Word: tested
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...flexible hinge on the bottom was supposed to let me fully extend my leg for a fast, natural stride. But the skates were downright painful. There was too much padding around the lower leg, and part of the skate dug into my inner ankle. I had another pal, Jillian, test them in her size, and her foot got so badly chafed that she had to wear Band-Aids the next day. "You couldn't give these to me for free," Jillian said, somewhat redundantly...
Finally I slipped into Salomon's TR8s ($330). They were so soft and comfortable I feared I would lose all sense of reason. So I had my co-worker Mac, a serious skater and tough critic, test them out too. "It feels like your foot is wrapped in a pillow," he said. After a couple of loops around the park, Mac decided that they felt a little "loosey-goosey" on the top of his foot. He also was worried that their flashy design would ruin his East Village hipster reputation. But my goose wasn't loose, and I like attention...
They discussed research showing that test scores are entirely race- and class-related and have little ability to predict future success in graduate school...
...most recent Massachusetts teacher certification tests showed dismal results--43 percent of first-time test takers failed to pass the test, according to results released Monday...
...results from the first test administration in April 1998 were even worse, prompting Massachusetts politicians to institute a series of incentives to attract talented adults to the profession of teaching...