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SECTION 1/CRITICAL READINGTIME: 25 MINUTES24 QUESTIONS (1-24)

Diagnostic Test 31

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, eachblank indicating that som ething has been om itted .B eneath the sentence are five w ords or sets of w ordslabeled A throu gh E . C hoose the w ord or set of w o rdsthat, when inserted in the sentence, best fits them eaning of the sentence as a w hole.EXAMPLE:M edieval kingd om s did not becom e constitutionalrepublics overnight; on the contrary, the changewas - -- -.(A ) unpopular (B) unexpected(C) advantageous (D ) sufficient (E) gradual@@@.

1. For M iro, art becam e a - --- ritual: paper and pen-cils were holy objects to him , and he worked asthou gh he w ere perform in g a relig iou s rite .(A ) superficial (B) sacred (C) banal(D ) cryptic (E) futile

2. Man y W rig ht sc ho lars, striv in g fo r ac cu rate rec on -structions of the architect's life, have been ---- bythe palpable -- -- and smoke screens of W right'sautobiography.( A) delighted .. truth s ( B) am azed . .facts( C) v ex ed .. erro rs ( D) co nfu se d .. prec isio n( E ) e nt er ta in ed . .om is si on s

3. A certain - --- in S inger's prose alw ays keeps one atarm 's len gth from h is p ro tag on ist's em otio ns.(A ) detachment (B ) lyricism (C) fluency(D ) brevity (E) rhythm

4. The books' topics are no less varied than theirbin din gs, for their p rolific author has ---- sp ecial-ization as energetically as so me of his colleagu eshav e ---- it.(A) r es is ted . .pu rsued(B ) a dm ir ed . .s uppor te d(C ) e ndo rs ed . .a cc ep te d(D) de fended . .a tt acked(E) r epud ia ted . .d e li be ra ted

5. T he m ayfly is an ---- creatu re: its ad ult life lasts lit-tle more than a day .(A ) elegant (B) ephem eral (C) idiosyncratic(D ) im pulsive (E) om nivorous

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Q uestions 6-9 are based on the follow ing passage.Passage 1

Knighthoods are not what they used to be.M em bers of the press have had a field day with therecent knighting of M ick J agger, rock and roll'sLine perennial bad boy. Though S ir M ick, as he is now5 to be called, is not the first rock and roller to bedubbed a knight-S ir E lton John was knighted in1997, S ir Paul M cCartney in 1996-he is the mostnotorious. O ne reporter even q uipped that

J agger's trip to B uckingham Palace w as not his10 first experience w ith royal hospitality: in 1967 he

had spent a night in H er M ajesty's Prison,B rix to n, c on vic te d o f d ru g p os se ss io n.Passage 2

What factors led to the decline of the arm oredk nig ht? A lth ou gh some sch olars ha ve h yp oth e-15 sized th at d ev elo pin g tech no lo gy, in p articu lar th einvention of firearm s, rendered knights in arm or

obsolete, this suggestion seem s unlikely. O n thecontrary, throughout the M iddle A ges and w ellin to th e fifteen th ce ntu ry , tech no lo gic al d ev elo p-2 0 m ents contributed to the effectiveness of the

chivalry, enabling them to consolidate their posi-tion s b oth p olitically an d ec on om ically . R ath erth an tech no log ical o bso lesc en ce sp ellin g th edoom of these m ounted w arriors, it seem s m ore

25 like ly th at ch an ges in b asic arm y s tru ctu re-th edevelopm ent of the m odern professional arm y,based on the S wiss model-and the high costs ofoutfitting them selves w ith steeds and arm or ledm any knights to abandon their careers as profes-

30 sio nal fig htin g m en .

6. The reaction of the press to the news of Jaggek nig htin g ( lin e 2) can best be characterized as oof(A) indifference(B) d isappointmen t(C ) out ra ge( D) en vy( E) glee

7. The phrase "royal hospitality" ( line 10) is beiused(A) l it eral ly(B) i ron ic al ly(C) co lloqu ia lly(D) descr ip t ive ly(E) ob je ct ive ly

8. B oth passages m ake the point that the institutioof knighthood(A ) g lo rifie s p ro fe ss io na l fig htin g men( B) has undergone changes over tim e( C) reached its high point in the fifteenth centu( D) d ep en ds o n tech no lo gica l p rog ress( E) req uires a m ounted order of chivalry. .

9. W hich best expresses the relationship betwePassage 2 and Passage I?( A) P assage 2 provides a technical explanation fthe exam ples cited in Passage 1.( B) P assage 2 advocates particular changes as aresult of the situation described in P assage( C) P assage 2 expresses reservations about thev alu e o f a trad itio n w ho se v itality is acclaimin Passage 1.( D) P assage 2 offers historical perspective on an

institution w hose current guise is m ockedPassage 1.( E) P assage 2 q uestions an assum ption underly-ing the ideas expressed in Passage 1.

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Diagnostic Test 33

is follow ed by q uestions based on its content. A nsw er the q uestions follow -stated o r im plied in th at passage and in an y in tro du cto ry m aterialth at

Q uestio ns 10 -15 are b ased o n the fo llow in g p assag e.T he w orld 's tro pica l ra in fo re sts co nta in va rietie s o fp la nt a nd a nim al life fo un d n ow he re else o n ea rth . T hefo llow in g pa ss ag e p re se nts b ac kg ro und i nfo rma tio n onth e ep ip hytes a nd th eir rela tives th e stra ng le r tree sfascinating specim ens of ra in forest plan t life. '

The great trees furnish support for m uch ofthe other plant life of the forest. C lim bers areabundant, m uch m ore so than elsew here. G reedy

Line fo r ligh t, th ey h av e v ario us ad ap tatio ns fo r h oist-s ing them selves to the upper canopy-some are

tw in ers, o thers are eq uip ped w ith ten drils, h oo ksor suckers. A n entire group of plants is unfitted tostart low and clim b high to reach the light. Theseare ep ip hy tes, p lan ts th at g ro w on trees w ith ou t

10 p arasitizin g th em or d eriv in g an y adv an tageexcept a platform near the sun. T hey are extraor-dinarily common. H ow ever, in order to grow closeto the sunlight, they have had to pay a price-they have lost their root connection w ith the for-

15 est floor and its abundant m oisture. For soil, theym ust often m ake do w ith the small am ounts ofdebris that lodge in crannies in the trees, w ithdust from the atm osphere and organic m atter andseeds deposited by ants that often nest in the roots

20 of epiphytes-a sm all but vital source of hum usand m inerals. S o w ell have these plants m anagedto create their ow n environm ent that the spoon-fuls of soil in w hich they grow do not differ signif-ic an tly from n orm al so il in m ic ro bio lo gic al

2 5 processes.S o me o f th e ep iph ytes h ave d evelo pedrema rk ab le a dap ta tio ns fo r c on se rv in g w ate r.M any are encased in a w axy layer that retardsevaporation. The roots of som e orchids have a

30 spongy tissue that not only soaks up w ater butalso carries o n p ho to sy nthesis. T he stag ho rn fernaccum ulates w ater-holding hum us in a sort ofbucket structure at the base of its leaves. Thelarg e g ro up of tro pical p lan ts kn ow n as b ro meli-

35 ad s are liv in g cisterns-their lo ng b ran ch in gleaves spring from the sam e place around thestem , and overlap so tightly at their bases thatth ey can h old w ater, as m uch as fou r-an d-a-h alfq uarts in a large plant. These brom eliad tanks

40 b ecome a cen ter of life, h old in g breedin g fro gs,snails and aq uatic insects, all of w hich add to thesupply of nutrients in the w ater. H airs at the base

of the leaves line the tank and perform the job ofabsorbing w ater and nutrients, m aking the45 b rom eliad in depen dent of a ro ot con nectio n w ith

the soi I.The problem s of living in the dark rain forestand the unusual efforts m ade to rise into the sun 'are best sym bolized by the strangler trees. They ,

50 achieve their place in the sun by stealth . Thestrang ler b egin s life as an ep ip hy te, its seed g er-m inating high up in the fork of a large tree. Theseedling puts out tw o kinds of roots: one seizesthe branch and serves as a grapple to hold the

55 plant in place, and the other dangles like a cable,gro win g steadily clo ser to th e so il. U ntil it m ak escontact w ith the ground, the strangler grow s likeany o ther ep ip hy te, ob tain in g sm all q uantities o fw ater and nutrients from the debris in the tree

60 crevice. B ut once the descending root reaches thes oil its s ou rce o f su pp ly is in cre ase d e no rm ou slyand th e p lant's g ro wth q uick en s. It s pro uts m oreleaves high in the canopy and grow s upw ardtow ard a sunlit w indow betw een the leaves; a

65 m aze o f ad ditio nal feedin g cab les d escen ds to th eso il an d ev entu ally the su ppo rtin g tree is en casedin a netw ork of them . It w as once. thought thatthe strangler kills the forest giant by the sim plepro cess o f en wrap pin g it an d p rev en tin g its tru nk

70 from expanding, but it is now known that it actu-ally sq ueezes its host to death. A s t he hold tight-ens, the strangler's roots thicken to a m arkeddegree, preparing for the tim e w hen it w ill needprops to stand by itself in the sunlight it has cap-

75 tu re d. T he h ost fin ally e xp ire s, th oro ug hlyen cased insid e th e "tru nk " ( actu ally the fu sedroots) of the strangler tree w hich now stands onits ow n pedestal as a m em ber of the high forestcanopy.

10 . A ccording to the passage, epiphytes are particu-la rly a da pte d to(A ) the floor of the tropical rain forest( B) a su nle ss e nv iro nm en t( C) th e d issip atio n o f ra inwa te r(D ) draw ing sustenance from a host(E ) the retention of liq uid

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Ofthe Questions 16-2 4 are based on the follow ing passage.

i$l'c;Ciji)~lblef photosynthesis.to p erceive in the d ense raincanopy.

n ee d d iffe re nt n utrie nts th an o th erdo .12T he passage can best b e describ ed as

(A ) en thusi as ti c exhor ta ti on(B ) soph is ti ca ted analys is(C ) s tr aigh tf orwar d des cr ip ti on(D ) i nd ir ec t e xpo sit ion( E) f or ce fu l a rg ume nt

13 . The author states all of the following about thestra ng le r tre e EXCEP T(A ) It even tu al ly becomes s el f- suppo rti ng .( B) Its feeding cab les ascend tow ard th e fo restcanopy.(C) Its roots extend far from its point ofgermination.(D ) It undergoes a rapid grow th spurt.( E) Its ro ots become co nsp icu ou sly larger.

14 . The word "marked" in line 72 means(A ) noticeable( B ) b ra nd ed( C ) g ra de d( D) d oome d( E) u niq ue

15. W hich of the following does the passage suggestabo ut the stran gler tree?(A ) It needs only a sm all supply of nutrients forfu ll g rowth .( B) A ll its ro ots seek th e forest flo or.(C) It ou tg row s its need for its ho st.(D) It is killed by the forest giant that supports it.( E) It ev en tually sheds its feed er cab les.

T he p assa ge b elow is ex cerp te d from th e in tro du ctio nto B ury M y H e art at W ounded K nee, writte n in 1 97 0 byth e Na tiv e Amer ic an h is to ria n De e B rown.S in ce the ex ploratory jo urn ey of L ew is andC la rk to th e P acific C oast e arly in th e n in ete en th

cen tu ry, the number of p ub lished accou ntsLine describing the "o pening " of th e American W est5 has risen into the thousands. The greatest con-c en tra tio n o f re co rd ed e xp erie nc e a nd o bs erv atio n

cam e out of the thirty-year span betw een 1860and 1890-the period covered by this book. It w asa n in cre dib le era o f v io le nc e, g re ed , au da city , se n-

]0 tim en tality , u nd ire cte d e xu beran ce , an d a n a lm ostre ve re ntia l a ttitu de towa rd th e id ea l o f p erso na lfreedom for those w ho already had it.

D uring that tim e the cu lture and civilizationof the A merican Indian w as destroyed, and out of15 that tim e cam e virtually all the great m yths of theAmerican W est-tales of fur trad ers, m ou ntainmen , s te amboa t p ilo ts , g old se ek er s, g amb le rs ,g unmen , c av alrymen , c owboys , h ar lo ts , m is sio n-a rie s, sc ho olm arm s, a nd h om este ad ers. O nly o cc a-

2 0 sionally w as the voice of the Indian heard, andthen m ore often than not it was recorded by thepen of a white m an. The Indian w as the dark m en-ace of the myths, and even if he had known howto w rite in English, where would he have found a

2 5 p rin te r o r a p ub lish er?Y et they are not all lost, those Indian voicesof th e past. A few authentic accou nts of Americanw estern histo ry w ere record ed by In dian s either inpicto grap hs or in translated E nglish , an d som e

30 m an aged to get p ub lished in o bscure jou rnals,pam phlets, o r bo oks of sm all circu latio n. In thelate n in eteen th century , w hen the w hite m an'scu riosity abo ut Ind ian survivo rs of the w arsre ac hed a h ig h p oin t, en te rp risin g n ew sp ap er

35 re po rte rs fre qu en tly in te rv ie we d w arrio rs an dchiefs and gave them an opportunity to expresstheir opinions on w hat w as happening in theW est. T he q ua lity o f th ese in te rv ie ws v arie dg reatly, depen ding up on the abilities o f t he inter-

40 preters, or upon the inclination of the Indians tosp eak fre ely . S ome fea re d rep risals fo r te llin g th etru th , w hile o th ers d elig hted in h oa xin g re po rte rsw ith ta ll tale s a nd sh ag gy -d og sto rie s.



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Con te mp ora ry n ew sp ap er statem en ts b y I nd ia nsust th erefo re b e rea d w ith sk ep tic ism , a lth ou ghom e of them are m asterpieces of irony and oth-ers burn w ith outbursts of poetic fury.

Am on g th e ric hest so urces o f first- perso nstatem ents by Indians are the records of treatycoun cils and o ther fo rm al m eetings w ith civilianan d m ilita ry rep re se nta tiv es o f th e U nited S tatesg ov ernmen t. I saac P itm an 's n ew sten og ra ph icsystem w as com ing into vogue in the second halfof the nineteenth century, and w hen Indiansspoke in council a recording clerk sat beside theofficial interpreter .

Even w hen the meetings were in rem ote partsof the W est, som eone usually w as available torite dow n the speeches, and because of the slow -

ness of the translation process, m uch of w hat w assaid c ou ld b e re co rd ed in lo ng ha nd . I nte rp rete rsq uite often w ere half-blo ods w ho knew spokenlanguages but seldom could read or w rite. L ikem ost oral peo ples th ey and the Indians dependedupon im agery to express their thoughts, so thatth e E ng lish tran sla tio ns w ere filled w ith g ra ph icsim iles and m etaphors of the natural w orld. If aneloq uent Indian had a poor interpreter, his w ordsm ight be transform ed to flat prose, but a goodinterpreter could m ake a poor speaker soundpoetic.M ost I nd ian lea ders sp ok e free ly an d can did lyin councils w ith w hite officials, and as th eybecam e m ore sophisticated in such m atters du r-ing the 1870's and 1880's, they dem anded theright to choose their ow n interpreters andreco rders. In this latter period, all m em bers of thetribes w ere free to speak, and som e of the olderm en chose such opportunities to recount eventsthey had witnessed in the past, or sum up the his-tories of their peoples. A lthough the Indians w holived through this doom period of their civiliza-tion have vanished from the earth, m illions ofth eir w ord s are p re serv ed in o ffic ial re co rd s. M an yof the m ore im portant coun cil proceedings w erepublished in governm ent docum ents and reports.

O ut of all these sources of alm ost forgottenoral history, I have tried to fashion a narrative ofthe conq uest of the A merican W est as the victim sexperienced it, using their ow n w ords w heneverp ossib le . Am erica ns w ho h av e alw ay s lo ok ed w est-w ard w hen reading about this period should readth is b oo k fa cin g e as tw ard .

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This is not a cheerful book, but history has a\);; w ay of intruding upon the present, and perhapsthose w ho read it w ill have a clearer understand-ing of w hat the A merican Indian is, by know ingw hat he w as. T hey m ay learn som ething abouttheir ow n relationship to the earth from a people100 w ho w ere true conservationists. T he Indians k newthat life w as equated w ith the earth and itsresources, that America w as a parad ise, and theycould not com prehend w hy the intruders from theE ast w ere determ ined to destroy all that w as

i o s I nd ian as w ell as Am erica itse lf.16. A main concern of the author in this passage is to

(A ) denounce the w hite m an for his untrustw or-th in es s a nd s av ag ery

( B) ev alu ate th e effe ctiv en ess o f th e m ilitaryt re at y counc il s

(C ) argue for the im proved treatm ent of Indianstoday( D) suggest that Indian narratives of th e conq uest

of the W est are sim ilar to w hite accounts( E) introd uce the background of the originalsource m aterials for his text

17. In line 4 , the quotation marks around the word"opening" serve to(A ) emphasize the author's belief that the

conquest of the W est took place muchearlier

(B) demonstrate the uniqueness of the author'schoice of w ords(C) indicate the author's disagreement w ith aterm in common use

(D ) emphasize the need for the word to bestressed w hen it is spoken aloud

(E) criticize the rapid grow th in number ofth ese p ub lish ed a cco un ts

18. T he w ord "concentration" in lines 5-6 means( A ) m emory(B) a tt en ti on(C) d il igence(D) impr isonmen t( E ) c lu ste r

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19. According to the passage, nineteenth-centurynew spaper accounts of interview s w ith Indians arevariable in quality for w hich of the following rea-sons?

1 . L ack of skill on the part of the translatorsII. The tendency of the reporters to overstate

w hat they w ere told by the IndiansIII. The Indians' m isgivings about possible

retaliations(A ) I only(B ) III only(C) I and II only(D) I and III only(E) I, II, and III

20. The author's tone in describing the Indian sur-vivors can best be described as(A) skeptical (B) detached (C) elegiac(D) obsequious (E) impatient

21. The author is most impressed by which aspect ofthe E ng lish translatio ns o f In dian sp eeches?( A) T heir v ividn ess o f im agery( B) T heir lack of fran kness(C ) The inefficiency of the process( D) T heir a bse nc e o f so ph is tica tio n( E) T heir brevity of expression

22. The w ord "flat" in line 69 m eans(A) smooth (B) level (C) pedestrian(D ) horizontal (E) unequivocal

23. The author most likely suggests that Americansshould read this book facing eastw ard(A) in an inappropriate attempt at levity( B) ou t of respect fo r W estern su perstitio ns(C) in order to read by natural light(D) because the Indians came from the East(E ) to identify w ith the Indians' view point

24. The phrase "equated w ith" in line lO l means(A ) reduced to an average w ith(B ) necessarily tied to(C ) num erically equal to( D) fu lfille d b y( E) d ifferentiated by

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Diagnostic Test

SECTION 2/MATHEMATICSTIME: 25 MINUTES20 QUESTIONS (1-20)

Directions:For each q uestion in this section, determ ine w hich of the f ive choices is correct, and blacken that choice on youranswer sheet. Y ou m ay use any blank space on the page for your w ork.NOTES : You may use a calculator w henever you bel ieve it w ill b e h elp fu l. U se the diagram s provided to help you solve the problem s. U nless you see the phrase

NQk;. Figure not draw n to scaleunder a diagram , it has been draw n as accurately as possible. U nless it is stated that a figure is three dim en-sional, you m ay assum e that it lies in a plane.

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A=tbhA =1T?c = 2 ' l l ' 1 ' A = CwN um ber of degrees in a circle: 36 0S um of the measures, in degrees, of the three angles of a triangle: 180

1. If4x = 1 2 , th en 12x =(A) 4(B) 6(C) 24(D ) 36(E) 48 3 . In the figure above, what is the value of x?(A ) 50

(B) 60(C) 7 0(D) llO(E) It cannot be determ ined from the inform a-

t io n g iv en .

2 . W hich of the following numbers has the samedigit in the hundreds and hundredths places?( A ) 3 30 0.0 03 3( B) 3 33 5.3 55 3( C) 3 35 3.5 35 3( D) 3 35 7 .3 57 3( E ) 3 35 7 .7 5 33 4 . For how m any integers n is it true that n2 - 10is negat ive?

(A) 5(B) 6(C) 7(D) 10(E) M ore than 10

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5. In the figure above, MATH is a s qu are . IfMX = 3,w hat is the area of the shaded triangle?(A ) -~(B) 9 \ 1 : 34(C) 4.5(D) 9(E) 18

6. If 7x + 5 = 74, w hat is the value of V 7.X =5?(A) 7(B) 8(C) 9(D) 10(E) 11

7. H ow many prim es less than 100 a re d iv is ib leby 3?(A ) none(B) 1(C) more than 1 but less than 33(D) 33(E) more than 33

8. If {(x) = x2 - 2x, what is the value of {(3 )?(A) -17(B) -1(C) 0(D) 1(E) 17

9. If M ichael can paint l of a room in an hour atthis rate, how many rooms can he paint inh hours?(A ) ~h(B) 5 :(C) h _15(D) 5~(E) 2~

10. If x~+ 1 = 50, w hich of the follow ing could bethe value of x + I?(A) --8(B) -6(C ) V50(D) 6(E) 7

11. E velyn's average ( arithm etic m ean) on her sixm ath tests this m arking period is 80 . Fortunatelyfor Evelyn, her teacher drops each student's low -est g rad e; d oin g so raises E vely n's av erag e to 90 .W hat w as her low est grade?(A ) 20(B ) 25(C ) 30(D ) 40(E) 50

12. For how m any prim e num bers p is p + 1 alsoa p rim e ?(A ) None(B) 1(C) 2(D) 3(E) More than 3

Q uestions 13 and 14 refer to the follow ing definition.I W X y z I i; > a number bar if W + Z = X + Yand2W= 3X.13 . If I 3 X .Y 7 I is a number bar, w hat is thevalue of Y?

(A) 0(B) 2(C) 4(D) 6(E) 8

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15 . If m is an integer, w hich of the follow ing could betrue?I. ~ is an odd integerII . ~ is an odd integerIII. 16m is an o dd in teger(A ) I only(B ) II only( C) III o nly(D ) I and II only(E ) I, I I, and III

16. W hat is the volume, in cubic inches, of a cubew ho se su rface area is 60 sq uare in ches?(A) 10ViO(B) 15vls(C) 60\160( D) 10 00(E ) 3375

1 7. In rectan gle PQRS , diagonal PR m akes a60 ang le w ith side PS . If P f? = 10, w hat is thea re a o f th e r ec ta ng le ?(A ) 25v2(B ) 2 5V3(C) 48(D) 5 0(E ) 100

Diagnostic Test

18. If 2 5 - 2 i X = 7 , th en x : : : : :(A) --81(B) 9(C) 36(0) 49(E) 81

19. In the figure above, the radius of circle 0 is 4 , andmLAOB = 90. W hat is the perim eter of thes haded r eg ion?(A ) 4 + 2'IT(B) 4v2 + 'IT(C) 4v2 + 2'IT(D ) 4V3 + 'IT(E ) 4V3 + 2'IT

20. Because her test turned out to be m ore difficultthan she intended it to be, a teacher decided toadjust the grades by deducting only half the num -ber of points a student m issed. For exam ple, if astudent m issed 2 0 points, she received a 90in stead o f an 80. B efo re th e g ra des w ere a dju ste dM ary 's g ra de w as C. W hat w as her grade after theadjustment?(A) 50 + -~(B ) t( lOO - G )(C ) 100 - f(D ) 10 02 - G(E ) G + 2 5

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SECTION 3 ICRITICAL READINGTIME: 25 MINUTES24 QUESTIONS (25-48)

Ujre(;tiC)mi: ....1 " ,P::l(' n 1'111o."h I'"~ in this section; select tl,'1ebe~t a n s w r ' i r , o n : t among the choices givenanswer sheet.' , '

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, eachblank indicating that something has been omitted.Beneath the sentence are fivewords or sets ofwordslabeled Athrough E.Choose the word or set ofwordsthat, when inserted in the sentence, best fits themeaning of the sentence as a whole.EXAMPLE:Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutionalrepublics overnight; on the contrary, the changewas ----.(A) unpopular (B) unexpected(C) advantageous (D) sufficient (E) gradual

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25. Feeling ---- about her latest victories, the tennischampion looked smugly at the row of trophies onher mantelpiece.(A) downcast (B) agitated (C) indifferent(D) complacent (E) philosophical

26. Normally an individual thunderstorm lasts about45 minutes, but under certain conditions thestorm may ----, becoming ever more severe, for aslong as four hours.(A) wane (B) moderate (C) persist(D) vacillate (E) disperse

27. The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephonecalls cross-country are made of glass so ---- that apiece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standardwindowpane.(A) fragile (B) immaculate (C) tangible(D) transparent (E) iridescent

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28. Her employers could not complain about her work 'because she was ---- in the ---- of her duties.(A) derelict..performance(B) importunate ..observance(C) meticulous ..postponement(D) assiduous..execution(E) hidebound ..conception

29. Decorated in ---- style, his home contained bitspieces of furnishings from widely divergent peri-ods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique(A) an aesthetic (B) a lyrical (C) a traditional(D) an eclectic (E) a perfunctory

30. Equipped with mechanisms that deliberatelysprouting, woodland seeds often seem---- to germinate.(A) prone (B) reluctant (C) qualified(D) prolific (E) modified

31. Soap operas and situation comedies, thoughto distortion, are so derivative of (,f\r1tpt'l'ln.w~l'lculture that they are inestimable ---- theand values of our society in any particular(A) contradictions of (B) antidotes to(C) indices of (D) prerequisites for(E) determinants of

32. Although eighteenth-century English societywhole did not encourage learning for its ownin women, nonetheless it illogically ----sad lack of education.(A) palliated (B) postulated(C) decried (D) brooked(E) vaunted

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Diagnostic Test 41

Q uestions 3 3 and 3 4 are based on the follow ing passage.One of the world's most celebrated crusadersfor social justice and peace is South Africa's

Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Despite his promi-Line nence, however, Archbishop Tutu has always5 made time for his people. On the day in 1984 that

he was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prizereporters and photographers mobbed the semi~nary where he was staying. A press conference washastily set up. Just as it was to begin, the arch-

10 bishop's student assistant entered the courtyardreturning from a family funeral. Leaving the 'microphones and cameras behind, the archbishopwent to comfort her. The world press could waither grief could not. '

33. The anecdote about Archbishop Tutu serves pri-marily to demonstrate his(A) fame (8) anguish ( C o ) distraction(D) compassion (E) peacefulness

34. In lines 3-4, "prominence" most nearly means(A) projection (8) high altitude(C) land elevation (D) emphasis (E) renown

Q uestions 35 and 3 6 are based on the follow ing passage.Although most of the world's active volcanoes

are located along the edges of the great shiftingplates that make up Earth's surface, there are

Line more than 100 isolated areas of volcanic activity5 far from the nearest plate boundary. Geologists

call these volcanic areas hot spots. Lying deep inthe interior of a plate, hot spots or intra-plate vol-canoes are sources of magma, the red-hot, moltenmaterial within the earth's crust. These intra-

10 plate volcanoes often form volcanic chains, trailsof extinct volcanoes. Such volcanic chains serve aslandmarks signaling the slow but relentless pas-sage of the plates.

35. The term "hot spot" is being used in the passage(A) rhetorically (8) colloquially(C) technically (D) ambiguously(E) ironically

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L earn to trust your ow n instincts. A goodcook n eeds only to have positive feelings aboutfoo d in general, and abou t the pleasures of eatingand cooking. I have known some cooks w ho did

80 not seem to discover pleasure and gratification inthings culinary . A t the restaurant, I look forem ployees w ho are interested in w orking in thekitchen for reasons above and beyond those ofsim ply needing a job, any job . T his applies eq ually

85 to the home cook: a cook who dislikes food is abad cook. Period. E ven an am bivalent cook is abad cook. Y et a person who responds to the cook-ing processes and the m ound of fresh in gredientswith a genuine glow of delight is likely to be, or

90 becom e, a very good cook indeed. T echnical skillscan be acq uired and perfected along the w ay, butdislike or am bivalence tow ard food cannot alw aysb e ove rc ome .

In the early stages of m y culinary pursuits,95 I cooked as I had seen cooking done in France. Icopied som e of the m ore traditional cooks, andI stayed w ithin the bounds they had laid out soca refu lly b ec au se I d id n't- tru st m y own in stin ctsyet. H av ing im itated their styles, I found that w ith

10 0 tim e an d ex pe rien ce, th eir fu nd am en ta l p rin cip leshad become a part of my nature and I began tounderstand w hy they had done certain things in aparticular w ay. Then I could begin to develop adifferent and m ore personal style based on the

10 5 in gre die nts a vailab le to m e h ere in C alifo rn ia.37. Graham rejects m ovem ent in dance that is(A ) jerky (B) spontaneous (C) brief

(D ) trite (E) natural38. In saying that she "did not want to be a tree, a

flo wer, o r a w av e" ( lin es 15-16), Graham( A) em phasizes that dancers m ust express their

humanity( B) reveals an innate discom fort w ith natural

phenomena(C ) suggests a budding desire to im itate other

phenomena( D) co nv ey s a se nse o f u nsa tisfied lo ng in gs( E) indicates im patience w ith ho w long suchtra ns fo rm atio ns ta ke

Diagnostic Test3 9. T he w ord "plasticity" in line 2 5 m eans

( A) n erv ou s e nerg y( B) stre ng th a nd e nd uran ce( C) m ob ility an d p lian cy( D ) o rg an ic c oh ere nc e( E) m uscular m em ory

40. According to Graham , most people believe thatsp on ta ne ou s th ea tric al m ome nts( A) are th e product of disciplined rehearsal and

training(B) happen only because the actor is gripped by as ud de n emo tio n

( C) are dependent on the audience's w illingnessto su sp en d th eir d isb elie f

(D ) depends upon the q uickness of the actor'sre ac tio n tim e

( E) are m ore o bjec tiv e th an su bje ctiv e41. G raham attem pts to clarify the function of spon-tan eity in d an ce o r th eater ( lin es 34-36) by m e ans of

(A ) a d ig re ss io n( B) a n a nalo gy( C ) a h yp oth esis( D) a n an ecd ote( E) a q uo tatio n

42 . In Passage 2 , W aters is discussing cooking fromthe point of view of(A ) a chef on the verge of opening her own

restaurant( B) someo ne u nin fo rm ed ab ou t trad itio nalm etho ds o f F rench cuisine( C) an accom plished practition er of the culin ary

arts(D ) a gifted hom e cook and collector of recipes( E) a p rofessional determ ined to outstrip her

competitors4 3. W aters uses the exam ple of the garlic ( lines 71-75)

to sh ow(A ) th e v aria bility o f in gre die nts( B) the im portan ce o f every last detail( C) h er in sisten ce o n fre sh in gred ie nts(D ) the need to be a flexible shopper( E) her preferen ce for strong flavors



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44. In w riting her cookbook, W aters is trying to( A) an ticip ate any pitfalls tho se u sing her recip es

m ight run into( B) p ro vide p recise m easu rem ents for h er readers

t o f ol low( C) lim it h erself to basic prin cip les and

procedures(D ) dictate the spices going into each m eal(E) allow scope for the reader's ow n culinary

initiative45. To W aters, to produce superior results, the cook

mu st p os se ss(A ) an excellent sense of sm ell( B) first- ra te te ch nica l sk ills( C) the finest kitchen eq uip ment( D) d eta ile d rec ip es to fo llo w(E) a love of her m edium

46. I n lin es 81-84 Waters in dicates sh e seek s restau -rant em ployees who share her(A ) le ve l o f e xp er tis e( B) c la ssic al F re nc h tra in in g( C) enjoy ment of cu lin ary p ro cesses(D ) w illingness to w ork long hours( E) re sp ec t fo r tra ditio n

47. In these passages, both G raham and W aters are( A) e xamin in g th eir co nscie nc es( B) p re sen tin g th eir a rtistic cre ed s( C ) c ritic iz in g th eir o pp on en ts( D) an aly zin g their im pact o n th eir field s( E) re asse ssin g th eir c ho se n p ro fe ssio ns

48. W aters and Graham seem alike in that they both ..(A ) have an abundant supply of nervous energy( B ) b en efite d f rom e xte ns iv e c la ss ic al tr ain in g( C) o cc asio na lly d is tru st th eir own in stin cts( D) are p assion ately inv olv ed w ith th eir art( E) b elie ve in m ain ta in in g a p os itiv e attitu de

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Diagnostic Test 4

SECTION 4/MATHEMATICSTiME: 25 MINUTES18 QUESTIONS (21-38)

Direct ions:For q ues ti on s 21-28, determ ine which of the five choices is correct, and blacken that choice on your answersheet. You may use any blank space on the page for your work.NOTES : Y ou m ay use a calculator w henever you believe it w ill be helpful. Use the diagrams provided to help you solve the problem s. Unless you see the phrase

N ote: Figure not draw n to scaleunder a diagram , it has been draw n as accurately as possible. U nless it is stated that a figure is three dim en-sional, you m ay assum e that it lies in a plane.

Reference

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x . . . , 45 0xV 3 sSp ec ia l R ig h t T r ia n gl es

N um ber of degrees in a circle: 360S um of the m easures, in degrees, of the three angles of a triangle: 180

21. If 7d + 5 = 5d + 7, what is the value of d?(A)-1(B) 0(C) 1(D) 5( E ) 7

Questions 2 3 and 2 4 refer to the following def ini tion.F or a ll i nte ge rs a an d b , le t the op era tio n + b e d e fin e dby:

a + b = a, if a + b i s e ven;a + b = b , if a + b is o dd .

23. W hat is the value of -5 + 5?(A) 10(B) 5(C) 0(D) -5(E) -10

22. In the figure above, w hat is the value of a + b + c?(A ) 21 0(B) 2 20(C ) 24 0(D) 270(E) 2 80

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24. If a = F b an d a + b = 10, w hich of the follow ingcou ld be true?1. a + b is e ve nII . a + b is o ddIII. b + a = 10(A ) I only(8) II only( C) III only(0) I and II only(E) I, II, and III

25. If s - - i X + 1 = 46, what is the value of x?(A) 1(8) 3(C) 9(0) 81(E ) 7 29

26. If x2 = y 2 , w hich of the follow ing m ust be true?

(A ) x = y(8) x = -y(C ) y = lx l(O)x = Iyl(E) Ixl = Iyl

27. A bag contains 4 red, 5 white, and 6 blue marbles.S arah begins removing marbles from the bag atrandom , one at a time. W hat is the least number ofmarbles she must remove to be sure that she has atleast o ne o f each colo r?(A ) :3(B) 6(C) 9(0) 12(E ) 15

A ~ ____J BNote: Figure not drawn to scale

28. In the figure above, ED = EG , the area of squareABGD is 100, and the area of MEG is 10. Find thed ista nc e from A to E.(A) 11(8) 12(C ) v146(0) 13(E) v44

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Student-Produced Response DirectionsIn questions 29-38, first solve the problem, and then enter your answer on the grid provided on the answersheet. The instructions for entering your answers follow. First, write your answer in the boxes at the top of the grid. Second, grid your answer in the columns below the boxes. Use the fraction bar in the first row or the decimal point in the second row to enter fractions and decimals.

Answer: 185 Answer: 1.75Write your answerin the boxes 8 / I 5 2 >(.)1("'7} I~ 10 CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CDCD CD CD CD

I . 75(.) C 2 > C 2 > 1r:Je(';\ CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CD CD CDCD CD CD CDCD CD CD CD

Grid in your answer

Grid only one space in each column. Entering the answer in the boxes is recom-

mended as an aid in gridding but is not required. The machine scoring your exam can read only

what you grid, so you must grid-in your answerscorrectly to get credit.

If a question has more than one correct answer,grid-in only one of them.

The grid does not have a minus sign; so noanswer can be negative.

A mixed number must be converted to animproper fraction or a decimal before it is grid-ded. Enter 1-} as t or 1.25; the machine willinterpret 1 1 1 4 as 1 1 and mark it wrong.

29. If 5 - w = 4.99, then what is the value of w?

30. If, in the figure above, a:b:c = 5:7:12, what is thevalue of c?

Answer: 100100 100

C 2 > C 2 > 00

Either position is acceptable

All decimals must be entered as accurately as pos-sible. Here are three acceptable ways of gridding

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N ote : F igu re n ot dra wn to sc ale33. In the figure above, if a = 30, what is the value

of b?34. The first term of a sequence is 2 . S tarting with the

second term, each term is 1 more than 2 times thepreceding term. H ow many term s of this sequenceare less than 100?

35. In the correctly worked out addition problembelow , each letter represents a different digit. W hatis th e number ABC?

2B4B+ 6B

ABC

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36. If circle ( ) has its center at (1, 1 ), and line I i s t an -gent to circle 0 at P (4, ---4), then what is the slopeof l?

37. What is the height, in feet, of a r ec tangul ar boxwhose width and length are 5 feet and 7 feet,respectively, and whose total surface area is 298s qu ar e f ee t?

38. A group charters three identical buses and occu-pies?' of the seats. After} of the passengers leave,the remaining passengers use only two of thebuses. W hat fraction of the seats on the two busesare n ow o ccu pie d?


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SECTION 5IWRITING SKILLSTIME: 30 MINUTES39 QUESTIONS (1-39)

Diagnostic Test

S ome or all parts of the following sentences areunderlined. The first answer choice, (A ), simplyrepeats the underlined part of the sentence. Theother four choices present four alternative w ays tophrase the underlined part. S elect the answer thatproduces the most effective sentence, one that isclear and exact, and blacken the appropriate spaceon your answer sheet. In selecting your choice, besure that it is standard written English and that itexpresses the m eaning of the original sentence.EXAMPLE:T he first biography of author E udora W elty cam e outin 1998, and she w as eighty:nine years old at the tim ~.(A ) and she w as eighty-nine years old at the time(B ) at the time w hen she w as eighty-nine(C ) upon becom ing an eighty-nine year old( D) w hen sh e w as e igh ty -nine(E) at the age of eighty-nine years old

.

1. If he was to decide to go to college, I, for one,would recommend that he plan to go to Yale.(A ) If he was to decide to go to college(B) If he were to decide to go to college(C) H ad he decided to go to college(D) In the event that he decides to go to college(E) S upposing he was to decide to go to college

2 . Except for you and I, everyone brought a present toth e p arty .( A) E xcept for you and I, everyone brought(B ) W ith the exception of you and I, everyone

brought(C ) Except for you and I, everyone had brought(D ) Except for you and m e, everyone brought(E) Except for you and m e,everyone had brought

in

3 . H ad I realized how close I was to failing, I wouldnothave--gon-e-to-1heparty.(A ) H ad I realized how close(B) If I w ould have realized how close(C) H ad I had realized how close(D ) W hen I realized how close(E) If I realized how close

4 . Being a realist, I could not accept his state-ment that supernatural beings had caused thedisturbance.( A) B ein g a rea list(B) Due to the fact that I am a realist(C) Being that I am a realist(D ) Being as I am a realist(E) Realist that I am

5. H aving finished the m arathon in record-breakingtime, the city awarded him its Citizen'sOutstandTi1gPerf~ ce M edal.( A) the city aw arded him its C itizen'sO utstan din g P erform an ce M ed al( B) the city aw arded th e C itizen's O utstan ding

P erform ance M edal to him( C) h e w as aw ard ed the C itizen 's O utstand in g

P erform ance M edal by the city( D) the C itizen's O utstanding Perform ance M edal

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6. The football team 's winning its first game of these aso n e xcite d th e s tu de nt b od y. - -- -- .- -- -- -- .- -(A ) The football team 's w inning its first gam e ofth e s ea so n(B) The football team having won its first gam e of

th e s ea so n(C ) H aving w on its first gam e of the season, thef oo tb al l t eam(0) W inning its first gam e of the season, the foot-

b al l t eam(E) The football team w inning its first gam e of

th e s ea so n7. Anyone interested in the use of computers canlearn much if you have access to a copy of PCMagazine or of MacUser.

(A ) if you have access to(8) if he or she has access to( C) if access is av ailab le to(0) by access to(E) from access to

8. I have to make dinner, wash the dishes, do myh om ew ork, and then relax in g.(A) to make dinner, wash the dishes, do my

homew ork , an d th en relax ing(8) to m ake dinner, w ashing the dishes, m yhomew ork , an d th en relax ing(C) to m ake dinner, w ash the dishes, doing m yhom ew ork, and then relax

(0) to prepare dinner, w ash the dishes, do m yh om ew ork , a nd th en re la xin g(E) to make dinner, wash the dishes, do myhom ew ork, and then relax

9. The climax occurs when he asks who's in thecloset.(A) occurs when he asks w ho's(8) is when he asks who's(C ) occurs w hen he is asking who's(0) is when he is asking who's(E) occurs when he asked w ho's

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10. S etting up correct bookkeeping procedures isimportant to any new business, it helps to obtain - -fhe-services()(agood"accountanf---- -( A ) is importa nt to an y new bu siness, it h elp s(B) are im portant to any new business, it(C) is important to any new business, therefore,

try(0) is im portant to any new business; it helps(E) are im portant to any new business, so try

11. The grocer hadn't hardly any of those kind ofcanned goods:- -- --- -- - -(A ) hadn't hardly any of those kind(B ) hadn't hardly any of those kinds(C) had hardly any of those kind(0) had hardly any of those kinds(E) had scarcely any of those kind

12 . H aving stole the money, the police searched thethief. -( A) H avin g stole the m on ey, th e p olice search ed

th e t hi ef .(B ) H aving stolen the m oney, the thief w as

se arc he d b y th e p olice .( C) H av ing stolen th e m on ey, the p olice searchedth e th ie f.

(0 ) H aving stole the m oney, the thief wass ea rch ed b y th e p olic e.(E) Being that he stole the m oney, the policese arc hed th e th ie f.

13 . J uan broke his hip, he has not and possibly neverw ill be able to run the m ile again .(A) hip, he has not and possibly never w ill be able

to run(B) hip; he has not been able to run and possibly

never w ill be able to run(C) hip; he has not and possibly never w ill be

to run(0) hip, he has not been and possibly neverbe able to run(E) hip; he has not and possibly will never beto run

14 . I cam e late to class today; the reason being thatbus broke down. -(A ) today; the reason being that(8) today, the reason being that( C) to da y b ec au se(D ) to da y;( E) to da y; sin ce


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15. Y oung children's fevers are erratic, furtherm orethey can spike unpredictably, and, - } l i s f a s - i . i - n p r e ~dictably, can subside. -- -.------- -----.-- ---(A ) erratic, furtherm ore they can spike unpre-

dictably, and, just as unpredic ta bly, c ansubside

(B ) erratic; nevertheless, they can spike unpre-dictably, and, just as unpredic ta bly, they cansubside( C) erratic, and can spike unpredictably, and, justas unpredictable, they can subside

(D ) erratic: they can spike unpredictably, and,just as unpredic tably, can subside(E) erratic, they can spike just as unpredictably as

th ey c an s ubs id e16. Of all the characters in A Chr is tm as C aro l, sweet

and saintly Tiny Tim is the m ore beloved.(A) Of all the characters in A Ch ris tma s Ca ro l,sweet and saintly Tiny Tim is the more

beloved.(B ) Of all the characters in A Ch ris tma s Ca ro l,

sweet and saintly Tiny Tim was the m orebeloved.

(C ) In A C hr is tm a s C aro l, o f a ll th e c ha ra cte rs,sweet and saintly Tiny Tim is the morebeloved.

(D ) Of all the characters in A Ch ris tma s Ca ro l,sweet and saintly Tiny Tim is the mostbeloved(E) S weet and saintly Tiny Tim is more belovedthan all the characters in A Ch ris tma s Ca ro l.

17. The history of the past q uarter century illustrateshow a president may increase his power to actaggressively in international affairs, and he doesnot c onside r the w ishes of C ongress.(A) affairs, and he does not consider the wishes of

Congress( B) affairs, therefore he did not consider thew is he s of C on gr ess( C) affairs w ithout considering the w ishes ofCongress

(D) affairs, but he does not consider whatCon gr es s w is he s(E) affairs, and he may not have considered thew ish es o f C ong re ss

Diagnostic Test18. W ith the exception of a few publications like TheN ew Y ork Tim es, American newspapers tend toignore world news unless the event to be reportedi~~_c! i~!~IX , l f f ~ ~ ~ ~ : E ~ ~ ! } ~ ~ ~ _ 9 I ! _ i e - ~ - ~ - - - -

(A ) unless the event to be reported immediatelya ff ec ts Amer ic an c iti ze ns

(B ) unle ss the event being reported imme diatelye ff ec ts Amer ic an c it iz en s(C) except the event to be reported has immedi-

a te ly a ff ec te d Amer ic an c it iz en s(D) unless the event im mediately to be reporteda ff ec ti ng Amer ic an c it iz en s(E) unless the im mediate event they reported

a ff ec ts Amer ic an c it iz en s19. When he was a war correspondent during the

S panish Civil W ar (193 6-193 9), the A merican nov-elist Ernest H emingway has written movinglyabo ut th e s tr ug gle -o f th -e -R e- pu b1 ic an f or ce s aga in s- fG en er al ' F ra nC Is cO ' F ra nco's Na tio na lis t tr oo ps .(A) H emingway has written movingly about thestruggle(B) H em ingway has w ritten w hile m oving aboutthe s truggle(C) H emingway has written movingly from thestruggle(D) H em ingw ay has been w riting m ovingly about

the s truggle(E) H emingway wrote movingly about the

struggle20. Fe arful tha t R om e's hungry, restless throngs m ightgrow unruly, Roman emperors catered to them as ~_ es ,p ro vid ing the mob w ith b re ad a nd c irc us es .

(A) emperors catered to the masses, providing them ob with bread

(B) em perors catered to the m asses, provided thatthe mob with bread( C) em perors catered for the m asses, providingthe mob with bread

(D) em perors catered to the m asses, they pro-vided the m ob with bread

( E) em perors catered for the m asses by providingthe mob with bread

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The sentences in this section may contain errors ingrammar, usage, choice of w ords, or idiom s. T here iseither just one error per sentence, or the sentence iscorrect. S ome words or phrases are underlined andlettered; ev ery thin g else in th e sen tence is co rrect.

If an underlined word or phrase is incorrect,choose that letter; if the sentence is correct, selectNo error. Then blacken the appropriate space onyo ur answ er sh eet.EXAMPLE:The region has a climate so severe that plants

Agrow ing there rarely had been more than tw elve--B- Cinches high. N o error

D E

21. I n o rd er to co nserve valu ab le g asoline, m oto ristsA

had ought to check their speedom eters w hileB C

driving along the highw ays since it is very easy toD

exceed 55 m iles per hour w hile driving on openroads. N o errorE

22. The book must be old, for its cover is torn bad.P:- -B- -C--D-No e rro r

E23. N ot one of the children has ever sang in public

ABCb efo re . N o e rro rD E

24. N either you nor I can realize the affect his behav-A -Bio r w ill h av e on h is chan ces for p romo tion .

C DNo e rro r

E

25. T he ap paren tly ob vio us solu tion to the p rob lemA B

~ as _ 9v erlo ok ed b y m an y o f th e c on tes ta nts.C D

No e rr or---E26. A fter he had drank the w arm m ilk, he beganA----if--

to feel sleepy and finally decided to go to bed.__-_-C-- DNo e rro r---E

27. W ithout hardly a m om ent's delay, the com puterA

began to print out the answ er to the problem .BCD

No e rr orE28. O f the tw o candidates for this new ly form edA B

g ov ernmen t p ositio n, M s. R iv era is them ost q ualified because of her experience in

C Dthe field . N o erro r

E29. D ilig ence an d h on esty as w ell as being in telligen t

A Bare q ualities that personnel directors look forCwhen they interview ap plicants. N o erro r- - - - - 0 - E

30. N eith er th e S an F rancisco earthq uak e . 2 . ! : th eA

subseq uent fire w as able to destroy the spirit ofBe)c ity dwe lle rs. N o e rro r

E

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31. The im patient custom er had scarcely eno ughA B

m oney to pay the clerk at the checkout counter.-C DNo e rro r

E32. The principal of equal justice for all is one of theA -BC

corn erston es of the dem ocratic w ay of life.D

No e rro rE

Diagnostic Test33. A lth ou gh alc hemy an tic ip ate d sc ie nce in its b elie f

th~ physical reality w as Q~.~~!:.!!1_!.t:l .~9_~ynA B!!D.. .Y~I}'! . ! . l_gsetf n atu ra l laws , th e a lc hemis t's

Cexper iment al me thod ~~_I] .2. !_h.~EQh~cientific.D

No e rro rE

34. Ifany one calls w hile th e delegates are inA Bconference, tell th em the chairm an w ill

Creturn the call after the m eeting. N o error

D E

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Improving Paragraphs DirectionsT he passage below is th e uned ited draft of a studen t'sessay. S ome of the essay needs to be rewritten tomake the meaning clearer and more precise. Readth e e ss ay c ar ef ull y.

The essay is follow ed by questions about changesthat might improve all or part of its organization,developm ent, sentence structure, use of language,appropriateness to the audience, or use of standardw ritten Eng lish . C hoose the an sw er that m ost clearlyand effectively expresses the student's intendedm eaning . Indicate your choice by fillin g in the corre-spon ding sp ace on th e answ er sheet.

(1] There are m any reasons m aking it cruel to keepanimals penned up in zoos for the sole purpose of let-tin g families g aw k a t c ag ed c rea tu re s. [2] There has tobe a better reason to imprison animals than merely toallow visitors to drop a q uarter into a food dispenser sothat one can feed the m onkeys or the elephant. [3 ] Onem ight argue that it is educational. [4 ] If som eone is sodumb that they don't know what a zebra looks like,they should pull out an encyclopedia and look it up.(5] H umans have no right to pull animals from theirnatural environment and to seal their fate foreverbehind a set of cold m etal bars. [6] Anim als need to runfree and live, but by putting them in zoos we are dis-ru ptin g a nd d istu rb in g n atu re .

(7] Then there is the issue of sanitary conditions foranimals at the zoo. (8] W hen the animals have been atthe zoo for a while they adopt a particular lifestyle.[9] They lounge around all day, and they're fed at a par-ticular time. [10] They get used to that. [11] Thatmeans that they would never again be able to be placedback in their natural environment. [12 ] They wouldnever survive. [13 ] A nd if they reproduce w hile in cap-tivity, the offsp ring are born in to an artificial lifestyle.[14 ] A fter a few generation s the anim als becom e totallyd iffe re nt from th eir w ild an d fre e a nc esto rs, an d v isito rsto the zoo see animals hardly resembling the ones liv-ing in their natural h abitat.

( 15] The vicious cycle should be stopped before it istoo late. (16] The whole idea of a zoo is cruel. (17] Ifzoos are not cruel and if, as som e people say, they servea useful purpose, then why not put homo sapiens ond isp lay , t oo?

35. W hich is the m ost effective revision of the under-lin ed segme nt o f sen ten ce 1 below?T h e r e a r e m a n y r eq _ 9 . . ' ! _ : ~ "_ t! !_ '! : . ~ { !! fl " Hr l ! .. f !L ! . o k e e pa n lm a 7 s -p e n - n e d .! ,J !_ i ! }_ ~ 9 .. 9 .: ~ ( o r th e s a l e p u rp o se o fl e tt T i i ii t a -" ii lT e ~ ~ - g a w k a t c a ge d c re a tu r e s .(A ) M any reason s ex ist for the cruelty o f keepin g

animals penned up in zoos( B) It is a cruel practice to keep anim als pennedup in zoos(C) The reasons are numerous to object to thec ru elty ex perien ced b y a nim als lo ck ed in c ag es

( D) There are several reasons for it being crueltoward anim als to lock them up in zoos( E) Locking up anim als in zoos a cruel practiceespecially

36. Tak ing s en te nc e 3 into account, which of the fol-lo win g is th e m ost effe ctiv e rev isio n o f sen ten ce 4 ?( A) R ead ing ab out anim als in the en cyclop edia

rather than studying them first hand.(B ) In the encyclopedia you can gain m ore infor-m ation abo ut zeb ras and oth er anim als.(C ) V iew ing the anim al in a zoo is clearly m oreinform ative than looking at a picture in a

book.(D ) D oesn 't everyone know w hat a zebra looksli ke , e ven l it tl e c hil dr en?(E) But if someone is so dumb that they don'tknow w hat a zebra looks like, they shouldlo ok it up in an encyclopedia.

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37. W hich of the follow ing reasons m ost accuratelydescribes the author's intention in the selection ofw ords used in the underlined segm ent of sentence5 b elow?H um ans have no right to pull anim als from theirn atu ra l e nv iro nm en t a nd to se al th eir fa te fo re ver- . - " .. "" .. -- , -, "~b eh in d a set o f co ld m eta l b ars.(A) to inform the reader that animals in the zoo

liv e in ca ges(B ) to propose a solution to the plight of anim als

in the zoo(C ) to arouse in the reader an em otional response

to th e pro blem(D) to appeal to the reader to w eigh both sides of

th e issu e(E) to convince the reader that anim als don't

enjoy being in the zoo38. W hich of the following revisions of sentence 7 isthe best topic sentence for paragraph 2 ?

( A) L ife in captivity causes anim als to change.(B ) N o one favors zoos that deliberately try to

chan ge the lifesty le of an im als in cap tiv ity.(C ) L iving conditions for animals in the zoo are

ord in arily h arsh an d crue l.( D) L iving in the zoo, conditions for anim als

a ff ec t th em permanentl y.(E) L ife in the zoo for animals is not a bow l of

cherries.

Diagnostic Test

3 9. Wh ic h re vis io n m ost e ffe ctiv ely c om bin es se nte nc es10, 11, and 12 ?(A ) B ecause they w ould never be able to survive

again back in their natural environm ent, theygrow used to being fed.

(B ) H aving grow n used to regular feedings, theanim als w ould be unable to survive back inth eir n at iv e e nv ir onmen t.

( C) G row ing accustom ed to that, placing themback in their native habitat and being unableto survive on their ow n.( D) T hey, having gotten used to being fed regu-larly , in th eir na tural en vironmen t w ouldneve r survi ve .(E) Being unable to survive back in their naturalenvironm ent, the anim als have grow n accus-to med to reg ular feed in gs.

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