spread from Geneva to much of Western Europe.
D. The Presbyterian and other Reformed churches of today base their religious beliefs on John Calvin’s teachings.

a. BDCA
b. CBDA
c. DCBA
d. ACBD

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3.

A. In ancient times most people lived on farms or on large estates.
B. There were no shops, for the small settlements of people were too far apart.
C. Also, there were not enough goods or people for daily trade.
D. But people always came together for religious festivals.

a. BCDA
b. DCBA
c. ABDC
d. ABCD

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4.

A. A second drop, and a third, fourth, and fifth left lime in the same place.
B. As time passed, the rings of lime formed a little stone “icicle”, it kept on growing.
C. As the water dripped, a tiny ring of lime crystallized on the ceiling.
D. About one million years ago a single drop of rainwater clung to the ceiling of the cave.

a. CDBA
b. CBAD
c. DCAB
d. DACB

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5.

A. The tomato plant is a relative of the potato and tobacco plants.
B. It needs a long growing season and light, rich, well – drained soil.
C. In Northern Europe and the Northern United States it is often grown in hot – houses during the winter.
D. It is also grown in Florida, Texas and Mexico during the winter.

a. ABCD
b. ACBD
c. ADBC
d. BCAD

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