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SECTION 1 LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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In this section of the test yo ·11 h b"J· d t d . . ' u Wt ave an opportunity to demonstrate your a 1 1ty to un ers an

conversations and talks m English. There are three parts to this section with special directions for each part. Answer all the ~ue~tions on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers you hear. Do not take notes or write m your test book at any time. Do not tum the pages until you are told to do so.

Part A

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

Here is an example.

On the recording, you will hear:

(man) (woman) (narrator)

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

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

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1 I. (A)

(B) (C) (D)

2. (A) (B) (C) (D)

3. (A) (B) (C) (D)

Taking a math class. h roblems. Answering some mat P

Checking the math homework. Seeing their professor.

He's getting a bite to eat. He has four meetings today. He'll arrive after 4:00. He needs a bit of luck.

She did not request it. It did not come. It came quickly. It came slowly.

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4. (A) She agrees with the man. (B) She can't find where she parked. (C) She had a hard time getting up this

morning. (D) She would like the man to repeat

himself.

5. (A) The exams were placed in the office. (B) The woman can take the exam in the

office.

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7.

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(C) The exams will be graded in the office. (D) The woman should put her exam in

the office.

(A) A librarian. (B) A jeweler. (C) A doctor. (D) A seamstress.

(A) Playing tennis now. (B) Playing a different sport. (C) Going to the store now. (D) Leaving the shopping for later.

(A) It's delicious. (B) She hasn't tasted it. (C) It needs more spices. (D) It's not very good.

(A) The professor just assigned a paper to be written.

(B) He is not sure when he should see the professor.

(C) The professor changed the date the paper is due.

(D) The professor changed the date of the class.

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D 1 10. (A)

(B) (C) (D)

11. (A) (B) (C) (D)

12. (A) (B) (C) (D)

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She disagrees with the man.

She doesn't want to do the Ptob] They can finish the problems in e::is.

h ' . Cl<ISS She shares t e mans opinion. .

The time he suggested is fine. She'd prefer to meet later. She'd prefer never to meet. She'd prefer to meet earlier.

To a service station. To a doctor's office.

To a gym. To a pharmacy.

(A) The words were too small. 13. d (B) The professor di not write anything (C) She could not hear the words. · (D) The board was very tiny.

14. (A} They have the same answer. (B} He will change his answer. (C) He's uncertain of his response. (D} He doesn't want to respond to her

question.

15. (A) Helping some other people. (B) Asking when the assignment is due. (C) Helping each other with the

assignment. (D) Finding someone to help them.

16. (A) He has also written an article. (B) He shares the woman's opinion. (C) The meeting is in front of the school. (D) What was in the article was fair.

17. (A) An auto mechanic. (B) A bicycle repairman. (C) An engineer.

(D) A train station attendant.

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(8 ) (C) (0 )

(9. (A)

(8) (C) (D)

20. (A) (B) (C) (D)

21. (A) (B) (C) (D)

She was asked to be a guest spe k She became president f h a er.

Sh O t e club e started her own b . · . . usiness

She mv1ted someone t h · o ear a speech.

She's going to a different part of campus.

She likes the apartment. She wants to be closer to sch 1 Sh d'd ' 00 . e I n t see the apartment.

Driving to the game. Walking to the game. Not going to the game. Not walking to the game.

The window was partially open. Someone shut the window. He couldn't see the window. It wasn't really very cold.

22. (A) He didn't get his paper back. (B) He made a big mistake. (C) He wrote a very long paper. (D) He spilled something on his paper.

23. (A) He had enough time. (B) He sent the fax. (C) The fax didn't come. (D) The fax has not been read.

24. (A) To a flight school. (B) To a travel agency. (C) To a restaurant. (D) To a train station.

25. (A) (B) (C)

{D)

26. (A) (B) (C) (D)

27. (A) (B) (C) (D)

28. (A) (B) (C) (D)

The concepts were disorganized. The ideas were not very good. She disagreed wi th the ideas. The organization was excellent.

He has something to say to her. The teacher gave a very hard lecture. He shares the woman's opinion. The woman should pay attention to

him.

Leave on a cruise in seven days. Visit with seven crew members. Take a seven-hour cruise. Take a week-long boat trip.

Trying to cool off. Getting something warm to drink. Warming up a drink. Exercising to warm up.

29. (A) He answered all the professor's questions.

(B) He phoned the professor three times. (C) The professor couldn't answer all his

questions. (D) The professor called on him a number

of times.

30. (A) To see a ballet. (B) To listen to a lecture. (C) To hear a concert. (D) To watch a debate.

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versations. After each conversation u will hear longer ~on will not be repeated . . You

Directions: In this part of the test, yo rsations and questions . The conve h

w ill hear several questions. . your test book a nd c oose the best 'bl answers m h h answ . d the four poss1 e t'on and fill in t e space t at correspond er. After you hear a quest10n, rea mber of the ques I s to

Then on your answer sheet, fi n<l the nu the 1: uer of the answer you have chosen. b k

. · your test oo . take notes or wnte m

Remember; you are not allowed to

3 J. (A) She was mistaken about the date of

(B) (C) (D)

the exam. She missed Tuesday's class. She is unsure of today's date. She missed the exam.

35_ (A) In a new d orm. (B) In an old d orm. (C) In an o ff-campus house. (D) In an off-campus apartment.

36. (A) In a new dorm.

32. (A) Tuesday of this week. (B) In an old dorm. (C) In an o ff-campus house. (B) Wednesday of this week.

(C) Tuesday of next week. (D) In an off-campus apartment.

(D) Wednesday of next week. 37. (A) Because it is old-fashioned.

33. (A) The third. (B) Because it is off-campus. (B) The twelfth. (C) Because it is near the middle of (C) The thirteenth. campus. (D) The twentieth. (D) Because it is modern.

34. (A) Get some sleep now. 38. (A) Because it is modern. (B) Ta lk to the professor. (C) Put off studying until la ter. (D) Begin studying immedia tely.

(B) Because it is off-campus. (C) Because it is near the middle of

campus. (D) Because it is far away from school.

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ptrections: In Part c of th. . ~h . is section ou .11 quest ions. e talks and questions '·iJ wi hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some

wi not be repeated. After you hear a question you w·11

Th ' 1 read th f . best answer. en, on youi- an e our possible answers in your test book and choose the d h swer sheet fi d h correspon s to t e letter of the ' n t e number of the question and fill in the space that

answer you have chosen. Here is an example.

On the recording you .11 h ' w1 ear:

(narrator) Listen to an inst .

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(man) Artist Gra t W. ructor talk to hzs class about painting. regionalis; ood was a_guiding force in the school of painting known as American United S ' a stYle reflecting the distinctive characteristics of art from rural areas of the wh h tates. Wood began drawing animals on the family farm at the age of three, and

en e was thirty · h f k bl f bl" notice and . -ezg _ton~ o _ his paintings received a r~m~r a e amo~nt o pu . ic_

f . acclaim. Thzs painting, called American Gothic, zs a starkly simple depzctzon o a senous coup/ t · d. e s anng zrectly out at the viewer.

Now listen to a sample question.

(narrator) What style of painting is known as American regionalist?

In your teSt book, you will read: (A) Art from America's inner cities. (B) Art from the central region of the

United States. ( C) Art from various urban areas in the

United States. (D) Art from rural sections of America.

Sample Answer

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

Now listen to another sample question.

(narrator) What is the name of Wood's most successful painting?

In your test book, you will read: (A) American Regionalist. (B) The Family Farm in Iowa. (C) American Gothic. (D) A Serious Couple.

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h t . "What is the name of Wood's most successful painting?" is (C), The best answer to t e ques 10n, . . American Gothic. Therefore, the correct chmce is (C).

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1 D 1 D 1 39. (A) The octopus.

(B) Another vertebrate. (C) Backbones. (D) Other invertebrates.

40. (A)

(B) (C) (D)

It is a vertebrate. It has no backbone. It has no tentacles. It has eight backbones.

It has eight parts.

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4 I. (A) (B) (C) (D)

It has its own eyes. It is quite big. .

1 It has the largest brain of all amma s.

42. (A) (B) (C)

(D)

. ht An octopus has very good eyes~g . · The eyesight of an octopus is limited. An octopus is able to see into its

brain. The eyesight of an octopus is unclear.

43. (A) Getting work done on time. (B) Attending meetings. (C) Taking a lot of courses. (D) Avoiding deadlines.

44. (A) Copying each class syllabus. (B) Obtaining a calendar. (C) Asking to extend deadlines. (D) Writing down presentations.

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45. (A) (B)

The da te when an assignrnent . IS du The date when a paper rnust be e.

turned in.

(C) The date w~en a student will watch a presentat10n .

(D) The date when an exam Will be . given.

46. (A) (B) (C) (D)

47. (A) (B) (C) (D)

To help other students. To stay busy. To clear off their de~ks. To identify busy penods of tirne.

Individually. Along with two others. Along with three others. In groups of ten .

(A) The students have selected the groups. 48· h b d I (B) The groups ave een ran orn y

chosen . ( C) The professor has made the

assignments.

(D) The students have signed up on a list on the wall.

49. (A) Eight ten-minute presentations. (B) Three hour-and-a-half presentations. (C) Ten eight-minute presentations. (D) Three ten-minute presentations.

SO. (A) Find out who is in each group. (B) Check the wall to see which poem to

read.

(C) Read the selected poem thoroughly. (D) Discuss the poem with group

members.

This is the end of Section 1. Stop work on Section 1.

Turn off the recording.

eeeeeee Read the directions for Section 2 and begin work.

Do NOT read or work on any other section of the test during the next 25 minutes.

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STRUCTU SECTION 2 RE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

(inclu . lbne-25 minutes

This section is designed to m

N ding the reading of the directions) ow set Your clock for 25 minutes.

E I" h easure your b T written ng IS · There are two tYP a 1 ~ty to recognize language that is appropriate for standard es of questions in this section, with special directions for each type.

Structure Directions: These questions a . ()rphrases, marked (A) (B) (~) incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words sentence. Then, on you~ an~ ' ~nd (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the corresponds to the letter of ;er s eet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that

e answer you have chosen.

Look at the following examples.

Example I

The president - the election by a landslide.

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

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

Example II

When __ the conference?

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

Sample Answer

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The sentence should read, "When did the doctor attend the conference?" Therefore, you should

choose answer (B).

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f h. a1 center o I. Kansas __ at the geograp JC

the United States.

(A) it is located (B) the location is (C) its location (D) is located

2. __ first pizza restaurant open York City in 1895.

(A) The (B) It was the (C) At the (D) lt was at the

ed in New

3. __ without a backbone is the Atlantic squid.

(A) For the largest creature (B) It is the largest creature (C) The largest creature (D) The largest creature is

4. The last star on the handle of __ Polaris, or the North Star.

(A) to call the Little Dipper (B) calling the Little Dipper (C) the Little Dipper calling (D) the Little Dipper is called

5. Societies __ to at least 1500 B.C. made use of molds to treat superficial infections.

(A) they date back (B) the date is back (C) dating back (D) date back

6. Eugene Debs ran for the presidency of the United States five times,_ was never elected.

(A) he (B) but he (C) to him (D) for his

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• 2 • 2 • 2 • ldest known daggers are ones th

7 The o . ~ . Neolithic humans --out of flint.

(A) skillfully ~hipped (B) skillful ch1p_s (C) chipping ski_llfully (D) chips are skillful

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Woodrow Wilson served as president of 8. Princeton - was elected president of

the United States.

9.

(A) before (B) to him (C) he (D) before he

Sound waves are produced when _ quickly.

(A) objects vibrate (B) vibrating objects (C) objects to vibrate (D) the vibration of objects

10. A genetic predisposition determines _ is most likely to form freckles.

(A) he (B) it (C) who (D) when

11. The vast west-central section of North America, __ from Texas to Canada, is one of the world's largest grasslands.

(A) it stretches (B) stretches (C) which stretches (D) is stretching

12. characteristically, the dulcimer featur f . es three or our stnngs _ along a fingerboard.

(A) stretched (B) are stretched (C) stretch them (D) they are stretched

3 Diamond Head is what __ of an extinct 1 . volcano.

(A) to remain (B) remains (C) remaining (D) the remnants

14. Any member of a group ?f drugs -barbituric acid is a barbiturate.

(A) the derivation of (B) is derived from (C) derived from (D) derives from

H VIII ruled that people bom on 15. ebnry 29 their birthdays on

Fe ruary -February 28 in non-leap years.

(A) a celebrity (B) a celebration (C) celebrating (D) would celebrate

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COMPLETE TEST TWO- .

2 •2 • 2 • 2 -2 -2 ' 2 expression

Written P

l. ed words or phrases. The fou

nder in . r ce has four u d (D) Identify the one underlined

Direct~ons: In these questions, each se::~:d (A), (B), (C), an be co~ect. Then, on your answer s; ord underlined parts of the sentence are m f the sentence to nds to the letter of the ans eet, or phrase that must be changed in orde~ o;he space that correspo Wer You find the number of the question and fill m have chosen.

Look at the following examples.

Example I

The four string on a violin are ~ A 73 cD in fifths.

Sample Ans Wer

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. r are tuned in fifths." Therefore, you should The sentence should read, "The four strings on a VJO m

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choose answer (B).

Example II

The research for the book Roots taking A -B- -C

Alex Haley twelve years. D

Sample Answ er

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The sentence should read, "The research for the book Roots took Alex Haley twelve years." Therefore, you should choose answer (C).

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16. Ar~as of rock 111av shifts up or d ~ · ~ own on each side of a fault.

co (7. When someone take a dep

A ~· the level of activity in the central nervous system is lowered. C D

18. The world's largest deposits of . . . ~ --=---:.8 ~ have be located in the Appalachian Mountains.

c D (9. Both Thomas Jefferson or Joh

- n Adams died on the very same day, July 4, 1826. A Be o

20 Most tundra plant are mo d 1· · _ sses an 1chens that hug the ground.

A !3'c - D-

21 Uranium atoms in a nucl · . . . d h · ear reaction 1s spht mto smaller atoms to pro uce eat.

AB c D

22. Virginia Dare, the first child born to English parents in the New World, was named after the

A B C Virginia colony where her was born.

D

23. The apple tree appears in the mythology, traditions, historical, and archeology of the most A B C

ancient nations. D

24. The first horse-drawn chariots were introduce around 2500 B.c. A B C -D-

25. In I 917, Clyde Cessna designed an innovative monoplane, and lacter the Cessna Aircraft company A B

was started by he. o

I h b t and the Latin alphabet are descendants of the Greek alphabet. 26. Not only the Etruscan a P a e 1f C D A

f h Id is home to members of the dolphin family. 27. All of the oceans o t e wor A-8

- C D

. . d follows an elliptically orbit around the Sun. 28. The Earth rotates on t: ruos an --B- C D

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2 • 2 • 2 • 2 • 2 : .n:lan~nd:m,: .2 ·d ·nacar,flY ~ •na t ton e i

fi t presiden =-B 29. Theodor·e Roosevelt was the rs T

submarine. d f D fi t uses foun or gaseous carbon

ofthe rs --c D · k were one B 30. The carbonation of water and soft cl.rm s -r

dioxide.

en to form a brown coat. bine with oxyg D

. I · ideher~ 31. After an apple is cut, chem1ca s ms B c

A . pegs on a boar d . 11 by moving . . . h ints are ta y Cnbbage is a card game m wh1c po C D

A B

32.

. h fringes of the desert. . s inhabits t e - D 33. Most of the birds living in desert regwn B C

A . 'd d for a census of the population every . I J S tion 2 prov1 e -=-- C The U.S. Constitution, in Artie e , ec ' A B 34.

decades. D

. d · h the rainy seasons by a large amount of ancient 35. The cons tellation Aquarius was associate wit __ ~ D A B

civilizations.

36. Only a .small percentage of mined diamonds are actually suitably for use as gemstones. --X- - B- C D

37. A turkey that Abraham Lincoln had save from Thanksgiving dinner became a beloved family pet.

A B C D

38. The game of dominoes is played with flat, oblong blocks identified by the number of dots on

A B C theirs faces. I)

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sodiu m hydroxide and other lk 1· - · 39. -~ a a I solutions work effective as degreasing agents. A B C D

40. The flintlock pistol was popular as a weapon in the seventeenth century because they cou\d be A B C

fired one-h anded by a rider on horseback . D

This is the end of Section 2. If you finish before 25 minutes has ended,

check your work on Section 2 only.

eeee eee At the end of 25 minutes, go on to Section 3. Use exactly 55 minutes to work on Section 3.

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SECTION 3 READING COMPREHENSION

Tune-55 minutes (including the reading of the directions)

Now set your clock for 55 minutes.

This section is designed to measure your ability to read and understa~d sho~ pas~a_ges similar in topic an~ style to those that students are likely to encounter in North American umvers1t1es and colleges.

This section contains reading passages and questions about the passages.

Directions· ln this s t· ·1.1 d ral passages Each one is followed by a number of . · ec 10n you w1 rea seve · ( ) h . questions about it. You are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or D ' to eac question. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the , letter of the -answer you have chosen. . Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied m that passage.

Read the following passage:

Line (5)

John Quincy Adams, who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829: is to~ay recognized for his masterful statesma~ship and dip~o_macy. :le dedicated his life to pubhc service, both in the presidency and in the vanous other poht1cal offices that he held. Thr?u

1 ghout his political career he demonstrated his unswerving belief in freedom of speech, the

antis avery cause, and the right of Americans to be free from European and Asian domination.

Example I

To what did John Quincy Adams devote his life?

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

Sample Answer

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According to the passage, John Quincy Adams "dedicated his life to public service." Therefore should choose answer (B). • you

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Example II Sample Answer

In line 4, the word "unswerving" is closest in meaning to

(A) moveable

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(B) insignificant (C) unchanging (D) diplomatic

The passage states that John Quincy Adams demonstrated hi · . career." This implies that the belief did not change Th f s unswervmg behef "throughout his

· ere ore, you should choose answer (C).

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ouesdons 1-10 f'-Mo~t icebergs are formed in the waters of the world's polar and subpolar regions. These are the

regions m and around the North and South Poles. Icebergs melt as they encounter warmer ocean waters and warmer ocean breezes closer to the equator. This happens with most, but not all, icebergs.

f)~e One r~cord-setting iceberg managed to travel further from the frigid waters near the poles than I any other iceberg has_been known to travel. In 1894, an iceberg broke off from Antarctica in the

south and began moving slowly northward. It eventually left the very cold waters near the pole and entered warmer ~aters. This unusual iceberg managed to get amazingly close to the equator. It ~as obse~ed at a _lat1tu_de ~f about 26 degrees south of the equator. This is on the same latitude as Rio de

/JO) Janeiro, Brazil, which is famous for its comfortably warm waters and weather throughout the year.

t. The subject of this passage is

(A) the world's polar and subpolar regions (B) how icebergs are formed (C) one unusual iceberg (D) the climate of Brazil

2. The passage indicates that icebergs form

(A) only in the north (B) only in the south (C) near the equator (D) in both the north and south

3. According to the passage, where are subpolar regions located?

(A) At the poles (B) Close to the poles (C) Close to the equator (D) At the equator

4. The word "encounter" in line 2 could best be replaced by the expression

(A) run after (B) run into (C) run around (D) run up

5. The record-setting iceberg discussed in the passage traveled

(A) into unusuaJly warm waters (B) unusuaJly close to the North Pole (C) unusually far south (D) unusually far from the equator

6. The word "frigid" in line 5 is closeSt in meaning to

(A) warm (B) calm (C) cold (D) deep

7_ When did the record-settin~ i~eberg discussed in the passage exist.

(A) In the first half of the eighteenth century

(B) In the last half of the eighteenth century

(C) In the first half of the nineteenth century

(D) In the last half of the nineteenth century

8. It is NOT stated in the passage that the iceberg

(A) was moving in a northerly direction (B) ended up near the equator (C) was seen south of the equator (D) was observed from Rio de Janeiro

9. The word "amazingly" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

(A) comfortably (B) surprisingly (C) possibly (D) unquestionably

l 0. Where in the passage does the author indicate what usually happens to icebergs in warm water?

(A) Lines 2-3 (B) Lines 5-6 (C) Lines 7-8 (D) Lines 9-10


Line (5)

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Questions 11-19 " Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" for hi

p I f II 's poem The Longfellow describes h 8

au Revere was recognized in Long e ow . II-known poem, 0w act of heroism during Revolutionary times. ln this we L xington to Concord. The purpose of this Paul Revere made a nighttime ride on horseback from B ~tish were planning to attack. famous ride was to warn the Concord militia that the ;.1 t rical events accurately. In reality, Paul

However, Longfellow's poem does not recount the ids oh rnet up with William Dawes in R d"d "d Instea ' e h h. evere 1 not travel alone on his important n e. 1 Prescott, w O was on is way home L · · h Dr Samue b B · · h · exmgton. These two set out for Concord wit a · hr were stopped Y some nlls soldiers

0 h d the t ee D Pr · n t e way between Lexington and Concor • d to escape. It was r. escott rath R b d D s manage . . k er

evere ecame a prisoner of the British, an awe th ilitia of the Bnush attac that Was than Paul Revere who got through to Concord to warn e ~o received the credit for the heroic coming. However, it was Paul Revere and not Dr. Prescott w deed in Longfellow's poem.

11. The main idea of this passage is that

(A) Paul Revere's ride was essential to the Revolution

(B) Longfellow's description of Revere's actions was heroic but inaccurate

(C) Paul Revere should have been given more credit in Longfellow's poem

(D) Longfellow did not really write the poem about Paul Revere's ride

12. It is stated in the passage that "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

(A) was really written by Dr. Samuel Prescott

(B) is about an attack on the British (C) was written before the Revolutionary

War (D) is a famous piece of literature

13. In the poem, Paul Revere

(A) was a coward (B) rode at midday (C) issued a warning (D) attacked the British

14. The word "militia" in line 4 is closest in meaning to

(A) defenders (B) advisors (C) leaders (D) workers

15. It is implied in the passage that, in Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere

(A) made his ride by himself (B) did not travel on horseback (C) met up with William Dawes (D) rode with Dr. Prescott

16. The word "recount" in line 5 is closest in meaning to

(A) number (B) tell (C) deny (D) invent

17. What happened after the trio was stopped by the B1;tish?

(A) Paul Revere escaped. (B) Dr. Prescott was taken prisoner. (C) Paul Revere was taken captive. (D) Dr. Prescott failed to get through.


JS. The ~ord "deed" in line 12 is closest in meanmg to

(A) speech (B) story (C) battle (D) act

19. Where in the passage does thde authhor indicate who actually carrie out t e warning?

(A) Lines 2-3 (B) Line 5 (C) Line 8 (D) Lines 9-11


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. ns of five Studebaker brothe Questions 20-29 se of the actIO facturing companies in rsh ·

d becau h . le rnanu t e . II known to ay oldest ve JC The name Studebaker is we . le for one of the In 1852, two of the

These fi ve brothers were responsib teenth centufY· t I United States. fi t half of the nine_ entire resources v:1efirre some oo s for

b ·n the rs Their · their st year of Line These brothers were om I b ·Jding shop. . wagons m . (5) Studebaker brothers opened a wagon- U1 d to build thre~ continued to increase steadily

13 building wagons and 68 dollars. They managegons Their business tract to build wagons for the ;a y f the three wa · ment con r operations, and they sold two o h had a govern

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the time of the Civil War in the I860s, t ey ·ages created by the Studebaker effort. carriage division. The c~e Studebaker Company was the

After the war, the brothers added a f the nineteenth century, d carriages in the world. Company became famous. At the end O -drawn wagons an nder their own powe T largest and best-known manufacturer o~ h~~;ng with vehicles that ran ~soline automobiles. ~- he

In 1897, the company started expenm fir t and later worked on g St d b k Y company began making electric automobiles s d was producing cars. The u e a er Company

{JS) 1920, the company had stopped ma~ng wag~ns a~ucing automobiles. stayed in business until 1966, when 1t stoppe pro

20. The best title for this passage would be

(A) One Family's Joys and Sorrows (B) Building Better Wagons (C) A Long-Lived Company (D) The Effort to Win the War

21. When the Studebaker brothers started their first company, they had

(A) a number of wagons (B) a government contract to build

wagons (C) some tools for working on cars (D) a small amount of money

22. The word "managed" in line 6 could best be replaced by

(A) organized (B) were able (C) directed (D) were available

23. It can be inferred from the passage that, right after the Civil War, the Studebaker brothers

(A) continued building wagons (B) stopped producing carriages (C) started producing automobiles (D) stopped building wagons

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The word "famous" in line 11 is closest in 24. meaning to

(A) profitable (B) well built (C) attractive (D) well known

25. According to the passage, the Studebaker brothers

(A) developed gasoline cars before electric cars

(B) stopped producing wagons in 1897 (C) developed electric cars before gasoline

cars (D) began making cars in 1920

26. The word "stayed" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

(A) remained (B) held (C) left

(D) managed

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27 What i NOT mentioned in the passage as · something that the Studebaker brothers

produced?

(A) Wagons (B) Carriages (C) Cars (D) Boats

28. Which paragraph describes the business activities of the Studebaker brothers prior to the Civil War?

(A) The first paragraph (B) The second paragraph (C) The third paragraph (D) The fourth paragraph

Where in the passage does the author . 29. l . hat the Studebaker brothers did exp am w ?

in their first year of business.

(A) Lines 2-3 (B) Lines 6-7 (C) Line 10 (D) Line 14

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f blood, certa in antibodies and Questions 30-38 d"fferent rypes O lassifying blood , a nd one of

d In i s for c . h A t e of bloo ·. rent systern . I ssified as elt e r type ' lyPe l3

Not all humans have the same Y~here are diffe 's blood 1s c a of blood a re compatible '

Line an tigens may or may not be presen~. system, a per~on cribe which types There are three Principl . the systems is the ABO system. Inft h1~ system is to es ·ven to a person. es ty AB O Th rpose o t is fr m or g1 . pe , or type · e pu n be taken ° . with itsel f. This mea (5) This means which types of blood ca atible. s compatible . ns,

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that govern which types of blood ar~ comtlood type is alway A blood and that a p erson_ with tyPe B The fi rs t principle is tha~ a part1cu:od can receive typ:ith type AB blood can receive type Al3

for exa mple, tha t a person with type A means that a person O

blood. blood can accept type B blood. It also d receive type f the other blood groups. TyPe o

. h O bloo can . to any o . alled h . blood and that a person wit type bl d can be given . on, type O 1s c t e Ulllversa( The second principle is tha t type O 00 AB blood. for this reas

can be given to a pa tient with types A, B, or eceive blood from types A B

(15) d AB blood can r h f ' ,

on~he last of the principles is t~a t pa tients b~~~ r:: compatibly receive any ot er type o blood. or 0. This means tha t patients with type AB

30. The topic of this passage is

(A) a particular type of blood (B) a system for classifying types of blood (C) examples of problems with blood (D) the principle of universal donors

31. It is s tated in the passage tha t certain antibodies and antigens in the blood

(A) a re omitted from the ABO system (B ) have no t been classified (C) are universal donors (D) m ay not be in all blood

32. "Principles" in line 6 are

(A) leaders (B) effects (C) rules (D) trials

33. The word "particular" in line 7 is closest in meaning to

(A) rare (B) strange (C) specific (D) normal


It can be inferred from the pa ssage that 34. d type A bloo can

(A) accept type A or O blood (B) accept type O or AB blood (C) accept type A or AB blood (D) accept type A or B blood

35. A "donor" in line 13 is most likely someone who

(A) receives (B) gives (C) shows (D) takes

36. It can be inferred from the passage that type AB blood can b e donated to

(A) type A, B , 0, or AB (B) type A or AB blood only (C) type O or AB blood only (D) type AB blo od only

37_ Which paragraph d escribes the author's

third importa nt concept about blood compatibility?

(A) The first paragraph (B) The second paragraph (C) The third paragraph (D) The fourth paragraph

38. Where in the passage does ;hbel audthtohr are indicate how many types or 00 ere in the ABO system?

(A) Lines 3-4 (B) Line 5 (C) Lines 9- 10 (D) Lines 14-15

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nsisted of three distinct Q . d J 970s co fl. h ueshons 39-50 196os an f the space 1g t prograrn of the . t phases 0

ff ht program hese disonc The U.S. manned space ,g 11 Each of t

1 urpose was to get a

phases: Mercury, Gemini, and Apo o. flight progra~- ts ~stronaut. Alan She served a very differen1 pur-pose. f h manned space ied only a single b' al flights in I 96~arct

Line Mercury was the ffrst phase O t e capsule carr . h were subor It . ' · John (5) person into orbital flight. The tiny M~rc~:rcury flig?ts, w~1\hree more Mercury flights followed.

and Virgil Grissom piloted the firSt t".0

d the Earth m 196 · G mini. The purpose of the ten crewed Glenn, in the next Mercury flight, orbite 0. ht program was e cessary for longer space flights.

d space ig . . g tests ne d f th ff The next phase of the manne nduct tramm . hniques an tests o e e ects of Gemini flights in 1965 and 1966 was_ t~ co_ orbital clocking telc which held only one astronaut (10

1 G · . , · d t trammg 10 capsu es, . k fr ' , emm1, ,or e~ample, came ou s Unlike Mercury he name Gemim was ta en om the long-term weightlessness on astronaut · astronauts. T h . . d . d to can}' two

t e Gem1m capsules \~ere es~gne "twins." f la nding astronauts on the Moon name of the constellat10n, which means .. fl'ghts with the goal O d

1 arried three astrona ·

The Apollo flights followed the Gemmi I The command mo u e c Uts to ( /5) Th A II f · ted of three modules. 1 . n and environmental systems, and the e po o spacecra t cons1s d he ropu s10

and from the Moon the service module house t I ~o land two astronauts on the Moon. There lunar module separ;ted from the command modfiu e . carried no crew. The seventh through tenth

f h'ch the rSt six d h t m d t E h were seventeen total Apollo flights, o w 1 'thout landing an t en re u e o an . Apollo flights (1968-1969) circumnavigated the _Moo~ :

1 to land on the Moon. All of them did,

(20) The next seven Apollo flights (1969-1~72) were 10~:n~d had to abort the intended landing but still except Apollo J 3, which developed serious proble managed to return safely to Earth.

39. The subject of this passage is

(A) lunar landings (B) the Gemini flights (C) phases of the U.S. space flight

program (D) space exploration through the decades

40. According to the passage, the Mercury flights

(A) were all suborbital flights (B) did not include any orbital flights (C) were aJl orbital flights (D) included suborbital and orbital flights

41. It is implied in the passage that there were how many total Mercury flights?

(A) Three (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six

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42. The word "crewed" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

(A) endangered (B) manned (C) organized (D) tested

43. The purpose of the Gemini flights was

(A) to prepare for longer space flights (B) to attempt suborbital flights (C) to circumnavigate the Moon (D) to land on the Moon

44. It is NOT stated in the passage

(A) how many astronauts a Mercury flight carried

(B) how many astronauts a Gemini flight Carried

(C) how the Mercury flights were named (D) how the Gemini flights were named

45. It can be inferred from th how many of the Apoll n ~ Passage that astrona uts? 0 ights carried

(A) 6 (B) t t (C) 16 (D) 17

46. The word "circumnavigated" . . closest in meaning to In hne 19 is

(A) traveled around (B) returned from (C) studied about (D) headed toward

47. It can be d etermined from th h e passage that

ow many Apollo flights landed on th moon? e

(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 11 (D) 17

48. The word "abort" in line 21 is closest in meaning to

(A) postpone (B) schedule (C) try (D) stop

49. It can be determined from the passage that the manned space flight program discussed in the passage lasted for

(A) two years (B ) just over 6 years (C) almost 12 years (D) three decades

50. Which paragraph describes the flights that carried one astronaut each?

(A) The first paragraph (B) The second paragraph ( C) The third paragraph (D) The fourth paragraph

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