Part 1

Writing the essay

Topic: Money is a good servant, but a dangerous master.
Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the topic statement? Support your
position with one or two specific examples from personal experience, the experience
of others, current events, history, or literature.
 Part 2

Multiple choice
1. PREMONITION
(A) payment
(B) ghost
(C) forewarning
(D) reward
(E) greeting

2. DECREE
(A) quantity
(B) loss
(C) challenge
(D) order
(E) joke

3. RELINQUISH
(A) release
(B) conquer
(C) discourage
(D) excite
(E) announce

4. IMMATERIAL
(A) untidy
(B) false
(C) unimportant
(D) wicked
(E) substantial

5. CONTOUR
(A) journey
(B) outline
(C) gathering
(D) agency
(E) photograph

6. THESIS
(A) guess
(B) hypothesis
(C) debate
(D) theme
(E) definition

7. HABITAT
(A) sleep
(B) cushion
(C) yam
(D) promise
(E) home

8. INTERVENE
(A) come between
(B) withdraw
(C) contact
(D) construct
(E) require

9. ASPHYXIATION
(A) suffocation
(B) extension
(C) loss
(D) delivery
(E) breathing

10. ANTIDOTE
(A) poison
(B) story
(C) opponent
(D) cure
(E) predecessor

11. BATTERY
(A) ambush
(B) corner
(C) precarious
(D) group
(E) delirium

12. PATIENT
(A) tolerant
(B) irregular
(C) leisure
(D) multiple
(E) military
13. PAINSTAKING
(A) disease
(B) scrupulous
(C) delicate
(D) medicine
(E) generic

14. PRELUDE
(A) symphony
(B) soprano
(C) postlude
(D) beginning
(E) drama

15. REVERENCE
(A) nonfiction
(B) simplicity
(C) respect
(D) love
(E) glory

16. UNUSUAL
(A) ordinary
(B) rare
(C) pedantic
(D) sincere
(E) common

17. NOISE
(A) music
(B) locomotive
(C) sound
(D) siren
(E) crowd

18. EXPRESS
(A) verbalize
(B) quickly
(C) overnight
(D) careful
(E) holster

19. KIND
(A) significant
(B) quality
(C) equal
(D) hermitage
(E) good

20. CLANDESTINE
(A) dated
(B) secret
(C) overt
(D) exclusive
(E) fortunate

21. HAPPY
(A) wild
(B) delighted
(C) forthright
(D) satisfied
(E) scuttle

22. FRACTION
(A) splinter
(B) sect
(C) piece
(D) share
(E) slice

23. GREAT
(A) historical
(B) famous
(C) hearth
(D) renown
(E) immense

24. TALENTED
(A) gifted
(B) musical
(C) artistic
(D) dramatic
(E) reputable

25. PSEUDONYM
(A) falsehood
(B) forgery
(C) elephant
(D) pen name
(E) writer

26. ECCENTRIC
(A) trustworthy
(B) truthful
(C) prompt
(D) earnest
(E) unusual

27. PRISONER
(A) contain
(B) penal
(C) judge
(D) captive
(E) justice

28. LITTLE
(A) periphery
(B) minute
(C) multiple
(D) confection
(E) gladden

29. ROBUST
(A) florid
(B) contained
(C) healthy
(D) considerable
(E) weak

30. SPHERE
(A) plane
(B) balloon
(C) orb
(D) radial
(E) horizon

31. Height is to mountain as

(A) depth is to trench.
(B) shade is to tree.
(C) weight is to age.
(D) speed is to highway.
(E) mineral is to mine.

32. Oblivious is to awareness as

(A) comatose is to consciousness.
(B) serene is to composure.
(C) erudite is to knowledge.
(D) adroit is to skill.
(E) invigorate is to energy.

33. Bellwether is to barometer as

(A) proselyte is to spark plug.
(B) panhandler is to kill.
(C) embezzler is to abduct.
(D) cynosure is to magnet.
(E) morass is to catalyst.

34. Act is to action as

(A) therapy is to thermometer
(B) oblivion is to obvious
(C) liturgy is to literature
(D) image is to imagine
(E) bowl is to bowdlerize.

35. Bibulous is to drink as

(A) rapacious is to clothing.
(B) gluttonous is to food.
(C) altruistic is to money.
(D) vegetarian is to meat
(E) controversy is to reconcile.

36. Venison is to deer as veal is to

(A) calf.
(B) cow.
(C) steer.
(D) sheep.
(E) lamb.

37. Cursory is to superficial as

(A) dismal is to cheerful.
(B) approbation is to consecration.
(C) death is to victory.
(D) desultory is to aimless.
(E) heroism is to reward.
38. Bacchus is to drink as
(A) Orpheus is to Eurydice.
(B) Amazon is to ruler.
(C) Diana is to hunt.
(D) Zeus is to Olympus.
(E) Plato is to Aristotle.

39. Bald is to hairy as

(A) small is to tiny.
(B) broad is to fat.
(C) anemic is to robust.
(D) fatuous is to loud.
(E) repetitive is to redundant.

40. Gold is to Midas as

(A) bird is to eagle.
(B) devil is to Satan.
(C) hero is to conquest.
(D) wisdom is to Athena.
(E) genius is to Shakespeare.

41. Philanthropist is to generous as

(A) dentist is to teeth.
(B) iconoclast is to conformist.
(C) rider is to horse.
(D) teacher is to educated.
(E) plagiarist is to robber.

42. Exhale is to lung as

(A) exhume is to corpse.
(B) pump is to heart.
(C) think is to brain.
(D) perspire is to skin.
(E) caste is to tongue.

43. Nazis arc to Nuremburg as

(A) judge is to jury.
(B) guard is to prison.
(C) communist is to Marx.
(D) persecute is to prosecution.
(E) gun is to death.

44. Politics arc to bribe as

(A) parking is to meter.
(B) business is to contract.
(C) examinations are to cheat.
(D) nesting is to leaving.
(E) painting is to commission.

45. Fraud is to cheater as

(A) infatuation is to love.
(B) obsession is to interest.
(C) impostor is to impersonator.
(D) ignominy is to disloyalty.
(E) castigation is to praise.

46. Bacon is to pound as

(A) gun is to lead.
(B) dime is to silver.
(C) ceiling is to chandelier.
(D) eggs are to dozen.
(E) puppet show is to puppet

47. Impeach is to dismiss as

(A) arraign is to convict.
(B) accuse is to charge.
(C) imprison is to jail.
(D) plant is to sow.
(E) absent is to present.

48. Limousine is to car as

(A) house is to cave.
(B) railroad is to bus.
(C) fur is to animal.
(D) mansion is to house.
(E) stone is to pebble.

49. Warts are to moles as mildew is

(A) dirt.
(B) grass.
(C) weeds.
(D) alcohol.
(E) gold.

50. Bass is to soprano as

(A) art is to music.
(B) light is to shading.
(C) govern is to dictate.
(D) low is to high.
(E) chorus is to solo.

51. Braid is to hair as wind is to

(A) run.
(B) movie
(C) joke.
(D) bow.
(E) clock.

52. Blade is to grass as

(A) air is to gas.
(B) grain is to sand.
(C) metal is to rod.
(D) plane is to leaves.
(E) roof is to house.

53. Athlete is to training as

(A) mercenary is to money.
(B) porpoise is to sea.
(C) student is to studying.
(D) child is to parent.
(E) adult is to child.

54. Novel is to author as

(A) rain is to flood.
(B) form is to shape.
(C) light is to switch.
(D) opera is to composer.
(E) song is to tape.

55. Miser is to gold as

(A) engine is to caboose.
(B) toastmaster is to dinner.
(C) general is to victories.
(D) prison is to criminal.
(E) button is to zipper.

56. Horse is to centaur as

(A) Pegasus is to fly.
(B) cat is to lion.
(C) unicorn is to tapestry.
(D) worm is to snake.
(E) fish is to mermaid.

57. Bat is to ball as

(A) stove is to pan.
(B) foot is to pedal.
(C) cheater is to seats.
(D) glove is to hand.
(E) fist is to mitt.

58. Ignition is to start as

(A) radio is to antenna.
(B) shut is to door.
(C) brake is to stop.
(D) air is to tire.
(E) gas is to tank.

59. Touch is to push as

(A) water is to milk.
(B) angry is to choleric.
(C) glass is to water.
(D) translucent is to opaque.
(E) sip is to gulp.

60. Bananas are to bunch as

(A) capon is to rooster.
(B) ram is to ewe.
(C) chicken is to duck.
(D) lettuce is to head.
(E) surgeon is to operation.
 Quantitative (Math) 1
1. Which of the following is a multiple of both 4 and 5?
(A) 10
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 60
(E) 90

2. Four less than a number is two thirds of that number. What is the number?
(A) 12
(B) 4
12
(C)
5
5
(D)
3
(E) 6

3. On a test with 25 questions, Mark scored an 84%. How many questions did Mark
answer correctly?
(A) 22
(B) 21
(C) 16
(D) 5
(E) 4

1 2 3 1 1 1 1
4.       
2 3 4 2 3 4 3
1
(A)
2
2
(B)
3
(C) 1
(D) 2
3
(E)
4

5. The perimeter of a square with a side length of 4 is how much less than the
perimeter of a rectangle with sides of length 6 and width 4?
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) 0
6. Which of the following is most nearly 40% of $19.95?
(A) $8.00
(B) $4.00
(C) $14.50
(D) $12.00
(E) $6.75

7. One fifth of a class chose electricity for the topic of a science project. If 2 students
chose this topic, how many students are in the class?
(A) 20
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 5
(E) 2

8. Don is 5 years older than Peter is. In 5 years, Don will be twice as old as Peter is
now. How old is Peter now?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 25
(E) 35

9. If p pieces of candy cost c cents, 20 pieces of candy will cost

pc
(A) cents.
20
20c
(B) cents.
p

(C) 20 pc cents.

20 p
(D) cents.
c

(E) 20  p  c cents.

10. Durant's Trading Company earned profits of $750,000 in 1990. In 1998, their
profit was $4,500,000. The profit from 1998 was how many times as great as it was in
1990?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 10
(E) 60
11. If b = 45°, then v2 =
(A) 64
(B) 50
(C) 25
(D) 10
(E) It cannot be determined.

12. A pet goat eats 2 pounds of oats and 1 pound of grass each day. When the goat
has eaten a total of 30 pounds, how many pounds of grass has been eaten?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 30
(E) 60

13. If 3x – 9 = 18, what is x ÷ 9?

(A) 6
(B) 3
(C) 0
(D) 9
(E) 1

14. One half the difference between the number of degrees in a rectangle and the
number of degrees in a triangle is
(A) 360
(B) 240
(C) 180
(D) 90
(E) 45

15. A zoo has 4 times as many gorillas as tigers. There are 4 more tigers than there
are zebras at the zoo. If z represents the number of zebras，in terms of r，how many
gorillas are in the zoo?
(A) 4z
(B) z + 4
(C) z + 8
(D) 4z + 4
(E) 4z + 16
3
16. If cats sleep of every day, how many full days would a cat sleep in a four‐day
4
period?
1
(A)
4
3
(B)
4
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) 4

17. What is the least number that can be added to 2,042 to produce a result divisible
by 9?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6

18. An art club of 5 boys and 4 girls makes craft projects. If the girls average 2
projects each and the boys average 3 projects each, what is the total number of
projects produced by this group?
(A) 5
(B) 9
(C) 22
(D) 23
(E) 26

19. The area of a rectangle with width 3 and length 8 is equal to the area of a triangle
with base 6 and height of
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 8

Questions 20 and 21 refer to the following definition: For all real numbers r and s, r ♣
s = (r × s) – (r + s).

20. 10 ♣ 2 =
21. If L(4 ♣ 3) = 30, then L =
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

22. Jessie scores an 88, 86, and 90 on her first 3 exams. What must she score on her
fourth exam to receive an average of 91?
(A) 92
(B) 95
(C) 98
(D) 99
(E) 100

23. Solve for x: 3x – 8 = 10x – 13

5
(A)
7
5
(B) 
7
(C) –35
(D) –3
(E) 3

24. If the price of a handbag is $75.00 before a discount of 15%, what is the final
discounted price?
(A) $11.25
(B) $60.00
(C) $63.75
(D) $75.00
(E) $86.25

25. Find the height of a triangle whose base is 15 inches and whose area is 75
square‐inches.
(A) 5 inches
(B) 5 square inches
(C) 10 inches
(D) 10 square inches
(E) 20 inches
 Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
Most people living between 1400 and 1600
lived in complete ignorance of science. They
continued to accept superstitions and
nonsensical beliefs and lived in a world in
5 which spirits, demons, and witches were
very real for them. Even professional men
were not noted for their use of reason. One
French playwright, Molière, had so little
faith in the knowledge of doctors that he
10 made one of the characters in a play say:
“What will you do, sir, with four physicians?
Is not one enough to kill any one body?”
Certainly the majority of men and
women—educated or not—were not
15 constantly “scientific” in their attitudes.
Talented individuals, rather than the mass of
people, were responsible for the gains in the
sciences. These individuals did outstanding
work, not only in science and medicine but
20 also in the field of invention (the application
of abstract scientific principles to produce
something of concrete use). Johann Guten‐
berg (c. 1390‐1468), a German, was one of
several people who helped advance the art
25 of printing in a practical way. He con‐
structed a workable press about the middle
of the fifteenth century. By that date, paper
and printer's ink were available for the
printing process.
30 Gutenberg must not he called the
“inventor” of the printing press. Printing
developed too gradually for any one man to
receive all of the credit. People living in
China and Korea had movable type as early
35 as the eleventh century A.D., and several
Europeans in the Rhineland area of Germany
experimented with printing during the early
fifteenth century.
The invention of printing was one of
40 the greatest achievements in the history of
civilization. Books could now be published
 in large numbers and sold at lower costs.
Remember that in the Middle Ages each
book was copied by hand on expensive
45 parchment (made from the stretched skin of
a sheep or goat). A monk, illustrating and
decorating the pages as he went, would take
months or years on a single hook. When
paper was introduced to Europe, books
50 became cheaper, but they were still very
scarce. Movable type meant that each letter
or type was a tiny engraving. The letters
could be arranged in words, then sentences,
then a whole page. After ink had been
55 applied to the type and many impressions of
the page made, the type was disassembled
and could be used over and over. Hundreds
or thousands of copies of each book or
newspaper or sheet could easily be printed.
60 Books declined in price as a result, and the
number of people who could afford to buy
books increased greatly.
Statistics show the importance of the
printing press. In 1400, when each book
65 was copied by hand and was very expen‐
sive, few men could afford to buy books.
Yet by 1966 over 300 million paperback
books were bought annually in the United
States alone! The printed page became a
70 major bond in communication.
1. Which one of the following areas is NOT mentioned as a birthplace of printing?
(A) The Rhineland
(B) China
(C) Korea
(D) Germany
(E) France

2. Which one of the following did most people living between 1400 and 1600 NOT
believe in?
(A) Science
(B) Witches
(C) Superstition
(D) Spirits
(E) Demons

3. Which invention allowed the creation of books in great number?

(A) Parchment
(B) Printing press
(C) Typewriter
(D) Movable type
(E) Printer s ink

4. The best meaning of the word "disassembled'' (line 56) is

(A) taken apart.
(B) put together.
(C) a large gathering.
(D) destroyed.
(E) erased.

5. The best title for this passage is

(A) “The Problems of the Dark Ages.”
(B) “Great Progress in Invention.”
(C) “The Story of Gutenberg.”
(D) “Inventions Across the Continents.”
(E) “The Ignorance of the Dark Ages.”
 Passage 2
Bananas ripe and green, and gingerroot,
Cocoa in pods and alligator pears.
And tangerines and mangoes and grapefruit,
Fit for the highest prize at parish fairs.
5 Set in the window, bringing memories
Of fruit trees laden by low‐singing rills,
And dewy dawns, and mystical blue skies
In benediction over nunlike hills.
My eyes grew dim, and I could no more gaze;
10 A wave of longing through my body swept,
And, hungry for the old, familiar ways,
I turned aside and bowed my head and wept.
6. The first three lines of the poem mention fruits grown in the tropics. Where
exactly docs the poet find himself?
(A) At a church fair
(B) In the West Indies
(C) In a dream
(D) On a city street
(E) On a farm

7. In lines 7 and 8, the poet uses the words “mystical,” “benediction,” and “nunlike”
to create which of the following images?
(A) A collection of fruit in a store
(B) A church fair
(C) An almost religious experience
(D) A forest
(E) A stage set

8. Why does the poet weep at the end of the poem?

(A) The fruits have been eaten.
(B) He is cut off from the past.
(C) He did not win the prize.
(D) The future appears to be difficult.
(E) He has become ill.

9. What is the best meaning of “rills” in line 6?

(A) Singers
(B) Trees
(C) Winds
(D) Streams
(E) Birds

10. The tone, of this poem can best be described as

(A) humorous.
(B) indifferent.
(C) ironic.
(D) sad.
(E) happy.
 Passage 3
Is Earth flat or round? Until 1522, most
people believed Earth was flat. In that year
one of Magellan's ships completed the first
trip all the way around Earth. Long before
5 the explorer Magellan, however, early
scientists thought that Earth was shaped like
a ball. In geometry the ball shape is called a
sphere, so the earth scientists said that Earth
is spherical.
10 The spherical model of Earth is based
on such evidence as the following:
The mast of a ship was the first part to
appear over the horizon. It was the last part
to disappear. The traditional cry of the
15 lookout in a sailing vessel is, “I see a mast.”
When ships sailed north or south,
sailors observed that the nighttime sky
changed in appearance. The North Star rose
higher in the sky as they sailed northward. It
20 sank in the sky as they sailed southward.
The position of the North Star changed so
gradually and so evenly that it could only be
explained in one way. The ship was sailing
on a spherical surface. When ships sailed far
25 enough south, constellations such as the Big
Dipper could no longer be seen, but new
ones such as the Southern Cross appeared in
the sky. Would this be true on a flat Earth?
An eclipse of the moon occurs when
30 Earth s shadow falls on the moon. During an
eclipse of the moon, the edge of Earth's
shadow as it moves across the moon is
always the arc of a circle. Only a sphere
casts a circular shadow, no matter what
35 position it is in.
The evidence listed above is, of course,
still visible today, although a lookout is
much more likely to see a smokestack than a
mast. But now everyone can see the
40 evidence. Many photographs of Earth have
been taken by orbiting spacecraft. Other
photographs of Earth have been taken from
the moon by the Apollo astronauts.
11. In the context of the passage, the word “constellation" (line 25) most likely
means
(A) a group of planets.
(B) a number of spheres.
(C) a pattern of stars.
(D) the Big Dipper.
(E) the North Scar.

12. When a ship sails north, the North Star

(A) stays in the same place in the sky.
(B) rises higher in the sky.
(C) sinks lower in the sky.
(D) becomes the Southern Cross.
(E) changes shape.

13. In the paragraph describing an eclipse of the moon, we can infer that the
(A) earth is flat.
(B) moon is closer to the earth than the sun.
(A) earth is in shadow.
(C) moon has an orbit.
(D) earth is spherical.

14. The title that best expresses the idea of this passage is
(A) “Magellan’s Trip Around the World.”
(B) “What We Need from the Moon.”
(C) “Science Has AH the Answers.”
(D) “The Earth Is Spherical.”
(E) “The Meaning of a Lunar Eclipse.”

15. The deduction that the earth is round is based on all of the following EXCEPT the
(A) observation of eclipse.
(B) observations of sailors.
(C) observation of constellations.
(D) observations of philosophers.
(E) observations of astronauts.
 Passage 4
Each town is built in a given site and
situation. If the surrounding terrain is
mountainous, a town's accessibility and,
therefore, much of its potential growth are
5 limited. Most of our large cities have grown
on fairly flat land. Here they have ready
accessibility as well as the important
advantage of the low cost of developing and
servicing flat land. Thus, topographic
10 differences between towns, affecting
accessibility and cost, can help some
communities grow at the expense of others.
Nevertheless, landforms are more often
important in determining how (that is, in
15 what shape) towns and cities grow than
why they grow. For example, Amsterdam, a
city virtually built on water, and San
Francisco, which is built on steep hills and
surrounded on three sides by water,
20 continue to grow and prosper. Each of these
has developed a unique character, partly
because of its physical setting. In the early
clays of town building, when sites were
chosen for defense (for example, the island
25 location of Montreal), the landforms limited
the towns’ outward growth. Although these
original limitations have ceased to affect any
but the downtown areas, some modern
communities must still adapt to their sites.
30 The outposts of western Newfoundland,
which are limited to a narrow strip of land
between the mountains and the ocean,
provide one picturesque example.
It has often been observed by conserva‐
35 tionists chat cities such as Vancouver,
Toronto, and Los Angeles have grown at the
expense of some of our best farmland. This
phenonienon does not mean, however, that
good soils are a prerequisite for urban
40 growth. Many of these cities were originally
agricultural market towns and grew because
farming prospered. Only when transporta‐
tion improvements enabled long‐distance
 shipping of food could the city afford to
45 “bite off the land that feeds it.” The ease and
low cost of building on flat land were also
significant factors.
An example of this conflict between
urban and agricultural land uses is found in
50 the Niagara Peninsula fruit belt of Ontario.
This district has both sandy, well‐drained
soils and a moderate climate suited for
tender‐fruit growing，a very rare combination
in Canada. However, the soils and climate,
55 combined with its proximity to the Toronto‐
Hamilton urban industrial complex, make
this region ideal for urban growth. As a
result, some of the most valuable and
irreplaceable farmland in southern Ontario
60 has been taken out of production and
built on.
A pleasant climate has played a
significant role in the growth of some towns
and cities. Many Florida cities have pros‐
65 pered because of an almost year‐round
tourist trade. Arizona's warm dry winters
attract many people, often with respiratory
diseases, to Tucson, Phoenix, and other
urban centers. The famous climate of
70 southern California has been one of the
major factors in its rapid urbanization and
general population growth. Much of the
California boom was also due to the fact that
the film and airplane industries located there
75 to take advantage of the sunshine and warm
winters. Thus, some urban growth can best
be explained by environmental factors.
16. The main idea of this passage is
(A) important cities arc built by water.
(B) a town should be built on flat land.
(C) Los Angeles grew at the expense of farmland.
(D) climate is crucial to urban growth.
(E) town growth is affected by environmental factors.

17. From this passage one can assume that a “conservationist” (lines 34‐35) is
interested in
(A) the creation of cities.
(B) determining the growth of cities.
(C) the best use of land.
(D) transportation of goods and services.
(E) the creation of parks.

18. What is most unusual about the Niagara Peninsula?

(A) Its mountains and desert
(B) Its warm, dry winters
(C) Its location to cultural centers
(D) Its sandy soil and moderate climate
(E) Its abundance of flat land

19. In building a town today, which of the following can be inferred to be least
important based on the passage?
(A) Accessibility
(B) Flat land
(C) Climate
(D) Transportation
(E) Defense

20. The best title of this passage is

(A) “Population Growth.”
(B) “Great Cities of the World.”
(A) “The Suburb Versus the Inner City.”
(C) “Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles: Great Cities.”
(D) “Environment and Its Effects on City Growth.”
 Passage 5
A single flow'r he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep‐hearted, pure, with scented dew still
wet—One perfect rose.
5 I knew the language of the floweret;
“My fragile leaves,” it said, “his heart enclose.”
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose
Why is it no one ever sent me yet
10 One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
All no, it's always just my luck to get
One perfect rose.
21. What is the tone of the first two stanzas?
(A) Sarcastic
(B) Ironic
(C) Angry
(D) Irritated
(E) Serious

22. Which word changes the meaning of the poem?

(A) Tenderly (line 2)
(B) Floweret (line 5)
(A) Scented (line 3)
(C) Language (line 5)
(D) Limousine (line 10)

23. The first two lines of stanza two use of the following literary devices?
(A) Alliteration
(B) Realism
(C) Personification
(D) Dialect
(E) Hyperbole

24. The best meaning for “scented” (line 3) is

(A) attractive to the sense of smell.
(B) wet.
(C) rose colored.
(D) attractive Co couch.
(E) pure.

25. What event is being described in the poem?

(A) A dream
(B) A mixed reaction to a gift
(C) A tale of miscommunication
(D) The story of all love affairs
(E) A tale of a flower‐delivery service
 Passage 6
The major intellectual change of the
eighteenth century was the widespread
acceptance among educated people of the
idea that reason could achieve solutions to
5 problems of many kinds, whether scientific
or social. It is easy to see the origins of this
attitude in the rationalism of Descartes, the
scientific method of Francis Bacon, the
achievements of Newton and other
10 seventeenth‐century scientists, and the
writing of John Locke on psychology.
The Enlightenment thinkers applied
Newtonian methods to problems in such
areas as psychology and education, govern‐
15 ment, religion, law codes, treatment of
criminals, the slave trade, and economic life.
They acted on the assumption chat the
universe operated according to natural law,
similar to the all‐embracing law of gravita‐
20 tion, which Newton had discovered. They
believed that individuals, using a rational
approach, could discover these natural laws.
As in science, this would not necessarily be
easy, for these laws had been obscured by
25 an accumulation of centuries‐old customs,
prejudices, and superstitions, which did not
accord with natural laws. However, with
education and a clear‐headed approach,
people could rid themselves of their
30 superstitions and prejudices. Then reform in
many areas of human relations could bring
laws and customs into a harmonious
relationship in a naturally orderly universe.
What has just been said is a very broad
35 generalization. Not all thinkers in the
eighteenth century had unquestioning faith
in reason and natural law. There were limits
to human reasoning powers, as some
pointed out. Emotion, or feelings, also
40 played a great part in governing human
behavior. These thinkers were not in the
majority, but they were read and respected.
The majority attitude described above
 was basically optimistic in the outlook
45 toward life. It saw people as moving
forward, making progress toward a better
life (and even toward perfection) through
use of reason. Some writers felt that
progress was almost inevitable under these
50 circumstances. Others thought it was
necessary to work for progress along many
different lines. Those who denied that the
use of reason was the answer to all prob‐
lems were viewed as skeptics. The faith in
55 progress caused eighteenth‐century individu‐
als to undertake many crusades for reform—
the elimination of slavery, the end of
religious intolerance, the reform of criminal
codes, and the guarantee of permanent
60 world peace, for example.
26. Which of the following is NOT an element of “natural law”？
(A) Superstition
(B) Rationalism
(C) The scientific method
(D) Reason
(E) Observation and discovery

27. Someone who believes in ''natural law would suggest humans should NOT be
guided by
(A) intellect.
(B) the wish for an orderly universe.
(C) a sense of optimism.
(D) science.
(E) emotions.

28. The best meaning of ‐inevitable" (line 49) is

(A) rational.
(B) reasonable.
(C) necessary.
(D) impossible.
(E) improbable.

29. The best title for this passage is

(A) “The Newtonian Age.”
(B) “Reason Versus Emotion.”
(C) “Descartes, Bacon, and Locke.”
(D) “Faith in Progress.”
(E) “Ideas in the Age of Enlightenment.”

30. An “enlightened” approach to government would yield all of the following

EXCEPT
(A) a constitution.
(B) separation of powers.
(C) the rule of law.
(D) totalitarianism.
(E) democracy.
 Passage 7
Although land and soil arc generally thought
to be renewable, several problems limit their
renewability. One problem is that the areas
with the most fertile soil are often the areas
5 with the greatest population density. Few
crops are grown in mountain areas, deserts,
or polar regions; few people live in those
same areas. Most crops are grown on level
land in moderate climates. Most people live
10 on fairly level land in moderate climates. In
some areas of the world，the conflict
between land for housing and land for crops
is a critical problem. In Japan, about 85
percent of the land surface is mountainous.
15 The amount of land suitable for fanning is,
therefore, quite limited. The bulk of the
Japanese population, including farmers, lives
in the same 15 percent of the country. As a
result, the conflict between using land for
20 housing and for farming is a critical one.
A second problem in land and soil use
is soil depletion. Crop plants use certain
nutrients in the soil, as do natural grasses.
When natural grasses die, the nutrients are
25 returned to the soil. When crops are
harvested, however, the nutrients are
removed from the soil. In time, the soil can
become so lacking in nutrients that it will no
longer grow a usable crop. The problem of
30 soil depletion can be managed through good
farming practices. Fields can be left to rest.
A crop can be allowed to return to the soil.
Or, the kind of crop grown on a field can
be changed from year to year. These
35 practices are not always followed, however,
because they can be very expensive in the
short term.
A third problem in soil use is desertifi‐
cation. This occurs in areas where plant
40 cover has been removed by fanning or by
farm animals. When this happens, the bare
soil can be easily removed by wind or rain,
like the soil in a desert. The lost soil is
 difficult to replace. The land has become
45 nonrenewable.
Salinization is a problem in desert areas.
With water, some desert soils are very
fertile. However, water brought in to irrigate
a desert contains minerals. The dry air of the
50 desert causes water to evaporate rapidly.
When this happens, minerals in the water,
such as salt, are left behind on the soil
surface. In time, the soil surface has so
much mineral matter that crops can no
55 longer he grown. Such soil is difficult to
reclaim.
31. Which one of the following is NOT a problem in land and soil use?
(A) Salinization
(B) Desertification
(C) Soil depletion
(D) Natural grasses
(E) Population density

32. From the passage we can infer which of the following?

(A) Soil depletion is too difficult a problem to control.
(B) Desertification only occurs in mountainous areas.
(C) In the future the Japanese may have difficulty growing enough crops for the
people.
(D) Soil depletion increases nutrients in the land.
(E) Salinization is good for crops.

33. The best meaning of salinization is

(A) an increase of water in the desert.
(B) detoxification.
(C) plant cover removed by farm animals.
(D) the loss of nutrients.
(E) an increase of minerals and soil due to lass of water.

34. The best title for this passage is

(A) “Problems in Land and Soil Use.”
(B) “Desertification and Salinization.”
(C) “Japan and Its Land.”
(D) “The Best Crops to Grow.”
(E) “How to Renew the Land.”

35. A solution to all the problems mentioned in the passage would be

(A) good farming practices.
(B) developing a better import system.
(C) setting wind screens around farms.
(D) growing all food in moderate climates.
(E) changing one’s diet.
 Passage 8
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
5 My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
10 To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods arc lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
15 And miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
36. The speaker's horse “must think it queer to stop” because
(A) the horse is used to completing its journey.
(B) it is late at night.
(C) it is too cold.
(D) they have run out of food.
(E) the horse is cold.

37. What is the author’s purpose in repeating the last line twice?
(A) To reinforce the rhyme
(B) To catch the attention of the horse
(C) To show the contrast between the village and the farm
(D) To add meaning to the word “sleep”
(E) To wake the reader

38. The woods seem to have a special meaning for the speaker. Which is most likely?
(A) He is interested in buying them.
(B) He wants to build a new house there.
(C) They seem to pull him in.
(D) He is thinking about their owner in the village.
(E) He is interested in farming.

39. Which literary technique is used to define the relationship between the speaker
and the horse?
(A) Alliteration
(B) Rhyme
(A) Irony
(C) Exaggeration
(D) Contrast

40. The best meaning for “downy” in line 12 is

(A) frozen.
(B) soft.
(C) clean.
(D) wind‐swept.
(E) cold.
 Quantitative (Math) 2
1. What is 0.03 expressed as a percent?
(A) 30%
(B) 3%
(C) 0.3%
(D) 0.03%
(E) 0.003%

2. What is 72 expressed as the product of prime factors?

(A) (2)(3)
(B) (2)(3)(12)
(C) (2)(2)(2)(3)(3)
(D) (8)(9)
(E) (6)(6)(2)

3. Fred invested $4,000 at a simple interest rate of 5.75%. What is the total value of
his investment after one year?
(A) $200
(B) $230
(C) $4,200
(D) $4,230
(E) $4,400

4. The area of a circle is the same as the area of a square whose side is 5 centimeters.
The radius of the circle is closest to
(A) 25 centimeters.
(B) 3 centimeters.
(C) 3 square centimeters.
(D) 8 centimeters.
(E) 16 centimeters.

5. Solve for x: 7x – 3 = 4x + 6
(A) 3
(B) ‐1
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) ‐4

6. The length of a side of a square is represented by x + 2, and the length of a side of

an equilateral triangle is represented by 2x. If the square and the equilateral triangle
have equal perimeters, find x.
(A) 24
(B) 16
(C) 12
(D) 8
(E) 4

7. A bag has five green marbles and four blue marbles. If one marble is drawn at
random, what is the possibility that it is NOT green?
1
(A)
9
4
(B)
9
5
(C)
9
5
(D)
20
4
(E)
20

8. The expression 126 is equivalent to:

(A) 4 2
(B) 4  2
(C) 9 2
(D) 3 2
(E) 9 2

9. In the accompanying figure, the legs of a right triangle are 16 inches and 12 inches.
Find the number of inches in the length of the line segment parallel to the 16‐inch
side and 3 inches from it.
(A) 16
(B) 12
(C) 9
(D) 15
(E) 10

10. On a map, 2 inches represent 15 miles. How many miles would 5 inches
represent?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 30
1
(D) 3 7
2
(E) 75

11. Three congruent squares arc arranged in a row. If the perimeter of ABCD is 80,
the area of A BCD is
(A) 240
(B) 320
(C) 640
(D) 300
(E) 160

12. Express as a ratio in simplest form: 5 feet to 3 inches

5
(A)
3
3
(B)
5
60
(C)
3
1
(D)
20
20
(E)
1

13. What is the slope of the line that passes through the point (2, 6) and the point (7,
‐7)?
13
(A) 
5
5
(B)
13
1
(C) 
5
13
(D)
5
21
(E)
7
14. 423,252 × 835,234 =
(A) 353,534,359,987
(B) 983,414,460,968
(C) 989,353,414,426
(D) 353,514,425,972
(E) 353,514,460,968

15. If points A, B, C, and D are collinear, and C is the midpoint of AB, and B is the

midpoint of AD, and the length of AD is 24, what is the length of CD?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 18
(D) 6
(E) It cannot be determined.

16. If x = 4 on the graph of y = ‐5x + 4, what does y equal?

(A) ‐1
(B) 5
(C) ‐5
(D) 16
(E) ‐16

17. What is the graph of the inequality 6 < x ≤ 9?

18. What is 3x5 divided by 4x7 ?

(A) 7x12
(B) 12x12
3
(C)
4x 2
(D) 12x35
 4x2
(E)
3

19. Express 0.075 as a percent.

(A) 75%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 0.75%
(D) 0.075%
(E) 8%

20. A scale model of a cube has sides that are one fortieth of the length of the
original. If the scale model required three gallons of paint to coat, how much paint is
required to coat the original with the same thickness of paint?
40
(A) gallons
3
(B) 7,280 gallons
(C) 4,800 gallons
(D) 240 gallons
(E) 120 gallons

21. Dinner (plus tax and tip) cost $93‐60. The tax rate is 5% and Mr. Simmons left a
15% tip. Both tax and tip arc calculated on the base amount of the check. What was
the base amount of Mr. Simmons's bill?
(A) $78.00
(B) $113.32
(C) $77.41
(D) $112.00
(E) $81.30

22. What is the area of a square whose diagonal is 6?

(A) 36
(B) 24
(C) 18
(D) 12
(E) 6 2

2 4
23. Which fraction lies between and ?
3 5
5
(A)
6
17
(B)
20
 7
(C)
10
13
(D)
15
9
(E)
10

24. The circumference of a circle whose diameter is 7 inches is approximately

(A) 22 inches.
(B) 28 inches.
(C) 38 inches.
(D) 154 inches.
(E) 14 inches.

25. Josie bought 16 shares of Zariche stock at the closing price Monday and sold
them at the closing price on Friday. What was Josie’s profit on this investment?
(A) $60
(B) $96
(C) $600
(D) $960
(E) None of the above

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