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1. 2. 3. 4. This is a simulation of the Law Aptitude Exam. Answer it like the real thing. Do not begin unless told to do so. Only pencils and eraser are allowed on top of the table. Scratch paper shall be provided. For each question, choose the best answer according to the instructions. Shade the corresponding circle on your answer sheet .If you want to change your answer, erase the shading completely, then shade your new answer.
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The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 12. The tens digit is two more than the ones digit. The ones digit is two less than three times the ones digit. What is the number? a. 642 d. 660 b. 453 e. None of the above c. 831 If Drew were three times as old as he was five years ago, he will be sixty less than six times his current age. How old is Drew? a. 60 d. 15 b. 30 e. None of the above c. 25 Danny has a total of ninety P20, P50, and P100-bills. She has three and a half times as many P50 as P20-bills, and one-half as many P100 as P20-bills. How much money does he have? a. P600 d. P4350 b. P1500 e. None of the above c. P2250 The Daily Bugle offers advertisement space at P98 a page printed in colored. How many pages would P2,450 buy? a. 35 d. 20 b. 30 e. None of the above c. 25 How much water should be added to one liter of pure alcohol to make a mixture of 50% alcohol? a. 1 liters d. 0.5 liters b. 2 liter e. None of the above c. 1.5 liters What number comes next in the following series? 4, 16, 36, 64, a. 94 d. 100 b. 81 e. None of the above c. 64 What are two consecutive integers, such that seven times the larger minus three times the smaller is 95? a. 21 and 22 d. 23 and 24 b. 24 and 25 e. None of the above c. 22 and 23 Sixty-three more than four-fifths of a number equals 111. What is the number? a. 60 d. 32 b. 48 e. None of the above
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The larger of two numbers is six more than six times the smaller number. The larger number is also 122 more than two times the smaller number. What is the smaller number? a. 180 d. 29 b. 116 e. None of the above c. 36 The ratio of votes for Manny to votes for Karen in an election is 13:5. There were a total of 1,530 votes. How many people voted for Karen? a. 1105 d. 85 b. 680 e. None of the above c. 425 The sum of three positive consecutive integers is less than 346. What pair of numbers has the greatest sum? a. 111, 112, 113 d. 115, 116, 117 b. 103, 104, 105 e. None of the above c. 114, 115, 116 The measures of two angles in a triangle are in the ratio of 2:4. The measure of the larger angle is twenty-four degrees less than three times the smaller angle. What is the measure of the larger angle? a. 24 degrees d. 108 degrees b. 48 degrees e. None of the above c. 72 degrees Naomi is nine years older than Bert. Naomi is four times as old as Brian was three years ago. Brian is eighteen years younger than Fiona. How old is Bert? a. 10 d. 28 b. 12 e. None of the above c. 19 BJ played a few games of bowling. In the third game he scored 80 more than in the second game. In the first game he scored 110 less than in the third game. His total score for the first two games was 208. If he wants an average score of 146, what must he score in the fourth game? a. 89 d. 199 b. 119 e. None of the above c. 177 Two airline buses leave an airport at the same time in opposite directions. The first plane is traveling at 325 kph and the other at 275 kph. How long will it take for the planes to be 2,700 kilometers apart? a. 4 hours d. 4.5 minutes b. 270 minutes e. None of the above c. 5 hours Evaluate: 1 + 16 2 8 10 a. 8 d. 0 b. 8 e. None of the above c. 53
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Which of the following fractions has the greatest value? a. 3 / 7 d. 4 / 9 b. 8 / 13 e. None of the above c. 6 / 11 Ruth calculated the total revenue for the night to be P54,540. A total of 540 tickets and souvenirs were sold. If a ticket cost P112 each and a souvenir costs P68, how many tickets were sold? a. 420 d. 120 b. 405 e. None of the above c. 135 There are three consecutive even integers. Half the sum of the second and third numbers is 35. What are the integers? a. 69, 71, 73 d. 32, 34, 36 b. 38, 70, 72 e. None of the above c. 33, 35, 37 If 27 is added to a two-digit number, the original number will be reversed. The number is three less than four times the sum of its digits. What is the number? a. 25 d. 63 b. 36 e. None of the above c. 52 Daisy has a total of sixty more P500 than P100-bills have? a. 12 d. b. 20 e. c. 28 P100, P200 and P500-bills. She has a total of P16,800. She has eight and eight fewer P500 than P200-bills. How many of P200-bill does she 60 None of the above
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Leia drove to Neil's house at 45 kph. Neil's house is 28 kilometers away. Leia arrived at Neil's house at 4:27 PM. What time did she leave? a. 4:02 PM d. 3:52 PM b. 4:52 PM e. None of the above c. 5:02 PM A rectangle, whose perimeter is 144 feet, has a length that is 6 feet longer than its width. What is the area of the rectangle? a. 4,752 ft2 d. 5,175 ft2 2 b. 5,616 ft e. None of the above 2 c. 5,184 ft One angle in triangle ABC is 31 degrees. The difference between the measures of the other two angles is 63 degrees. What is the measure of each angle in triangle ABC? a. 31, 43, 106 d. 31, 74, 75 b. 31, 54, 95 e. None of the above c. 31, 63, 8
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Evaluate: 22 + 90.5 + 21 + 2250 a. 22 d. 358 b. 15 e. None of the above c. 10 The ratio of adult tickets to student tickets for the play was 4:5. If the sum of the adult tickets and one half of the students tickets is 260, how many adult tickets were sold? a. 80 d. 200 b. 100 e. None of the above c. 160 Carrie owns three houses and makes money by renting them out. She charges three times as much per month for the second house than for the first. The monthly rent for the third house is P2,610 less than the sum of the monthly rents for the first two houses. The first house was vacant for six months, but otherwise rents were received every month from the tenants of the three houses. Carrie had total rent receipts of P186,390 for the year. How much, per month, was the rent for the third house? a. P2,071 d. P6,300 b. P2,100 e. None of the above c. P5,790 Evaluate: | 4 5 | | 3 5 | | 3 4 | a. 2 d. 0 b. 1 e. None of the above c. 1 Factor: a3 27 a. (a 3)3 b. (a + 3)(a 3) c. (a2 9)(a + 3)
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Grammatical Reasoning
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This is a simulation of the Law Aptitude Exam. Answer it like the real thing. Do not begin unless told to do so. Only pencils and eraser are allowed on top of the table. Scratch paper shall be provided. For each question, choose the best answer according to the instructions. Shade the corresponding circle on your answer sheet .If you want to change your answer, erase the shading completely, then shade your new answer.
GRAMMAR 1. _____ winning in spite of the odds inspired us all. a. He b. You c. Your d. Him e. None of the above The Amtrak Company _____ its turnover over the past eleven months. a. has doubled b. had doubled c. has doubling d. had been doubling e. None of the above If Shawn had locked his car properly, it _____ stolen. a. would not have been b. will not be c. would not be d. was not e. None of the above Neither Rina nor the other secretaries filed _____ income tax returns. a. her b. their c. theirs d. ours e. None of the above Many middle-born children place great importance on _____ peer group. a. his b. their c. our d. you e. None of the above In my company, only executives are eligible _____ share option schemes. a. for b. of c. with d. to e. None of the above
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_____ get tired of answering the same questions everyday? a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Do you ever d. Are you ever e. None of the above The question of _____ we should support must be decided soon. a. who b. whom c. which d. that e. None of the above The minority of office staff _____ high school graduates. a. is b. was c. are d. has been e. None of the above I _____ to Paris and seen the the exhibits at Louvre. a. went b. had been c. have been d. will go e. None of the above IDENTIFYING ERRORS 11. The Bureau of Food and Drugs did not conclude that the negative side affects of the drug a b offset the drugs positive benefits. None of the above c d e 12. Debating the anti-corruption bill was the first order of business for the House; to set the a b c calendar for the upcoming session was to follow. None of the above d e 13. As he held open the door for her, she could not ignore the look on his face, a look that a aggravated her self-consciousness as they proceeded along the street. None of the above b c d e 14. Over the last decade, the information industry had grown into a multi-billion dollar a b industry that employs tens of thousands of workers. None of the above c d e 15. One cannot perform multiple tasks simultaneously if he is easily distracted by a b c ones sorroundings. None of the above d e
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16. Reading widely in her field, making her self available to students, and a b her sophisticated research paid off for Professor Almedal; she was awarded tenure c d last year. None of the above e 17. Youth, as the Greeks and other early civilizations knew, are best spent a b c as a time of learning and of recreation. None of the above d e 18. Despite enormous voter drive, there are still many city-dwellers who are not registered to a b c d vote. None of the above e 19. Most of his constituents agree that it is reasonable for the representative a b to not acquiesce to the demands of the transit authority. None of the above c d 20. He is not sure if he should buy the new computer now or wait until he receives his a b c d next bonus. None of the above e SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT 21. Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow. a. the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow
b. the ski-tip of the last competitor caught the pole and somersaulted in the soft snow c. the last competitor caught the pole with the tip of her ski, and somersaulted into the soft snow
d. the last competitor caught the pole with her ski-tip, which made her somersault into the soft snow e. None of the above
22. The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. a. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution
b. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution c. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution
d. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution e. None of the above
23. Among the many reasons for his defeat in the election was his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions, and his unwarranted attack on his main rival. a. was his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions
b. were his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions c were his arrogant assumptions that his constituents were incapable of understanding economical conditions
d. were his arrogant assumption that his constituents would be incapable of understanding economics e. None of the above
24. Only one out of every 150,000 chemical compounds proves useful in the field of pharmaceuticals, thus many research scientists spend their entire careers to investigate drugs that will never receive FDA approval. a. many research scientists spend their entire careers to investigate drugs
b. many a research scientist spends his or her entire career investigating drugs c. many research scientists spend their entire career in the investigation of drugs
d. many research scientists investigate drugs in their entire careers e. None of the above
25. The government requires that these forms should be submitted before the end of the financial year. a. that these forms should be submitted
b. that these forms be submitted c. for these forms to be submitted
d. these forms submission e. None of the above
26. Rembrandts early work has often been described as being in sharp contrast with his later work, despite there is a fundamental continuity between the two. a. with his later work, despite
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27. In the initial stages of learning a new language we learn more through listening and attempting to copy speech patterns and not through reading grammar books. a. and attempting to copy speech patterns and not through reading grammar books
b. and attempting to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar books c. and attempts to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar books
d. and attempts at copying speech patterns than through reading grammar books e. None of the above
28. If the gardener would sow the seeds in the greenhouse rather than the garden, he might get a better display of flowers. a. If the gardener would sow the seeds in the greenhouse rather than the garden
b. If the gardener would sow the seeds in the greenhouse rather than the garden c. If the gardener were to sow the seeds in the greenhouse rather than in the garden
d. If the gardener would sow the seeds in the greenhouse instead of the garden e. None of the above
29. It is highly desirable that you furnish evidence of your expenses before you submit your final accounts. a. It is highly desirable that you furnish evidence of your expenses
b. It is highly desirable that you should furnish evidence of your expenses c. It is highly to be desired that you furnish evidences of your expenses
d. You must furnish evidence of your expenses e. None of the above
30. In the fine print at the end of the document lies the clauses that make us liable for any expenses that result from civil unrest. a. lies the clauses that make us liable for any expenses that
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d. lie the clauses that makes us liable for any expenses which e. None of the above
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pith of his argument a. benevolence b. quintessence c. abyss d. bottom e. None of the above
2. recommending a nostrum a. adjournment b. explanation c. stalemate d. remedy e. None of the above 3. occlude the path a. presume b. discover c. obstruct d. pursue e. None of the above 4. concept of gemeinschaft a. apportionment b. community c. individual d. pleasure e. None of the above 5. contretemps in the plan a. hindrance b. antagonists c. derision d. enticement e. None of the above 6. scan the gestalt a. summary b. modification c. appearance d. pretense
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14. rescind the contract a. sanction b. annul c. appraise d. interpret e. None of the above 15. a saturnine expression on her face a. dejected b. closed c. disconcerted d. jovial e. None of the above 16. specious accusations a. valid b. capacious c. spurious d. misleading e. None of the above 17. opprobrious decision a. excoriating b. reckless c. ignominous d. favorable e. None of the above 18. factious leadership a. fabricated b. truthful c. subjective d. unified e. None of the above 19. obdurate criminals a. confused b. hardened c. acquiescent d. repentant e. None of the above 20. inimitable qualities a. exclusive b. estimable c. vile d. conventional e. None of the above ANALOGY (SINGLE) 21. quaff : sip :: stride :
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22. excerpt : novel :: swatch : a. paper b. sample c. watch d. cloth e. None of the above 23. disease : pathologist :: tenet : a. theologian b. student c. teacher d. university e. None of the above 24. malinger : ail :: flatter : a. malice b. humanity c. resentment d. appreciate e. None of the above 25. proselytize : convert : digress :: a. reveal b. deviate c. disclose d. condone e. None of the above 26. sanctuary : refuge :: coffer : a. wood b. valuables c. safety d. protection e. None of the above 27. anesthetic : numbness :: sedative : a. drowsiness b. pain c. migraine d. anxiety e. None of the above 28. period : stop :: caret : a. insert b. abbreviate
c. emphasize d. seperate e. None of the above 29. siren : lure :: sphinx : a. astound b. anger c. annoy d. perplex e. None of the above 30. tyrant : just :: fraud : a. scrupulous b. deception c. hoaxer d. pretense e. None of the above ANALOGY (PAIRED) 31. rust : corrosion :: a. vapor : flammability b. solution : precipitation c. mold : dissinfection d. dew : condensation e. None of the above 32. cogent : convince :: a. repugnant : repel b. irrational : disturb c. dangerous : avoid d. generous : appreciate e. None of the above 33. paltry : significance :: a. redundant : discussion b. opulent : wealth c. banal : originality d. obique : familiarity e. None of the above 34. disguise : recognition :: a. infidelity : matrimony b. padding : damage c. prevarication : statement d. espionage : diplomacy e. None of the above 35. perspicacious : insight :: a. warm : temperature b. churlish : enmity
c. rapacious : magnanimity d. wealth : scarcity e. None of the above 36. color : spectrum :: a. sound : waves b. tone : scale c. dimension : space d. cell : organism e. None of the above 37. limerick : poem :: a. monologue : chorus b. aria : song c. book : novel d. waltz : tango e. None of the above 38. misanthrope : people :: a. miscreant : dogma b. patriot : country c. xenophobe : strangers d. rebel : government e. None of the above 39. stygian : dark :: a. abysmal : low b. furtuitous : accidental c. reckless : threatening d. cataclysmic : doomed e. None of the above 40. prattle : speak :: a. lane : stroll b. amble : scurry c. orate : listen d. promenade : walk e. None of the above SENTENCE COMPLETION 41. The actual _____ of Gretchen's position was always _____ by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement. a. uncertainty alleviated b. outcome foreshadowed c. logic enhanced d. rigidity betrayed e. None of the above
42. Pyridine is a colorless _____ liquid with a sharp choking odor, and therefore requires to be _____ stored in tightly-stoppered glass bottles to prevent the fumes from escaping. a. volatile prudently b. viscous occasionally c. corrosive instantly d. viscid unwittingly e. None of the above 43. That many of the important laws of science were discovered during experiments designed to _____ other phenomena suggests that experimental results are the _____ of inevitable natural forces rather than of planning. a. alter adjuncts b. analyze foundations c. illuminate.. consequences d. disprove predecessors e. None of the above 44. Business forecasts usually prove reasonably accurate when the assumption that the future will be much like the past is _____; in times of major _____ in the business environment, however, forecasts can be dangerously wrong. a. satisfied shifts b. specified discontinuities c. questioned surges d. contradicted improvements e. None of the above 45. Politeness is not a _____ attribute of human behavior, but rather a central virtue, one whose very existence is increasingly being _____ by the faddish requirement to speak ones mind. a. pervasive undercut b. superficial threatened c. precious repudiated d. trivial affected e. None of the above 46. While it is assumed that the mechanization of work has had a _____ effect on the lives of workers, there is evidence available to suggest that, on the contrary, mechanization has served to _____ some of the traditional roles of women. a. dramatic undermine b. revolutionary reinforce c. debilitating weaken d. benign revise e. None of the above 47. Early _____ of hearing loss is _____ by the fact that the other senses are able to compensate for moderate amounts of loss, so that people frequently do not know that their hearing is imperfect. a. discovery indicated b. development prevented c. detection complicated d. treatment facilitated.
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48. The functions of the hands, eyes, and brain are so _____ that using the hands during early childhood helps the childs entire _____ development. a. unalterable intellectual b. intertwined perceptual c. enigmatic psychological d. regulated adolescent e. None of the above 49. Although he was very strict with the students in the classroom, his envious colleagues were under the impression that the students _____ him because of his _____. a. derided indolence b. deplored ingenuity c. extolled insolence d. revered leniency e. None of the above 50. Non-violent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to _____ its injustices is forced to correct them: the injustices can no longer be _____. a. decrease verified b. acknowledge ignored c. address eliminated d. explain discussed e. None of the above PARAGRAPH COMPLETION In an ___(51)___, two hundred mice of a strain that is ___(52)___ free of leukemia were given equal doses of radiation. Half of the mice were then allowed to eat their usual foods without ___(53)___, while the other half were given adequate but limited amounts of the same foods. Of the first group, fifty-five ___(54)___ leukemia; of the second, only three. 51. a. b. c. d. e. 52. a. b. c. d. e. 53. a. b. c. d. e. account analysis attempt experiment None of the above normally very conceptually usually None of the above condition trepidation restraint hydration None of the above
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PREMISES/ASSUMPTIONS 1. Given: Last year, Hank enjoyed a high income from exactly two sources: his manufacturing business and his stock market investments. Although Rupert earns far more from his business than from his stocks, the money he earns from the stock market is an important part of his income. Because of series of drops in the stock marked, Rupert will not earn as much from his investments this year. It follows then that Rupert will make less money this year than he did last year. Statement: Increased profits at Ruperts business will not offset any loss in stock market income. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 2. Given: The best teachers never tell their students what to write. They try instead to establish an environment that is conducive to thorough and creative scholarship, because training a student through indoctrination is never as effective as encouraging a student to develop his faculties independently. Truly impressive scholarly work can be produced only by a student who feels that he is breaking new ground, or at least treating familiar ground in a fresh and original manner. Statement: A student cannot create impressive scholarly work if he has been encouraged to formulate his own ideas. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption.
3. Given: The governor has admitted to having an illicit affair and lying to his wife about it. Although the affair ended several years ago, and the governor and his wife are now reconciled, this episode disqualifies him from seeking higher office. How could world leaders be expected to negotiate with a president who has admitted lying to his spouse? Statement: A person who could be dishonest in a personal situation is likely to tell a lie in public. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 4. Given:
I think some of our schools should be less rigid than they are and teachers should not oppress their pupils in an authoritarian spirit as some of them do. Yet, it is essential for teachers to make clear what they expect of children. This is like giving a vine a pole on which to grow. Statement: All teachers are authoritative in class. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 5. Given: I will graduate in March. Statement: I will still be alive in March a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 6. Given: What is the most wicked envy, hatred or malice? Statement: It is wrong to hate anybody. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 7. Given: Im all for women having equal rights, said Bullfight Association president Paco Camino. But I repeat, women shouldnt fight bulls because a bull-fighter is and should be a man. Statement: Men are born to be bullfighters. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 8. Given: The local governments new ordinance limiting the types of materials that can be disposed of in trash fires violates our right as citizens. The fact that local environmental damage results from the burning of certain inorganic materials is not the primary issue. The real concern is the governments flagrant disregard for the right of the individual to establish what is acceptable on his or her own property. Statement: An individuals personal rights on his own property supersede any right or responsibility the government may have to protect a community from harm. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption.
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Suppose that Bert tells me that he has had a tooth extracted without an anesthetic, and I express my sympathy, and suppose that I am then asked, How do you know that it hurt me? I might reasonably reply, Well, I know that it would have hurt me. I have been to the dentist and know how painful it is to have a toothy filled let alone taken out, without an anesthetic. Statement: The speaker and Bert have the same sort of nervous system and that under these conditions, the speaker would have felt considerable pain, just as Bert had. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. 10. Given: 1 out of 10 children catches colds everyday. I am going to teach a class of 40 children today. Statement: I have four children sick with colds today. a. The statement is an assumption. b. The statement is not an assumption. DRAWING CONCLUSIONS 11. The keys to economic growth are low interest rates and a high number of investments. There cannot be a high number of investments without low interest rates. Therefore, a. If there are low interest rates, then there are investments. b. A high number of investments is adequate to guarantee low interest rates. c. Stagnant economies with low interest rates have few investments. d. Stagnant economies with high interest rates have few investments. e. None of the above 12. If Alex comes to the party, Butch leaves the party. If Butch leaves the party, either Ralph or Tim asks Rory to dance. If Rory is asked to dance by either Ralph or Tim and Butch leaves the party, Rory accepts. If Rory is asked to dance by either Ralph or Tim and Butch does not leave the party, Rory does not accept. If Butch does not leave the party, a. Tim asks Rory to dance. b. Ralph asks Rory to dance. c. Alex does not come to the party. d. Rory refuses to dance with either Robert or Steve. e. None of the above 13. Compassionate acts make this world a better place. Condoling with the bereaved is a compassionate act. a. Therefore, giving sympathy makes people happier. b. Therefore, in times of sorrow, there is happiness. c. Therefore, condoling with the bereaved makes this world a better place. d. Therefore, we should be happy and make this world a better place. e. None of the above 14. Antifreeze lowers the melting point of any liquid to which it is added so that the liquid will not freeze in cold weather. It is commonly used to maintain the cooling system in automobile
radiators. Of course, the weather may become so cold that even antifreeze is not effective, but such a severe climatic condition rarely occurs in well-traveled places. a. Severe climatic conditions rarely occur. b. Antifreeze raises the melting point of some liquids. c. Antifreeze does not lower the melting point of certain liquids in extreme conditions. d. It is not often that many travelers who use antifreeze have their cooling systems freeze. e. None of the above 15. If taxes are reduced then inflation will rise, but if the budget is balanced then unemployment will increase. If the president keeps his campaign promises, then either taxes are reduced or budget is balanced. Therefore, a. If inflation rises, then the president should balance the budget. b. If unemployment increases and inflation rises, then the president will not keep his campaign promises. c. If the president keeps his campaign promises, then either inflation will rise or unemployment will increase. d. The president should not keep his campaign promises. e. None of the above 16. So far this year, researchers have reported the following: - Heavy coffee consumption can increase the risk of hear attack. - Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning increases feelings of well being and alertness. - Boiled coffee increases blood cholesterol levels. - Coffee may protect against cancer of the colon. If all these statements are true, which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from this information? a. Reducing coffee consumption will make people healthier. b. Reducing coffee consumption will make people feel better. c. People at risk of heart attack should limit their coffee drinking. d. People at risk of cancer should reduce their coffee consumption. e. None of the above 17. If God were willing to prevent evil, but unable to do so, He would be impotent. If He were able to prevent evil, but unwilling to do so, He would be malevolent. Evil can exist only if God is either unwilling or unable to prevent it. There is evil. If God exists, He is neither impotent nor malevolent. Therefore, a. God is omnipotent. b. God does not exist. c. God is unwilling to prevent evil. d. God is all-powerful. e. None of the above 19. Cows make milk out of grass. Farmers take care of the cows that produce milk. Cheese is made of milk and milk is made of grass. a. Therefore, cheese is made by farmers. b. Therefore, cows are made of grass. c. Therefore, cheese and milk are made of grass. d. Conclusion cannot be drawn. e. None of the above 20. If it will either rain tomorrow or not, then weather predicting is an exact science. It will rain tomorrow. Therefore,
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21. A recent study of cigarette smokers has shown that 40 percent of cancer patients who are heavy smokers of unfiltered cigarettes will die of the disease. For cancer patients who are light smokers of filter cigarettes, the percentage is 25 percent. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the information above? a. There are more heavy smokers of unfiltered cigarettes than light smokers of filter cigarettes. b. More heavy smokers of unfiltered cigarettes die of cancer than light smokers of filter cigarettes. c. A heavy smoker of unfiltered cigarettes who has cancer is more likely to die than a light smoker of unfiltered cigarettes. d. A heavy smoker of unfiltered cigarettes who has cancer is more likely to die of the disease than a light smoker of filtered cigarettes who has cancer. e. None of the above INTERPRETATION A theater company is presenting a series of five plays featuring five actors, F, G, H, I, and J. - Only G and H will perform in the first play. - J and three others will perform in the second play. - Only F will perform in the third play. - More people will perform in the fourth play than in the fifth play. 22. Which of the following must surely be true? a. F, I, and J will perform in the fifth play. b. F and I will perform in the second play. c. All five actors will perform in the fourth play. d. Four actors will appear in the fifth play. e. None of the above 23. For which of the following pairs of performers is it true that if one appears in a play, the other must also appear? a. J and G b. J and H c. J and I d. G and H e. None of the above Ten bells are to be hung side by side on a rope which will then be stretched parallel to the ground between two poles. The positions are numbered consecutively 1 through 10, starting from the left. - There are two green, two blue, three red, and three yellow bells. - The two green bells are next to each other. - The two blue bells are not next to each other. - The three red bells are next to each other. - A blue bell is at one end of the rope and a red bell is at the other end.
24. If a blue bell is in position 7 and a yellow bell in position 8, which of the following positions is surely occupied by a green bell? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 9 e, None of the above 25. If one green bell is next to a blue bell and the other green bell is next to a red bell, which of the following must be true? a. The three yellow bells are next to each other. b. A blue bell is flanked by two yellow bells. c. A yellow bell is flanked by two blue bells. d. A blue bell is between a red bell and a green bell. e, None of the above 26. If a yellow bell is in position 5 and the yellow bells are next to each other, which of the following cannot be possible? a. A blue bell is in position 4. b. A blue bell is in position 7. c. A blue bell is in position 8. d. A blue bell is in position 1. e, None of the above 27. If Lorraine is the tallest among the group; Myra is shorter and younger than Sylvia; Corrine is older than Lorraine; Sylvia is prettier and older than Lorraine; Corrine is as tall as Sylvia and prettier than Myra; Myra is as pretty as Sylvia; Corrine is younger than Myra, who is the prettiest? Shortest? Oldest? a. Corrine Lorraine Sylvia b. Corrine Myra Sylvia c. Sylvia Myra Corrine d. Sylvia Corrine Lorraine e. None of the above A diner serves a different main entre each night, from Sunday to Saturday. The choices are beef, lamb, venison, pork, spaghetti, marlin, and veal, each of which will be used on a different night. However, the following conditions must be satisfied when deciding upon the menu: - The lamb must be served either the night before or the night after the spaghetti is served. - The beef must be served either the night before or the night after either the pork or the marlin is served. - The venison cannot be served the night before or the night after the veal is served. - The veal must be served on Monday. 28. If the marlin is served on Thursday, the pork must be served on a. Sunday b. Tuesday c. Friday d. Saturday e, None of the above
29. If lamb is served on Saturday, which one of the following must be true? a. The spaghetti is served on Thursday. b. The beef is served on Tuesday. c. The venison is served on Thursday. d. The pork is served on Wednesday. e, None of the above 30. Which one of the following is a night on which the venison could be served? a. Sunday b. Tuesday c. Friday d. Saturday e, None of the above
INFERENCES 31. Premises: An attorney is always free to consult law books. A physician often looks up cases in medical texts. Everyone should be allowed a similar freedom or reference. Statement: Therefore, students should be permitted to use their textbooks during examinations. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 32. Premises: Samantha prefers Feature Writing to Editorial Writing. She likes Feature Writing, however, less than she likes Photography. She actually finds Photography preferable to any other college course, and she dislikes Physical Education more than she dislikes Differential Calculus. Statement: Samantha likes Feature Writing better than she likes Differential Calculus. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 33. Premises: There are at least three spies at a diplomatic reception. At least one spy knows the true identity of every other spy at the reception. At most, two spies know each others true identities. Statement: If a spy knows the true identity of another spy, that second spy in turn knows the true identity of the first. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 34. Premises: Nothing is perfect. Everything is imperfect.
Statement: If nothing is not something, then given any individual thing whatever, it is not perfect. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 35. Premises: All women who have friends are happy. All women either have friends or are happy. Statement: Some women who have friends are not happy. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 36. Premises: If the Board approves the new proposal, the office will move to a new location immediately. If the office moves, five new supervisors will be appointed immediately. The Board approved the new proposal. Statement: No new supervisors were appointed. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 37. Premises: If the victim had money in his pockets, then robbery wasnt the motive for the crime. But either robber or vengeance was the motive for the crime. The victim has money in his pockets. Statement: Therefore, vengeance must have been the motive for the crime. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 38. Premises: In John and Ces class, everyone likes Math or Science or both. But Ces does not like Science. Statement: Anyone in class who does not like Science likes Math. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. 39. Premises: A few clowns are sad. All clowns are always funny. Children cannot be sad and funny at the same time. Statement: No sad clowns are children. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises.
40. Premises: Jenny is dining at a Japanese restaurant. She will order either combination platter #1 or combination platter #6, but not both. If she orders combination platter #1, she will eat tekka maki. If she orders combination platter #6, she will eat ebi sushi. Statement: Jenny will eat either tekka maki or ebi sushi, but not both. a. The statement follows the given premises. b. The statement does not follow the given premises. ARGUMENTS 41. Self-confidence is a big factor in success. The person who thinks he can, will master most of the things he attempts. The person who thinks he cant, may not try. The author of these statements would agree that: a. No task is too large. b. Success relies on effort. c. Trying is half the battle. d. Self-confidence is of most importance. e. None of the above 42. No one cheats on all the exams he takes. Some people cheat on most of the exams they take. Most cheat on some of the exams they take. Everyone has cheated on at least one exam he has taken. Cheating is wrong. Which one of the following is inconsistent with the preceding facts? a. There are more people who cheat on all their exams than those who never cheat at all. b. There are more people who cheat on some of their exams than those who cheat on most of their exams. c. The punishment of expulsion does not discourage people from cheating. d. Marie has never been caught cheating. e. None of the above
43. A study of former athletes revealed that, as a group, they are five times less likely to die before the age of fifty than are members of the population at large. The advice to derive from this is clear: educational institutions should vastly expand their athletic departments so as to allow a greater portion of all students to participate in athletics, thereby increasing the overall life expectancy of their student population. Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above? a. The students who voluntarily compete in athletics are more predisposed to good health than those who do not. b. People who become active after leading sedentary lives can remarkably decrease their chances of contracting heart disease. c. Since participation in athletics requires tremendous academic discipline, athletes are better suited to succeed in society than are students who do not participate in athletics. d. Few schools have the resources to increase spending on athletics, a non-essential program. e. None of the above 44. Yomi said, All children I have met are friendly. Therefore, all children are friendly.
Which one of the following most closely parallels the logic of the above statement? a. I have eaten spinach three times and I got sick each time. Therefore, if I eat spinach again, I will get sick. b. Every professor I had in college was mean. Therefore, all professors are mean. c. All mansions are big. This house is small. Therefore, it is not a mansion. d. My height has increased each year for the past two years. Therefore, I will grow taller this year. e. None of the above 45. There is something irrational about our system of laws. Criminal law punishes a person more severely for having successfully committed a crime than it does a person who fails in an attempt to commit the same crime even though the same evil intention is presented in both cases. But under civil law a person who attempts to defraud a potential victim but is unsuccessful is not required to pay damages. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the authors argument? a. There are more criminal laws on the books than there are civil laws on the books. b. The goal of criminal law is to punish the criminal, but the goal of civil law is to compensate the victim. c. Most persons who are imprisoned for crimes will commit another crime if they are ever released from prison. d. A person is morally culpable for evil thoughts as well as for evil deed. e. None of the above 46. Choose the most sound argument from each of the following sets of statements below. a. Knowledge is power and the use of power in a community should always be controlled and regulated. Therefore, knowledge belongs to that special ethical category of things which require special treatment and should be controlled with special rigor, and various sorts of knowledge should simply be just off limits altogether.
b. It is never appropriate to restrict or regulate knowledge or information. For this is something sacred and sacrosanct. Like life or liberty, it is the subject of a fundamental and indefeasible right. c. Knowledge is not a special case of some sort. It is simply one good among others---which is subject to the same general sorts of socially motivated constrains to which we subject other goods and goals.
d. Certain sorts of inquiries result in products whose use for evil purposes is so readily possible and so likely that it is best not to embark in this direction at all. Whatever benefit for knowledge might result in the way of abstract understanding is overshadowed by the predictable prospect of reprehensible applications. e. None of the above
Mr. Dimple: Ms. Wilsons qualifications are ideal for the position. She is intelligent, forceful, determined and trustworthy. I suggest we hire her immediately. 47. Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken Mr. Dimples statement? a. Ms. Wilson is not interested in being hired. b. There are two other applicants whose qualifications are identical to Ms. Wilsons. c. Ms. Wilson is currently working for a rival company.
d. Mr. Dimple is not speaking directly to the hiring committee. e. None of the above 48. Which of the following, if true, offers the strongest support of Mr. Dimples statement? a. All the members of the hiring committee have agreed that intelligence, trustworthiness, determination, and forcefulness are important qualifications for the job. b. Mr. Dimple holds exclusive responsibility for hiring new employees. c. Mr. Dimple has known Ms. Wilson longer than he has known any of the other applicants. d. Ms. Wilson is a member of Mr. Dimples family. e. None of the above 49. You can use a bottle opener to open the new beer bottles. You do not need to use a bottle opener to open the new beer bottles. Which of the following most closely parallels the logic of these statements? a. I can move the sofa with my sisters help. If my sister is not available, Ill get a friend to help me. b. If you do not study you will fail the test. If you do study, you may fail the test. c. You must turn on the switch to light the lamp. If you turn on the switch, the lamp may not light. d. Every candidate I voted for in the election lost his race. I must learn to vote better. e. None of the above 50. An airline representative announced the introduction of a new pricing system that uses sophisticated computer technology. Based on up-to-the-minute information on sales, the system identifies and continually updates peak times of high demand and off-peak times of low demand, keeping prices high when demand is high and lowering prices to attract customers when demand is low. As a result, the airline anticipates that a large number of customers will choose to travel off-peak in order to experience savings, while those who wish to travel at peak times will enjoy greater availability due to higher prices. The airline therefore anticipates that the majority of customers will experience significant benefits as a result of the new system. Which one of the following indicates an error in the reasoning on the part of the airline? a. The airline displays nave trust in the possibilities of technology. b. The airlines conclusion rests on a result that would necessarily cancel out the anticipated benefit. c. The airline fails to factor in the cost of implementing the new system. d. The airline fails to establish the percentage of customers who would benefit from the change. e. None of the above Jay, a research scientist rides the train to work every day. On this day, he brought with him a package of several unstable chemicals contained in separate vials, which he double-checked to ensure they were tightly sealed to prevent contamination. The security guard checking the contents of passenger belongings allowed Jay into the train platform with his package without thoroughly asking him as to the nature of the packages contents. The management of this local metro rail transit, meanwhile, had conspicuously posted warnings at strategic places of the terminal, prohibiting any passenger from bringing explosives or any other inflammable materials into the station. Should they have any, they should submit these
to Reading Comprehension could be kept in a safe place aboard the train and be given back at the trains personnel so they the passengers exit point. 1. This is a simulation of the Law Aptitude Exam. Answer it like the real thing. As3. everyone else went of toeraser are allowed on top of the table. Scratchpassengersbe provided. the Only pencils and work, the platform was packed with paper shall waiting for For each question, choose the best pushing noisily at each other to get inside the train. 4. When it finally arrived, people began answer according to the instructions. Shade the corresponding circle on your answer sheet .If you want to change your answer,about.the shading completely, then shade oncoming train. Jay, with the package in his hands, got jostled erase When the train stopped and your new answer. its doors opened, a Nick pushed Jay forcefully from behind to get in, causing Jay to drop the package. There was a loud explosion as the chemicals mixed with each other and pandemonium broke loose. An Edna who was carrying an antique vase, surprised by the loud bang, dropped her age-old possession. Shards of the glass vial, which scattered upon the explosion, entered the eyes of a man who stood near Jay so that the man needed medical attention. 51. Not knowing the results of his action, the Nick should not be made to answer for any liability. a. The proposition is legally sound and may have basis in law. b. The proposition has no basis in law. 52. The management of the train station has a valid case against Jay for damages resulting from the explosion of the package he brought with him which he failed to surrender to train personnel as required given the unstable, unpredictable nature of the chemicals. a. The proposition is legally sound and may have basis in law. b. The proposition has no basis in law. 53. The Edna cannot petition for relief in the value of the antique vase she lost against Roger. a. The proposition is legally sound and may have basis in law. b. The proposition has no basis in law. 54. If all complaints were filed against the management, they can refuse to pay for damages and counsel all claimants to seek relief from the security guard. a. The proposition is legally sound and may have basis in law. b. The proposition has no basis in law. 55. Jay should have no liability at all. a. The proposition is legally sound and may have basis in law. b. The proposition has no basis in law.
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Selection A
The passage is taken from a biography of Florence Nightingale who is mainly remembered for her heroic work as a nurse during the Crimean War. The name of Florence Nightingale lives in the memory of the world by virtue of the heroic adventure of the Crimea. Had she died - as she nearly did - upon her return to England, her reputation would hardly have been different; her legend would have come down to us almost as we know it today - that gentle vision of female virtue which first took shape before the adoring eyes of the sick soldiers at Scutari. Yet, as a matter of fact, she lived for more than half a century after the Crimean War; and during the greater part of that long period all the energy and all the devotion of her extraordinary nature were working at their highest pitch. What she accomplished in those years of unknown labor could, indeed, hardly have been more glorious than her Crimean triumphs; but it was certainly more important. The true history was far stranger even than the myth. In Miss Nightingale's own eyes the adventure of the Crimea was a mere incident scarcely more than a useful stepping-stone in her career. It was the fulcrum with which she hoped to move the world; but it was only the fulcrum. For more than a generation she was to sit in secret, working her lever: and her real life began at the very moment when, in popular imagination, it had ended. She arrived in England in a shattered state of health. The hardships and the ceaseless efforts of the last two years had undermined her nervous system; her heart was affected; she suffered constantly from fainting-fits and terrible attacks of utter physical prostration. The doctors declared that one thing alone would save her - a complete and prolonged rest. But that was also the one thing with which she would have nothing to do. She had never been in the habit of resting; why should she begin now? Now, when her opportunity had come at last; now, when the iron was hot, and it was time to strike? No; she had work to do; and, come what might, she would do it. The doctors protested in vain; in vain her family lamented and entreated, in vain her friends pointed out to her the madness of such a course. Madness? Mad possessed - perhaps she was. A frenzy had seized upon her. As she lay upon her sofa, gasping, she devoured blue-books, dictated letters, and, in the intervals of her palpitations, cracked jokes. For months at a stretch she never left her bed. But she would not rest. At this rate, the doctors assured her, even if she did not die, she would become an invalid for life. She could not help that; there was work to be done; and, as for rest, very likely she might rest ... when she had done it. Wherever she went, to London or in the country, in the hills of Derbyshire, or among the rhododendrons at Embley, she was haunted by a ghost. It was the specter of Scutari - the hideous vision of the organization of a military hospital. She would lay that phantom, or she would perish. The whole system of the Army Medical Department, the education of the Medical Officer,
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the regulations of hospital procedure ... rest? How could she rest while these things were as they were, while, if the like necessity 50 were to arise again, the like results would follow? And, even in peace and at home, what was the sanitary condition of the Army? The mortality in the barracks, was, she found, nearly double the mortality in civil life. 'You might as well take 1, 100 men every year out upon Salisbury Plain and shoot them,' she said. After 55 inspecting the hospitals at Chatham, she smiled grimly. 'Yes, this is one more symptom of the system which, in the Crimea, put to death 16,000 men.' Scutari had given her knowledge; and it had given her power too: her enormous reputation was at her back an incalculable force. Other work, other duties, might lie before 60 her; but the most urgent, the most obvious, of all was to look to the health of the Army. 1. According to the author, the work done during the last fifty years of Florence Nightingale's life was, when compared with her work in the Crimea, all of the following except _____. a. less dramatic b. less demanding c. less well-known to the public d. more important e. more rewarding to Miss Nightingale herself.
2. The author's attitude to his material is _____. a. disinterested reporting of biographical details b. over-inflation of a reputation c. debunking a myth d. uncritical presentation of facts e. interpretation as well as narration 3. The 'fulcrum' (line 17) refers to her _____. a. reputation b. mental energy c. physical energy d. overseas contacts e. commitment to a cause 4. Paragraph2 paints a picture of a woman who is _____. a. an incapacitated invalid b. mentally shattered c. stubborn and querulous d. physically weak but mentally indomitable e. purposeful yet tiresome 5. The primary purpose of paragraph 3 is to a. account for conditions in the army. b. show the need for hospital reform. c. explain Miss Nightingale's main concerns. d. argue that peacetime conditions were worse than wartime conditions. e. delineate Miss Nightingale's plan for reform. 6. The series of questions in paragraphs 2 and 3 are
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7. In her statement (lines 53-54) Miss Nightingale intended to a. criticize the conditions in hospitals. b. highlight the unhealthy conditions under which ordinary soldiers were living. c. prove that conditions in the barracks were as bad as those in a military hospital. d. ridicule the dangers of army life. e. quote important statistics.
Selection B Passage 1 was written by D.H. Lawrence, an English novelist. Passage 2 was written by the American novelist, Henry James.
Passage 1
It begins the moment you set foot ashore, the moment you step off the boat's gangway. The heart suddenly, yet vaguely, sinks. It is no lurch of fear. Quite the contrary. It is as if the lifeurge failed, and the heart dimly sank. You trail past the benevolent policeman and the inoffensive passport officials, through the fussy and somehow foolish customs - we don't really think it matters if somebody smuggles in two pairs of false-silk stockings - and we get into the poky but inoffensive train, with poky but utterly inoffensive people, and we have a cup of inoffensive tea from a nice inoffensive boy, and we run through small, poky but nice and inoffensive country, till we are landed in the big but unexciting station of Victoria, when an inoffensive porter puts us into an inoffensive taxi and we are driven through the crowded yet strangely dull streets of London to the cosy yet strangely poky and dull place where we are going to stay. And the first half-hour in London, after some years abroad, is really a plunge of misery. The strange, the grey and uncanny, almost deathly sense of dullness is overwhelming. Of course, you get over it after a while, and admit that you exaggerated. You get into the rhythm of London again, and you tell yourself that it is not dull. And yet you are haunted, all the time, sleeping or waking, with the uncanny feeling: It is dull! It is all dull! This life here is one vast complex of dullness! I am dull! I am being dulled! My spirit is being dulled! My life is dulling down to London dullness. This is the nightmare that haunts you the first few weeks of London. No doubt if you stay longer you get over it, and find London as thrilling as Paris or Rome or New York. But the climate is against me. I cannot stay long enough. With pinched and wondering gaze, the morning of departure, I look out of the taxi upon the strange dullness of London's arousing; a sort of
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35 On the banks of the Thames it is a tremendous chapter of accidents - the London-lover has to confess to the existence of miles upon miles of the dreariest, stodgiest commonness. Thousands of acres are covered by low black houses, of the cheapest construction, without ornament, without grace, without 40 character or even identity. In fact there are many, even in the best quarters, in all the region of Mayfair and Belgravia, of so paltry and inconvenient and above all of so diminutive a type, that you wonder what peculiarly limited domestic need they were constructed to meet. The great misfortune of London, to the eye 45 (it is true that this remark applies much less to the City), is the want of elevation. There is no architectural impression without a certain degree of height, and the London street-vista has none of that sort of pride. All the same, if there be not the intention, there is at least the 50 accident, of style, which, if one looks at it in a friendly way, appears to proceed from three sources. One of these is simply the general greatness, and the manner in which that makes a difference for the better in any particular spot, so that though you may often perceive yourself to be in a shabby corner it never 55 occurs to you that this is the end of it. Another is the atmosphere, with its magnificent mystifications, which flatters and superfuses, makes everything brown, rich, dim, vague, magnifies distances and minimises details, confirms the inference of vastness by suggesting that, as the great city makes everything, it 60 makes its own system of weather and its own optical laws. The last is the congregation of the parks, which constitute an ornament not elsewhere to be matched and give the place a superiority that none of its uglinesses overcome. They spread themselves with such a luxury of space in the centre of the town 65 that they form a part of the impression of any walk, of almost any view, and, with an audacity altogether their own, make a pastoral landscape under the smoky sky. There is no mood of the rich London climate that is not becoming to them - I have seen them look delightfully romantic, like parks in novels, in the wettest 70 winter - and there is scarcely a mood of the appreciative resident to which they have not something to say. The high things of London, which here and there peep over them, only make the spaces vaster by reminding you that you are after all not in Kent or Yorkshire; and these things, whatever they be, rows of 75 'eligible' dwellings, towers of churches, domes of institutions, take such an effective gray-blue tint that a clever watercolorist would seem to have put them in for pictorial reasons. The view from the bridge over the Serpentine has an extraordinary nobleness, and it has often seemed to me that the
80 Londoner twitted with his low standard may point to it with every confidence. In all the town-scenery of Europe there can be few things so fine; the only reproach it is open to is that it begs the question by seeming - in spite of its being the pride of five millions of people - not to belong to a town at all. The towers of 85 Notre Dame, as they rise, in Paris, from the island that divides the Seine, present themselves no more impressively than those of Westminster as you see them looking doubly far beyond the shining stretch of Hyde Park water. Equally admirable is the large, river-like manner in which the Serpentine opens away 90 between its wooded shores. Just after you have crossed the bridge you enjoy on your left, through the gate of Kensington Gardens, an altogether enchanting vista - a footpath over the grass, which loses itself beneath the scattered oaks and elms exactly as if the place were a 'chase.' There could be nothing less 95 like London in general than this particular morsel, and yet it takes London, of all cities, to give you such an impression of the country. 8. It in line 1 refers to a feeling of _____. a. foreboding b. fear c. depression d. malaise e. relief 9. The author of passage one makes his point mainly by the use of _____. a. metaphor and simile b. repetition and exclamation c. accumulation of details d. irony and satire e. objective observation 10. The extensive use of the pronoun you in passage 1 indicates that the author a. is speaking to one particular person. b. is describing the experience of someone else. c. believes that his feelings will be shared by many others. d. wishes to add variety to his style. e. is distancing himself from the experience he describes. 11. Lawrence apparently believes that the nightmare (line 26) is a. uniquely caused by city life. b. only over when he leaves the country. c. made worse by the weather. d. dispelled by a longer stay in London. e. something that is never entirely conquered. 12. The word that James uses in Passage 2 that best conveys Lawrences poky is _____. a. diminutive b. cheapest c. dreariest d. stodgiest
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13. The word atmosphere (line 55) refers to a. the mood of the place. b. the London air. c. the artistic impression. d. the authors mood. e. the surroundings. 14. By the use of the word congregation (line 61) the author suggests that the parks are a. numerous b. religious c. too crowded d. unlimited in extent e. superior attractions 15. The second paragraph of Passage 2 in relation to the first does which of the following? a. Analyses a problem raised in paragraph one b. Continues the delineation of limitations c. Counters a negative impression d. Enlarges the viewpoint with the aid of wider examples e. Describes more specific locations 16. James mentions Notre Dame (line 85) in order to a. provide an example of a monument finer than anything that London has to offer. b. highlight the impressive nature of a certain London building and its setting. c. give an example of a sight more suited to a town or city. d. make the image more realistic to the reader. e. prove that London and Paris are both attractive cities.
Selection C A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small peril to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for pedestrians, but she replied: 'I'm going 5 to walk where I like. We've got liberty now.' It did not occur to the dear old lady that if liberty entitled the pedestrian to walk down the middle of the road, then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos. Everybody would be getting in everybody else's way and nobody would get anywhere. 10 Individual liberty would have become social anarchy. There is a danger of the world getting liberty-drunk in these days like the old lady with the basket, and it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the 15 liberties of everybody must be curtailed. When the policeman, say, at Piccadilly Circus steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny, but of liberty. You may not think so. You may, being in a hurry, and seeing your car pulled up by this insolence of office, feel that your
20 liberty has been outraged. How dare this fellow interfere with your free use of the public highway? Then, if you are a reasonable person, you will reflect that if he did not interfere with you, he would interfere with no one, and the result would be that Piccadilly Circus would be a maelstrom that you would never 25 cross at all. You have submitted to a curtailment of private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality. Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an accommodation of interests. In matters which do 30 not touch anybody else's liberty, of course, I may be as free as I like. If I choose to go down the road in a dressing-gown who shall say me nay? You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache (which heaven forbid), or 35 wearing an overcoat and sandals, or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and ask no man's permission. I shall not inquire of you whether I may eat mustard with my mutton. And you will not ask me whether you may follow this religion or that, whether you may prefer Ella Wheeler Wilcox to 40 Wordsworth, or champagne to shandy. In all these and a thousand other details you and I please ourselves and ask no one's leave. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be wise or ridiculous, harsh or easy, conventional or odd. But directly we 45 step out of that kingdom, our personal liberty of action becomes qualified by other people's liberty. I might like to practice on the trombone from midnight till three in the morning. If I went on to the top of Everest to do it, I could please myself, but if I do it in my bedroom my family will object, and if I do it out in the streets 50 the neighbors will remind me that my liberty to blow the trombone must not interfere with their liberty to sleep in quiet. There are a lot of people in the world, and I have to accommodate my liberty to their liberties. We are all liable to forget this, and unfortunately we are much 55 more conscious of the imperfections of others in this respect than of our own. A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundation of social conduct. It is in the small matters of conduct, in the observance of the rule of the road, that we pass judgment upon ourselves, and 60 declare that we are civilized or uncivilized. The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare. It is the little habits of commonplace intercourse that make up the great sum of life and sweeten or make bitter the journey. 17. The author might have stated his rule of the road as, a. do not walk in the middle of the road. b. follow the orders of policemen. c. do not behave inconsiderately in public. d. do what you like in private.
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18. The sentence It means....curtailed (lines 13-15) is an example of a _____. a. hyperbole b. clich c. simile d. paradox e. consonance 19. Qualified (line 46) most nearly means a. accredited b. improved c. limited d. stymied e. educated 20. In the sentence We are all liable.... (lines 54-56) the author is a. pointing out a general weakness b. emphasizing his main point c. countering a general misconception d. suggesting a remedy e. modifying his point of view 21. The author assumes that he may be as free as he likes in a. all matters of dress and food. b. any situation which does not interfere with the liberty of others. c. anything that is not against the law. d. his own home. e. public places as long as no one sees him. 22. A situation analogous to the insolence of office described in paragraph 2 would be a. a teacher correcting grammar errors b. an editor shortening the text of an article c. a tax inspector demanding to see someones accounts d. an army office giving orders to a soldier e. a gaoler locking up a prisoner 23. The authors attitude to the old lady in paragraph one is _____. a. condescending b. intolerant c. objective d. sardonic e. supportive
Selection D Passage 1 is taken from the introduction to Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the most famous biographies in the English language, and first published in 1791. Passage 2, written a hundred years later, is from an essay by L. Stephen on the subject of autobiography.
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Had Dr. Johnson written his own Life, in conformity with the opinion which he has given, that every man's life may be best written by himself; had he employed in the preservation of his own history, that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons, the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited. But although he at different times, in a desultory manner, committed to writing many particulars of the progress of his mind and fortunes, he never had persevering diligence enough to form them into a regular composition. Of these memorials a few have been preserved; but the greater part was consigned by him to the flames, a few days before his death. As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years; as I had the scheme of writing his life constantly in view; as he was well apprised of this circumstance, and from time to time obligingly satisfied my enquiries, by communicating to me the incidents of his early years; as I acquired a facility in recollecting, and was very assiduous in recording, his conversation, of which the extraordinary vigour and vivacity constituted one of the first features of his character; and as I have spared no pains in obtaining materials concerning him, from every quarter where I could discover that they were to be found, and have been favoured with the most liberal communications by his friends; I flatter myself that few biographers have entered upon such a work as this, with more advantages; independent of literary abilities, in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with some great names who have gone before me in this kind of writing. Wherever narrative is necessary to explain, connect, and supply, I furnish it to the best of my abilities; but in the chronological series of Johnson's life, which I trace as distinctly as I can, year by year, I produce, wherever it is in my power, his own minutes, letters, or conversation, being convinced that this mode is more lively, and will make my readers better acquainted with him, than even most of those were who actually knew him, but could know him only partially; whereas there is here an accumulation of intelligence from various points, by which his character is more fully understood and illustrated. Indeed I cannot conceive a more perfect mode of writing any man's life, than not only relating all the
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most important events of it in their order, but interweaving what he privately wrote, and said, and thought; by which mankind are enabled as it were to see him alive, and to 'live over each scene' with him, as he actually advanced through the several stages of his life. Had his other friends been as diligent and ardent as I was, he might have been almost entirely preserved. As it is, I will venture to say that he will be seen in this work more completely than any man who has ever yet lived. And he will be seen as he really was, for I profess to write, not his panegyric, which must be all praise, but his Life; which, great and good as he was, must not be supposed to be entirely perfect. To be as he was, is indeed subject of panegyric enough to any man in this state of being; but in every picture there should be shade as well as light, and when I delineate him without reserve, I do what he himself recommended, both by his precept and his example: 'If the biographer writes from personal knowledge, and makes haste to gratify the public curiosity, there is danger lest his interest, his fear, his gratitude, or his tenderness, overpower his fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an act of piety to hide the faults or failings of their friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their detection; we therefore see whole ranks of characters adorned with uniform panegyric, and not to be known from one another but by extrinsic and casual circumstances. If we owe regard to the memory of the dead, there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge, to virtue, and to truth.'
Passage 2
Nobody ever wrote a dull autobiography. If one may make such a bull, the very dullness would be interesting. The autobiographer has two qualifications of supreme importance in all literary work. He is 85 writing about a topic in which he is keenly interested, and about a topic upon which he is the highest living authority. It may he reckoned, too, as a special felicity that an autobiography, alone of all books, may be more valuable in proportion to the amount of 90 misrepresentation which it contains. We do not wonder when a man gives a false character to his neighbour, but it is always curious to see how a man contrives to present a false testimonial to himself. It is pleasant to he admitted behind the scenes and trace 95 the growth of that singular phantom which is the man's own shadow cast upon the coloured and
distorting mists of memory. Autobiography for these reasons is so generally interesting, that I have frequently thought with the admirable Benvenuto 100 Cellini that it should be considered as a duty by all eminent men; and, indeed, by men not eminent. As every sensible man is exhorted to make his will, he should also be bound to leave to his descendants some account of his experience of life. The dullest of us 105 would in spite of themselves say something profoundly interesting, if only by explaining how they came to be so dull--a circumstance which is sometimes in great need of explanation. On reflection, however, we must admit that autobiography done 110 under compulsion would be in danger of losing the essential charm of spontaneity. The true autobiography is written by one who feels an irresistible longing for confidential expansion; who is forced by his innate constitution to unbosom himself 115 to the public of the kind of matter generally reserved for our closest intimacy. 24. In passage 1, the author, Boswell, seems most proud of his _____. a. literary abilities b. friendship with an eminent man c. thoroughness in obtaining biographical materials d. good memory e. personal knowledge of the life of Johnson 25. The writer of passage 1 apparently believes all of the following except a. it is difficult for any individual to know any man completely. b. letters and conversations are especially interesting. c. other friends should also have recorded Johnsons conversation. d. Johnson was a great man despite his faults. e. it is not necessary to follow a chronological approach to biography. 26. Panegyric (line 60) most nearly means _____. a. eulogy b. myth c. fame d. portrait e. caricature 27. The word bull in Passage 2 (line 82) would most likely mean _____. a. generalization b. paradoxical statement c. general rule d. confession e. ridiculous assertion 28. The phantom in Passage 2 (line 95) is a persons _____. a. uniquely clear perception of himself
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29. It can be inferred that Dr. Johnson a. wrote many biographies. b. wrote his own autobiography. c. was opposed to autobiography. d. did not want Boswell to write about him. e. encouraged Boswell to destroy his papers. 30. In the quotation in the last paragraph of passage 1, Dr. Johnson is concerned that biographers sometimes tend to do all of the following except: a. Fabricate details of a mans life b. Put pleasing the public too high in their priorities c. Conceal facts out of a false sense of respect d. Tend to over-praise their subjects e. Speak ill of the dead
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