1.the growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, (which was determined by when the sun reached the abserver's meridian and differing) from city to city.
a
d determined b when the sun reached the abserver's meridian and differed
e determined b when the sun reached the abserver's meridian and differing
the answer is e, why d is incorrect?
2.(For all his professed disdain of such activities), Auden was an inveterate literary gossip.
a
why a is correct?
3.There has been a 30-to 40-fold (increase in the incidence of malaria caused by increasing mosquito resistance against) pesticides.
a
b increase in the incidence of malaria because of increasing resistance of mosquitoes to
the answer is b, why a is incorrect?
4 (Like the one reputed to live in Loch Ness, also an inland lake connected to the ocean by a river, INhabitants of the area around Lake Champlain claim sightings of a long and narrow "sea monster.")
a
b Inhabitants of the area around Lake Champlain claim sightings of a long and narrow "sea monster" similar to the one rerputed to live in Loch Ness, which, LIke Lake Champlain, is an inland lake connected to the ocean by a river.
e Similr to that reputed to live in LOch Ness inhabitants of the area around Lake Champlain, also an inland lake connected to the pcean by a river, claim fightings of a long and narrow "sea monster".
the answer is b, why e is incorrect? | 
