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PrepVerbal05

05

Q1.p1-sc31.（26141-!

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Accordingtosomeeconomists,theJulydecreaseinunemploymentsothatitwasthelowestintwoyearssuggeststhatthegradualimprovementinthejobmarketiscontinuing.

（A）sothatitwasthelowestintwoyears

（B）sothatitwasthelowesttwo-yearrate

（C）towhatwouldbethelowestintwoyears

（D）toatwo-yearlowlevel

（E）tothelowestlevelintwoyears

Q2.p1-sc32.（26187-!

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InitiatedfivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorldonColumbusDay1992,ProjectSETIpledgeda$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligence.

（A）InitiatedfivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorldonColumbusDay1992,ProjectSETIpledgeda$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligence.

（B）InitiatedonColumbusDay1992,fivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorld,a$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligencewaspledgedbyProjectSETI.

（C）InitiatedonColumbusDay1992,fivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorld,ProjectSETIpledgeda$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligence.

（D）Pledginga$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligence,theinitiationofProjectSETIfivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorldonColumbusDay1992.

（E）Pledginga$100millioninvestmentinthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligencefivecenturiesafterEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorld,onColumbusDay1992,theinitiationofProjectSETItookplace.

Q3.p1-cr1.（24179-!

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Althoughfullerenes--sphericalmoleculesmadeentirelyofcarbon--werefirstfoundinthelaboratory,theyhavesincebeenfoundinnature,formedinfissuresoftheraremineralshungite.Sincelaboratorysynthesisoffullerenesrequiresdistinctiveconditionsoftemperatureandpressure,thisdiscoveryshouldgivegeologistsatestcaseforevaluatinghypothesesaboutthestateoftheEarth'scrustatthetimethesenaturallyoccurringfullereneswereformed.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyunderminestheargument?

（A）Confirmingthattheshungitegenuinelycontainedfullerenestookcarefulexperimentation.

（B）Somefullereneshavealsobeenfoundontheremainsofasmallmeteoritethatcollidedwithaspacecraft.

（C）Themineralshungiteitselfcontainslargeamountsofcarbon,fromwhichthefullerenesapparentlyformed.

（D）Thenaturallyoccurringfullerenesarearrangedinapreviouslyunknowncrystallinestructure.

（E）Shungiteitselfisformedonlyunderdistinctiveconditions.

Q4.p1-cr2.（24227-!

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Economist:

Onaverage,theemergencytreatmentforanelderlypersonforinjuriesresultingfromafallcosts$11,000.Anewtherapeuticprogramcansignificantlyreduceanelderlyperson'schancesoffalling.Thoughobviouslydesirableformanyreasons,thistreatmentprogramwillcost$12,500andthuscannotbejustified.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyunderminestheconclusionoftheargument?

（A）Amongelderlypeoplewhohadfollowedtheprogramforonlyafewmonths,thenumberofseriousfallsreportedwashigherthanitwasforpeoplewhohadfollowedtheprogramforitsrecommendedminimumlengthofoneyear.

（B）Fallsresultinginseriousinjuriesarelesscommonamongelderlypeoplelivinginnursinghomesthantheyareamongelderlypeoplewholivealoneathome.

（C）Afrequentresultofinjuriessustainedinfallsislong-termpain,medicationforwhichisnotcountedamongtheaverageper-personcostsofemergencytreatmentforelderlypeople'sinjuriesfromsuchfalls.

（D）Thenewtherapeuticprogramfocusesontherapiesotherthanmedication,sinceovermedicationcancausedisorientationandhenceincreasethelikelihoodthatanelderlypersonwillhaveaseriousfall.

（E）Asignificantportionofthecostofthenewtherapeuticprogramisrepresentedbyregularvisitsbyhealthcareprofessionals,thecostsofwhichtendtoincreasemorerapidlythandothoseofotherelementsoftheprogram.

Q5-Q7

Essay#1.019（21201-!

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Duringthenineteenthcentury,occupationalinformationaboutwomenthatwasprovidedbytheUnitedStatescensus--apopulationcountconductedeachdecade--becamemoredetailedandpreciseinresponsetosocialchanges.Through1840,simpleenumerationbyhouseholdmirroredahome-basedagriculturaleconomyandhierarchicalsocialorder:

theheadofthehousehold（presumedmaleorabsent）wasspecifiedbyname,whereasotherhouseholdmemberswereonlyindicatedbythetotalnumberofpersonscountedinvariouscategories,includingoccupationalcategories.Likefarms,mostenterpriseswerefamily-run,sothatthecensusmeasuredeconomicactivityasanattributeoftheentirehousehold,rath