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SATOC5

ESSAY

Time—25minutes

Turntopage2ofyouranswersheettowriteyourESSAY.

Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.

Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet—youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.

Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.

Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.

Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

People’slivesaretheresultofthechoicestheymake—orfailtomake.Thepathonetakesinlifeisnotarbitrary.Choicesandtheirconsequencesdeterminethecourseofeveryperson’slife.Allpeople,whatevertheircircumstances,makethechoicesonwhichtheirlivesdepend.

Arepeople’slivestheresultofthechoicestheymake?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Section4

1.Thearchitectadvisedtearingdowntheoldstructure,sincehedidnotconsideritsufficiently____to____theheavywindsofthetropicalstormthepeninsulawasexpecting.

（A）flimsy,forestall

（B）hardy,forecast

（C）robust,withstand

（D）noteworthy,justify

（E）ramshackle,repel

2.Whenx-rayswerediscoveredaroundtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,doctorsquicklybeganto____theirnewfoundabilitytodiagnosemaladiesbypeeringbeneaththesurfaceofthehumanbody.

（A）bequeath（B）deny（C）exploit（D）finesse（E）divulge

3.Thoughhewasfascinatedbythe____behaviorofothers,Darekwas,bycontrast,themodelof____inhisowncomportment.

（A）hedonistic,recklessness

（B）unorthodox,conformity

（C）restless,agitation

（D）egotistical,extremity

（E）unwieldy,rigidity

4.Teacherswhoconsidercartoonsandcomicbooksharmfultostudents'literacyskillsoftenuseclasstimeto____thesemedia

（A）deride（B）rationalize（C）vindicate（D）foster（E）annotate

5.Becausehehaddecidednotto____himselfthroughthesalesofhisnewproduct,theinventoranonymouslydonatedallprofitstocharity.

（A）compromise（B）invigorate（C）impoverish（D）aggrandize

（E）debilitate

6.Oncehehad___sufficient___information,Randallfeltconfidentinpublishinghisdaringarticleincriminatingthelocalpolitician.

Awritten…substantial

Bbelieved…sensational

Cobtained…corroborating

Dreported…hackneyed

Ediscovered…contradicting

7.Sinceherpersonpleashadfailedtomakehernoisyneighborschangestheirways,thehomeownerfeltthatheronly___wastonotifythepolice.

Abacklash

Brecourse

Cbromide

Dreckoning

Eforbearance

8.DespitepressurefromreporterstodiscussthescandalinwhichSenatorScottsdalewascurrently___,thepresssecretarywouldnot___thedetailsofthesenator’supcomingpublicaddress.

Aimbued…rescind

Bconnected…consort

Centangled…repeal

Dembroiled…divulge

Ecompliant…quash

Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Modernhistoriansusetheterm“feudalism”and“manorialism”torefertothewaysthatmedievalEuropeanssocietieswereorganized.

Passage1

“Feudalism”isoneofthosewordsthathavetakenonsomanyextendedandfigurativemeaningsthattheoriginalmeaninghasbeenobscured.Todayanyoppressivegovernment,greedylandholder,orbrutalexploiteroflaboriscalledfeudal—alwayswithdisapproval.Thisisunfairtofeudalism.Thewordisalsooftenconfusedwiththe“manorialsystem,”whichtiedpeasantstothelandtheyworked.Feudalismisatotalorganizationofsociety.Itisaschemeofpoliticalorganization,basedinlawandoverlappingwithsocialandeconomicorganization.

Passage2

Olderhistoriansusedtheterm“feudalism”forthewholemedievalsocialorder,whichwasapeasantsocietydominatedbyamilitary,land-owningaristocracy.Modernusagegenerallyrestrictsthewordtothenetworkofrelationsbetweentenantsandlordswithinthearistocracy.Thesystemgoverningthepeasant’srelationtothelord,whichwastheeconomicfoundationofmedievalsociety,isusuallydesignatedthe“manorialsystem.”Therelationshipsembodiedinthefeudalandmanorialsystemsweresimpleenoughintheory:

Inthemanorialsystem,apeasantlaboredforalordinreturnforlandofhisown;inthefeudalsystem,alordheldlandsfromthekingortheoverlordinreturnforsupplyingsoldiersondemand.

9.WhichofthefollowingisclosesttowhattheauthorofPassage1meansbythephrase“Thisisunfairtofeudalism”（line8）?

（A）“Feudalism”shouldnotbeusedfiguratively.

（B）“Feudalism”shouldnotbeusedtorefertoasystemofgovernment.

（C）Thosewholivedinfeudalsocietieswoulddisapproveofthewaythetermiscurrentlyused.

（D）“Feudalism”shouldnotnecessarilyhaveonlynegativeconnotations.

（E）“Feudalism”hasbeenmisusedtotheextentthatthetermnolongerhasameaning.

10.Theword“extended”inline2mostnearlymeans

（A）prolonged

（B）expanded

（C）removed

（D）allocated

（E）intensive

11.AccordingtotheauthorofPassage2,theterm”manorial”refersto

（A）thewholemedievalsocialorder

（B）therelationshipsamongthemembersofthemedievalaristocracy

（C）theeconomicrelationshipbetweenmedievalpeasantsandlords

（D）theexchangeofmilitaryprotectionforlandownership

（E）thesystemoflawsgoverningoverlords

12.ComparedwiththetoneofPassage1,thetoneofPassage2ismore

（A）objective

（B）disdainful

（C）lively

（D）unsympathetic

（E）argumentative

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hisovertmelancholyaggravatedhisboss,foritmadeSamuelhardtoapproach.JustaglanceintoSamuel’scubiclegavehisco-workersmuchtogloatabout.Itseemedawonderhewassuchanexactingemployee,withtheswiftbutpitifulstridethatbroughthim,disillusioned,tothethresholdofeverymeeting.Yethewassoindispensableinthatministrythathisco-workersregrettedeveryslurtheyflungathim,lesttheslightsdrivehimtosuicide.Fornotonlywouldthedepartmentcollapsewithouthisdoting,steadylogictobalanceit,butitseemedattimesthattheentireCanadianeconomydependedonthereluctant,soft-wristedscribblinghedidinhisgreenledger.

ThereSamuelsateachday,painfullytallyinghisdata,hispencilpoisedlikeascalpelinhishand,frowningatthegruesomebutinevitabletaskaheadofhim.Dwarfedbyamonstrousbluesuit,Samuelwouldfingerthemournfulpre-warbowlerthatneverlefthishead.Anditwassuchanearnestsight,suchanintimatewindowintoamanwhosenatureseemedtobeallwindows—peoplewonderedifheactuallyhadapublicself—thathemighthavebeentheonlymanintheworldtoclaimvulnerabilityashisgreatestasset.

Thedayafterthefuneral,Samuelreturnedtoworktofindanotefromhisbossesonhisdesk:

ComeSeeUs.

Whatcouldtheypossiblyreprimandhimfor?

Hewasafastanddiligentworker,withenoughgumptiontousealittleimaginativereasoningwhensomeeconomicnuisancecalledforit.Hewaspunctualandtidy,notoverlyfamiliarwithhisco-workers;quitesimply,thebestemployeetheyhad.Ratherthanindignation,though,Samuelonlyfeltfear.Tobuyhimselftime,hecrumpledafewcleanpapersfromhisledger,andwalkedthenarrowaislesbetweencubiclestothrowtheminthehallwaygarbagebin.

Hereturnedtofindbothbosses,DombeyandSon*,ashe’dnicknamedthem,athisdesk.Dombey’sGermansenseofhumorfailedtotranslate,atleasttoSamuel,whoalwaysoverdidhislaughtomaskconfusion.Son,whosecurrentprestigewaspurenepotism,lookedatSamuelwiththecoldnessthatcloakedallofhisdealings,asifheknewhewasineptandneededtocompensate.

Tyne,”Dombeysaid,“weneedtotalkabouttheOldsaccount.”

Samuelpinchedthebrimofhishatwithhisthumbs.“Ah,yes.Sorry,yes.Ithink,sir,IhandedthatinbeforeItookdayleaveformyuncle’sfuneral.”

“Itcontainsadreadfulerror,”saidSon,blinkingviolentlybehindhisglasses.HejerkedthereportatSamuel.

Thereitwas,plainasday,onpagesix.AmiscalculationSamuelmusthavemadewhilethinkingaboutJacob’sdeathandthehouse.Hestoodthere,hatinhand,aghast.“Werealize,”continuedSon,“thatthejobsometimesgetsstressful.That,perse,therearetimeswhenonecannotalwaysbeason-the-ballasisrequired.Butthisdefiesall.Notonlyisitnotuptostandard,it’sdownrightmisleading.”

ThatwasthewaySonspoke,asthoughhehadn’tmasteredthebureaucraticlanguage,wieldingphrasessuchas“perse”and“notuptostandard”liketheresidueofsomemanagementhandbook.EvenDombeyseemedperplexedbythisattimes.

ThemuscleinSamuel’scheektrembled.Henodded.

“Weunderstandyou’vejustsufferedabigloss,Samuel,”saidDombey,“butasyouknowthisisafederalworkplace.Whatwouldhappen,say,ifyoumadethiskindoferrordaily?

Now,we’recertainlynotsayingthatyoudo.Butwhatwouldhappen?

I’lltellyouwhatwouldhappen.You’dhaveladiescollapsinginten-hourlinesjusttogetaloafofbreadtofeedtheirfamilies.You’dhavechildrenskippingschoolbecausetherearen’tenoughclothestogoaround.Babiesdyingwithoutmilk.Oldfolkscrumblingintheirrockers.It’dbepandemoniumwithacapitalP—depression.Wearetheecon