Writing Sample

Topic: Is it easier now to form friendships than ever before?

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.
 Section 1
1. INTRICATE: 4. PROLIFERATE:
(A) humorous (A) inspire
(B) solitary (B) preserve
(C) isolated (C) enfranchise
(D) intellectual (D) expand
(E) complex (E) promote

2. CORDIAL: 5. ARTICULATE：
(A) dubious (A) communicative
(B) benevolent (B) dilatory
(C) prophetic (C) persuasive
(D) friendly (D) aggressive
(E) biased (E) demanding

3. SURREPTITIOUS: 6. REVERE:
(A) competent (A) hinder
(B) obtrusive (B) intervene
(C) stealthy (C) evade
(D) surrounding (D) respect
(E) hyperactive (E) decorate
7. LIABILITY: 13. COMPATIBLE:
(A) client (A) eccentric
(B) investment (B) comparable
(C) staff (C) agreeable
(D) obligation (D) disinterested
(E) partner (E) disparate

8. MISCONCEPTION: 14. OBSTINATE:

(A) illusion (A) thwart
(B) impression (B) insightful
(C) notion (C) successful
(D) sense (D) elated
(E) idea (E) satisfied

9. FERAL: 15. OBSOLETE:

(A) remote (A) comprehensive
(B) widespread (B) intense
(C) brutal (C) plentiful
(D) carnivorous (D) vast
(E) extant (E) outdated

10. SURROGATE: 16. RESTRAINT:

(A) collaborate (A) vestige
(B) oppose (B) mechanism
(C) usurp (C) agent
(D) propose (D) cue
(E) replace (E) inhibition

11. MEDDLE: 17. SUPPLANT:

(A) intervene (A) propel
(B) antagonize (B) complement
(C) intrude (C) confuse
(D) exterminate (D) substitute
(E) mask (E) cure

12. FUTILE: 18. TRIGGER:

(A) prosaic (A) describe
(B) fruitless (B) suspend
(C) joint (C) polarize
(D) divisive (D) spark
(E) bare (E) symbolize
19. RIDICULE:
(A) execute 25. DISPEL:
(B) scorn (A) verify
(C) rebel (B) enhance
(D) loathe (C) counteract
(E) comfort (D) challenge
(E) eliminate
20. PERVASIVE:
(A) perplexing 26. METICULOUS
(B) obscure (A) inflammatory
(C) prevalent (B) abbreviated
(D) extreme (C) egregious
(E) compelling (D) particular
(E) generous
21. FORMULATE:
(A) reproduce 27. UNDERSCORE:
(B) confirm (A) justify
(C) restore (B) misrepresent
(D) deprecate (C) curtail
(E) devise (D) emphasize
(E) write
22. HEINOUS：
(A) timid 28. RADICAL:
(B) timorous (A) utopian
(C) forgettable (B) pragmatist
(D) abominable (C) partisan
(E) humble (D) extreme
(E) reactionary
23. OFFENSIVE:
(A) appalling 29. VILE:
(B) unaffected (A) sacred
(C) trepid (B) wicked
(D) contemptuous (C) debased
(E) acceptable (D) useful
(E) standardized
24. CONTAGIOUS：
(A) preventable 30. CONDEMN:
(B) common (A) publicize
(C) infectious (B) expand
(D) curable (C) restrict
(E) deadly (D) denounce
(E) legalize
31. Lobbyist is to cause as 35. Petal is to flower as
(A) legislator is to voter (A) oak is to tree
(B) clergy is to congregation (B) staple is to paper
(C) advertiser is to product (C) sprout is to seed
(D) defendant is to verdict (D) tooth is to comb
(E) consumer is to goods (E) tide is to beach

32. Journal is to article as 36. Ruthless is to compassion as

(A) dance is to ballet (A) theatrical is to emotion
(B) magazine is to cover (B) naive is to sophistication
(C) set is to scenery (C) scrupulous is to propriety
(D) anthology is to poem (D) self‐righteous is to indignation
(E) concert is to orchestra (E) formidable is to awe

33. Emissary is to represent as 37. Emollient is to soften as

(A) draftee is to enroll (A) oil is to lubricate
(B) novice is to train (B) disinfectant is to contaminate
(C) president is to elect (C) concrete is to harden
(D) guard is to protect (D) storm is to thunder
(E) comedian is to laugh (E) steam is to evaporate

34. Potentate is to power as 38. Caption is to cartoon as

(A) broadcaster is to news (A) byline is to newspaper
(B) virtuoso is to skill (B) laughter is to comedy
(C) protege is to sponsorship (C) subtitle is to film
(D) maverick is to group (D) translation is to paraphrase
(E) colleague is to camaraderie (E) billboard is to road
39. Berate is to criticize as 45. Lens is to glass as
(A) goad is to urge (A) well is to water
(B) accuse is to apologize (B) saw is to wood
(C) regret is to remember (C) sweater is to wool
(D) betray is to follow (D) fuel is to fire
(E) evaluate is to praise (E) ink is to paper

40. Perceptive is to discern as 46. Arsenal is to conflict as

(A) determined is to hesitate (A) mirage is to reality
(B) authoritarian is to heed (B) forum is to discussion
(C) persistent is to persevere (C) asylum is to pursuit
(D) abandoned is to neglect (D) utopia is to place
(E) restrained is to rebel (E) amphitheater is to stage

41. Emulate is to person as 47. Arable is to cultivation as

(A) admire is to reputation (A) exploited is to protection
(B) obey is to leader (B) healthy is to medication
(C) cooperate is to partner (C) insular is to discovery
(D) mimic is to gesture (D) productive is to surplus
(E) mock is to sarcasm (E) navigable is to sailing

42. Incumbent is to office as 48. Refurbish is to worn as

(A) politician is to campaign (A) revive is to exhausted
(B) tenant is to dwelling (B) reward is to outstanding
(C) jailer is to cell (C) resume is to interrupted
(D) secretary is to desk (D) replace is to stolen
(E) retiree is to service (E) repaint is to glossy

43. Conundrum is to perplex as 49. Defend is to untenable as

(A) theory is to refute (A) escape is to unfettered
(B) explanation is to suffice (B) judge is to punitive
(C) blueprint is to construct (C) modify is to invariable
(D) entertainment is to divert (D) flourish is to vigorous
(E) expedition is to discover (E) protect is to dangerous

44. Museum is to exhibit as 50. Flap is to wing as

(A) studio is to painter (A) speak is to sound
(B) library is to research (B) wave is to hand
(C) theater is to performance (C) whisper is to word
(D) picture is to frame (D) stub is to toe
(E) orchestra is to conductor (E) sing is to bird
51. Poison is to toxic as 56. Camera is to photographer as
(A) mixture is to soluble (A) house is to architect
(B) sugar is to sweet (B) sink is to plumber
(C) medicine is to prescribed (C) studio is to painter
(D) milk is to bottled (D) meat is to butcher
(E) solid is to liquid (E) drill is to dentist

52. Deduction is to rational as 57. Format is to newspaper as

(A) hunch is to intuitive (A) binding is to book
(B) ploy is to spontaneous (B) design is to building
(C) maxim is to hackneyed (C) direction is to sign
(D) hypothesis is to tested (D) market is to commodity
(E) daydream is to bored (E) catalogue is to library

53. Beauty is to aesthete as 58. Decibel is to sound as

(A) pleasure is to hedonist (A) ingredient is to food
(B) emotion is to demagogue (B) ruler is to length
(C) opinion is to sympathizer (C) calories is to menu
(D) seance is to medium (D) degree is to temperature
(E) luxury is to ascetic (E) headphones is to music

54. Flippancy is to rashness as 59. Arid is to dry as

(A) recognition is to achievement (A) glacial is to cold
(B) practice is to expertise (B) coastal is to tidal
(C) camaraderie is to combativeness (C) damp is to muddy
(D) insolence is to pride (D) snowbound is to polar
(E) politeness is to behavior (E) shallow is to deep

55. Incantation is to words as 60. Fission is to energy as

(A) malediction is to harm (A) reaction is to response
(B) oration is to formality (B) distortion is to image
(C) talisman is to object (C) nutrient is to growth
(D) enchantment is to happiness (D) evaporation is to liquid
(E) divination is to future (E) combustion is to heat
 Section 2
1. The polygon in Figure 1 has a perimeter of 36. If each side of the polygon has the same
length, what is the length of one side?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

2. Mr. Stuart sold peppermint candy to 25 customers and caramel candy to 17 customers. If
4 of these customers bought both types of candy, how many bought only caramel candy?
(A) 29
(B) 25
(C) 21
(D) 17
(E) 13

3. In a bag of 24 balloons, there is an equal number of balloons of each color. Which of the
following CANNOT be the number of different colors in the bag?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

4. Which of the following is a whole number less than 13 and also a whole number between
11 and 18?
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 12.5
(D) 13
(E) 14

5. According to the graph in Figure 2, Susan spent about how many hours watching movies?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 8

1 3
6. If R =16, then R =
2 4
(A) 24
(B) 20
(C) 16
(D) 12
(E) 8

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7. Which of the following is closet to of 59?
4
(A) 0.26 50
(B) 0.41 50
(C) 0.26 60
(D) 0.41 60
(E) 41 60

8. According to the graph in Figure 3, the average sales of Company M from 1993 to 1997
was
(A) $250,000
(B) $260,000
(C) $265,000
(D) $270,000
(E) $275,000

Questions 9‐10 refer to the following definition.

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For all real numbers u and v, u※v = u ‐ (1 ‐ ).
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9. Which of the following is equal to 5※5?
(A) 0
(B) 1
1
(C) 4
5
4
(D) 4
5
(E) 25

1
10. If a※3 = 4 , then a =
5
2
(A)
3
(B) 3
 2
(C) 4
3
(D) 4
(E) 5

11. Twenty percent of 64 is equal to 5 percent of what number?

(A) 16
(B) 20
(C) 64
(D) 128
(E) 256

12. During the 4 fishing trips that Rich and Andy made, Rich caught a total of 35 fish. If Andy
caught more fish than Rich, Andy must have caught an average of at least how many fish
per trip?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 36
(D) 140
(E) 144

13. Jeff, Todd, and Lee were hired by their father to work on the yard, and each was paid at
the same hourly rate. Jeff worked 4 hours, Todd worked 6 hours, and Lee worked 8
hours. If the 3 boys together earned $ 27, how much did Lee earn?
(A) $8
(B) $12
(C) $15
(D) $16
(E) S27

14. Johnny picked apples from 9:00 A. M. to 11:30 A.M. and gathered 200 apples. He wants
to pick a total of at least 600 apples before 7:15 P. M. If he plans to pick apples at the
same rate, what is the latest time that he can start picking apples again?
(A) 1:15 P.M.
(B) 1:45 P.M.
(C) 2:15 P.M.
(D) 2:45 P.M.
(E) 3:15 P.M.

15. If 0.88 equals 8W, what is the value of W?

(A) 0.11
(B) 0.9
(C) 1.1
(D) 9
(E) 11

16. In the triangle shown in Figure 4, what is the value of r?

(A) 50
(B) 60
(C) 70
(D) 80
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

17. A company's income increased from 9 thousand dollars in 1958 to 4.5 million dollars in
1988. Its income in 1988 was how many times its income in 1958?
(A) 200
(B) 500
(C) 2,000
(D) 5,000
(E) 20,000

18. Which of the following expression can be expressed as (5 x R) + 2, where R is a whole

number?
(A) 25
(B) 33
(C) 47
(D) 56
(E) 68

19. Which of the following can be drawn without lifting the pencil or retracing?

20. If the population of Country X increased by 10 percent each year over a 2‐year period,
what was the total percent increase in the population over the entire period?
(A) 2%
(B) 10%
(C) 11%
(D) 20%
(E) 21%
21. If z = y + 2, what does 2z + 1 equal?
(A) y+3
(B) 2y + 3
(C) 2y + 5
(D) 2y + 6
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

22. If x is greater than 0 but less than 1, and y is greater than x, which of the following is the
LEAST?
𝑦
(A)
𝑥
𝑥
(B)
𝑦
(C) xy
1
(D)
𝑥 𝑦
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

23. In a restaurant, there are x tables that can each seat 6 people and there are y tables that
can each seat 5 people. What is the maximum number of people that may be seated?
(A) 5x + 6y
(B) 6x + 5y
(C) 11x + 11y
(D) 11xy
(E) 30xy

24. Mrs. Smith bought 3 square pieces of fabric. A side of the largest piece is 3 times as long
as a side of the middle one, and a side of the middle one is 3 times as long as a side of
the smallest one. The area of the largest piece is how many times the area of the
smallest piece?
(A) 112
(B) 81
(C) 27
(D) 9
(E) 3

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25. Mr. Dali's car uses gallons of gas each time he drives to work. If his gas tank holds
4
exactly 9 gallons of gas, how many tanks of gas does he need to make 18 trips to work?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 9
 Section 3
During the nineteenth century, the traditional Romance became an important mode of
expression for many Black American writers. A frequent characteristic of Romantic writing
is the use of historical material; Black writers have used this genre to transform an often
harsh historical reality into an imagined world ruled by their own ethical vision, in
5 transforming history into fiction. Romantic writers have given their work a mythic quality
that deepens the significance of plot, character, and historical event.
Clotel, novel written in 1853 by William Wells Brown, is an early example from this
romantic tradition. Clotel's heroes are idealized, fighting slavery through superhuman
action. For Brown, the Black man or woman was destined to move toward spiritual
10 perfection, but was being blocked by the dehumanizing effects of slavery. The conflicts in
Clotel are both an ongoing political one, between slaves and their owners, and a wider
moral conflict between good and evil.
More than a hundred years after Brown wrote. Black writers like Toni Morrison and
David Bradley work in a very different historical context. Both Morrison and Bradley
15 address the close relationships between myth and history by writing of people who
undertake the archetypal quest for selfhood. Their characters are compelled to confront not
only their own personal histories, but their cultural histories as well. Both of these writers
also explore this cultural history stylistically, by experimenting with rhetorical devices
traditionally identified with both African and Western experience, including the oral
20 narrative and the mythological theme of the journey to the home of one’s ancestors.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

(A) The Contemporary Revival of Romance in Nineteenth‐Century Tradition
(B) Oral Narrative and Rhetorical in the Romantic Books of Black American Novelists
(C) The Role of Character Given by Black American Writers
(D) History and the Romantic Tradition in Black American Fiction
(E) Moral Conflict in Literature: Slavery and the Black American Novelist

2. What is the meaning of “idealized” in passage 2?

(A) have a spiritual perfection and supernatural behaviors
(B) represent the kind of person Brown intended to be
(C) are blocked by the cruel problems which lead to slavery
(D) understanding a complex political message
(E) attitudes and destination admired by William Wells Brown

3. It can be inferred from the passage that

(A) William Wells Brown, Toni Morrison and David Bradley are all Black Americans using
historical material to write.
(B) Morrison and David Bradley are most compelling of cultural histories.
(C) A frequent characteristic of Romantic writing is the use of ethical vision.
(D) Morrison and David address the close relationships between myth and history because it
can differ from realiy.
(E) The difference between William Wells Brown’s novel and Toni Morrison’s and David
Bradley's novels is that the latter ones include supernatural elements.
4. According to the passage, all of the following are true about Clotel EXCEPT that?
(A) It is an early novel of romantic tradition written in 1853.
(B) Its idealized heroes fight slavery through superhuman action.
(C) It consists of oral narrative and the mythological theme.
(D) The conflicts in Clotel are both political and moral.
(E) It depicts Black people destined to move toward spiritual perfection.

5. The "quest for selfhood‐ undertaken by Morrison’s and Bradley’s characters is best
described as an effort to
(A) move toward the spiritual perfection described in Romantic fiction.
(B) try to represent their personal experiences through traditional storytelling.
(C) understand themselves in both their personal and their cultural pasts.
(D) believe themselves to be more virtuous than they truly are.
(E) show their identity in a very different historical context.
 Typical lemurs are primates with bodies similar to those of monkeys but with pointed
muzzles and large eyes; most have long, bushy tails. Their fur is wolly and may be
colored red, different from the Latin lemurs, the Roman name for vampire‐like ghosts of
the dead, which these large‐eyed creatures were thought to resemble. Found only off the
5 east coast of Africa on the island of Madagascar and neighboring island, lemurs spend
some time on the ground but most often are in the trees, building nests high in the
branches. Besides leaves, lemurs eat eggs, fruit, insects, and small animals. They are active
throughout the day and night and are reputed to be gentle, friendly creatures. Besides
typical lemurs, the lemur family includes avahi, aye‐aye, loris and galogo.
10 However, contrary to popular belief, the so‐called flying lemur is not even a primate,
much less a true lemur; it is, in fact, a member of an altogether different order of mammals
known as Dermoptera.

6. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
(A) The Lemur: Friend or Enemy?
(B) Madagascar's Loneliest Creature
(C) The Lie of Flying Lemurs
(D) Facts about Lemurs
(E) The Diet of the Lemur

7. The passage is most likely to be found in a

(A) biology textbook
(B) zoologist's letter
(C) fiction about Madagascar
(D) historical essay
(E) tourist’s guidebook

8. According to the passage, all of the following are true about Lemur EXCEPT
(A) much of their time is spent in trees
(B) most Lemurs have long, bushy tails
(C) many people believe the flying lemur is a true lemur
(D) they eat only fruits and leaves
(E) the body of the lemur resembles the body of the monkey

9. The passage suggests that

(A) the typical lemur is a member of Dermoptera
(B) the word lemur comes from Italian
(C) the lemur is not an aggressive animal
(D) monkeys often have larger eyes than typical lemurs
(E) flying lemurs can only be found off the east coast of Africa

10. What is the meaning of the underlined words “resemble”?

(A) come from
(B) be similar to
(C) enjoy
(D) die for
(E) delete
 Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium.an element widely used for treating cancer,
and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable
collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
5 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At a early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great
exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She
became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed
to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891
10 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and
doctorate in physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest
scientists of her day.one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in
1895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short
15 time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse‐drawn wagon in 1906.
Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish.
Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in
scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly
increased her distress.
20 Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a
professorship at the world‐famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness
from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
25 Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the
mysteries of the physical world.

11. The passage is mainly about

(A) accomplishments made by Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre
(B) summary of life and contribution of Marie Curie
(C) how Marie studied at the Sorbonne
(D) famous female scientists from 1800s to 1900s
(E) Nobel Prize winner and the first woman to be given a professorship

12. What's the meaning of "disgruntled" in passage 2?

(A) annoyed
(B) display
(C) competitive
(D) determining
(E) interested

13. According to the passage, the author would most likely to DISAGREE that
(A) The Curies' friendly collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
(B) Marie had a bright mind and a lighthearted personality.
(C) Marie left Poland and traveled to France to enter the Sorbonne.
(D) Marie began to feel desolated when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her
 husband.
(E) Marie won the Nobel Prize in 1911 for her contribution to chemistry.

14. The style of the passage is most like that found in a

(A) newspaper article
(B) biography for celebrity
(C) passage in an encyclopedia
(D) chemistry textbook
(E) cookbook

15. The tone of the passage can be best described as:

(A) admiring
(B) informality
(C) ambivalent
(D) anger
(E) reminiscence
 How did the earliest, most primitive forms of life begin? Let's start with the
formation of the earth 4.5 billion years ago. We can allow the first few hundred million
years to pass while the Earth settles down to more or less its present state. It cools down
and squeezes out an ocean and an atmosphere. The surrounding hydrogen is swept away
5 by the solar wind, and the rain of meteors out of which the Earth was formed dwindles
and virtually ceases.
Then, perhaps 4,000 million years ago, the Earth is reasonably quiet and the period
of "chemical evolution" begins. The first live molecules are small ones made up of two to
five atoms each the simplest form of life we can imagine—a single‐strand RNA
10 molecule.
In 1954 a chemistry student, Stanley Lloyd Miller, made a fascinating discovery that
shed light on the passage from a substance that is definitely unloving to one that is, in
however simple a fashion, alive. He began with a mixture of water, ammonia, methane, and
hydrogen (material he believed to have been present on the Earth at its beginning).He
15 made sure his mixture was sterile and had no life of any kind in it. He then circulated it
past an electric discharge (to mimic the energy sources roiling the planet at that time).
At the end of the week, he analyzed his solution and found that some of its small
molecules had been built up to larger ones. Among these larger molecules were glycine
and alanine, the two simplest of the twenty amino acids. This was the first proof that
20 organic material could have been formed from the inanimate substances that existed on
Earth so long ago.

16. According to the passage, when does the earth settle down to more or less its present
state?
(A) 4.5 billion years ago
(B) first few hundred million years
(C) 4,000 million years ago
(D) around 4.0 billion years ago
(E) in 1954

17. Why does the author name the changes on earth 4,000 million years ago as “chemical
evolution”?
(A) it is our imagination
(B) the initial life form made by molecule appears
(C) molecules are small ones
(D) strand RNA molecule comes as the only form of life
(E) an amazing ocean and an fantastic atmosphere can be found at that time

18. All of the following are assumed by Stanley Lloyd Miller to be on Earth from the
beginning EXCEPT
(A) water
(B) ammonia
(C) methane
(D) oxygen
(E) hydrogen
19. All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT?
(A) there used to be rain of meteors out of which the Earth was formed
(B) 3 atoms are able to form a live molecule
(C) Stanley Lloyd Miller believes that electric discharge is similar to the energy sources
roiling the planet
(D) before 1954, there is no evidence that inanimate substance on earth can form organic
material
(E) glycine and alanine are larger than the other eighteen amino acids

20. Which of the following is the author most likely to discuss next?
(A) more recent proof and studies of how the earliest life is formed.
(B) the academic background and future development of Stanley Lloyd Miller.
(C) researches on glycine and alanine and other amino acids.
(D) the theories behind the chemical evolution.
(E) the reason that surrounding hydrogen is swept away by the solar wind.
 Unlike photographers on Earth, astronauts have the opportunity to take photographs
from unprecedented perspectives. However, the fairly easy task of taking a photograph on
Earth is much more arduous in space. Zero gravity makes it difficult to stand still, but at
least it makes it easy to move heavy camera equipment. On a more fundamental level, the
5 spacesuits and other accessories worn by astronauts prove to be very cumbersome when
trying to snap the shutter. Other technicalities also make space photography less than
straightforward. For example, photos could be blurred by dirt on windows, and there is
always the risk of damaging film due to exposure to just a small amount of radiation.

21. The author's primary purpose is to

(A) praise astronauts who have the ambition to be a qualified photographer
(B) overcome opposition to damage film due to exposure to radiation
(C) critique the process of standing against zero gravity and holding the spacesuits
(D) establish the importance of the astronauts who take photograph in space
(E) illustrate the difficulties faced by people taking pictures in space

22. What is the meaning of the underlined word "cumbersome" in the passage?
(A) dirty
(B) heavy
(C) fundamental
(D) straightforward
(E) generous

23. It can be inferred from the passage that

(A) experience of taking photographs on Earth is not as useful when in space.
(B) it is worse to have dirt on a window than to have film exposed to radiation.
(C) the absence of gravity is a big challenge faced by astronauts.
(D) astronauts are jealous of photographers who take photographs on Earth.
(E) opportunities to take photographs in space are more abundant than on Earth.

24. According to the passage, all of the following would affect space photography EXCEPT
(A) bulky clothing and gloves
(B) dirty windows
(C) moving heavy equipment
(D) film exposed to radiation
(E) floating in zero gravity
 Pearl opened her eyes when Ezra turned a page of his magazine. “Ezra, ”she said.
She felt him grow still. He had this habit ‐he had always had it‐ of becoming totally
motionless when people spoke to him. It was endearing but also in some ways a strain, for
then whatever she said to him (“I feel a draft,” or "the paper boy is late again”) was
5 bound to disappoint him, wasn’t it? How could she live up to Ezra’s expectations? She
plucked at her quilt. “If I could just have some water,” she told him.
He poured it form the pitcher on the bureau. She heard no ice cubes clinking; they
must have melted. Yet it seemed just minutes ago that he'd brought in a whole new
supply. He raised her head, rested it on his shoulder, and tipped the glass to her lips. Yes.
10 Lukewarm‐‐not that she minded. She drank gratefully, keeping her eyes closed. His
shoulder felt steady and comforting. He laid her back down on the pillow.
“DR. Vincent’s coming at ten,” he told her.
“What times is it now?”
“Eight‐thirty.”
15 “Eight‐thirty in the morning?”
“Yes.”
“Have you been here all night?” she asked.
“I slept a little.”
“Sleep now. I won’t be needing you.”
20 “Well, maybe after the doctor comes.”
It was important to Pearl that she deceive the doctor. She didn't want to go to the
hospital. Her illness was pneumonia, she was almost certain; she guessed it from a past
experience. She recognized the way it settled into her back. If Dr. Vincent found out he
would take her out of her own bed, her own house, and send her off to Union Memorial,
25 tent her over with plastic. “Maybe you should cancel the doctor altogether,” she told
Ezra. Tm very much improved. I believe."
“Let him decide that.”
“Well, I know how my own self feels, Ezra”
“We won't argue about it just now,” he said.

25. Where is Pearl in the passage above?

(A) in the hospital
(B) staying with Ezra at his house
(C) at home
(D) on a European vacation
(E) at a health clinic

26. Pearl has spent the night

(A) talking to Ezra about the past
(B) making plans to go to the hospital
(C) sleeping in her bed
(D) talking on the telephone
(E) worrying about the future

27. How does the author reveal the passage of time in the second paragraph?
(A) Ezra has finally arrived
(B) The sun has just come up
(C) Pearl closes her eyes and dreams
(D) The water in the pitcher is cold
(E) The ice cubes in the pitcher have melt

28. If Ezra knew that Pearl had pneumonia, he would most probably
(A) agree to let her stay where she is
(B) insist that she go to the hospital
(C) make sure that she eats enough food
(D) agree to lie to the doctor about her illness
(E) ask another doctor for a second opinion

29. How could Pearl know the name of her illness

(A) she guesses it from her experiences
(B) she identifies it from the report given by a doctor
(C) she has a red back and then she knows it
(D) she finds the melt ice warmed in her lips
(E) the plastic tents her over in the hospital
 Although the special coloring of moths will hide them from most other insects and
birds that want to eat them.it will not protect them from bats, since bats locate their prey
by hearing rather than by sight. Bats continually make high‐pitched noises that reflect off
a moth’s body as echoes. These echoes inform the bats of their prey’s location, and
5 hunting bats follow these echoes until they find the moth. To protect themselves from
bats, some species of moths have developed defenses based on sound. These moths have
ears that allow them to hear the sounds the bat makes. If the bat is far enough away, the
moth will hear it, but the bat is too far from it to receive the echo from the moth. The
moth can then simply swerve out of the bat's path. But if the bat is closer to the moth,
10 the moth is in immediate danger. In order to avoid the bat.it flies wildly, moving in many
directions and avoiding any ordered pattern. This tactic tends to confuse the bat. Other
species of moths use sound to avoid the bats by producing high‐pitched sounds of their
own. The many echoes from these sounds make it difficult for the bats to find the moths.

30. According to the passage, some moths escape from bats by

(A) secreting a substance with a distracting odor.
(B) making their own high‐pitched sounds.
(C) hiding in small crevices.
(D) gathering under bright lights.
(E) flying in circles.

31. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about insects and birds that eat
moths?
(A) They hunt by sight rather than sound.
(B) They are confused by the moths' sounds.
(C) They have no need to protect themselves.
(D) They fly in circles to find the moths.
(E) They are often colorful.

32. What is the meaning of the underlined word “pattern”?

(A) picture
(B) path
(C) motion
(D) system
(E) idea

33. The sounds bats hear when hunting are

(A) made by the flapping of the moths' wings.
(B) echoes of the sounds they make themselves.
(C) echoes of the sounds made by the moths.
(D) echoes of the sounds of other bats.
(E) created by the movement of the air and wind.

34. Moths trying to escape from bats

(A) always fly in the same direction.
(B) may not know in which direction to fly.
(C) do not always use the same strategy.
(D) fly in an orderly pattern.
(E) get as far from the bat as they can.

35. According to the passage, bats and some moths are alike because they rely on which of
the following to help them survive?
(A) Sight
(B) Color
(C) Odor
(D) Sound
(E) Taste
 Do not try to puzzle your reader unnecessarily; a puzzled reader is an antagonistic
reader. Do not expect readers to guess why a character does something or how it happens
that some remark is made. It may be that you want readers to stop and wonder for a
minute; if so make it perfectly clear that everything is going to be all right later on. If
5 you want readers to be troubled by a nagging question, and go through a part of your
story with a kind of expectancy, let one of your characters do something outrageous –
turn, perhaps, and throw an apple core through an open window. But then be sure that
before your story is finished you explain in some manner that inside the open window
lives the character’s great‐uncle, who keeps a monkey who devours apple cores and
10 catches them on the fly as they come through the window. Readers bring with them a
great body of knowledge which you may assume, but they must rely on you for all
information necessary to the understanding of this story which, after all, you have
written.

36. The author assumes that a successful writer must

(A) anticipate the reader's responses
(B) challenge the reader's beliefs
(C) acknowledge the reader's sophistication
(D) ignore the reader’s shortcomings
(E) share the reader's convictions

37. The underlined word "assume" most likely means

(A) receive
(B) seize
(C) take responsibility for
(D) pretend to have
(E) take for granted

38. The tone of this passage is most likely to be described as

(A) ambivalent
(B) gratitude
(C) somber
(D) didactic
(E) hostile

39. What is the reason for the author to make the character throw an apple core through an
open window?
(A) because a monkey that lives inside the open window always eats apple and throws cores
for fun.
(B) because the character's great‐uncle is going to open the window.
(C) because readers bring with them a great body of knowledge which depends on the
writers to explain.
(D) because this outrageous action can make readers go on reading with questions and
expectancy.
(E) because the author should be sure that his story has been finished before.
40. The passage is most likely to be found in a(n)
(A) encyclopedia
(B) historical essay on American writers
(C) romantic stories from 19th century
(D) a father's letter for his son
(E) workbook for creative writers
 Section 4
1. Justine bought a comic book for $ 5 above the cover price. A year later she sold the book
for $ 9 less than she paid. At what price did Justine sell the book?
(A) $ 14 below the cover price
(B) $ 4 below the cover price
(C) The cover price
(D) $ 4 above the cover price
(E) $ 14 above the cover price

Questions 2‐3 refer to the graph in the figure below.

2. How many fewer boxes of cereal were sold in February than in March?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 20
(D) 40
(E) 60

3. The number of boxes sold in January was how many times the number of boxes sold in
February?
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 40
(E) 60

4. Team A has 4 times as many losses as it had ties in a season. If team A won none of its
games, which could be the total number of games it played that season?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
(E) 26

5. The figure contains rectangles and a triangle. How many different rectangles are there in
the figure?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 10
(E) 12

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6. Which of the following is NOT less than ?
4
2
(A)
9
3
(B)
14
14
(C)
64
19
(D)
70
27
(E)
125

7. In the figure, the sides of triangles ABC and FGH, and of squares BCFE and CDGF, are all
equal in length. Which of the following is the longest path from A to H?

(A) A‐B‐C‐F‐H
(B) A‐B‐E‐F‐H
(C) A‐C‐D‐G‐H
(D) A‐B‐E‐G‐H
(E) A‐C‐F‐G‐H

8. If 5 (14 ‐ x) = 0, then what does x equal?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 5
(D) 14
(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

9. Which of the following is closest to 1.18?

(A) 12
(B) 2.2
(C) 1.9
(D) 1.1
(E) 1

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10. If x is greater than 15, then of x must always be
3
(A) Less than 5
(B) Equal to 5
(C) Greater than 5
(D) Equal to 45
(E) Less than 45

11. Of the following, 35 percent of $26.95 is closest to

(A) $7
(B) $9.45
(C) $10.50
(D) $11.15
(E) $12.25

12. If a factory can make 600 nails every 3 minutes, how long would it take to make 27,000
nails?
(A) 45 minutes
(B) 1 hour
(C) 1 hour, 45 minutes
(D) 2 hours, 15 minutes
(E) 3 hours, 15 minutes

13. Sally has x dollars and receives $ 100 for her birthday. She then buys a bicycle that costs
$ 125. How many dollars does Sally have remaining?
(A) x + 125
(B) x + 100
(C) x + 25
(D) x ‐ 25
(E) x ‐ 100

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14. If = 4 and A is greater than 1, which of the following could NOT be the value of B?
3
(A) ‐3
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 12

15. The average of five numbers is 10. If two of the five numbers are removed, the average
of the remaining three numbers is 9. What is the sum of the two numbers that were
removed?
(A) 17
(B) 18
(C) 21
(D) 22
(E) 23

16. The bottom of the shopping bag shown in the figure is placed flat on the table. Except
for the handles, this shopping bag is constructed with rectangular pieces of paper. Which
of the following diagrams best represents all the points where the shopping bag touches
the table?

17. The number of students in a certain school is expected to increase from 1,086 students
in 2010 to 1,448 students in 2011. What is the expected increase to the nearest percent?
(A) 20%
(B) 33%
(C) 37%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%

18. In the figure, the distance between W and Y is three times the distance between W and
X, and the distance between X and Z is twice the distance between X and Y. If the
distance from W to X is 2, how far apart are W and Z?

(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
(E) 18
19. A fence surrounds a rectangular field whose length is 3 times its width. If 240 meters of
the fence is used to surround the field, what is the width of the field?
(A) 30 m
(B) 40 m
(C) 60 m
(D) 80 m
(E) 90 m

20. Ms. Kristine receives $ 50 for every $ 900 she collects from stock sales. How much does
she receive if she collects $ 18,000 from stock sales?
(A) $100
(B) $180
(C) $1,000
(D) $1,200
(E) $1,800

21. What is the greatest number of rectangles 4 centimeters wide and 6 centimeters long
that can be cut from a square piece of paper with a side of 24 centimeters?
(A) 2
(B) 10
(C) 24
(D) 36
(E) 48

22. R is the sum of consecutive integers S and T. If S and T are negative, which of the
following is ALWAYS true?
(A) R=‐4
(B) R=‐1
(C) R is less than either S or T
(D) R is greater than either S or T
(E) R + S + T is positive

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23. Initially, Greg had a total of 60 DVDs and CDs in his collection. He then sold of his CDs
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and of his DVDs. If the number of DVDs he sold is twice the number of CDs he sold, how
2
many DVDs did he sell?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 20

24. Mary saved exactly 60 percent of the total allowance she received in the last two weeks,
and spent the rest. If she received $ 20 for allowance each week and spent $ 12 of her
first week's allowance, which of the following MUST be true?
I. She saved a total of $ 24
II. She spent $ 6 of her second week's allowance
III. She saved 80 percent of her second week’s allowance
(A) None
(B) I only
(C) II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II, and III

25. Paul and Bill each received a raise of 20 percent. If Paul now earns $4.50 per hour while
Bill earns $5.40 per hour, Bill earned how much more per hour than Paul before their
raises?
(A) $0.70
(B) $0.73
(C) $0.75
(D) S0.80
(E) $0.90