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B.incidental…amishap

C.collaborative…adesign

D.persistent…anextension

E.systematic…anaccident

2.Nationsthatshareaborderare,bydefinition,_______.

A.allied

B.partisan

C.contiguous

D.pluralistic

E.sovereign

3.Muchofthisauthor'

swork,unfortunately,is_______,with_______chapteroftenimmediatelyfollowingasublimeone.

A.mystical…asuperior

B.uneven…amediocre

C.predictable…aneloquent

D.enthralling…avapid

E.flippant…anintelligible

4.Inyoungchildren,somebraincellshavea_______thatenablesthemtotakeoverthefunctionsofdamaged

ormissingbraincells.

A.fragility

B.reminiscence

C.perniciousness

D.whimsicality

E.plasticity

5."

Lessgovernmentspending"

is_______ofthispoliticalparty,abeliefsharedbymostpartymembers.

A.anacronym

B.aretraction

C.atenet

D.aplight

E.aprospectus

SECTION5

Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;

questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonihebasisofwhatisstaledorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

Questions6-7arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

DukeEllingtonconsideredhimself"

theworld'

sgreatestlistener."

Inmusic,hearingisall.JudgingbythetwoorthreethousandpiecesofmusicEllingtonwrote,hecouldprobablyhearafleascratchingitselfandputthatrhythmintooneofhiscompositions.Forhimthesoundsoftheworldweretheingredientshemixedintoappetizers,maincourses,anddessertstosatisfytheappetiteofhisworldwideaudience.Hewasn'

taversetogoingoutinaboattocatchthefishhimself.Hewouldraisethefowlhimself.Butwhenthatmusicalmealappearedbeforeyounoneofthedrudgeryshowed.

6.Theauthormostlikelyreferstothe"

flea"

inline4inorderto

（A）highlightEllington'

sprodigiousmemory

（B）emphasizethequalityofEllington'

slisteningskills

（C）indicateEllington'

sinterestindifferentanimalsounds

（D）suggestthatEllington'

scompositionsweremarkedbyrhythmicsimilarities

（E）implythatEllingtoncouldbeoverlyconcernedaboutminutia

7.Inlines5-11（"

Forhim...drudgeryshowed"

）,theauthor'

spointisprimarilydevelopedthroughtheuseof

（A）comparisonandcontrast

（B）appealtoemotion

（C）exaggeration

（D）metaphor

（E）humor

Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthesummerof1911,theexplorerHiramBinghamIIIbushwhackedhiswaytoahighridgeintheAndesofPeruandbeheldadreams-capeoutofthepast.There,setagainstloomingpeakscloakedinsnowandwreathedinclouds,wasMachuPicchu,thefamous"

lostcity"

oftheIncas.Thisexpression,popularizedbyBingham,servedasamagicalelixirforrundownimaginations.Thewordsevokedtheromanticismofexplorationandarchaeologyatthetime.ButfindingMachuPicchuwaseasierthansolvingthemysteryofitsplaceintherichandpowerfulIncaempire.TheimposingarchitectureattestedtotheskillandaudacityoftheIncas.Butwhohadlivedatthisisolatedsiteandforwhatpurpose?

8.Thewords"

magicalelixir"

（line7）primarilyemphasizethe

（A）motivationforanexpedition

（B）captivatingpowerofaphrase

（C）inspirationbehindadiscovery

（D）creativedimensionofarchaeology

（E）complexityofanexpression

9.The"

mystery"

discussedinlines10-13ismostanalogoustothatencounteredinwhichofthefollowingsituations?

（A）Beingunabletolocatethesourceofmaterialsusedtoconstructanancientpalace

（B）Beingunabletoreconcilearchaeologicalevidencewithmythicaldescriptionsofanancientcity

（C）Beingunabletoexplainhowancientpeopleconstructedimposingmonumentsusingonlyprimitivetechnology

（D）Beingunabletounderstandthereligiousfunctionofachamberfoundinsideanancienttemple（E）Beingunabletodiscoveranytraceofacivilizationrepeatedlymentionedbyancientauthors

Questions10-14arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thispassageisfromtheprefacetoa1997bookbyaUnitedStatesjournalistdetailingadisagreementbetweendoctorsandfamilymembersaboutachild'

smedicaltreatmentatahospitalinCalifornia.

UndermydeskIkeepalargecartonofcassettetapes.Thoughtheyhaveallbeentranscribed,Istillliketolistentothemfromtimetotime,

Somearequietandeasilyunderstood.TheyarefilledwiththevoicesofAmericandoctors,interruptedoccasionallybytheclinkofacoffeecuporbeepofapager.Therest—morethanhalfofthem—areverynoisy.Theyarefille