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Ernest Hemingway is the ___________ author of The Old Man and the Sea.

A. world famous
B. world-famous

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My _____________ son just started playing hockey.

A. eleven years old
B. eleven year-old
C. eleven-year-old
D. eleven-years-old

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Tom is giving away his dog's three eight-week-old puppies.When did the dog have her puppies?

A. one week ago
B. twenty-four weeks ago
C. three weeks ago
D. eight weeks ago

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The university is __________, and its professors are well known.

A. highly ranked
B. highly-ranked

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Tom is blond, but he has always been attracted to __________ girls.

A. dark-hairy
B. dark hair
C. dark haired
D. dark-haired

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Many of the staff believe the CEO is a _________ businessman, but others know him to be quite a warm person.

A. cold hearted
B. cold-hearted
C. cold heart
D. heart-colded

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Janice works full time at the daycare, but she also has a ________ job in the evening to make extra money.

A. full time
B. part time
C. part-timed
D. part-time

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Okay, everybody. Take a __________ break, and then let’s move on to the next scene.

A. five-minute
B. five-minutes
C. five minute
D. five minutes

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NASA only uses ___________ technology when it comes to the safety of its personnel.

A. state of the art
B. state-of-the-art
C. state of-the art
D. state of the-art

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Along with your application, please submit a letter of up to __________ explaining why you want this job.

A. 300-words
B. 300 words
C. 300-word
D. 300 word

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