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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