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SECTION
LISTENING
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
COMPREHENSION
Time—approximateIy
TIme-approximately 35 35 minutes
(including the reading
reading of the directions
directions for each part)

In this section of the test, you

this section you will
wiII have an opportunity
opportunity to demonstrate
demonstrate your
your ability
ability to understand
understand
conversations and
conversations and talks
talks in English.
English. There
There are three parts to this
three parts this section.
section. Answer
Answer all the
the questions
questions on
the basis
the of what
basis of what is
is stated or implied
stated or implied by
by the speakers you
the speakers you hear.
hear. Do
Do n_ot
not take
take notes
notes or
or write
write in
in your
your test
test
book at
book at any
any time.
time. Do not turn the pages
turn the pages until you are told
until you told to do so.

Part
PartAA

Directions:
Directions: In Part
Part A you will hear
A you hear short conversations between
short conversations between two people.
people. After each
each conversation,
conversation,
you wiII
you will hear
hear aa question
question about
about the
the conversation. The conversations
conversation. The conversations and
and questions
questions will
wiII not
not be
be
repeated.
repeated. After you hear
After you hear aa question,
question, read
read the
the four
four possible
possible answers
answers in your test
in your test book
book and choose the
and choose the
best answer. Then,
best answer. your answer
Then, on your answer sheet,
sheet, find the number
number of the question
question and
and fill
fill in the space
space that
that
corresponds to the letter
corresponds letter of
of the answer
answer you have chosen.
chosen. .

Listen
Listen to an example.
example. Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

On the recording. you hear:

recording, you hear: ® ©'

(man)
(man) That
That exam
exam was
was just awful.
just awful.
(woman)
(woman) Oh, it could have been
could have been worse.
worse.
(narrator)
(narrator) What
What does
does the
the woman
woman mean?
mean?

In your
your test book, you read:
book, you read: (A)
(A) The exam
exam was really awful.
(B) It was the worst
worst exam she had ever seen.
seen.
(C)
(e) It couldn't have been
couldn't have been more difficult.
more difficult.
(D) It wasn't
wasn't that
that hard.
hard.

You learn from

You learn from the conversation that
the conversation that the man
man thought
thought the exam
exam was very difficult
difficult and
and that
that the
the
woman disagreed
woman disagreed with
with the man. The
the man. The best
best answer to the
answer to the question,
question, “What
"What does
does the
the woman
woman mean?"
mean?" is
is
(D), “It
"It wasn't
wasn't that hard." Therefore,
that hard: Therefore, the correct
correct choice
choice is (D).

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I.. (A)
(A) Her
Her concerns were
concerns were expressed.
expressed. (A) He was
9. (A) was quite
quite fortunate.
fortunate.
(B)
(B) She
She wonders if Ihe
wonders the concert
concert was good.
good. (B) He lacked
(B) lacked the
the opportunity
opportunity to play the
the
(C)
(C) The music
music was fantastic.
was fantastic. game.
game.
(D)
(D) She
She wandered
wandered about during the
about during the night.
night. (C) I-Ie
(C) He didn't
didn't actually
actually win the game.
game,
(D)
(D) He came
came sometime
sometime after
after Luke.
22.. (A)
(A) In a bus
bus station
station
(B) In a post
post office
office 10. (A)
(A) quite clean.
It's quite clean.
(C)
(C) In an
an airport
airport (B)
(B) It doesn't
doesn't move.
(D)
(D) In a travel
travel agency
agency (C)
(C) It's clearly
clearly better.
better.
(D) It's rather
rather dirty.
3.
3 . (A) He spends
spends half
half his time
time with
with his
daughter.
daughter. II. (A)
(A) A bus
bus driver
driver
(B) His daughter's
(B) under a year
daughter's under year old. (B)
(B) An art
art teacher
teacher
(C)
(C) His daughter
daughter will start
start school
school in a (C)
(C) A
A flight
night attendant
attendant
year and a hall.
year and half. (D)
(D) A
A travel
travel agent
agent
(D) His daughter's
(D) daughter's eighteen months old.
eighteen months
12. (A) His desk
desk is made
made of metal.
metal.
4 . (Al
4. (A) He's
I-Ie's on the
the basketball team.
basketball team. (B) He never
never meddles
meddles with
with his office
office
(B) He doesn't
(B) I-Ie doesn't even like 10 play
to play workers.
workers.
basketball.
basketball. (C) His desk
(C) desk is on the right
on the right side
side of
of the
(C) too short
(C) He's too make the
short to make the team.
team. office.
office.
(D) 1-Ie thinks he's tall enough.
He thinks enough. (D) He works
(D) works in the
the center
center of
of the
the office.

5.
5 - (A)
(A) She's thinking about
She's thinking about her
her grade
grade in the
the 13. (A)
(A) Leaming
Learning something
something about
about golf
golf
seminar.
seminar. (B) Taking
Taking fewer
fewer lessons
lessons than
than he has
has in
(B)
(B) The
The seminar
seminar is quite
quite realistic.
realistic. the past
past
(C)
(C) The
The seminar
seminar will take
take a great
great deal
deal of (C) Letting her
(C) Letting her play golf
golf instead
instead of
of him
him
time.
time. (D) Going
(D) Going to play
play golf
golf together
together
(D) She agrees
(D) She with the man
agrees with man about
aboul the
the
seminar.
seminar. 14, (A) does not
He does not live nearby.
nearby.
(B) They will go later.
They latel:
6. (A)
(A) The
The location
location of the
the meeting
meeting (C)
(C) It is not
not time
time to deliver
deliver the paper.
paper.
(B)
(B) The purpose of the
The purpose the meeting
meeting (D)
(D) does not
He does not have
have time
lime to read.
read.
(C) Who
(C) Who will attend
attend the meeting
meeting
(D) The time
(D) the meeting
time the starts
meeting slarts (A) She
15. (A) She will assign
assign the
the homework
homework
tomorrow.
tomorrow.
7.. (Al
(A) Preparing dinner later
Preparing dinner laler (B) The
The man
man can
can do
do the
the homework
homework next
next
(B) Going
Going 10 restaurant
to a restaurant week.
week.
(C)
(C) Cooking
Cooking a full dinner
dinner (C) She
She will retum
return the
the homework
homework next
next
(D)
(D) Eating dinner
Eating dinner oUlside
outside in the garden
garden week.
week.
The assignment
(D) The
(D) assignment must
must be tumed
turned in
88.. (A) She fond of Joe.
She is fond Joe. tomorrow.
tomorrow.
(B) Joe
Joe is not anymore.
not lost anymore.
(C) She
She visits
visits Joe regularly.
Joe regularly.
(D) The
The call
call was
was already made.
already made.

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(A) The
16. (A) The woman
woman is really
really beautiful.
beautiful. There seems
24. (A) There seems to be a problem
problem with the
with the
The woman
(B) The woman should
should repeat
repeat what
what she
she motor.
motor.
said.
said. (B) He does
does not
not want
want to be anan engineer.
engineer.
(C) He shares
shares the
the woman's
woman's opinion.
opinion. (C) The music
music on the car
car stereo
stereo is good.
good.
(D) He has
(D) has time
time this year to travel.
this year travel. (D) He likes the
the sound
sound of
of the
the engine.
engine.

(A)
17. (A) In a shoe store
shoe store 25. (A) artist
An artist
(B)
(B) In a motel
motel (B) A tour
A tour guide
guide
(C) In a clothing store
clothing store (C) A
A teacher
teacher
(D) In a storage facility
storage facility (D) A pilot
A

(A)
18. (A) She's going
She's going to the supermarket.
the supermarket. 26. (A) Buying some
Buying some 'cream
'cream for
for coffee
coffee
(B) She works
She works in a grocery store.
grocery store. (B) Cleaning out
Cleaning out the garage
garage
(C) She's not
She's not going
going out.
out. (C) . Painting the ap"arim~nt
Painting the apartment walls
walls gree:
greev
(D) She doesn't
She doesn't have enough money
have enough money for (D) Putting the
PUlling apartment in order
the apartment order
groceries.
groceries.
27. (A) He was happy
happy to "write
wtite the check.
the check.
(A)
19. (A) didn't really
He didn't really get the
the highest
highest grade.
grade. (B) He received
received a large
large sum
sum of
of money.
money.
(B) He's rather
rather intelligent.
intelligent. (C) working in a huge
He was working huge factory.
factory.
(C) He's not done with the
done with the exam.
exam. (D) found some
He found some hidden
hidden bones.
bones.
(D) not even
He's not even in the
the class.
class.
28. (A) She doesn't
She doesn't need
need to store
store anything.
anything.
(A)
20. (A) Resting for a few minutes
Resting minutes (B) She prefers shopping nearby.
prefers shopping nearby.
(B) Studying a bit
Studying bit longer
longer (C) stores are
The stores are all too far
far away.
(C) Taking a five-hour
Taking five-hour break
break (D) doesn't want
She doesn't want to go shopping.
shopping.
(D) Studying for shorter
Studying shorter periods of time
periods of time
29. (A) door was closed
The door closed really hard.
reallv hard.
(A)
21. (A) needs a new
She needs new suitcase.
suitcase. (B) Alice left because she wa;
because she was hungry.
hungry.
(B) She's pUlling
She's putting on a suit.
suit. (C) door was smoothly
The door sanded.
smoothly sanded.
(C) She's preparing
She's preparing for a trip.
trip. (D) went out
Alice went out through the door
through the door on
on
(D) just received
She just received a package.
package. the left side.
the

(A)
22. CA) the last
It was the last game.
game. 30. (A) ride
Take a bike ride
(B) The dream
dream was really bad.
real~y bad. (B) the high
Take the high road
road
(C) The man never lets her
man never her talk. (C) Go for a walk in the forest
the forest
(D) She feels the
She the same
same way as the
the man.
man. (D) Look for firewood
firewood

(A)
23. (A) bit too strong.
He's a bit strong.
(B) l-Ie's bitter
He's bitter about the accident.
about the accident.
(C) Hes still weak.
He's weak.
(D) He feels the accident
accident was not
not his
fault.
fault.

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Part
Part B

Directions: In this
Directions: part of
this part of the test, you
the test, you will hear
hear longer
longer conversations.
conversations. After
After each
each conversation,
conversation, you
you
will hear
hear several
several questions.
questions. The
The conversations and questions
conversations and questions will
will not be repeated.
not be repeated.
After
After you hear a question,
you hear read the
question, read the four
four possible
possible answers
answers in your
your test
test book
book and
and choose
choose the
the best
best
answer.
answer. Then,
Then, on
on your
your answer
answer sheet, find the
sheet, find the number
number ofof the question and
the question and fill in
in the space that
the space that
corresponds
corresponds to the
the letter
letter of the
the answer
answer you have chosen.
you have chosen.
Remember, you
Remember, you are not allowed
are n_ot allowed to
to take
take nOles
notes or
or write
write in your
your lest
lest book.
book.

31. (A) A new

new bicycle
bicycle (A) Planning
35. (A) trip
Planning a trip
inexpensive bicycle
(B) An inexpensive bicycle (B) Camping in the
(B) Camping the woods
woods
(C) A fast
fast bicycle
bicycle (C) Putting
(C) Putting up
up a lent
tent
stationary bicycle
(D) A slationary bicycle (D) Looking at
(D) Looking at photos
photos

32. (A) A
A half
half mile
mile looks comfortable.
36 (A) It looks
36. comfortable.
(B) A mile
A mile (B) doesn't seem
(B) It doesn't seem very big.
very big.
(C) lWomiles
'I\vo miles (C) It looks
looks funny.
funny.
(D) Four
Four miles
miles (D) It's full of
of fish.
fish.

33. (A) He doesn't

doesn't like
like it. 37
37. (A)
(A) Standing
Standing in a river
river
(B) It doesn't
doesn't work
work very
very well.
well. (B)
(B) Putting
Putting up
up a lent
tent
.(C) It's broken.
broken. (C)
(C) Sitting
Sitting in front
front ofof the
the tent
tent
He got
(D) He got a new
new one,
one. (D) Swimming in
(D) Swimming in the
the river
river

34. see his

(A) Go see his friend's bicycle
friend's bicycle 38.
38 (A) Lots
Lots
(B) See
See her
her new apartment
new apartment (B)
(B) few
A few
Walk to
(C) Walk to school
school One
(C) One
Buy a new
(D) Buya new bicycle
bicycle None
(D) None

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Part
Part C

Directions: this part

Directions: In this part of the
the test, you will hear
hear several
several talks. After each
each talk, you
you will hear
hear some
some
questions. The talks and
questions. and questions
questions will not be repeated.
repeated.

.»
hear a question,
After you hear question, read
read the four possible answers
four possible your test book and
answers in your and choose
choose the
the best
best
answer. Then, on your
answer. Then, your answer
answer sheet,
sheet, find
find the number question and
number of the question and fill in the
the space
space that
that
corresponds to the letter
corresponds answer you have chosen.
letter of the answer chosen.

Here is an example.
example.

On the recording,
recording, you hear:
hear:

(narrator)
(narrator) Listen to an
Listen an instnlctor
instructor talk
talk to his
his c/ass
class about
about paimillg.
painting.
(man)
(man) Artist Grant
Artist Wood was
Gram Wood was a guiding
guiding (orce
force in the
the school
school o(painting
ofpainting known
known as
as American
American
regionalist, style reflecting
regionalist, a style reflecting the
the distincti,'e
distinctive characteristics
characteristics o(
of art
art (rom
from rural
rural areas
areas o(
of
I the United
the United States.
States. Wood
Wood began
began drawing
drawing animals
animals on
on the
the (amily
family (arm
farm at the
the age o(
of three,
three,
and when
and when he was
was thirty-eight,
thirty-eight, one
one o(of his
his paintings
paintings received
received ati remarkable
remarkable amount
amount o( of
public notice and
public notice and acc/aim.
acclaim. This
This painting,
painting, calied
called American
American Gothic. starkly simple
Gothic, is a starkly simple
depiction o(a
depiction ofa serious
serious couple
couple starillg
staring directly
directly out
out at
at the
the dewer.
viewer:

sample question.
Now listen to a sample question. Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

(nan'ator)
(narrator) What style o(painting
What style ofpainting is krlOwn
known as
as Americall
American regionalist?
regionalist , @o©o
your test
In your test book,
book, you read:
read: (A) Art from America's
(A) America's inner
inner cities
cities
(B) Art from
from the central
central region of the
region of
United States
United States
(C) Art from
from various
various urban
urban areas
areas in the
United States
United States
(D) Art from
(0) rural sections
from rural sections of America
America

answer La
The best answer to the question,
question, "What
“What style of painting
painting is known
known as American
American regionalist?"
regionalist?" is (0),
(D),
rural sections
"Art from rural sections of America." Therefore, the
America: Therefore, the correct
correct choice (D).
choice is (0),

Now listen to another

another sample
sample question.
question. Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

(narrator)
(narrator) What is the
What the name
name o(
of Woods most success(ul
Woods most successful paiming?
painting? ® .®

In your
your test hook,
book, you read:
read: (A) American
(A) American Regionalist
Regionalist
(B) The Family
(B) Farm in Iowa
Fan}ily Farm Iowa
(C) American
(C) American Gothic
Gothic
(D) A Serious
(0) Serious Couple
Couple

answer to the question,

The best answer question, "What
“What is the name most successful
name of Wood's most successful painting?"
painting?" is (C),
American Gothic.
American Therefore, the correct
Gothic. Therefore, correct choice
choice is (C).
Remember. are not
Remember, you are not allowed
allowed to take
take notes or write
notes or write in your
your test book.
book.
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39. (A)
39. (A) Only three
three chapters
chapters 45. (A) Five
Three chemistry
(B) Three
(B) chemistry books
books (B) Ten
(C) Lecture
(C) Lecture notes
notes and
and part
part of the book
book (C) Twenty-four
Twenty-four
class notes
(D) Only class
(0) from the
notes from lectures
the lectures Thirty-nine
(0) Thirty-nine

40. (A)
40. (A) Only multiple
multiple choice
choice 46. (A) It is open
open to visitors.
visitors.
Short and
(B) Short
(B) and long
long essays
essays (B) It is still
still in use
use as a prison.
prison.
(C)
(C) Three
Three short essays
short essays (C) It is closed
closed to the
the public.
public.
(0) Essays
(0) Essays and multiple choice
and multiple choice (0) It contains
contains few prisoners.
prisoners.

41. (A)
41. (A) Half
Half an
an hour
hour 47. (A) Artificial
Artificial plants
plants
(B) Fifty minutes
tB) minutes Plants in plastic
(B) Plants plastic containers
containers
(C) An hour
(C) hour Plants that
(C) Plants resemble plastic
that resembie plastic
(D) Ninety
(0) Ninety minutes
minutes Plants that
(0) Plants that produce
produce a usable
usable
substance
substance
42. (A)
42. (A) Listen
Listen to a lecture
lecture
(B) Study
(B) Study for
for the exam
exam 48. (A) It lasts longer.
lasts longer.
(C) Read
(C) Read three chapters
three chapters (B) It is more
more artificial.
artificial.
(D) Take an exam
(0) exam (C) It is easy
easy to make
make in a laboratory.
laboratory.
(0) It is good
good for
for the
the environment.
environment.
4;. (A)
43. (A) In a zoo
(B)
(B) On a boat
boat 49. (A) It biodegrades
biodegrades slowly.
(C) In a prison
(C) prison (B) It kills plants.
plants.
(0)
(0) In a lecture
lecture hall People never
(C) People never throw
throw it away.
(0) It is not
not very strong.
strong.
44. (A)
44. (A) AA type
type of rock
rock
(B) AA Spanish
(B) Spanish explorer
explorer 50. (A) Engineering
Engineering
(C) A
(C) A prison
prison in San
San Francisco
Francisco (B) Art
(D) A
(0) A kind
kind of bird
bird (C) Botany
Botany
Geology
(0) Geology

This is the
This the end
end of the Listening Diagnostic
the Listening Pre-Test.
Diagnostic Pre-Test.

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the number of each
each of
of the
the questions
questions in Part
Part A that
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answered incorreclly
incorreclly or were
unsure of
unsure of Then will see which
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STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN
WRITTEN EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION
'Iime—2S
lime-25 minutes
minutes
(including
(including the reading
reading of the directions)
directions)
Now set your clock for 2525 minutes.
minutes.

This section
section is designed
designed to measure
measure your
your ability
ability to recognize
recognize language
language that
that is appropriate
appropriate for
standard
standard written
written English.
English. There
There are
are two types of questions
questions in this
this section,
section. with
with special
special directions
directions for
each
each type.

Structure
Structure

Directions:
Directions: Questions
Questions I-15
1-15 are
are incomplete
incomplete sentences.
sentences. Beneath
Beneath each sentence
sentence you will see four four words
words
or phrases,
phrases. marked
marked (A),
(A). (B),
(B). (C),
(C). and
and (D). Choose
Choose the E one word or phrase
phrase that
that best completes
completes the the
sentence. Then. on
sentence. Then. your answer
on your answer sheet,
sheet. find
find the
the number
numberofof the
the question
question and
and fill
fill in
in the
the space
space that
that
corresponds
corresponds to the letter
letter of the answer
an'swer you have chosen.
chosen. Fill in the space
space so that
that the letter
letter inside
inside the
oval cannot
cannot be seen.
Look at the following
following examples.
examples.

Example
Example I Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

The president
president i
__ the election
election by a landslide.
landslide. @@@
‘® ©®

(A)
(A) won
(B) he won
(C) yesterday
yesterday
(D) fortunately
fortunately

The sentence
The sentence should
should read,
read. "The
"The president
president won
won the
the election
election by
by a
a landslide." Therefore, you
landslide: Therefore. should
you should
choose
choose (A).
(A).

Example
Example ll
II Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

When
When __
__ the conference?
conference? ®.©®

(A)
(A) the doctor
doctor attended
attended
(B) did the
the doctor
doctor attend
attend
(C) the doctor
doctor will attend
attend
(D) the doctor's
doctor's attendance
attendance

The sentence
sentence should
should read,
read. "When did the doctor
doctor attend
attend the conference?"
conference?" Therefore,
Therefore. you should
should
choose
choose (B).
Now begin
begin work
work on the questions.
questions.

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1 . In the
1. early 1900s,
the early 1900s. Eastman
Eastman __
___L' 7. Researchers
Researchers have begun
begun studying
studying what
what
inexpensive Brownie box cameras.
inexpensive Brownie cameras. __ human circadian
i. is on human rhythms.
circadian rhythms.

(A) it developed
(A) developed (A)
(A) it is the
the effect of light
light
(B) it was developed
developed (B) the
the light affects
affects
(C) developed
(C) developed (C)
(C) in affecting the light
affecting the light
developing
(D) developing
(D) (D)
(D) the
the effect of light
light

2. __
i the the discovery
discovery of the fossilized
fossilized 8. If calcium
calcium oxide
oxide remains
remains exposed
exposed to air,
air.
remnants
remnants of tides
tides in one-billion-year-old
one-billion-year-old __
__ to calcium
calcium carbonate.
carbonate.
rocks.
rocks.
(A)
(A) tuming
turning
(A) Geological
(A) reports
Geological reports (B) tums
turns
(B) Geologists
Geologists report
report (C)
(C) it turns
turns
(C) The reports
(C) reports of geologists
geologists (D) the
the turn
turn
Geologists' reports
(D) Geologists’
(D) reports
Some early
9. Some early batteries
batteries used
used concentrated
concentrated
3. The Brooklyn Bridge __
Brooklyn Bridge took thirteen
i. ‘took thirteen nitric
nitric acid. __
acid, i_ gave off poisonous
poisonous
years
years to complete.
complete. fumes.
fumes.

(A)
(A) in New York (A)
(A) they
they
(B) is in New York (B) then
then they
they
(C)
(C) it is in New York (C)
(C) but
but they
they
(D)
(D) which
which New York but they
(D) but they had
had

4. Genes
Genes control
control all of the
the physical
physical __
i_ we 10. The sound produced
The sound produced by an object
object __
__ in
inherit.
inherit. periodic way involves
a periodic involves more
more than
than the
simple sine
simple sine wave.
(A) that
(A) that traits
traits
that are traits
(B) 'that traits (A) it vibrates
(A) vibrates
(C) traits
(C) traits that
that (B) vibrating
vibrating
(D) traitsarethat
(D) traits are that (C) isvibrating
(C) is vibrating
(D) vibrates
vibrates
5. Indigo
Indigo can be extracted
extracted from a plant.
plant, and
and
then
then __
__ to dye cloth
cloth blue. Prior to the
II. Prior the discovery
discovery of anesthetics
anesthetics in
1846, surgery
1846. surgery was
was done i was
done __ was still
(A)
(A) it conscious.
conscious.
(B) using
using
(C)
(C) using
using it (A) while the
(A) while the patient
patient
(D)
(D) it can
can be used
used (B) the patient
the patient felt
(C)
(C) during the patient's
during patient's
__
6. .i in the
the United
United States
States spends
spends 900 (D) while patiently
while patiently
hours per
hours year in class
per year class and 1.170
1,170 hours
hours in
front
front of the
the television.
television.
(A)
(A) The average
average third-grader
third-grader
(B) The third
third grade
grade is average
average
(C)
(C) There
There are
are three
three grades
grades
(D)
(D) Three average
Three average grades
grades

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2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 14. A
l4. A yacht
yacht is steered with a rudder.
steered with rudder, __
__ the
the
12.
12. The
The drastic
drastic decline
decline of
of the beaver helps to
beaver helps
illustrate
illustrate what
what __
___ to the ecosystems
to the ecosystems of
of flow water that
flow of water that passes
passes the
the hull.
the North
North American
American continent.
continent. (A) which
(A) which deflecting
deflecting
(A)
(A) happening
happening (B) deflects
deflects
(B) the happening
the happening (C) deflects
it deflects
(C) has happened
happened (D) which
which deflects
deflects
(D) about
about happening
happening
15 For top speed
15. speed and
and sudden
sudden acceleration, the
acceleration. the
13.
13. The use of shorthand
shorthand died
died out
out in the
the accelerator pump
accelerator additional gasoline
pump feeds additional gasoline
Middle
Middle Ages because
because of __
i__ with
with from the float chamber into
float chamber into __
i. aboveabove
witchcraft.
witchcraft. '' the venturi
venturi tube.
tube.

(A)
(A) the association
association was imagined
imagined (A)
(A) the air
the air it flows
flows
(B) associate
associate the imagination
imagination (B) the airflow
the airflow
(C) imagine
imagine the
the association
association (C) the air
the air is flowing
flowing
(D) imagined association
the imagined association (D) flows the air
flows air

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Written
Written Expression
Expression
Directions:
Directions: In questions 16-40,
In questions 16-40, each
each sentence
sentence has has four
four underlined
underlined words
words or or phrases.
phrases. The
The four
four
underlined parts
underlined of the
parts of sentence are
the sentence are marked
marked (A),(A), (B),
(B), (C),
(C), and
and (D).
(D). Identify
Identify the
the Eone underlined
underlined word
word
or phrase
or that must
phrase that mUSt be be changed
changed in order for
in order for the
the sentence
sentence to be correcl.
to be correct. Then,
Then, on on your
your answer
answer sheet,
sheet,
find the
find number of
the number of the question and
the question fill in
and fill in the space that
the space that corresponds
corresponds to the letter
to the letter of
of the
the answer you
answer you
have chosen.
have chosen.
Look at the following
a't the following examples.
examples.

Example
Example I Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

The four string on a violin are tuned

four string tuned ®O©®
A
T -B-
B C-D-
C D
fifths.
in fifths.

sentence should
The sentence should read,
read, "The
“The four
four strings
strings on a violin are
are tuned
tuned in fifths."
fifths." Therefore,
Therefore, you should
should
choose
choose (B).

Example
Example II Sample Answer
Sample Answer

research for the book Roots

The research Roots taking
taking ®O®
--A--B-
A B -C-C
Alex Haley twelve
Alex twelve years.
years.
D

The
The sentence
sentence should
should read,
read, "The research
research for the book
book Roots
Roots took Ale~
Alex Haley twelve years."
years." Therefore,
Therefore.
should choose
you should choose (C).
begin work
Now begin work on the
the questions.
questions.

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16. In 1732, coach travelers could got from New York ~ Philadelphia in about two days.
16. In 1732, coach --A-
travelers could BCD
got from New York E Philadelphia in about two days.
A B C D
17. Some of the District of Columbia are on low-lying, marshy ground.
17. Some -A-
of the District of Columbia Be
are on low-lying, -0-
marshy ground.
‘T’ TC D
18.
18. Georgia's
Georgia's economy
economy is
is based main
main on
Egi ----c; on agriculture.
agriculture.
--A-
A
-8B C
0

19. The Paul Revere House was built in 1676. and today its the oldest wooden building in Boston.
-r
19. The Paul Revere I-louse was built in 1676, and today B
T
its the -C---O-
oldest wooden building in Boston.
B —C— —D_
20.
20. Conifers such
such as
Conifers -A- as cedars.
cedars, firs.
firs, and
and pines they
they bear
pines Il their seeds
bear --C
their seeds in cones.
in -0-
cones.
"A__ 'T3— T. TY
21.
21. A
A dome
dome is
is aa semispherical
semisphertcal
' ' ' structure
structure on
on top
top of
of aa build.
build.
A
A
B
B
-C-
C
I:l
D

22. Succulents suck up water in just a few hour. but they can store it in their stems for months.
22. Succulents --A-
A
--a
suck up water injust a few hour, but they can -C-
B
store it in their 0
C
stems for months.
D

23.
23. Flying buttresses
Flying buttresses enabled
enabled builders to
to put
builders -B-put up
up tall
tall but thinnest
thinnest stone
but --C- walls.
stone I:l
walls.
--A-
_—Ai '_'B__ if _D—
24.
24. Weather forecasters
Weather forecasters monitor
monitor barometric pressures and record they
they on charts as
as isobars.
--A- barometric pressures
8 and record --Con charts D isobars.
—__A-_ ‘B “ “c ' '15
25.
25. In many languages,
In many languages, the
the forms
forms of
of aa word
word varies
varies to
to express
express such
such contrasts as number,
contrasts as number. gender,
gender, and
and
A
A
-8---C
B C
tense.
tense.
I:l
D
26.
26. A
A Milky
Milky Way
Way object that erupted
object A
that in the
erupted in the constellation
constellation SCOl-piushas provides information
Scorpius has --B-
provides information to
to
A B
astronomers
astronomers since
since July.
C I:l
D

27.
27. Much
Much fossils
fossils are found in
are found in coal.bearing
coal-bearing rocks.
rocks.
-A-
A
--8-
B
C
C
I:l
D

28. When
28. When salt
salt is added
is -A- to ice,
added to this mixture
ice, B mixture becomes coldly
coldly enough
becomes -C- to
to freeze
enough --0- ice cream.
freeze ice cream.
A B ' —Ci iF—

29.
29. During
During the
the eighteenth
eighteenth and
and nineteenth centuries.
centuries, Long
nineteenth --A-- Island was
Long Island chiefly
chiefly an
was --B- an agricultural
agricultural region
region
C
A B C
with
with fishing. whaling, and
fishing, whaling, and build
build ships
ships as
as the important industries.
the important industries.
D

30.
30. No
No one who has
one who studied the Battle of Little Bighorn know
know the
the exact route that
that Custer
Custer and his
A has studied the Battle of Little Bighom -8- exact route and C
his
A , B ‘C
detachment
detachment took.
took.
[)D

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31. The Hawaiian
The Hawaiian monarchy,
monzrchy, ~
vLs created by King
created by Kamehameha II (1784-1810),
King Kamehameha (1784-1810), was
was modified
modified in the
in the
A BB 'c'' _
--C-
written constitution.
1840s by a I
written constitution.
-0-

32. In ~our solar

In solar system,
system, nine
nine planets.
planets, fifty-seven
fifty-seven moons, several dozen
moons. several dozen comets,
comets, several million
several million
A E
B
asteroids, and
asteroids. billions of
and billions of meteorites
meteorites have
have so
so far
far been
been discover.
discover.
-C-C --0-D
33. From the
From the 1850s until
until after
after the
the tum the century,
tum of the century. many America's super-rich
many of America's super-rich families made
families made
1\
A --B--C-
B C
Newport his favorite
Newport favorite summer
summer resort.
resort.
D

34. Mars looks

Mars looks red
red because
because is covered
covered with
with a layer
layer of soft red iron oxide.
red iron oxide.
-A-
A B
ii --C-.
C - --0--
D
The radioactive
35. 'The substances that
radioactive substances that pose
pose the greatest harm
the greatest harm to humanity
humanity have neither short 2*
neither very short or
--A-
A B
B C
C
very long half
veIt long half lives.
J)
D

36. A robin cocks

A robin cocks its head peer at a worm
head to peer worm with one eyes and
with one not to hear
and not hear it, as was once
once thought.
thought.
A
T -B-B Cc 1)
J)

37. Film sound

sound is often
often recorded
recorded by an
an analog
analog system
system who,
who, like the
the compact
compact disc.
disc, uses light.
-A-
A --B-
B C
C I)
D

38. The scribes

scribes of the Middle Ages used
the Middle pens to produce
used quill pens their high
produce their high decorated
decorated manuscripts.
manuscripts.
--r'
A B
B C;J)
C D

39. The principles of physics

principles of described by Christian
physics described Doppler in 1842 for the
Christian Doppler the movement
movement of stars
stars has
1/tiA B
T
been adapted to evaluate
been adapted evaluate the
the movement
movement of blood‘within
blood-within the
the heart.
heart. l
--C-
C -0-
D

40. The Pioneer

The Pioneer 10 and
and I11I spacecraft
spacecraft were
were the first
first vehicles of humankind
vehicles of venture beyond
humankind to venture the
beyond the
---P:-
A B B
limits of ours
limits ours solar
solar system.
system.
-C-E J)
-1)”

This Is
This lo the
the end of the
end of the Structure
Structure and Written Expression
and Written Pro-Toot.
Expression Pre-Test.

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READING
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SECTION 3
SECTION
READING COMPREHENSION
READING COMPREHENSION
Time—55
Time-55 minutes
minutes
(including
(including the reading
reading of the directions)
directions)
Now set your
your clock for 55
55 minutes.
minutes.

section is designed
This section designed to measure your ability
measure your ability to read
read and understand
understand short
short passages
passages similar
similar in
topic and
topic and style to those
those that
that students
students are
are likely to encounter
encounter in North
North American
American universities
universities and
and
colleges.

Directions: In this section

Directions: section you will read
read several
several passages.
passages. Each one is followed by a number
number of
questions about
questions about it. You are to choose
You are choose the E
one best answer, (A),
(A), (B),
(B), (C),
(C), or (D), to each
each question.
question. Then,
Then,
on your
your answer
answer sheet,
sheet, find the number
number of the question
question and
and fill
fill in the space
space thal.
thai corresponds
corresponds to the
letter
letter of the answer
answer you have chosen.
chosen.
Answer all questions
questions about
about the information
information in a passage
passage on the basis
basis of what
what is stated
stated or
or implied
implied in
that passage.
that passage.
Read the following passage:
passage:

John Quincy
John Quincy Adams, whowho served as the sixth
sixth president
president of the United States
States from
from 1825
1825
to I829,
1829, is today
today recognized
recognized for his masterful
masterful statesmanship
statesmanship and diplomacy.
diplomacy. I-Ie
He dedicated
dedicated his
life to public service, both
public service, both in the presidency
presidency and
and in the various other political
various other political offices
offices that
that he
Line held. Throughout
Line Throughout his political
political career
career he demonstrated
demonstrated his unswerving
unswerving belief
belief in freedom
freedom of
(5) speech,
(5) speech, the antislavery
antislavery cause,
cause, and
and the right of Americans
Americans to be free from
from European
European and and Asian
domination.
domination.

Example
Example I Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

To what
what did John
John Quincy
Quincy Adams devote his life? ®‘©®

(A)
(A) Improving
Improving his personal
personal life
(B) Serving
Serving the public
public
(C) Increasing
Increasing his fortune
fortune
(D)
(D) Working on his private business
private business

According to the passage,

passage, John
John Quincy
Quincy Adams "dedicated
"dedicated his life to public
public service."
service: Therefore,
Therefore, you
should choose
should choose (B). _

Example
Example II Sample
Sample Answer
Answer

In line 4, the word

word "unswerving"
"unswerving" is closest in meaning
meaning to ®®.®
(A)
CA) moveable
moveable
(B) insignificant
insignificant
(C)
(C) unchanging
unchanging
(D) diplomatic
diplomatic

passage states
The passage that John
states that John Quincy
Quincy Adams demonstrated
demonstrated his unswerving
unswerving belief
belief "throughout
"throughout his

--
career." This implies
implies that
that the belief
belief did not change. Therefore, you should
change. Therefore, should choose
choose (C).
(C).

Now begin work

work on the questions.
the questions.
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Questions
Questions 1-9

The largest
The largest diamond
diamond everever found
found is the
the Cullinan
Cullinan Diamond.
Diamond. This diamond weighed
This diamond weighed 3,106
3,106 carats
carats in
its
its uncut
uncut state when it was
state when was discovered
discovered in South
South Africa on January
Africa on 25. 1905.
January 25,
The
The Cullinan Diamond was
Cullinan Diamond cut into
was cut into nine major stones
nine major stones and
and ninety-six
ninety-six smaller
smaller ones.
ones. The largest
The largest
Line
Line of
of the cut stones,
the cut stones, and
and still the largest
still the largest cut diamond in the
cut diamond the world,
world. is the
the pear-shaped
pear-shaped Cullinan
Cullinan I at S30
530
(5) carats.
carats. This
This diamond.
diamond, which
which is also
also known
known as as the Greater Star
the Greater of Africa,
Star of Africa, is more
more than
than 2 inches
inches (5.4
(5.4
em)
cm) long
long and inches (4.4
and 1.75 inches (4.4 em)
cm) wide. became part
wide. It became part of
of the
the British
British crown
crown jewels
jewels in 1907.

I. What
1. What is the
the best
best title
title for
for this
this passage?
passage? Which of
6. Which of the
the following
following is NOT true about
NOT true about
Cullinan I?
Cullinan
(A) Diamond Cutting
Diamond Cutting
(B) The World's Biggest
The World's Biggest Diamond. Uncut
Diamond, Uncut (A) It was
was cut
cut from
from the
the Cullinan
Cullinan
and Cut
and Cut Diamond.
Diamond.
(C)
(C) Measuring
Measuring Diamonds
Diamonds in Carats
Carats weighs 3,106
(B) It weighs carats.
3,106 carats.
(D) The British Crown
The British Crown Jewels
Jewels (C) It is the
the biggest
biggest cut
cut diamond
diamond in the
the
world.
world.
2. The
The word
word "uncut" line 2 is closest
"uncut" in line closest in (D) It is sometimes
sometimes called
called the
the Greater
Greater
meaning to
meaning to which
which of the following?
of the following? Star of
Star of Africa.
Africa.

(A) Finished
Finished 7. All of
of the
the following
following are
are true
true about
about the
the
(B)
(B) Unnatural
Unnatural shape of
shape of the
the Greater
Greater Star
Star of Africa
Africa
(C) Pear
Pear EXCEPT
EXCEPT that that
(D) Whole
Whole
(A) it is the shape
in the shape of
of a pear
pear
3. The word "discovered"
The word "discovered" in line
line 2 is closest
closest (B) it is 5.4 centimeters
5.4 centimeters long
long
in meaning
meaning to
to (C) it is longer than
longer than it is wide
wide
(D) it is 4.4 inches
4.4 inches wide
wide
created
(A) created
(B) found
found 8. According
According toto the
the passage,
passage, what
what happened
happened
buried
(C) buried to Cullinan
Cullinan I?
(D) weighed
weighed
(A) It remained
remained in Africa.
Africa.
4. It can be inferred
can be inferred from the passage
from the passage that the
that the was cut
(B) It was cut into
into smaller
smaller stones.
stones.
Cullinan Diamond was
Cullinan Diamond was cut
cut into
into how many
how many (C) It was
was cut
cut and
and changed
changed into
into the
the
total stones?
total stones? Greater
Greater Star
Star of Africa.
Africa.
became the
(D) It became the property
property ofof the
the British
British
(A) 9 Royal
Royal family.
family.
(B) 96
(C)
(C) 105 Where in the
9. Where the passage
passage does
does the
the author
author
(D) 3,106
3.106 mention the
mention the Cullinan
Cullinan Diamond's
Diamond's weight
weight
when it was
when was mined?
mined?
S. The
5. word "major"
The word "major" in line
line 3 could
could best
best be
be
replaced by
replaced by (A) Lines 1-2
Lines
(B) Line
Line 3
(A) well-known
well-known (C) Lines 4-5
Lines 4-5
(B)
(B) military
military (D) Line
Line 6
(C)
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Questions 10-20
Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola° was invented in
was invented in 1886
1886 byby Atlanta
Atlanta pharmacist
pharmacist John
John S. Pemberton. The
S. Pemberton. The name for the
name for the
product
product was actually proposed
was actually proposed by Pemberton's assistant,
by Pemberton's assistant, Frank
Frank Robinson.
Robinson. The name was
The name was taken
taken from
from
the two
the two most
most unusual
unusual ingredients in the
ingredients in the drink,
drink, the
the South American coca
South American coca leaf
leaf and
and the African cola
the African nut.
cola nut.
Line
Line The
The recipe for today's
recipe for today's Coca.Cola.
Coca-Cola. is is very
very well
well guarded.
guarded. Many
Many of
of the
the ingredients
ingredients are
are known;
known; in in
(5)
(5) addition to coca
addition to leaves and
coca leaves and cola nut, they
cola nut, they include
include lemon,
lemon, orange,
orange, lime,
lime, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla,
cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla,
caramel.
caramel. and
and sugar.
sugar. The
The proportions
proportions of the ingredients
of the ingredients and the identity
and the of Coke's
identity of secret ingredients
Coke's secret ingredients
are known by
are known by only
only aa few
few of
of the
the Coca-Cola. Company's senior
Coca-Cola° Company's senior corporate
corporate officers.
officers.

10. The
The passage
passage mainly
mainly discusses
discusses 14. A
14. A "recipe"
"recipe" in line 4
in line is
4 is
(A) the
(A) the success
success of the
the Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola‘ (A) information
(A) about drugs
information about drugs for
for a
Company
Company pharmacy
pharmacy
(B) the
the unusual ingredients in Coca.Cola.
unusual ingredients Coca-Cola° (B) a description
description of how to prepare
prepare
(C) John
John S. Pemberton
Pemberton something
something
(D) Coca.Cola.'s
(0) recipe and
Coca-Cola°3 recipe and who
who (C) an accounting
accounting statement
statement
developed
developed it (D) a corporate
(0) corporate organizational plan
organizational plan

1. According
1II. According to the passage, who
the passage, who created
created 15. The passage states
The passage states that
that the recipe for
the recipe for Coca-
Coca-Cola.?
Coca-Cola“? Cola. is
Cola‘?

(A) The
(A) The Coca-Cola‘ Company
Coca-Cola. Company (A)
(A) well known
known
John S. Pemberton
(B) John Pemberton known by only a limited
(B) known limited number
number of
(C) Pemberton's assistant
Pemberton's assistant people
people
(D) Frank
(0) Frank Robinson
Robinson (C) unknown
unknown
(D) published
(0) published information
information
12. The
12. The word
word "unusual"
“unusual” in line 3 is closest
closest in
meaning
meaning to 16. Which
Which of the following
following is NOT mentioned
mentioned
as an
an ingredient
ingredient of Coca-Cola“?
Coca-Cola.?
(A) uncommon
(A) uncommon
(B) importani
important (A)
(A) Orange
Orange leaves
(C) unused
unused (B)
(B) Nutmeg
Nutmeg
(C) Citrus
Citrus fruits
fruits
(D) tasty
(0) tasty
(D) Sugar
(0) Sugar
13. Which
13. Which of the following
following is NOT true
true about
about
the name
name Coca.Cola.?
Coca-Cola’? 17. The word "secret"
The word "secret" in line
line 6 could best be
could best
replaced by
replaced
(A) The
(A) name "coca"
The name "coca" comes
comes from the coca
from the coca
leaf. (A)
(A) unrevealed
unrevealed
(B) The
The name "cola" comes
name “cola” comes from
from the cola (B) delicious
(B) delicious
nut.
nut. (C) business
business
Frank Robinson
(C) Frank Robinson suggested
suggested the name.
the name. (D) speechless
(0) speechless
(D) The
(0) The inventor
inventor came
came up with
with the
the name.
name.

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18. It can
can be inferred
inferred from the passage
passage that
that 19. The
The word
word "senior"
"senior" in line 7 could
could best be
replaced
replaced by
(A) the public
(A) public knows
knows all the ingredients
ingredients in
Coca-Cola”
Coca-Cola" (A)
(A) trustworthy
trustworthy
(B) the
the public
public is not
not sure
sure that coca leaves
that coca (B) high-level
high-level
are used
are used in Coca-Cola"
Coca-Cola" (C) more mature
more mature
(C) the
the public
public does
does not know
know how many
many (D)
(0) really decisive
decisive
nuts are
cola nuts are used
used in a batch
batch of
Coca-Cola”
Coca-Cola'" 20.
20 Where in the passage
Where passage does the author
author
(0)
(D) no one
one knows
knows the exact proportions
proportions of mention who gave Coca-Cola“
mention Coca-Cola" its name?
name?
ingredients used
ingredients used in Coca-Cola"
Coca-Cola"
(A)
(A) Lines 1-2
(B) Line 3
(C) Line 5
(0)
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Questions
Questions 2 1-30
21-30

Most people
people would
would say that
that the
the world's
world's tallest
tallest mountain
mountain is Mount
Mount Everest.
Everest. This mountain
mountain in the
the
Himalayas
Himalayas is just
just over
over 29,000
29,000 feet high.
high.
However,
However. if mountains
mountains areare measured
measured a little
little bit differently,
differently, then
then the tallest
tallest mountain
mountain on Earth
Earth is
Line
Line Mauna Kea.
Mauna Kea, in the Hawaiian
Hawaiian Islands.
Islands. Mauna
Mauna Kea is onlyonly about
about 14,000
14.000 feet above
above sea level, so in
(5) comparison to Mount
comparison Mount Everest
Everest it just
just does
does not
not look anywhere
anywhere nearnear as high
high as Mount
Mount Everest
Everest to a
person
person standing
standing at sea
sea level.
Mauna Kea.
Mauna Kea, however,
however. does not begin
does not begin at sea
sea level. It rises
rises from
from an ocean
ocean floor
floor that
that is more
more than
than
16,000 feet below
below the surface
surface of the water. This mountain
water. This mountain therefore
therefore measures
measures moremore than
than 30,000
30,000 feet
from
from its base
base to its top.
top, making
making it a higher
higher mountain
mountain thanthan Mount
Mount Everest.
Everest.

21. The main

main idea of
of the passage
passage is that
that The expression
26. The expression “in
"in comparison
comparison to" in lines
lines
4 and
and 5 could
could best
best be replaced
replaced by
(A) Mount
(A) Everest iS,the
Mount Everest is the world's
world's tallest
tallest
mountain
mountain (A)
(A) close
close to
(B) Mount
(B) Mount Everest
Everest and Mauna Kea are
and Mauna are (B)
(B) in relation
relation to
located in different
located different parts
parts of the (C)
(C) as a result
result of
world
world (D)
(D) because
because of
(C)
(C) Mauna
Mauna Kea's basebase is below
below sea
sea level
(D) Mauna
(D) Mauna Kea could
could be considered
considered thethe 27
27. It is implied
implied in the
the passage
passage that
that Mauna
Mauna
, tallest
tallest mountain
mountain in the world
the world Kea does
does not
not seem
seem as tall as Mount
Mount Everest
Everest
because
because
22. Which
Which of the following is NOT mentioned
the following mentioned
about Mount
about Mount Everest?
Everest? (A)
(A) people
people do not
not want
want to look
look at it
(B)
(B) part
part of Mauna
Mauna Kea is under
under water
water
(A) Many people
(A) Many people believe
believe it is the
the world's
world's (C)
(C) Mount
Mount Everest
Everest has
has more
more snow
snow
tallest
tallest mountain.
mountain. (D) Mauna
Mauna Kea is in a different
different part
part of the
the
(B)
(B) It is part
part of
of the Himalayas.
Himalayas. world
world than
than Mount
Mount Everest
Everest
(C) It is over 29.000
(C) 29,000 feet high.
high.
(D) It rises from
(D) from the ocean
ocean floor.
floor. 28 The word
28. The word "floor" in line 7 could
could best
best be
replaced
replaced by
23. The word
word "just" in line
line 2 could
could best
best be
replaced
replaced by (A)
(A) carpet
carpet
(B) bottom
bottom
(A)
(A) noticeably
noticeably (C)
(C) roof
roof
(B)
(B) soon
soon (D) water
water
(C)
(C) barely
barely
(D)
(D) recently
recently 29 The passage
29. The passage indicates
indicates that
that Mauna
Mauna Kea
(A) measures
(A) measures 16,000 feet from
from top to
24. The expression
expression “a
" a little
little bit”
bit" in line
line 3 is
closest in meaning
closest meaning to bottom
bottom
(B) is completely
(B) completely covered
covered with
with water
water
(A)
(A) aasmall
small size (C)
(C) is more
more than
than half
half covered
covered by water
water
(B)
(B) quite
quite (D) is 1,000 feet shorter
shorter than
than Mount
Mount
(C) somewhat
(C) somewhat Everest
Everest .
(D)
(D) extremely
extremely
30 Where
30. Where in the passage
passage does
does the
the author
author
25. According
According to the
the passage, Mauna Kea is
passage, Mauna mention
mention Mount
Mount Everest's
Everest's total
total height?
height?
far above
how far above the level of the water?
the water?
(A)
(A) Lines 1-2
(A)
(A) 14,000 feet (B) Lines
Lines 4-6
4-6
(B) 16,000 feet
(B) (C)
(C) Line 7
(C) 29.000
(C) 29,000 feet
feel (D) Lines
Lines 8-9
8-9
30,000 feet
(D) 30,000
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Questions 31-40
Questions 31-40
When Columbus
When Columbus arrived
anived in the
the Americas
Americas in 1492,
I492, there were already
there were an estimated
already an estimated 30 to
to 40
million people living in North
million people North and
and South
South America.
America. It has
has therefore
therefore been
been quite easy for some
quite easy refute
some to refute
the idea
the idea that Columbus "discovered"
that Columbus “discovered” America.
America. How and when
How and when these inhabitants came
these inhabitants came to America
America has
has
Line
Line been the source
been the source of much
much scientific research and
scientific research and discussion.
discussion.
(5) Most archeologists
archeologists agree that the first
agree that first Americans,
Americans, the
the true
true" "discoverers"
discoverers" of America,
America, came
came from
from
northeastem There is also
northeastern Asia. There also a considerable
considerable amount
amount of proof
proof that inhabitants have been
that inhabitants been in the
the
Americas for
Americas for at least
least 15,000 years.
years.
the Americas,
To get to the Americas, these
these people
people had
had to cross over the
cross over 55-mile-wide Bering
the 55-mile-wide Bering Strait that
Strait that
separates
separates Asia andand North
North America. According to one
America. According one theory,
theory, these
these people
people crossed
crossed over
over during periods
during periods
(I0)
(10) when a land
when bridge existed
land bridge existed between
between thethe two continents.
continents. During
During the
the Ice
Ice Ages, so much the Earth's
much of the Earth's
water
water was
was frozen
frozen that
that the sea levels dropped,
dropped, and
and it was
was possible
possible to walk
walk from
from Asia to North
North America.
America.

What is the author's

31. What author's main
main purpose?
purpose? implied in the
34. It is implied the passage
passage that
that
(A) To explain
(A) explain how
how Columbus
Columbus discovered
discovered (A) Columbus
Columbus was really the
was really the first person
first person
America
America America
in America
(B) To show
show how
how people
people came
came to America
America (B) scientists
scientists are
are sure about America's
sure about America's
before Columbus
before Columbus first inhabitants
first inhabitants
(C) To demonstrate
demonstrate the importance
importance 10'
to' (C) Columbus
Columbus anived
arrived at almost
almost the
the same
same
archeologists
archeologists of northeastern
northeastern Asia time America's first
time as America's inhabitants
first inhabitants
explain how to cross
(D) To explain cross the
the Bering
Bering ' (D) all is not
(0) not known
known about
about America's
America's first
first
Strait
Strait inhabitants
inhabitants

how many
32. In 1492, how many people
people were
were probably
probably 35 There
35. There is general
general agreement
agreement that
that the
the first
first
in the
the Americas?
Americas? people
people who
who came
came to North
North America
America came
came
from
from
(A)
(A) Fewer than 30 million
Fewer than million
(B) E_xactly 30 million
Exactly million (A) Europe
(A) Europe
(C) 40 million
million or
or fewer
fewer South America
(B) South America
(D) least 40 million
At least million (C) northeastern
northeastem Asia
(D) Africa
(0) Africa
33 The word
33. "refute" in line 2 is closest
word "refute" closest in
meaning to
meaning 36 The
36. The word
word "considerable"
"considerable" in line 6 could
could
best
best be replaced
replaced by which
which of the
the following?
following?
(A)
(A) theorize
theorize
(B)
(B) suppofl
support (A) Large
(A) I-arse
(C) contradict
contradict (B) Weak
(D)
(0) defend
defend Well-known
(C) Well-known
(D)
(0) Considerate
Considerate

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37. The word
word “separates”
"separates" in line 9 is closest
closest in 39. The word
word “frozen”
"frozen" in line ll
II could
could best
best be
meaning to
meaning replaced
replaced by

(A) differentiates
(A) differentiates (A)
(A) cool
(B) divides
divides (B)
(B) dirty
dirty
(C)
(e) joins
joins (C) solid
(D) crosses
crosses (D) wet '

Which of the
38. Which the following is NOT stated
stated 40. Where in the
the passage
passage does
does the
the author
author
about the Bering
about Bering Strait?
Strait? mention
mention how long people
people have
have probably
probably
been in the Americas?
Americas? ‘
(A) It is 55 miles wide.
(A)
(B) It separates
separates North
North America and Asia.
America and (A)
(A) Lines I-2
1-2
(C) It was probably
probably a land
land bridge
bridge during
during (B) Lines 3-4
the Ice Ages.
Ages. (C)
(C) Lines 6-7
(D) It is a land
land bridge
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Questions 4 I-50
41-50
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is a triple-star
triple-star system. One of the three
three stars
stars in Alpha Centauri
Centauri is Proxima
Proxima
Centauri, which
Centauri. which is the
the nearest
nearest star
star to Earth, except of course
Earth. except course for the Sun.
Sun. The name
name “Proxima"
"Proxima" comes
comes
from a Latin
Latin word
word which
which means "close."
means "close:
Line
Line Even though
though Proxima Centauri is the closest
Proxima Centauri closest star
star to Earth
Earth outside
outside of our solar system,
our solar system. it is not
(5) really
really close. Interstellar
Interstellar distances
distances are
are so large that
that they are
are almost
almost impossible
impossible to imagine.
imagine. A A person
person
traveling in a modern
traveling modern spacecraft
spacecraft would
would not arrive
arrive at Proxima Centauri within
Proxima Centauri within this
this lifetime,
lifetime. or the .
next, or even ten lifetimes
next. or lifetimes because
because the distance
distance is so great.
great. Light travels
travels at a speed
speed of 186,000
186.000 miles
per second.
per and it still takes
second. and takes light more
more than four years to travel from Proxima
than four Proxima Centauri
Centauri to Earth.
Earth.
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri cancan be easily seen
seen in the night
night sky without
without a telescope
telescope from
from certain
certain parts
parts of
(I 0)
(10) Earth. It is the
Earth. the third brightest star
third brightest star in the sky, out of approximately
sky. out approximately 6,0006.000 visible
visible stars.
stars. It cannot
cannot be
seen from
seen from most
rnost parts
parts of the
the United States because
United States because most
most of the United
United States
States is too
too far
far north;
north; however,
however.
can be seen
it can seen from
from the southern parts
the southern parts of the southemmost
southernmost states.
states. _

main subject
41. The main subject of this passage
ofthis passage is 44. “Interstellar
"Interstellar distances’
distances" in line 5 are

(A)
(A) the closest
the closest stars Earth
stars to Earth (A) distances
(A) distances between
between stars
stars
(B) modem
modern space travel
space travel distances between
(B) distances between Earth
Earth and
and various
various
(C) the speed
the speed of light
light .u stars
stars
(D) interstellar
(0) interstellar distances
distances (C)
(C) distances measured by the speed
distances measured speed of
light
The passage
42. The passage indicates
indicates that
that which the
which of the distances from
(D) distances from the Sun
Sun to each
each of the
the
following
following is NOT true?
true_? planets,
planets. including
including Earth
Earth
(A)
(A) Alpha Centauri
Centauri is composed
composed of three
three 45. It can
45 can be infen'ed
inferred from the
the passage
passage that
that if a
stars.
SL315.
person
person left in one of today's spacecrafts, he
today's spacecrafts.
(B) Proxima
Proxima Centauri
Centauri is the closest
closest star
star to or would arrive
arrive at Alpha Centauri
Centauri
or she would
Earth.
Earth.
(C) Proxima
Proxima Centauri
Centauri is one
one of the stars
stars (A) within
(A) within this
this lifetime
lifetime
Alpha Centauri.
in Alpha Centauri. " (B) within
within the
the next
next lifetime
lifetime
(D) It is possible
(0) possible to see Alpha Centauri
Centauri (C) within
within ten lifetimes
lifetimes
from Earth.
from Earth. (D)
(0) after
after more
more than
than ten lifetimes
lifetimes

The word
43. The word "comes"
“comes” in line 2 could
could best
best be 46. The wond
46 word "great"
"great" in line 7 could
could best
best be
replaced by
replaced replaced
replaced by which
which of the
the following?
following?

(A)
(A) travels
travels (A)
(A) Famous
Famous
(B) is derived
derived (B) Well.known
Well-known
(C) is directed
directed (C) Accomplished
Accomplished
(D)
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47. Which
Which ofof the
the following
following is true
true according
according to 49. It can be inferred
can be inferred from
from the
the passage
passage that,
that.
the
the passage?
passage? from
from Alaska,
Alaska. Alpha
Alpha Centauri
Centauri is
(A) Light travels at
Light travels at 186,000
186.000 miles
miles per
per (A) always
always visible
visible
houn
hour. (B) frequently
frequently visible
visible
(B) A person
person could
could travel
travel from
from Earth
Earth to (C) occasionally visible
occasionally visible
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri in four
four years.
years. (D) never visible
(0) never visible
(C) Light
Light from
from Proxima
Proxima Centauri
Centauri reaches
reaches
Earth
Earth in more
more than
than four
four years.
years. 50. Where
Where in the
the passage
passage does
does the
the author
author
186.000 miles
(D) It is 186,000
(0) miles from
from Earth
Earth to explain
explain how
how fast
fast light
light can
can travel?
travel?
Proxima
Proxima Centauri.
Centauri.
(A) Lines 1-2
Lines
48.
48 The word "brightest"
The word “brightest” in line
line 10 could
could best
best (B) Line
Line 5
be replaced
replaced by (C) Lines
Lines 7-8
(D)
(0) Line 10
Line
(A) smartest
smartest
(B) palest
palest
(C) shiniest
shiniest
(D) largest
largest

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