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1. Long before smartphones filmed the stiffened appendages of people seeking internet fame,
striking a pose was a popular form of entertainment in Victorian England. They called the
practice “tableaux vivants” (literally, “living pictures”). The technique had its roots in medieval
drama, but it became a fashionable Victorian-era dinner party game similar to charades. People
would select a famous scene and position themselves in it, frozen, for their guests and friends to
observe.

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B. Participants
C. One
D. We

2. Paradoxically, time is perceived to pass slowly in situations in which there is either nothing
happening or a great deal is happening. In other words, the complexity of the situation is either
much higher or much lower than normal.

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A. NO CHANGE
B. a great deal happens.
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IN
C. a great deal has happened.
D. a great deal happening.
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3. The more often people hear a statement, the more likely they are to believe it’s true – a
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phenomenon commonly known as the illusory truth effect. Adding a picture can also change how
believable a statement is. Sometimes, images can make messages more convincing; other
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times, skepticism is increased.

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A. NO CHANGE
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B. skepticism would be increased.

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C. there is an increase in skepticism.

D. they can increase skepticism.

4. In the nineteenth century, people in the United States ate dessert puddings that still are
recognizable today; however, they also ate main-course puddings like steak and kidney pudding,
pigeon pudding, or eating mutton pudding, in which stewed meats were surrounded by a flour or
potato crust. Other puddings had no crust at all. Some, like Yorkshire pudding, were a kind of
cooked batter.

A. NO CHANGE
B. they ate
C. ate
D. DELETE the underlined word.

5. It turns out that water worlds may be some of the worst places to look for living things. One
recent study shows how a planet covered in oceans could be starved of phosphorus, a nutrient

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without which earthly life cannot thrive. Other work concludes that a planet swamped in even
deeper water would be geologically dead, lacking any of the planetary processes that nurture life
on Earth.

A. NO CHANGE
B. it
C. this
D. DELETE the underlined word.

6. In 1934, Babe Ruth and his American teammates embarked on an 18-game tour of Japan.
Swatting 13 home runs, waving American and Japanese flags, clowning with kids, and he even
donned a kimono, the Babe won the hearts and minds of the Japanese people.

A. NO CHANGE
B. even donning

C
C. even to don

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D. even don
G
IN
7. Our relationship with horses is distinct from our relationships with cats and dogs; horses sit at
the intersection of being wild and domesticated and don’t fit easily into the category of pet.
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Perhaps this difference also has to do with its large size, which creates an element of danger.
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A. NO CHANGE
B. it’s
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C. their
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D. they’re
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8. When the radio became prevalent in the 1930s, Orson Welles perpetrated a famous hoax about
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extraterrestrials with his infamous “War of the Worlds” program. This broadcast didn’t actually
cause widespread fear of an alien invasion among listeners, as some have claimed;
however, they did spark a national conversation about mass media and audience gullibility.

A. NO CHANGE
B. it
C. these
D. DELETE the underlined word.

9. Based in Mexico City, the artist known only as Curiot is famous for his colorful paintings
featuring mythical half-animal, half-human figures. Most of which are rooted in Mexican
tradition and depicted with meticulous detail, geometrical patterns, and vibrant hues.

A. NO CHANGE
B. figures. Most of these creatures

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C. figures, with most of these creatures

D. figures, most of them

10. I don’t know why that particular photo of a half-finished sweater caught my attention, but as
soon as I saw it, I wanted to learn to knit. At first, I wasn’t sure I needed another hobby, but after
I read an essay by Ann Hood, “Ten Things I Learned From Knitting,” the decision was made by
me.

A. NO CHANGE
B. my decision was made by me.
C. my decision had been made.
D. I made my decision.

11. Because laws prohibiting excess noise failed to satisfy people’s desire for quiet products and
technologies emerged to meet the demand of increasingly sensitive consumers. In the early

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twentieth century, sound-muffling curtains, softer floor materials, room dividers, and ventilators

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kept the noise from the outside from coming in, while preventing sounds from bothering
neighbors.
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IN
A. NO CHANGE
N
AR

B. quiet, products and technologies

C. quiet products, and technologies
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D. quiet products and technologies,

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12. Crossword puzzles are said to be the most popular and widespread word game in the world,
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yet they have a relatively short history. The first crosswords appeared in British children’s books
during the nineteenth century, they were simple games, apparently derived from the word square:
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a group of words arranged so that the letters read alike vertically and horizontally. In the United
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States, however, the puzzle developed into a serious adult pastime.

A. NO CHANGE
B. Although the first crosswords
C. Until the first crosswords
D. When the first crosswords

13. When German immigrants first started coming to the United States in the 1700s, they
brought the pretzel with them. Bavarians and other southern Germans had been enjoying pretzels
for hundreds of years. Sometimes they ate pretzels as a side to a main dinner course; other times,
they chowed down on sweet pretzels for dessert. In Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany,
signs for bakeries still include gilded pretzels hanging over the door.

A. NO CHANGE
B. chomped on

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C. consumed
D. chugged

14. Many marine animals are large, rare, elusive, and highly mobile. Sharks are an obvious
example: in the oceans they make up a small proportion of the biomass, are difficult to catch,
and they have been in conflict with humans for thousands of years.

A. NO CHANGE
B. have been
C. having been
D. being

15. In 2014, Scottish artist Katie Paterson started a new project, one that would ultimately last a
century and relying solely on hope and the goodness of future generations. That project, called
the Future Library, is now well underway. It will result in an anthology of 100 books, printed in

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the year 2114, using paper from trees from a newly planted Norwegian forest.

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A. NO CHANGE
G
IN
B. century, and rely
C. century and rely
N
AR

D. century; relying
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16. It wasn’t that long ago that putting food in liquid nitrogen was something you’d only see in a
high school science class, but it’s also becoming a mainstay of modernist cooking. It’s
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odorless, tasteless, and harmless because it’s so cold (–320.44°F to be exact), it boils at room
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temperature and evaporates out of your food as it rapidly chills it.

W

A. NO CHANGE
U

B. tasteless, and harmless, and because

C. tasteless and harmless, because
D. tasteless, harmless and because,

17. Richard Sylvester of the University of Western Australia has associated the mysterious
disappearances of ships in the Bermuda triangle with the Sargasso Sea. Vast amounts of
seaweeds accumulate at its center, where powerful currents slowly circulate, creating a huge
whirlpool. That whirlpool, which extends into the area of the Bermuda triangle, creates
smaller whirlpools, strong enough to cause mini-cyclones capable of rotating a ship and dragging
it inside.

A. NO CHANGE
B. whirlpools strong enough
C. whirlpools strong enough,
D. whirlpools are strong enough

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18. In 1850, Joel Houghton registered a patent for the first mechanical dishwasher in the United
States. The device was made of wood and was cranked by hand while water sprayed onto the
dishes, and they were both slow and unreliable. Fifteen years later, another patent was granted to
L.A. Alexander. It was similar to the first but featured a hand-cranked rack system. Like
Houghton’s, this contraption was neither practical nor widely accepted.

A. NO CHANGE
B. it was
C. those were
D. DELETE the underlined portion.

19. Raising mice in captivity has been traced back to the seventeenth century, when collectors in
Japan selected for traits such as coat color or unique behaviors. Two centuries later, “fancy”
mice experienced a gust in popularity in Britain in the United States, with people keeping them
for pets and breeding interesting specimens for mouse shows.

C
IN
A. NO CHANGE
B. surge
G
IN
C. race
D. stream
N
AR

20. The Apollo 11 mission became famous for allowing astronauts to land on the lunar surface in
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1969. However, the flight of Apollo 8, which sent the first crew to orbit the moon seven months
earlier, was in some ways even riskier, its success more surprising.
O
EZ

A. NO CHANGE
B. its’
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C. they’re
U

D. their

21. When Paige Embry, author of Our Native Bees: North America’s Endangered Pollinators and
the Fight to Save Them, learned that bees extract pollen from flowers by shaking them, she
embarked on a reporting journey to document the lives of North America’s 4,000 wild native
pollinators. Some secrete silk, she discovered, while others shave fuzzy plants to build plush
pillows for their eggs. Still others nest in rose stems, cow patties, or snail shells.

A. NO CHANGE
B. them; she embarked
C. them, and she embarked
D. them, she embarked,

22. Today, humans can live in space for months at a time, and some space travelers are lucky
enough to visit the realm of microgravity more than once. Repeat trips into space teach

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astronauts not only to survive in a hostile and alien environment but also adjusting to life back on
Earth.

A. NO CHANGE
B. they adjust
C. adjusted
D. to adjust

23. In the never-ending symphony of the sea, there’s a standout among the percussive pings of
bottlenose dolphins and the plaintive calls of humpback whales. Recordings of bowhead whales
show that these mammals sing intricate yet varied songs—they’re more like jazz musicians than
Beethoven or Bach.

A. NO CHANGE
B. intricate, yet varied

C
C. intricate yet, varied

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D. intricate yet varied,
G
IN
24. Despite the economic promises touted by supporters of the Golden Gate Bridge, the project
met fierce resistance from an array of business and civic leaders. Not only would the bridge
N
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impede the shipping industry and mar the bay’s natural beauty, they argued, it wouldn’t survive a
trembler like the San Francisco Earthquake that crippled the city in 1906.
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A. NO CHANGE
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B. it also won’t survive

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C. and it also wouldn’t survive

D. but it also wouldn’t survive
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25. Research suggests that it is possible to cultivate insight by adjusting external conditions. For
example, studies show that open surroundings, including high ceilings and tall windows,
can broaden one’s perspective. Low ceilings, narrow corridors, and windowless offices have the
opposite effect.

Which of the following would be the LEAST acceptable alternative to the underlined word?

A. enlarge
B. raise
C. expand
D. widen

26. Whereas the tips of most icebergs are covered in densely packed snow or have been
weathered by the elements a few rare ones are free of debris and expose glassy, aqua-green ice
with water flowing through it.

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A. NO CHANGE
B. elements, a few
C. elements; a few
D. elements, and a few

27. The seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree have been linked to therapies for more than 100
diseases and conditions. Its status as a cure-all dates back over 2,000 years.

A. NO CHANGE
B. It’s
C. Their
D. They’re

28. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh earned instantaneous fame for becoming the first person to fly
solo across the Atlantic. In 1925, however, he was an obscure Air Mail pilot, where he was

C
responsible for transporting packages between Chicago and St. Louis.

IN
A. NO CHANGE
G
IN
B. pilot. Who was responsible
C. pilot, he was responsible
N
AR

D. pilot responsible
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29. Many of us listen to music as a way to calm or energize ourselves. Mona Lisa Chanda and
Daniel Levitin, professors at McGill University, have had a look at more than 400 scientific
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papers on the neurochemical effects of music. Their conclusion was that music truly can boost
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the body’s immune system, reduce anxiety, and regulate people’s moods.
W

A. NO CHANGE
U

B. checked out
C. examined
D. overlooked

30. Sometimes a symbol can be so familiar that even out of context—different surroundings,
different colors and very different materials—it remains immediately recognizable. That’s the
case for the five neon-colored tipis that anchor the exhibition “Manifestipi.” Created by ITWE
Collective, a trio of artists based in Winnipeg and Montreal, the eight-foot-tall structures made of
frosted plexiglass are unmistakeably tipis. Although they look nothing like traditional ones.

A. NO CHANGE
B. Montreal, and the eight-foot tall structures made of frosted plexiglass are unmistakeably tipis,
although
C. Montreal the eight-foot tall structures, made of frosted plexiglass are unmistakeably tipis,
although

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D. Montreal, the eight-foot tall structures made of frosted plexiglass are unmistakeably tipis,
although

31. When the Eiffel Tower was first erected in 1889, its presence was met with outrage.
Although they may seem incomprehensible now, that sentiment is perhaps more understandable
when you consider that the monument was originally painted bright red.

A. NO CHANGE
B. it
C. one
D. these

32. Astronomers conducting a galactic census of planets in the Milky Way now suspect most of

C
the universe’s habitable real estate exists on worlds orbiting red dwarf stars, which are smaller

IN
but far more numerous than stars like our Sun.
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IN
A. NO CHANGE
B. then stars
N

C. than that of stars

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D. as stars
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33. From his desk at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, Germany, space debris
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analyst Tim Flohrer keeps track of the 23,000 or so catalogued objects currently orbiting the
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Earth. These object range from spacecraft and satellites – some working, most not – to rocket
parts that they have discarded.
W
U

A. NO CHANGE
B. one has
C. we have
D. space agencies have

34. Whatever its origins, brunch seems to have caught on in the United States during the 1930s,
supposedly because Hollywood stars whom made transcontinental train trips frequently stopped
off in Chicago to enjoy a late morning meal.

A. NO CHANGE
B. who
C. which
D. DELETE the underlined word.

35. When researchers first found Angamuco, an ancient city in western Mexico built by rivals of
the Aztecs, they tried several methods to explore the site, including an on-the-ground approach.

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Although this strategy compiled a finding of impressive architectural features, they quickly
realized it would take them a decade to survey the entire area. As a result, they turned to a laser
mapping technique known as light detection and ranging, or LiDAR scanning.

A. NO CHANGE
B. halted
C. yielded
D. adapted

36. Because fairs often attracted large and uncontrollable crowds, permission to hold one could
only be granted by royal charter during the Middle Ages.

A. NO CHANGE
B. Because they often attracted large and uncontrollable crowds, permission to hold a fair could
only be granted by royal charter during the Middle Ages.

C
C. Having often attracted large and uncontrollable crowds, it could only be permitted for a fair to

IN
be held by royal charter during the Middle Ages.
G
D. Often attracting large and uncontrollable crowds, during the Middle Ages fairs could only be
IN
permitted by royal charter.
N
AR

37. In the last few years, some towns in Iceland, India and China have experimented with
“floating” cross walks. They rely on three-dimensional optical illusions for their effectiveness,
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they make the crossings appear to be floating above the ground, thus causing drivers to slow
down.
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EZ

A. NO CHANGE
B. Relying on
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C. These rely on
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D. Although they rely on

38. At least in moderate amounts, stress may not be as harmful as we think. In fact, research
suggests that people who view stress as a form of motivation perform better under pressure and
have less health complaints than those who view stress as debilitating.

A. NO CHANGE
B. less health complaints then
C. fewer health complaints than
D. fewer health complaints then

39. Creativity is often defined as the ability to come up with new and useful ideas. Like
intelligence, it can be considered a trait that everyone, not just creative geniuses possesses in
some capacity.

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A. NO CHANGE
B. geniuses that possess
C. geniuses possesses,
D. geniuses, possesses

40. The origins of saffron are a mystery: competing claims place the wild plants beginning’s in
regions along a wide swath of land, from Greece in the eastern Mediterranean all the way to
Central Asia.

A. NO CHANGE
B. plants beginnings
C. plant’s beginnings
D. plant’s beginnings’

41. At any given time, the vast majority of the volcanic activity on Earth isn’t occurring in

C
continent-covering floods of magma or in explosions like the one at Mount St. Helens. Rather,

IN
it’s on the seafloor, where the tectonic plates are spreading apart. As the Earth’s crust splits, the
G
mostly solid mantle layer raises to fill the space created.
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A. NO CHANGE
N
AR

B. raises for filling

C. rises to fill
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D. rises in filling
O

42. Whatever the truth behind the origins of macaroni and cheese, this humble dish has become
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an ultimate comfort food in many cultures and countries, each with theirown favored variations.
W

A. NO CHANGE
U

B. they’re
C. its
D. its’

43. Maglev—or magnetic levitation—trains, which use magnets to lift a train above its
rails, reducing friction, and increasing possible speeds are already in operation. The most famous
one takes passengers from downtown Shanghai to the city’s airport at 270 miles per hour. But of
the plans to make a maglev even faster by putting it in a vacuum tube, Hyperloop One is the
most advanced.

A. NO CHANGE
B. reducing friction, and to increase possible speeds
C. reducing friction and increasing possible speeds,
D. reduce friction, and increasing possible speeds

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44. Given that most people imagine robots as large, autonomous machines covered in blinking
lights and guided by artificial intelligence, but the reality is that robots come in all sorts of forms
and sizes.

A. NO CHANGE
B. Although most people
C. Insofar as most people
D. Most people

45. No matter their design, all skates work by the same common principle: as the blade travels
over ice, it melts a thin layer of water that allows the skater to glide. However, the speed and
function of a skate depends on the shape and size of the blade and boot. Blade thickness and boot
sturdiness affect speed, and a long blade makes for a faster skate.

A. NO CHANGE

C
B. depend

IN
C. has depended
D. would depend
G
IN
46. There are a handful of substances clearly demonstrated to cause sleep. Including a molecule
N
AR

called adenosine, which appears to build up in certain parts of the brains of waking animals and
drain away during slumber.
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A. NO CHANGE
O

B. sleep, including a molecule called adenosine, which

EZ

C. sleep, including a molecule called adenosine; which

D. sleep, they include a molecule called adenosine, which
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U

47. As the son of an electrical worker, Einstein learned about physics not only by reading but
also by observing firsthand the technology they’re applications could produce.

A. NO CHANGE
B. their
C. its
D. it’s

48. The brain’s default network consists of a series of regions that are activated when people
engage in spontaneous thinking, such as daydreaming and imagining. This network may play a
key role in idea generation or brainstorming—thinking of several possible solutions to a
problem.

Which of the following is the LEAST acceptable alternative to the underlined word?

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A. mobilized
B. stimulated
C. animated
D. inspired

49. Visit the grocery store on an empty stomach, and you will probably come home with a
few things, you did not plan to buy. But hunger pangs are not the only culprit behind impulse
purchases. The location of store displays also influences shopping choices—and may make or
break some healthy eating habits.

A. NO CHANGE
B. things, that you
C. things that, you
D. things you

C
50. Some studies show even relatively mild levels of hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) can prevent

IN
people from thinking clearly. At oxygen levels equivalent to altitudes above 12,000 feet, he or
G
she may begin to show measurable changes in memory and decision-making abilities. This is
IN
why aviation regulations require that pilots wear supplementary oxygen masks if the cabin air
pressure is greater than that found at 12,500 feet.
N
AR

A. NO CHANGE
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B. one
C. they
O

D. you
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51. In ancient Mesopotamia, myths were recorded on clay tablets that writers ascribed with
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cuneiform derived from Sumerian pictographs. The decision to use clay for a writing surface was
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ingenious: other writing surfaces people have used in the past deteriorate easily, but not clay,
which has proven to be the most durable writing surface ever used.

A. NO CHANGE
B. inscribed
C. subscribed
D. prescribed

52. Not only have amateur astronomers contributed to many important discoveries, but
astronomy also remains one of the few sciences in which non-professionals can still play an
active role for.

A. NO CHANGE
B. in which non-professionals can still play an active role.
C. where non-professionals can still play an active role.
D. that non-professionals can still play an active role.

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53. For decades, imaginative engineers and policymakers have dreamt of ways to send human
beings to Mars. Some proposals were designed only to inspire. Others truly aimed to put boots
on the Martian surface. But they all have one thing in common: they’ve never left the drawing
board.

As it is used in the passage, “aimed” most nearly means

A. directed
B. struggled
C. propelled
D. attempted

54. Merlin Tuttle, one of the world’s most respected experts on bats and the author of The Secret
Lives Of Bats: My Adventures With The Most Misunderstood Mammals, aims

C
to demand popular misconceptions about these often-feared denizens of the night. His work

IN
focuses on helping people understand that bats are highly beneficial creatures that make safe
neighbors for anyone who leaves them alone.
G
IN
A. NO CHANGE
N
AR

B. challenge
C. surpass
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D. beat
O

55. Many fiber optic companies install more cables than they need, resulting in a system of
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underground bundled fibers that could be employed for purposes such as sensing earthquakes.
Each of these fiber optic lines contains imperfections, however. When a light is beamed down
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the individual fiber optic strands, irregularities in the structure bounce back a fraction of the
U

light.

A. NO CHANGE
B. contain
C. have contained
D. containing

56. Medical researchers use laboratory-grown human cells to learn the intricacies of how cells
work and test theories about the causes and treatment of diseases. The cell lines they need are
“immortal”—they can grow indefinitely, remain frozen for decades, and divided them into
different batches that are shared among scientists.

A. NO CHANGE
B. divided
C. dividing
D. be divided

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57. The smart city is the city of the future: a technological and data-driven urban system
designed for efficient growth. Their intended to leverage technology and data to improve the
lives of citizens and become more responsive to their needs.

A. NO CHANGE
B. They’re
C. Its’
D. It’s

58. In a series of experiments at Princeton University and the University of California, Los
Angeles, students were randomly assigned either laptops or pen and paper for note-taking at a
lecture. Those whom had used laptops demonstrated a substantially weaker understanding of the
lecture, as measured by a standardized test, than the group using pen and paper. The researchers
hypothesized that because students can type faster than they can write, the lecturer’s words

C
flowed right to the students’ typing fingers without stopping in their brains for substantive

IN
processing.
G
IN
A. NO CHANGE
B. Those who
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AR

C. Those which
D. They
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59. Our diet, antibiotic use, and place of birth influence the composition of bacteria in our
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stomachs. These factors are all important because even slight imbalances in the makeup of our
EZ

microbiomes can dramatically affect on our vulnerability to disease.

W

A. NO CHANGE
U

B. dramatically effect
C. have a dramatic affect
D. have a dramatic effect

60. The question of who built the Sphinx has long vexed Egyptologists and archaeologists, but
researchers now agree that it was most likely commissioned by Pharaoh Khafre, who ruled in
Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It’s known from hieroglyphic texts that Khafre’s father, Khufu,
built the 481-foot-tall Great Pyramid, a quarter of a mile from where the Sphinx would later be
built. Following this tough act, Khafre constructed his own pyramid, just ten feet shorter than his
father’s.

A. NO CHANGE
B. impressive feat,
C. fascinating adventure,
D. awesome stunt,

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61. There can be no doubt that aircraft cabins are peculiar places for humans to be. Humidity
rates are lower then the average desert, while the air pumped into the cabin is cooled as low as
50°F to whisk away the excess heat generated by all the bodies and electronics onboard.

A. NO CHANGE
B. than the average desert,
C. than that of the average desert,
D. than those in the average desert,

62. Over the last several decades, research has effectively disproved the claim that coffee is
harmful to health. In fact, data suggest that coffee may offer some health benefits. In comparison
to non-coffee drinkers, for example, drinking about three cups of coffee a day appeared to reduce
the risk of heart problems.

A. NO CHANGE

C
B. about three cups of coffee a day can reduce people’s risk of heart problems.

IN
C. heart problems are reduced in people who drink about three cups of coffee daily.
G
D. people who drink about three cups of coffee a day have a reduced risk of heart problems.
IN
N
AR
LE
O
EZ
W
U

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