Hally's commet

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Hally's commet

by phelps » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:59 pm
163. Because Halley’s comet changes orbit slightly during the seventy-six-year interval between passing close to Earth, it may veer onto a collision course with a planet sometime in the distant future.
(A) between passing
(B) of passing
(C) between its passes
(D) of its passes
(E) as it passes

OA C
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by thetrystero » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:32 pm
163. Because Halley’s comet changes orbit slightly during the seventy-six-year interval between passing close to Earth, it may veer onto a collision course with a planet sometime in the distant future.
(A) between passing
(B) of passing
(C) between its passes
(D) of its passes
(E) as it passes

IMO, C

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by haptas » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:18 pm

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