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D. altering deleterious
E. obliterating salutary
4. The company was so
, so unwilling to change, that it lost any ability to
market.
compete in a
A. flighty perilous
B. tractable global
C. innovative fluctuating
D. intransigent volatile
E. unmanageable regulated
5. Although it is natural to take umbrage at
remarks, Latoya always went to great
pains to act as though she was not
when people harshly criticized her.
A. acerbic affronted B. barbed unaffected C. discreet flustered
D. droll intimidated E. churlish mollified
Questions 6-9 are based on the following passages.
Passage 1
According to one well-known school of acting, actors must work to generate specific
feelings that will allow them to play their roles most effectively. They must bring to life
feelings appropriate to their characters situation, using whatever means necessary to do
so, including the actual lines in the scripts, their own life experiences, recollections
from books, and even imaginative projections. Then, after a series of gradual
exercises and rehearsals, actors are ultimately able to call upon these feelings at will and
to retain them for as long as necessary for their performances.
Passage 2
Playwright David Mamet has nothing against actors who are in touch with their feelings;
he simply feels it is a waste of time for them to try to make a connection with something
that can be as fickle as genuine, repeatable emotion. He has written caustically about
techniques that, at their center, train actors to reach their emotions and that place
emphasis on the primacy of the actor. Undoubtedly, he has encountered actors who are
searching for the subtext in his plays at the expense of the action. As might be expected,
he believes that the only salvation for an actor is study of the text.
6. The well-known school of acting (Passage 1) would most likely consider what
Mamet believes (Passage 2) to be
A. limiting, since there are multiple ways to prepare for a role
B. problematic, because learning a script is a labor-intensive process
C. ambitious, since few actors can achieve sublime performances
D. helpful, because it expresses a novel perspective on acting
E. accurate, since the playwright is the ultimate authority on the plays meaning
7. Passage 2 suggests that Mamet views the actual lines in the scripts (Passage 1) as
A. representative of realistic dialogue
B. indicative of the plays subtext
C. suggestive of a philosophical complexity
D. central to an actors work
E. less important than an actors feelings
8. Passage 2 suggests that Mamets attitude toward the series of gradual exercises
mentioned in Passage 1 would most likely be one of
A. emphatic support
B. casual acceptance C. amused disbelief
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(3)What was so special about that encounter with my first seahorse? Why are
seahorses different from so many other creatures I have gazed upon during hours and
days underwater? It surely has something to do with their unconventional beauty, their
unique combination of features, demure down-turned snout and tightly curled tail, as
sensitive and nimble as an elephants trunk. Was it the anticipation of seeing one and the
satisfaction, after such a long wait, of finally spying one of these wily masters of disguise
that can match themselves so expertly to their surroundings? Sharks are breathtaking in
their nonchalant efficiency as they slice through the water like sleek torpedoes. Reef fish
are instantly gratifying, colorful and brazen, flitting around like butterflies of the sea. But
seahorses hold a secret intimacy, a special reward for the keen-eyed. And perhaps deep
down I held on to a childhood suspicion, an irrational part of me that didnt quite believe
seahorses really do inhabit the oceans. Seeing one felt like glimpsing a unicorn trotting
through my garden.
10. The simile like a swimming pool before anyone has jumped in in paragraph 1
emphasizes which characteristic of the water?
A. its opacity B. its color C. its placidity D. its uniqueness E. its temperature
11. The authors attitude in As patches of coral one? (paragraph 1) is best
characterized as one of
A. cheerfulness
B. eagerness
C. ambivalence
D. determination
E. contentment
12. Sentence I got feather star in paragraph 2 are distinctive for their use of
A. narrative foreshadowing
B. satirical commentary
C. visual description
D. hypothetical musing
E. scientific reasoning
13. In The funny thing got it wrong (paragraph 2), the author indicates that
A. her expectation did not align with the reality
B. her pursuit of a dream had been a waste of time
C. she had not considered the impact of her discovery
D. she had resigned herself to never fulfilling an ambition
E. she felt frustrated as well as overjoyed
14. The authors reaction in Instead if I could (paragraph 2) is best described as
A. relieved B. surprised C. bewildered D. spellbound E. respectful
15. By posing questions What was underwater? and Was it surroundings? in
paragraph 3, the author does which of the following?
A. expresses doubt about how her observations will be received
B. seeks to account for her fascination with seahorses
C. deflects criticism of her claims by anticipating objections
D. suggests new areas of research related to seahorses
E. examines the wisdom of her decision to study seahorses
16. Which characteristic of seahorses is emphasized in wily masters of surroundings
(paragraph 3)?
A. their tiny size
B. their colorful appearance
C. their stealthy movement
D. their ability to camouflage themselves
E. their sensitivity to bright light
17. The author suggests that in comparison with Sharks and Reef fish in paragraph 3,
seahorses are
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2
B.
3
2
C.
5
4
D.
E. 8.5
2
3
E.
2
7
4. An equilateral triangle with sides of length 10 inches has the same perimeter as
another triangle. If the other triangle has one 8-inch side and one 9-inch side, what is
the length of its third side?
A. 13 in
B. 15 in
C. 17 in
D. 19 in
E. 20 in
5. A teacher gave five students two quizzesone before and one after a geography lesson.
The scatterplot below shows the number of correct answers on each quiz for students
A, B, C, D, and E. Which student had the greatest increase in the number of correct
answers?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
NUMBER OF CORRECT ANSWERS BEFORE AND AFTER A GEOGRAPY LESSON
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B. 2b
C. ab
D. b a
E. b + a
2
0:56
1:03
0:59
1:01
10. Tim ran a quarter mile five times yesterday. The table above shows the time of each
run in minutes and seconds. For example, the time 1:07 represents 1 minute and 7
seconds. What is the range, in seconds, of the times of Tims five runs?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 11
11. If
n+4
= 0 , what is the value of n + 4 ?
n3
A. -4
B. -3
C. 0
D. 3
E. 4
12. In the right figure, line k is perpendicular to line . Which of
the following is a point on line k ?
A. ( 3, 2)
B. ( 2, 3)
C. (2, 3)
D. (3, 2)
E. (2,3)
13. In the inequality 1, 000 < r < s < 10, 000 , r and s are integers. If the thousands digit
of r is equal to the thousands digit of s , what is the greatest possible value of s r ?
A. 9,009
B. 999
C. 990
D. 909
E. 900
14. Given s = t and g = h 5 . If h is 6 less than t , then g is how much less than s ?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9
E. 11
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A. 79
B. 81
C. 89
D. 91
E. 101
18. The temperature in a certain laboratory does not deviate from 22 C by more
B. | T 4 | 22
D. | T 22 | 4
E. | T 26 | 22
C. | T 22 | 4
19. The right figure shows the graph of the quadratic function
with equation y = ax 2 + bx + c , where a , b ,and c are
constants. Which of the following is true about a ?
A. a < 1
D. a = 1
B. 1 < a < 0
E. a > 1
C. 0 < a < 1
20. In the right figure, X and Y are centers of the circles, and the perimeter of the
shaded region is 24. What is the total length of the darkened arcs?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
E. 24
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
E. upheld by irrelevant
Not wishing to incur the disapproval of her teachers, who were generally
,
attempting radical new artistic styles in her paintings.
Helen was
A. traditional delighted about
B. conservative wary of
C. progressive opposed to
D. complimentary criticized for
E. benevolent secretive about
Far from exhausting him, the more arduous work schedule seems to have
the
convalescent doctor.
A. enticed B. recompensed C. enervated D. alienated E. rejuvenated
As head of the National Education Association in 1965-66, Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
advocated higher salaries for teachers because she believed that the more
teaching is, the greater its attraction for highly qualified people.
A. precarious B. forceful C. controversial D. lucrative E. productive
Although in public life Simone de Beauvoirs feminist stance was uncompromising,
her personal life revealed a greater degree of ideological
.
A. reciprocity B. flexibility C. conviction D. coherence
E. analysis
of robins around his house, the bird-watcher wondered whether this
Noting a
reflected an overall
in this species population.
A. dearth diminution B. spate disruption C. jumble stability
D. plethora erosion
E. scattering ... uniformity
The critic wrote that Hoffmans novel was
, so abominable, in fact, that
slamming it shut was the only pleasure it provided.
A. prescient B. labyrinthine C. execrable D. metaphysical E. audacious
have delighted in making carbon-bearing molecules that life has never bothered with, and
those synthetic molecules are called organic, too.
11. According to the passage, the carbon atoms gift is its
A. versatility B. consistency C. simplicity D. abundance
E. stability
12. The passage suggests that those synthetic molecules are
A. unique in that they contain no carbon
B. no longer of interest to most chemists
C. inaccurately but conventionally described as organic
D. inadvertently created during many common experiments
E. unable to form the same chemical bonds as do natural molecules
Questions 13-24 are based on the following passage.
The term Cold War refers to a period of confrontation from about 1945 to 1990
between the two global superpowers of that era, the United States and the Soviet Union
(a collection of republic led by Russia). These passages are adapted from a book
published in 1998.
Passage 1
(1)The traditionalist school of historians dominated the American scholarly discussion
of the Cold War during the late 1940s and the 1950s. Traditionalist scholars generally
supported the basic thrust of American policy toward Russia, which was known as
containment. These scholars blamed the Cold War on Soviet expansionism in Europe,
which they saw as motivated by either communist ideology, traditional Russian
great-power foreign policy goals, or, most often, a combination of the two. Soviet
expansion was made possible by World War , which by devastating large parts of
Europe had created a power vacuum into which the Soviet Union could move.
Traditionalists often cited Soviet policy in Poland as a key factor in initiating the Cold
War; Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, they said, forbade free elections there and installed a
puppet communist regime. Such intrusion into Eastern and Central Europe not only
violated the principle of national self-determination but also created a threat to Western
Europe, where physical destruction and psychological demoralization had created fertile
ground for communist subversion.
(2)It was not only the Soviet Unions policy in Europe but also its aggressive actions
elsewhere in the world that provided a clear picture of Russian intentions. Therefore, the
traditionalists maintained, the United States was responding to a palpable threat and
genuine need when it intervened diplomatically and economically in Europe; in fact, the
United States had to overcome its historical reluctance to get involved in international
affairs before it finally took decisive, and urgently necessary, measures to check Soviet
expansion in 1947. The United States intervened in European affairs to prevent a single
aggressive power from dominating the continent, according to traditionalists, much as
the United States did by entering World War . The major difference was that during the
war the menacing power was Nazi Germany and in the postwar era it was Soviet Russia.
(3)In short, traditionalists maintained that the Soviet Union was the prime mover in
initiating the Cold War and that the United States had no choice but to wage it in order to
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protect Europe and to preserve American security and the freedom of the Western world.
As historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., put it in summarizing the traditionalist position,
The most rational of American policies could hardly have averted the Cold War.
Passage 2
(1)It has been pointed out many times that every American war since the War of 1812
has had its revisionistshistorians who concluded after the fighting ended that the
official explanation for the war was wanting and that the national interest did not
require that war be waged. The revisionist school that developed over the Cold War
strongly disagreed with the traditionalists about the Soviet threat. They insisted that in
1945 the Soviet Union, badly damaged by the fighting during World War and having
suffered huge population losses, was far weaker than the United States and in no position
to threaten the West. The military, technological, and economic strength of the United
States simply was overwhelming. Notwithstanding Stalins brutality at home, Soviet
policy in Central and Eastern Europe and elsewhere was cautious and defensive. Stalin
wanted to rebuild his devastated country, make sure he had friendly regimes along the
Soviet Unions western borders, and prevent once and for all a resurgence of German
power. These were all legitimate objectives, the revisionists maintained, for a country in
the Soviet Unions circumstances.
(2)Why, then, did the United States react so strongly against Soviet gains after World
War ? The main culprit, the revisionists generally argued, was American capitalism and
its insatiable demand for new markets and additional raw materials, which had turned
the United States into an expansionist power. The first notable revisionist scholar to
make this case was William Appleman Williams in 1959. According to Williams, when the
United States resisted Soviet influence in Eastern Europe so that it could penetrate the
region economically, it caused an understandable Soviet reaction that resulted in the Cold
War. William was not nearly as critical of the United States as later revisionists. For
Williams, the tragedy of American diplomacy is not that it is evil, but that it denies
and subverts American ideas and ideals. Two years later, D. F. Fleming seconded
Williams critique, specifically blaming President Truman for ending President
Roosevelts policy of cooperation with the Soviets and turning to confrontation, thereby
beginning the Cold War.
(3)Williams views helped launch the New Left school of American historiography.
The New Left revisionists sharpened the critique of the United States. They criticized
American foreign policy for opposing economic reform in Europe and for being
imperialistic elsewhere in the world. For a time the sheer volume of revisionist works
dominated the Cold War debate, despite criticism from traditionalists that revisionists
ignored Soviet aggressiveness and failed to consider the totalitarian nature of the Soviet
regime.
13. Both passages are concerned chiefly with
A. the causes of the Cold War
B. the aftermath of the Cold War
C. European political ideologies D. Soviet leaders and politics
E. the devastation of World War
14. The first sentence of Passage 1 and the final sentence of Passage 2 are similar in that
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15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
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E. revisionist scholar Williams assessment of the cause of the Cold War was more
accurate
24. Historians who were part of the school mentioned in paragraph 3 of Passage 2
would most likely have responded to the position summarized in These the two
(paragraph 1 of Passage 1) by asserting that
A. it was economic expansionism on the part of the United States rather than Soviet
political expansionism that brought about the Cold War
B. Stalins policies in Poland and elsewhere provided clear evidence of Soviet
expansionist tendencies at that time
C. Soviet expansionism in Europe succeeded because of the destruction and
demoralization that resulted from World War
D. traditionalist historians failed to fully appreciate the totalitarian nature of
Stalins government
E. both the United States and the Soviet Union were at fault for causing the Cold
War
Section 6 Math25 minutes
1.
A. 2
B. 7
C. 12
D. 16
E. 28
2. In the right figure, four segments share a common
endpoint on line . What is the value of x ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
E. 36
3. The square of x is 8 more than y . Which of the following equations expresses the
relationship between x and y ?
A. ( x + 8) 2 = y + 8
B. ( x + 8) 2 = y
C. x 2 = y 8
D. x 2 = y + 8
E. x + 8 = y 2
4. An ordered list (not shown) consists of the five letters A, B, C, D, and E. The letters in
the list follow the rules given below. Which letter appears first in the list?
Letter B appears before both letters C and D.
Letter E appears before letter C but after letter B.
Letter A appears before letter C but after letter D.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
LAURENTS CAR AND TRUCK SALES
(Dashed line for trucks only; solid line for cars and trucks together)
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5. The upper line graph above shows the total of the numbers of cars and trucks sold at
Laurents dealership during the years 2005 to 2011. The lower line graph shows the
number of trucks that were sold there. How many more cars were sold at Laurents
dealership in 2010 than in 2009?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
E. 125
6. If p is a prime number greater than 2, which of the following could also be a prime
number?
A. 3 p
B. p + 1
C. p + 2
D. p + 3
E. 5 p + 1
B. 16 32
C. 64 8
D. 64 16
E. 16 4
8. In the xy plane, line passes through the points (4, 4) and (9, 6). What is the
x intercept of line ?
A. -6
B. -4
C. -2.4
D. 0.4
E. 2.4
9. A bakery sells donuts for $0.60 each or a box of 12 for $C. A customer can save $1.80
by buying a box of 12 rather than 12 donuts individually. What is the value of C?
10. Let the function f be defined as f ( x) = 3 x + 1 for all values of x . What is the value of
f (2) f (1) ?
6 7 10 12 x
11. The average (arithmetic mean) of the 5 numbers in the list
above equals the median. What is one possible value of x ?
12. In the right figure, segment DC intersects segment AE at
point B . What is the value of x ?
13. What is one possible number of gallons of oil that can be added to 40 gallons of
gasoline so that the ratio of oil to gasoline in the resulting mixture is at least 1 to 8 but
not more than 1 to 5?
14. The radius of the base of right circular cylinder A is equal to the radius of the base of
right circular cylinder B. The height of cylinder A is 10 feet and the height of cylinder
B is 30 feet. If the volume of cylinder A is 500 cubic feet, what is the volume of
cylinder B, in cubic feet?
15. On a number line, point P has coordinate 1.5 and point Q has coordinate 4.5. Point X
is the point between P and Q whose distance from p is 2/3 the distance from P to Q.
What is the coordinate of point X?
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16. At an amusement park, 5 children will be assigned to ride in the 5 cars behind the
engine of the train shown above, one child per car. How many different assignments
of the children to the cars are possible?
17. In the xy plane above, the area of ABC is equal to the area of OBA . What is
the value of
t
?
s
18. Let n and p represent positive integers such that 6 27 = n p and n > p . What
is the value of n p ?
Section 7 Writing25 minutes
1. Until Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid-1400s, reproducing
a book generally means writing it out again by hand.
A. means writing
B. has meant to write
C. had meant you write
D. meant writing
E. would mean to write
2. As a witness to the signing of the new bill, the two delegates were required to take an
oath of loyalty.
A. As a witness to the signing
B. As witnesses to the signing
C. Being a witness to the signing D. To be the witness for the signing
E. They were witnesses for the signing
3. In 1994 a crater on Venus was named after Gertrude Bonnin, an early-twentiethcentury reformer and writer who was an advocate of civil rights for Native Americans.
A. Venus was named
B. Venus, it was named
C. Venus, having been named
D. Venus which was named
E. Venus named
4. If one looks at the sky from a dark site, far from brightly lit urban areas, you can see
the Milky Way arching over you.
A. If one looks B. To look C. If you look D. When someone looks E. Look
5. Maria Merian, who undertook an expedition to study insects in Suriname in 1699,
when she was fifty-two years old.
A. Merian, who undertook an expedition to study
B. Merian undertook an expedition to study
C. Merian undertaking an expedition to study
D. Merian, she undertook an expedition studying
E. Merian has undertaken an expedition to study
6. A giant otter reclining on a riverside log is as regal, and as spellbinding, as that of any
cheetah or tiger.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
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berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry. (11)They proudly call themselves
Luddites, after a group of nineteenth-century British workers who fought against
industrialization.
(12)However, not many of us are so adventurous as early adopters or so
technologically conservative as resisters. (13)This moderate approach is probably sensible,
because to be either an early adopter or a resister carried real risks. (14)Zealous early
adopters who rush out to buy brand-new devices as soon as they are available often
discover that these products have significant technical problems, or bugs, that will be
fixed only in later versions. (15)And dedicated resisters may find themselves devoting
hours to tasks that they could have accomplished in minutes. (16)It is safer, then, and
probably less costly, to occupy the large middle ground between these two extremes.
30. In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 4
(reproduced below)?
It is evident in the ways that consumers acquire and use technology.
A. (As it is now)
B. They are
C. Such innovations are
D. These different attitudes are
E. Such enthusiasm also is
31. In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 7
(reproduced below)?
A resister may nevertheless still use a manual typewriter or refuse to own a television
set.
A. (as it is now)
B. may inevitably
C. may, for example,
D. may, in other words,
E. may, by the same token,
32. Which of the following sentences, if inserted immediately before sentence 8, would
best introduce the second paragraph?
A. In 1950 only nine percent of United States households had television sets.
B. People at the opposite ends of this technological divide tend to be very outspoken
in their attitudes.
C. In the nineteenth century, numerous inventors in Europe tried to design a
typewriter.
D. Like their earlier counterparts, modern Luddites look back longingly to another
era.
E. Opposition to the notion of technological progress is a sentiment that is echoed
throughout history.
33. In context, which is the best way to revise and combine sentence 10 and 11
(reproduced below) at the underlined portion?
Resisters berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry. They proudly call
themselves Luddites, after a group of nineteenth-century British workers who fought
against industrialization.
A. Resisters likewise berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry and
proudly have called
B. Resisters therefore berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry and
proudly call
C. By contrast, resisters berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry,
proudly calling
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D. However, apart from berating others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry,
resisters would proudly call
E. Although they berate others for their dependence on trendy gadgetry, resisters
proudly call
34. In context, which revision to sentence 13 (reproduced below) is most needed?
This moderate approach is probably sensible, because to be either an early adopter
or a resister carried real risks.
A. change This to Such a
B. change is to was
C. change probably to nevertheless D. change to be to being
E. change carried to carries
35. In context, which is the best phrase to insert after minutes at the end of sentence 15
(reproduced below)?
And dedicated resisters may find themselves devoting hours to tasks that they could
have accomplished in minutes.
A. by using modern devices
B. with similar techniques
C. if they were equally dedicated
D. if they were not so set against it
E. while also getting the same results
Section 8 Math20 minutes
1. If 3a + b = 19 and a = 6 , then a + b =
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 12
E. 13
2. George sells previously owned cars. Each month his earning, in dollars, are given by
the function m( x ) = 7, 220 + 50 x , where x is the number of cars George sells that
month. One month his total monthly earnings were $7,620. How many cars did
George sell that month?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
E. 17
3. Points Q , R , S , and T lie on a line, in that order. The length of QT is 16, and the
length of ST is half the length of QT . If the length of QR is half the length of QS ,
what is the length of RS ?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
4. A number is to be chosen at random from the list above. If x is the probability that
the number 3 will be chosen, y is the probability that the number 5 will be chosen,
and z is the probability that the number 8 will be chosen, which of the following is
true?
A. x = y = z
B. x < y < z
C. z < y < x
D. x = y and y < z
E. x < y and y = z
5. The smallest squares formed by the right grid lines have
sides that are 1 unit long. What is the area, in square units,
of the 7-sided region shown?
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A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 16
WORKERS TRAVEL TIME (reported to the nearest minute)
a, b, 10,
7. The first term in the sequence above is a , and each term after the first is obtaining by
subtracting 2 from 3 times the preceding term. What is the value of a ?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 8
8. A jeweler cut a piece of cord that was 12 x + 1 inches long into three pieces with
lengths 2 inches, 3 x inches, and 5 x + 7 inches, respectively. What was the original
length, in inches, of the cord?
A. 25
B. 20
C. 19
D. 12
E. 7
9. Based on the right figure, what is the value of a + b ?
A. 70
B. 110 C. 140 D. 210 E. 250
2
2n n
( )
2n3
B. x
3n 2
C. x
3n3
D. x
4n 2
E. x
4n3
11. A rectangular garden is 20 feet long, and it measures 25 feet along the diagonal. What
is the area, in square feet, of the garden?
A. 240
B. 250
C. 300
D. 320
E. 500
12. The difference r t is equivalent to which of the following differences?
A. 6r 6t
B.
r t
6 6
C. 6r 6t
D.
6r 6t
E. (r + 6) (t + 6)
13. In the figure above, a plane passes through point P , the center of the sphere. How
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describes
all
values
of
for
which
g ( x ) f ( x) ?
A. 2 x 4
B. 2 x 6
C. 3 x 9
D. 3 x 12
E. 0 x 2 or x 6
15. At a certain high school, there are 9 students on the math team and 10 students on
the academic team. There are a total of 11 students who are on exactly one of the team.
Of those students who are on the math team, how many are also on the academic
team?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
E. 5
16. If 1 < a < b < 10 and x =
a 105
, which of the following inequalities is true?
b 103
B. 10 < x < 10
E. 10 < x < 10
A. 10 < x < 10
D. 10 < x < 10
C. 10 < x < 10
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stripping of the nutritious bran from rice adds a Japanese flavor, even for me: eating
white rice reminds me of home, it makes me feel Japanese American. Yet how do I
mediate the health benefits of brown rice with the Japanese diet of white rice?
(10)East meets West and the drama unfolds atop a plate. I had seen a newspaper
cartoon in which the dual worlds of American and Japanese traditions have clashed. In
the first two frames, a Japanese American child asks his mother, Whats for lunch? The
mother is preparing makizushi, a type of sushi with rice rolled in black seaweed.
(11)She answers, We are having makizushi.
(12)The son immediately pouts, Yuck, I want hot dogs!
(13)Later, the mother calls her son to the lunch table. The mother wears a sage smile,
and to the sons surprise, she had his hot dog on his platea wiener wrapped in black
seaweed instead of a bun.
(14)The cartoon helps me envision a solution that bridges differences and conceive of
a new packaging of culture, one not American nor Japanese but a fusion of the two.
(15)Perhaps my brown rice needs packaging, a frame that links the natural food
community with a Japanese American sensibility. I imagine a type of brown rice sushi,
with the rice encased within nori seaweed, a literal and symbolic wrapping within
Japanese tradition. Brown rice then would no longer substitute for white rice on a dinner
plate but rather be a creative, alternative form of making and serving food.
7. The passage is primarily concerned with
A. examining the origins of a specific custom
B. comparing the dietary habits of certain families
C. considering the relationship between food and culture
D. highlighting a pivotal event affecting one familys history
E. championing the value of upholding certain family traditions
8. In I smacked new flavor (paragraph 2), the authors actions are intended to
convey mainly that brown rice is
A. healthy B. aromatic C. fashionable D. nourishing
E. appetizing
9. The author portray his attitude toward the situation (in paragraph 3) as one of
A. apprehension B. embarrassment C. indignation D. optimism E. merriment
10. The fathers statement in paragraph 4 (You know eighty years) serves mainly to
A. quote an authority
B. justify a practice
C. qualify a concern
D. note a puzzling incident
E. make a direct accusation
11. The shift between the discussion in the paragraphs from 1 to 4 and the discussion in
the paragraphs from 5 to 15 is best characterized as a transition from
A. abstract discussion to detailed plans
B. vague recollection to specific memory
C. unsupported assertion to insightful analysis
D. humorous commentary to startling revelation
E. extended anecdote to thoughtful musings
12. The childhood memories related in paragraph 5 (Dad purchased were rich)
contribute to the overall development of the passage by
A. depicting some distinctive qualities of rice
B. demonstrating the centrality of family meals
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4. The discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep was just about as significant to the
study of cognition than inventing the telescope was to the study of the stars.
A. than inventing
B. than the invention of
C. as that of inventing
D. as the invention of
E. like having invented
5. Having been hired to produce artwork for the museum at Bandelier National
Monument, Pablita Velarde created more than 70 paintings depicting scenes of
Pueblo daily life.
A. Pablita Velarde created more than 70 paintings depicting
B. Pablita Velarde creating more than 70 paintings that depict
C. Pablita Velardes creation of more than 70 paintings to depict
D. more than 70 paintings created by Pablita Velarde depict
E. more than 70 paintings were created by Pablita Velarde and depicted
6. As instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin but long forgotten, modern musicians
have resurrected the glass harmonica.
A. modern musicians have resurrected the glass harmonica
B. modern musicians who resurrected the glass harmonica
C. the glass harmonica resurrected by modern musicians
D. the glass harmonica has been resurrected by modern musicians
E. the glass harmonica, which modern musicians have resurrected
7. The number of black-tailed prairie dogs have declined dramatically in vast areas of
the Great Plains, largely because of increased development in the region.
A. have declined B. has declined C. are declining D. declining E. that declined
8. During televisions early years, many stations broadcast programming only until
midnight, after which television screens will display a static image known as a test
pattern.
A. after which television screens will display
B. after which television screens displayed
C. after which television screens had displayed
D. television screens display at that time
E. television screens then displayed
9. One of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, W. V. O. Quine,
who was known for both his analytic precision and his great wit.
A. Quine, who was known for both
B. Quine, known both for
C. Quine, he was known both for
D. Quine was known for both
E. Quine was both known for
10. The concept of plate tectonics, which explains the way huge sections of Earths crust
interacts with one another, was not developed until the 1960s.
A. crust interacts with
B. crust is interacting with
C. crust, it interacts with
D. crust, they interact with
E. crust interact with
11. The one-woman shows of Anna Deavere Smith, they were inspired by her interviews
with a wide range of people, have established Smiths reputation as one of theaters
most electrifying performers.
A. Smith, they were inspired by
B. Smith, the inspiration for which were
C. Smith, which, being inspired by D. Smith are inspired by E. Smith, inspired by
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12. Some experts think that the rise of multi-language Internet forums has made learning
a foreign language easier than ever before.
A. forums has made B. forums have made C. forums, which have made
D. forums, making
E. forums, having made
13. The African continent comprises more than 50 countries, each diverse in their
cultures and languages.
A. diverse in their
B. diverse in its
C. is diverse in its
D. of them being diverse in their
E. having diversity in their
14. The 2005 movie Beowulf & Grendel was filmed in Iceland, but one might suppose it
to be Denmark, where the poem Beowulf was originally set.
A. Iceland, but one might suppose it to be
B. Iceland, not, as one might suppose, in
C. Iceland, however, one might suppose it was
D. Iceland; not, as might be supposed,
E. Iceland; although one might suppose it was filmed in
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