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SSCT'ION1

Tirne * 25 min*tes
24 Questi*ns

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}irettions:Fbreaclrquestioninthissection*se|ecttheu*,tuni
orraion the answersheer.

in the coresprrn
4. Scholarswhc cansiriensciencea ---_--..lirrc*
argurrthat
scientiiic ------ benefit society.

Each eenfencetreiow has one clr two blanks" each blant
iudicating that sornethinghas been omittsrd.Beneath
the sentenceare five worclsor sefsof words labeied A
through E" Choose the wr:rd or set of wards that, when
inserted in the sentenr:e,best fits the rneanins of the
$entenceas a rvh*le.

{A}

{B)
{C}
{t}.}
(E)

Exarnple:
Hoping ro ------- the dispute,negofiaf.ors
proposed
a complomisefhat they felt u,ould ne _-__l__
io both
latlor and rnanagemenl.
(A)
(E)
(C)
(D)
{E)

ent-orce.. useful
end".divisive
overcorne. . unatfracfive
ext.end. . satisfacfory
resoh'e, . acceptabie

5. Neulological impaitrnc.jltsan pres€nt-_"---_
syntptor"rl$"
suchas total parafysis.{)r nl{}lE--__-__
ones.si"ichal
barely perceptibletremlrlilgs in one lmnrI.
{A)
{B)

{C}
(D)
(E)

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consequeritial. " cler.asrafing
dramafic..subrle
trauLrling. . signific;rnt
irnaginarl,. . cag'rririous
disquiering. " eu4rhatic

5, The dancenumlretx!v*le oi'coutrasfingsfy.les: __,_-__
soior,,inyiring meclitationtnd instiIIing {ranqmiIlity,
were iuternrixed with enserurbleperftrrnances f.hatu,ere
---,-.--in fiafrre.firli nt lviiti,
cxcitedntolerllents.
( A l p l * i n t i r , e. , l i l r ' l . u { r o r , , r r ,
{B} ;taccato. . hoisrerous
(C) conternplafive., iienefic
{D) cac'ophnnou)i. granrlicts
(E) brazen. r.amhrrnctitrus

l. The irncient snurfurc of the &,loonTemple i^sundergoing a facelift: u'orLersarc ----___its fr.ontsurface
and piil*rs.
{A}_ excavating
{E) trarricading (C) restcrring
(D) dislodging (tr] ctupiicating
2. Becansetfie age of early cave painting$ cannof.
be -----* by their appearance"

archaeologislrmust
Iacafeand --"---- the rools wirh which thi artists
wol:ked.
(A)
(B.t
tCt
(D)
(E]

pnrgressive,.,trreakrhroughs
Icgical. . triuricir"rs
contentious, . interar:tiuns
misguided. . indic;r{ors
penricious,. goals

7.

observed. . obfust:ate
identifiecl.. disresard
a r n p l i f i c .d. e x a n r r n e
ctecided.. direct
deterrnined . . analyze

rlinner pal.{y'$host r,vilstruly *_-_,-_:i:e lrnpres;ed
3.
his guesrswith his t_:legant
i-lt&nners,tliscrirni:r.riing
tnste.and broaeleducanon..
(A) sardnnic
{-D} urbane

{.}J} innovative
{.Ei .".urreal

tC) dirnirir.rtive

E" 'fhough liiends, Jaelyn arlr-l$ean are tenlperalnenlal

3. The Marian Anderson .Award gala feted Harry
Belaf-onte.------ lris myriad achievementsas ari
entefiainer and lrurr:anitarian.

opposltes: while Jatnynls Orrfgriin5r
anri _--__-..Seafi
is usuallr reserycdiintl ------.

(A)
{8,}
{Ci
{D}
{.E)

(A j rhlr;rning {B ) slig:lrting ((.)
celebrating
{l}) humorinS {R) refinins

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gregarious" . ingmtialiltg
leclusive " . imperious

affable. . alpof
demure. . introverted
jol'iat ". congenial


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The passagesbelsw are fallowed by questions basedon
their content: questionsfollowing a pair of related p*ssages
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be basedon the rela{ionship between ihe paired passages.
Answer the rluestions
on the ba-sisLt ,not is rlatc{.]or jplplf g:l in tht:
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passagesand in any introductory material that
may be provided.
Questions g-l{} are based on the foilowing parisage.

Questinns 11"12 are based on thefallr,wingpftssage"

ln late 1977.I visiteri Jorye Lrris Borges, the ,{rgentine
u,riter.He .*,asblind and lonely, anrtasliedlne
ii I would
read {o hinl. He knew exactly where on the shelf,
and
on what page. trworlld finof
{ the Dane Women." As I began,*iing,

heLseeched
'"Long
rne.
sips,please-_rnoreslowly.
I had never read the poern with such aftention befbre"
and had not noticed until then that it is largely
composerJ
of words derived front Anglo-Sarronrathei than
Latin.
wa,sa leathery okl aficionado of Anglo_Saxon,
sining
Jt
in a darisenL-d
roonr in Soutlr Americaiwho lovingly ri[w
thir to my aftention.

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9. The quoted renrarks in line 6 prinrarily suggest
f"haf
Ilorges

11. In line 5, the phrase ".Whetirerin - . " lllew
BerJtbrd,,
servest0

(A) doubtsthe aufhor's skill as a reader
having rroulrleunderstandinga poern
ll) ir

{Cl is unac(utitomedto lisfening lo po"t y
q?) wants to savor an experience
(H) walltsto extendthe speaker.s
visit
1ff"

(A) takeissuewith a preuiouss{.alcn}ent
{B) celebrafethe diversity of a specific culture
(C) indicare the broaclapplicabilitS,of
a clairn
our rhe prelbrencesof difi.erenrgnxips
O:tlt,
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E ) c l r a l h n g ea c o r r l u o n l yl r c l db e l i c f

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author's geneml attitude torvanl Br:rges
is besi describeclas

(A)
{E}
({.i)
{D)
(E;

It is easlestt.osee how tbod choices leflect the cater,s
identity when rve focus on culiirar.yconsen,alisrn.
i{unrals
cling tenacinustr3r

to lamiliar fo*rl* t""ouo" they becetrne
associatedwith nearly every elintensionoI liuman
st;cial
and cultural life- l4rhetherilr l {ew Grdnea or Fl*w
Beilfrnrd,
humans shareparlicular laorls wirh fanrily anti
tiie.nCs;they
puniue goo*i health through unique diets; ihs].
passon kuxl
lore and create stories and myths ahout fboclis
nreaning and
taste; they celelrratedtes of pansageand religious
beliels
with distinctive dishes-Fcroclthus entwines iiitimateiy
witlr
much that makesa culture unique.hinding tasle
a.ndsafiety
to grouployalties.

12. The primary arl1nnenr of rhe passageis
firat
(A) food and cuiturc are intdcately interconne*ferJ
(B) peopleshould experimenfr+,itl new
cur:;inel
{C} people rarely alter r.heirciiersas adult-s
tD) food is ;r ref-lectionof a societv.sethical values
(E) sfudying firod chaiceshelps us under.srantl
aucient
societies

suhtle$arcasm
sympatheficconcen
vagneuneasiness
hisroricalolrjectivitl,
respectlirl appreciarion

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Questinns 73*24 are baseclon the ollowlng passages.
passngesbelow katte heen ottapted.fiom rfisutssiotzs
of purnpsl'choltgl' fthe sristcr: thut iuttestig*tts pq,chic
phenr;tnen*---*r '^p.si"l. The axth*r rsfFassage ! has
v,rittcn mrury books ost:;r':ie:nre
antl philrssTlrc
r-ittthorat''{''ossn.ge
2 i:r a parop,stvhobgist"

psi the insta$fevidenceaccumulafeeth*rtcan b* reliahiy
replicated"Unfcrrtunateiy,for fitty y$arspalapriychotr*gy
has rniled alnng the sarnenrurky roatl u{'t;titti,$iiralte$tsthitt
cfln ile repeaterJ
lvith positiv* resultsonty bii frul* believcrs.
F:;i {brcer lrave a c$r:isushabi{ of lading ar,uayrvhen contlnls are tightened rr rvlir:n thr experi*reniel"is ;r skeptic-sometim*s*ven rvtrena.skepticis iust tlrsreto nhserve.

Fassage n

Fass*ge 2

'!'ht

Parapsychokrgistsale f-*nd t* an argurnentthat goes
like this: Orthodox scir:nceis making snch colossal strides,
pntling forfh such bizan'e theories, that no one shculd
Linc hesitateto accepf rhe realiry of psi. It is a therne ihat
-t pervadesArtlrur Knestler's Rtsotsof{oiarcklence. As
parapsychrilogl becsmes'"urore rigorolls. rnore statistical,"
Koestler writes r;n the very first page, theoretical physics
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practicatrlyevery irrevitusly sncrosarlr:t"law of

nature." Thns lo sorle exteilt fhe acc*saticn could
even tle rer,,ersed:parapsychologyhas laid itself
t}pen t{r the chalge af scienfific pedantry, quaoturn
;rhysicsto the chtugeof leaning toward such
*'supernatnral"
curccpts as negalivernassand time
flowing hackwarc{s.One rnight call this a negative
sort of ft'econciliirtionf-negative in the ser-lsethat
the unthir*able plrenomenaof E$F [extrasetsory
pcrceptionl appeal somewhat less preposterous
in the light clf ihe trnthinkableplopcsitionsef
ph.ysics.
But thereis a probbm with Koestier'srhetoric: the extraorclinary claims af morJernsciencerest on exftaordinary
evldence. unclthe i:xfraorditrary clairns of parapsychology
are nol backed try extraordinary evidence.
F*r rea,sr:nsthnt spirimalisfs have neyer been able tc
explair, the grnat ulediums of fhe nineteenthcenfury could
perfonn their gleatet{ nriracies an}y in darkness.The eqriivalent ol'that darknessttday is the d;rkness of-the statistics
used tc verif"v trrs:i.
;rnd rvhy psi phenomenaflcurish best ilr
ructr darknessis equall.yhard to comprehend.If a rnind can
aiter the sf:rlistical fliltcorne of many tossesof healy dice,
why is it pcu,erless[o rofate a finy arrow under strictly
contr"olledlalroratrry-conditions? T]re failure of suctrdirect"
unequiveicaltests is. in *r1ropinion, one of fhe great scanrJalsof parilpsyr:hology.
No skepiic knr:ru'nto rne mles psi forces our.sidethe
lxrunds of the possitrle"They are merely rvaiting for
evidencestrongenoilghto justiiy such exfraoldinary
'llheir
ciaims.

skepticisnris nof mollified wlren tliey f?ncl
the rarlr data*f senstitir:n:rlexper"imen{ssealedoff from
inspection try cu{.sidersor when faihues of replication by
untrelieversare irlanledur unconsciriusnegativevibes.
tranr cclnvinr:edthat today's skepr"icsu,ould nclt have
the slightest ditficulfy'-l certa\r*y would not-acceptirg

As a resea;clxer
at the Institr{e f-orFarapsychology.1 ;1to
oflen xiked try a reporfer r.vhetheri tretievein HSV. { *Irvay5
reply fhat I don't helieve in it, an arlswer*,hich r:sualiy
star-tiesrny qu€stiofier. f then explain tha'tI regard "beliel"'
as sorne.thing
appr.rpdafein rnatfersol'taith, sucir as iri
religious quesficns-trut nnt in nrilt{er$r:i sc;ir.:nc*.
One"s
religious beliefs might require wh?r a lheologianw$uld cali
'"leap
a
of tairh" preciser.lyhecausethe.rr is nr,revidence fo
supportthem. As a srie-.nlist
trdc nct take leapsol'laith with
my sutlject lnetter. i study the evidence.
Occasir:nallv,ycru*,ill h*ar sornesr:ientificpundit
praciaiin fhere is no evidence f*r perapsych*lngir:al
65 phenorner:a.lheretirre parapslchcIog,yis a pseudcscience
with no su,hjectmatler tr s{udy. That is pafent rir}l1$ense.
Fbr qver two thousantl years i:eople have Ller:ureporlirig
a classi;f hurnanexperiencer--{hekincl commonly called
psychic-and fcrr altllost at long. .scholarsand scientis{s

ha.vebeen trying to underslarrdtlrem. Two millennia
of hurn;urexpel-ienceis a subject rfifttter. Siurveyshave
repr:atedlysliowu fhat ilfiyvihflre ficrn sre-half ts threequartert of the populaticn ir;lve haeJexperiencesthey
"f'hal
believe were psyclric"
conr{tules a sulrject r.i-latterwifh
'fhere
75 a rather:iarge inirial clatabase"
is no douhf thal people
have expel:iescesdrat are apparenfly psychic in na.{ure,and
therefore parapsychologydtws have sometlring t{} sti}ily"
Ttre queutionput to pars,pr,_ycholcigy
;]s a sclienr:eis: Hriw
are we to expiain these e,xperieaces'l
Obviolrslr',tfte very &rst ste;rin dealing with erperiencescf this kind is [o examine how far' "n*nnal" ol:
conventionai nrechillisrls and ilnov,,led6ecan go irr
explainingJ
thern.inrrestigatorslnu,.itconsidersur:hfactors
as rnaioLrselvation,faulty memory- ;rnrl thrt all normal explana€ionsfatl tn explain the experience
adequateXy.
then r.vhatclo we have'l "{eIually, all we have
at flrat point is an anomaly,sor*ethingfhat scienceat its
presentst*ge is unabtre{o r-xplain,
Af any p:rticulae'timescienceis confr*rtr,:clh1'a v;lriety
of anornalies;anornahexarc rvhatfnel scientific arh'ances.
Mete,ors-*-st.ones
ialling trcrn fhe sk-y-*;1,*rr long tiisnlissed as the ravings of lun;rtics. X rays lvere ihought try
rnanv scientiststo be ahc,ta:x.
The ansrn;rlieseilcexnpassed

by palapsychotrogy
are on.lya small portioll of the
anornaliesthat tace sciencetcrl*v.

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13. ilcc*n.lillg tu Koesfler,i;argument.the advances
of
rrrode.nrphysics make Lheclainrs of parapsychology
appear
{*\ }
{B}
{C)
iD)
{il}

!8. The usc of iklics in iines V 1 and77 of,passage
Z a.drls
ernphasisto fhe author,s
{A} belief rhat two thousalid.yearsrepresentsa
cotrpar.ativelyshort spanof huinan history
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{B} claim that all penplepossessat leasts*rne psvchic
potential
{C} conviction that sunreysabout psychic experiences
cannotall be inaccurlte
(D) respr.rnse
to the criticislu thaf parapsychology has

insufTicientdata
{E) reburtal nl the noiion that parapsychologistsrell;
too much on $ru-ve)fs

relevant to flre experienceof everyclaylife
lessc}urlandishrhanrhey did originaliy
easier tlralr before to verify scientificaill,
c:redibleto untraineti laypersons
tno orclirtary to merit much consideration

I;1. Thc:author cf PassageI rvould most likelv
charasterize"'the greaf rnediumsof the
nineteenthcentury'"{line 27) as
{A} possessingnr: s;reci*l psyc.hicpowers
{B) relying on esofericscientific know*ledge
{C) believing in the.authenticirvof rheir
riu n I'eais
{Di trring superior to their present-day
cor[nterparts
{E} cndorsing $oln€ cgntemporury scientific
theories

tr9" The authr:r of Passage2 suggeststhat tlre .,tactors,,
{line 83) are ones that would
(A) be pervasiveiu all excellentscientjfic
rcsearch
(B) characterizethe researchdone trv
parapsychologists
{C} irrdicate the presenceof a scientific
anomaly

(l)) exposeinvestigators fo legal
cornplications
{E} r*nder reports ofpsychic experiences
invalid

l-5" Linss 40-43 ("T'heir slrccusalionsof
{A) arroganceand rnalice
(B) igrrorance
anil incompetence
{[ij cornplacency and obfuseness
{D) secnecyand deception
{E} hias and elirisnr

2&" The rcferencesto..Mefeors" {line 9ll and."X rays,"
{line 92} primarily serve to suggestthat
(A) scientific progress is sometilnes
a result af
accidents
(B) psychic phenonr.enamay sorneday
conte fo
have a generally acceptedexplanafion
(Ct allegati*ns of eleceptionar*,f't"" made
by
fhose who most fear the truth
(l))} unexptainedphenonraftaarefeareEj
bv fhe
general public
{E} scientific irregularities clefy explanation

16. The rvortl "curious" in line 50conveys a senseof
tAl
{B)
{C)
{D)
(E)

lnildrlisapJxrilrtmenf
sarcasficdisbelief
slight imparien*e
interest
hafflernent

17. Lr'tline 66. r'ytatent"',
lrrosf uear{y means
{r\)
{B)
{C)
tll)
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21,. The author of Passage2 would most likely react
to Arthur Koesfler"s assessmenfof the statusof
parapsycholngy in Passage1 with
{A)
( B.)
{C)
{ D)
{Ei

23" The ar.rthcrr
of Passage2 lvould mosf likely l.espondto
the statemenfin Fassage I about "the greaf nrediums"
{line 2?) by alguing that
(A) the popularity of certain performers rcflects the
cultqre thaf fosfers them
(B) the staldardsofnineteenfh-centuryscienccseeln
prinritive to the modeilr researcher
(C) clairvoyance cannot be proved or disproveil
trecauseit is a mat{er of faith
(D) rneeliurnsrequke elar:k.ne;s
irisf a$ scienfiri{$nred
equiprnent
(Ei deceit canil{,t fully accaunt for all repods of
psychic evenfs

mild arnusement
scientificdetiiclrrnen{
cool indifference
rnutedoutrage
generalngrccmen{.

2,2" I*aw might the auflior of PassageI respond tn fhe
rellrense fo the '-Surveys" (line 71) in Farsage2 ?
{.4} Surveys are nof consideredreliatrle because
they are a rr;latively new development.
(E) Surveys are not as useful as reports rnade
irnmecliatelyafter an event,
(C) Sutrjective repo$s of psychic experiencesdo
not constitute pffrper evidelce.
(p) Appnpriately used statisticscan botrsrerfhe
credibi lity of parapsychology.
(E) trf the reporteclpercentagesare tme, psychic
event$ are more corlllrron than one would
expect"

24" Tbe author of Passage?.would probably characterize
the anfhor of PassageI ss most like which of the
following?
(A) 'fhe "reporler'{line 54)
"theologian"'(line
59)
{B) A
(C) A "'pundit" (iine 63)
"people"'(.line
I't)) One cf the

75)
"anomaly'o
(E) An
(line 13?)

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Directions; For this section, solve each problem and decide which is the trest
of fhe choices given" Fill in fhe crnesp'ndi'g
oval on the answer sheet" You rnay use any available space for scrafchwork.

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2. All numLreisused are real numbem3' Figures that accompany problenrs in this test are iirtended to pmvide information
usef'ulin solving fhe problerrrs.

They are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEf'| when it is stateel
in a npecific problen rlrat the figurc is not
drawn to scale.All figures rie in a prane unressotherwise indicated.
4' urless otherwise specified, the domain of any l-unction is assurntxl
to be the set of all real numbers r: for whicir
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one game and losing k marbles in the next game. he
owned 60 rnarlrles.Wbat is the value of rr, _ ft ?

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(B)
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lMeek

3" In the figure above, tines f, m,and * are parallel.
If y = I35" whatis the valueaf x + r?

4. The graph abnrreshows afteudanceof members
at meetings cf a garrlen clutr over 5 weeks. AJI but
2 mernbers qrf f.heqlutr afiende.dthe meefing in the first
week, and n* rnernbersjoinetl or left the club oyer the
S-week period" Wrat fi-action of the menbers attendecl
the nreeting in the 4th week?

{A) 70

(ts)
(c) 8CI
(D) 85
(E) 90

1

(A) :

rB) :

"J

/f-r

i
+

{n)+
o
{81 7
I

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P , ' 3I

r

I

s

7, lf ax * &x = 36, whatis the valueof ;r when
a+lt=12ll

5, lVhen ft lunttler is shosena{ randolnfronl the
six nnmberslistedabave,tbeprr_ibahiXiry
that
'f
thisnu$rberwili he lessflran is L .Which
2
of the following cnulcltreths valueof x ?

(A)
{F}

3
6

(c) t2
{D) 24
{s) 48

{A} 6
(B) 7

tc) I
{D} e
tE) ltt

8. On e rnflp, the scaleis 4 inchesto 24 nriles.Hcw many
milesapartaretwo citiesif they
- are l] 3 inchesaparr
on themap?

6" A coniainer in fhe shapeof a right circuiar cylinder is
12 inches high and has a capacity of 3 qualts. What is
tlre number of cluarLsof liquid in the container when il
is filled to a height nf 4 inches?

(A) 224
(B)

55

(c) s2

tp.j

4
(B) r

tD) 48
{$ 37L
J

(c)
(D)
iE)

t A
I
t n

.,

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n
11. If ;r * trv = / and f + lro * y" what is _r'in terms of .r
andu,?
{A);*w
{B}:r+w

(C) x + Zrv
{D) 2x+w
(Ej Z.tt- w

9. In the figure atrove, ,4C: passesthrough point O,
and OB is perpendicular n OD. What is the measure
of I"AOD'!

{A) 122
(ts) 128"
(c:1 132"
{D} 138"
(E) 148'

l?. Typing ata.rateof ++,wordsin ?0 seconds,a fypisf can
fypehow manywords,in terns of w" in 15rninutes?
ltL At a cerfainhotel, s dollars is the ovemightratefor a
singleroorn and rl dollars is the overnightratefor a

{A) 380w

doublercom. U.s is at least15morethan1 of r/.
2
which of fte lbllowing descritrcsrhisrelationship?

(ts) 45u,
(C) 5u'

( n ] - r s- d + 1 5
,

(B) . r S a - + 1 5
L

(c)

s 1 d

tq
+ ' "

fD)

+
* llr

(E)

_J li/
n

2

{D) . s > 4 + 1 5
2

( E ), > A + J l

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l r - ? l= 4

15. trfthe ayerage{arithrneticmean)of two numbersis 34
andthe smallernumberis one-thirdof thelarger
number,whatis the smallernumLrer?

13. For how manyvaluesoi "v is theequationabovetrue?
(A)
(B)
{CJ
{D}
(E)

None
One
Two
Four
Moretlranftrru

{A} 6
(B) I

(c) r2
{D) 15
{Et l8

tr6. The set .! has the property that if a is in 5, then
ov + o is also in 5. Which of the following setscoulcl

be S?

14. If 0 < a < 2 < h < c, eachof thefollowingcould
I

be lessrhanI EXCEPT
(A)

( A ) { - 2 .- 1 .o }
(B) {-t"0}

u
;
D

( c ) t * 1 . 0 .l ]

(B) a

(D) to.rl
(E) i0,1.21

L

)
fc) :
h

w)s
tE)+

t)

_-_\

I coorurorHENExrpAcE )
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2
t9. lf a and & arenurntrensuchthar
(n + SXb - 8i = i),
whatis thegmallest
possiblevalueof *2 + Lr2.

77. lt x, )', ald z are pwhich of the followins must be true?

x,;: (
II" r

itr

tA) 0
(B) I
(c) 15
(D) 64
{E} 128

< d

IIl. r' < {
(A)
(8)
(C)
(D)
(E)

I only
II only
IlI only
Il anclIII only
I, II, and IlI

L

l,{ote: Figure not drawl to scale.
2$" In AAEC atrove, which of the following inequalities
involving leugths r and v is true?

18, Irt the rectangle above, the sum ofthe zreasafthe
shadedregions is 1. What is the area of the unshaded
rcgion?

(A)

0 s ( - r + y i Z l0
t3) l0 < {x + y)? 7A
{C) 20 < (.r + _yJ? 50
(D) 5O ( {r + ,v}: 100
(E) *fK) < {* + y)2

(A) 2
(B) 3

(ct 4
(D) J'
tE) zJT

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lf you finish before tirne Is called, you may check your wsrk on this section only.
Bc not turn to any other section in the test.
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SECT'ION
3

Time '* ?5 nlinutcs
24 Quesfions

izs-4s)
Eirections: For each question in this seclion, select flie hest anslryerfiorrr amurg the choices
riv;rl on the answersheet.
?7"

Each sentencebelow has one or two blanks, each blauk
indicating that something has been smit*r&. Beneath
the sentence:ue five words or sets of words labeled A
through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when

inserted in the sentence,be$ fits the meaning of the
E€ntenceas a whoie.

?8. TIle dinerslruereeagerlyanticipatilig------ ntratrand
were, tirers{bre,-*-^---by the *reagerl'epaslplesented
tn thern.

Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiatorspropored
a cnmprourise that tlrey felt would he ------- to trclth
latror and managemenl.
enforce. . usefal
enr-l..divisive
r:ve.rcome. . unattractive
extend. " satisf,actory
resolve. . acceptable

{A} an abundant. . relieved
(B) a sumptrrous.. disapp:in{erl
(C) a delicious " . intrigueri
{}l a light. " dis;couraged
{E} a spartan. . nonptrussed
?*. Unfnrtunateiy,Stella rvastg;ically s{} ------- thaf rihe
was of{en excfurfrom eventssvhere**----- was of
parafilount imp*rtancr.

(4)r@fj,(g.r{g

25" Jazz enterfainerJosephineBaker had a gift far
making peoplelaugh; this ----- quality sei'vedher

well throughriut her career.
(A) comedic
(D) poetir:

(B) politicai
(E) vocal

(A)
{BJ
{C)
(D)

ciiiigant. . etiqilette
obstrepelL}rls." propdety
duplicitou,g..indiscretion
incr.lest.. decorurn
tE) orlicus..flagrancy

(C) stagestmck

26. As a coping nrechanismagainst unpleaszurtand painful
nrernories,some pecple will ----they find too -------.
{A)
(ll)
(C)
(D)
(E)

'i"he
ov*rly warm arrtlitariurninduced a drousiness

in the aucliencethaf the speak-er'sdroning vr,rice;rnd
uninspired,tnrly ------- words cumpxrnnded
iA) alarming iB) agreeat'rlt: (.C| lifeless
{D} eloquenl {8} ctrescriprive

Example;

{A)
{B)
(C)
(D)
{E}

anrJf ill in tl"lccorespondint

tbose meinoriesthat

rernernber. . disagreeable
rninimize, . tolerable
s u p p r e s s.. d i s t u r b i n g
intensify. . th'eatenin.q
suLrdue..enioyable

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Tlte pa..;sages.
belorv are followed lrv guestionsbasedon tireir contenl;,questionsfollowing a pair ol related
rrrayals*
l:]a$sage$

be basedon the refafio*ship between tfie paired passages.Answer the questionson 'rhebasis of lyliat is slateElor
ifopliecl in rhcr
passagesand in'*ny introeiuclorylnaterial that nury be provided.
Questions 3{}-Ji are lrilsed tln tfuef*tlowing pasriages.

31. Passage1 best sripportswhich statenleil{atroutSfeln's
"attack" (line
lfi, Passage2) It

PassageI

{A} It betrays her envy of other, rno!:€i{cc{rr}1plished uriters"
(B) It was atypicalrif her cverall judgnrent
<-rf
l-lemingway.
{C} }t sfemmedfrorn an unpleasantpt rstnal
experiencewith t{enringway.
tD) lt $/asillost likeiy inspired by profer;sional
rivahy.
(E) it ilobably spuned Hemingwa-yru impmrue
his writing"

Wrileni. thosesel{*cnnsumingsolitaries,are faqeinaredby other lvrifers.They knov,,how cur:iousand"
in lhe sr:ught-l'etr
Jusionaf worcl and fhing. artiuousthe
trick of tlreir trade is. anii yet how r:omrnonlyavailable
tlaekrcrlga,e,--il littli: learning.a litrle imaginatkrn. lhey
eye eat*rotlrer"with a vigoro*s jealous3,andsuspicion.
They arr:swiif tti condenrn*ld clismiss"as a rneansof
keepingthe lleld lroin getting roo crcwderj.

Fa:;sage2
In i 933 dlertmtle.Steinlaunchedfhe most massile
attaci{on Ernesf tlemingway since he carne under fire trv
Austrirrrfreuchrrrorrlir.s
irr l9ltl. Hcr ttavt:lAutohiogrullrt,
t$"4lice B. Toklusstairbetlat Herningway'smost vulncrrable points and lva$ ali tlre mor.er.voundingbecausecf the
core truth at fhe heartol'each biftel accusafion.Flerningway
believedlie had creafeclan originai style; she dernotedhim
to a dull-witted disciple "who does it without understanding
it." FIeth*ugirt he i-r,assophisticatedand cosnrnpoiitan;she
reducedirirn to it clluntr? provincial. But Herningrvayolitiived Steirr try fifteen years and so had dre last word in this
quarel. ln t\ &ft>r'ealtlef-east he wrote. .'I cannef remernhrer
Gei-tmdeStein ever spe;rkingwell ol any writer who hari
not wrifter favolairly atrouftrrerwork or done somethins
to advanceher career exceilt fcr I{onald F'irbank and,
lafer.Scoft Fitzgerald."
3$. In line 23. "atlvan*e*'mosl nearll,ineans
{Al
{B)
(C)
{-l}}
iE)

lurnis}l
asr:end
iurthcr
PlsPlttt*
erueerl

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32. lVhich best desaibes tlre relationshiphertweenthe
two passages?
{r\} Passage1 t'elittles n Iiferlrj theurl.rhat is
discussedin Passage7..
(B) Fassagel ofiers a persanal anecda{ethat
explains the qual"reldesr:ribedin passage?.
{C) Fassage2 piresentsinfi:rnra{ion fhat supports
a claim rnadein Passage1"
1D) Passage2 infroduces an argusisllt that challenges a theory puf fcnth in passage I.
(E) Passage2 celebratesa li{.erary phenonrenon
fllat PassageI dielnis*es.
33. Wl*ch trestcharacteriz.,es
the rheroric*l a$proil.ches
of Fassage1 anclPa.ssage2 ?
(A) The first presentstlrcories white the secr:nd
discusses{he author's personalexperienc*.
(B) The flrst rnakesgeueralizririonswhile the
sessr.rddraws upon iiterary iristnry.
{C) The first refers to specif,ictriterary_(aur{€s
while the secondquofeslristclricaldocunlen{s.
(D) T"hefirs{ acknowledgesmr.rltiplevien'points while tlie secoftdpr:esenlsullv
ane side *f an *rgurnenl
(E} 'Xhe{?rsternploys r} $evef,etone tvhile tl're
ser;ondrelies atnlrumclrousunclerstateqrent..


Qerestions34-39 are based cn the f'ollow.ing passage.

34. The nalrator wouid nrostlikely characterizehis

experienceclriving troln F,[ewyork to Chicagti ;rs

'fhi;r

Tttts.vtgeis c.rterTsted.fron u no.vel.T-hetwrrator i,t a
Jrtptrnesttnutitmttl v,lw u,orks in tlrc t|nited Statesfor a
.lttgsulrcse
ft)t?,p{nty.f-{erc,lzedescriheson.epis,adetlwt took
.l"lau vfit,n ht n'as transfercerl.frrsrnthe Nev, yark tffit:e to
{'ltict.tgtt"

!-int
s

la

t5

lii

2-r

3{)

,?.t

40

(A)
(B,l

fC)
(D)
{E}

r\ erhangehzrdcoure clvsr me ot the road. perhaps it
u,asthe llriving itself. the semi-hallucinatorysrare.a
comixrisionto speeddowr the endlessrilrbon of highway
alone and conquerit. I could jnst as easily have florvn to
{ihicago-l had str f'ewpossessiuns
treft-but I insisted
on drirring,.i had neverrcally seenthe eountry.Miles
and miies r:rfgrecn. eou,s und cornfielcls.wjrife l"armhouses
iit np at daq'n"srnallindustriaicities thror:.ghouf
westenl
Pennsvlvania;rnd Ohin. I trecamesomethingaf a ronin
r.rnthat tr:ip"a rcotlessper:{ouin limbo. Ronin aregeneraliy
tvh;rtwe call sfuclentslvho are waiting to get inio universit-v,but the tJefillitiongoesmuch deeper.ftonjn usedto
bc sarnurili without nla$ters,those who had strayed or been
ejecter.ifitrur the clan. Biack sheep.loners.rtill valiant but
rio longe.ratfitriated.The meaninglessspeedingI did down
Route 80, betrveenthe olcl life of Foint A*-rrow goneand the netv life waiting at Pc,intB. Lrecame
ntore inlpofiani
llran the ;:oilfs fhenselves.I was dressedin a lilthy pair of
chinos I haclused fcrr "lnrdlvork antl a stripedjelsey from
r;olle'gc:;tr let tnr,'bearri go. M_vhair'. lvhich badly needeei
cutting, fell in a biurgacrossrlty elres,which I had covererl
v,'ithdirrk glirsseslrecauseI was tircd of seeingfhem and
tireir brokcrrhlood vesseisin fhe rearview rninsr. In no
tirne. I beealneI'ery fbnd of the glasses,theirpotential, as
ilrey saved llre the worry of mv facial expression.r,lhetherI

rvastrattentiveor enthusedenough,wlretherI should
nraket:y'crontilcf or respectfbllyl*ok arvay.I lvishedI
rouki itr:*r them cotstantiy now-to the ofiice, ts stafT
nieelingl. on the street.
For tirose flfteeu or so hours I was no one; I haclno.
cbligations-l was.!ustanothercar flankedby fruckerson
the rolcl. The t"eelingwas nurnbingand pleasuratrleenough
so fh&i I did not neeriftrod.I observedthe hard grip of my
hanr.lson the steeringwheel. rny pantsdouble patclret!at
the luees" and I aclntiredthis netv person.I letr I coul
drive fitret,*r. lo the edge of the country arid fhen beyoud,
deep in{{r tlre Pacific" wtrele I had come frorn. I did,
of courss,stcpr,but st en u,henI reachedChicagoand
drorvcred anri shaved. the ronin feeiing prersisted,tiching
in n.r1'headlike tfre soundof the euginernetalonce the
car hari heer funrcd ofl. still burning hot aiter;ts e;ghthundred-mileririle"

drarnatic
transforntativc
exhausting
lreacherous
lnfonnative

35. The narrator's-'conrpulsion"(line -].1is besr
descrihed as
{A)
(ts)
(C)
{.D)

{8)

a long-stanrJing
r_rtrsession
a burdensomentrligarion
a senseof inevitatrility
an inesistible urge
an incornplehensiblecielosian

36, The narrator'sprimary pu{posein lines 9- lS i..;to
{A}
{B)
{C}
{l}}
(E)

explain rvhy he drove tt: Chicago
lamenrthe f ate o1'nlost trariifion
reflect on his senseof lretrayai
reconcilecontrastingperspeclivesabout lite
convcy his feelingsot'dissociationfioni o{hcrs

37. Ilie descriptinnin lines l8-'t3 fl lvits . . . ninor"')
primarily $ervesio
{A}
(Bl
{C)
(I))
(E)

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depict a habitual cundition
j u s r i f ya c o m p l a i n t
convey a deepresentrnent
explain a humiliating predicarnent
evoke a stafe rrf rnind

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3&. ln tlic' context of the passage"'-whether I . . . enough'"
{lines 2.5-26)helps revealthe narrateir's
(A)
(E)
(C)
(D)
(E)

39, ftor the narrator, fo be'"no one'" (line 30) is fo
(A) be free of the expectations of others

(B) bealoneandlosrin a srrange
l&nd

fc-elingsatrxrut{he whnle hip
uncertainfy atrout so,cialencauniers
optirnisrn about his new life
fear of having his suspicionsccnfinned
surprisimg.reactinnto a social situation

(C) appear conternptible to others
@) start life all over again
{E) reject rnaterial possessions

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Quastioffi 40-48 rlre based on the following passage.
In fhis t99l pas$age,tz rcll'ege professor reflec{s on hotv
her e.rperienees8s {In AJriurn Avtaeric*trlvoutan fulp shapt
her w'ork us a trtrofessitwalhistorian" The ttuthor's tftather,
harn in 1916,lived axd atte*tled rclk:ge in Lawisville,
Kenturkt:.
,a.nyAfrican Amedcan schola-rsengagedrir the field
of FJiackstudies must view the rr,'orkfrorn inside their
"objective." outside
comtnunity r&ther than from an
f.ite position. Black sfiidies {a*d to sorrredegree wonten"s
i sttldies) began tiom an tinderstandingof the neressity of
r:onnectingthe people doing the researchand the people
who were the sub.iectsof the inquiry-to have the
acadenricconcepts inlbnned by the indiviel*atrswhose
very lives spoke fo that about rEhich we scholar"sintellec. ta Halize. F{nwever,in the stnlggle to be seenas'*legitimate"
ircadelnicdisciplines.many of iheseprogramshave
retreatedfrom the cornmnniq' basethat wag their initial
*rlre andsuppot't.
Student$and sr:holarssometimesquestion how much
1-5 vaiue we should give tr.rA.trican Alne'rican vrornefi's
persoilal accountsof their'lives' My mother has [aught me

the arToganceof sucil a quesfiofi anc{she regnlar{y combats
any signs of my snccumbing to the terlden*y to assumethat
per:ple'slives
thoseof us who htve treentrained to anatryze
whose
peopie
the
20 are better aLrieto unrierstandflpin than
grcat
respect
have
to
come
are.
I
have
lives {hey actually
fbr penple's abilities lo utrderstartdtheir arvn lives' And I
have ieamed tn listen, not iusf ts whaf they tetrlme about
the particulars of fheir iives, trut also to the ways in whirlt
?5 they clefinethenr for thernselves"
Yet, ftrr all my elTrxts to understandrny rnather"s
influenceon rny $cholarship,I have only very recentNy
come Io realize the real nafilre of tJris relationship" Limited
by tliscipiinary and professional blinders, it has taken me
-\a years to be atrie to seemy mother as a histortan--that" in
fact, l arn a historian becausemy mother wa$ ons belbre
me. My tnother clid not do what historians do" *r so it rnight
on the surface appear.She dicl rlot ia'rite an atlictrecr teach a
r:lass.What she did do war record in her mind all the facts

.3.t about-the people aud ceimn-iunityof Black lxruisville and
tel! tlrose m,,ne $n a daily trasis' I grs\Y up knowing {'he
narnesof ali the Black teachersand prirrcipals frsm tl'!efirst
dzuaclesof'the iwentieth c'entury.I knew atrsuf Black
ninisters, barbers, beauticians,washerwornen,housshold
4a anri factorl, r.,'orkers,lii:rarians. chatiffeurs, and posf*l
clerks. I learned the histo:y of instit*tions-Ectrosls'
churches. families-and +l neighborhoods'W'henrny
"You rernesber Mrs" llowery," I
inother ngw $ays lo tne"Yes." I have *cver e\isfi seeriMru. Dtnvery; she diecl
say"
45 Lrefore]- was born" but I knorv hon' lnany husbandsslre ha.d
and ilre rnany ways in qhich she rnativaterl the sfilderltsin
her slasses,

When { entererJgratltr*te schotl}and b*gan tn r*at1 the
historical bookr on the Black e*lxmuniiy, the picture
5{} presentedthere did not rrerel.Ycontrad'ictthe ives ol
the peopte trkror:r personally"bnt {whai I realize now:
was the biggest pr*blern fcr rnr, which has sent ins $n rny
and theorsiiciii
ccntinuilp; searchfor lrew lnethqrtlolngier;
perspectives)contradicted the hisrnric*l doculnerats*ly
rnother had dail-trlaid beforn me: her reca&l tli peoi:tre's
speeches.ideas,and actions. Slrc taught I'nsthe impor{ance
of preserving the idstorical r"ecortlof the comrnrunit,vas the
pecple within it understoad ir artdthu$ gr**nrlerI nte in a t-at
slifferencresearchtradition t.hantht one I encounteredin
6t) my ac*demic training. The rnanneri* w'hich f prar:tice the
hisforical craft is far different tr<.rnrruy ruo*her's' trul the,

tac[ fhat ] do ir and tlre assurutptionsthaf guide me are
firmly grounded in her historical practice. She preserved in
hfir nlind and.in her conversationswith me a histtxy and a
65 way uf historical understalidingth*t l ttow atlempt f.opreservein my wr-itingand in my classl'tiottt.
With my mcther's understandingto guide nte, I anr
slowly bet'ominga hisforian in spite of rny acadeutiu
training.
40" The main pr,lrpaseof the passageis lcl
{A} pr*vide a th*rough understandingof a vital
researchr:rethotlologY
pcnder
the implicationsof a well-known hisfor{B)
ical stndY
(C) focus on the ccrnplexitir,s cl1.a nrother-{iaughter
relaticushiP
(D) clefenrXa perticular appr*ach to rwhnlarrship
iE) tiiscuss fhe r&mifications of a pnrblernatic:
cl-ecirign
"legitknate" mosl near.|yrneans
41. In line L0,
{ A)
{F)
{C)
{Dl
(E)

reputahle
lawt"ul
uteming
entittred

l*gic*l

'"qtlestion"
{line l7i
42" Why does ttre &uthor regatd t}'le
as atr0gdnt'l
(A) It prerillrnesthat there is a definitivc itistorieal
truth to be known,
(tsi It explares aspectsof pe.ople'slives that desei've
to remain private.
reffiaitr olrjecrive
{C) lt ple$rrmf,stlra{ hlstclrianscan
's
when writing aboutpcople lives'
{D) II insuits historians wtltl tlisregarrlptlrsotral narratives as a fcrm of research.
{E} it co&l,eysdoilbfs about the self-perc*ptiotts of
ordilrar\, i ndivi
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46" Which *f the toll*''ving woultl m*st iikeiy be ttne qri'
to irr line 67 ?
!.tle"ass*rrptiqrns'-retr-e.rr*:rl

43"Ln lines 36-42 l"1gtew . . . neighborhr:ods"),the atlthor
mentionsthe things she knows in order to

{A} Ditl'srent historicalmethcdnlogiespr*rl*ce
similar res$its regitrdlessof thr:it s{.}Llrc*$'

as fhe k*epers
(tsi h,tanyindividuaisvie*,"thstn.selves
of tl-leirccmmunit-v'shistory.
'fraditional
histor3'books dti not tsntain tutrch
{Ci
u s e l i r i t i l - < t r t ri tuar lt .
iD; trnLlivicinalsc.*n i:rovicle usel'lll insiglits ahor-rftireir
.-i'crrld."
tEJ It is naf irupr:dalri tbr hir;tor.iarsto publish ttilLicleg
for prlrcIy ac*demic a';cliences"

{A} impl,vthat hooks are largely inelevant to scholarship
{B i support the claim ih;rt her rnothel was a histot'ian
{C) emphasizethat all histr:riansmu$tpay alfenfio$to
their surround.ings
{D} suggestthat co*rmunity rnembersrarely pursued
acatlemic srreers
{E} c*nnteract prevailing myths about wonlei}
scholars
44. ln the context of the.passage,the discussi*nof
Mrs. Llowery {iiner at3-47)best servesto

4?" tn their appraaches[o history. brothtlrc aul]tor nnd her
moiher are motivale.d b3rthe drsirc: fo

{A) give ;}n example of the kind of historical infcxmation availahle to comrnu{ty members
{E} give an example of a comrnunity arernberwho
was concemed about the cornmunify's lvelfare
{C) encsuragelnofi} comnlunity nrelribersto become

sch*]urs and teachers
(D) dernonstratethat the authnr's rnother had a good
relationship qviththe author
(E) make a r,alnejutJgementabout a piutieular lifestYh:
45" In lines 58 and 63,
{A)
iBi
{C-}
iD)
([:]]

{A}
{B)
{C}
{D)
(E)

pinneer a nsw rei;eaJchrnethwlol:gy
gain recognition as cor{leteilt scttci*rx
calrect inacetrraq:ietin e:N:}ierhistorical acl:&t.ufs
preservear};}ttt}rale reeate}of f.beircoinntunirv
recognize arlmirahtrecotnrnunily lnenrbe.rs
publicly

"theoretical pemper:tives"nrcnfiq:ne;iin
4&" The
lines 53-54 rvould be LEAST likelv tc ruake
use of tire
"'personal
accounts" neentiotredin line 16

{A)
"histor-vof institu{i.llns"'utentionetl in line 41
{B)
"hislorical }rooks" rtentloned in line 49
{C}
-'historicaldqrcrimet,fl"rnen{iunedin line 54
{D}
"}ristcr}calunderxtnnding"rnentloneclin line 65
{E}

'*grcunded" most nearly means

insuiated
rrstricted
jnstified
ruxlteci
lrranded

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!f you finish before tinre is call6d, you lnay ehe6k your werk sn thts s*etiftn effily.
tro not turn to any sther sesti$n in the test'

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SSCTION 4
Tirne - 25 miuutes
18 Questicns
{21-38,
tr)irecfions: Thissection-co-n-tain1

lwotypesofquestions.Youhave2Sminutestocomplete bothtypes.F-orquestiogs?l-zll.
solve each problern aDddecide which is fhe trestcf the choices given. Fill in the correspanding
oval o' the answer sheet. you
nralj use any availaLrlespacefor scratchwork.

l.

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use of a calculator:is pennitted.
2. All nunrbemused are real nunrbers.
3' tr;iguresthat accompany ptblemt in this test are iniended rc provide in*'ormationusehrl
in tr:iving the prablems.
They are drawn as accutately as possihle EXCEPT when it is statedin a specific prrblem
that tlre flgure ir nor
drar,,'rr
rrrrcale.All figureslie in a planeunlessotherwiscinclicutcd.
4' Unlesr otherwise specified' the doruain of any function is assumerJtt'rhe tht: set
crf ;ill reill nunlben r ibr rvhich
"f
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The nunrbercf- deglees of arc in :r circle is 36$"
The ru*r of the rneasuresin degrees*f tlrc angles of a triangle is I80.

2\, If t = I and 2x + 3y = g. what is the valueof
3.v+2t?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

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't',

If prolit is defined to be saiesminus expenses,fhen
acccrding 1othe graph above, for which month was
profit greafest?
(A)
{B}

{C)
tD)
(E)

January
Frebruary
March
,April
May

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segrilelrts{lof shown) has a slope af 2 ?
(A)

PA

(B) I'B
(C) FC

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{E) PE

24. ll an integeris divisibleby 9, rhenrhesumof irs digirs
is divisibleby 9. If the7-digitinregert,ZZX"l3.3
is divisibletry 9" whatdigit doesX represent?
{A}
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(Di
(E)

0
1
3

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?5" When the three Adams chitdren went to schrnorning, they each took cmeof the others. lunches.
In how many wiry$ could the three chilclren have Lreen
paired with fhe lunches sn that no one took his cr
her owi?
(A) One
G) Two
(C) Three
(D.l 5ix
tE) Eight

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o{ the follor,l"inglines ',viUriivitle ftc r:ircle ir.ltc]tt\\'0
serlticircleslI
f. l'he lilr,:wi(h euu;tliun.i - r
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31. Eachof the 24 siudentsin a chemistryclassneedsto
haveexacily l?0 milliliters of solufionin a beaker.
If the teacherusesa bottle containing3 liters of the
solutionto fill eachbeakerwithoutspiltring,how
manymilliiiter:sof solutionwill the teacherhave
left in the borle at'terfillirrg the beakers?
{l lirer* 1,0{}0milliliters}

33. In a study af l? ccnpanies. each company reported
the number of employees on its payroil" liach of
the
sompames
a
r.liffcrent
number
of
eu"rployees,
leported
. and the median number of employees for all the
companieswatl 82. How many of the l? companies
had fewer than 82 ernployee* on fhe pavroll?

34. In a stmight line, tbe dist;rncetretweenRockfield
is lB miles; between Nearburg and
1nd-Nea1-burg
Carbonville the distancein a straight line is 13.4miles.
What is the least possible distanc"e,in nriles. llom
Rockfield to Carbonviilc?

32. The lengths of the sides of a rectangle are integers
and irs area is 24. What is one possible value of &e
perimeterof the rectangle'.)

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35, Let * A r* Lredefined by .r A y = .{r - (.r:+

1,)
ftrr all positi're infegcrrs.r and .-y-.
What is the value

t

Cnlunns
2
3
4

of(':1,12)43?
n

Z
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37. In the figure atrove,each of the l6 srnail sgriaresis
teihe colored red, blue, 0r green.
o AII squaresin row n will he the sarrrcetllor"
o Afl squaresin column I will be red.
r There will be aRevsn number of blue squares.
c 'Ihere will be an eyen nunrber of green square:i.
r No green $quarewill share a coruruon sirie or
vertex with a rcd square.
What is the greatest.
possiblenumber rrl'squaresthat
could tre colorer{ sreen?

36. The figure aboroeshows eomecircles, each measurins

2 inches in diameter, placed at one end of a 50-inch
line segrnent.If there are | -inc-hspacesbetween
consecutivecircles and the ceR[erof each circle is on
the segment,v.'hatis the rua.rimunrnumber:of such
circles thal can be placerl oa the S0-inch segment?

. } 7 q 1

?' t';'
38. In the secluenceabr:ve, each {em after tln first is
I

equal
to ;? of rhe term immecliafely bet'oreit. W'har
.
is the value of the first terlrr in {he seuuencet}l;rt is
'I
less fhan
?
20

STOP

If you finish before tirne is celled, lrou may cheek your work sn this section onlir.
Do not turn to any other $ection in the test,
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SECT'T$F,I
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?ime * 3Smimntes
39 Questi*ns

ff;i::T:.",:Tffn:rstionirrthissection,se!ecttheu*'tu"'*o
2. TY.eycung ctlnposer, turning out countless
"iinglesf*r
short-livecl tetrevisisngr$tuffelall j2trd"lsirnetrje{Lbx
her sense*f isol*tion from serioirs mu.sic.

The follcwing sentellcestesf correcttlessand eff-ectivefiess
ofexpression" Part of each sentenceor the entire senrence
is underlined; beneafheach sentenceare llve ways tf
phrasing the underlined material. C,hoiceA repeatsthe
originai phmsing;the other fbur choicesare riiffereni.If
you think the original phrasing prodrrcesa betfer senterce
than any of the altematives, select choice A; if not" select
one of the otherchoices.

cornmercials,and torntentedby
c u l n r n e r c i a i tso. r n l e t ) t ch( ly
cornnrelciiils.
was rormsnierlhy
commercials;shefound tornrr,ntin
{EJ comrnercials; she rvas tormented by
{A}

{B}
(C)
(Dr

In rnaking your selection, follow tbe requirernentsof
stantlardu.r:ittenEnglish:that i:".pay att;ntionto gl?nlrnar.
r:hoice of words. sentenceconstruction, and pmctuation.
Your selectionshoukl result in fhe nrosteffeitive
sentence-clear anclprecise, without awkwardncssor
ambiguity.

3" In 1922 A"tfican American eductfor Anna lulia Cooper
enrned & doctorate at sixty-six, A{d"lhtE&$hgg_m0$!
P99Fle-,ffieqidql{elirerne nt.
and this is rvher most peoplec*nsider retiremeoi
an age at which lnost people conuirje.rrellrement
and by then mosf people consitler r€firenlent
cansideredby most people frrr Lreingan age tbr
retiretnent
{E) which is conslderedretirement hy most people
{At
iB)
{C}
{D)

EXAMPLE:
Laura Ingalls Wilder publishedher first bouk

asdi!:a_wac_Elx$:&!rysarsatd$st1.
{A)

(E)
(C)
{D)
(E)

and she was sixty-five yearsold dren
when she wfls sixty-five
at age sixty-five yearsold
upon the reaching of sixty-five years
at the tirne when .shewas sixty-five

4, The eadiestknown ency*lopediastili in existence

b-ettg_lhcissr&_atsce$sr.rp&lHieylbsELdeL.a
RomAS_& lived ahnosf two thousa&dyear$ itgo.

.{D{n}{O@rG)

(AJ being the work ci'one person,Fliny the Elder. a
Roman who
{B} being ttre wotk of nne person,Fliny rhe Elder" a
R*man and he
{C) is the work of Fliny rhe Elcler, the one person wha
pliny rhe Elrter,a
{Dj is the wr:rk *f one grersorr.
F"nmalt u,ho
{liJ is fhe work of *ne person"Fliny {}reElcler"a
Roman and that

tr" Since their readersoften assumethat ioumalistsare

objectiveand trufhf,ul.do journalistshou* u
responsibility Ihalorher:gtrtrts do.goe?
{A)
(8)
{C)
{D)
(E)

rhat ofher writers do nor
that writers lack vrlio are not iaumalists
lacking in others who are writins
not hart by rhs}se'sFho
write cliffJrentlv
when (xherluritershavenof

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