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comprehensive
edifying
(D)
succinct
enlightening
(E)
provocative
technical
4.
With
its
large
circulation,
Essence
magazine
has
enjoyed
only
recently
challenged
by
new
publications
aggressively
seeking
female
African
American
readers.
an
aggregation
inclination
a
prognosis
retrenchment
preeminence
5.
judge’s
published
opinions,
sophisticated
subtle,
were
undeniably
they
left
no
doubt
of
her
intentions.
unequivocal
effusive
incorrigible
tenuous
ineffable
Directions:
foreachquestioninthissection,selectthebestanswerfromthechoicegivenandfillinthecorrespondingcircleontheanswersheet.
Turntosection3(page4)ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestioninthissection
1.
Geoffrey’s
corrupt
dealings
earned
him
such
disgrace
that
any
possibility
his
being
reelected
to
the
city
council
completely
-------.
ensured
approved
belittled
eliminated
defended
2.
Although
editors
reputed
be
very
-------,
uneven
quality
material
put
into
anthology
suggests
too
amateurish
professional
lax
harsh
selective
inclusive
judgmental
discriminating
sensitive
insightful
Eachsentencebelowhasoneortwoblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.BeneaththesentencearefivewordsorsetsofwordslabeledAthroughE.choosethewordorsetofwordsthat,wheninsertedinthesentence,bestfirstthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.
Example:
Hopingto------thedispute,negotiatorsproposedacompromisethattheyfeltwouldbe--------tobothlaborandmanagement.
(A)Enforce..useful
(B)End..divisive
(C)Overcome..unattractive
(D)Extend..satisfactory
(E)Resolve..acceptable●
Questions8-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Asaslangword,"
cool"
hasstayedcoolfarlongerthanmostsuchwords.Oneofthemaincharacteristicsofslangisthecontinualrenewalofitsvocabulary:
inorderforslangtofeelslangy,ithastohaveafeelingofnovelty.Slangexpressionsmeaningthesamethingas"
cool,"
like"
groovy,"
"
hep,"
far-out,"
rad,"
and"
tubular,"
haveforthemostpartnothadthestayingpowerof"
cool."
Ingeneral,thereisnointrinsicreasonwhyonewordstaysaliveandothersgetconsignedtothescrapheapoflinguistichistory,butslangterms,likefashiondesigns,arerarely"
in"
forlong.Thejuryisstilloutonhowlong"
def'
phat"
willsurvive.
8.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto
(A)addressapressingquestion
(B)defineanunusualexpression
(C)notethedurabilityofaterm
(D)opposeaparticularuseoflanguage
(E)challengealinguistictheory
9.Inline11,"
fashiondesigns"
serveasanexampleofsomething
(A)provocative
(B)ephemeral
(C)pretentious
(D)esoteric
(E)exotic
Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;
questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided
Questions
6-7
are
based
on
following
passage.
Properlyspeaking,amovementisacontinuous,collectiveefforttobringaboutfundamentalsocialreform.Itisacollaborativeratherthananindividualisticenterprise.Nomatterhowmanyfactionsareinvolved,thereisalwaysacommonobjective.TheBlackfreedomstruggleofthe1960'
swassuchaneffort.ItsobjectivewastotransformthemannerinwhichBlackAmericansintheUnitedStateswereviewedandheated.AndBlackwritersandartists,asavitalsectorofthemovement,soughttotransformthemannerinwhichBlackAmericanswererepresentedorportrayedinliteratureandthearts.
6.Thefirstsentenceofthepassage("
Properlyspeaking...reform"
)primarilyservesto
(A)presentacontroversialopinion
(B)questiontheeffectivenessofaprocess
(C)provideanexampleofanabstractidea
(D)definethemeaningofaterm
(E)offerasolutiontoaproblem
7.ThepassageindicatesthatBlackwritersandartistsweremostimportanttothefreedomstruggleinthatthey
(A)promotedfreedomofartisticexpressionforBlackAmericans
(B)attemptedtoalterthewayBlackpeopleweredepictedinthearts
(C)createdpowerfulprotestartthatdocumentedtheBlackstruggle
(D)wereacohesivegroupthatopposedexcessiveindividualism
(E)prescribedacourseofactiontohelpensuresocialjustice
WhyisVenussounlikeEarth?
TheanswercanonlylieinitslesserdistancefromtheSun.ItseemsthatintheearlydaysofthesolarsystemtheSunwaslessluminousthanitisnow,inwhichcaseVenusandEarthmayhavestartedtoevolvealongthesamelines,butwhentheSunbecamemorepowerfulthewholesituationchanged.Earth,at93millionmiles,wasjustoutofharm'
sway,butVenus,at67million,wasnot.Thewaterinoceansvaporized,thecarbonatesweredrivenoutoftherocks,and
inarelativelyshorttimeonthecosmicscale,Venuswastransformedfromapotentiallylife-bearingworldintotheinfernooftoday.
10.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto
(A)criticizethelackofresearchonatopicofmystery
(B)speculateaboutlifeonanotherworld
(C)lamentthedemiseofacompellingtheory
(D)illustratetheprinciplesofplanetaryresearch
(E)discussattemptstounderstandanastronomicalenigma
11.Thestatementinlines11-14("
Insize...so"
)functionsprimarilyto
(A)dismissaplausiblesupposition
(B)mockanoutrageousclaim
(C)bolsteranacceptedopinion
(D)summarizeaparticularexperiment
(E)undermineacontroversialhypothesis
12.Theprimarypurposeofthethirdparagraph(lines22-31)isto
(A)provideevidenceinsupportofacontroversialtheory
(B)challengetwopopularmisconceptionsaboutVenus
(C)showwhyaparticularhypothesiswasmisguided
(D)suggestthatVenushasbeenromanticizedthroughouthistory
(E)presenttwodistincttheoriesaboutVenus
Questions10-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thispassagewasadaptedfroma1995bookaboutastronomy.
ApartfromtheMoonandoccasionalcometsandasteroids,Venusisoftenour
nearestneighbor.ItsorbitbringsitclosertoEarththananyotherplanet—only26millionmilesawayatcertaintimes.Despitethatproximity,foralongtimeitwasgenerallytermed"
theplanetofmystery."
ThisisbecausetheatmosphereofVenusissodenseandsocloud-ladenthatitssurfaceispermanentlyhiddenfromsight.ThefirstattempttolearnmoreaboutVenuswastoanalyzeitsupperatmosphereusingspectroscopicmethods.Insizeandmass,VenusisalmosttheequalofEarth,anditsgravitationalfieldisonlyslightlyweakerthanours,sothatlogicallyitmightbeexpectedtohavethesamekindofatmosphere—butthisisemphaticallynotso.Scientistsfoundthatthemainconstituentofitsatmosphereiscarbondioxide.Sincethisisaheavygasthatwouldbeexpectedtosink,itwasreasonabletoassumethatcarbondioxidemadeupmostoftheatmospheredowntogroundlevel.Carbondioxideactsinthemannerofagreenhouse,trappingtheSun'
sheat,soitfollowedthatVenuswaslikelytobeaverytorridsortofworld.
Yetopinionsdiffered.Accordingtoonetheory,thecloudscontainedagreatdealofwater.Itwasevenclaimedthatthesurfacemightbelargelyoceancovered,inwhichcasetheatmosphericcarbondioxidewouldhavefouledthewaterandproducedseasofsodawater.AnotherintriguingtheorymadeVenusverysimilartotheEarthofover200millionyearsago.Therewouldbemarshes,luxuriantvegetationofthefernandhorsetailvariety,andprimitivelife-formssuchasgiantdragonflies.Ifso,thenVenusmightpresumablyevolvethesamewayEarthhasdone.
In1962theAmericanprobeMariner2bypassedVenusatlessthan22,000milesandgaveusourfirstreliableinformation.Thesurfaceprovedtobeveryhotindeed;
wenowknowthatthemaximumtemperatureisalmost500°
C.Theatmospherereallyisalmostpurecarbondioxide,andthoseshiningcloudsarerichinsulfuricacid.Allideasofapleasant,oceanicVenushadtobeabandoned.In1975Venera9,aRussianautomaticlander,visitedVenusandsentbackpicturesdirectfromthesurface.Thescene—arocky,scorchedlandscape—couldhardlybemorehostile.Subsequentprobeshaveconfirmedthisimpression.
15.Thetoneofthestatementinlines43-44("
Theanswer...Sun"
)isbestdescribedas
(A)regretful
(B)guarded
(C)skeptical
(D)decisive
(E)amused
13.Inorderforthehypothesisinlines28-30("
Therewould...dragonflies"
)tobecorrect,whichstatementcouldNOTbetrueofconditionsonVenus?
(A)Theenvironmentisgenerallywarmandhumid.
(B)Theatmosphereispurecarbondioxide.
(C)Itispossibleforevolutionarychangetooccur.
(D)Thereisenoughlightforphotosynthesistooccur.
(E)Creaturesareabletoflywithease.
14.Thestatementinlines32-34("
In1962...information"
)suggeststhatthe
(A)qualityofthedatasurprisedthescientists
(B)evidencecollectedearlierwasrelativelyuntrustworthy
(C)recordshadbeenlostforalongtimebeforescientistsrediscoveredthem
(D)probeallowedscientiststoformulateacompletelynewtheory
(E)dataconfirmedanobscureandimplausibletheory
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rebornhere,