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L (A) Payins bills. (c) It was possible for herto complete the
(B) Talkins to the landlord-
(C) Turnins the lishts ofi. (D) She could not understand the
(D) Lookins for an aparlment.
(A) She has no time to so to class. 12. (A) He doesn'l know hoN lar away the
(B) They are already late for ciass. exhibil is.
(C) It's loo early to so to class. (B) He's uncertain about the fee.
(D) She has 1o be on time for class. (c) The exhibit is not very tar away.
(D) He's sure the exhibir isn't tree.
5. (A) He is resuning his duties one more
13. (A) Not taking it al all.
(B) He is assuming the class is difficult. (B) Takins it along with chemistry
(c) The class is lerrible allthe time. (C) Takins it laler.
(D) The class takes a lot oftime. (D) Taking it jnstead olchenistry
7. (A) He Deeds to complete the math 15. (A) Nothins could suryrise her
assignmenl firsi. (B) The gift really astonished her.
(B) He']Ibe ready in a couple ofhours. (C) She couldn'l have gotten more gifts.
(C) He is soing !o history class no\\. (D) She was expect'ng the gitt.
(D) He was ready a feN minutes ago.
(A) She's wearing a nelv dress.
8. {A) Shes sony she moved then. (B) She's ready to study lor hours.
(B) She really knows where they a.e. (c) she's exhausted.
(C) rhey havent been moved. (D) she has studied about the war for
(D) Someone else moved them.
22. (A) Thet we.e disappoinlcd. 29. (A) That John s,oLtd pjck them up for $e
(B) Thcy didnt get any concert.
(C) They were une\cjtedsifts. (B) That rhe concer rvoutd sraft earlier
(D) They \yere realypieased. (c) That John $,outd not be
soing to the
(D) That they would be tate to rhe concerr.
23. (A) she belieles she can succeed.
(B) Sh(s dccjded ro ouI ourofjr
(Cl 30. (A) He enjojed rhe ip rmnrensetv
Shc \vanrs ro put otf the speerh tor a (B)
qhile The boar rrip \rs reill\,.ou!i
(c) He conldnt have enjoy;d rh;trip
(D) She thinks rhe speech is ioo lons.
(D) Thc $ater was not veN
24 (A) She'd like ro ofer rhe maD a
rough_
scholarship.
(B) The docunrenrs werc relurned to her
with a signatLrre.
(c) Shc needs ro sisn the docunenrs.
(D) She \\'orks in the scholarship ofice.
' (Ar
l3 A couae where 'he proleso' lectute The Dlant's far away
,e, A."'^""h.'",herrL,d€"r.iu'r i;l It exists in large quantities
li\ren and take notes
lC) A course \!ith Professor Patterson be toocostlv
trke parr 18. tA) She5concerned it ll
ipl A couse where the students lBt She thinks the Price is too low
in discussion (C) She thrnks lhe Pl'nt is totallv
unneces!4ry'
t4. (A) She thinks il'll be borins' (D) She rhinks rhe Ltilirr conrpanr has a
(B) She doesn't want to rake it good idea
(c) It sounds sood to her
(D) She'd Prefer a course with more
student ParticiPation-
6)
COI'1PLET€ TEST fWO 409
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
39. (A) The EDrpiovffent Office nanager (A) Bu)'ing plastic bottles.
(a) The univeNi!Y r€sistm'l (B) Soh,ing !he problems in landlills.
(C) The bookstorc manage'l (c) Buling !hese recycled producls.
(D) A sludent lvorking in the booknore. (D) Becoming aware ol the environmen!.
40. (A) Prepare a schcdlle. 17. (A) The Ccnlral Pacific Oroup.
(B) De.ide urrich worke$ !o hire (B) Thc TEnscontiDental Railroad
(c) Phn student course schedLrles
(D) Train ollice workers. (C) A group hon Osdcn, U!ah.
(D) 'li!o separale railrcad companies-
41. (A) What the studcnls nrajors are
(B) Whcn lhe studcnls ar€ ablc to $Iork 48. (A) Tlley had 1o lay tracks across a
(C) Whv lhe sludeDts {ant to \!ork. mountain range.
(D) In which jobs lhe studenls ha'e (B) Thev had lo cross all of Nebraska.
experience. (C) They had to wo.k lor anorhcr railroad
(A) Ther s'ere lell in landfill areas. (B) A solden spike ivas hamme.ed inlo
(B) They s,ere rcused. the iasl Lra.k.
(c) They were recycled. (c) The $'orkers labored dangerouslv and
(D) TheY lvere relilled. exhaustingly.
(D) The lvorkers rralersed thc Sierla
45. (A) Dve.
(B) Warm, soft clolhitis.
(C) Conputer chips.
(D) Glass bottles.
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Read the directions for section 2 and begin work.
Do NOT read or work on any other section
of the test during the next 25 minutes.
This seclion is designed !o measure your ability ro r€cognize language lhat is apprcpriare for
standard written English. There are two rypes ofquestions in rhis seclion, with speciat directions for
Structure
Directions: These questions are incomplele sentences. Beneath each sentence you \dlt see four wo.ds
orphrases, rnarked (A), (B), (C), and (D)- Choose rhe one $ord or phrase rhat besr comptetes the
sentence. Then, on youranswer sheet, lind the number ofthe question and iill in rhe spacc rlEr
coresponds to the letter ofthe answeryou have chosen.
Look at the tollowins examples.
Example I
The president the clection by a landslide. a
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(B)
(C)
he ron o
yesterday
(D) forlunately
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The sentence should read, "The presidenr uon rhe election by a landstide. Therefore, I,ou shoutd
Example II
When lhe conference? @
a
()
(A) the doctor artended
(B)
(C)
did the doctor atteDd o
the doctor will afiend
(D) the doctor's attendance
The senteoce should read, "When did the docroratrend the conference?,'Theretore, vou sholld
Durins the Precambrian pcriod lhe Earlh's 9. Seismic reflcction profiling has the
in thc seas ocean lloor is underlain bv a lhin layerol
cmst formcd, and lifc
ncarly rt'ansparent sediments -
(A) lirst aPpeared -
(B) the lirst to aPPear
(A) rcveal thal
(C) rhe lirst aPPearance
(B) reveaicd that
(D) appearing firsl (C) the rcvelation ol
(D) revealtd abour
5. When fluid accunulates againsl thc
ol 10. and lerriryins, coral snakes can
earclrum, a second rnore insidiotrs trpe
gro\! 1o 4leei (1 2 meters) jn lengih'
-(A) TheY are cxlremelY Poisonous
(A) ot;/is,relia na] dclelop (B)
(B) developins o/iris ,?cdid Thc poison is exlreme
(c) the derelop enr ofottris,re,ia
(C) ExLreDielv Poisonous
(D) to develoP oliris ,?.lt.i
(D) An extfeme amount of PoisoD
Directions: in these questions, each scnlence has fbur underlined words or phrascs The lour
u"a".ifup,n" nt tt " sentence are na' ked (A), 1B), (c) and (D) Idenrilv theonone underlined answer
word
sheet'
correct
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, fr., I o. the se ntence to be Then, vour
rhe nurrbcr ol thc quesrru. Jnd I ll in rhc spa.e tlia! correspolds 1o the 1etler of
the answer vou
Example I
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The four sfing on a liolin
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Example II
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Thc research lor rhe book Rools taking @
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-Bc
Alex Haler t$'che YeaF. @)
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The sentencc shouid read, "The research for the bookRoots look Alex Haley tuelve years. Therefore,
you should choose ansq'er (c)
19. There arc more rhan eighty-tour million specinens ln the NationalMuseum of
TB
Natural Historft collection of biolosical, seolosical, archeolosical' and
anihropology
D
20. After George Washinglon maried widN Martha Custis, the couple comes to Bide
BcD
21. Rubberized asphalt can hardly be classified as cultins eds; a! $is stase in lheir
-B e D
23. lr \p.re. wirh rc erd\irv lo. mu{le. ro$ork "8a-in'r' rhe !od\ becom+ qcaklt
AtsCU
24 Fort Jeflerson, in the Dry Torlusas off the sourhern lip of Florida, can be reach
T B
only by
D
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domesticated.
28. The Betataken House Ruins ar Navajo NationalMonument is among lhe largest and
AB
elaborate clifldwellinss in the country'
nost _-
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29. The island olKauaihas much streams, some ofwhich have worn deep canvons into
I-BT
D
30. It is a common obseNation that liquids will soak throueh some materials but nol
- _B(
D
32. The newsreels ofHearsi Metronome News, which formed paft of every moviegoers
A
experience in the em before television, otler d unique record ofthe events ofthe
1930s.
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33. Probably the best known of all dinosaurs, the O/azuosaarurs t'as larger and llst ol
uu c D
'16 Methane in wetlands comes from soil bacteria thal consunes organic Plan!
-AB--D
mattd
38. Edward McDo$'ell remembe$ as the composer ofsuch perennial favorires as "To a
A ---- --- D
Wild Rose' and "To a Waler Lily."
39. Animisn
r
is the beliet thal objects and natural phenomena such as rivers, rocks, and
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At the end ol25 minutes, go on lo Section 3.
Use exaclly 55 minutes to work on Section 3.
(D) Afi-ica
20. The paragraph preceding the passage mosl 24. The word "spherical" in line 8 is closesl in
likely discusses
(A) astronaull'-ainine
(B) the inceplion cltheApo o sPace (B) circular
program (C) ancular
(C) a differenr space rip (D) anorphous
(D) prcvious Moon landinss
25. Which ol'lhe followins was NOT brcusht
2 l Wha! is the subject ol this passasc? back 10 the Earth by the aslronauls?
(A) The Apolo astronauts (A) Basah
(B) Soil on the Moon (B) Soil
(c) Whar the Moon is made ol (c) Breccia
(D) Basalt and breccia (D) Plant lite
28. Ilis implied in the passage that s.ientisls 31. It can be infcued fiom the passage that
believc thar the gases lound in the Moon
(A) the only ilcms ofnnportance lhar
astrcnauts brought back f.om rhe
(A) were nol odshally toom rhe Moon Moon were rock and soil sampies
(B) were crealed insidc ihc rocks (B) s.ientisls leaDed rclativeh li!!le ADn
(C) tmleled from the Moon 1o lhc Sun the Moon rock and soil sanples
(D) caused the Moonls temperalure to rise (C) scientists do nol beliele tha! i! is
Decessara lo retum to the Moon
29. The word 'enitted" in linc 18 is closest in (D) rock and soil sanples $,ere onlt some
ola nlriad ot sicnifican! ilems
lron Lhc Mo.n
(B) vaporized
32. This passase is developed by 35. The wold "descendents" in line 9 could
best be replaced by
(A) citins an eflect and its causes
(B) explaining hislorf with lhree specific (A) oltspdne
(B) bonoms
(c) demonslrating the sides of an issue (c) antecedents
(D) developins rhe biosraphy ol a Inmous (D) dedvations
person chronolosicalll
36. The word de,t,? was most probably
33. The wod "unique" in line 6 is closest in
meaning to (A)
(B)
(B) solitaD, (c) one French word and one ltalian
(c) unusual
(D) commonplace (D) three French words
3,1. All of the folloNins are mentioned in 1be 37. The pronoun "it in line 13 refe6lo
passaee about Genoa EXCEPT that it (A) city
(A) was the source ol the s'ordiea,s (B) name
(B) is in Italy (c) clolh
(C) has a differeDt nane in the French (D) malerial
language
(D) is a landlocked city
TWO
4A6 COMPLETE TEST
3x3 3x3
Questions 4l_50
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ouDrD. pa."encer and f.,-n, ,..".l1';:1": rail
. "t'rem prov,ded rhe butk or rtre
variou.,vpe.oir":iroad.,r.werernsenrcero
-oTeri'd!
rccompri.h rhe v"r;;.;;""ilil'i'1"rron
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, {. . idea. ror sreepine .".. ,bo,na"d
bu I I he,e idea. we,
br;. ;, ;i: 1'leep,ng "r: ,t rrr" r,,,i".
car a viabte reality. " """.;il lel v took t be dea r h of a pi*
ia"* ," ln.t" ,r,"
. Cabjnet maker Ceoree M puUh "t""pire
!or^eo e\*,,-"",,' -ili"o ;'i"8nized rhe demand ror sleep.ns .a,, ano had
on deveJopins
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pu m.n and hien; € ruxu'
. i", .,"ij s,iiiil",lll:.rn on rheious Jeep'na c,, ,ha, he n;med ,he pionee,
'', ro, ,wo)eaA.ho$.,". q; ; #:.I 'l"'cer 'ire or rhe p'e.e.,-dav chic"eo r nio. s,a,ion.
r'uin''urion",nao,*L.iag.l" "'"""'"'t'ad'iding usele\s becau)" r, ,
FoltowinE presidenr L;ncotn
s a$
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rhePurrmanpioneerwas
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rrom so;nsrierd r" ;;;,;;":;"'.1':,Ti.ke rhe PurrmJn pan orrhepresrden,iar iunerarrra,n in irs
(A) Hc ^n(e hJd r iob in 5 sLore rAr $.li owneJ b! Geor ge Pullman
(B) tte alsa!s li\ed jn Chi!'Co (B) Lontrolle.l lhe r djlr oad iracks bet\!een
Delrcit and Chicago
lal H! NorkeJ rn d mine (C) Nas rhe only raihoad comPanY to
iol ue *'".t .on"t lor hrs P oje!r' ,ccommodate wide ca's
in (D) was rhe sole manu lacturer ol the
The Nor.l "site" in line l4 is closesl
meaninc ro which ollbe follolving?
50. This passase Nould mos! likelv be assigned
(B) Vie\! in rvhich of rbe iollo$ins cources?
(C) Localio'l (A) Engineerinc
(B) Political science
(c) Finan.e
48 \Nh! did the \raIe of lllinois $'nL to use (D) Histoi]J
the Pullm.n jn Ljnc'ln s hrneril triinl
(A) lt \!.s \uPer ior to othcr cars
;, ii'..',';onh r..r,o"J., ton" 'o ''r
hakc it from Springlield
Chicaso
(c) Ulvsses S GEnt requesled it
(ri) The Pullman Palace Car CompaDv
was a maior Illinois business
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lf vou finish in less than 55 minutes'
check vour work on Section 3 only'
Do NOT r;ad or work on any other section of the
test'