A. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER 1. --------- of of New York’s York’s Erie Erie Cana Canall great greatly ly enhanced trade in the upstate region. (A) The completion (B) The complete (C) Comple Completin ting g (D) A complet completing ing 2. A leech, leech, afte afterr --------- the skin skin,, is best best remov removed ed by the application of either either salt or heat. (A) attaching attaching it (B) it attaches attaches itsel itselff to (C) its attaching attaching to (D) where where it attaches attaches to 3. Some Some of the the old oldest est and and most most widesp widesprea read d creation myths are ----- involving the allgiving “Earth Mother.” (A) (A) they they (B) (B) them them (C) (C) thos thosee (D) thei their r 4. In the the first first few mont months hs of of life, life, an infant infant learns how to lift its head, smile, and ---. (A) recognize recognize its parents parents (B) parents parents to recog recognize nize (C) recognizi recognizing ng its parents parents (D) the recognizing recognizing of its parents parents 5. Juana Juana Inez Inez de la la Cruz Cruz --------- Mexico Mexico’s ’s great greatest est female poet. (A) considere considered d (B) is consid considered ered to be (C) concidere concidered d to be (D) is consider consideration ation
8. … are all allow ow in choles cholester terol ol and and often often come come from corn, soybeans, olives. (A) There are vegetab vegetable le oils oils (B) Vegeta Vegetable ble oils oils (C) The oil oil in vegetables vegetables (D) While While in vegetables vegetables 9.
During the early period of ocean navigation, ----- any need for sophisticated sophisticated instruments and techniques. (A) so that that hardly hardly (B) when there there was was hardly hardly (C) there was was hardly hardly (D) hardly hardly was was
10. Wood that that has been been specially specially trated trated is ... (A) as water water resistent resistent much more more than (B) water resistent resistent much much more than (C) more than than water water resist resistent ent (D) much more more water resiste resistent nt than
11. By the process process of evaporation evaporation,, humans lose water … their skin. (A) (A) thro throug ugh h (B) but (C) of (D) at 12. A large corporat corporation ion is broken broken down into into many departments, each of which has … (A) responsib responsibilit ility y unique (B) a unique unique responsi responsibili bilities ties (C) an unique unique responsibili responsibilities ties (D) uniquely uniquely responsib responsibilit ility y
6. Becaus Becausee the the metal metal mercu mercury ry --------- in in direc directt proportion to temperature, temperature, it was once used as the indicators in common thermometers. (A) is expanding expanding (B) is expan expanded ded (C) (C) expa expand ndss (D) expand expanded ed
13. Even in United States, States, Chinese Chinese food is often … with chopsticks. (A) (A) eati eating ng (B) ate (C) (C) eate eaten n (D) being being eate eaten n
7. Geyser Geyserss have have ofte often n been been comp compare ared d to volcanoes ----- they both emit hot liquids from below the earth’s surface. (A) bec becaus ausee (B) in spit spitee of (C) (C) due due to to (D) regardles regardlesss of
14. On summer summer weekends, weekends, there there are …. Cars on the roads near the beach that walking often becomes the better choice. (A) (A) so much much (B) (B) too too many many (C) (C) such such a lot lot (D) (D) so many many
15. … residents residents of district district will be voting voting on whether they should become independent of the rest of the city. (A) In a few few years years,, (B) Last Last yea year, r, (C) For followin following g year, year, (D) With the past past year, year, 16. Indiana’s Indiana’s Lost River River _____ undergro underground und for a distance of 22 miles. (A) it travels (B) travels (C) to travel (D) traveling 17. Static electricity electricity _____ one cloud to another another or between clouds and the ground creates lighting. (A) (B) (C ) (D)
flows from the flow from flowing fr from is flowing from
18. The light from an electrical lamp includes includes
many different wavelengths, _____ in a laser is concentrated on only one wavelength. (A) (A) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)
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19. Fos Fossil fu fuels li like co coal, oi oil, an and ga gas pr produce carbon dioxide when _____ (A) (B) (C ) (D) (D)
are burned burned they burned are are they burne urned d
20. Charles Charles Babbage Babbage (1792-1871 (1792-1871)) drew up the first plans for a programmable digital computer in 1834, but _____ was never completed. (A) (B ) (C) (D) (D)
to invent him he invented his in invention for for him him to in inven vent
B. IDENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED UNDERLINED WORDS OR PHRASE THAT MUST BE CHANGED IN ORDER FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE GRAMATICALLY CORRECT.
1. Beethoven wrote and performance some of his greatest works while almost totally deaf. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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B A C D Financial consideration play an important partly in the choice of a college. D A B C All atomic particles are in motion, but not move at tha same speed or distance. A B C D Time as measurement measureme nt by the position of the sun is known as solar time. B A C D Ginseng which is thought to have magical powers, is tradition Chinese cure that is also A C B popular in the United United States. D Large does of vitamin have been used successful to treat forms of mental illness, according to A B D C some mental health experts. The more calories one eats, the lesser likely one is to lose weight. A C D B A rainbow is created when rays of sunlight are bent from atmospheric particles acting as A B C D Prisms. The effects of the women liberation movement has changed the lives of millions of women, A B
and the resulting arrangement of behavioral patterns has affected the lives of man and D C children, too.
10. Passengers have ridden the first Ferried wheel at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. C A B D 11. Most polar seals retreat to open water during the winter, winter, but a few types have learn to survive on B A C and under the ice all year round D 12. The Spanish introduced introduced not only horses and also cattle cattle to the North American continent. continent. C B A D 13. Aristotle Aristotle believed believed that that everything everything in the universe were composed composed of four basic elements: elements: earth, earth, A C B water, air, and fire. D 14. During fermentation, complex carbohydrates are converted to another chemicals by the action of A C B enzymes produced by molds, yeasts, or bacteria. D 15. More than half of all stars is in binary or multiple-star multiple-star systems. A C B D 16. James A. Garfield Garfield has become the twentieth twentieth president president of the United States in 1881 and was A B assassinated later in that year. D C 17. In the cold climate of the far north, mosquito mosquito eggs may remains remains dormant from autumn until late A B D C June.
18. Safety glass a toughened glass sheet, is six times stronger than untreating glass A B C D 19. Paul Revere Revere was the son of the Frence Frence immigrat immigration ion named Appolos Appolos Rivoire, Rivoire, who B A later began calling himself Revere to make his name easier for Americans to pronounce C D 20. Nutritional Nutritional needs can be convenience represente represented d by a pyramid, pyramid, with the most A B C important foods at the bottom. D Questions 1-10 It is often often the case case with with folk folkta tale less that that they they devel develop op from from actua actuall happe happenin nings gs but in thei their r development lose much of their factual base; the story of Pocahontas quite possibly fits into this category of folktale. This princess of the Powhatan tribe was firmly established in the lore of early line America and has been made even more famous by the Disney film based on the folktale that arose (5) from her life. She was a real-life person, but the actual story of her life most probably different considerably from the folktale and the movie based on the folktale. Powhatan, the chief of a confederacy of tribes in Virginia, had several daughters, none of whom was actually named Pocahontas. The nickname means “playful one,” and several of Powhatan’s daughters were called Pocahontas. The daughter of Powhatan who became the subject of the folktale (10) (15)
was named Matoaka. What has been verified about Matoaka, or Pocahontas as she has come to be known, is that she did marry an Englishman and that she did spend time in England before she died there at a young age. In the spring of 1613, a young Pocahontas was captured by the English and taken into into Jamest Jamestown. own. There she was treate treated d with with courtes courtesy y as the daughter daughter of chief chief Powhata Powhatan. n. While While Pocahontas was at Jamestown, English gentlemen John Rolfe fell in love with her and asked her to marry. Both the governor of the Jamestown colony and Pocahontas’s father Powhatan approved the marriage as a means of securing peace between Powhatan’s tribe and the English at Jamestown. In 1616, Pocahontas accompanied accompanied her new husband to England, where she was royally received. received. Shortly Shortly before her her planned return return to Virginia Virginia in 1617, 1617, she contracte contracted d an illness illness and died died rather suddenly suddenly.. (20) A major part of the folktale of Pocahontas that is unverified concerns her love for English Captain John Smith is the period of time before her capture by the British and her rescue of him from almost certain death. Captain John Smith was indeed at the colony of Jamestown and was acquainted with Powhatan and his daughters, he even described meeting them in 1612 journal. However, the story of his rescue by the young maiden did not appear in his writing until 1624, well after Pocahontas had (25) aroused widespread interest in England by her marriage to an English gentlemen and her visit to England. It is the discrepancy in dates that has caused some historians to doubt the veracity of the tale. However, other historians do argue quite persuasively that this incident did truly take place. 1. (A) (B) (C) (C) (D)
The main main idea idea of of the the passa passage ge is is that that Pocahontas fell in love with John Smith and saved his life. Poca Pocaho hont ntas as did did not not rea reall lly y exis existt any any one one of Powh Powhat atan an’s ’s daug daught hter er coul could d have been the Pocahontas of legend folktales are often not very factual
2. The expr express ession ion “aro “arose se from” from” in in line line 4 is is closest in meaning to (A) (B) (C ) (D)
went up with was to told du during developed fr from climbed to to
5. It can can be infe inferre rred d from from the pass passage age that that Pocahontas (A) never intended to return to Virginia (B) (B) had a lon long g mar marrriage iage (C) (C) suff suffer ered ed from from a lon long g ill illne ness ss (D) did not mean to remain in England 6. The pron pronoun oun “in “indee deed” d” in line line 22 22 is close closest st in meaning to (A) (B ) (C) (D)
therefore unexpecte ctedly in fact in co contrast
7. The pronou pronoun n “he” “he” in in line line 23 refe refers rs to to 3. What What is true true abou aboutt the the name name Pocah Pocahont ontas, as, according to the passage (A)
(B) (C) (C) (D)
It was the real name of a girl named Matoaka. It mea meant nt tha thatt some someon onee was was play playfu ful. l. Only Only one one gir girll was was know known n to have have use used d this name. Powhat Powhatan an was was one one of seve several ral people people to be given this nickname.
4. How was was Pocah Pocahon ontas tas trea treated ted when when she was was held at Jamestown (A) (B ) (C ) (D) (D)
With respect With di disdain With surpri prise With ith harsh arshne ness ss
(A) (B) (C ) (D)
the governor John Smith Pocahontas Powhatan
8. When When did did John John Smit Smith h most most like likely ly meet meet Pocahontas? (A) (B ) (C ) (D)
In 1612 In 1613 In 1616 In 1624
9. Why are are some some histor historian ianss doubtfu doubtfull about about the the portion of the Pocahontas Pocahontas folktale dealing with John Smith? (A)
Captain John Smith probably never knew
(B) (C) (D)
Pocahontas. Captai Captain n John John Smith Smith was was neve neverr actua actuall lly y in Jamestown. His rescue rescue purpor purporte tedly dly happen happened ed while while Pocahontas was in England. His accoun accountt of the the rescu rescuee did did not not appe appear ar until well after the event supposedly happened.
(D) (D)
unders dersttandi andin ng
Question 11-20 10. The word “veracity” in line 26 is is closest in meaning to (A) (B ) (C)
line (5)
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timing location accuracy
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth’s core. The thick glacier above lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface. The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves form the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made by scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake. The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout, and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed area. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems problems associated associated with obtaining obtaining uncontaminate uncontaminated d samples samples from the lake without without actually actually exposing exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
11. The purpose purpose of the the passage is to (A) explain how lake Vostok was discovered (B) (B) provi provide de sat satel ellit litee data data conce concerni rning ng Antarctica (C) present an unexpected unexpected aspect aspect of Antarctica’s geography (D) discus discusss futur futuree plans plans for lake lake Vost Vostok ok 13. What is is true of of Lake Vostok? Vostok? (A) (B) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)
It is beneath a thick slab of ice It is com compl plet etel ely y froz frozen en.. It is not not a salt saltwa wate terr lake lake.. It is heat heated ed by the the sun sun..
12. The word “lies” “lies” in line 2 could could best be replaced by (A) (B) (C) (C) (D)
sleeps sits tell tellss fal false seho hood odss inclines
14. Which of the following following is closest closest in meaning meaning to “frigid” in line 6 (A) Rarely recorded (B) Never ver cha chang ngin ing g
(C) Extremely cold (D) Quite ha harsh
15. All of the following following are true about about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it (A) (B) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)
was conducted by air was was cont contro roll lled ed by by a sat satel ellit litee made made use use of of rad radio io wave wavess did did not not meas measur uree the exact exact size size of the the lake
16. It can be inferred inferred from the passage passage that the ice would not be flat if (A) (B) (B) (C) (D) (D)
there were no lake the the lak lakee wer weree not not so big big Antarctica were not so cold radio radio aves aves wer weree not not us
17. The word “microbes “microbes” ” in line 13 could best best be replaced replaced by which which of the the following following (A) Tiny organisms (B) Pieces of dust (C) Trapped bubbles (D) Ray of light 18. The passage passage mentions mentions which of the the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok to scientists? (A) It can be studied using radio waves. (B) It may contain uncontaminated microbes. (C) (C) It may may hav havee ele elevat vated ed level levelss of of ultraviolet light. (D) (D) It has has alr alrea eady dy been been conta contamin minat ated. ed. 19. The word “downside” “downside” in line 15 15 is closest closest in meaning to (A) underside (B) bott ottom level vel
(C) negative aspect (D) (D) bur buried ied sect sectio ion n
20. The paragraph paragraph following following the passage passage most probably probably discusses discusses (A) further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica (B) (B) the the hars harsh h clim climat atee of Antarc Antarcti tica ca (C) (C) probl problem emss with with satell satellite ite-bo -borne rne rada radar r equipment (D) ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it
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