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excuse me... I try to practice my TOEFL by doing some exercises and I get these confusing questions. I hope you can help me correct my answer... 1. Recycling is a means of reducing the demand on nonrenewable resources ____ of preventing some problems of pollution and waste disposal. (A) either (B) and © too (D) both my answer is D, but I'm not sure 2. Although gorillas have no natural enemies, male leaders typically attack all intruders, thereby allow females and the young to flee to safety my answer is allow, maybe it should be they allow ? 3. Candles and oil-burning lamps remained the chief sources of artificial illumination when the middle of the nineteenth century, when kerosene lamps came into common use my answer is when, maybe it should be during ? 4. Cosmogony is a term applied to the study of the origin and development of the universe as well as to the theories concerned its origin my answer is concerned, maybe it should be concerning ? 5. Flint was a favored material of prehistoric humans, which used it to make tools and weapons, because it would chip into shapes with sharp edges my answer is which, maybe it should be who? 6. The flamingo constructs a cylindrical mud nest for its egg, which both parents care for it :wallbash:my answer is the, maybe it should be omitted ? 7. Many sedimentary rocks were deposited in the ocean contain the fossils that record much of Earth's history. my answer is record, maybe it should be recorded ? 8. The far northern wilderness of Quebec has vast deposits of iron ore, ____ province's leading mineral products. (A) where the (B) are the © which the (D) one of the my answer is D and I'm not sure about it 9. Sunspots are but one manifestation of solar activity related of the Sun's magnetic field .:wallbash:my answer is but, maybe it should be ......... i don't know 10. In the United States, the attorney general is a cabinet member in charge with the administration of the Department of Justice my answer is administration, maybe it should be administrator ? 11. Vitamins A and C and most of the B vitamins are retain in foods that have been canned. :wallbash:my answer is retain, maybe it should be retained ? 12. Velocity may be uniform, in which case both speed and direction remain constant, variable, in which case speed, direction, or both changes :wallbash:my answer is changes , maybe it should be change ? 13. Canada began cultivation wheat intensively in 1910, which led to a demand for tools, machines, housing, and building supplies. :wallbash:my answer is cultivation, maybe it should be cultivating ? or maybe housing is the answer ? 14. A telescope consists of a series of lenses and, often, mirrors capability of producing a magnified image and of collecting more light than the unaided eye . :wallbash:my answer is the, maybe it should be omitted ? I am sorry if I make any mistake by asking too many questions. thanks in advance.. May God always bless you guys...

Hi guys, so while I'm still waiting on a couple of decisions to come back, I could use some help deciding between my current options. UW and UCI are my two best options at the moment (also have a good offer from Syracuse but unless I'm very impressed with faculty meetings I'm probably going to decline). I'm interested in labor, but also macro, political economy, and economic history. I know UW is ranked higher than UCI (35 vs 47), but there are a couple of things that keep me from choosing it immediately. Funding: UCI offered me five years of guaranteed funding, whereas UW only offered me 4 years of funding. UW said they expect the 5th year could be filled with some type of fellowship, RA work, or working in some other department, but that they simply can't guarantee department funding. This seems kinda sketch to me, especially considering the stipend isn't that much for Seattle (around 22k). If I didn't get funding for the fifth year, I'd have to take out loans for tuition and probably drain my savings for living expenses. Placements: This is where I could really use some help. Looking at the placements for UW and UCI, I don't honestly see that big of a difference. I'd prefer to go Academia > Government > Industry, and it doesn't really look like UW has better placements than UCI overall (UCI almost appears to have slightly better placements). Is there a point to going to a higher ranked school if the placements don't seem that much better? Or am I off about UW not placing better than UCI? Housing: This may seem like a small one, but UCI guarantees housing for graduate students, and at very good rates actually. Their stipend is around the same as UW, but due to the low cost of their graduate housing, it comes out to more effectively. I like the idea of not having to worry much about getting housing at good rates, close to the school, and with other graduate students. I know this shouldn't matter, but I also don't want to be miserable/having to dip into my savings to get housing at UW. Location: Again, I know people say it shouldn't matter, and normally I wouldn't care too much, but part of the reason I applied to UW in the first place is because I have family nearby. I don't actually care for either location much, but aside from the proximity to family I think I'd prefer Irvine more. Anyway, considering all of this, which do you all think is better? Appreciate the help.

I don't know if this thread would qualify to stay in the PhD Economics forum, but I will give it a shot. As all incoming Rochester PhDs know, the university housing selection process is over, and there must be some of you who haven't been offered any deal. I'm posting this thread to ask upper-year students about advices regarding off-campus housing, especially as it pertains to international students. Many thanks in advance for any response.

anybody looking for a share @ michigan?