30)
Read the following passage:
"He used to drive in from his farm every day at about noon, and as that was my own hour for fetching my mail I often passed him in the porch or stood beside him while we waited on the motions of the distributing hand behind the grating."
The phrase "waited on the motions of the distributing hand behind the grating" refers to what or whom?
A) a horse rider pulling on the horse's reins
B) a bartender handing out drinks in a saloon
C) a postman putting mail in post office boxes
D) a sheriff handing citations to law-breakers
31)
Read the following:
"I had this from Harmon Gow, who had driven the stage from Bettsbridge to Starkfield in pre-trolley days and knew the chronicle of all the families on his line."
What can you infer from the phrase "Harmon Gow...who had driven the stage"?
A) He had driven a stagecoach.
B) He had been a tough director of a theater.
C) He had driven an old car known as a "stage."
D) He had ridden a horse from one town to the next.
32)
Which sentence is written correctly?
A) The author was asked to write an after-word for the twentieth anniversary of his book.
B) Our offensive line needs more co-ordination on the football field.
C) Would you please re-wind this old video cassette?
D) She was a non-native speaker of Spanish, but she did pretty well in the interview.
Eliminate