<h2>List of questions that I still dont understand after looking at the answer key.</h2>
<p>1.
It was in 1958 in Paris that the new wave in French cinema [exploded] onto the international film scence.
[Which of these choices are LEAST acceptable]
A.Emerged
B.Released
C.Erupted
D.Burst</p>
<h2>[Answer is B. I had to pick between B and D because B didnt match the meaning and D just didnt sound right... Could anyone explain why D is acceptable?]</h2>
<p>2.
It can trace its lineage back to [Salyut I, the] very first space station launched in 1971 by the Russians.
A. No change
B. Salyut I the
C. Salyut I; the
D. Salyut I. The</p>
<h2>[Answer is A. I know why C,D doesn't fit, but I picked B because isn't A grammatically incorrect to have a comma between 2 complete sentences without "FANBOYS"?]</h2>
<p>3.
For example, before [plummeting, to Earth, it orbited] the planet for less than...
A. No change
B. plummeting to Earth, it orbited
C. plummeting to Earth. It orbited
D. plummeting to Earth; it orbited.</p>
<h2>[Answer is B. I know why C,D doesn't fit but I picked A because I felt like "to earth" was an unnecessary information that could be put off by double commas]</h2>
<p>4.
[Correct sentence order question.]
A. No change
B. 2,1,3
C. 3,1,2
D. 3,2,1</p>
<p>[1]This space station was successfully launched in 2000 and has hosted more than 17 crews from numerous countries since than.
[2]The end of the Cold War in the 1990s meant that both nations could work together on the goal of acheiving a sustainable habitat in outer space.</p>
<h2>[3]Ultimately, the Russian Salyut stations and Mir and the American Skylab laid the groundwork for the International Space Station</h2>
<p>Thank you guys for all the help in advance.</p>