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SECTION1
Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,take
caretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.
Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet—youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.
Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.
Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhat
youarewritingislegibletothosereaders.
ImportantReminders:
• Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.
• Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyour
answersheet.
• Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.
Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.
Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Weoftenhearthatwecanlearnmuchaboutsomeoneorsomethingjustbycasualobservation.
Wearenotrequiredtolookbeneaththesurfaceortoquestionhowsomethingseems.Infact,weareurgedtotrustourimpressions,oftenourfirstimpressions,ofhowapersonorasituationseemstobe.Yetappearancescanbemisleading.What“seems”isn’talwayswhatis.
Assignment:
Isthewaysomethingseemstobenotalwaysthesameasitactuallyis?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyou
developyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour
reading,studies,experience,orobservations.
SECTION2
1. Despite-------ontakingraretamarinsfromtheirhabitat,theillegaltradeinthetinymonkeys remains-------.
(A)commendations..obligatory
(B)consultations..predominant
(C)restrictions..local
(D)penalties..illicit
(E)prohibitions..active
2. Representingaroundworldonaflatsurfaceisimpossiblewithoutsome-------:
theMercatorprojectionmapshowsGreenlandasovertentimeslargerthan
Mexico,acountryinfactonlyslightlysmallerthanGreenland.
(A)oversight (B)simplification (C)distortion (D)sophistication (E)superficiality
3. Thehighlypublicizedredesignofthecarisessentially-------theexteriorhasbeenupdated,buttheengineremainsunchanged.
(A)intuitive (B)cosmetic (C)incoherent (D)consequential (E)retroactive
4. Manyofourmemoriesare-------,escapingourconsciousnessjustaswestraintorecallafaceoraname.
(A)elusive (B)pervasive(C)unvaried(D)insensitive (E)impractical
5. AlthoughCarolineGordonwasrigorouslyobjective inherjournalisticwriting,herlivelyand-------privatecorrespondence-------adelightfulcapacityforbiting
commentaryonthesocialscene.
(A)incisive..disguised
(B)eloquent..derided
(C)dispassionate..demonstrated
(D)exuberant..minimized
(E)entertaining..exhibited
6. Aneffectivememberofadebatingteammustfocusclearlyonthe-------issueandavoid-------arguments.
(A)equivocal..obstreperous
(B)designated..pertinent
(C)comprehensive..general
(D)principal..peripheral
(E)subtle..significant
7. The-------withwhichmerchantsandlandownersinearly-nineteenth-centuryMarylandandVirginia-------JoshuaJohnston’sprofessionalservicesatteststohis
artisticskillasaportraitpainter.
(A)avidness..sought
(B)diffidence..purchased
(C)patience..replaced
(D)elegance..regarded
(E)zealousness..overlooked
8. Theman’scolleaguescharacterizedhimas-------becausehehadanirritable,quarrelsomedisposition.
(A)tyrannical (B)disingenuous(C)sanctimonious (D)cantankerous(E)morose
Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalso bebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthe
passagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.
Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassages.
Passage1isbyDorothySayers;Passage2isadapted
fromaworkbyRaymondChandler.
Passage1
Thedetectivestorydoesnotandcannotattainthe
loftiestlevelofliteraryachievement.Thoughitdeals
withthemostdesperateeffectsofrage,jealousy,and
revenge,itrarelytouchestheheightsanddepthsof
humanpassion.Itpresentsuswithanaccomplished 5
fact,andlooksupondeathwithadispassionateeye.It
doesnotshowustheinnerworkingsofthemurderer’s
mind—itmustnot,fortheidentityofthecriminalis
hiddenuntiltheendofthebook.Themostsuccessful
writersarethosewhocontrivetokeepthestoryrunning 10
frombeginningtoenduponthesameemotionallevel,
anditisbettertoerrinthedirectionoftoolittlefeeling
thantoomuch.
Passage2
IthinkwhatwasreallygnawingatDorothySayersin
hercritiqueofthedetectivestorywastherealizationthat 15
herkindofdetectivestorywasanaridformulaunableto
satisfyitsownimplications.Ifthestorystartedtobeabout
realpeople,theysoonhadtodounrealthingstoconform
totheartificialpatternrequiredbytheplot.Whentheydid
unrealthings,theyceasedtoberealthemselves.Sayers’ 20
ownstoriesshowthatshewasannoyedbythistriteness.
Yetshewouldnotgivehercharacterstheirheadsandlet
themmaketheirownmystery.
9. Whichbestdescribestherelationshipbetween thetwopassages?
(A)Passage1explainstheevolutionofagenre, whilePassage2challengesthenotionof adistinctgenre.
(B)Passage1discussestheconstraintsofagenre,whilePassage2contendsthatmanyoftheseconstraintsareself-imposed.
(C)Passage1celebratesagenre,whilePassage2pointsoutitsdeficiencies.
(D)Passage1explainsthepopularityofagenre,whilePassage2questionsitscommercialsuccess.
(E)Passage1comparesagenreunfavorably toothertypesofwriting,whilePassage2 arguesthatthegenrehasuniquefeatures.
10. TheauthorofPassage2wouldmostlikelyrespond tothestatementinlines4-5,Passage1(“itrarely...passion”),by
(A)arguingthatthisapproachlimitsthecharacters’development
(B)denyingthatmostwritersofdetectivestories relyonformulas
(C)agreeingthatstrongemotionsareoutofplace indetectivestories
(D)concedingthatgreatliteratureisseldomcommerciallysuccessful
(E)concurringthatreadersareprimarilyinterested inplot
11.WhichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofdetectivestoriespresentedinPassage1wouldbeLEAST likelytobeattributedtothe“pattern”mentioned inline19,Passage2?
(A)“cannotattaintheloftiestlevelofliteraryachievement”(lines1-2)
(B)“dealswiththemostdesperateeffectsof rage,jealousy,andrevenge”(lines2-4)
(C)“presentsuswithanaccomplishedfact” (lines5-6)
(D)“looksupondeathwithadispassionateeye” (line6)
(E)“doesnotshowustheinnerworkingsofthemurderer’smind”(lines7-8)
12. Passage1suggeststhatSayerswouldmostlikelyrespondtolines17-20,Passage2(“Ifthestorystarted ...themselves”),bypointingoutthat
(A)greatwritersseldomexploretherangeofhumanemotions
(B)detectivestoriesdonotaddresstheconsequencesofpeople’semotions
(C)detectivestoriesaredrivenbytheplot,notby thecharacters
(D)readersofdetectivestoriespreferunrealisticsituations
(E)realpeopleoftenactinwaysthatareunexpected
Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thispassageisadaptedfromaseriesinwhichacollege
professordramatizesthelecturesoffamousscientistsfrom
thepast.HerehespeaksasLouisPasteur(1822-1895).
Inthispartofthelecture,Pasteurhasjustdescribedhis
discoveryoftheeffectofheatingcertainmicrobesthat
infectbottledbeverages(theprocesslaternamed
pasteurization).
Buttheseundesirablemicrobes!
Whereandhowdid
theyarise?
Byspontaneousgeneration,*assomebelieve?
WhenIbegantoaskthesequestionsofmyselfandofmy
studentsandcolleagues,myclosefriendssaid:
“Oh,no,
donotwasteyourtimeonsuchworthlessphilosophical 5
problems.Manyascientisthasflounderedandperishedin
thequagmireofspontaneousgeneration.”Ireplied:
“But
theoriginoflifeisaprofoundproblem.”Withfewexcep-
tions,pastdiscoursesonspontaneousgenerationhavebeen
metaphysicalexercisesconductedwithgreatpassion,but 10
withoutaddingtoourscientificknowledge.
Icouldnotsetasidemyburningdesiretobringalittle
stone,Godwilling,tothefrailedificeofourknowledgeof
thedeepmysteriesoflifeanddeath,whereallourintellects
havesolamentablyfailed.Indefenseofnonappliedscience 15
Ihaverepeatedlytoldmystudentsthatwithouttheory,
practiceisbutroutine.Onlytheoryisabletocausethe
spiritofinventiontoariseanddevelop.Itisimportantthat
studentsshouldnotsharetheopinionofthosewhodisdain
everythinginsciencethathasnoimmediateapplication.In 20
science,chancefavorsonlythemindthatisprepared.
Irepeat:
inscience,chancefavorsonlythemindthat
isprepared.
IfirstconfirmedtheexperimentsoftheItalianabbé,
LazzaroSpallanzani,knownalsoforhisstudiesingastric 25
digestion.Imadeanutritiousbroth,putitinaflasksuch
asthis[Pasteurholdsupalargeflaskcontainingabrown
solution],heatedittoviolentboiling,andthensealedthe
neckoftheflaskinaflame.Myresultsagreedwiththose
ofSpalla