27. Lynne Cox's achievement was novel because

* nobody had ever done it before.
* someone had written a book about it.
* it was extremely dangerous.
* it took a lot of training.

28. Tom moves "almost imperceptibly" along the ledge. Imperceptibly means that he is moving

* backwards.
* so slowly that the movement can hardly be seen.
* hand over hand.
* with an extremely careful, shuffling motion.

29. Which statement is spoken in a colloquial manner?

* "And I'm going to show you that it ain't no trouble when you pack double."
* "You ask for what you want, and you pay for what you get."
* "God helps those who help themselves."
* "Life is going to give you just what you put in it."

30. Which sentence contains a proper noun?

* From opposite sides of the tent they waved, blind and smiling, to the crowd below.
* My mother once said that I'd be amazed at how many things a person can do within the act of falling.
* Anna was pregnant at the time, seven months and hardly showing, her stomach muscles were that strong.
* Once my father and mother married, they moved onto the old farm he had inherited but didn't care much for.

31. In which sentence is the word furtively used correctly?

* The sergeant major spoke furtively of his time in India.
* The man from Maw and Meggins looked furtively at Mrs. White without speaking.
* Mrs. White shouted furtively at her husband as the knocks on the door continued.
* Herbert played the piano furtively as Mr. White made his wish.

32. Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

* Prospero angrily attacks the uninvited guest.
* Prince Prospero tries to escape the Red Death.
* The guests wander freely from room to room during the masquerade.
* The Red Death is characterized by bleeding from the pores of the skin.

33. The house was the only building that still _______ in a city of rubble and ashes.

* stands
* standing
* stood
* standed