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Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequotesontheleftwiththepeopleontheright.Pleasenotetherearetwoextraoptionsyoudonotneedtouse.

_____1.Givemealeverlongenoughandafulcrumonwhich

toplaceit,andIshallmovetheworld.

A.JohnLocke

_____2.Moralityisnotthedoctrineof

howwemaymake

B.Archimedes

ourselveshappy,buthowwemaymakeourselvesworthyof

C.Aristotle

happiness.

D.ImmanuelKant

_____3.Youcan'

tconnectthedotslookingforward;

youcan

onlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.SoyouhavetotrustE.SteveJobsthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.

Questions4（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Toensurethehighstandardsoffacilitiesweneedtobuildnewwards,

laboratoriesandconsultingrooms.Inshort,weneedyourhelpnow.Completethe

coupontodayandrestassuredthatyourdonationisgoingtothebestpossiblecause.

4.Whereisthepieceoftexttakenfrom?

A.anadvertisement

B.aninstructionbooklet

C.astory

D.anewspaper

Questions5（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Fewcornersoftheworldremainuntaintedbyintrepidtourists,andtheirimpactisoftendevastating.Toofrequentlytheytrampleheedlesslyonfragileenvironments,displacingwildlifeandlocalpopulationsintheirinsatiablequestforunexploredlocations.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.Thefutureoftourism

B.Theroleoftourism

C.Thepriceoftourism

D.Thebenefitsoftourism

Questions6（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Buyingandsellinganythingisyourfortenow.Ifyouvisitajumbleorcar-bootsaleorthelike,aromanticencounterismorethanprobable!

Newslinkedtothefamilyisbrilliant!

6.Whattypeoftextisthis?

A.Apersonaladvertisement.

B.Apersonalhoroscope.

C.Afriend’sletterofadvice.

D.Awrittenwarning.

Questions7（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Withourtravelagency,theholidayyoubookistheholidayyouget.Ifyou

arriveandfindwe’vefailedtoliveuptoourpromises,letusknowwhattheproblemiswithinonedayofyourarrival.Weend24’hoursllspdoingeverythingpossibletosorttheproblemout.Intheunlikelyeventthatwecan’resolvetyourproblemandmakeyouhappywithin24hours,we’llflyyouhomeandgiveyourmoneyback.

7.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas__________.

A.acommitment

B.anappeal

C.awarning

D.avow

Questions8（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Thenewdigitalcamerasaregreatfunandveryeasytouse.Theyletyoureview

yourpicturesthemomentyoutakethem,soyoucanreshoot-rightawayifyou’renotsatisfied.Butremember,adigitalcameraisjustacomputerXXXX.It’notsareplacementforyourordinarycamera.

8.Whatisthemeaningofthemissingword（XXXX）inthetext?

A.“somethingthatispoorquality

”

B.“anitemthatisnotessential,somethingextra

C.“somethingexpensivebutgoodvalueformoney

D.“afashionwhichalwaysremainspopular

Questions9（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Shehadgonealone,butthechildrenweretogotothestationtomeether.Andlovingthestationastheydid,itwasonlynaturalthattheyshouldbethereagoodhourbeforetherewasanychanceofMother’strainarriving,evenifthetrainwerepunctual,whichwasmostunlikely.

9.Whatcanyousayabouttheirmother’strain?

A.Itwouldprobablybeearly.

B.Itwouldprobablybeontime.

C.Itwouldprobablybelate.

D.Ithadbeencancelled.

Question10（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Thebarchartshowsthenumberandproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregions,from1990?

1992to2014?

2016.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.

Source:

TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals（MDG）Report2015

10.ChoosetheINCORRECTdescriptionaboutthechart.

A.Currentestimatessuggestthatnearlyoneinnineindividualsdonothaveenoughtoeatbetween2014and2016.

B.Projectionsindicatethatthe2015MDGtargetisnearlyreached,with12.9percentofundernourishedpopulation.

C.Thesituationnoticeablyimprovedduringtheyears1995-1999,butwentdowninthefirstfiveyearsofthenewmillennium.

D.Theproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregionshasfallen

byalmosthalfsince1990.

PartIIReadandReason

InPartII,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.（Timeallowed:

38minutes）

Question11-12（Suggestedcompletiontime:

10minutes）

Readthedefinitionsoftwotypesoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothedefinitions.

PoisoningtheWell

Poisoningthewellisarhetoricaltechniqueandlogicalfallacywhereadverseinformationaboutatargetispreemptivelypresentedtoanaudience,withtheintentionofdiscreditingorridiculingeverythingthatthetargetpersonisabouttosay.Itusestheassociationofnegativeemotionstodistractasubjectfromactualevidenceinanargument.

11.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofpoisoningthewell?

A.That’smystanceonfundingtheucationedsystem,andanyonewhodisagreeswithmehateschildren.

B.Youaresoweird.Thatmeans—weareprettymuchsure—thatyourwholefamilyisweird,too.

C.GodexistsbecausetheBiblesaysso.TheBibleisinspired.Therefore,weknowthatGodexists.

D.Idon’tcarewhatyousay.Wedon’tneedanymorebookshelves.Aslongasthe

carpetisclean,wearefine.

FalseDilemma

Afalsedilemmaariseswhenweallowourselvestobeconvincedthatwehavetochoosebetweentwoandonlytwomutuallyexclusiveoptions,whenthatisuntrue.Generally,whenthisrhetoricalstrategyisused,oneoftheoptionsisunacceptableandrepulsive,whiletheotheristheonethemanipulatorwantsustochoose.Whoeversuccumbstothistraphasthus

madeachoicethatisforced,andassuch,oflittlevalue.

12.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofafalsedilemma?

A.Smokingisharmfultohealth,soyouaresupposedtoquitsmoking.

B.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’treducepublicspending,oureconomylapsewill.col

C.Youmayaswellavoidovereating,orelseyoumightbeobeseinnotime.

D.Youaretheworstoftheclassmates;

therefore,whatyousayisincredible.

Questions13（Suggestedcompletiontime:

4minutes）

Readthepassageaboutsyllogism.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofsyllogism.

Syllogismisakindoflogicalargumentthatappliesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusionbasedontwoormorepropositionsthatareassertedorassumedtobetrue.

Itisperhapstoday’smostcommonlyacceptedformoflogicalreasoninginaptitudetests.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofsyllogismsiselucidatedinafrequentlyusedexample:

Premise1:

Allmenaremortal.

Premise2:

Socratesisaman.

Conclusion:

Socratesismortal.

NowpracticesyllogismsforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedon

logicalreasoninganddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe.“truth”

always

13.Valid（）;

Invalid（）

Allhumanactionisconditionedbycircumstances.

Allhumanactioninvolvesmorality.

Allthatinvolvesmoralityisconditionedbycircumstances.

Questions14（Suggestedcompletiontime:

Readthepassageaboutcontraposition.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofcontraposition.

Inlogic,contrapositionisalawthatsaysthataconditionalstatementislogicallyequivalenttoitscontrapositive.Thecontrapositiveofthestatementhasitsantecedentandconsequentinvertedandflipped.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofcontrapositioniselucidatedinthefollowingexample:

Ifitisraining,thentherearecloudsinthesky.

Therearenocloudsinthesky.

Itisnotraining.

NowpracticecontrapositionforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedon

logicalreasoninganddoesn’tnecessarilyrepresentthe“truth”always.

14.Valid（）;

IfheisnotanAmerican,heisnotfromTexas.

HeisfromTexas.

HeisanAmerican.

Questions15-17（Suggestedcompletiontime:

6minutes）

Readthetextaboutasciencediscovery.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothetext.

ManipulatingMemory

Memoryisnotoriouslymalleable.Ourrecollectionsfadeandtakeonnewmeanings;

sometimeswerememberthingsthatneverevenhappened.But15.

Recently,however,scientistshavestartedtograspandtinkerwithmemory

basis.Lastyear,inworkevocativeoffilmssuchasEternalSunshineoftheSpotless

MindandInception,researchersdiscoveredways