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1. (A) Car repairs should be done at a garage. 10. (A) He is at lunch.

(B) The price was not too high. (B) He is at the office.
(C) The garage took advantage of the woman. (C) He is in class.
(D) The car had serious problems. (D) He is at home.

2. (A) Have a party 11. (A) Take the ten o’clock bus
(B) Attend the International Students’ (B) Come back in five minutes
Association (C) Go to New York another day
(C) Go to work (D) Call the airport
(D) Get some rest
12. (A) A teacher.
3. (A) Leave immediately (B) A textbook
(B) Watch the game on TV (C) An assignment
(C) Start to play (D) A movie
(D) Eat a sandwich
13. (A) Make corrections on the original
4. (A) He went to see a foreign student advisor. (B) Make copies
(B) He went to Washington. (C) Deliver the copies to Mr. Brown
(C) He wrote to Passport Office. (D) Find the original
(D) He reported it to thePassport Office.
14. (A) She was Sally Harrison’s cousin.
5. (A) It is the policy of the bank. (B) She was Sally Harrison’s sister.
(B) The man was not helpful at all. (C) She was Sally Harrison’s friend.
(C) Her account at the bank is in order. (D) She was Sally Harrison.
(D) The check should be cashed.
15. (A) The desk drawer won’t open.
6. (A) Ask Dr Tyler to clarify the assignment. (B) The pen is out of ink.
(B) Show a preliminary version to Dr. Tyler. (C) She cannot find her pen.
(C) Let her see the first draft before Dr. Tyler (D) She is angry with man.
sees it.
(D) Talk to some of the other students in Dr. 16. (A) John is usually late.
Tyler’s class. (B) John will be there at eight thirty.
(C) John will not show up.
7. (A) Dr. Clark is a good teacher. (D) John is usually on time.
(B) Statistics is a boring class.
(C) Two semesters of statistics are required. 17. (A) She does not agree with the man.
(D) The students do not like Dr. Clark. (B) She needs a larger home.
(C) She regrets the cost of their vacation.
8. (A) He cannot do them. (D) She thinks that houses are very expensive.
(B) They are finished.
(C) It will be a difficult job. 18. (A) He did not make a presentation.
(D) They will be ready Saturday afternoon. (B) He got confused during the presentation.
(C) He should have spoken more loudly.
9. (A) A concert (D) He did a very complete job.
(B) An art museum
(C) A flower shop 19. (A) He has decide not to mail the invitations.
(D) A restaurant (B) He wants to get Janet’s opinion.
(C) He is waiting for Janet to answer the phone.
(D) He does not want to invite Janet.
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20. (A) The baby is asleep. 27. (A) The woman’s roommate took a different
(B) The baby is very active. class.
(C) The baby is not staying with the woman. (B) The book is very expensive.
(D) The baby is just about to start walking. (C) The textbook may have been changed.
(D) The course is not offered this semester.
21. (A) The result of the tests are not available.
(B) The experiment had unexpected results. 28. (A) Sally may get a bike for Christmas.
(C) He has not completed the experiment yet. (B) Sally already has a bike like that one.
(D) It is taking a lot of time to do the (C) Sally likes riding a bike.
experiment. (D) Sally may prefer a different gift.

22. (A) She does not put much effort in her studies. 29. (A) He does not want to give Carol a ride.
(B) She is very likeable. (B) He does not have a car.
(C) She prefers talking to the woman. (C) He cannot hear well.
(D) She has a telephone. (D) He does not know Carol.

23. (A) See the doctor 30. (A) Take a break

(B) Get another job (B) Go to work
(C) Go to the counter (C) Do the other problems
(D) Buy some medicine (D) Keep trying

24. (A) She will try her best.

(B) She has to save her money.
(C) She is still undecided.
(D) She needs an application.

25. (A) She is glad to meet Robert.

(B) She is surprised to hear from Robert.
(C) She does not enjoy talking with Robert.
(D) She was ready to call Robert.

26. (A) The man must stop working.

(B) There is a little more time.
(C) The test is important.
(D) It is time for the test.

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31. (A) Whether to introduce the metric system in 34. (A) Unfriendly
the United States. (B) Patronizing
(B) How the metric system should be introduced (C) Uninterested
in the United States. (D) Cooperative
(C) Which system is better – the English system
or the metric system. 35. (A) To change his travel plans
(D) How to convert measurements from the (B) To arrange time to pick up his tickets
English system to the metric system. (C) To reserve a hotel room
(D) To make plane reservation
32. (A) Now the weather on radio and TV is
reported exclusively in metrics. 36. (A) The man can save money by staying an
(B) Road signs have miles marked on them, but extra night.
not kilometers. (B) The man should have called earlier.
(C) Both the English system and the metric (C) She needs the man to come into the office.
system are being used on signs, packages (D) She will mail the tickets to the man.
and weather reports.
(D) Grocery stores use only metrics for their 37. (A) Travel on May 19as planned
packaging. (B) Wait for a cheaper fare
(C) Stay an extra day in Atlanta
33. (A) He thought gradual adoption would be better (D) Return on Sunday
for everyone.
(B) He thought that only metrics should be used. 38. (A) Go back to his hotel
(C) He thought that only the English system (B) Pack his suitcase
should be used. (C) Call a different travel agent
(D) He thought that adults should use both (D) Go to the travel agent’s office in the
systems, but that children should be taught afternoon.
only the metric system.
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39. (A) Private industry 45. (A) Gold was discovered.

(B) Advances in medicine (B) The Transcontinental Railroad was
(C) Space missions completed.
(D) Technological developments (C) The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
(D) Telegraph communication was established
40. (A) Contact lenses with the East.
(B) Cordless tools
(C) Food packaging 46. (A) Eighteen miles
(D) Ultrasound (B) 938 feet
(C) One mile
41. (A) To monitor the condition of astronauts in (D) Between five and six miles
spacecraft
(B) To evaluate candidates who wanted to join 47. (A) The term “essay”
the space program (B) Prose writing
(C) To check the health of astonauts when they (C) Personal viewpoint
returned from space (D) Brainstorming
(D) To test spacecraft and equipment for
imperfections 48. (A) The work of Alexander Pope
(B) The difference between prose and poetry
42. (A) Archeologist and astronauts were compared. (C) The general characteristics of essays
(B) Astronauts made photographs of the Earth (D) The reason that the phrase “personal essay”
later used by archeologists. is redundant
(C) Archeologists have used advances in
medical techology developed for the 49. (A) It is usually short.
astronauts. (B) It can be either prose or poetry.
(D) Space missions and underwater missions are (C) It expressesa personal point of view.
very similar. (D) It discusses one topic.

43. (A) Transportation on the Pacific Coast 50. (A) They will prepare for a quiz.
(B) History of California (B) They will write their first essay.
(C) Orientation to San Fransisco (C) They will read works by Pope.
(D) Spesification of the Golden Gate Bridge (D) They will review their notes.

44. (A) Golden Gate

(B) San Fransisco de Asis Mission
(C) Military Post Seventy-six
(D) Yerba Buena
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1. Fort Niagara was built by the French in 1726 on 6. English and Scottish settlers _____ Belfast as
land _____ the Seneca Indians. trading post in 1613.
(A) they buy from (A) they established
(B) bought from (B) established themselves
(C) buying from (C) established
(D) was bought from (D) establishing

2. Soil texture depends on the proportions of clay 7. The formulation of economic policies
and sand particles, _____ soil porosity. necessitates meticulous consideration _____
large segments of the population.
(A) both alter
(B) which alter (A) because they affect
(C) where altered (B) they are affected because
(D) although altered (C) affect them because
(D) because affecting them
3. The writers of the realist movement embraced
the notion that art should depict life _____. 8. Only _____ feathered creatures inhabit the
Arctic region year round.
(A) accurately and objectively
(B) accuracy and objectivity (A) fewer
(C) accurate and objective (B) fewer than
(D) accurate objectivity (C) as few as
(D) a few
4. A ratio is a comparison of _____ whole or a part
to another part. 9. Before Richard Bennett accepted the
appoinment as the prime minister of Canada in
(A) part to the
1930, he _____ as a lawyer.
(B) a part to
(C) a part to the (A) had achieved a successful
(D) the part to the (B) had been achieved successfully
(C) has achieved success
5. The bones of the elederly are mpre prone (D) had achieved success
fractures and splintering _____ of young
people. 10. Gardeners transplant bushes and floers by
moving them from one place to _____.
(A) than that
(B) than those (A) other
(C) those than (B) others
(D) that than (C) another
(D) each other
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11. Museums of natural history are ordinarily _____

by special interest grups created for that 14. William Hearst had five sons, _____ eventually
purpose. became executives in the Hearst newspaper
conglomerate.
(A) owned and operated
(B) they own and operate (A) all of them
(C) owning and operating (B) of them all
(D) the owner operates (C) all of whom
(D) who of all
12. A surge in the level of stress _____ the
reccurence of nightmares. 15. An axiomatic assumption in physics holds that
all matter has kinetic energy _____ motion and
(A) apparent increase
mass.
(B) apparently increase
(C) apparently increases (A) because its
(D) apparent increases (B) because of its
(C) because it is
13. Each bowler _____ in each frame, unless a (D) because of it
strike is bowled.
(A) rolling the ball twice
(B) the ball is rolled twice
(C) rolls the ball twice
(D) the ball rolls twice

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16. In summer, warm southern air carries moist north to the eastern and central United States.
A B C D
17. Billie Holiday became recognized as the most innovative jazz singer of her day and was admiration for
A B C D
her vocal range.
18. To raise livestock succesfully, farmers must selecting cattle for breeding and apply a dietary regimen.
A B C D
19. In the 1960s, urban renewal projects cleared land for commerce and offices building.
A B C D
20. In 1868, Sioux leaders signed a treaty preventing whites from traveling through the Sioux territorial.
A B C D
21. A number multiplied by zero is zero, and a number multiplied by one is the same as number.
A B C D
22. Muscle aids in attaching portions of the skeletons to one another and ultimately shape the torso.
A B C D
23. Thomas Moore, who fell into disfavor with the king, was a great English author, statesman, and
A B C
scholars.
D
24. The first microprocessors were fabricated in 1971 for installation in handhold calculators.
A B C D
25. If autisic children form an attachment, it predominantly was to in animate objects.
A B C D
26. Technology is define as the tools, skills, and methods that are necessary to produce goods.
A B C D
27. Fruit flies do not have to leap to take off because of they become airborne solely by wing movement.
A B C D
28. Historians postulate that Eskimos migrated from Alaska to Greenland in two greater movements.
A B C D
29. Electric wires carry current for lighting and outlets designing for household appliances
A B C D
30. Troops housing in Fort Bliss, Texas, train to operate aircraft equipment and artillery.
A B C D
31. Charles Kettering patented the first success spark-based starter for automotive vehicles in 1911.
A B C D
32. During the 1700s, public concerts, proliferated when composers wrote music for their audience’s
A B C
enjoying.
D

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33. The philosopher and artists of ancient Greece and Rome emphasized the study od human as
A B C
fundamental to their doctrine.
D
34. Computer graphics software has infinite application in a widely array of fields.
A B C D
35. The planet Mercury rotates slow than any other planet except Venus.
A B C D
36. Van Cliburn he studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
A B C D
37. Not only comics show a part of a story but they also conveythe complete story.
A B C D
38. How much information can be retained in short-term memory depends almost exclusively on how it
A B C
arranged.
D
39. When readers contribute funds to private libraries, these readers are used the library without charge.
A B C D
40. Diagrams display informations in a conspicuous way and vividly show difference and similarities.
A B C D
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Questions 1-12

Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1902 but was raised on a farm in
Minnesota, where his father was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1907. From then on, he spent his
boyhood alternately in Washington D.C, Detroit, and Little Falls, Minnesota. Because Lindbergh
Line exhibited exceptional mechanical talent, in 1921 he was admitted to the University of Wisconsin to
5 study engineering. However, the young man was seeking more challenging endeavors, and two
years later he became a stunt pilot who performed feats at county fairs and public assemblies. This
unusual and dangerous undertaking paid off handsomely in the sense that it allowed him to gain a
diverse and well-rounded experience in aeronautics. He particularly delighted in what he called
“wing-walking” and parachute jumping.
After a year of training as a military cadet, Lindbergh completed his program at the Brooks and
10 Kelly airfields at the top of his class and earned rank of captain. Robertson Aircraft Corporation of
St. Louis, Missouri offered him employment as a mail pilot to run the routes between St. Louis and
Chicago, and Lindbergh retained his position with company until 1927. During this period, he set
out the Raymond B. Orteig prize of $25,000 to be awarded to the first pilot to fly non-stop from
New York to Paris. This ambition would irreversibly change his life and accord him a prominent
place in the history of aviation.
15 Embarking on the greatest adventure of his time, Lindbergh left Roosevelt field at 7:52 A.M. on
May 20, 1927, and landed at Le Bourget Field at 5:24 P.M. the next day. Fearing that he would be
unknown when he arrived, Lindbergh carries letters of introduction to dignitaries in Paris, but when
his plane came to stop, he was overwhelmed by tremendous welcoming crowds. He was decorated
in France, Great Britain, and Belgium, and President Coolidge sent a specially designated cruiser,
20 the Memphis to bring him back. His accomplishments in aeronautics brought him more medals and
awards than had ever been received by any other person in private life.

1. Which of the following title is the best title for (A) hearings
the passage? (B) houses
(C) gatherings
(A) A Benchmark Adventure in Aeronautics
(D) shows
(B) The Early Life of Charles Lindbergh
(C) Ground Breaking Events in Aviation
4. In line 7, the word “undertaking” refers to
(D) Charles Lindbergh’s Explorations
(A) studying at the university
2. According to the passage, Lindbergh did not (B) exhibiting mechanical talent
complete his degree because he (C) seeking challenging endeavors
(D) performing feats
(A) opted the life of an exhibition pilot
(B) pursued training in military
(C) was seeking a sedentary life-style
(D) set out to win recognition

3. In line 6, the word “assemblies” is closest in

meaning to
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5. In line 8, the word “handsomely” is closest in

meaning to
10. The author of passage implies that Lindbergh
(A) honorably did not anticipate becoming a
(B) handily
(C) well (A) pilot
(D) in time (B) celebrity
(C) mail carrier
6. It can be inferred from the passage that as a (D) army captain
military cadet, Lindbergh
11. It can be inferred from the passage that in the
(A) was in top form early 1920s it was NOT common for young
(B) earned a good salary people to
(C) was the best among students
(D) trained with the best students (A) study engineering
(B) train as officers
7. The author of the passage implies that (C) go on exhibition tours
Lindbergh’s job with the Robertson Aircraft (D) be elected to an office
Corporation
12. A paragraph following the passage would most
(A) required regular intercity flights probably discuss
(B) was not intended as long-term employment
(C) required him to perform dangerous flights (A) the development of commercial and
(D) necessitated him running long distances military aviation
(B) the reaction of the government to
8. In line 14, the word “irreversibly” is closest in Lindbergh’s flight
meaning to (C) the effect of instant celebrity on Lindbergh
(D) Lindbergh’s aircraft and engine
(A) forever
modifications
(B) formerly
(C) irresistibly
(D) only

9. According to the passage, how old was

Lindbergh when he carried out his challenging
flight?
(A) Twenty-one
(B) Twenty-three
(C) Twenty-four
(D) Twenty-five

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Questions 13-21

Lithography is a planographic process that performs a significant function in illustration and

offset printing. It is based on the principle that water does not combine with grease-based
substances, preventing them from smearing an outline on an unpolished surface. The contour does
Line not need to be engraved into the plane, as in the case of gravure printing, or raised above the
5 surface, as in the letterpress process. These laborious operations ensure that only the design to be
printed catches and retains the ink transferred to the paper.
In lithography, the artist draws on a leveled, grainy plate made of limestone, zinc, aluminum, or
specially treated paper with a grease pencil, a crayon, or tusche, a greasy liquid. After sketching the
contour on the plate, the artist coats both the drawn and the undrawn portions of the plate with an
10 inking roller dipped in a solution of nitric acid and gum arabic. The gum arabic envelops the
greased surfaces and prevents ink from penetrating into the greased areas. The artist dampens the
surface with water, which is repelled by the greased areas. Then the surface is covered with thick,
oily ink and pressed onto the paper. The sheet picks up the ink from the design while the damp
stone around the pattern keeps the ink from spreading.
15 In offset lithography, shiny sheets of zinc and aluminum are used instead of the heavy, hard-to-
handle stone plates. The metal plates are scoured by emery dust and marble chips to give them
grained finish. The subjects to be printed are laid down photographically, and rotary presses
automatically moisten, ink, and print hundreds of impressions per hour.

13. What does the passage mainly discuss? (B) content

(C) outline
(A) Commercial printing of mass produced
(D) edge
lithographs
(B) Steps in a technique for making
16. In line 7, the word “leveled” is closest in
impressions
meaning to
(C) The equipment necessary for offset
lithographs (A) elevated
(D) The evolution of lithograph printing to (B) low
rotary presses (C) flawed
(D) flattened
14. According to the passage, lithographic printing
makes use of the fact that 17. In line 10, “envelops” is closest in meaning to

(A) artist can draw on flat, greaseless surfaces (A) sends

(B) oily substance do not mix with water (B) soils
(C) gravure etching is work- and time- (C) coats
consuming (D) coils
(D) limestone, zinc, and aluminum can be used
as planes

15. In line 3, the word “contour” is closest in

meaning to 18. It can be inferred from the passage that in
(A) contrast making lithographs prints, the paper
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(A) absorb the ink from the printing plate

(B) spreads the ink on the greased areas 20. A paragraph following the passage would most
(C) shrinks away from the printing stone probably discuss
(D) keeps the oil from sliding off (A) photosynthesis in commercial lithographs
(B) the offset printing of billboard
19. Where in the passage does the author point out
advertisement
the advantages of lithography over other types
(C) technological advancements in offset
of printing?
printing
(A) Lines 1-2 (D) types of unique lithographs printed in rare
(B) Lines 3-4 books
(C) Lines 7-8
(D) Lines 16-18 21. In line 18, the word “impressions” is closest in
meaning to
(A) originals
(B) reproductions
(C) photographs
(D) plates

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Questions 22-32

Although a few protozoans are multicellular, the simplest are unicellular organisms, such as
amoebas, bacteria, sarcodina, ciliates, flagellates, and sporozoans, which can be amorphous in shape
and smaller than .001 inch. Cytoplasm fills the cell membrane that encloses it and functions as a
Line barrier between cells. The membrane serves as the outer tissue, and any compound that may destroy
5 the cell has to penetrate it to reach the cytoplasm.
Some types of organisms are termed colonial because they represent loosely assembled groups
of structurally similar and unifunctional cells. Colonial organisms maintain a symbiotic relationship
with their particular environments.
Unlike colonial organisms, almost all species of animals and plants are multicellular and include
10 various types of specialized or somatic cells, each with its own nucleus, genetic code, and RNA.
The overall size of a multicellular body is contingent on the total number of cells that comprise it,
not the size of individual cells. The simplest multicellular animals are hydras, sponges, and
jellyfish, which have well-defined tissues, a cellular nucleus, and an element of cell functions.
Sponges have a few specialized cells but largely assemble colonial organism that can readily form a
15 new individual group. If the cells of a sponge are separated, they can rejoin and continue as a newly
formed colonial organism.

22. How many cells do the simplest organisms (B) the smallest colonial group
contain? (C) the smallest genetic unit
(D) a flagellate reproductive organ
(A) One
(B) One hundred
26. In line 6, the word “loosely” is closest in
(C) Many
meaning to
(D) An unknown number
(A) lively
23. In line 4, the phrase “outer tissue” is closest in (B) naturally
meaning to (C) freely
(D) feebly
(A) outside force
(B) outlying area
27. In line 7, the word “symbiotic” is closest in
(C) shell
meaning to
(D) cell
(A) mutually dependent
24. In line 4, the word “it” refers to (B) mutually exclusive
(C) mutually hostile
(A) the cell
(D) mutually resistant
(B) any compound
(C) the membrane
(D) the cytoplasm

25. It can be inferred from the passage that a cell

serves as 28. The author of the passage implies that large
(A) a partition of organism functions animals and plants have
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(A) larger cells than amoebas and protozoans

(B) larger quantities of protoplasm than
smaller life-forms 30. According to the passage, sponges and jellyfish
(C) stronger cellular membrane than flagellates are
(D) a greater number of cells than smaller life (A) the simplest one-cell organisms
forms (B) the simplest multicellular animals
(C) tissues and cellular nuclei
29. In line 10, the word “each” refers to (D) cellular and colonial organism
(A) animals
(B) species 31. The author mentioned all of the following
(C) cells EXCEPT:
(D) plants (A) procreative mechanisms
(B) colonial organism
(C) cell contents
(D) specialized cells

32. This passage would most likely be found in a

textbook on which of the following subjects?
(E) Genetics
(F) Anatomy
(G) Biology
(H) Biochemistry

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When parchment, which was extraordinarily costly, was replaced by papyrus, it became feasible
to establish libraries. At the onset, they began as archives for record keeping and document storage.
According to second-hand reports, the most renowned library was the Alexandrian, founded by
Line Alexander the Great around 330 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. His successors as rulers of Egyptm,
5 Ptolemy I sand Ptolemy II, expanded the library into the greatest collection of scrolls in ancient
world. To acquire this collection, the rulers borrowed scrolls and manuscripts from libraries in
Athens, Rome, and other localities and ordered them duplicated. At times, the library employed
more than 100 scribes an illustrators. Some historians claim that the Alexandrian library purchased
10 entire lesser libraries to contribute to and enhance the quality of its possessions.
The library owned a copy of every contemporary scroll known to the library’s administrators and
contained more than 400,000 items, all of which were classified and organized. The contents of the
papyrus scrolls were edited, and a bibliography of Greek literature was compiled and cross-
referenced, reflecting the emergence and dissemination of a highly developed Greek culture. Over
15 time, a succession of leading scholars directed this library, which was acclaimed for its scholarly
undertakings it supported as well as for the size of its collection. At one time, 72 scholars were
engaged to translate religious testaments, historical annals, and mercantile accounts. Although the
library flourished, it was accessible to only a minority of the population because in ancient times the
vast majority of urban dwellers were illiterate. Because papyrus was extremely perishable, not a
20 trace of the Alexandrian library remains today, and archeologist have several hypotheses as to what
became of it.

33. What does the passage mainly discuss? (D) could not be made known
(A) the use of papyrus in ancient scroll
36. The author of the passage implies that the
collections
rulers of Egypt
(B) The origin and history of a library
(C) The cultural initiatives of Alexander the (A) oversaw the expansion of the library
Great directly
(D) The expansion of libraries in ancient times (B) devoted funds and other resources to the
library collections
34. In line 1, the word “feasible” is closest in (C) sought to make the library self-contained
meaning to (D) marshaled worldwide support for the
library collections
(A) practicable
(B) easy
(C) prestigious
(D) ebullient

37. According to the passage, the main goal of

35. It can be inferred from the passage that the library in Alexandria was
reports of the Alexandrian library
(A) collecting scrolls loaned by other libraries
(A) were highly exaggerated (B) gradually replacing papyrus with
(B) could not be verified parchment
(C) were secondary in importance
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(C) translating scrolls in ancient Egypt and 40. In Line 14, the word "succession" is closest
Greece in meaning to
(D) accumulating translations and originals of
(A) series
texts
(B) success
(C) sundry
38. In the second paragraph, the author implies
(D) substitution
that
(A) parchment was more durable than books 41. It can be inferred from the passage that in
(B) libraries were necessary to conduct ancient times
research
(A) books and scrolls were updated regularly
(C) the libraries collections cannot be
(B) libraries benefited upper social class
examined
(C) maintaining collections were fruitless
(D) the library was historically relevant
(D) the population should have been educated

39. With which of the following statements 42. In the last sentence, the phrase “not a trace”
about Greek literature is the author of the most probably means
passage is most likely to agree?
(A) absolutely no one
(A) It was nurtured in libraries in Athens an (B) absolutely nothing
Rome. (C) not a penny
(B) It was integral to Greek culture. (D) not a soul
(C) It was compiled and cross-referenced in
the library.
(D) It was beginning to emerge when the
library was expanded.

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Acoording to data obtained from radioactive dating, the oldest rocks found on earth are
approximately 500 million to 4 billion years old. Similar ages have been determined for meteorites
and the rocks gathered from the moon’s surface. Different method of arriving at the earth’s age
Line generate very similar results. Modern theories about the formation, development and eventual
5 burning out of stars suggest the sun is about 5 billion years old. Experts contend that the earth and
sun were formed almost the same time from a cloud of dust and gas resulting from a cosmic
explosion. The present rate of expansion of the galaxies can be extrapolated to suggest that, if the
universe began with a “big bang” about 15 billion years ago, an age of 5 billion years for both the
earth and the sun can be considered plausible.
Long before radioactive dating was implemented, mythology and oral naratives alluded to a
10 conjecture that the earth was nearly 6000 years old. The methods of computation based on the
analysis of genealogical trees in scant archeological findings provide evidence that can be difficult
to date accurately. Today, radioactive dating of particles and whole objects has rejected this figure
of erath’s age as unreliable.

43. What does the passage mainly discuss? (C) approximately the same age as the earth
and the sun
(A) Dating technique in research
(D) approximately the same density as the
(B) Modern theories and radioactive dating
earth and the sun
(C) Research an narratives about the earth’s
formation
47. The author of the passage implies that
(D) Establishing the earth’s age
(A) the earth and the sun are of similar origin
44. It can be inferred from the passage that (B) the earth and the sun can be explosive
radioactive dating is important for (C) meteorites and the moon have been
estimating the age of analyzed
(D) the galaxies are expanding at a substantial
(A) all known meteors
rate
(B) all existing planets
(C) the earth
48. Which of the following statements would
(D) the trees
the author be most likely to agree?
45. In line 4, the word “eventual” is closest in (A) The moon and the sun are 15 billion years
meaning to old.
(B) The moon can be viewed as a meteorite.
(A) ultimate
(C) The formation of galaxies is an ongoing
(B) eventful
process.
(C) utter
(D) The earth can be dated as far back as 6000
(D) enduring
years.

46. According to the passage, the moon is 49. In line 8, the word “plausible” is closest in
meaning to
(A) older than the earth and the sun
(B) newer than the earth and the sun (A) reasonable
(B) rational
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(C) relative 50. What conclusion does the author of the

(D) relational passage make
(A) Radioactive dating is refused by
researchers.
(B) Radioactive dating is more accurate than
the other methods
(C) the earth is a part of galaxy that includes
many moons
(D) The sun’s radioactivity is scant and can be
negligible.

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