Part II

MULTIPLE CHOICE

VERBAL TIME: 30 MINUTES 60 QUESTIONS

5. DIMINISH
Directions: Each of the following questions (A) grow
consists of one word followed by five words (B) impede
or phrases. You are to select the one word or (C) lessen
phrase whose meaning is closest to the word (D) forecast
in capital letters. (E) disappear

6. TRANSPARENT
1. QUANDARY
(A) opaque
(A) predicament (B) filmy
(B) decision (C) serene
(C) requirement (D) glass
(D) community (E) motivation
(E) information
7. PLIABLE
2. PROTECT
(A) tool
(A) retain (B) flexible
(B) intend (C) useful
(C) require (D) rigid
(D) defend (E) thrill
(E) secure
8. PROPHECY
3. OVERDUE
(A) anticipation
(A) impending (B) prediction
(B) appointment (C) fortune
(C) including (D) crystal
(D) late (E) seer
(E) library
9. DEJECTED
4. VERBOSE
(A) gifted
(A) wordy (B) rewarded
(B) aloud (C) concerned
(C) orate (D) serious
(D) speech (E) sad
(E) complete

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10. BENEVOLENT 16. FORCE

(A) charitable (A) military
(B) courageous (B) might
(C) bravery (C) power
(D) contest (D) requirement
(E) seek (E) soldier
11. RECEDE 17. EXTINCT
(A) surrender (A) brief
(B) retreat (B) clear
(C) decline (C) inactive
(D) lose (D) imperfect
(E) requite (E) poor
12. FASTIDIOUS 18. THWART
(A) chaos (A) love
(B) unkempt (B) frustrate
(C) precise (C) defend
(D) classify (D) grow
(E) sanitary (E) advance
13. SURLY 19. STIPEND
(A) strong (A) plant
(B) wily (B) financier
(C) anticipate (C) fluid
(D) rude (D) bank
(E) prodigal (E) payment
14. FRUGAL 20. REPUTABLE
(A) facility (A) star
(B) careful (B) capable
(C) poverty (C) fame
(D) wealth (D) honest
(E) increase (E) significant
15. DEPLETE 21. LUCKY
(A) continue (A) happy
(B) guide (B) gleeful
(C) utilize (C) hilarious
(D) proceed (D) useful
(E) exhaust (E) fortunate

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22. IRRESPONSIBLE 28. MEDITATE

(A) inconclusive (A) compromise
(B) unsure (B) reject
(C) unreliable (C) agree
(D) incisive (D) ponder
(E) unrealistic (E) repair
23. JEOPARDY 29. PARADOX
(A) entertaining (A) occurrence
(B) endangerment (B) heaven
(C) vocabulary (C) approval
(D) journey (D) contradiction
(E) archival (E) example
24. MOIST 30. SURMISE
(A) swamp (A) guess
(B) damp (B) daybreak
(C) saturate (C) provide
(D) sponge (D) shock
(E) fresh (E) govern
25. SHAMEFUL
Directions: The following questions ask you
(A) evil
to find relationships between words. For
(B) bewildering
each question, select the answer that best
(C) caustic
completes the meaning of the sentence.
(D) willful
(E) humiliating
26. PRECLUDE 31. Astute is to acumen as

(A) prevent (A) indigent is to wealth.

(B) avoid (B) diplomatic is to tact.
(C) promise (C) clumsy is to skill.
(D) listen (D) vacuous is to intelligence.
(E) imagine (E) rainbow is to hue.

27. FOIBLE 32. Judge is to adjudicate as

(A) story (A) lawyer is to propitiate.

(B) flaw (B) bodyguard is to guide.
(C) strength (C) doctor is to sublimate.
(D) tradition (D) champion is to defend.
(E) goodbye (E) suburb is to neighborhood.

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33. Imperceptible is to notice as 39. Clown is to zany as

(A) intangible is to touch. (A) zealot is to patrician.
(B) insoluble is to discern. (B) showoff is to flamboyant.
(C) invisible is to sense. (C) jester is to lugubrious.
(D) enviable is to foresee. (D) spy is to effusive.
(E) assuage is to repair. (E) canvas is to paint.
34. Claustrophobic is to enclosure as 40. Horn is to blow as harp is to
(A) miser is to money. (A) democracy.
(B) narcissist is to sell. (B) play.
(C) misogynist is to women. (C) denounce.
(D) glutton is to food. (D) pluck.
(E) myth is to tragedy. (E) pants.
35. Hammer is to carpenter as 41. Inveigle is to flattery as
(A) awl is to cobbler. (A) cozen is to encouragement.
(B) computer is to printer. (B) browbeat is to intimidation.
(C) saw is to timber. (C) reassure is to censure.
(D) author is to typewriter. (D) cajole is to criticism.
(E) scale is to musician. (E) whine is to mourn.
36. Gullible is to bilk as 42. Flammable is to inflammable as
(A) valiant is to cow. (A) persistent is to important.
(B) confident is to perturb. (B) opportune is to inopportune.
(C) docile is to lead. (C) relevant is to incoherent.
(D) affluent is to impoverish. (D) truculent is to intrusion.
(E) vanquish is to disappear. (E) impartial is to disinterested.
37. Overblown is to exaggerated as 43. Devotee is to fervid as
(A) warrant is to justify. (A) pundit is to apathetic.
(B) anachronism is to timely. (B) sycophant is to caustic.
(C) malapropism is to accurate. (C) connoisseur is to discriminating.
(D) requirement is to optional. (D) pessimist is to sanguine.
(E) indefinite is to tomorrow. (E) optimist is to persuade.
38. Ruthless is to pity as 44. Mule is to stubborn as
(A) merciful is to kindness. (A) pig is to idleness.
(B) ingenious is to character. (B) horse is to iconoclastic.
(C) enamored is to love. (C) fox is to maladroit.
(D) bewildered is to comprehension. (D) elephant is to oblivious.
(E) elderly is to longevity. (E) turkey is to gullible.

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45. Extortionist is to blackmail as 51. Waggish is to laughs as

(A) kleptomaniac is to steal. (A) risible is to yawns.
(B) criminal is to arrest. (B) bilious is to smiles.
(C) kidnapper is to crime. (C) sad is to tears.
(D) businessman is to profit. (D) ribald is to sneers.
(E) clerk is to stock. (E) morbid is to concern.
46. Virtuoso is to éclat as 52. Diaphanous is to veils as
(A) gallant is to panache. (A) noisome is to clouds.
(B) proselyte is to untruth. (B) gossamer is to cobwebs.
(C) harbinger is to conclusion. (C) bulky is to showers.
(D) klutz is to tact. (D) abortive is to breezes.
(E) casual is to plan. (E) fishing is to net.
47. Bilious is to queasy as 53. Microcosm is to macrocosm as
(A) quizzical is to content. (A) plenty is to lack.
(B) contumelious is to elated. (B) glutton is to craven.
(C) dangerous is to alarm. (C) understand is to orbit.
(D) ambivalent is to sleepy. (D) granite is to touchstone.
(E) adroit is to able. (E) diameter is to edge.
48. Disorganized is to form as 54. Homily is to church as
(A) ineffable is to size. (A) sermon is to air show.
(B) empty is to substance. (B) diatribe is to game show.
(C) epical is to scope. (C) aria is to horse show.
(D) immediacy is to duration. (D) monologue is to talk show.
(E) idolize is to confound. (E) eulogy is to celebrate.
49. Midget is to minuscule as 55. Mnemonic is to memory as
(A) accomplished is to abortive. (A) trousers are to speech.
(B) dictum is to risible. (B) glasses are to vision.
(C) serious is to waggish. (C) earmuffs are to movement.
(D) colossus is to gargantuan. (D) blinders are to hearing.
(E) enigma is to original. (E) denim are to jacket.
50. Prude is to fastidious as 56. Healing is to health as
(A) puritan is to simple. (A) pragmatic is to avidity.
(B) prodigy is to lackluster. (B) charity is to profit.
(C) witness is to truth. (C) biased is to justice.
(D) hedonist is to malcontent. (D) therapeutic is to recovery.
(E) heathen is to adoration. (E) mercury is to speed.

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57. Arbitrate is to dispute as 59. Passion is to devotion as

(A) solve is to mystery. (A) liturgy is to ribald.
(B) regard is to problem. (B) concern is to interest.
(C) exacerbate is to problem. (C) harangue is to restrained.
(D) organize is to labor. (D) feisty is to mousy.
(E) management is to union. (E) rapidity is to movement.

58. Tearjerker is to maudlin as 60. Klutz is to inept as

(A) opera is to prurient. (A) bigot is to intolerant.
(B) tragedy is to risible. (B) dynamo is to supine.
(C) farce is to hilarious. (C) aficionado is to blase.
(D) satire is to heartrending. (D) pundit is to ignorant.
(E) comedy is to wrenching. (E) learned is to possess.

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READING COMPREHENSION TIME: 30 MINUTES 40 QUESTIONS

30 remains peaceful and nonviolent. Because of
Directions: Read each passage carefully and its balanced sentence structure, appropriate
then answer the questions about it. For each references to the Bible and historical fact,
question, decide on the basis of the passage and its powerful wording, “Letter from
which one of the choices best answers the Birmingham Jail” is considered to be a
question. 35 masterpiece of rhetoric.

1. King went to Birmingham because he

Passage 1
Line In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., (A) wanted to lead a march.
a leader of the American civil rights move- (B) believed desegregation was important.
ment, was invited by the Birmingham, (C) could ask for a permit to demonstrate.
Alabama, branch of the Southern Christian (D) was asked to do so by an organization.
5 Leadership Conference, an organization (E) wanted to reply to the clergymen.
fighting for civil rights for African Americans, 2. The march led by King was illegal because
to lead a demonstration supporting their
(A) the city officials did not favor civil rights.
cause. King applied for a permit to hold a
(B) the demonstrators did not have
peaceful march through Birmingham, but
permission to march.
10 the city officials denied his request. Never-
(C) the letter from eight clergymen
theless, he scheduled the march. Because
presented a case against it.
the marchers had no permit, their action
(D) the marchers were arrested by the
was illegal, and the march was broken up by
police.
police. King and many of the marchers were
(E) the community was working to end
15 arrested. While King was in jail, eight
racial problems.
clergymen signed a letter that was published
in the local newspaper. The letter, while it 3. King believed that breaking a law is
asked the community to work to end racial
(A) always wrong.
problems, opposed marches and demonstra-
(B) always the right thing to do.
20 tions as the means of working toward a
(C) one’s duty if one dislikes the law.
solution. After King read the letter, he wrote
(D) a proper way to oppose an unjust law.
a response, replying to each point the
(E) always proper if the opposition is not
clergymen raised. His response, published as
violent.
“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” includes an
25 analysis of when it is proper to act in 4. The clergymen who wrote the letter
violation of a law. He believed that if a law wanted to
is unjust or unfair, people have not only a (A) stop the marches and demonstrations.
right but also a positive moral duty to (B) be sure King remained in jail.
oppose it, so long as their opposition (C) oppose the ending of racial problems.
(D) provide civil rights for African
Americans.
(E) help King get out of jail.

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5. In the last sentence of the passage, 6. If a plant has been given too much fertilizer,
“rhetoric” (line 35) means (A) its leaves may have brown edges.
(A) advertisement. (B) its leaves may be yellow.
(B) excellent writing. (C) there will be tiny webs on the leaves.
(C) an emotional speech. (D) the foliage will be dense.
(D) poetry. (E) the soil will appear dry.
(E) religious teaching.
7. To check a plant’s health, examine

Passage 2 (A) leaf color.

Line When you buy a house plant, if the plant is (B) leaf density.
healthy, it is likely to grow successfully in (C) the bottom of the pot.
your home. How do you decide if a plant is (D) the stem.
sound? First, look at the leaves. If they are (E) All of the above
5 brown at the edges, the plant has been 8. In context, “infest” (line 20) most likely
given too much fertilizer or has been kept in means
temperatures that are too warm for its
(A) infect.
species. If the leaves are pale or yellow, the
(B) eat.
plant has been given too much or too little
(C) grow from.
10 water. If the leaves are very far apart from
(D) live on.
each other on the stem, this may mean the
(E) secrete.
plant has been pushed to grow abnormally
fast, and new leaves will not grow to fill in 9. Too much or too little water will cause
the gaps. You should look for a plant whose (A) dark-colored foliage.
15 foliage is dense. (B) large gaps between the leaves.
After checking the leaves’ general (C) yellow or pale leaves.
appearance, look carefully at the underside (D) roots to grow out of the drainage hole.
of the leaves and the places where the (E) shiny spots on the stem.
leaves join the stem for evidence of insects.
20 Because the insects that infest house plants 10. Based on this passage, a reader can infer
are very tiny, it may be hard to see them. that
But they leave clues that they are living on (A) all growers of plants for sale raise them
the plant. Some secrete a shiny sticky in perfect conditions.
substance called honeydew on the plant. (B) some plants for sale have not been
25 Others leave behind tiny fine white webs. cared for properly.
Finally, check to see if the plant’s roots (C) plants are forced to grow abnormally
are growing out through the drainage hole fast.
in the bottom of the pot. If the roots are (D) it is difficult to care for a plant at
growing through the hole, the plant has home.
30 outgrown its pot, and it may not be the (E) a plant’s health is based on its
healthiest plant, even if you repot it in a environment.
larger container.

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Passage 3 11. Demeter is the goddess of

Line Some myths are stories told by early (A) food plants.
civilizations to explain the origins of natural (B) the underworld.
phenomena. The Greek myth that explains (C) marriage.
the origin of the seasons is about Demeter, (D) humanity.
5 the goddess of the harvest. She had a (E) the weather.
daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very
much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in 12. Myths are stories that
love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, (A) are always about gods and goddesses.
the ruler of the gods, to give Persephone to (B) try to explain nature.
10 him as his wife. Zeus did not want to offend (C) tell about mysteries.
either Hades or Persephone, so he said he (D) have a religious purpose.
would not agree to the marriage, but neither (E) explain the origin of the seasons.
would he forbid it. Hades, therefore, decided
13. According to the story of Demeter, winter
to take the girl without permission. As she
occurs because
15 was picking flowers in a meadow, he seized
her and took her to the underworld. When (A) Hades stole Persephone from her
Demeter found out what happened to mother.
Persephone, she became so angry that she (B) Zeus did not give Hades permission to
caused all plants to stop growing. People marry Persephone.
20 were in danger of starving. But Demeter (C) Demeter is sad.
swore that no food would grow until (D) Persephone is unhappy.
Persephone was returned to her. Zeus, still (E) Demeter disliked Hades.
not wanting to offend Hades, set a condition 14. Zeus did not give permission to Hades to
for Persephone’s return. She could go back marry Persephone because he
25 to her mother if she had not eaten anything
while she was in the underworld. Demeter (A) disliked him.
did not know it, but Persephone had eaten (B) did not want to upset him.
several pomegranate seeds in the under- (C) wanted Persephone to be his wife.
world. When Zeus discovered this, he (D) thought this might make Demeter
30 permitted a compromise. Persephone could angry.
spend part of the year with her mother, but (E) was the ruler of all the gods and
because she had eaten the seeds, she must goddesses.
spend part of the year in the underworld. 15. Demeter stopped the growth of crops when
And when Persephone is in the underworld,
(A) Zeus did not forbid the marriage.
35 Demeter is sad, and therefore will not let the
(B) Hades took Persephone to the under-
crops grow. That is why we have winter,
world.
when plants do not grow. When Persephone
(C) she discovered what Hades had done.
returns, Demeter is happy, it is spring, and
(D) Persephone ate some pomegranate
plants begin to grow again.
seeds.
(E) Persephone was returned to her.

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Passage 4 17. As a moving object gets farther from its

Line The Big Bang theory, an explanation of the source, its radiation frequency
origins of our universe, is one of the greatest (A) stays the same.
intellectual achievements of the twentieth (B) grows larger.
century. According to this theory, about ten (C) grows smaller.
5 to twenty million years ago, the matter of (D) expands.
which the universe is made was infinitely (E) collapses.
tightly compressed. Something—called the
Big Bang—turned this matter into a gigantic 18. The matter of which the universe is made
fireball. As the matter was set into motion was originally
10 and flew away from its compressed state, (A) expanding.
bits of it became glued together to create (B) loosely connected.
galaxies and, later, stars and planets. The (C) decreasing.
motion of the matter that flew out of the (D) tightly packed.
fireball continues today, and the universe (E) growing.
15 appears to be expanding. The theory grew
19. According to the passage, which of the
out of observations of the Doppler effect. It
following is true?
explains that the frequency of radiation
given off by a moving body decreases as the (A) Scientists believe the universe will
sources get farther from the observer. In expand infinitely.
20 1965, scientists discovered that the radiation (B) The Doppler effect created the
bathing the earth is at the precise micro- universe.
wave frequency that would be expected if (C) Gravity will cause the universe to
the universe began with a big bang. Some collapse.
scientists think the expansion of the (D) Stars and planets grew out of galaxies.
25 universe will continue to infinity, while (E) Scientists do not agree about the
others theorize that gravity will, at some universe’s future.
point in the far distant future, collapse back 20. The author of this passage thinks the Big
onto itself in a “big crunch,” returning it to a Bang theory
state of compressed matter.
(A) has not been proven.
(B) does not explain the creation of the
16. The best title for this passage is universe.
(A) “The Big Bang.” (C) is a very important contribution to
(B) “The Big Crunch.” knowledge.
(C) “Our Expanding Universe.” (D) explains what happens when a moving
(D) “The Doppler Effect.” body gets farther from its source.
(E) “Scientific Discoveries.” (E) shows the frequency of radiation
bathing the earth.

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Passage 5 21. As used in the passage, the word “factions”

Line Although the First World War had been (line 8) means
fought as the “war to make the world safe (A) fractions.
for democracy,” and the “war to end all (B) international terrorists.
wars,” the world’s problems were not solved (C) nationalists.
5 when fighting was stopped by the cease-fire (D) disagreeing groups.
agreement signed on November 11, 1918. (E) followers of the king.
The world was not yet at peace. In Russia,
there was a civil war among various factions 22. The influenza epidemic of 1918
wishing to replace the monarchy, which had (A) was a result of the war.
10 been lead by the Czar. Greece was fighting (B) increased the misery of the soldiers.
Turkey over territory that had belonged to (C) killed vast numbers of civilians.
the former Turkish Empire. In the Middle (D) surprised public health experts.
East, the Jews were asking for the establish- (E) was localized in a few nations.
ment of a national homeland, and the Arabs
23. The conflict between Greece and Turkey
15 in the area were opposing them. In India, at
and the conflict between Jews and Arabs
that time a colony of the British Empire,
were similar because both
educated Indians thought their contributions
to the war meant their nation was ready for (A) were about control over land.
more self-rule and some independence from (B) involved a new homeland.
20 Great Britain. And throughout the world, (C) arose from the terms of the peace
populations had been reduced by the 1918 treaty.
influenza epidemic, which, most public (D) led to revolutions.
health experts believe, killed more people (E) were settled by the League of Nations.
than were killed in the war’s battles. When 24. Wishing to withdraw from international
25 the Paris Peace Conference began in January politics is called
1919, the defeated nations were not invited.
They would simply be notified of the terms (A) organization.
of the peace treaty and asked to sign it. In (B) monarchy.
the United States, Americans’ disgust about (C) factionalism.
30 the huge human costs of the war lead to (D) isolationism.
isolationism, the desire to avoid international (E) home rule.
political situations and focus only on 25. The fighting of World War I ended
problems within the country. Thus, it is not
(A) after the world was made safe for
surprising that the League of Nations,
democracy.
35 formed while the Peace Conference was in
(B) in January 1919.
session as an international organization to
(C) in November 1918.
create a better world, did not succeed in its
(D) when the League of Nations was
goals of achieving world disarmament and
founded.
preventing nations from invading one
(E) by the terms of the peace treaty.
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Passage 6 45 personnel and told them to be sure to escort

Line I was flying from Los Angeles to Tucson, her onto the plane.” My heart sank. Mrs.
Arizona, to celebrate New Year’s weekend Miller probably suffered from confusion that
with some friends. Because of the holiday sometimes affects older people. Someone,
and winter weather delays, the airport was no doubt, would be waiting to meet her in
5 crowded, and many flights were canceled or 50 Tucson. Clearly, that person would be
late. Boarding for my flight began at worried. And what of Mrs. Miller? Her son
1:15 P.M., the time originally scheduled for and grandson had probably left the airport
departure. The airline personnel appeared to by now. Would she remember their tele-
be in a hurry. As passengers boarded, the phone number? And if she did, was it likely
10 pilot announced on the public address 55 they had already arrived home? Who would
system, “O.K., folks, we’re cleared for care for Mrs. Miller in a crowded, busy
departure at 1:35. If you’ll all take your airport where passengers were trying to
seats, we’ll take off at that time.” Cabin locate flights to replace canceled ones, and
attendants guided people to their seats and airline personnel were concerned about
15 helped them stow baggage. “Are we all 60 sticking to a schedule? I thought I might
okay?” a cabin attendant asked. weep.
Across the aisle from where I sat, a
woman said, “Where are my son and 26. As a result of bad weather,
grandson? They’re supposed on be on the (A) passengers were in a hurry.
20 plane with me. They came to the airport (B) Mrs. Miller’s son had not arrived home.
with me.” She was an older woman with (C) flights were late or canceled.
well-cut white hair. Her face, although lined, (D) the flight attendant was rude to Mrs.
was carefully but not overly made up. She Miller.
wore a stylish suit and small earrings. The (E) Mrs. Miller was escorted onto the
25 attendant leaned over and spoke to her, and plane.
then made an announcement. “Passengers
Stuart and John Miller, please let me know 27. The reader can infer the plane took off
where you are seated.” There was no reply. (A) on time.
She repeated her announcement. Again, no (B) half an hour late.
30 one responded. She told Mrs. Miller that her (C) at some unknown time.
son was not on the plane. “But they came (D) in the morning.
with me,” Mrs. Miller said. “They’re sup- (E) in the early afternoon.
posed to be here.”
The attendant went to the cockpit to 28. The description of Mrs. Miller suggests
35 consult the flight officers. Returning to Mrs. that she
Miller, she said, “Ma’am, I’m sorry. We need (A) cannot take care of herself.
to have you deplane. I’m sure the airport (B) is a very wealthy woman.
personnel will be able to help you find your (C) loves her son and grandson.
son.” Then she guided Mrs. Miller to the (D) has a sense of humor.
40 exit. (E) cares about her appearance.
The doors closed; the engines fired; the
plane began to taxi. A passenger seated next
to me said, “Oh, dear! That woman was
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29. The airline people asked Mrs. Miller to leave on an expedition across the Sahara Desert.
the plane because Unfortunately, this remarkable explorer was
(A) she was confused. murdered by inhabitants of the desert during
(B) she didn’t know her son’s telephone 30 these travels. It was reported that they
number. believed that her iron water tanks were
(C) they wanted to help her find her son. filled with gold.
(D) they wanted to take off as soon as
possible. 31. As used in the passage, “charted” (line 13)
(E) other passengers were in a hurry. means

30. Which of the following word(s) describe the (A) mapped.

author of this passage? (B) erased.
(C) invented.
(A) Observant
(D) changed.
(B) Compassionate
(E) carried.
(C) Sensitive
(D) None of the above 32. The passage suggests Tinne’s expeditions
(E) (A), (B), and (C) were important mainly because she
(A) could communicate in many languages.
Passage 7 (B) enjoyed the warmth of the desert and
Line An intelligent and daring young woman who meeting interesting people.
spoke many languages, Alexandrine Tinne (C) collected new scientific information.
seems to have been one of the more unusual (D) died before she could finish her work.
explorers who ever lived. She was the (E) took her mother along with her.
5 daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant and a
member of the Dutch aristocracy. Her father 33. The Bahr el Ghazal river system is in
died when she was five, leaving her the (A) Europe.
richest heiress in the Netherlands at that (B) South America.
time. (C) Asia.
10 When she was grown up, after traveling (D) Antarctica.
throughout Europe, Tinne explored various (E) Africa.
parts of north central Africa. In 1863 and
34. The passage implies Tinne was murdered
1864, she charted the area around Bahr el
Ghazal, a river system that flows into the (A) because the murderers did not like
15 Nile. During this expedition, the group was Europeans.
struck with illness. One of the scientists died (B) because she was careless about
of fever in April of 1864, and Tinne’s guarding her group.
mother, who was also with the group, died (C) because it was thought she had wealth
in June. Tinne must have been a healthy that could be stolen.
20 young woman to survive. Her expedition (D) so that her scientific knowledge could
provided scientists with new and valuable be stolen.
information about the plants, animals, (E) so that no one would ever explore the
geology, and climate of this part of Africa. area again.
Later, traveling in Algeria and Tunisia, Tinne
25 became fascinated by the desert and the
people who lived there. In 1869, she set out

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35. Which of the following best describes the 37. In the passage, the word “fancies” (line 12)
author’s attitude toward Tinne’s actions? means
(A) Envy (A) elaborate lettering.
(B) Indifference (B) hopes and dreams.
(C) Sadness (C) imagined ideas.
(D) Skepticism (D) writing on tombstones.
(E) Admiration (E) grown-up thoughts.
38. Pip never saw any pictures of his birth
Passage 8 parents because
Line My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my
first being Philip, my infant tongue could (A) he was adopted.
make of both names nothing longer or more (B) he ran away from home.
explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and (C) they died before cameras were
5 came to be called Pip. invented.
I give Pirrip as my father’s family name, (D) they never wanted him to see any
on the authority of his tombstone and my photographs of them.
sister—Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the (E) his sister prevented him from seeing
blacksmith. As I never saw my father or my their photographs.
10 mother and never saw any likeness of either 39 Pip’s sister’s name is
of them (for their days were long before the
(A) Mrs. Pirrip.
days of photographs), my first fancies
(B) Mrs. Gargery.
regarding what they were like were unrea-
(C) Mrs. Philip.
sonably derived from their tombstones. The
(D) Mrs. Pip.
15 shape of the letters on my father’s gave me
(E) Mrs. Stout.
an odd idea that he was a square, stout dark
man, with curly black hair. 40. Pip’s sister’s husband works as a
(A) stonecutter.
36. This passage was most probably written (B) gravedigger.
(A) last year. (C) blacksmith.
(B) about five years ago. (D) photographer.
(C) less than 25 years ago. (E) barber.
(D) more than 100 years ago.
(E) about 2,000 years ago.

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