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This
test
consists
of
five
passages
in
which
particular
words
or
phrases
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substituted
for
the
underlined
part.
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alternative
that
expresses
the
idea
most
clearly
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correctly
or
that
best
fits
the
style
and
tone
of
the
entire
passage.
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the
original
version
is
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test
also
includes
questions
about
entire
paragraphs
and
the
passage
as
a
whole.
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always shadowed the Girls Choir. It had been
The Girls Choir of Harlem
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is
rare
to
hear
of
choirs
composed
of
just
girls.
around
longer
since
1968
and
has
received
the
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there are ten choirs that are boys or mixed. But,
mance opportunities. The boys have appeared
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in some of the worlds most prestigious musical 7
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to
complement
the
already
existing
and
justly
settings.
Performing
a
sunrise
concert
for
the
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renowned Boys Choir.
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lawyers, doctors, and politiciansjobs
D.C. where in front of the reflecting pool
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ment.
Since
the
Girls
Choir
of
Harlem
has
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received some of the recognition that the boys
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wealthy individuals will be motivated to give
ever, in 1989, the choir reassembled, and in
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generously
to
bring
the
choir
back
and
ensure
it
November
of
1997,
they
made
their
debut
at
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will never again be canceled for lack of money.
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, performing
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NO
CHANGE
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only
just
girls.
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wife
and
thousands
of
music
lovers.
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girls
and
no
boys.
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hope for their future, the Boys Choir of Harlem
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there
are
ten
that
are
either
boys
or
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acts
as
a
haven
for
inner-city
children.
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boys
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already
existed
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the
existing
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a
fine
learning
environment
singing.
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has
given
the
girls
ambitions
most
of
them
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been
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12. Which of the following sentences, if
6. F. NO CHANGE
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inserted at this point in the essay, would
G. They have performed
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be most logical and appropriate?
H. A performance of
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J. The choir performs
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rounded
education
that
helps
prepare
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7.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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students for a variety of careers.
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G.
Classes
in
vocal
technique,
sight
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pool
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reading,
and
even
music
theory
are
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all part of the regular curriculum.
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they
sung
at
the
reflecting
pool
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The
student
body
is
carefully
selected
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from a much larger pool of appli1
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cants.
the most effective transition from the
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J.
Students
are
admitted
based
on
previous
paragraph
to
this
one?
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abilities, especially their singing
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female
counterparts,
at
least
at
first.
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ability.
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G. The Boys Choir and Girls Choir both
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have
performed
mainly
in
the
13.
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NO
CHANGE
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Northeastern part of the U.S.
B. appeared
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H.
The
Girls
Choir,
though
not
so
C.
that
once
appeared
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experienced
as
the
Boys
Choir,
is
D.
that
would
have
appeared
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considered equally talented.
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14. F. NO CHANGE
J. The Boys Choir was able to attract
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G. close its doors
more funding than the Girls Choir.
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H. stop what they do
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9.
A.
NO
CHANGE
J. go silent
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B. before an
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C.
in
front
of
the
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D.
at
an
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10. F. NO CHANGE
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G. wife, and
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H. wife as well as
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J. wife with
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11.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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B.
They
give
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C. By giving
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D.
As
they
give
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Item 15 poses a question about the essay as a
required for success. Regardless of the reason
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whole.
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write
an
essay
describing
the
musical
vision,
and
the
company
suffers
as
a
result.
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achievements
of
the
Girls
Choir
of
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Harlem. Would this essay successfully
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[2]
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fulfill
the
assignment?
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By
the
early
1980s,
Wang
Corporation
had
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A. Yes, because the essay makes it clear
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that the girls in the choir are talented
developed
the
preeminent
office
automation
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performers.
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B. Yes, because the concert at Alice
capability in the world. In many offices, the
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Tully Hall is explained in some detail.
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name Wang had become synonymous with
C. No, because the music performed by
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the choir is scarcely discussed in the
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office
automation.
Having
had
gained
a
essay.
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D. No, because the essay discusses the
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reputation
for
quality
and
with
proprietary
Boys
Choir
as
extensively
as
the
Girls
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Choir.
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hardware and software that guaranteed the
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Essay II
uniqueness of its product, Wang had built a
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[The
following
paragraphs
may
or
may
not
be
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arranged
in
the
best
possible
order.
The
last
item
market
position
that
seemingly
was
unassail1
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will ask you to choose the most effective order
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able.
Yet,
in
less
than
a
decade,
Wang
faded
for
the
paragraphs
as
numbered.]
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to near obscurity.
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[3]
Sometimes a business leader stumbles into a
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In
place
of
Wangs
specialized
computer
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kind of trap by waiting and seeing what new
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systems,
versatile
personal
computers
linked
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technologies
develop
instead
of
anticipating
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them: trading time for the prospect of more
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office tools. The new personal computers first
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information and a decrease in uncertainty.
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transformed
the
market
for
office
automation
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networks
then
wiping
out
the
old
market.
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that
he
or
she
is
incapable
of
the
bold
action
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Wang shrank dramatically, surviving only
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16. F. NO CHANGE
by transforming itselfexploiting its software
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G.
for
24
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and engineering strengths in completely
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different
ways.
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17.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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B.
it,
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[4]
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C.
them
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Wang
had
seen
itself
as
a
special
kind
of
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D. them and
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computer
company,
one
that
used
large
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18. F. NO CHANGE
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G. that they are
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machines to serve entire companies. Its excelH. so as to be
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25
J.
that
the
leaders
are
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lence and leadership in innovation was highly
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19.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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respected,
and
it
was
important
to
Wang
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B. In fact, in many offices,
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C.
In
many
offices,
however,
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not
to
slip
up
.
That
view
led
Wang
to
continue
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D.
Also,
in
many
offices,
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G.
Gaining
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failed to see the opportunity that the personal
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H. In order to gain
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J.
With
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computer
presented.
Eventually,
Wang
did
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21.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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attempt
to
move
into
personal
computers,
but
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that
seemed
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C. that was seeming
1
by the time that happened. Wangs opportunity
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to move forward was gone. 28
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involving
the
underlined
sentence
would
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organize the information in Paragraphs 2 7
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and
3
in
the
most
logical
manner?
Businesses
dont
always
get
into
trouble
because
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they are badly run or inefficient. Sometimes, a
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G.
Start
a
new
paragraph
with
the
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sentence, and omit the paragraph
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well-managed company fails because its leaders
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break after the sentence.
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29
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H. Move the sentence to the end of
simply
dont
understand
how
the
world
is
chang1
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Paragraph 3.
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J.
Omit
the
sentence.
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ing
around
them.
What
happened
to
Wang,
the
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office automation company, is a classic example.
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29. A. NO CHANGE
23. A. NO CHANGE
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B. will become
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C. were to become
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its
D. soon became
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G. by its transformation
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Item
30
poses
a
question
about
the
essay
as
a
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H.
by
means
of
transforming
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whole.
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J. to transform itself
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30. Which of the following proposals for the
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25. A. NO CHANGE
order
of
the
essays
paragraphs,
if
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1
B. a company that used large machines
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implemented, would provide the most
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to serve entire companies
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logical
and
effective
beginning
and
ending
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C.
whose
machines
served
entire
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for the essay?
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companies because of their large size
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F.
NO
CHANGE
(Dont
make
any
D.
using
large
machines
allowing
it
to
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changes in the sequence of paraserve entire companies
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graphs.)
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G.
Move
Paragraph
5
to
the
beginning
26.
F.
NO
CHANGE
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of the essay.
G. to not lose it
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H. Move Paragraph 1 to the end of the
H. to maintain that position
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essay.
J. to avoid slip ups
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1
J. Move Paragraph 5 to the beginning
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27.
A.
NO
CHANGE
of the essay, and move Paragraph 1
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B. it was too late;
to the end of the essay.
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C.
by
that
time
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D.
when
time
ran
out
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Essay III
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28. Which of the following sentences, if
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An Oboists Quest
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inserted at this point in the essay, would
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be most relevant and effective?
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I started playing the oboe because I heard it
F.
Wang
had
been
badly
outmaneuvered
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and was left essentially with no market.
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was a challenging instrument. That was four
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G.
The
company
failed
to
foresee
the
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day that personal computers would
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years ago, and Ive enjoyed learning to play the 7
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appear on millions of desktops.
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H.
Ultimate
responsibility
for
this
lack
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oboe like I expected. However, it was not until
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of foresight rested on the shoulders of
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the
companys
leaders.
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recently that I realized what an oboists real
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J. Apparently, Wang was not the
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excellent computer company everychallenge is: finding good oboe reeds.
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one in the computer industry had
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always assumed it was.
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without warning. Thus, I need to have several
[2]
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Though
the
reed
is
a
small
part
of
the
instru1
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back-up reeds available at all times.
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ment, mainly it is what the quality of the oboes
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sound is determined by. Professional oboists
I first tried buying reeds from a reed maker in
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make
their
own
reeds.
Students
like
me
must
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Massachusetts.
They
were
pretty
good
at
first,
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buy
reeds
from
either
their
teachers
or
from
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but
they
became
progressively
lower
and
lower
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mail-order companies.
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in quality the longer I bought them from him. It 7
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[3]
got to the point where none of the reeds he
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My troubles began when my teacher stopped
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supplied
worked,
so
I
had
to
move
on.
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making reeds, sending all of her students on a
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wild goose chase for the perfect reed. The
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My next source was a company in California.
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problem
is
theres
no
such
thing
as
a
perfect
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However, theyre reeds sounded like ducks
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reed, though oboists like to daydream about it.
quacking, so I dropped that source from my
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There is also no such thing as a perfect reed
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list.
Desperate,
the
next
person
I
called
was
an
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supplier. Reed makers are much in demand, and
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oboist friend of my parents. She helped me fix a 7
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Whats
the
reeds
are
often
very
expensive.
37
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few salvageable reeds I owned, and soon I had 7
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more, the reed makers tend to take their time in
several
that
played
in
tune
and
that
created
a
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sending reeds to you. For example, I usually
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good
tone.
It
seemed
my
reed
troubles
were
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have to wait three to six weeks after theyve
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over. However, within two weeks, those
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received
my
check
in
the
mail.
This
wouldnt
be
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precious reeds were all played out, and I
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a problem if I always ordered my reeds well
needed
more.
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G.
reeds,
but
Recently,
however,
a
friend
recommended
a
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H. reeds, so
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J.
reeds.
And,
students
reed maker from New York City who made
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35.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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reeds that, according to him, were rather good.
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B. from their teachers or
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C.
either
from
their
teachers
or
I
called
him
immediately,
and
he
asked
me
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questions
about
my
playing
so
that
he
could
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36. F. NO CHANGE
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1
G.
is
that
theres
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cater to my oboe needs. He promised to send
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H. was theres
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J.
is,
theres
1
out a supply of reeds within a week. Imagine
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37.
At
this
point,
the
writer
wants
to
provide
my
disappointment
when
the
reeds
he
sent
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an additional remark about the expense of 7
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oboe
reeds.
Which
of
the
following
turned
out
to
be
poorly
made,
with
unstable
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sentences
would
be
most
relevant
and
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most consistent with the information in
tones and a thin, unpleasant sound. 45
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the paragraph as a whole?
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A. In addition, if you purchase a reed by 7
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31. A. NO CHANGE
mail order, youre charged a shipping 7
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B. as
fee, making the total expense even
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C. as much as I
greater.
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D.
to
the
degree
in
which
I
B.
In
my
opinion,
reed
makers
often
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charge twice what I consider a fair
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price
for
an
oboe
reed.
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G.
isits
finding
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C.
Students,
most
of
whom
are
on
a
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H is which is finding
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limited budget, find it difficult to
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J.
is
finding
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afford
expensive
reeds.
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makers
produce
the
best
possible
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B.
it
is
mainly
what
determines
the
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reeds, the high price is well worth it.
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quality of the oboes sound
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C. it is the main component of the oboe
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that determines the quality of its
G.
Typically,
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sound
H. In fact,
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D. mainly the quality of the oboes
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OMIT
the
underlined
portion.
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sound
is
determined
by
the
reed
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Item 45 poses a question about the essay as a
39. A. NO CHANGE
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B. need them,
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C. plan to use it,
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Which
of
the
following
sentences,
if
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D. need,
inserted at this point, would provide an
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ending
for
the
essay
that
best
ties
together
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40.
F.
NO
CHANGE
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the entire essay?
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A.
My
search
for
the
perfect
reed
continH.
poor
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til I learn to make reeds myself.
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B. With all the oboists in the New York 7
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makers product would be far better
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D.
its
than
it
was.
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C. Obviously, Ill never buy another reed 7
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42. F. NO CHANGE
from the reed maker that my friend rec- 7
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G. I next called an oboist friend of my
ommendedor from any of the reed 7
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parents
makers
with
whom
Ive
already
dealt.
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H.
an
oboist
friend
of
my
parents
was
D.
When
I
first
began
playing
the
oboe,
I
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the next person I called
never imagined that finding reeds
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J. I called a person next who was an
would
be
more
challenging
than
actu1
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oboist friend of my parents
ally learning to play the instrument.
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Among
the
following
alternatives
involv1
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Essay IV
ing the underlined portion, which provides
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the most logical and effective transition
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The
First
Thanksgiving:
Turkey
Day
and
a
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B.
However,
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C. Recently,
Every autumn, when Thanksgiving occurs,
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D.
Also,
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anxiety
and
stress
levels
in
millions
of
American
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G.
he
claimed
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J. according to my friend
and relatives from all over the country then
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preparing one of the largest meals of the year.
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But
when
the
typical
Thanksgiving
dinner
of
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today is compared with the celebration of the
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brandy. 53 (3) Just in case this werent
first Thanksgiving, it doesnt seem like such
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a feat.
enough, the Pilgrims could fill in the corners
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flint
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a
rock-hard
corn
ground
into
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day
Thanksgiving
dinner,
there
is
a
roast
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the meal lasted not a few hours but rather
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turkey,
baked
yams,
stuffing,
cranberry
sauce,
a few daysand with no football on television
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gravy, and some sort of dessertperhaps ice
to
distract
the
Pilgrims
and
their
friends
from
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cream and either pie or cake. Of course, you
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the serious business of eating.
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can
fix
everything
yourself
from
scratch,
if
you
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[4]
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Nowadays,
in
many
households,
the
whole
like;
but
if
you
prefer,
all
the
food
can
be
56
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50
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1
family comes for Thanksgiving. Statistics show
purchased at a local supermarket. In just one
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trip, you have all you need for your dinner.
that the average Thanksgiving dinner today
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boasts
twenty-three
guests
total

no
tiny
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[3]
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57
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(1)
Todays
menu
seems
stingy
by
comparison
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gathering.
Both
family
and
friends
are
included
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7
51
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58
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to the Pilgrims meal enjoyed on the first
1
in this number. At the first Thanksgiving, when 7
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52
1
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Thanksgiving in 1621. (2) According to
Squanto, the Indian-in-residence, decided to
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contemporary
records,
the
list
of
foods
included
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invite
Massasoit,
the
leader
of
the
Wampanoag
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five
deer;
wild
turkeys,
geese,
and
duck;
eels,
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tribe, the Pilgrims werent expecting him to
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7
59
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lobsters, clams, and mussels fished from the
bring along another ninety Wampanoags
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7
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7
59
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ocean; pumpkin; an assortment of biscuits; hoe
to a little pot-luck supper. With the Pilgrims,
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59
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and
ash
cakes;
popcorn
balls;
pudding;
berries
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that
made
a
140-person
guest
list.
60
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of
several
kinds;
plums,
cherries,
and
bogbeans;
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1
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beer made from barley; and wine spiked with
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53. Is the repeated use of a semicolon in
46. F. NO CHANGE
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sentence 2 correct and appropriate?
G. when its Thanksgiving
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H. during Thanksgiving
A.
Yes,
because
the
sentence
lists
more
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J. whenever Thanksgiving rolls around
than three distinct items of food.
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B.
Yes,
because
the
sentence
lists
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7
47.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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different categories as well as specific 7
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B. hosting
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category
items.
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7
C.
as
a
host
to
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C.
No,
because
the
resulting
sentence
is
so
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7
D. of hosting
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long that it is not easily understood.
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7
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7
D.
No,
because
a
semicolon
should
be
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7
48. F. NO CHANGE
1
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used only to separate clauses that can 7
1
G. country. Then
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stand
alone
as
complete
sentences.
H. country; then
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J.
country,
and
then
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7
54. F. NO CHANGE
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7
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7
G. If
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49.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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7
H.
As
if
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B. its common to eat
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7
J.
In
the
case
that
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7
C.
youll
dine
on
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7
1
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7
D.
the
menu
consists
of
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7
55. A. NO CHANGE
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7
1
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7
B.
so
many
hours
that
it
lasted
for
a
few
50. F. NO CHANGE
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7
1
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days
G.
you
can
purchase
all
the
food
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7
1
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C. not just a few hours but rather a few 7
H. all the food is purchasable
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days
J.
the
food
you
need
you
can
purchase
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7
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7
D. a few days and not a few hours
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51.
A.
NO
CHANGE
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7
56.
Which
of
the
following
sentences,
if
inserted
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B.
when
it
is
being
compared
1
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at
the
beginning
of
Paragraph
4,
would
pro1
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C. comparing it
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vide
the
best
transition
from
Paragraph
3?
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D. OMIT the underlined portion.
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F. With none of our modern conve1
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52. F. NO CHANGE
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niences, such as gas and electric
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G.
Pilgrims
meal
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stoves, the Pilgrims needed far more
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7
H. meal the Pilgrims
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time to prepare Thanksgiving dinner. 7
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J. Pilgrims meal that they
1
G. With so much food and such an
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extensive
menu,
it
made
sense
for
a
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Pilgrim host to invite as many guests 7
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as possible for Thanksgiving dinner.
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7
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7
H. At a Pilgrims typical Thanksgiving
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dinner,
the
number
of
guests
was
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often
very
large.
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J. The other major difference between
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our
Thanksgiving
and
the
Pilgrims
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7
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Thanksgiving involves the guest list.
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Item 60 poses a question about the essay as a
57. A. NO CHANGE
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whole.
B. guests in total
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C. guests
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60. The writer wants to add a sentence that
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D. guests altogether
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links
the
essays
opening
and
ending.
If
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inserted
at
the
end
of
the
essay,
which
of
58.
Which
of
the
following
proposals
for
the
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the following sentences best achieves this
underlined sentence would be most
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objective?
appropriate
in
the
context
of
Paragraph
4
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as a whole?
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F. So, instead of complaining about
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your duties as a Thanksgiving host,
F. Revise the sentence as follows: This
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be thankful you arent hosting the
number includes friends as well as
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first Thanksgiving.
family.
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7
1
G. As it turns out, then, the dinner menu 7
G. Replace the sentence with the
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for the first Thanksgiving was not
following: As it turns out, this
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7
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too extensive after all.
number is actually comparatively
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7
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H.
Compared
to
todays
Thanksgiving
low.
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7
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hosts, the Pilgrims certainly had their 7
H. Move the sentence to the end of
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7
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hands
full
with
the
large
number
of
Paragraph
4.
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7
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guests for their first Thanksgiving.
J. Delete the sentence. (Do not replace
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7
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J.
The
unexpected
turnout
for
the
first
it
with
any
other
sentence.)
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7
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Thanksgiving
makes
todays
typical
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59. A. NO CHANGE
Thanksgiving dinner look like an
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B. the Pilgrims werent expecting him to
intimate
gathering.
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7
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bring along to a little pot-luck supper
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7
1
another ninety Wampanoags
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1
Essay V
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C. to a little pot-luck supper, the
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Pilgrims werent expecting him to
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A Peoples Art, for Good and Ill
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7
bring along another ninety
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7
[1]
Wampanoags
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7
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During movies early years, from about 1910 to 7
D. he wasnt expected by the Pilgrims to
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bring
another
ninety
Wampanoags
to
61
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playwrights but rather moviemakersthrough
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and
through.
Their
essential
vision
belonged
to
makers
has
been
lost.
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artist
who
serves
an
elite
audience
has
a
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the cinema, and this is what made the early
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known
patron,
or
group
of
patrons,
to
satisfy.
days of filmmaking so vital and exciting.
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of the Renaissance, mold their taste in the
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ordinary
people,
spread
across
the
world.
Like
image
of
his
own.
This
is
true
of
the
greater
and
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more
resolute
artists
of
the
cinema,
from
the
first
dramas
of
Shakespeare,
their
art
was
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Chaplin in the 1920s to Bergman and Antonot a product for the palace or the mansion,
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working
people
sat
shoulder
to
shoulder
with
and
the
more
costly
the
movies
are
to
produce,
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the
middle
class
and
the
well-to-do.
This
is
the
greater
become
the
pressures
brought
to
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what gave the early movie makers the strength
bear on the less conventional creator to make
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and freshness still perceived by us in their art.
his work conform to the pattern of the more
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conventional
creator.
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(1)
Today,
movies
are
more
popular
than
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A.
NO
CHANGE
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ever, and box-office receipts for the great
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B.
During
movies
early
years,
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During
movies
early
years,
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international hit films running into hundreds of
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millions
of
dollars.
(2)
Movies
are
becoming
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G.
was
more
and
more
conventional,
unimaginative,
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H. lay in
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is
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and staler.(3) However, there is a price to be
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70. Which of the following is the best order
63. A. NO CHANGE
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for the sentences in Paragraph 3?
B. Between 1920 and 1930 emerged a
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generation of filmmakers
F.
2,
1,
4,
3
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gence of a generation of filmmakers
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H.
3,
1,
4,
2
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A
generation
of
filmmakers
emerged
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between 1920 and 1930
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A.
NO
CHANGE
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other
medium
but
the
cinema,
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medium
with
the
exception
of
the
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cinema,
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J.
medium
other
than
the
cinema,
72.
F.
NO
CHANGE
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H.
Such
an
ability
is
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to
the
beginning
of
the
first
sentence
in
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J.
This
image
is
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Paragraph 2, would provide the most
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effective
transition
from
Paragraph
1
to
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Paragraph
2?
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insert a sentence at this point in order to
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provide
a
logical
and
effective
connection
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A.
First
of
all,
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between the sentence that would precede
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However,
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it
and
the
sentence
that
would
follow
it.
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Which of the following sentences would
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best
accomplish
this
objective?
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A.
These
arent
the
only
cinematic
artists
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G.
but
of
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who
have
been
able
to
accomplish
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this; but, they are probably the most
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J.
it
was
for
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notable
ones.
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satisfy the quirky tastes of their
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patrons while satisfying their own
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creative urges as well.
D. still perceived in their art by us
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C. But, these artists were interested mainly 7
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appealing to a mass audience.
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G.
ever;
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D.
The
films
of
these
artists
were
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ever,
but
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eventually
seen
by
millions
of
people
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J. ever, with
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worldwide.
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74. F. NO CHANGE
B. more stale
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G.
For
large
audiences
C. stale
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H. If the audiences are large
D. even stale
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whole.
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75. An editor has commented that the writer
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has
not
ended
the
essay
effectively.
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the
essays
overall
structure
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and flow of information, which of the
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would
be
the
most
effective
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indeed
the
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some
of
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managed
to
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appeal
and
that
are
highly
creative.
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Directions: Solve each problem; then, on your answer sheet, mark the oval corresponding to the
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correct
answer.
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possible, and then use the remaining time to return to those questions you were unable to answer
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at first.
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You may use a calculator on any problem in this test. However, some problems can best be solved
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without
use
of
a
calculator.
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Note:
Unless
otherwise
stated,
you
can
assume
that:
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1. Diagrams that accompany problems are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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3. The word line refers to a straight line (and lines that appear straight are straight).
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4.
The
word
average
refers
to
arithmetic
mean.
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2.
Lyles
current
age
is
23
years,
and
1.
The
number
40.5
is
1,000
times
greater
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Melanies current age is 15 years. How
than which of the following numbers?
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many
years
ago
was
Lyles
age
twice
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A.
0.405
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Melanies age?
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B. 0.0405
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F. 16
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a bag that contains three red marbles, two 7
x lies between which two consecutive
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blue marbles, and one green marble. What 7
integers?
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is the probability of drawing a blue
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marble?
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2
and
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5
and
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5
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2
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below, which point has the coordinates
H.
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(4,25)?
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J.
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7.
BC,
and
point
Point
A
bisects
line
segment
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following
congruencies
holds?
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2y y 2 1
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, then y 5
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5. A certain zoo charges exactly twice as
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much for an adult admission ticket as for
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a childs admission ticket. If the total
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3
admission price for the family of two
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adults and two children is $12.60, what is
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the price of a childs ticket?
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4
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B.
$2.10
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C.
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D. $3.30
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E.
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12. In the figure below, lines a and b are
9. 4 1 3 2 2 5
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parallel, and lines c and d are parallel.
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What is the measure of x?
A.
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10
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231
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B.
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40
1
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1
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117
1
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1
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C.
1
20
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1
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7
1
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23
1
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D.
1
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4
1
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7
1
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29
1
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7
E.
1
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5
1
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1
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1
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1
1
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F. 75
10. If a 5 3, b 5 23, and c 5 , then ab2c 5
1
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3
1
G. 95
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1
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H.
100
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F. 227
1
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J. 105
1
G. 21
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1
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K.
115
H. 3
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1
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J. 9
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1
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7
13.
A
solution
of
60
ounces
of
sugar
and
K. 27
1
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7
1
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water
is
20%
sugar.
If
you
add
x
ounces
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7
1
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of water to make a solution that is 5%
11. M is P% of what number?
1
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1
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sugar,
which
of
the
following
represents
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100M
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the amount of sugar in the solution after
1
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A.
1
P
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adding water?
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1
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100P
A.
60
2
40x
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B.
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M
B. 0.05(60x 2 20)
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1
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M
C.
0.05(60
1
x)
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C.
1
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D. 0.20(60 1 x)
100P
1
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1
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E.
60(0.05
1
x)
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P
1
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D.
1
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7
100M
1
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7
1
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7
MP
1
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7
E.
1
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7
100
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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16. A photographic negative measures
14. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane,
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1
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7
1
lines a and b intersect at point (5,22) and
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1 inches by 2 inches. If the longer side
1
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lines b and c intersect at point (23,3).
8
2
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of the printed picture is to be 4 inches,
1
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What is the slope of line b?
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what
will
be
the
length
of
the
shorter
side
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1
1
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F.
of
the
printed
picture?
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2
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1
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5
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F. 3 inches
1
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8
2
1
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G. 3 inches
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2
1
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2
H.
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3
5
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H. 2 inches
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4
5
1
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2
J.
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1
8
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inches
2
J.
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2
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K. It cannot be determined from the
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3
1
information given.
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1
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K. 2 inches
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8
1
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15. In the figure below, M is the midpoint of
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1
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17.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
equation
of
RS.
What
is
the
area
of
DMOP?
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1
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a straight line that has y-intercept 3 and is 7
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y
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perpendicular to the line 4x 2 2y 5 6?
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1
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A.
2y
1
3x
5
23
1
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1
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B. y 1 3x 5 2
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1
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C.
2y
2
x
5
6
R (2,4)
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1
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D. y 2 2x 5 4
1
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M
1
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E.
2y
1
x
5
6
1
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1
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1
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S (4,2)
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18. Of 60 pairs of socks in a drawer, 40% are 7
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x
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blue, while the remaining socks are all
O
P
1
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1
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gray. If 4 blue socks are removed from the 7
1
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7
1
drawer, what is the ratio of gray socks to
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1
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blue socks?
1
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A.
4.5
1
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1
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B. 4
F. 1:2
1
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1
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C. 3.5
G.
5:9
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1
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D. 3
H. 3:5
1
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1
E. 2=2
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J.
9:5
1
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1
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K.
2:1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
2
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y
y
1
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22.
19. On the (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the
2
5
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2
18
1
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distance from the point defined by (5,4)
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F. 0
1
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and the point defined by (1,22)?
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1
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10y
A. 2=5
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G.
1
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3
1
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B. 4=3
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1
2y
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C. 5=2
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H.
1
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3
D.
1
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13
2
=
1
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y
3
=
1
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E. 3=6
J.
1
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1
6
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1
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1
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20. Which of the following is NOT a member
y
5
=
1
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K.
1
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of the solution set for the equation
3
1
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1
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2x(3x 2 1)(2x 2 2)(x 2 3) 5 0?
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1
23. If x 1 y 5 a, and if x 2 y 5 b, then x 5
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F. 3
1
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1
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1
1
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G. 2
a
1
b
A.
~
!
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2
1
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H. 1
1
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B. a 1 b
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1
1
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C. a 2 b
J.
1
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3
1
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1
1
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K.
0
1
ab
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D.
1
2
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1
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1
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21.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
1
1
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a
2
b
E.
~
!
1
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graph
on
the
number
line
below?
2
1
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1
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2
1
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24.
If
the
equation
x
1
8x
1
s
5
0
has
only
1
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1
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one
solution,
then
s
5
1
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1
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A. |x| . 1.5
1
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F.
24
1
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B.
|x|
,
21.5
1
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G. 0
1
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C. 21.5 , |x| , 1.5
1
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H. 4
1
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the
xy-coordinate
plane,
a
point
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defined by the (x,y) pair (m,2) lies on a
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a
possible
value
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of m?
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26. If the sides of a triangle are 8, 15, and 17
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sixth number n is added, which of the
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numbers?
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5A 1 n
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four positive odd integers together for a
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sum of 10, without considering the
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sequence of the integers?
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If
two
sides
of
a
triangle
are
6.5
and
8.5
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be
the
length
of
the
third
side?
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28. The figure below shows right triangle
G. 12 inches
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H. 9.5 inches
PQR. What is the length of QR?
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33. If =4x 5 =y, then in terms of y, x 5
31. Referring to the graph below, what was
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the greatest dollar amount by which the
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A.
2y
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share price of ABC common stock
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exceeded the share price of XYZ common
y
=
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stock during Year X?
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objects rate of motion (r), or speed, and
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the amount of time (t) traveling. If a boat
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travels
m
miles
in
4
hours,
then
an
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additional 20 miles in t hours, which of
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the
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boats
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m
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32. If x and y are negative integers, and if
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36. What is the value of m in the following
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38.
In
an
arithmetic
sequence,
each
successive
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system
of
two
equations?
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term
is
either
greater
than
or
less
than
the
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4m 5 12 2 3n
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preceding term by the same amount. What 7
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3
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is the tenth term of the arithmetic sen532m
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1
4
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quence 30, 27, 24, . . . ?
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F.
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G.
23
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3
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H. 0
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J.
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K. Any real number
K. 230
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x
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1
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7
1
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following expressions is equal to f(2g(M))? 7
1
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7
1
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A.
2M
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B. 6M
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2
C.
M
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1
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M
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2M
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42. Three carpet piecesin the shapes of a
40. The figure below shows a rectangular
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square, a triangle, and a semicircleare
solid with the following unit dimensions:
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attached to one another, as shown in the
QR
5
3,
QS
5
4,
and
ST
5
5.
How
many
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figure
below,
to
cover
the
floor
of
a
room.
units long is RT?
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1
If the area of the square is 144 feet and
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the
perimeter
of
the
triangle
is
28
feet,
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what is the perimeter of the rooms floor,
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1
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in
feet?
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
F. 32 1 12p
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7
1
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7
G.
40
1
6p
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7
1
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7
H.
34
1
12p
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7
1
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7
J. 52 1 6p
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7
1
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K.
52
1
12p
4
2
F.
=
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1
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7
1
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7
G. 6
43. DPQR below has angle measures 90, u,
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1
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3
4
H.
=
and b degrees as shown. Which of the
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7
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J. 7
following is true for all possible values of
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1
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u and b?
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7
K. 5=2
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1
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41. Two competitors battle each other in each
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1
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match
of
a
tournament
with
six
partici1
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pants. What is the minimum number of
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1
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matches
that
must
occur
for
every
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competitor
to
battle
every
other
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1
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competitor?
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7
1
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7
1
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7
A. 21
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7
1
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7
B. 18
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7
C. 16
1
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7
1
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7
D.
15
1
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7
1
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7
E. 12
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
A. tanu 5 tanb
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7
1
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7
B.
sinu
1
cosb
=
1
1
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7
1
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7
C.
sinu
3
cosb
5
1
1
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7
1
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7
D. tanu 3 tanb 5 1
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1
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7
E.
sinu
tanb
5
cosb
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
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7
x2 2 4
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5
47. For all x . 2, 2
44. Two ships leave from the same port at
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x 2 2x
1
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11:30 a.m. If one sails due east at 24 miles
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4
1
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7
per hour and the other due south at 10
x
2
A.
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x
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miles per hour, how many miles apart are
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1
1
the ships at 2:30 p.m.?
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B.
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2x
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2
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G.
62
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C. 1 1
1
x
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H.
68
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D. 2 2 x
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K.
84
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7
E. 2x 2 1
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45. If the circumference of the circle pictured
48.
Events
A,
B,
and
C
occur
every
5
days,
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1
below is 16p units, what is the unit length
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3
days,
and
8
days,
respectively.
What
is
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7
1
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of AC?
the number of days after events A, B, and 7
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7
1
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C
all
occur
on
the
same
day
that
they
all
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occur again for the first time on the
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1
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same
day?
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7
1
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7
1
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7
F. 45
1
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7
1
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7
G. 65
1
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7
1
H. 80
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7
1
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7
J. 90
1
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7
1
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7
K. 120
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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49. If two of the angles of the polygon shown 7
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7
1
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7
below
are
congruent,
then
x
5
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
A.
2
4
=
1
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7
1
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7
B. 16
1
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7
1
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7
C.
1
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7
16=2
1
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7
A. 78
1
D. 32
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7
1
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B. 84
E. 16p
1
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7
1
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7
C. 120
1
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7
1
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D. 150
46. If =3x 5 6i, then x 5
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7
1
E. 174
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7
1
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F.
12
1
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7
1
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7
G. 6
1
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7
1
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H.
3
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1
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J. 2
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1
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K.
212
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1
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7
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2
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53. The figure below shows a parabola in the
50. If x 1 2 5 24x, what are the possible
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standard (x,y) coordinate plane.
values of x?
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24 6 =2
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H.
2 6 =2
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2
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2
=
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51.
A
certain
cube
contains
125
cubic
inches.
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What is the surface area, in square inches,
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of each square face of the cube?
Which of the following equations does the 7
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graph best represent?
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y
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5
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2
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E. y 5 x 1 2x 1 3
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52. A certain clock runs 48 minutes slow
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every 12 hours. Four hours after the clock
54.
The
figure
below
shows
a
flat
picture
mat
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is set correctly, the correct time is 4:00. In
around a square painting. The width of
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how many minutes, to the nearest minute,
the
mat
is
1
inch,
and
the
area
of
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mat
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will the clock show 4:00?
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is
60
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of the painting?
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55. The altitude of a triangle is the distance
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from its base to the vertex opposite the
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base. If the length of the base (b) of a
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triangle and the triangles altitude are
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equal in length, which of the following
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represents
the
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the
triangle?
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is
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graph
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the
equation
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5
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y
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shown below.
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2
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?
equation x 5
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y
2
2
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59. If m 5 n and p . q, then which of the
57. In DPQR below, if tanx . 1, all of the
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following inequalities holds true in all
following must be true EXCEPT:
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cases?
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A. m 2 p . n 2 q
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1
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B.
p
2
m
,
q
2
n
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1
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1
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D.
mp
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nq
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m
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60. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the
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between the graphs minimum and maxiA. x . 45
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mum y-values. What is the amplitude of the 7
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58. An isosceles triangle has two sides of
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J.
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2
length
3
feet
each.
The
angle
formed
by
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the two 3-foot sides measures 32. What is
K. 1
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the
length
of
the
triangles
third
side?
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F.
3cos32
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G. 3sin32
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K.
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passage
and
select
the
best
answer
for
each
question
following
the
passage.
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on
your
answer
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sheet, mark the oval corresponding to the best answer.
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Passage IProse Fiction
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rattling
the
letter-box.
Its
not
what
I
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Line Although Bertha Young was thirty she
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still had moments like this when she
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went
into
the
hall.
Is
nurse
back?
1
wanted to run instead of walk, to take
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(30)
dancing
steps
on
and
off
the
pavement,
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Ill go upstairs. And she ran
to bowl a hoop, to throw something up
(5)
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upstairs to the nursery.
in
the
air
and
catch
it
again,
or
to
stand
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Nurse sat at a low table giving Little 7
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B her supper after her bath. The baby
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simply.
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had on a white flannel gown and a blue
(35)
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What
can
you
do
if
you
are
thirty
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woolen jacket, and her dark, fine hair
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and, turning the corner of your own
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was
brushed
up
into
a
funny
little
peak.
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street,
you
are
overcome,
suddenly,
by
a
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She
looked
up
when
she
saw
her
mother
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feeling of blissabsolute bliss!as
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and began to jump.
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though
youd
suddenly
swallowed
a
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Now,
my
lovey,
eat
it
up
like
a
good
(40)
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bright
piece
of
that
late
afternoon
sun
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girl, said Nurse, setting her lips in a way 7
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and it burned in your bosom, sending out
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that
Bertha
knew,
and
that
meant
she
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a little shower of sparks into every
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had
come
into
the
nursery
at
another
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particle, into every finger and toe. . . ?
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wrong moment.
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Has
she
been
good,
Nanny?
(45)
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it without being drunk and disorderly?
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Shes been a little sweet all the
(20)
How idiotic civilization is! Why be given
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to the park and I sat down on a chair
case
like
a
rare,
rare
fiddle?
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and took her out of the carriage and a
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big dog came along and put its head on
(50)
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quite
what
I
mean,
she
thought,
running
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my
knee
and
she
clutched
its
ear,
tugged
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up the steps and feeling in her bag for the
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it. Oh, you should have seen her.
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(95)
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exquisite toes as they shone transparent
strange dogs ear. But she did not dare to.
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bliss came back again, and again she
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didnt
know
how
to
express
itwhat
to
of
the
rich
little
girl
with
the
doll.
(100)
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do with it.
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Youre
wanted
on
the
telephone,
(60)
stared,
and
then
smiled
so
charmingly
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seizing
her
Little
B.
Oh,
Nanny,
do
let
me
finish
giving
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her
supper
while
you
put
the
bath
things
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away.
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(65)
Well,
Mm,
she
oughtnt
to
be
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ably be considered to be all of the
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changed hands while shes eating,said
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Nanny,
still
whispering.
It
unsettles
her;
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A.
imaginative.
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its
very
likely
to
upset
her.
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B.
affectionate.
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How absurd it was. Why have a baby
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C.
timid.
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(70)
if it has to be keptnot in a case like a
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D.
arrogant.
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rare, rare fiddlebut in another wom1
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ans arms?
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Berthas arrival in the nursery suggests:
Very offended, Nanny handed her
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G.
a
vain
attempt
to
suppress
her
joy
at
Now,
dont
excite
her
after
her
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seeing Bertha.
supper. You know you do, Mm. And I
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H.
dislike
for
Berthas
ill-timed
visits
to
have
such
a
time
with
her
after!
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the nursery.
Thank heaven! Nanny went out of
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J.
fear
of
dismissal
from
her
job
because
(80)
the
room
with
the
bath
towels.
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the
nursery
is
untidy.
Now
Ive
got
you
to
myself,
my
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little precious, said Bertha, as the baby
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3. Bertha uses the metaphor of a rare, rare
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leaned
against
her.
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fiddle
(line
22)
to
suggest
that:
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She ate delightfully, holding up her
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(85)
lips
for
the
spoon
and
then
waving
her
A.
she
considers
her
baby
girl
an
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hands.
Sometimes
she
wouldnt
let
the
extraordinary
child.
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spoon go; and sometimes, just as Bertha
B. she is frustrated by not feeling free to 7
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had filled it, she waved it away to the
express
her
musical
talents.
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four winds.
C. people of a certain age are expected
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(90)
When the soup was finished Bertha
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to
follow
a
certain
code
of
behavior.
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turned round to the fire.
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D.
wealthy
mothers
are
not
allowed
to
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Youre niceyoure very nice! said
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look after their children.
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she, kissing her warm baby. Im fond of
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you.
I
like
you.
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(line 57), the narrator is suggesting that
which of the following characterizations
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Bertha:
of Bertha?
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strength.
inexperienced
mother.
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her
baby.
mother.
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C.
suffers
from
an
unrealistic
hope
of
H.
She
is
forgetful
and
has
no
sense
of
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having more babies.
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D.
desires
a
closer
relationship
with
Nanny.
J.
She
is
giddy
and
is
always
lost
in
her
1
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7
1
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7
overactive imaginings.
1
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7
1
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7
8. It can be reasonably inferred from the
1
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7
1
passage that the central characteristic of
5. Which of the following statements about
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7
1
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7
Nanny is:
the relationship between Bertha and
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
Nanny do the details in the passage best
1
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7
F.
kindness.
1
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7
support?
1
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7
G. disrespectfulness.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
H.
jealousy.
A.
Nanny
is
tired
of
working
for
Bertha
and
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
J.
possessiveness.
would
like
to
find
other
employment.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
B. Bertha feels that Nanny is a compe1
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7
1
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7
9. Based on the passage, the kind of bliss
tent
nurse
and
would
do
anything
to
1
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7
1
that Bertha experienced, as described in
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
keep her on.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the
first
three
paragraphs,
can
best
be
1
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7
C. Nanny considers herself the babys
1
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7
described as a(n):
1
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7
primary caregiver and Bertha just an
1
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7
1
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7
occasional visitor in the babys life.
A. emotion brought forth by a walk in
1
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7
1
D. Bertha prefers to give over control of
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the
park.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the child to Nanny so that she is able
1
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7
B. pleasant feeling caused by nothing
1
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7
to fulfill her inappropriate youthful
1
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7
specific.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
fantasies.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
C.
overwhelming
feeling
of
maternal
love.
1
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7
1
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D. tingling feeling in ones fingers and toes. 7
1
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7
6. It can most reasonably be inferred that the
1
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7
1
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7
word
absurd,
as
it
is
used
in
line
69,
refers
to:
10.
From
the
use
of
the
word
triumph
in
1
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7
1
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7
the last paragraph, it is reasonable to infer 7
1
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F. Nannys overly possessive attitude
1
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7
that Nanny is:
1
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7
towards the baby.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
G. the fact that women over 30 cannot
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
F. happy to have Little B and the
1
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7
be impulsive in behavior.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
nursery
to
herself
again.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
H.
Berthas
not
being
able
to
question
1
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7
G. glad that Little B has been able to
1
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7
Nannys decision to let Little B play
1
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7
spend
some
time
with
her
mother.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
with
a
dog.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
H.
feeling
justified
in
her
total
control
of
1
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7
J. the fact that Bertha is obligated to
1
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all matters pertaining to the nursery. 7
1
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7
have a nanny to take care of her
1
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7
J. glad because the phone call was
1
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7
child.
1
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7
about another baby being put under
1
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7
1
her charge.
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7
1
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7
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7
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
Mohawk. Despite this opposition, in
Passage IISocial Studies
1
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7
1
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1836, construction of the railroad began. 7
Line After the opening of the Erie Canal in
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
The Panic of 1837, which precipi1825,
the
Legislature
of
New
York
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
tated a major economic depression in the 7
(45)
directed a land survey for a state railroad
1
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7
1
U.S., interfered with the work, but in
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
that
was
to
be
constructed,
at
public
1
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7
1838
the
state
legislature
provided
a
1
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7
expense, through the southern tier of
(5)
1
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7
construction loan of $3 million, and the
1
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7
counties
from
the
Hudson
River
to
Lake
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
first
section
of
line,
extending
from
1
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7
Erie.
The
unfavorable
profile
that
the
1
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Piermont on the Hudson to Goshen, was 7
(50)
1
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7
survey indicated apparently prompted the
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
put
in
operation
in
September
of
1841.
In
1
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7
legislature
to
abandon
the
project.
1
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7
the
following
year,
however,
the
company
1
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7
(10)
But, the notion of an east-to-west
1
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7
became insolvent and was placed by the
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
railroad
spanning
nearly
the
entire
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
courts
in
the
hands
of
government
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
breadth
of
the
state
continued
to
hold
1
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7
receivers. This financial disaster delayed
(55)
1
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7
sway over the minds of many New
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
further
progress
for
several
years,
and
it
1
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7
Yorkers, and the significant benefits that
1
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7
was
not
until
1846
that
sufficient
new
1
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7
(15)
the Erie Canal had brought to the
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
capital was raised to continue the work.
1
Mohawk Valley and surrounding country
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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The original estimate for building the 7
led the southern counties to demand a
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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7
entire line of 485 miles had been $3
(60)
rail route that would work similar
1
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7
1
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7
million, but already the road had cost
wonders in that region. This growing
1
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7
1
over $6 million, and only a small portion 7
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(20)
sentiment
finally
persuaded
the
legisla1
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7
had been completed. The final estimate
1
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7
ture to charter, in April 1832, the New
1
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7
now rose to $15 million, and, although
1
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7
York
and
Erie
Railroad
Company,
and
to
1
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7
some
money
was
raised
from
time
to
(65)
1
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7
give it authority to construct tracks and
1
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7
time and new sections were built,
1
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7
regulate
its
own
charges
for
transporta1
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7
whether
the
entire
road
would
ever
be
1
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7
(25)
tion.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
competed was far from certain.
1
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7
During the following summer, a
1
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7
Ultimately,
however,
the
courts
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
partial
survey
of
the
route
was
made
by
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
allowed
the
companys
assets
out
of
(70)
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
Colonel De Witt Clinton Jr., and in 1834
1
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7
receivership, and the company soon
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
a
second
survey
was
made
of
the
whole
1
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7
secured
new
subscriptions
of
some
1
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7
(30)
of the proposed route. When the prob1
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7
millions of dollars, while raising addi1
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7
able cost was estimated, opposition to
1
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7
tional
money
by
mortgaging
the
sections
1
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7
the project grew. Many detractors
1
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7
of
railroad
already
finished.
Finally,
in
(75)
1
asserted that the undertaking was
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1851, after eighteen years of effort, the
chimerical, impractical, and useless.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
line was opened to Lake Erie. Various
(35)
The road, they declared, could never be
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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7
feeders, or branches, were also added,
built and, if built, would never be used;
1
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7
1
providing rail entry into Scranton,
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the southern counties were mountainous,
1
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7
Pennsylvania, as well as Geneva and
(80)
1
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7
sterile,
and
worthless,
and
afforded
no
1
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7
Buffalo, New York. The railroads
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
products requiring a market; and, in any
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
western terminus, at Lake Erie, was at
1
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7
(40)
case,
these
counties
should
find
their
1
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7
Dunkirk,
while
its
eastern
terminus
was
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
natural outlet in the valley of the
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
at Piermont, near Nyack on the Hudson, 7
1
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7
1
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7
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7
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
12. As it is used in the passage, the word
(85)
about 25 miles by boat from New York
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
subscriptions (line 72) most nearly means: 7
City.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
In the end, even the highest cost
F.
an
agreement
to
order
a
specified
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
estimate of $15 million, made during
number of issues of a newspaper.
1
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7
1
construction, turned out far too low. The
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
G.
receiving
discounted
tickets
for
a
1
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7
(90)
company
started
its
operations
in
1851
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
series of railway trips.
1
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7
with capital obligations of no less than
1
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7
H.
contributions
of
a
specified
amount
1
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7
$26
millionan
outrageously
large
sum
1
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7
to
a
project.
1
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7
for those days. When the Erie Railroad
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
J. a membership fee paid regularly.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
began
operations,
the
heavy
burden
of
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
(95)
these
initial
obligations
soon
became
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
13. Which of the following statements best
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
apparent. Freight rates were so high that
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
describes the authors method and
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
indignant
shippers
began
banning
1
purpose for addressing his subject?
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
together in mutual support, and en masse
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
A.
Presenting
a
comparative
history
of
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
appealed
to
the
state
for
legislative
relief.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
railroads
to
justify
the
success
story
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
(100) And, although the company had raised a
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
of
the
Erie
Railroad
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
substantial amount of money for
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
B.
Constructing
an
argument
for
the
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
improvements after 1849, the condition
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
construction
of
the
Erie
Railroad
1
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7
of the railway, and the reputation of the
1
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company, steadily declined. The Erie
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of
the
state
of
New
York
1
(105) Railroad soon became notorious for its
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many accidents, some due to carelessness
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experience
in
the
field
of
railway
in the running of trains, others due to the
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breaking
of
the
brittle
iron
rails.
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reader with the financial hurdles
In spite of these problems, the
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1
faced by the Erie Railroad project
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(110)
business
of
the
Erie
grew.
In
1852,
it
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D. Presenting a series of researched facts 7
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acquired the Ramapo, Paterson, and
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in order to provide a detailed
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Hudson
River
Railroads,
thereby
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chronological
history
of
the
Erie
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securing
a
more
direct
connection
with
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Railroad
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New York City.
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14.
Based
on
the
passage,
it
can
be
reasonably
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11. It can be inferred from the passage that
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inferred that the most remote connecting
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the Erie Railroad cost approximately:
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points
of
the
Erie
Railroad
were
at:
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A. $36 million.
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F. Lake Erie and New York City.
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B.
$26
million.
G. Lake Erie and Piermont on the
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C.
$15
million.
Hudson.
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D. $3 million.
H. the cities of Geneva and Buffalo.
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J.
Mohawk
Valley
and
Lake
Erie.
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19. It can be reasonably inferred from the
15. Opponents of the Erie Railroad project
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passage that the Erie Railroad Company
provided all of the following reasons in
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developed an unfavorable reputation
arguing against constructing the Erie
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because of its:
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A.
many
accidents.
A.
cost
estimates
were
too
high.
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B. high freight rates.
B. the proposed route was through
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C.
bankruptcy.
extremely
rough
terrain.
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D.
lack
of
connecting
lines.
C.
there
werent
enough
marketable
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products along the proposed route.
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20. The passage provides clearest support for
D.
interest
in
a
connection
to
Lake
Erie
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which of the following statements?
was insufficient.
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F. Constructing the Erie Railroad is a
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1
16. How long after construction of the Erie
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remarkable
feat
of
engineering.
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Railroad began did it take for the railroad
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to first reach Lake Erie?
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was
a
disaster
of
unimaginable
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proportions.
F. 3 years
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H.
Subsequent
surveys
changed
the
G.
10
years
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planned
route
during
construction.
H.
18
years
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7
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J. The proposed route for the railroad
J. 30 years
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was
successfully
completed
and
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1
17. In the context of the passage, the word
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expanded upon.
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insolvent (line 53) most nearly means:
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Passage IIIHumanities
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A.
incapable
of
being
solved.
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Line On July 1, 1882, a brief notice appeared
B. unable to pay debts.
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in
the
Portsmouth
(England)
Evening
C.
unable
to
distribute.
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News. It read simply, Dr. Doyle begs to
D. incapable of showing profit.
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notify
that
he
has
removed
to
1,
Bush
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18. The fact that construction of the railroad
(5)
Villas,
Elm
Grove,
next
to
the
Bush
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1
continued despite the Panic of 1837 was
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Hotel. So was announced the newly
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due primarily to:
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formed
medical
practice
of
a
23-year-old
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graduate of Edinburgh University
F. the raising of additional money by
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Arthur
Conan
Doyle.
But
the
town
of
the
Erie
Railroad
Company.
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(10)
Southsea, the Portsmouth suburb in
G.
a
loan
from
the
Legislature
of
New
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1
which
Doyle
had
opened
his
office,
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7
York.
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7
already had several well-established
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7
H.
the
acquisition
of
feeders
to
the
main
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physicians,
and
while
he
waited
for
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line.
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patients
the
young
Dr.
Doyle
found
1
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7
J.
a
court
order
allowing
construction
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(15)
himself
with
a
great
deal
of
time
on
his
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7
to
proceed.
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hands.
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To
fill
it,
he
began
writingshort
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7
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stories,
historical
novels,
whatever
would
1
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7
1
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7
keep him busy and, hopefully, bring
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1
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working as a London hansom cab driver, 7
(20)
additional funds into his sparsely filled
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A Study in Scarlet was rejected by several 7
coffers. By the beginning of 1886, his
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publishers before being accepted that fall 7
practice had grown to the point of
(65)
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for publication by Ward, Lock &
providing him with a respectable if not
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1
Company as part of Beetons Christmas
munificent income, and he had managed
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Annual
in
1887.
Although
the
author
(25)
to
have
a
few
pieces
published.
Although
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asked to be paid a royalty based on sale
literary success still eluded him, he had
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of
the
book,
his
publisher
offered
instead
developed
an
idea
for
a
new
book,
a
(70)
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7
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only a flat fee of 25 for the copyright
detective story, and in March he began
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(the
equivalent
of
approximately
$50
writing
the
tale
that
would
give
birth
to
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today).
Doyle
reluctantly
accepted.
(30)
one
of
literatures
most
enduring
figures.
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A handful of reviewers commented
Although he was familiar with and
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7
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kindly
on
the
story,
but
the
reading
(75)
impressed
by
the
fictional
detectives
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7
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public as a whole was unimpressed.
created by Edgar Allan Poe, Emile
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7
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Ward,
Lock
published
A
Study
in
Scarlet
Gaboriau,
and
Wilkie
Collins,
Doyle
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7
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in
book
form
the
following
year,
while
(35)
believed
he
could
create
a
different
kind
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7
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the disappointed author returned to his
of detective, one for whom detection was
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7
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7
historical novels, with which he had
(80)
a science rather than an art. As a model,
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7
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finally achieved some modest success.
he used one of his medical school
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7
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Fictional detection, Doyle thought, was
professors, Dr. Joseph Bell. As Bells
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1
behind him. In August, 1889, however,
(40)
assistant, Doyle had seen how, by
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7
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7
he was approached by the editor of the
exercising his powers of observation and
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7
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American Lippincotts Monthly Maga(85)
deduction and asking a few questions,
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7
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zine,
published
in
Philadelphia
and
Bell
had
been
able
not
only
to
diagnose
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London, to write another Sherlock
his patients complaints but also to
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7
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Holmes
story.
Although
he
had
little
(45)
accurately
determine
their
professions
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7
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interest in continuing Holmess advenand backgrounds. A detective who
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tures,
Doyle
was
still
in
need
of
money
(90)
applied
similar
intellectual
powers
to
the
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and
accepted
the
offer.
solving
of
criminal
mysteries
could
be
a
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Published in Lippincotts in February, 7
compelling figure, Doyle felt.
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enabling
him
to
give
up
his
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novels
to
be
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publication
of
his
works
in
America.
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protagonisthe
considered
the
Holmes
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stories insignificant compared to his
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the
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clamor
for
more
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fictional
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stories and four novels in the series, and
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scientific
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fictional
detective
Sherlock
Holmes?
22.
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to
the
passage,
the
public
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Doyles
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detective fiction stories after they were
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London because:
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mental agent could be correlated with the
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mental cause because citizens tend to
of cancer cases and other noncontagious
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conditions such as birth defects or
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the
afflicted
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they
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several
variables
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neighborhood. Add to this the problem
(25)
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cancers
latency.
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an
infectious
(the
number
of
people
affected
in
the
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of
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contaminated
with
the
cholera
bactethe
individual
affected
in
each
case).
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a
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exposure
that
occurred
ten
to
twenty
easier
for
epidemiologists
to
assign
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epidemiological
considered
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its
own,
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it
must
also
be
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gerrymandering:
finding
cancer
cases,
combined
with
others.
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cancer
is
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drawing a boundary around them, and
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very common in the general population.
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(80)
up among World War II shipbuilders who
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hard work of Lorraine Pace and other
had all worked with asbestos, the size of
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community activists is for naught? Not
the cluster and the fact that the men had
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reports of breast cancer clusters on Long 7
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gists
lay
the
groundwork
for
a
welltoo
small
to
be
analyzed
conclusively,
it
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designed scientific study.
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may still yield important data if the
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enough.
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the
case
when
a
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neously
in
a
half-dozen
young
women.
1
patterns existing in a:
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religious
community.
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cluster
for
meaningful
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cancer
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communal
living
environment.
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human
body.
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scientific.
(60)
of
occupational
or
medical
clusters,
only
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one community cancer cluster has ever
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A
politicians
changing
voting
district
A.
the
number
of
cases
of
lung
cancer
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boundaries to gain advantage for
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elections
B.
all
the
people
affected
were
World
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A
census
reports
correlating
statistiWar
II
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A
schools
redistributing
students
typically
develop
lung
cancer.
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tions
to
different
grades
had
worked
with
asbestos.
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J.
A
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declaring
the
result
of
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cervical cancer (lines 4749) is an example
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F.
high
background
rate
and
small
size.
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37.
Health
officials
tend
to
discount
the
work
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G.
low
background
rate
and
is
nonspe1
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of citizens involved in mapping cancer
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cific.
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clusters
partly
because
citizens
often:
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high
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rate
and
is
fairly
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individual case subjects.
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about
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birth
defects?
specific
to
each
case.
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can
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reasonably
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from
the
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affected
is
similar
in
both.
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in
the
second
paragraph
(lines
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community
cancer
clusters
are
viewed
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discuss
the
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of
epidemiolo1
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scientists
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the
causes
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difficulties
involved
in
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cancer
clusters.
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Temperature ( C)

Mean Annual
Precipitation (mm)

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Directions: This test consists of seven passages, each followed by several questions. Read each
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passage
and
select
the
best
answer
for
each
question
following
the
passage.
Then,
on
your
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answer sheet, mark the oval corresponding to the best answer. You may NOT use a calculator on
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this
test.
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Passage
I
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Figure
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Lake ecosystems are highly sensitive to changes
1000
1.0
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in acid-base balance, also referred to as pH
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level. Growing concern over the last few
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800
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decades about increases in lake sulfate concen1
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trations and pH has led to an environmental
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600
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campaign to reduce the amount of sulfates
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released into the atmosphere from industrial
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sources.
To
determine
the
impact
of
sulfates
on
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400
2.0
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1900
1950
2000
some lake ecosystems, ecologists conducted two
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experiments
in
a
particular
alpine
area.
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In order to take into account changing
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Key:
= Temperature
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climatic
parameters
in
the
study
area,
the
=
Precipitation
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researchers
first
looked
at
rainfall
and
tempera1
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ture since 1900. The results appear in Figure 1.
Experiment 1
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Ecologists measured the terrestrial deposition
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(land deposits) of sulfate at five alpine stations 7
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located adjacent to five particular lakes
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annually from 1993 to 2000. Sulfate was
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measured in soil and rock samples. The
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averages
for
two-year
sampling
periods
appear
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in Table 1 on page 43.
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1993
(uequiv./L)

1993

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Table 1
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Sulphate
Concentration
(Mg/L)
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Lakes
199394
199596
199798
19992000
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0.65
0.60
0.60
0.59
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0.60
0.59
0.58
0.50
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0.82
0.82
0.80
0.69
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0.89
0.69
0.66
0.66
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0.68
0.65
0.67
0.69
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2.
The
results
of
experiment
2
show
that,
Experiment
2
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from 1993 to 2000, pH levels:
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In 2000, researchers looked at the sulfate
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F. remained stable in the non-glacial
1
concentrations (in equivalents/L) and pH in the
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lakes but increased in the glacial
lakes adjacent to the alpine stations and
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lakes.
compared them to concentrations recorded in
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G.
decreased
in
the
glacial
lakes
but
the
same
lakes
in
1993.
Results
appear
in
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decreased in the non-glacial lakes.
Figure 2.
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H.
increased
in
the
non-glacial
lakes
but
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Figure 2
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pH
decreased in the glacial lakes.
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Key:
J.
increased
in
the
non-glacial
lakes
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=
glacial
lake
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while
remaining
relatively
stable
in
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= nonglacial lake
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the glacial lakes.
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3. The data collected from Experiments 1
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5
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5
6
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and
2
show:
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2000
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A.
no
clear
trend
in
sulfate
concentra1
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Sulphate
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tion among terrestrial deposits, but
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increasing
sulfate
concentrations
in
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600
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the lakes.
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300
B.
increasing
sulfate
concentration
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among
terrestrial
deposits,
but
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0
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decreasing sulfate concentrations in
0
300
600
900
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(uequiv./L)
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the lakes.
2000
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C. no clear trend in sulfate-concentra1
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tion levels either among terrestrial
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1.
At
which
alpine
station
did
terrestrial
1
deposits or among the lakes.
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sulfate concentration remain the most
D. increasing sulfate concentrations
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stable
over
the
study
period?
among terrestrial deposits, but no
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clear
trend
in
sulfate-concentration
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A. The station adjacent to lake 1
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levels in the lakes.
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B. The station adjacent to lake 3
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C. The station adjacent to lake 4
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D. The station adjacent to lake 5
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4. Which of the following hypotheses do the
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the following conclusions is the most
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reasonable one?
F.
Increasing
precipitation
levels
bring
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increasing amounts of airborne
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a greater extent than naturally
sulfate emissions into the lakes.
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occurring sulfate.
G. Increasing air temperatures have the
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B.
Sufficiently
warm
water
temperatures
effect
of
increasing
pH
levels
in
the
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are
needed
in
order
for
sulfate
to
lakes,
which
in
turn
increase
sulfate1
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affect the pH levels in lake water.
concentration levels in the lakes.
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C.
In
lake
water,
pH
levels
are
sensitive
H.
The
melting
of
glacial
ice
due
to
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to sulfate concentration levels.
gradually increasing air temperatures
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D.
In
lake
water,
sulfate
concentration
increases
the
amount
of
sulfates
in
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levels
have
little
or
no
impact
on
lake
water.
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pH levels.
J. Wide variations in precipitation levels
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contribute to wide variations among
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Passage
II
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the lakes in both pH and sulfate1
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1
concentration levels.
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Spacecraft
such
as
the
Mariner
10
in
the
1970s
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and the Voyagers in the 1990s successfully
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passed
at
close
range
to
nearly
all
the
known
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planets
in
our
Solar
System,
providing
new
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information about them that we otherwise
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would not know. Table 1 shows data collected 7
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during these missions as well as other data
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1
already known about the planets. Some of the
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numbers are approximations only. A planets
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rotational period is the time it takes to turn
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Table 1
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Mean
Average
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Surface
Rotational
Distance
Average
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Temp.
Period
Orbital
From
Sun
Density
Terrestrial
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(C)
Description
(Earth
days)
Eccentricity
(millions
of
miles)
(water
51)
Bodies
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Mercury
5.4
36
59
.206
179 Rocky, ferrous
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Venus
5.2
67
243
.007
480
Rocky,
ferrous
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Earth
5.5
93
24 hrs
.017
22 Rocky, ferrous
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Mars
3.9
142
25
hrs
.093
223
Rocky
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Jupiter
1.3
484
9
hrs
.048
2150
Gaseous
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Saturn
0.7
887
10 hrs
.056
2180 Gaseous
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Uranus
1.2
1,783
11 hrs
.047
2210 Icy, gaseous
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Neptune
1.7
2,794
16
hrs
.009
2220
Icy,
gaseous
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Pluto
1
3,600
6
.25
2230 Icy, rocky, gaseous 7
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7. The data provided in Table 1 on page 45
once on its axis, completing one planetary day.
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show that:
A planets orbital eccentricity is the percent
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difference between an elliptical paths longest
A.
Jupiter
has
the
shortest
rotational
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axis and shortest axis. A perfectly circular orbit
period and the third highest orbital
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1
would have an orbital eccentricity of zero (0).
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eccentricity.
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B. Pluto has the lowest average density
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The following figure is a plot of the densities
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and
the
highest
orbital
eccentricity.
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and
diameters
of
the
terrestrial
(nongaseous)
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C.
Earth
has
the
highest
average
density
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planets.
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and the fifth longest rotational
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6
Earth
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period.
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D. Mercury has the highest average
Mercury
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Venus
5
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density
and
the
highest
orbital
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eccentricity.
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4
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Density
8. The planet with an average density closest 7
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Mars
)
(gm/cm
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to that of water is:
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3
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F.
Uranus.
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G.
Saturn.
2
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H. Pluto.
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J.
Mercury.
1
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9. On Mercury, one year (the time it takes to 7
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0
orbit once around the sun) is about 88
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0
2
4
6
8
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Diameter
Earth
days.
How
many
full
rotations
does
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(thousands of miles)
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Mercury complete in one Mercury year?
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A. 1
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6. Which of the following statements is best
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B.
6
1
supported by the data in Table 1 on
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C.
59
page
45?
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D. It cannot be determined from the
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F.
Gaseous
planets
tend
to
have
higher
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information
given.
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orbital
eccentricities
than
non1
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gaseous planets.
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G.
Planets
that
rotate
slowly
tend
to
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have higher surface temperatures
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than
other
planets.
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H.
Planets
with
low
densities
tend
to
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rotate more slowly than high-density
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planets.
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J. The gravity of the Sun operates to
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1
reduce orbital eccentricity.
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10. The data presented suggest that there is:
Table 1
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Average
Concentrations
of
Dissolved
F. a direct linear relationship between
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Substances
in
Bulk
Precipitation
and
density
and
diameter
among
all
of
the
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Stream Water in 6 Undisturbed
terrestrial planets except Mercury.
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Experimental
Watersheds
G.
a
direct
linear
relationship
between
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density and diameter among all of the
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Precipi- Stream
Percent
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terrestrial
planets.
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Substance
tation
Water
Change
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H.
a
direct
linear
relationship
between
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Calcium
0.21
1.51
2619%
density and diameter among the
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Magnesium
0.05
0.37
2640% 7
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terrestrial
planets
but
not
among
the
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Potassium
0.10
0.23
2130% 7
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gaseous planets.
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Sodium
0.12
0.94
2683% 7
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J. no clear relationship between density
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Aluminum
0.01
0.24
22,300%
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and
diameter
among
the
terrestrial
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Ammonium
0.22
0.05
340% 7
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planets.
Sulfate
3.10
6.20
2100% 7
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Nitrate
1.30
1.14
12% 7
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11.
Although
Venus
has
a
higher
mean
surface
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Chloride
0.42
0.64
252% 7
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temperature than Mercury, the average
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Dissolved
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high
temperatures
on
the
surface
of
Venus
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Silica
0.03
4.59
215,300% 7
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are less than those on Mercury. Which of
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the
following
is
the
most
reasonable
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materials per hectar of the watershed. Basin-caught materi- 7
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explanation
for
this
apparent
contradicals are coarse, net-caught materials are fine, and filter- 7
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caught materials are super-fine.
tion?
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The first task was to estimate the average
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A. Mercurys average density is greater
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nutrient
flow
within
the
entire
forest
area.
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than that of Venus.
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Table 1 above shows their estimate based on six 7
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B. Mercury is closer to the Sun than
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experimental areas chosen within the forest.
Venus.
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Nutrients enter the forest ecosystem via
C. Mercurys rotational period is less
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precipitation,
so
rain
gauges
were
set
up
in
than
that
of
Venus.
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various locations in the study areas. Nutrients
D. Mercurys orbital eccentricity is
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exit
the
ecosystem
through
runoff
from
streams
greater
than
that
of
Venus.
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and
rivers,
so
the
ecologists
measured
stream
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Passage III
flows in the designated areas.
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The
state
forestry
commission
engaged
a
group
1
After estimating the overall nutrient flow in this 7
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of ecologists to study the nutrient flow in a
forest, the ecologists had one 15-hectare* area 7
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forest on federal lands that was being considcleared of trees in order to determine the
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ered for lease to a logging company. They were
amount of increase that would occur in runoff. 7
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also asked to study the effects of clear-cutting in
The trees were removed from the area, but
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selected
areas
to
predict
what
the
long-term
nothing
else
was
disturbed.
For
the
first
two
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effects on the nutrient budget might be. The
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scientists
selected
several
small
sections
of
the
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forest for observation and experiment.
*A hectare is a metric unit of measure equal to
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2.471
acres.
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ACTT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., which
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Table 2
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Annual
Losses
of
Particulate
Matter
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Watershed 1
Watershed 2
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Undisturbed Area
Deforested Area
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Source of Output
Year
Organic
Inorganic
Organic
Inorganic
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Ponding
Basin
1
4.62
8.30
35.41
158.32
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Net
1
0.43
0.02
0.26
0.01
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Filter
1
2.64
2.80
4.23
4.80
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Ponding Basin
2
11.39
31.00
45.13
321.88
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Net
2
0.43
0.02
0.25
0.03
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Filter
2
3.32
3.70
6.24
7.10
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Ponding Basin
3
3.83
5.78
53.72
540.32
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Net
3
0.42
0.01
0.27
0.04
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Filter
3
2.61
2.97
8.73
12.98
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Notes: Data is given in kilograms per dry weight of materials per hectar of the watershed. Basin-caught materials are coarse, 7
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net-caught materials are fine, and filter-caught materials are super-fine.
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13. The data provide LEAST support for
years after the logging, an herbicide was
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which
of
the
following
hypotheses
about
applied
so
that
no
vegetation
would
grow
back.
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the
impact
of
clear-cutting
a
forest
The
ecologists
then
compared
this
cleared
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ecosystem during the first three years after 7
watershed with one of the intact watersheds
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deforestation?
under study. They measured the stream flow for
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the first three years after the logging took place.
A. Clear-cutting has the effect of
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Table 2 above summarizes the amounts of
increasing the amount of coarse
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1
organic and inorganic matter found at the
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particulate
matter
that
exits
the
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watershed basin. A net and filter system was
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ecosystem.
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utilized to catch finer matter as the runoff
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7
B.
Clear-cutting
has
the
effect
of
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exited
the
watershed
area.
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increasing the loss of super-fine
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particulate
matter
that
exits
the
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12.
Based
on
the
experimental
data
collected,
ecosystem.
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the forest appears to be experiencing a
C. Clear-cutting has little effect on the
1
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7
1
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net:
amount
of
fine
particulate
matter
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that exits the ecosystem.
F. loss in all measured nutrients.
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D.
Clear-cutting
has
the
effect
of
G. loss in all but two measured nutri1
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increasing the loss of organic matter
ents.
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but not inorganic matter.
H. gain in all but two measured nutri1
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ents.
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1
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J. gain in all measured nutrients.
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1
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1
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1
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7
1
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1
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1
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16. Which of the following forecasts for the
14. Which of the following claims is best
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longer-term nutrient budget in the two
supported by the data in Table 2 on
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15-hectare areas compared in Table 2 on
page 48?
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page 48 is most reasonable?
F. The undisturbed watershed area
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F.
Nutrient
losses
in
the
deforested
area
received
more
precipitation
during
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will slowly decline while nutrient
Year 2 than during either Year 1 or
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losses
in
the
undisturbed
area
will
Year
3.
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increase.
G.
The
deforested
watershed
area
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contains a greater amount of organic
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1
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areas
will
experience
increasing
losses
matter
than
inorganic
matter.
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of nutrients.
H. The herbicide applied to the defor1
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H.
Nutrient
losses
in
the
deforested
area
ested
area
did
not
effect
the
amount
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will
slowly
increase
while
nutrient
of
organic
matter
exiting
that
area.
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losses in the undisturbed area will
J. Before the removal of any trees, the
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slowly decrease.
undisturbed watershed area con1
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J. Nutrient losses in the undisturbed
tained less inorganic matter than the
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1
area will remain stable over the
area where the trees were cleared.
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1
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longer term while nutrient losses in
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15. Assuming that sodium is naturally found
the deforested area will slowly
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7
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primarily
as
a
fine
material
rather
than
decline.
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either
a
coarse
or
super-fine
material,
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17. Which of the following, if true, would
which of the following conclusions is best
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most
seriously
call
into
question
any
supported
by
the
data?
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conclusions about the entire forests
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A. In the deforested area, less sodium
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nutrient
budget
based
on
the
data
in
1
was lost during Year 2 than during
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Table 1 on page 47?
Year 3.
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A. The total precipitation in the six
B. In the deforested area, less sodium
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experimental
areas
is
significantly
less
was
lost
during
Year
1
than
during
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than the total precipitation in the
Year 2.
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remaining
areas
of
the
forest.
C.
In
the
undisturbed
area,
about
the
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B.
The
average
precipitation
per
hectare
same
amount
of
sodium
was
lost
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is less in the six experimental areas
during all three years.
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than
in
the
remaining
areas
of
the
D.
In
the
undisturbed
area,
less
sodium
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forest.
was lost during Year 2 than during
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C.
The
forests
streams
and
rivers
run
Year
3.
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mainly
through
the
six
experimental
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areas.
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D.
In
the
experimental
areas,
soil
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nutrients are found in proportions
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that differ from their proportions in
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other areas of the forest.
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offspring that is smaller than the male would
Passage IV
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like and larger than the female would like.
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Biologists
have
discovered
certain
genes
(the
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Anti-Cancer Theory
basic unit of genetic material found on the
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chromosomes)
that
behave
very
differently
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7
This theory holds that imprinted genes evolved
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depending
on
whether
they
are
passed
down
to
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to prevent cancer. The genes have been found in 7
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offspring from the father or the mother. These
1
the placenta (an organ that develops to nourish 7
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genes, called imprinted genes, are chemically
a growing fetus). Placental tissue grows and
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altered in cells that give rise to eggs and sperm.
burrows into the uterus, where the fetus
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These
alterations
result
in
dramatically
different
develops. The ability to grow and invade tissues 7
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properties. In the imprinted genes that have
is also seen in aggressive cancers. Imprinted
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been most fully studied, the female alters the
genes might have developed to ensure that the
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gene
so
that
certain
proteins
are
not
produced.
potentially
dangerous
placenta
will
not
develop
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The protein remains active in the fathers genes.
if there is no fetus to nourish. The female might 7
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Researchers have posed numerous theories to
inactivate
certain
growth
genes
in
her
eggs,
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explain the evolution of imprinted genes. Three
while
the
sperm
kept
them
turned
on.
If
no
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1
of the theories are presented below.
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fertilization took place, the growth would not
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occur.
If
a
sperm
did
join
the
egg,
the
males
Competing
Parental
Interest
Theory
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gene would ensure that the protein developed.
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Some biologists think that imprinted genes
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evolved in a battle between the sexes to
Protein Control Theory
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1
determine the size of offspring. It is to the
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genes
developed
to
ensure
the
precise
regulation
number of offspring, all of which will pass
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of certain proteins. Genes do their work by
along her genetic material. Consequently, while
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initiating
the
production
of
different
proteins.
she wants each offspring to be healthy, she does
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1
Some proteins involved in the growth of
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not
want
them
to
be
so
large
that
the
strain
of
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embryos
may
need
to
be
regulated
with
great
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feeding and/or delivering them would jeopar1
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precision to ensure the healthy development of
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dize
her
ability
to
bear
future
babies.
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the
offspring.
Proponents
of
the
protein
control
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Conversely, it is to the genetic advantage of
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theory
suggest
that
this
careful
regulation
might
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males
in
non-monogamous
species
(species
that
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be
easier
if
only
one
parent
is
involved.
Thus,
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do
not
always
mate
for
life)
to
have
the
mother
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one
parent
might
turn
off
such
genes,
leaving
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expend as much of her resources as possible to
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the
regulation
to
the
other.
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ensure
the
health
of
his
offspring.
He
is
not
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concerned with her ability to bear future
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offspring, since these will not necessarily be
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fathered by him (and, therefore, will not be
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transmitting his genetic material). Hence,
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imprinted genes have developed in this parental
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tug-of-war.
Normally,
each
offspring
receives
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one copy of an imprinted gene from the father
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and
one
from
the
mother.
The
changes
that
the
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parents make in their genes result in an
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20. Supporters of the competing parental
18. Which of the following experimental
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interest theory assume that:
findings poses the most serious difficulties
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for proponents of the anti-cancer theory?
F.
only
females
have
an
interest
in
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regulating the size of their offspring. 7
F. When a mouse was genetically
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G. only males have an interest in
engineered so that it contained two
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ensuring the health and survival of
copies of every gene from its mother
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their
offspring.
only,
the
embryo
was
unable
to
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H.
both
males
and
females
have
an
develop.
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interest in producing as many
G. Research in animals that lay eggs has
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offspring
of
their
own
sex
as
possible.
never
turned
up
an
imprinted
gene.
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J. both males and females have an
H. Imprinted genes have been found in
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interest
in
transmitting
their
genetic
plants,
which
have
no
placentas.
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material
to
as
many
offspring
as
J.
Research
has
shown
that
imprinted
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possible.
genes have not evolved rapidly as
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they usually do in competitive
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21.
Supporters
of
all
three
theories
would
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situations.
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agree that:
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19.
Supporters
of
the
protein
control
theory
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A.
imprinted
genes
evolved
as
a
means
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believe that:
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of regulating reproduction-related
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events.
A.
imprinted
genes
are
used
to
regulate
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B. imprinted genes should be absent in
crucial proteins.
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non-placental animals (animals
B. imprinted genes are active only in
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whose offspring develop without a
females.
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placenta).
C. imprinted genes should not be found
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7
1
C. if an embryo is formed without
in monogamous species (ones that
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female-imprinted genes, the future
mate for life).
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ability of the mother to bear offD. only the male passes down imprinted
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spring
will
be
jeopardized.
genes
to
the
offspring.
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D. imprinted genes should always be
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turned
off
in
the
mother.
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7
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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7
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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24. Researchers conducted breeding studies
22. Which of the following findings is best
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with two species of mice. Species A was
explained by the competing parental
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monogamous, while Species B was not.
interest theory?
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Supporters of the competing parental
F. An imprinted gene has been discov1
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1
interest theory hypothesized that the
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ered
in
humans
that
appears
to
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monogamous
species
was
unlikely
to
have
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influence a childs social skills.
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active imprinted genes (since the fathers
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G.
In
the
imprinted
genes
that
have
been
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would
have
the
same
genetic
stake
in
all
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most
fully
studied,
the
female
turns
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the gene off, while the males gene
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ing
experimental
results
would
they
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remains
active.
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expect?
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H. Studies with a monogamous mouse
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F.
When
females
from
Species
A
were
species
indicate
that
imprinted
genes
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bred
with
males
from
Species
B,
the
are
not
active.
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resulting offspring were extremely
J. One of the imprinted genes studied is
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small.
known to control a growth-stimulat1
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G. When females from Species A were
ing hormone.
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1
bred with males from Species B, the
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23.
In
a
rare
pregnancy
disorder
called
resulting offspring were extremely
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hydatidiform mole, an abnormal cluster of
large.
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cells
grows
in
place
of
the
placenta.
This
H. When females from Species B were
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cluster
grows
so
large
that
there
is
no
bred
with
males
from
Species
A,
the
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room for the development of the fetus.
resulting offspring were extremely
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The
embryo
in
such
pregnancies
has
been
large.
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found to carry only the fathers genes.
J. The offspring of Species B mice were
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This
fact
could
be
used
to
support:
consistently
smaller
than
the
off1
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spring
of
Species
A
mice.
I. The competing parental interest
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theory
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II.
The
anti-cancer
theory
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III. The protein control theory
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A.
I
only
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B. II only
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C.
II
and
III
only
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D.
I,
II,
and
III
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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of the resulting waves was measured, and the
Passage V
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frequency
response
curves
in
the
following
Electrical
circuits
that
allow
electrical
signals
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1
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figure were obtained.
with
some
frequencies
(number
of
waves
per
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Type 3
second) to pass while suppressing others are
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2.0V
called
filters.
They
are
used
in
nearly
every
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Type
1
Type
2
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electronic device, from computers to VCRs.
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1.5V
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They
may
contain
resistors,
which
resist
the
1
Amplitude
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(Volts)
flow
of
current
through
a
wire,
inductors,
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1.0V
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which resist change in the current, and capaci1
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tors,
which
store
electric
charge.
The
following
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0.5V
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figure shows the design of three types of filters.
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Filter
Type
1
Key:
0V
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Sine
Sine
1.0KHz
10KHz
100KHz
1.0MHz
10MHz
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=
capacitor
wave
wave
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Frequency (Hertz)
out
in
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1
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= resistor
1
K=1000
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=
inductor
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M=1 Million
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= ground
Filter Type 2
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Sine
Sine
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Experiment 2
wave
wave
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out
in
A sine wave with an amplitude fixed at 2.0
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volts was fed into a circuit with a type 3 filter,
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but in this experiment the researchers used four 7
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different values for the inductance (L). The
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Filter Type 3
Sine
Sine
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resulting
frequency
response
curves
are
shown
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wave
wave
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out
in
in the following figure.
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L=10mH
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L=1mH L=.1mH
L=.01mH
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2.0V
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1
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1
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1
1.5V
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Amplitude
The effects of a filter can be demonstrated with
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(Volts)
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a
frequency
response
curve.
Such
a
curve
1.0V
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depicts the amplitude (wave height) of the
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output (vertical axis) as one varies the input
0.5V
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frequency (horizontal axis), while keeping the
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1
input amplitude constant. Several experiments
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0V
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1.0KHz
10KHz
100KHz
1.0MHz
10MHz
were conducted to test the effects of some
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Frequency
(Hertz)
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filters.
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Experiment
1
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Researchers fed sine waves (oscillating voltage)
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into
an
electrical
circuit
containing
the
three
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filters
depicted
in
the
figure
above.
The
input
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amplitude was fixed at 2.0 volts. The amplitude
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27. Which of the following best explains why
Experiment 3
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a type 3 filter was selected for experiments 7
1
Again, the researchers fed a sine wave with an
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2 and 3?
amplitude
fixed
at
2.0
volts
into
a
circuit
with
a
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A. The frequency response varied more
type 3 filter. The inductance was held at
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widely
when
filter
type
3
was
used
0.1mH,
while
four
different
values
of
capaci1
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than when either Filter type 1 or
tance C were used. The resulting frequency
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Filter
type
2
was
used.
response
curves
are
shown
in
the
following
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B.
Filter
type
3
contains
a
ground
and
figure.
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was therefore the safest of the three
C=1uF C=.1uF C=.01uF
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C=.001uF
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types
of
filters
to
experiment
with.
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2.0V
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C. Filter type 3 is the only one among
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the
three
that
contains
an
inductor.
1.5V
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Amplitude
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D.
Input
voltage
could
be
more
easily
1
(Volts)
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1.0V
regulated using a type 3 filter than
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using either a type 1 or type 2 filter.
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0.5V
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1
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28. Increasing the inductance level for filter
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0V
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type
3
has
the
effect
of:
1.0KHz
10KHz
100KHz
1.0MHz
10MHz
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1
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Frequency (Hertz)
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F. increasing the output amplitude of
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the
electrical
circuit.
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25. Which of the following was a control in
G. decreasing the average frequency of
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all three experiments?
sine waves that pass through the
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circuit.
A.
Input
frequency
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H. reducing the range of sine-wave
B. Input amplitude
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1
frequencies that pass through the
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C.
Inductance
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circuit.
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D. Capacitance
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J. increasing the output frequency of
1
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1
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7
the
electrical
circuit.
1
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7
26.
Using
a
type
3
filter
and
an
inductance
of
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7
1
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1mH, what is the approximate output
1
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7
1
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7
amplitude at an input frequency of
1
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7
1
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7
100KHz?
1
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7
1
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7
F. 1.9 volts
1
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7
1
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7
G.
1.5
volts
1
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7
1
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7
H. 1.0 volts
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7
1
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7
J.
75
volts
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
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7
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2
1

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3
2
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two copies of the disease gene, one from each
29. Based on information given in the three
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parent. An individual who is passed one copy
experiments, which of the following can
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of the disease gene is called a healthy carrier.
we assume to be true?
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1
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He or she will not have the disease, but can still 7
A. The higher the capacitance, the wider
1
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7
1
pass the gene on to an offspring. Figure 1
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7
the
peak
in
the
frequency
response
1
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7
shows
a
family
with
this
type
of
genetic
disease.
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curve.
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1
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Figure
1
B.
The
lower
the
capacitance,
the
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1
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Key:
D
=
disease
gene
narrower
the
peak
in
the
frequency
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7
d = normal gene
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response curve.
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7
= female
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7
C.
The
higher
the
inductance,
the
Recessive
=
male
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7
Inheritance
1
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narrower the peak in the frequency
1
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7
1
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7
response
curve.
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7
1
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7
D.
The
higher
the
capacitance,
the
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7
1
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7
narrower the peak in the frequency
1
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7
1
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7
response curve.
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7
1
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7
1
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7
30. In the design of a radio receiver containing
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7
1
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7
a
type
3
filter,
a
low
capacitance
level
and
1
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7
1
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7
a high inductance level would be most
1
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7
1
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7
useful
for
the
purpose
of:
1
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7
In
a
disease
with
a
dominant
inheritance
1
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7
1
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7
F. enhancing radio reception across the
pattern, any individual with a copy of the
1
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7
1
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frequency spectrum.
disease
gene
will
have
the
disease.
(Depending
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7
1
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7
G. tuning out signals at high and low
on
the
disease,
individuals
with
two
copies
may
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1
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7
frequencies.
have an accelerated or more severe disease
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7
1
H. tuning in a radio station at a fixed
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7
course,
or
may
be
unable
to
survive.)
There
is
1
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7
frequency.
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no such thing as a healthy carrier with this type 7
1
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7
J. minimizing unwanted audio noise at
1
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7
of
disease.
Figure
2
shows
a
family
with
this
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7
middle
frequencies.
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type
of
genetic
disease.
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7
1
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Figure 2
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7
Passage
VI
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1
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Key: D = disease gene
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7
d = normal gene
1
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7
Individuals usually have two copies of each gene
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7
= female
1
(the basic unit of genetic material, found on the
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7
Dominant
=
male
1
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7
Inheritance
chromosomes),
one
from
their
mother
and
one
1
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7
1
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7
from their father. Genetic or inherited diseases
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7
1
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7
are
those
that
can
be
passed
down
to
the
next
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7
1
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7
generation through the genes. These diseases
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7
1
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7
follow
a
number
of
patterns.
Two
of
the
basic
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1
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ones
are
dominant
and
recessive
inheritance.
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7
1
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7
In a genetic disease with a recessive
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1
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inheritance
pattern,
an
individual
will
not
be
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1
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affected by the disease unless he or she is passed
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1
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7
1
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Dd

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Dd

Dd

dd

dd

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34. In Figure 2 on page 55, among all the
31. In Figure 1 on page 55, which shows a
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1
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children and grandchildren of the male
recessive inheritance pattern, which of the
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7
1
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7
and female at generation 1, how many
following about the parents of generation
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1
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have the disease?
2 is true?
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7
1
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F.
Three
A.
Neither
parent
was
passed
a
copy
of
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7
1
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G. Four
the disease gene.
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1
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7
H.
Six
B.
Both
parents
were
passed
two
copies
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7
1
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J.
It
cannot
be
determined
from
the
of
the
disease
gene.
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1
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information given.
C. Both parents were passed one copy of
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7
1
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the
disease
gene.
1
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7
1
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35. Pamela is a young mother whose parents
D. Neither parent is capable of passing
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1
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7
are
both
deceased.
Assuming
that
disease
the
disease
gene
to
the
next
1
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1
X is a genetic disorder with either a
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generation.
1
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dominant or a recessive inheritance
1
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7
1
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7
pattern, which of the following statements 7
32. With respect only to the individuals
1
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is accurate?
shown in Figure 1 on page 55, it CAN1
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1
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NOT be true that a:
1
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7
A.
If
neither
of
Pamelas
parents
ever
1
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1
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7
had
disease
X,
then
Pamela
does
not
F.
child
of
a
person
without
a
copy
of
1
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7
1
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7
and never will have disease X.
the disease gene has the disease.
1
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7
1
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7
B.
If
neither
Pamela
nor
the
father
of
G.
child
of
a
person
with
the
disease
1
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7
1
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7
Pamelas child has disease X, then
gene will never contract the disease.
1
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7
1
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that child will never have disease X.
H. child of two healthy carriers has
1
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1
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7
C. If both of Pamelas parents had at
the disease.
1
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7
1
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least one copy of the disease X gene,
J. parent of a healthy carrier is also a
1
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1
then Pamela also has at least one
healthy carrier.
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7
1
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copy of the disease X gene.
1
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7
1
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7
33. In Figure 2 on page 55, what is the
D. If neither of Pamelas parents ever had 7
1
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1
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7
probability that the female marked with
disease X, but Pamela has disease X,
1
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7
1
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an asterisk in generation 3 will pass the
then disease X is not a dominantly
1
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7
1
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disease
on
to
her
child?
inherited
genetic
disorder.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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A. 0%
1
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7
1
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7
B. 25%
1
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7
1
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7
C. 50%
1
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7
1
D. It cannot be determined from the
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1
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information given.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
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7
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Summer
Fall
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Chemist:
Seawater
Salinity*/Temperature
(C)
(Seasonal
Average)
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Surface
0/21
25/1
32/12
15/2
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5 meters deep
0/21
29/5
32/7
26/7
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20
meters
deep
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(ocean floor)
39/4
32/5
32/6
34/5
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Biologist:
Population
Counts
(Seasonal
Average)
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Bay (free-swimming)
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Fur seals
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1
(number successfully hunted)
6.3
3.0
5.4
2.2 7
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Salmon
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(tonnage
caught)
0
122.5
1,152.6
4,259.5
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Gray whales
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(number
observed)
0
29.8
32.4
1.4
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Bay (bottom-dwelling amphipods)
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Gammarus duebeni
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(sample count in one gallon of seawater)
50
25
15
60
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Gammarus locusta
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(sample
count
in
one
gallon
of
seawater)
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1
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1
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Land species
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Kodiak Bears
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1
(number observed)
0
4
22
21
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1
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Humans
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(number
counted)
63
66
85
117
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Doctor: Number of Medical Complaints (Seasonal Average)
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Dehydration-related illnesses
0.0
0.0
3.4
0.9 7
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Bear attacks
0.0
0.2
1.1
2.2 7
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Protein deficiency-related illnesses
10.4
4.1
1.0
0.0 7
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36.
Which
of
the
following
statement
about
Passage
VII
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the water in the bay does the chemists
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A chemist, a biologist, and a doctor spent
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salinity and temperature readings best
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several years studying and measuring their
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support?
1
respective populations in an Alaskan fishing
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1
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F. The deeper the water, the lower the
community. Some of their observations are
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temperature.
recorded
above.
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G. The greater the water temperature,
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the
higher
the
salinity.
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H. The shallower the water, the lower
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the
salinity.
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J.
The
lower
the
water
temperature,
the
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lower the salinity.
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39. Which of the following statements is best
37. An animal species is said to be thriving if
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supported by the evidence?
its population is increasing. Assuming that
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free-swimming water animals are generA.
Gammarus
locusta
are
more
sensitive
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ally found at the surface or within 5
to salinity changes than gammarus
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1
meters from the surface of the bays
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duebent.
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waters,
the
chemists
and
the
biologists
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B. Gammarus locusta and gammarus
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measurements provide some support for
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duebent
are
equally
sensitive
to
water
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all
of
the
following
hypotheses
EXCEPT:
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temperature
changes.
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1
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C. Gammarus duebent are more
A. fur seals thrive as water temperatures
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sensitive
to
water
temperature
decrease.
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changes than gammarus locusta.
B. gray whales thrive as salinity levels
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1
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D.
Gammarus
locusta
are
more
sensitive
increase.
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to
salinity
changes
but
less
sensitive
C.
gray
whales
thrive
as
water
tempera1
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to water temperature changes than
tures increase.
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gammarus duebent.
D. salmon thrive as salinity levels
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increase.
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protein
deficiency-related
illnesses
among
38.
Among
the
following,
which
is
LEAST
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the villages human population. Which of
likely to be a contributing cause of the
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the
following
would
probably
be
the
protein
deficiency-related
diseases
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doctors
best
course
of
action?
observed
by
the
doctor?
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F. Stock the bay with more salmon to
F. The local human population depends
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compensate for the absence of gray
primarily on seal meat for their
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whales during the winter.
protein consumption.
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1
G. Introduce methods of preserving
G. Virtually all of the bays salmon are
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meat and fish for later consumption.
caught by commercial fishermen who
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H. Remove the bears from the area to
transport the salmon elsewhere for
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reduce
the
local
villagers
competition
sale.
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for food.
H. It is difficult to catch a gray whale in
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J.
Introduce
modern
fishing
methods
to
waters
hidden
beneath
ice.
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the
local
fishermen.
J.
Local
religious
customs
prohibit
the
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consumption of bear meat unless the
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meat
is
fresh.
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1
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1
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1
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Answers
and Explanations
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English
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1.
A
The
original
phrasing
is
a
proper
way
to
express
the
idea
of
a
choir
consisting
of
girls
but
no
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boys.
In
choice
B,
only
and
just
are
redundant.
Choice
C
is
confusing,
while
choice
D
uses
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and where but would be appropriate.
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2.
J
The
idiom
for
every
(one)
.
.
.
there
are
(ten)
is
perfectly
appropriate
here.
However,
the
word
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boys sounds awkward without the word choirs after it. Choice J supplies this word and 7
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adds
the
word
either,
which
makes
the
sentences
meaning
even
clearer.
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3.
A
The
underlined
phrase
is
grammatically
correct
and
clearly
conveys
the
idea
that
the
Boys
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Choir already existed in 1977, when the Girls Choir was founded.
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because the time frame involves not just the past but also the present.
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5.
D
The
phrase
since
1968
should
be
set
off
because
the
sentence
can
stand
alone
without
it.
One
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way to set off the phrase is with parentheses.
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should
receive
similar
grammatical
and
rhetorical
emphasis.
But,
the
underlined
portion
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subordinates the first clause to what follows the comma. Choice G fixes the problem.
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7. D In the original sentence, the phrase they sung awkwardly splits the description of the 7
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location. Also, the phrase in front is used twice in the description, which sounds repetitive. 7
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Choice
D
solves
both
problems.
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Boys Choir has performed. The sentence in choice F alludes to that point while deftly 7
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transitioning to the discussion of the Girls Choir that follows.
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audience. Choice B provides one of the idioms that works here.
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thousands
of
music
lovers
were
also
dignitaries,
which
in
all
likelihood
is
not
what
the
writer
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intended
to
suggest.
Choice
G
supplies
the
comma
that
sets
off
the
mayors
wife,
identifying
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her (but not the music lovers) as one of the dignitaries.
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11.
C
If
you
switch
the
sentences
two
clauses,
you
can
see
that
the
sentence
boils
down
to
this:
The
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choirs act as havens by giving kids new confidence and hope.
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12. F The preceding sentence indicates that the school strongly emphasizes singing, while the 7
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following sentences suggest that the school sparks student interest in various non-music 7
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professional careers. Choice F provides a nice transition from one idea to the other.
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13. C As it stands, the sentence contradicts itself. The writer is trying to say that these jobs now 7
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appear
in
reach,
whereas
earlier
they
seemed
out
of
reachas
choice
C
indicates.
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14. J
The underlined portion refers to the Girls Choir, not to its performances. Its inappropriate 7
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to
talk
about
a
choir
as
either
being
canceled,
choice
F,
or
closing
its
doors,
choice
G.
On
the
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other
hand,
it
makes
perfect
sense
to
say
that
a
choir
might
go
silent
without
sufficient
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funding. Although the phrase stop what they do also makes sense, go silent is a more artful, 7
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graceful phrase.
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a
bit
about
the
choirs
history
and
its
importance
in
the
lives
of
its
members,
but
it
really
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doesnt
describe
their
musical
achievements.
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16. J
The correct idiomatic expression here is waiting to see.
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trap described in the first part of the sentence. A dash, and not a colon, is the appropriate 7
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mark for this purpose. (A comma would also be appropriate.) The pronoun them is correct 7
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here because it refers to the plural noun technologies.
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18.
F
The
phrase
he
or
she
is
singular,
matching
the
singular
subject
leader.
Choices
G
and
J
are
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wrong because they use plural noun forms. Choice H is awkward and confusing.
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support
the
idea
in
the
previous
sentence.
The
connecting
phrase
that
choice
B
provides
(In
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fact,) helps the reader understand the connection between the two sentences.
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20.
J
In
this
sentence,
the
first
clause
and
the
second
clause
(following
the
comma)
both
employ
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the
past-perfect
tense.
The
result
is
that
its
impossible
to
tell
which
event
came
firstthe
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one described in the first clause or the one described in the second clause. Only choice J 7
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clears
up
the
ambiguity.
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One
way
to
fix
this
problem
is
to
simply
reverse
the
words
seemingly
and
was.
Another
way
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is
to
replace
the
underlined
phrase
with
the
one
that
choice
B
provides.
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22. G The underlined sentence would be the ideal topic sentence for Paragraph 3 and therefore 7
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should begin that paragraph rather than end Paragraph 2.
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23. D The simple past tense (became) makes the most sense here in light of the next two sentences, 7
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first sentence.
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24.
F
The
reflexive
verb
itself
is
appropriately
used
here
to
indicate
how
Wang
survived.
Choice
J
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retains
the
reflexive
itself,
but
the
use
of
the
infinitive
to
transform
distorts
the
meaning
of
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the sentence.
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cally correct. Choice B is an awkward juxtaposition of company and a company. Choice C 7
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contains a pronoun reference problem: To what does the noun their referWang or the 7
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companies Wang served? Choice D is very awkward.
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26.
H
The
phrase
slip
up
is
slang
and
does
not
fit
the
overall
style
of
this
essay.
Of
the
three
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alternatives, choice H makes the most sense in the context of the entire sentence.
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27.
C
The
underlined
portion
is
unnecessarily
wordy;
choice
C
provides
the
same
idea,
but
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more
concisely.
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28. F The sentence in choice F explains why Wang had lost its chance to move forward, fleshing 7
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out the point the writer makes in the previous sentence.
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29. B The underlined phrase is an awkward way of saying that well-managed companies 7
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sometimes fail for the reason cited in the sentence. Choice B provides a clearer way of 7
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making the point.
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30.
J
Each
of
the
two
paragraphs1
and
5makes
either
a
suitable
introductory
or
concluding
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paragraph for this essay. However, Paragraph 5 provides a far more effective transition to 7
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31.
C
The
word
like
is
improperly
used
here;
the
writer
is
not
seeking
to
compare
learning
the
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oboe to the experience of expecting. Choice C provides the correct idiom. Choice B and D 7
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are
correct
in
usage
and
grammar,
but
neither
is
so
effective
as
choice
C.
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32.
F
The
colon
is
correctly
used
here
to
signal
that
whats
ahead
essentially
defines
what
was
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just described.
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33. B The underlined portion employs the passive voice, which is very awkward and confusing 7
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here. Choice B recasts the clause in the active voice.
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34.
G
In
the
two
sentences,
theres
a
contrast
of
ideas
that
the
writer
seeks
but
fails
to
convey.
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Choice G supplies a connecting word that points out that contrast effectively.
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35.
D
What
follows
either
should
parallel
what
follows
or,
but
it
doesnt
(their
teachers
and
from
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mail
order
companies
are
not
grammatically
parallel).
Choice
D
fixes
the
faulty
parallelism.
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Choice B also fixes the problem, but it isnt as precise as choice D.
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36.
G
The
word
that
is
needed
between
is
and
theres
to
transform
the
portion
of
the
sentence
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37. A The point of the sentence that immediately precedes the proposed remark is that oboe reeds 7
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are very expensive. Choice A provides objective, direct support for that point. It also relates 7
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mail
order.)
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38. H The underlined phraseFor examplecontributes nothing to the sentence. However, simply 7
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omitting the phrase isnt so effective as replacing it with the phrase In fact, which connects 7
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time sending reeds to their customers.
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referring here to the plural noun reeds.
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40. J
The word progressively already conveys the idea that the quality of the reeds worsened in a 7
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series of steps. Repeating the word lower is unnecessary. Choice G fails to eliminate the 7
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redundancy, while choice H supplies the adjective poor where the comparative form 7
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(poorer) would be needed.
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41.
D
The
contraction
theyre
(they
are)
makes
no
sense
here,
and
should
be
replaced
with
its,
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which matches the singular source used elsewhere in the sentence to refer to the company in 7
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California.
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42.
G
The
juxtaposition
of
the
modifier
Desperate
and
the
sentences
subject
(the
next
person)
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implies that it was the next person who was desperate, when in fact it was the writer who 7
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was desperate. Choice G solves this misplaced-modifier problem by reconstructing the main 7
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clause, positioning I (the writer) immediately after the modifier, as the sentences subject. 7
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The clause in choice J accomplishes the same thing, but the position of the word next creates 7
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confusion. (To whom or what does next refer?)
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43. C The word however makes for an illogical and confusing connection between the last 7
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sentence of Paragraph 5 and the first sentence of Paragraph 6. Without the word however, 7
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the transition is smooth and logical.
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44.
J
In
the
original
sentence,
the
pronoun
reference
is
ambiguous.
(Does
him
refer
to
the
friend
or
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the
reed
maker?)
Choice
J
replaces
the
pronoun
with
the
noun
to
which
the
writer
probably
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intends to refer (my friend). Although choice H also eliminates the ambiguity, it sounds 7
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1
awkward at this point in the sentence.
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45. A The writers persistence in searching for good reeds, along with the enjoyment the writer 7
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indicated
he
gets
out
of
playing
the
oboe,
strongly
supports
the
idea
that
the
writer
does
not
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plan to give up. The sentence in choice A is consistent with this idea and nicely ties together 7
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all the information in the essay. Neither choice B nor choice C is so successful in embracing 7
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the entire essay. Choice D does nothing more than essentially repeat one of the statements in 7
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Paragraph 1 and thus is less effective than choice A, which provides an additional insight: 7
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the writers evaluation of the whole experience.
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46. H The purpose of the underlined clause is to identify the specific time of autumn that the events 7
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described later in the sentence occur. Choice H makes it clear that the writer is concerned 7
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only with Thanksgiving, and not with autumn generally.
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47. B The two phrases to host friends . . . and preparing one of the . . . are not grammatically parallel. 7
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One solution is to replace the infinitive to host with the gerund hostingas choice B provides. 7
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48.
J
A
comma
is
needed
here
to
separate
the
two
distinct
tasks
discussed
in
the
sentence.
The
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word and following the comma is optional.
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49.
C
The
underlined
portion
contains
the
awkward
and
vague
phrase
there
is.
Also,
the
article
a,
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although acceptable here, is best omitted because the list that follows contains both plural 7
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and
singular
nouns.
Choice
C
solves
both
problems
and
is
consistent
with
the
rest
of
the
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paragraph,
in
which
the
writer
uses
the
second-person
you.
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50. G The passive voice is used in the underlined portion, but the active voice is used throughout 7
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the rest of the sentence. Choice G recasts the phrase in the active voice, thereby avoiding the 7
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awkward shift from active to passive voice, then back to active voice.
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51. A The writer uses the idiom by comparison to appropriately and effectively here. Choice B is 7
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acceptable, but it is not as concise as the original version.
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52.
H
The
underlined
portion
is
grammatically
correct
but
leaves
it
a
bit
unclear
as
to
who
enjoyed
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the meal. Choice H makes it clearer that it was the Pilgrims who enjoyed the meal.
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53.
B
If
commas
were
used
in
the
place
of
semicolons,
it
would
be
difficult
to
distinguish
between
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categories such as fowl and seafood.
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54. H With the past tense wasnt, either the underlined phrase or choices G or J would be correct. 7
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But, the verb form werent (were not) establishes the subjunctive mood, which calls for an 7
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idiom such as As if.
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55.
A
The
writer
has
chosen
a
phrase
here
that
is
idiomatic
and,
by
way
of
its
style
and
structure,
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very effective in making the point that the Pilgrims Thanksgiving meal carried on much, 7
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much longer than the typical modern-day Thanksgiving dinner.
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56. J
At the end of the first paragraph, the essay indicates that there were significant differences 7
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between
the
Pilgrims
Thanksgiving
and
todays
typical
Thanksgiving.
Then,
the
essays
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second paragraph begins with the following sentence: First, consider the menu. This 7
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sentence is a clue that another major difference will be discussed later in the essay. In the 7
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paragraph at hand, the essay finally turns from the menu to another aspect of Thanksgiving 7
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dinner: the guest list. Choice J provides a sentence that signals the transition from one to the 7
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other.
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57. D Adding a word such as total helps underscore the point that the guest list includes not just 7
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immediate family but extended family as well. However, the underlined portion is awkward 7
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and should be replaced with either total guests or guests altogether, as choice D provides. 7
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58. G The first part of Paragraph 4 (preceding the underlined sentence) notes the many guests who 7
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show up at todays typical Thanksgiving dinner, while the portion of the paragraph 7
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following the underlined sentence notes how many more guests there were at the first 7
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Thanksgiving. The sentence in choice G deftly links the two ideas.
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59.
C
The
indirect
object
of
invite
is
the
phrase
to
a
little
pot-luck
supper.
(Squanto
invited
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Massasoit to a pot-luck supper.) For clarity, these two elements should be placed nearer to 7
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each other. Choice C fixes the problem.
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60.
F
The
concluding
remark
should
underscore
the
essays
main
ideathat
the
first
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ing was a much greater feat than todays typical Thanksgivingas well as tying together 7
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both main areas of discussion: the extensive menu and the number of guests. Only choice F 7
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accomplishes all this.
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61.
D
Although
replacing
movies
with
the
possessive
movies
(as
in
their
movies)
would
correct
the
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underlined
portions
only
grammatical
error,
the
phrase
is
still
awkward.
Choice
D
provides
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a clearer, more idiomatic alternative.
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62.
H
Since
the
sentence
involves
past
events,
you
can
eliminate
choices
F
and
J,
each
of
which
uses
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the present-tense verb form is. Choice H fixes the error by replacing is with the past-tense 7
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form
of
the
verb
lies.
(It
is
idiomatic
to
say
that
the
greatness
of
something
lies
in
a
certain
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characteristic
of
that
thing.)
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63. B In the original sentence, emerged separates the sentences subject (a generation of 7
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filmmakers) from its modifier who were not. . . . Choice B fixes the problem by 7
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reconstructing the underlined portion.
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64. J
In the original sentence, no other and with the exception of are redundant. Choices H and J 7
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both
solve
the
problem,
but
choice
J
is
clearer
and
more
concise
than
choice
H.
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65. C Paragraph 1 ends by indicating one reason for the vitality and excitement surrounding 7
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the
early
days
of
moviemaking.
Paragraph
2
takes
up
a
second
reason.
The
word
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7
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Furthermore
signals
that
another
reason
is
coming,
so
it
provides
a
good
link
between
the
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two paragraphs.
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7
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66.
F
The
sentence
employs
the
idiomatic
correlative
pair
not
for
.
.
.
but
rather
for.
.
.
.
What
1
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7
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follows not only is grammatically parallel to what follows but rather for.
1
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7
1
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7
1
67. B The passive voice sounds awkward here. Choice B, which employs the active voice, sounds 7
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more graceful.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
68.
J
The
connecting
word
and
would
be
correct
here
only
if
what
followed
it
were
an
1
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7
1
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independent clause. But, its a dependent clause. (Notice the use of the gerund running 7
1
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7
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rather than are running or run.). The preposition with renders the sentence grammati- 7
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7
cally correct.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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69. C The word more is already suppliedimmediately preceding the series of three adjectivesso, all 7
1
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thats
needed
here
is
the
word
stale.
1
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7
1
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7
70.
J
Sentence
3
refers
to
the
phenomenon
described
in
sentence
1
and
thus
should
immediately
1
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7
1
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follow that sentence. Sentences 2 and 4 provide details that support the assertion in sentence 7
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7
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3,
so
they
should
follow
sentence
3.
Sentences
2
and
4
might
work
in
either
order,
but
choice
1
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7
1
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7
J is the only one in which the sentences are otherwise arranged correctly.
1
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7
1
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7
71.
B
The
underlined
word
is
grammatically
correct
here.
The
problem
is
that
the
sentence
doesnt
1
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7
1
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7
make
its
point
effectively.
Adding
the
word
only
is
needed
to
make
the
point
that
the
artist
1
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7
1
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whose audience is limited to the elite need not be concerned with satisfying the tastes of a 7
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7
1
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wide
variety
of
people.
1
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7
1
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72. G In the preceding sentence, the writer points out what strong painters can do. In the sentence 7
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7
at
hand,
the
writer
seeks
to
compare
great
artists
of
the
cinema
to
these
painters.
Choice
G
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7
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7
provides
a
phrase
that
makes
it
clear
that
the
comparison
is
being
made.
1
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7
1
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7
73. C From the paragraphs first two sentences, you can infer that artists such as the ones listed 7
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were able to create films that were uncompromising in their artistry because they were not 7
1
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7
1
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pressured to appeal to the masses. To link this idea to the following sentence, this point 7
1
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7
1
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7
should
be
made
explicit,
which
is
precisely
what
the
sentence
in
choice
C
accomplishes.
1
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7
1
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7
74.
F
The
writer
uses
the
parallel
construction
The
larger
.
.
.
the
greater.
.
.
,
which
is
idiomatic
1
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7
1
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7
and perfectly appropriate for conveying the idea here.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
75.
A
Since
Paragraph
3
offers
a
conclusion
based
on
the
existence
of
financial
pressures
in
todays
1
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7
1
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movie industry, its logical to put that paragraph after paragraph 4, in which those pressures 7
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7
are described.
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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Math
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7
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7
1.
B
To
find
the
solution,
divide
40.5
by
1,000
by
moving
the
decimal
point
3
places
to
the
left.
1
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7
1
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7
1
2. J
You can solve the problem algebraically as follows:
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7
1
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7
1
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7
23 2 x 5 2~15 2 x!
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7
1
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7
23
2
x
5
30
2
2x
1
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7
1
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7
x57
1
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7
1
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7
1
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An alternative method is to subtract the number given in each answer choice, in turn, from 7
1
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7
both Lyles age and Melanies age.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
3.
D
4
3
4
3
4
5
64,
and
5
3
5
3
5
5
125.
Thus,
x
must
lie
between
4
and
5.
1
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7
1
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7
4. G The first coordinate in the (x,y) pair (4,25) is the points horizontal position (along the 7
1
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1
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x-axis), while the second coordinate in the pair is the points vertical position (along the 7
1
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7
1
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7
y-axis).
Point
Q
matches
both
coordinates.
1
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7
1
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7
1
5. B The price of two childrens tickets together equals the price of one adult ticket. The total 7
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1
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7
admission price is therefore equivalent to the price of three adult tickets.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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3a 5 $12.60
1
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7
1
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7
1
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a 5 $4.20
1
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7
1
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7
1
1
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7
Childs ticket price 5 ~$4.20! 5 $2.10
1
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7
2
1
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7
1
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7
1
6. J
Of six marbles altogether, two are blue. Hence, the chances of drawing a blue marble are 2 7
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1
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7
1
1
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7
1
in 6, or 1 in 3, which can be expressed as the fraction .
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7
1
3
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7
1
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7
1
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7. D Given that point D bisects BA, the length of AD must be equal to the length of DB, as shown 7
1
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7
1
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7
in this figure:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
8.
K
Cross-multiply
to
solve
for
y:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
9!~y 2 1! 5 ~2y!~3!
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7
~
1
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7
1
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7
9y 2 9 5 6y
1
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7
1
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7
3y
5
9
1
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7
1
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7
y
5
3
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
9. C Your first step is to rename mixed numbers as fractions:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
9 15 12
1
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7
1
2
1
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7
2
4
5
1
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7
1
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7
The
least
common
denominator
is
20.
You
can
eliminate
answer
choice
D.
Rename
each
1
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7
1
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7
fraction, then combine:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
15
12
90
1
75
2
48
117
9
1
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7
1
1
2
5
5
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7
1
2
4
5
20
20
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7
1
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7
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7
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7
27
1
2
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10. J
59
ab c 5 ~3!~9!
5
1
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7
3
3
1
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7
1
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7
11.
A
Rewrite
the
question
as
an
algebraic
equation,
and
solve
for
x:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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P
1
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7
x
M
5
~
!
1
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7
100
1
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7
1
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7
100M 5 Px
1
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7
1
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7
100M
1
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1
5x
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7
1
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7
P
1
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7
1
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7
12.
J
The
sum
of
the
measures
of
any
triangles
interior
angles
is
180.
Accordingly,
the
third
1
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7
1
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7
interior
angle
of
the
triangle
with
angles
measuring
30
and
75
measures
75.
Since
the
1
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7
1
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quadrilateral formed by the two pairs of parallel lines is a parallelogram, the vertex opposite 7
1
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7
1
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that 75 angle also measures 75. Since x is the supplement of that 75 angle, x measures 7
1
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7
105.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
13.
C
You
can
express
the
amount
of
sugar
after
you
add
water
as
0.05(60
1
x),
where
0.05
5
5%
1
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7
1
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7
and
(60
1
x)
represents
the
total
amount
of
solution
after
you
add
the
additional
water.
1
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7
1
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14. J
Points (5, 22) and (23, 3) are two points on line b. The slope of b is the change in the 7
1
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7
1
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7
y-coordinates
divided
by
the
corresponding
change
in
the
x-coordinate:
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
5
5
3 2 (22)
1
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7
5
,
or
2
5
m
1
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7
b
2
3
2
5
28
8
1
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7
1
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7
1
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15. A
412 412
1
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,
Applying
the
midpoint
formula,
the
coordinates
of
M
are
,
or
(3,
3).
The
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2
2
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1
1
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triangles height and base are both 3, and its area 5 bh 5 ~3!~3! 5 4.5.
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2
2
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16. G Equate the proportions of the negative with those of the printed picture:
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1
2
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2
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5
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4
x
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15
5
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7
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2
8
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5
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4
x
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x5
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2
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5x
5
15
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x53
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17. E Put the equation given in the question into the form y 5 mx 1 b:
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4x
2
2y
5
6
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2y 5 4x 2 6
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y
5
2x
2
3
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The lines slope (m) is 2. Accordingly, the slope of a line perpendicular to this line is 2 . 7
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2 7
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Given a y-intercept of 3, the equation of the perpendicular line is y 5 2 x 1 3. Reworking 7
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2
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this
equation
to
match
the
form
of
the
answer
choices
yields
2y
1
x
5
6.
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1
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18. J
Before 4 socks were removed, the drawer contained 24 blue socks (60 3 40% 5 24) and 36 7
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1
gray socks (24 1 36 5 60.) After removing 4 blue socks, the drawer contained 20 blue socks 7
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and 36 gray socks. The ratio of gray to blue socks is 36:20, or 9:5.
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19. D To determine the distance between the two points, apply the distance formula:
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2
2
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x
2
x
1
y
2
y
d
5
=
~
!
~
!
1
2
1
2
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2
2
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5
5
2
1
1
4
2
22
=
~
!
~
!
@
#
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5 =42 1 62
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5 =52, or 2=13
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20.
G
Set
each
of
the
four
expressions,
in
turn,
equal
to
0,
then
solve
for
x
in
each
equation.
Given
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1
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2x 5 0, x 5 0. Given 3x 2 1 5 0, x 5 . Given 2x 2 2 5 0, x 5 1. Given x 2 3 5 0, x 5 3. 7
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3
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1
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The solution set, then, contains 0, , 1, and 3.
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3
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21. A The graph shows all x-values less than 21.5 and all x-values greater than 1.5. Choice A 7
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describes all x-values.
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22. H Combine the terms under the radical into one fraction:
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2
2
2
2
1
y
9y 2 y
y
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2
5
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2
18
18
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2
8y
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5
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18
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2
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4y
1
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5
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9
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1
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Then
factor
out
perfect
squares
from
both
numerator
and
denominator:
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2
4y
2y
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1
5
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1
9
3
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1
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1
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23. A Add the two equations:
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x
1
y
5
a
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x2y5b
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2x 1 0 5 a 1 b
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1
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x 5 ~a 1 b!
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2
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24.
K
Given
that
the
equation
has
only
one
solution,
the
two
binomial
factors
of
the
trinomial
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1
x2 1 8x 1 s 5 0 must be the same: ~x 1 =s!. Rewrite in unfactored form:
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1
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1
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~x 1 =s!~x 1 =s! 5 0
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2
x 1 ~2=s!x 1 s 5 0
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2=s 5 8. Therefore, =s5 4, and s 5 16.
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2
2
2
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25.
C
Apply
the
formula
for
the
equation
of
a
circle:
(x
2
h)
1
(y
2
k)
5
r
.
Given
that
the
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circles center (h,k) is (3,21), its radius (r) is 5, and the y-coordinate of one point on the 7
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circle
is
2,
you
can
solve
for
x
(m)
as
follows:
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1
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2
2
2
1
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~m 2 3! 1 ~2 2 @21#! 5 5
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2
1
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m
2
3
1
9
5
25
~
!
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1
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7
2
m
2
3
5
16
~
!
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1
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1
m 2 3 5 64
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1
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1
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m
5
7,
21
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One of these two values, 21, appears among the answer choices.
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26.
K
The
triangles
three
sides
are
in
the
ratio
8:15:17,
which
is
one
of
the
Pythagorean
side
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2
2
2
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triplets (8 1 15 5 17 ). Thus, the triangle must be a right triangle in which the two 7
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shortest sides form the right (90) angle.
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27. C To determine the answer quantity, work systematically, beginning with the greatest 7
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possible
integer:
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7
1
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1
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7 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 10
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5 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 10
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3
1
3
1
3
1
1
5
10
1
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1
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1
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As you can see, there are three different ways.
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1
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1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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2
2
2
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28. K Letting x 5 the unknown length, by the Pythagorean theorem: 13 1 x 5 39 . Solving 7
1
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7
1
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7
for x:
1
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7
1
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7
2
2
2
1
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7
x 5 39 2 13
1
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7
1
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7
2
2
1
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7
x
5
39
2
13
=
1
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7
1
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7
2
2
2
1
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7
5 =~13! ~3! 2 13
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
2 2
5
13
3
2
1
=
~
!
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5 13=8
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
5 26=2
1
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7
1
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7
29.
D
Given
that
the
average
of
the
first
five
numbers
is
A,
their
sum
must
be
5A.
Thus,
the
sum
of
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
all six numbers is 5A 1 n. To find the average of all six numbers, divide their sum by the 7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5A
1
n
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
.
number
of
terms
(6):
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
6
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
30. F The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
third
side.
Thus,
in
the
triangle
at
hand,
the
length
of
the
third
side
must
be
less
than
1
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7
1
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7
15 inches.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
31. B Youre looking for the point at which the dotted line (ABCs stock price) is furthest above 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
the solid line (XYZs stock price). The dotted line lies above the solid line only during the 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
second half of the 2nd quarter and the first half of the 3rd quarter; the end of the 2nd quarter 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
marks
the
greatest
difference
between
prices
during
that
period.
At
that
time,
ABC
stock
was
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
priced at approximately $7.60, while XYZ stock was priced at approximately $5 per share. 7
1
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7
1
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7
The difference between those two prices is $2.60.
1
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7
1
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7
32.
F
Solve
this
problem
using
the
rules
for
signs
and
with
a
bit
of
logical
reasoning.
Using
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
negative integers approaching zero (0) will yield the least product. Start with 21, then 7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
decrease
the
values
of
x
and
y
if
necessary.
The
first
two
values
that
satisfy
the
equation
are:
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
y 5 22, x 5 21 [21 2 (22) 5 1]. Accordingly, xy 5 2.
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
33.
E
y
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
Square
both
sides
of
the
equation,
then
solve
for
x:
4x
5
y;
x
5
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
4
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
34. G The question provides the formula: distance 5 rate 3 time. The boats total distance 5 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
m 1 20, while its total traveling time 5 t 1 4. Accordingly:
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
m 1 20 5 ~r!~t 1 4!
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
m 1 20
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5r
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
t14
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
35.
B
Quadrilateral
ABCD
is
a
parallelogram.
In
any
parallelogram,
opposite
vertices
have
the
1
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7
1
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same angle measures. Thus, mDAB 5 60. The sum of the measures of the 3 interior 7
1
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7
1
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7
angles
of
DABD
5
180.
Thus,
mABD
5
45.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
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7
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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36. K If you multiply the second equation by 4, and then isolate the m-term, this reveals that the 7
1
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7
1
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7
two equations are the same:
1
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7
1
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7
3
1
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7
1
4 n 5 4~3 2 m!
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7
1
4
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7
1
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7
1
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7
3n
5
12
2
4m
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
4m
5
12
2
3n
1
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7
1
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7
1
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Given one linear equation in two variables, there are an infinite number of possible values for 7
1
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7
1
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7
each variable.
1
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7
1
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7
37.
C
First,
multiply
matrix
A
by
the
scalar
2.
To
do
so,
multiply
each
term
in
matrix
A
by
2:
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
23
5
26
10
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5
2A
5
1
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7
3
7
6
14
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
Then, subtract matrix B from matrix 2A. To do so, subtract each term in matrix B by the 7
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
corresponding term in matrix 2A:
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
26 10
32
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
2
2A 2 B 5
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
6 14
21 1
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
29
8
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
7
13
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
38.
G
Each
successive
term
is
3
less
than
the
preceding
term.
Heres
the
sequence
of
ten
terms:
{30,
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
27, 24, 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3}. Including the first term (30), the tenth term in the sequence 7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
is 3.
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
2
2
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
M
5
log
M
.
Hence,
f
(2(g(M))
5
M
.
39.
C
2g(M)
5
2log
6
6
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
40. K DQRS is a right triangle in which the length of the sides are in the ratio 3:4:5. The length of 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
RS (the hypotenuse) is 5 units. Given that ST is also 5 units long, DRST is an isosceles right 7
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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triangle, in which the length of the sides are in the ratio 1:1:=2. The length of RT (the 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
2
units.
hypotenuse)
must
be
5
=
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
41. D Competitor 1 must engage in 5 matches. Competitor 2 must engage in 4 matches not already 7
1
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7
1
accounted for. (The match between competitors 1 and 2 has already been tabulated.) 7
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
Similarly, competitor 3 must engage in 3 matches other than those accounted for, and so on. 7
1
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1
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7
The minimum number of total matches 5 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 5 15.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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42. G The length of each side of the square is 12 feet. The length of the remaining two sides of the 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
1
1
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triangle totals 16 feet. The perimeter of the semicircle 5 pd 5 p~12! 5 6p. The length of 7
1
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7
2
2
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the
two
sides
of
the
square
included
in
the
overall
perimeter
totals
24.
The
total
perimeter
of
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
the floor 5 16 1 6p 1 24 5 40 1 6p.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
43. D For any right triangle, by definition, the tangent of one acute angle is the reciprocal of the 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
tangent of the other acute angle. Thus, their product is 1.
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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7
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7

S D

F G F G

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1
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7
1
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7
1
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44. J
In 3 hours, one ship traveled 72 miles, while the other traveled 30 miles. The ratio of these 7
1
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7
1
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two distances is 30:72 or 5:12, suggesting a 5:12:13 triangle in which the hypotenuse is the 7
1
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7
distance between the two ships at 2:30 p.m. That distance is 78 miles.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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45. C AC is a diagonal of the square ABCD. To find the length of any squares diagonal, multiply 7
1
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7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
the length of any side by =2. So first you need to find the length of a side here. Half the 7
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
1
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7
length of a side equals the circles radius, and the perimeter of any circle equals 2pr, where 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
r is the radius. Thus, the radius here is 8, and the length of each of the squares sides is 16. 7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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7
1
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7
Therefore, diagonal AC 5 16=2.
1
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7
1
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7
46.
K
The square root of (3)(12), or 36, 5 6. However, since =3x 5 6i rather than 6, x 5 212. 7
1
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1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
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47. C Factor the numerator and the denominator. (The numerator provides a difference of two 7
1
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7
1
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7
squares.)
Simplify,
then
distribute
the
resulting
denominator
to
both
terms
in
the
numerator:
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
2
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
x 1 2!~x 2 2!
x 24
~
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
x2 2 2x
x~x 2 2!
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
x
1
2
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
5
1
234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456
7
x
1
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48.
K
Your
task
is
to
determine
the
least
common
multiple
of
all
three
numbers.
The
least
number
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numbers (3, 5, and 8), which is 120.
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49. D The figure shows a hexagon. The sum of the measures of the six angles 5 720. Subtracting 7
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the
three
known
angles
from
720
leaves
420,
which
is
the
sum
of
the
measures
of
the
three
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unknown angles. Set up an equation, then solve for x:
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50. G First, express the equation in the quadratic form: (x 1 4x 1 2 5 0) [a 5 1, b 5 4, c 5 2]. 7
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Then, apply the quadratic formula:
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2
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24 6 =4 2 4~1!~2!
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x5
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3
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51.
E
1
First, determine the length of each edge of the cube: =125 5 5. The surface area of each 7
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square face of the cube 5 5 3 5 5 25.
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52.
K
After
4
hours,
the
clock
will
run
behind
the
actual
time
by
16
minutes.
Accordingly,
at
4:00
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the clock will show 3:44. It will take 16 minutes plus about one additional minute (because 7
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the clock runs 1 minute slow every quarter-hour) for the clock to advance to 4:00.
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53. D The graph shows a vertically oriented parabola. Thus, the general form for parabolas 7
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2
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.
Since
the
vertex
is
at
(3,0),
h
5
3
and
k
5
0,
and
the
equation
is
y
2
k
5
a(x
2
h)
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2
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parabolas
equation
is
y
5
a(x
2
3)
.
Each
answer
choice
expresses
an
equation
in
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2
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unfactored form. Accordingly, rewrite the equation y 5 a(x 2 3) in the same manner (to 7
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identify the best equation among the five choices, you dont need to know the value of a, 7
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which defines the parabolas width):
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y 5 ~x 2 3!~x 2 3!
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,
and
the
entire
54.
J
Letting
x
5
the
length
of
one
side
of
the
painting,
the
paintings
area
5
x
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2
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.
The
difference
is
the
area
of
the
mat.
Thus:
area,
including
the
picture
and
mat,
is
(x
1
2)
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x
1
2
2
x
5
60
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!
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1
2
2
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1
4x
1
4
2
x
5
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4x 5 56
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1
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55. A The area of any triangle 5 ba, where b is its base and a is its altitude. In the triangle in 7
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question, b 5 a. Substitute this value for b in the area formula:
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b
b
5
A
5
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y-values. The graph of the equation is asymptotic at y 5 2, just like the original equation. 7
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Choice A provides the appropriate graph.
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QR
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57.
B
.
Given
tanx
.
1,
PQ
,
QR
and,
accordingly,
y
,
x.
Since
the
sum
of
In
DPQR,
tanx
5
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PQ
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choices
must
be
true.
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58.
K
x
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As you can see from the figure below, letting x 5 half the length of the base, sin16 5 ; 7
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x 5 3sin16; and the length of the entire base 5 6sin16.
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x
1
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1
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59. C In choice C, unequal quantities are subtracted from equal quantities. The differences are 7
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1
unequal, but the inequality is reversed because unequal numbers are being subtracted from 7
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rather than added to the equal numbers.
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60.
H
The
standard
form
for
the
equation
of
a
cosine
curve
is
y
5
Acoskx,
where
A
is
the
curves
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amplitude. The value of A in the given equation is 2.
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Reading
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1. D In lines 1217, Bertha describes her feeling of bliss as swallowing the afternoon sun and it 7
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an imaginative mind. [Eliminate choice A.] Later in the passage, Bertha demonstrates 7
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affection
toward
her
baby.
We
are
informed
in
line
55
that
Bertha
wanted
to
question
the
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Nannys
judgment,
but
she
did
not
dare
to.
This
line
indicates
her
timid
nature.
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Bertha is arrogant.
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that
meant
she
had
come
into
the
nursery
at
another
wrong
moment.
It
is
reasonable
to
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infer
that
Nanny
dislikes
Berthas
visits
to
the
nursery
during
certain
times.
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Young
was
thirty,
she
had
youthful
emotions
that
she
cannot
express
by
such
means
as
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dancing steps on and off the pavement. From this, we can infer that people of a certain 7
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age
are
expected
to
follow
a
certain
code
of
behavior
by
not
doing
what
they
feel
like
doing.
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leaving Nanny to deal with the consequences. From this statement, we can surmise 7
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that Nanny considers Bertha a thoughtless person. By Nannys repeated admonitions to 7
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Bertha about the babys care, we can infer that she would agree that Bertha is inexperienced 7
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as a mother.
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1
also takes her out to the park. So, she no doubt considers herself the babys primary 7
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caregiver. Even when Bertha occasionally visits with the baby, Nanny tries to treat Bertha as 7
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merely a visitorby criticizing Berthas behavior vis-a-vis the baby.
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The use of the word absurd is explained in the sentence that follows, where Bertha 7
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another womans arms.
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7.
B
Bertha
stands
watching
Nanny
with
Berthas
baby.
Bertha
wishes
she
could
be
in
Nannys
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place, taking care of her baby herself. In this way, Bertha is like a poor little girl who wishes 7
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she had the doll that she sees the rich girl with, but she cannot afford it.
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8. J
The passage provides ample evidence of Nannys possessive naturefor example, the use of 7
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my
lovey
(line
40)
and
the
last
sentence
of
the
passage,
in
which
we
are
told
that
Nanny
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came
back
into
the
nursery
and
seized
her
Little
B.
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suddenly;
we
are
not
told
of
any
specific
event
as
the
cause
of
it.
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10. F We can infer from details provided by much of the passage that Nanny and Bertha 7
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continually compete for Little B and how her time is spent in the nursery. By the use of the 7
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word triumph, we can infer that this round was in Nannys favorsince Bertha had to 7
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not only relinquish the baby but leave the nursery as well.
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11. B In the seventh paragraph, the passage states clearly that the company started its operations 7
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with capital obligations of no less than $26 million.
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12.
H
The
word
subscriptions
is
used
in
the
context
of
raising
money
for
a
project
involving
the
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completion of the railway line.
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13.
D
The
author
presents
a
chronological
(time
sequential)
account
of
the
history
of
the
Erie
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Railroadbeginning
with
the
first
survey
of
the
proposed
construction
line
and
ending
with
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the final stage of construction. The author cites what appear to be carefully researched facts 7
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regarding the projects financing, the condition of the completed railroad, and the expansion 7
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of the railroad.
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14.
F
In
the
last
paragraph,
the
author
suggests
that,
in
its
final
expansion,
the
companys
railroad
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connected
Lake
Erie
with
New
York
City.
It
is
reasonably
inferable
that
this
final
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expansion connects the two most remote points.
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15.
D
From
the
second
paragraph,
we
know
that,
contrary
to
choice
D
it
was
the
desire
to
be
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connected to Lake Erie by the southern counties that provided the initial impetus to the plan. 7
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Hence,
it
would
make
no
sense
to
cite
insufficient
interest
in
this
connection
as
an
argument
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against
the
proposed
Erie
Railroad
project.
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17.
B
The
word
insolvent
refers
to
the
companys
monetary
(money)
problems
as
explained
in
the
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was
raised.
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that
followed
did
interfere
with
the
construction,
but
that
a
year
later
the
state
legislature
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provided
a
construction
loan.
We
can
surmise
that
the
money
loaned
was
used
to
continue
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the construction of the railroad.
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19.
A
In
lines
104105,
the
author
states
that
the
railroad
soon
became
notorious
for
its
many
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accidents. . . . The word notorious means having an unfavorable reputation. Thus, we can 7
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infer
that
the
companys
ill
repute
was
due
to
the
frequent
accidents
involving
its
railroad.
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20.
J
The
first
sentence
of
the
passage
tells
us
that
the
original
plan
was
for
the
railroad
to
connect
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the Hudson River to Lake Erie. In the sixth paragraph, the passage indicates that the west 7
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terminus
of
the
constructed
railroad
was
on
Lake
Erie
while
the
east
terminus
was
on
the
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Hudson. It is reasonable to infer, then, that the railroad was indeed completed according to 7
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the
original
plan.
In
the
sixth
paragraph,
the
passage
indicates
that
various
feeders
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(branches)
were
added
to
the
railroad.
Then,
in
the
final
paragraph,
the
author
tells
us
of
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further expansion, via acquisition of other railroads.
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21.
C
The
sentence
in
which
the
word
munificent
appears
tells
us
that
Dr.
Doyles
income
was
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quite respectable if not munificent. The strong implication here is that Doyles income 7
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was
ample
to
lead
a
comfortable
life.
The
word
bountiful
is
consistent
with
this
idea.
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22.
H
The
final
paragraph
tells
us
that
it
was
only
after
the
publication
of
a
series
of
Holmes
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Dr.
Doyles
detective.
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Sherlocks
fictional
adventures.
Also
of
special
note
are
lines
117118,
in
which
we
are
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informed of Doyles lack of enthusiasm for his protagonist and how Doyle considered the 7
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Holmes
stories
insignificant
compared
to
Doyles
other
novels.
It
was
the
publics
passion
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Holmes adventures.
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24.
F
The
third
paragraph
clearly
states
that
Dr.
Doyle
believed
he
could
create
a
different
kind
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of detective, one for whom detection was a science rather than art. And, nowhere in the 7
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passage
does
the
author
state
or
imply
that
Doyle
was
unsuccessful
in
doing
so.
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medical
school
professors,
Dr.
Joseph
Bell,
as
a
model
for
creating
a
detective
who
applied
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similar
intellectual
powers
to
the
solving
of
criminal
mysteries.
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busy and hopefully bring additional funds.
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than his medical one.
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literary
successes.
One
reasonable
inference
is
that
his
successes
allowed
him
to
finally
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29.
B
In
the
final
paragraph,
were
told
that
Doyle
was
able
to
give
up
his
practice
and
turn
to
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writing
full
time
mainly
because
of
the
public
clamor
for
more
Sherlock
Holmes
stories.
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30. J
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learn
that,
to
fill
this
time,
he
began
writing
storiespresumably,
shortly
after
his
arrival
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in
Portsmouth
in
1882.
The
final
paragraph
tells
us
that
it
wasnt
until
1891,
when
The
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Doyles detective.
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locations.
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32.
G
The
first
paragraph
informs
us
that
Paces
rudimentary
research
efforts
were
guided
by
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scientific
method
would
be
more
basic
than
the
other
one.
In
this
context,
it
makes
sense
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in
this
context.
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33.
C
The
passage
makes
no
mention
of
the
spouses
of
abestos
workers.
All
other
choices
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indicated factors explicitly mentioned in the passage (lines 3642) as factors leading to the 7
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conclusion
that
asbestos
exposure
causes
cancer.
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general population. The fourth paragraph indicates that the type of cancer afflicting the six 7
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young
women
had
been
reported
only
once
or
twice
before.
This
low
incidence
meets
the
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definition of a low background rate. The second paragraph defines specificity as any 7
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notable
characteristics
of
the
individual
affected
in
each
case.
The
fact
that
the
six
young
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women suffered from a certain vaginal cancer suggests that what these women shared was 7
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a very specific, and unusual, symptom.
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35.
D
The
first
sentence
of
the
second
paragraph
refers
to
cancer
cases
and
other
non-contagious
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conditions such as birth defects . . . . This statement infers that cancer and birth defects fall 7
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into
the
same
categorynoncontagious
conditionsmeaning
that
neither
type
of
condition
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36.
F
To
convey
the
meaning
of
the
phrase
epidemiological
gerrymandering,
the
author
cites
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the
case
of
citizens
drawing
boundaries
around
certain
cancer
cases
and
labeling
it
a
cluster,
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thereby giving undue advantage to their cause. The activity that choice F describes is most 7
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analogous to this activity.
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cancer that were either diagnosed before they moved into the locality in consideration or 7
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might have been exposed to a carcinogen in their previous domicile.
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populationfrom
which
we
can
reasonably
infer
that
the
background
rate
for
lung
cancer
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is very high.
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39.
C
The
first
paragraph
of
the
passage,
along
with
the
passages
final
sentence,
conveys
this
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objective.
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40. G In the last paragraph, the author cites the example of the Long Island cancer cluster, brought 7
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clusters in the community, helped lay the groundwork for the scientists to set up a 7
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well-designed
study
to
determine
the
reason
for
the
cancer
cluster.
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Science
Reasoning
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1. D In the station adjacent to lake 5, the sulfate-concentration levels varied only from 0.65 to 7
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0.68 Mg/La variation of 0.03 Mg/L, the smallest among the five stations.
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2.
J
The
top
cluster
chart
in
Figure
2
shows
pH
levels
in
one
of
the
two
non-glacial
lakes
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(denoted by hollow circles) slightly higher in 2000 than in 1993 (the x-value is slightly 7
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greater
than
the
y-value),
while
for
the
other
non-glacial
lake
there
appears
to
have
been
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little or no change (the level is just over 7 in both years). In contrast, the chart shows pH 7
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levels in all three glacial lakes (denoted by solid circles) to be significantly higher in 2000 7
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than in 1993. (For each one, the x-value is significantly greater than the y-value.)
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decreases as well as increases were seen in all lakes. Hence, the data shows no clear trend in 7
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significantly
over
the
study
period.
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4. H The rainfall-temperature chart (Figure 1) shows that, over the most recent century, air 7
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temperature has been rising steadilyperhaps to a critical point, around 1993, when the 7
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fewer
and
fewer
days
each
year.
One
possible
consequence
is
that
more
industrial
sulfate
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emissions
are
finding
their
way
into
lake
waterby
means
of
precipitation
or
glacial
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runoff, or both. The results of Experiment 2, which show the that the most dramatic 7
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increase
in
sulfate-concentration
levels
have
occurred
in
the
two
glacial
lakes,
further
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support this hypothesis.
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5.
B
Experiment
2
showed
that,
while
sulfate-concentration
levels
in
the
two
glacial
lakes
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increased
from
1993
to
2000,
pH
levels
did
not.
On
the
other
hand,
in
the
non-glacial
lakes,
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where the water is presumably warmer, levels of both sulfate-concentration and pH 7
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increased over the same time period. Choice B provides a possible explanation for this 7
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distinction between glacial and non-glacial lakes.
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6. B The higher the rotational period, the more slowly a planet rotates. Table 1 shows that, in 7
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Mercury and Venus have by far the greatest surface temperatures and rotational 7
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periods. Surface temperatures and rotational periods for Earth and Mars are similar to each 7
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other but significantly less than the ones for Mercury and Venus. The next four planets 7
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show
similar
levels
for
each,
but
less
than
the
levels
for
Earth
and
Mars.
(Pluto
presents
the
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only significant exception to the general relationship between surface temperature and 7
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rotational
period.)
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Earths
rotational
period,
24
hours,
is
fifth
longest.
(Mercury,
Venus,
Mars,
and
Pluto
all
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have
longer
rotational
periods,
while
the
remaining
four
planets
all
have
shorter
periods.)
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8. H In Table 1, average densities are relative to the density of water. Plutos average density is 7
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given as 1.0which by definition is the density of water.
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9. A Mercurys rotational period is 59 Earth days. Thus, in 88 Earth days, Mercury rotates about 7
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1.3 times.
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10. F The figure showing density and diameter of the four terrestrial planets reveals a direct linear 7
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relationship
between
density
and
diameter
for
Mars,
Earth,
and
Venus
(for
each
planet,
the
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density-diameter
ratio
is
about
the
same),
but
not
for
Mercury
(for
which
the
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density-diameter ratio is much higher).
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11.
D
Notice
that
Mercurys
orbital
eccentricity
is
far
greater
than
that
of
Venus
(whose
orbit
is
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nearly circular). Accordingly, Mercurys surface temperatures will vary greatly as it orbits 7
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the
Sun
increasing
when
its
distance
from
the
Sun
grows
smaller,
then
decreasing
as
its
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distance increases.
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indicates
a
net
loss.
For
all
but
two
nutrientsammonium
and
nitratethe
percent
change
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is negative.
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generally
higher
in
deforested
areas
than
in
undisturbed
areas.
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particulate matter in the undisturbed area increased significantly from Year 1 to Year 2, then 7
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reason
for
a
substantial
increase
in
runoff
is
an
increase
in
precipitation.
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15. C In both experiments, fine material was caught by using a net. Hence, from the information 7
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given in the question we can conclude that sodium is primarily a net-caught material. Table 7
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2 shows that losses of net-caught materials changed very little during the three-year period. 7
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greater
or
less
than
the
overall
changes
shown
in
the
table.
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16. J
Table 2 shows no clear trend in the undisturbed area; thus it is reasonable to forecast no 7
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marked change over the longer term. Although the table shows increasing losses in nutrient 7
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matter in the deforested area over the three-year period of the study, no evidence is given 7
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suggesting that this trend will continue indefinitely. To the contrary, the fact that the 7
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ecologists applied herbicide to the deforested area to prevent organic matter from growing 7
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there strongly suggests that, over time, organic matter will reappear in the area, thereby 7
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slowly reducing the net losses of nutrients in that area.
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the
amount
of
nutrients
entering
each
hectare
would,
on
average,
be
greater
than
the
table
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suggests. If this is the case, then unless the average runoff from other areas of the forest is 7
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also greater, net losses of nutrients would be less (and net gains would be greater) than the 7
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table suggests.
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18. H Since the anti-cancer theory is based on the idea that gene imprinting evolved as a reaction to 7
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the possibility that the placenta might develop in a cancerous fashion, the theory would be 7
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severely undermined if it were true that plants, which have no placentas, had also developed 7
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the imprinting mechanism.
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19.
A
The
first
sentence
of
the
paragraph
defining
the
protein
control
theory
states
this
point
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succinctly.
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20.
J
The
competing
parental
interest
theory
assumes
that
both
males
and
females
seek
to
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maximize the chances that their genes will be passed along to the next generation through a 7
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large
number
of
healthy
offspring.
(It
then
postulates
that,
because
males
and
females
have
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different
reproductive
patterns,
they
have
evolved
different
strategies
for
pursuing
this
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result.) This assumption is stated in choice J.
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21.
A
All
three
theories
relate
to
reproduction
in
one
way
or
another:
the
parental
interest
theory
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in regard to the transmission of genetic material through reproduction; the anti-cancer 7
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theory
in
relation
to
the
development
of
the
placenta,
in
which
the
fetus
grows;
and
the
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protein control theory in relation to the healthy development of the embryo.
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species
are
involved
(since
it
is
the
differing
reproductive
habits
of
males
and
females
that
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drives them to handle their genetic material differently). The finding described in choice H 7
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fits that theory because it suggests that imprinting is an unnecessary strategy in a 7
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monogamous species.
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material
in
that
theory
is
associated
with
excessive
growth,
as
here;
it
supports
the
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anti-cancer theory because that theory associates imprinting with the need to control 7
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excessive growth of the placenta, as here; and it supports the protein control theory because, 7
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if the mothers genes are absent when the disorder occurs, this could explain the abnormal 7
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development found.
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24.
G
This
result
would
be
consistent
with
the
theory,
since
the
female
genes
from
Species
A
would
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not be imprinted for small size, while the male genes from Species B would be imprinted for 7
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1
large size. The combination would produce very large offspring.
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25.
B
In
all
three
experiments,
the
input
amplitude
was
fixed
at
2.0
volts.
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26. F Only Experiment 2 shows the effect of a 1mH inductance using filter type 3. In the graph of 7
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roughly to a 1.9 volt output amplitude (measured by the vertical axis).
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contains an inductor. Experiment 2 was designed with inductance as the variable. It would 7
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make sense to conduct such as experiment only with a filter containing an inductor. Also, 7
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Experiment 3 was designed explicitly with inductance as a control; again, the description 7
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28. G Based on the graph of Experiment 2, the higher the inductance level, the earlier a frequency 7
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response curve peaks. This means that at lower frequencies, sine waves are more likely to 7
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pass through the filter, contributing to a higher output amplitude.
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30.
F
Experiment
2
shows
that
a
high
inductance
level
results
in
the
broadest
peak,
which
is
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through
the
lower
portion
of
the
frequency
spectrum.
Conversely,
Experiment
3
shows
that
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a low capacitance level results in the broadest peak, which is through the higher portion of 7
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the frequency spectrum. Thus, it makes sense to combine both features in order to attain a 7
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high level of reception throughout the entire frequency spectrum.
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31.
C
The
question
refers
to
generation
1
in
Figure
1.
The
male
and
the
female
(the
parents
of
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generation
2)
each
have
one
copy
of
the
disease
gene
(denoted
by
an
uppercase
D).
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identified
as
DD.
Both
of
her
parents
were
healthy
carriersthat
is,
they
both
had
one
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copy of the disease gene. Thus, choice F cannot be true.
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copy of the disease gene, then the probability of their passing the disease onto their child 7
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would be zero (0%). Otherwise (if he has either one or two copies of the disease gene), that 7
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probability
would
be
greater
than
zero.
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34. G Figure 2 shows a total of nine children and grandchildren of the two individuals in 7
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generation 1. (Do not count the individuals in generation 2 who are parents but are not 7
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descended
from
generation
1.)
Of
these
nine
descendants,
a
total
of
four
(one
child
and
three
1
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grandchildren) have a copy of the disease gene (marked by an uppercase D).
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7
35. D In the case of a disease with a dominant inheritance pattern, if a person has at least one 7
1
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disease gene, that person will definitely have the disease. Since neither of Pamelas parents 7
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had
disease
X,
the
disease
must
have
a
recessive
(and
not
a
dominant)
inheritance
pattern.
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1
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1
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36. H In every season except summer, salinity is lower at 5 meters than at 20 meters, and even 7
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7
lower at the surface. In summer, salinity is the same at all levels, which at least does not run 7
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contrary to the pattern in all other seasons.
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7
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1
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37. D Seasonal increases and decreases in the number of salmon caught do not correspond to 7
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seasonal increases and decreases in water temperature at the surface and at 5 meters below 7
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7
1
the surface. As summer turns to fall, salinity levels decrease dramatically while the number 7
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7
of salmon caught, which is one indication of the level of the salmon population in the bay, 7
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increases dramatically.
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38. G Choice G tells us that the local human population does not depend at all on salmon as a 7
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1
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source of protein. But, complaints of protein deficiency-related diseases vary dramatically 7
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7
from season to season. Thus, it makes no sense that salmon availability has anything to do 7
1
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with protein deficiency-related illnesses.
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7
39.
A
Seasonal
changes
in
salinity
at
the
ocean
floor
vary
directly
with
the
sample
count
of
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7
1
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gammarus locusta. Whats more, percent changes in the sample count of gammarus locusta 7
1
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7
1
in response to salinity changes are far greater than percent changes in the sample count 7
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7
Gammarus duebent in response to salinity changes. From winter to spring, for example, 7
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compare the 98% decrease in the locusta count (from 340 to 5) to the mere 50% decrease in 7
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7
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7
the
duebent
count
(from
50
to
25).
Thus,
it
appears
that
locusta
are
more
sensitive
to
salinity
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7
1
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changes
than
duebent.
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7
1
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7
40. G The fact that these illnesses occur mainly in the winter and spring, considered together with 7
1
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the comparatively high number of salmon caught and bears observed during the fall, suggest 7
1
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7
1
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that the local villagers consume salmon and bear meat (if they hunt bears for food) shortly 7
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after
killing
it.
By
preserving
the
fish
and
meat
for
consumption
during
the
winter
and
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7
1
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spring,
the
villagers
might
very
well
avoid
these
types
of
illnesses.
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
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1
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1
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7
1
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1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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7
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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7
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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The results from your practice tests will give you a general idea of what you might score if you had to 6
1
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6
1
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take the ACT today. To convert the number of right answers on your self-evaluation test into an ACT 6
1
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6
1
scaled score, do the following:
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6
1
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6
1
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6
Refer
to
the
table
below.
For
each
subject
area,
count
the
number
of
right
answers
and
find
1
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6
1
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6
that
number
in
the
left-hand
column
marked
Raw
Score.
Move
to
the
right
until
you
have
1
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6
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6
the column for the appropriate subject. That is your ACT scaled score for the subject area. For
1
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6
1
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6
example,
if
you
had
39
right
answers
on
your
Math
test,
you
would
find
the
number
39
in
the
1
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6
1
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6
left-hand column, then move right to the Math column and see that you have an ACT scaled
1
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1
score of 23.
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6
1
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6
1
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6
After
you
have
found
your
scaled
score
for
each
subject,
add
all
four
scaled
numbers
together
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6
1
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6
and divide by four. Round fractions to the nearest whole number; round upward. This number
1
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6
1
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is
your
ACT
composite
score.
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
Score Conversion Table
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6
Raw
English
Math
Reading
Science
1
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6
1
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6
Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
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1
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6
1
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6
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36
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
74
35
1
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6
1
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6
73
34
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
72
33
1
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6
1
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6
71
32
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
70
31
1
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6
1
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6
69
30
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
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1
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6
1
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6
67
29
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
66
29
1
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6
1
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6
65
28
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
64
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1
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6
1
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6
63
27
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
62
27
1
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6
1
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6
61
26
1
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6
1
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6
1
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6
60
26
36
1
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6
1
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6
59
25
35
1
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6
1
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6
1
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Score Conversion Table
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1
Raw
English
Math
Reading
Science
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1
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Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
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58
25
34
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6
1
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6
57
24
34
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1
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6
1
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6
56
24
33
1
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6
1
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55
23
32
1
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1
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1
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54
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31
1
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1
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53
23
30
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1
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1
52
22
30
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1
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1
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51
22
29
1
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6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
50
22
29
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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49
21
28
1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
48
21
28
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1
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1
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47
21
27
1
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1
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1
46
20
27
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1
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1
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45
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26
1
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1
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1
44
20
26
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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
43
19
25
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
42
19
25
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
41
19
24
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
40
18
24
36
36
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
39
18
23
35
34
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
38
18
23
33
32
1
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6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
37
17
23
32
30
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
36
17
22
31
29
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
35
17
22
30
28
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
34
16
21
29
27
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
33
16
21
28
27
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
32
15
20
27
26
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
31
15
20
27
25
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
30
14
19
26
24
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
29
14
19
25
24
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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Copyright 2007 Petersons, a Nelnet company


ACTT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., which
was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product.

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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
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Score Conversion Table
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Raw
English
Math
Reading
Science
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Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
Scaled Score
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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
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28
14
19
25
23
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
27
13
18
24
23
1
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6
1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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26
13
18
23
22
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
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25
13
18
23
22
1
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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
24
12
17
22
21
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
23
12
17
21
21
1
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6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
22
12
17
20
20
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
21
11
16
19
20
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
20
11
16
18
19
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
19
11
16
18
19
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
18
10
15
17
18
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
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6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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17
10
15
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18
1
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1
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1
16
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17
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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
15
9
14
15
17
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
14
9
14
14
16
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
13
9
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16
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
12
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11
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15
1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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10
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14
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9
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13
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
8
6
12
10
12
1
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6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
7
6
11
8
11
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
6
5
11
7
10
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
5
4
10
6
9
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
4
3
8
5
8
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1
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
2
2
5
3
5
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
1
3
2
3
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
6
0
1
1
1
1
1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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1
23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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23456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345
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Copyright 2007 Petersons, a Nelnet company
ACTT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc., which
was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product.

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