b b b b b b b
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NumberbofbQuestions:b53
Section 1. Readingb b
TimebLimit:b64bMinutes
1. Adelaidebattemptedbtobassuagebherbguiltboverbthebpiecebofbcheesecakebbyblimitingbherselfbtobsaladsbth
ebfollowingbday.
Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebdefinitionbforbthebunderlinedbwordbinbthebsentencebabove?
a. increase
b. support
c. appease
d. conceal
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbestbsupportbthebargumentbthatbpeoplebcausebglobalbclimat
ebchange?
a. Thebaveragebglobalbtemperaturebhasbincreasedb1.5bdegreesbFahrenheitbsinceb1880.
b. Commonbgreenhousebgasesbincludebcarbonbdioxidebandbwaterbvapor.
c. Mostbofbthebgreenhousebgasesbtodaybcomebfrombburningbthingsblikebcoalbandbotherbfossilbfuel
sbforbenergy.
d. Thebaveragebpersonbbreathesboutbaboutb1.0bkgbofbcarbonbdioxidebeverybday,bwhilebthebaverag
ebcowbproducesbaboutb80bkgbofbmethane.
Thebnextbthreebquestionsbarebbasedbonbthebfollowingbinformation.
ThebDeweybDecimalbClasses
000bComputerbscience,binformation,bandbgeneralbwork
sb100bPhilosophybandbpsychology
200bReligion
300bSocialbsciences
400bLanguages
500bSciencebandbmathematics
600bTechnicalbandbappliedbscienc
eb700bArtsbandbrecreation
800bLiterature
900bHistory,bgeography,bandbbiography
3. LisebisbdoingbabresearchbprojectbonbthebvariousbpsychologicalbtheoriesbthatbSigmundbFreudbdevel
opedbandbonbthebmodernbresponsebtobthosebtheories.bShebisbnotbsurebwherebtobbegin,bsobshebconsul
tsbthebchartbofbDeweybDecimalbClasses.bTobwhichbsectionbofbtheblibrarybshouldbshebgobtobbeginblooki
ngbforbresearchbmaterial?
a.b100
b.b200
c.b300
d.b900
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,4. Duringbherbresearch,bLisebdiscoversbthatbFreud’sbtheorybofbthebOedipalbcomplexbwasbbasedbonbanc
ientbGreekbmythologybthatbwasbmadebfamousbbybSophocles’bplaybOedipusbRex.bTobwhichbsectionbofbth
eblibrarybshouldbshebgobifbshebisbinterestedbinbreadingbthebplay?
a.b300
b.b400
c.b800
d.b900
5. Alsobduringbherbresearch,bLiseblearnsbaboutbFreud’sbJewishbbackground,bandbshebdecidesbto
comparebFreud’sbtheoriesbtobtraditionalbJudaism.bTobwhichbsectionbofbtheblibrarybshouldbshebgobforbm
orebinformationbonbthisbsubject?
a.b100
b.b200
c.b800
d.b900
Marabisbconductingbabstudybthatbwillbexaminebthebideasbofbmiddlebschoolbteachers,bconcerningbthebusag
ebofbiPhonesbinbthebclassroom.bShebinterviewsballbteachersbwhobteachbabcomputerbsoftwarebcourse.
6. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbthebappropriatenessbofbherbsample?
a. Thebsamplebisbbiasedbbecausebitbonlybincludesbteachers,bwhobarebimmersedbinbthebtechnolog
ybfield
b. Thebsamplebisbbiasedbbecausebthebsamplebsizebisbtoobsmall
c. Thebsamplebisbbiasedbbecausebthebsamplebsizebisbtooblarge
d. Thebsamplebisbnotbbiasedbandbisbappropriatebforbthebstudy
Althoughbhisbfriendsbbelievedbhimbtobbebenjoyingbablavishblifestylebinbtheblargebfamilybestatebhebhadbinherit
ed,bEnzobwasbinbrealitybimpecunious.
7. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebdefinitionbforbthebunderlinedbwordbinbthebsentencebabove?
a. Penniless
b. Unfortunate
c. Emotional
d. Commanding
Followbthebnumberedbinstructionsbtobtransformbthebstartingbwordbintobabdifferentbword.
1. StartbwithbthebwordbESOTERIC
2. RemovebbothbinstancesbofbthebletterbEbfrombthebword
3. RemovebthebletterbIbfrombthebword
4. MovebthebletterbTbfrombthebmiddlebofbthebwordbtobthebendbofbthebword
5. RemovebthebletterbCbfrombthebword
8. Whatbnewbwordbhasbbeenbspelled?
a. SECT
b. SORT
c. SORE
d. TORE
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,Thebnextbtwobquestionsbarebbasedbonbthebfollowingbchart,bwhichbreflectsbthebenrollmentbandbthebincomeb
forbabsmallbcommunitybcollege.
40
35
30
25
StudentbEnrollmentb(in
20 b hundreds)
SchoolbIncomeb(inbmillions)
15
10
5
0
2000b 2001b 2002b 2003b 2004b 2005b 2006b 2007b 2008b 2009b 201
0
9. Basedbonbthebchart,bapproximatelybhowbmanybstudentsbattendedbthebcommunitybcollegebinbth
ebyearb2001?
a.b2100
b.b2300
c.b2500
d.b2700
10. Inborderbtoboffsetbcosts,bthebcollegebadministrationbdecidedbtobincreasebadmissionbfees.bRevi
ewingbthebchartbabove,bduringbwhichbyearbisbitbmostblikelybthatbthebcollegebraisedbthebpricebofbad
mission?
a.b2002
b.b2007
c.b2009
d.b2010
Literacybratesbareblowerbtodaybthanbtheybwerebfifteenbyearsbago.bThen,bmostbpeopleblearnedbtobreadbthrou
ghbthebusebofbphonics.bToday,bwholeblanguagebprogramsbarebfavoredbbybmanybeducators.
11. Ifbthesebstatementsbarebtrue,bitbcanbbebconcludedbthat
a. wholeblanguagebisbmorebeffectivebatbteachingbpeoplebtobreadbthanbphonics.
b. phonicsbisbmorebeffectivebatbteachingbpeoplebtobreadbthanbwholeblanguage.
c. literacybratesbwillbprobablybcontinuebtobdeclineboverbthebnextb15byears.
d. thebdefinitionbofbwhatbitbmeansbtobbebliteratebisbmuchbstricterbnow.
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, Thebnextbfourbquestionsbarebbasedbonbthebfollowingbpassage.
ThebBermudabTriangle
ThebareabknownbasbthebBermudabTrianglebhasbbecomebsuchbabpartbofbpopularbculturebth
atbitbcanbbebdifficultbtobseparatebfactbfrombfiction.b ThebinterestbfirstbbeganbwhenbfivebNavybpl
anesbvanishedbinb1945,bofficiallybresultingbfromb“causesborbreasonsbunknown.”bThebexplanat
ionsbaboutbotherbaccidentsbinbthebTrianglebrangebfrombthebscientificbtobthebsupernatural.bRes
earchersbhavebneverbbeenbablebtobfindbanythingbtrulybmysteriousbaboutbwhatbhappensbinbthe
bBermudabTriangle,bifbtherebevenbisbabBermudabTriangle.bWhatbisbmore,bonebofbthebbiggestbch
allengesbinbconsideringbthebphenomenonbisbdecidingbhowbmuchbareabactuallybrepresentsbthe
bBermudabTriangle.bMostbconsiderbthebTrianglebtobstretchbfrombMiamiboutbtobPuertobRicoban
dbtobincludebthebislandbofbBermuda.bOthersbexpandbthebareabtobincludeballbofbthebCaribbeanbi
slandsbandbtobextendbeastwardbasbfarbasbthebAzores,bwhichbarebcloserbtobEuropebthanbtheybar
ebtobNorthbAmerica.
ThebproblembwithbhavingbablargerbBermudabTrianglebisbthatbitbincreasesbtheboddsbofbacci
dents.bTherebisbnear-
constantbtravel,bbybshipbandbbybplane,bacrossbthebAtlantic,bandbaccidentsbarebexpectedbtobocc
ur.bInbfact,bthebBermudabTrianglebhappensbtobfallbwithinbonebofbthebbusiestbnavigationalbregi
onsbinbthebworld,bandbthebrealitybofbgreaterbactivitybcreatesbthebpossibilitybforbmorebtobgobwr
ong.bShippingbrecordsbsuggestbthatbtherebisbnotbabgreaterbthanbaverageblossbofbvesselsb withi
nbthebBermudabTriangle,bandbmanybresearchersbhavebarguedbthatb theb reputationb ofb theb Tri
angleb makesb anyb accidentb seemb outb ofb theb ordinary.b Inb fact,bmostbaccidentsbfallbwithinbthe
bexpectedbmarginbofberror.bThebincreasebinbshipsbfrombEastbAsiabnobdoubtbcontributesbtobanbi
ncreasebinbaccidents.bAndbasbforbthebstorybofbthebNavybplanesbthatbdisappearedbwithinbthebTri
angle,bmanybresearchersbnowbconcludebthatbitbwasbthebresultbofbmistakesbonbthebpartbofbtheb
pilotsbwhobwerebflyingbintobstormbcloudsbandbsimplybgotblost.
12. Whichbofbthebfollowingbdescribesbthisbtypebofbwriting?
a. Narrative
b. Persuasive
c. Expository
d. Technical
13. Whichbofbthebfollowingbsentencesbisbmostbrepresentativebofbabsummarybsentencebforbthi
sbpassage?
a. ThebproblembwithbhavingbablargerbBermudabTrianglebisbthatbitbincreasesbtheboddsbofbaccidents.
b. ThebareabthatbisbcalledbthebBermudabTrianglebhappensbtobfallbwithinbonebofbthebbusiestbnavig
ationalbregionsbinbthebworld,bandbthebrealitybofbgreaterbactivitybcreatesbthebpossibilitybforbmor
ebtobgobwrong.
c. Onebofbthebbiggestbchallengesbinbconsideringbthebphenomenonbisbdecidingbhowbmuchbare
abactuallybrepresentsbthebBermudabTriangle.
d. Researchersbhavebneverbbeenbablebtobfindbanythingbtrulybmysteriousbaboutbwhatbhappensbi
nbthebBermudabTriangle,bifbtherebevenbisbabBermudabTriangle.
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