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(a) (i) make an ally with (ii) had an ally of

(iii) is an ally of (iv) was an ally of
(b) (i) could be administered (ii) may be administered

(iii) had to administer (iv) will want to administer
(c) (i) begins their work by (ii) began their work by
(iii) beginning her work (iv) begins her work

10. Garry Kasparov and his long-time rival Anatoly Karpov—two of the (a) ____________
of all-time—took their respective seats around the chess board. The 1990 World Chess
Championship (b) ____________. The two men would play 24 games to decide the
champion with the (c) ____________ the World Chess Champion.

(a) (i) greatest chess players (ii) good chess players
(iii) better chess players (iv) great chess players

(b) (i) will begin (ii) was about to begin
(iii) would have begun (iv) were to begin
(c) (i) winning player to be declared (ii) winner to be declared

(iii) winner player declared as (iv) winning player being declared
11. It can be (a) ____________ performance as a one-way street. We often hear about a
physically gifted athlete who underperforms on the field or a smart student who (b)
____________. The typical narrative about underachievers is that if they could just
“get their head right” and develop the correct “mental attitude” (c) ____________
at the top of their game.

(a) (i) easier to view (ii) easiest to see
(iii) easy to view (iv) easy to find
(b) (i) flounders in the classroom (ii) floundered in the classroom

(iii) floundering in the classroom (iv) is floundering in the classroom
(c) (i) then they perform (ii) then they should perform

(iii) then they have performed (iv) then they would perform
12. Confidence is a wonderful thing to have, but (a) ____________ overcome with fear,
self-doubt, or uncertainty, then (b) ____________ your beliefs. Play as if you’re at
your best. Work as if you’re on top of your game. Talk to people as if you’re feeling
confident. (c) ____________ actions to trigger a bold mindset.
(a) (i) make yourself (ii) if you find yourself

(iii) if you found yourself (iv) if they found yourself
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