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theneweditionofatextbookbeginssoonafter
completionoftheoriginal.(A)limitation(B)culmination(C)veneration(D)certainty(E)burgeoning
5.Sheismostfrugalinmattersofbusiness,butinher
privatelifesherevealsastreakof----.(A)antipathy
(B)misanthropy
(C)virtuosity
(D)equanimity
(E)prodigality
6.Ifthestategovernment'
slatestbudgetproblems
were----,itwouldnotbeusefultoemploythemas
----examplesintheefforttoavoidtheinevitable
effectsofshortsightedfiscalplanninginthefuture.
(A)typical..representative
(B)exceptional..aberrant
(C)anomalous..illuminating
(D)predictable..helpful
(E)solvable..insignificant7.Justassomewritershave----thecapacityof
languagetoexpressmeaning,Giacometti----the
failureofarttoconveyreality.
(A)scoffedat..abjured
(B)demonstrated..exemplified
(C)denied..refuted
(D)proclaimed..affirmed
(E)despairedof..bewailed8.WALLET:
MONEY:
:
(A)bank:
vault
(B)suitcase:
clothing
(C)checkbook:
balance
(D)wealth:
prestige
(E)envelope:
stamp
9.INSTRUMENTALIST:
SYMPHONY:
(A)author:
drama
(B)photographer:
cinema
(C)composer:
concerto
(D)artist:
painting
(E)dancer:
ballet
10.PLATEAU:
CHANGE:
(A)respite:
activity
(B)asylum:
security
(C)terminus:
journey
(D)interval:
time
(E)lull:
rest
11.ISTHMUS:
LAND:
(A)peninsula:
island
(B)canal:
river
(C)stratosphere:
air
(D)strait:
water
(E)tunnel:
mountain
12.EMBARGO:
COMMERCE:
(A)abstention:
election
(B)strike:
lockout
(C)boycott:
development
(D)quarantine:
contact
(E)blockade:
port
13.DILATORY:
PROCRASTINATE:
(A)recalcitrant:
comply
(B)malcontent:
complain
(C)ambivalent:
decide
(D)inept:
modify
(E)credulous:
learn
14.NOMINAL:
SIGNIFICANCE:
(A)titular:
honor
(B)ephemeral:
brevity
(C)divisible:
continuity
(D)anomalous:
distinction
(E)disjunctive:
unity
15.PLAGIARISM:
IDEAS:
(A)libel:
words
(B)forgery:
documents
(C)arson:
buildings
(D)kidnapping:
ransom
(E)rustling:
cattle
16.POLITIC:
OFFEND:
(A)distressing:
terrify
(B)aloof:
associate
(C)misunderstood:
surmise
(D)vacuous:
deplete
(E)trivial:
bore
Formanyyears,BenjaminQuarles'
seminal
accountoftheparticipationofAfricanAmericansinthe
AmericanRevolutionhasremainedthestandardwork
inthefield.AccordingtoQuarles,theoutcomeofthis
conflictwasmixedforAfricanAmericanslaveswho
enlistedinBritain'
sfightagainstitsrebellious
Americancoloniesinreturnforthepromiseoffreedom:
theBritishtreacherouslyresoldmanyintoslaveryinthe
WestIndies,whileothersobtainedfreedominCanada
andAfrica.BuildingonQuarles'
analysisofthelatter
group,SylviaFreystudiedtheformerslaveswho
emigratedtoBritishcoloniesinCanada.Accordingto
Frey,theserefugees-themostsuccessfuloftheAfrican
AmericanRevolutionaryWarparticipants-viewed
themselvesastheideologicalheirsoftheAmerican
Revolution.Freyseesthisinheritancesreflectedintheir
demandsforthesamerightsthattheAmerican
revolutionarieshaddemandedfromtheBritish:
land
ownership,limitstoarbitraryauthorityandburdensome
taxes,andfreedomofreligion.
17.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing
istrueabouttheAfricanAmericanRevolutionary
WarparticipantswhosettledinCanadaafterthe
AmericanRevolution?
(A)Althoughtheywerepoliticallyunalignedwith
eitherside,theyidentifiedmorewithBritish
ideologythanwithAmericanideology.
(B)Whiletheywerenotimmediatelybetrayedby
theBritish,theyultimatelysufferedthesame
fateasdidAfricanAmericanRevolutionary.
Warparticipantswhowereresoldintoslavery
intheWestIndies.
(C)TheysettledinCanadaratherthaninAfrica
becauseofthegreaterreligiousfreedom
availableinCanada.
(D)Theyweremorepoliticallyactivethanwere
AfricanAmericanRevolutionaryWarparticipants
whosettledinAfrica.
(E)TheyweremoresuccessfulthanwereAfrican
AmericanRevolutionaryWarparticipantswho
settledAfrica.
18.Whichofthefollowingismostanalogoustothe
relationshipbetweentheAfricanAmerican
RevolutionaryWarparticipantswhosettledin
CanadaaftertheAmericanRevolutionandthe
Americanrevolutionaries,asthatrelationshipis
describedinthepassage?
(A)Abrilliantpupilofagreatmusicianrebels
againsttheteacher,butadoptstheteacher'
s
musicalstyleaftertheteacher'
sunexpected
death.
(B)Twowarringrulersfinallymakepeaceaftera
lifetimeofstrifewhentheyrealizethatthey
havebeendupedbyacommonenemy.
(C)Achildwhohassidedwithadomineering
parentagainstadefiantsiblinglatermakes
demandsoftheparentsimilartothoseonce
madebythesibling.
(D)Awriterspendsmuchofherlifepopularizing
theworkofhermentor,onlytodiscoverlatein
lifethatmuchoftheolderwriter'
sworkis
plagiarizedfromthewritingsofaforeign
contemporary.
(E)Tworesearchscientistsspendmuchoftheir
careersworkingtogethertowardacommon
goal,butlaterquarreloverwhichofthemshould
receivecreditforthetrainingofapromising
student.
19.Theauthorofthepassagesuggeststhatwhichofthe
followingistrueofBenjaminQuarles'
work?
(A)Itintroducedanewanduntriedresearchmethod-
ology.
(B)Itcontainedtheoriessocontroversialthatthey
gaverisetoanentiregenerationofscholarship
(C)Itwasapioneeringworkthathasnotyetbeen
displacedbysubsequentscholarship.(D)Itlaunchedthecareerofascholarwholaterwrote
evenmoreimportantworks.
(E)Atthetimeitappeared,itsauthoralreadyenjoyed
awell-establishedreputationinthefield.
20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthe
passageconcerningBritain'
sruleinitsCanadian
coloniesaftertheAmericanRevolution?
(A)HumiliatedbytheirdefeatbytheAmericans,the
BritishsharplycurtailedcivilrightsintheirCanadian
colonies.
(B)TheBritishlargelyignoredtheirCanadian
colonies.
(C)TheBritishencouragedthecolonizationofCanada
bythoseAfricanAmericanswhohadservedon
theAmericansideaswellasbythosewhohad
servedontheBritishside.
(D)SomeofBritain'
spoliciesinitsCanadiancolonies
weresimilartoitspoliciesinitsAmericancolo-
niesbeforetheAmericanRevolution.(E)Toreducethedebtincurredduringthewar,the
BritishimposedevenhighertaxesontheCana-
diancoloniststhantheyhadontheAmerican
colonists.Overtheyears,biologistshavesuggestedtwomain
pathwaysbywhichsexualselectionmayhaveshapedthe
evolutionofmalebirdsong.Inthefirst,malecompetition
andintrasexualselectionproducerelativelyshort,simple
songsusedmainlyinterritorialbehavior.Inthesecond,
femalechoiceandintersexualselectionproducelonger,
morecomplicatedsongsusedmainlyinmateattraction;
likesuchvisualornamentationasthepeacock'
stail,elabo-
ratevocalcharacteristicsincreasethemale'
schancesof
beingchosenasamate,andhethusenjoysmorerepro-
ductivesuccessthanhislessostentatiousrivals.Thetwo
pathwaysarenotmutuallyexclusive,andwecanexpectto
findexamplesthatreflecttheirinteraction.Teasingthem
aparthasbeenanimportantchallengetoevolutionarybiol-
ogists.
Earlyresearchconfirmedtheroleofintrasexualselection.
Inavarietyofexperimentsinthefield,malesresponded
aggressivelytorecordedsongsbyexhibitingterritorial
behaviornearthespeakers.Thebreakthroughforresearch
intointersexualselectioncameinthedevelopmentofanew
techniqueforinvestigatingfemaleresponseinthelabor-
atory.Whenfemalecowbirdsraisedinisolationinsound-
proofchamberswereexposedtorecordingsofmalesong,
theyrespondedbyexhibitingmatingbehavior.Byquanti-
fyingtheresponses,researcherswereabletodetermine
whatparticularfeaturesofthesongweremostimportant.
Infurtherexperimentsonsongsparrows,researchersfound
thatwhenexposedtoasinglesongtyperepeatedseveral
timesortoarepertoireofdifferentsongtypes,females
respondedmoretothelatter.Thebeautyoftheexperi-
mentaldesignisthatiteffectivelyrulesoutconfounding
variables;
acousticisolationassuresthatthefemalecan
respondonlytothesongstructureitself.
Ifintersexualselectionoperatesastheorized,maleswith
morecomplicatedsongsshouldnotonlyattractfemales
morereadilybutshouldalsoenjoygreaterreproductive
success.Atfirst,however,researchersdoingfieldworkwith
songsparrowsfoundnocorrelationbetweenla