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1.Somefansfeelthatsportseventsare______onlywhenthecompetitorsareofequalability,makingtheoutcomeofthegame______.

A.successful…assured

B.boring…questionable

C.dull…foreseen

D.interesting…predictable

E.exciting…uncertain

2.AlfredSchnittke'smusicalcompositionsare______:

phrasesareclipped,brokenintosections,andsplitapartbylongrests.

A.garnished

B.improvisational

C.fragmented

D.cautious

E.uniform

3.Theconsumeradvocateclaimedthatwhiledrugmanufacturers______thesupposedadvantagesoftheirproprietarybrands,genericversionsofthesamemedicationsareoftenequally______.

A.tout…efficacious

B.research…innocuous

C.market…prohibitive

D.laud…counterproductive

E.extract…prescriptive

4.Latoya's_____isshownbyherabilitytobe______:

shecanseeherownfaultsmoreclearlythananyoneelsecan.

A.perceptiveness…self-centered

B.objectivity…restrictive

C.cynicism…self-destructive

D.open-mindedness…complacent

E.insightfulness…self-critical

5.Thebeardeddragonlizardisavoraciouseater,so______thatitwillconsumeasmanyinsectsaspossible.

A.abstemious

B.cannibalistic

C.slovenly

D.insatiable

E.unpalatable

6.BecausedrummerTonyWilliamspavedthewayforlaterjazz-fusionmusicians,heisconsidereda______ofthatstyle.

A.connoisseur

B.revivalist

C.beneficiary

D.disparager

E.progenitor

7.Thepolitician'sspeechtothecrowdwascomposedofnothingbut______,abitterrailingagainsttheparty'sopponents.

A.digressions

B.diatribes

C.platitudes

D.machinations

E.acclamations

8.Favoringeconomyofexpressioninwriting,theprofessorurgedstudentstowarda______ratherthanan______prosestyle.

A.spare…ornate

B.terse…opinionated

C.personal…academic

D.baroque…embellished

E.repetitive…intricate

SECTION7

Thepassagesbelowarefollowedbyquestionsbasedontheircontent;questionsfollowingapairofrelatedpassagesmayalsobebasedontherelationshipbetweenthepairedpassages.Answerthequestionsonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassagesandinanyintroductorymaterialthatmaybeprovided.

Questions9-12arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Passage1

Foodhasalwaysbeenconsideredoneofthemostsalientmarkersofculturaltraditions.WhenIwasasmallchild,foodwastheonlythingthathelpedidentifymyfamilyasFilipinoAmerican.Weatepansitlug-lug（anoodledish）andmyfatherputpads（saltyfishsauce）oneverything.However,eventhisconnectionlessenedasIgrewolder.Asmyparentsbecamemoreacculturated,weatelesstypicallyFilipinofood.WhenIwastwelve,mymothertookcookingclassesandlearnedtomakeFrenchandItaliandishes.WhenIwasinhighschool,weatechickenmarsalaandshrimpfradiablomoreoftenthanFilipinodisheslikepansitlug-lug.

Passage2

JeanAnthelmeBrillat-Savarin—whoin1825confidentlyannounced,"Tellmewhatyoueat,andIwilltellyouwhoyouare"—wouldhavenotroubledescribingculturalidentitiesoftheUnitedStates.Ourfoodrevealsusastolerantadventurerswhodonotfeelconstrainedbytradition.We"playwithourfood"farmorereadilythanwepreservetheculinaryrulesofourvariedancestors.Americanshavenosinglenationalcuisine.WhatunitesAmericaneatersculturallyishowweeat,notwhatweeat.Aseaters,Americansmingletheculinarytraditionsofmanyregionsandcultures.Wearemultiethniceaters.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestcapturestherelationshipbetweenthetwopassages?

（A）Passage1notesproblemsforwhichPassage2proposessolutions.

（B）Passage1presentsclaimsthataredebunkedbyPassage2.

（C）Passage2furnishesalargercontextfortheexperiencesdescribedinPassageI.

（D）Passage2providesanupdateofthesituationdepictedinPassage1.

（E）Passage2usesmaterialpresentedinPassage1tocorrectapopularmisconception.

10.TheauthorofPassage2wouldmostlikelyregardthemother'swillingnessto"makeFrenchandItaliandishes"（lines9-10,Passage1）as

（A）laughablypretentious

（B）understandablyconservative

（C）typicallyAmerican

（D）aregrettablecompromise

（E）asurprisingattitude

11.ThetwopassagesdifferintheirdiscussionsoffoodprimarilyinthatPassage1

（A）considersspecificdisheseatenbyparticularpeople,whereasPassage2commentsonaculture'sgeneralattitudetowardeating

（B）contraststhecuisinesofdifferentcultures,whereasPassage2emphasizeculinarypracticescommontoallcultures

（C）presentsanabstracttheoryoffood,whereasPassage2offersahistoricalanalysisofconsumption

（D）emphasizestheroleofnostalgiainfoodpreferences,whereasPassage2rejectsthatapproachasoverlysentimental

（E）outlinessomepopularchoicesincuisine,

whereasPassage2underscoresthosethataremoreunusual

12.UnliketheauthorofPassage2,theauthorofPassage1makessignificantuseof

（A）directquotation

（B）sociologicalanalysis

（C）hypotheticalassumptions

（D）historicalsources

（E）personalexperience

Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Thepassagesbelowdiscussthepossibilityoflocatingintelligentlifeonotherplanets.Passage1hasbeenadaptedfroma1999bookonthehistoryoftheuniverse.Passage2wasexcerptedfroma2000bookonthescientificquestforextraterrestriallife.

Passage1

Generationsofscience-fictionmovieshaveconditionedustoconsiderbug-eyedmonsters,large-brainedintellectualhumanoids,andotherrathersophisticatedextraterrestrialLinecreaturesastypicalexamplesoflifeoutsideEarth.Thereality,however,isthatfindinganykindoflifeatall,evensomethingassimpleasbacteria,wouldbeoneofthemostexcitingdiscoveriesevermade.

Theconsensuswithinthescientificcommunityseemstobethatweeventuallywillfindnotonlylifeinotherpartsof

10thegalaxybutalsointelligentandtechnologicallyadvancedlife.Ihavetosaythat1disagree.While1believewewillfindotherformsoflifeinothersolarsystems（ifnotinourown）,Ialsofeelitisextremelyunlikelythatalargenumberofadvancedtechnologicalcivilizationsareout

15there,waitingtobediscovered.ThemostsuccinctsupportformyviewcomesfromNobellaureatephysicistEnricoFermi,themanwhoranthefirstnuclearreactionevercontrolledbyhumanbeings.Confrontedata1950luncheonwithscientificargumentsfortheubiquityof

20technologicallyadvancedcivilizations,hesupposedlysaid,"Sowhereiseverybody?

"

Thisso-calledFermiParadoxembodiesasimplelogic.Humanbeingshavehadmodernscienceonlyafewhundredyears,andalreadywehavemovedintospace.Itisnot

25hardtoimaginethatinafewhundredmoreyearswewillbeastarfaringpeople,colonizingothersystems.Fermi'sargumentmaintainsthatitisextremelyunlikelythatmanyothercivilizationsdiscoveredscienceatexactlythesametimewedid.Hadtheyacquiredscienceevenathousand

30yearsearlierthanwe.theynowcouldbesomuchmoreadvancedthattheywouldalreadybecolonizingoursolarsystem.

If,ontheotherhand,theyareathousandyearsbehindus,wewilllikelyarriveattheirhomeplanetbeforethey

35evenbeginsendingusradiosignals.Technological

advancesbuilduponeachother,increasingtechnologicalabilitiesfasterthanmostpeopleanticipate.Imagine,forexample,howastoundedevenagreatseventeenth-centuryscientistlikeIsaacNewtonwouldbebyourcurrentglobal

40communicationsystem,werehealivetoday.Wherearethosehighlydevelopedextraterrestrialcivilizationssodeartotheheartsofscience-fictionwriters?

Theirexistenceisfarfromaforegoneconclusion.

Passage2

Althoughposedinthemostcasualofcircumstances,

45theFermiParadoxhasreverberatedthroughthedecadesandhasattimesthreatenedtodestroythecredibilityofthosescientistsseriouslyengagedintheSearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence（SET!

）researchprogram.

OnepossibleanswertoFermi'squestion（"Ifthereare

50extraterrestrials,wherearethey?

"）isthatextraterrestrialshaveinfactoftenvisitedEarth,andcontinuetodoso.Thisistheanswerofthosewhobelieveintheexistenceofunidentifiedflyingobjects,orUFO's.Butfewscientists,eventhoseengagedinSET1,taketheUFOclaims

55seriously."Youwon'tfindanyonearoundherewhobelievesinUFO's."saysFrankDrake,awell-knownSETIscientist.IfonediscountstheUFOclaims,yetstillbelievesthattherearemanytechnologicalcivilizationsinthegalaxy,whyhavetheynotvisitedus?

Drake'sanswer

60isstraightforward:

"High-speedinterstellartravelissodemandingofresourcesandsohazardousthatintelligentcivilizationsdon'tattemptit."Andwhyshouldtheyattemptit,whenradiocommunicationcansupplyalltheinformationtheymightwant?

65Atfirstglance,Drake'sargumentseemsverypersuasive.Thedistancesbetweenstarsaretrulyimmense.TogetfromEarthtotheneareststarandback,travelingat99percentofthespeedoflight,wouldtake8years.AndSETIresearchershaveshownthat,toaccelerate

70aspacecrafttosuchaspeed,tobringittoastop,andtorepeattheprocessinthereversedirection,wouldtakealmostunimaginableamountsofenergy.

AstronomerBenZuckermanchallengesDrake'snotionthattechnologicalbeingswouldbesatisfiedwith

75radiocommunication."Drake'simplicitassumptionisthattheonlythingwe'regoingtocareaboutisintelligentlife.Butwhatifwehaveaninterestinsimplerlife-forms?

IfyouturnthepicturearoundandyouhavesomeadvancedextraterrestrialslookingattheEarth,until

80thelasthundredyearstherewasnoevidenceo