Which of the following is the BEST rewriting of the INFORMAL expression underlined in the sentence below?

Which of the following is the BEST rewriting of the INFORMAL expression underlined in the sentence below?

Older medical practitioners should be required to update their techniques. But you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

a. …, but many don’t like changes.

b. …, but many would say no to changes.

c. …; however, many seem resistant to changes.

d. …; however, it is difficult for us to persuade them to change.

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2. Which of the following sentences contains NO hedging device?

a. Both environmental strategies indeed have an equal chance of failing as they are not cost-effective.

b. Both environmental strategies have an equal chance of failing as they do not seem to be cost-effective.

c. Both environmental strategies may have an equal chance of failing as they are not cost-effective.

d. It is likely that both environmental strategies will have an equal chance of failing as they are not cost-effective.

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3. Which of the following sentences contains a FORMAL and CORRECTLY APPLIED hedging device?

a.

Perhaps a recent survey shows that the middle-class families in Hong Kong spend less time together than they did a decade ago.

b. A recent survey shows that the middle-class families in Hong Kong probably spend less time together than they did a decade ago.

c. A recent survey shows that maybe the middle-class families in Hong Kong spend less time together than they did a decade ago.

d. A recent survey tends to show that the middle-class families in Hong Kong spend less time together than they did a decade ago.

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4. Which of the following sentences is written using the PREFERRED negative form in academic writing?

a. There is not any research evidence to prove that carbonated beverages are harmful to brain health.

b. Research evidence does not support the claim that carbonated beverages are harmful to brain health.

c. Not much research evidence suggests that carbonated beverages are harmful to brain health.

d. Little research evidence suggests that carbonated beverages are harmful to brain health.

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5. Choose the BEST rewritten version of the underlined expression to improve the GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE of the following sentence: 

In her autobiography, the author discusses her early years, her desire to become an actress, and how she made her debut on the stage.

a. her early years, her desire to become an actress, and to make her debut on the stage.

b. her early years, her desire to become an actress, and making her debut on the stage.

c. her early years, how she wanted to become an actress, and how to make her debut on the stage.

d. her early years, her desire to become an actress, and her debut on the stage.