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Items.l - 5

Instrqctions: Choose the word or phrase

that is most nearly opposlTE in meaning
word or phrase. to the underlined

I The manager decided to inform the

staffabout 4 In these difficult economic times, many
all conrolaints received fronr customers.
organizations retrench workers only when
absolutely necessary.
(A) suggestions
(B) demands
(c) requests
(A) drsmiss

(D) compliments
(B) promote
(C) ernploy
(D) demore
) There was a decline in airplane travel
after
September I l, 2001.
5 ' While the employers approved of his work
(A) nse habits, they objected to his radical views.
(B) upheaval
(c) decease (A) conventional
(D fluctuation (B) informed
(c) fashionable
(D) capitalist
3 The man

(A) fussy
(B) cruel
(c) indifferent
(D) dissatisfied
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Instructions: Some of the following sentences are unacceptable because of inappropriate grammar, idiom
or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence contains more than one
inappropriate element

Select the ONE underlined part that you feel is inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter. If the
sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet

6 He divided the sweets among you and me. 9 The duties given the newly recruited officer
ABC AB
No error
were planning, coordinating, and organising
DI
C

the activities of the large staff. No error

7. joints which D
Any disease of the bones and

are due to defi ciencies in a single nutitional

AB 10. "You may notice that the windows of the

can
house next door," the manpeinbd out, "looks.
C D
AB
like those of ancient English cottages."
C
8. In-lAltousEfoilvlr.BiswB',)l\larlpaulshows -
No error
D
that how a man may struggle against great
AB
Odds to achieve those things that he most
C

desires. No error
D
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Items ll - 15
Instructions: Each ()f the sentences in this section has one underlined word. Choose f.,om flre four
options the word which is NEAREST tN MEANING to the underlined word.

1l . The flowers grow p1AfuSgly in the garden. l4 For the first time in a decade the company
disclosed a deficit in its accounts.
(A) wildly
(B) healthily (A) EITOT
(c)' plentitully (B) defect
(D) colourfi.rlly (c) balance
(D) shorrfall

L2 The news story revealed the squalor of the

old prison cells. I5 It was impossible to rectilv the error made
by the computer since inaccurate inlbrmation
(A) secunty had been fed into it.
(B) strength
(CJ ambiance (A) alter
(D) filthiness (B) erase
(c) corject
(D) determine
l3 Although she had visited the site on many
occasions, nothing had prepared her for the
grandeur ofthe sunset on that day.

(A) colourfulness
(B) splendour
(C) gauduress
(D) harmony
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Items 16 - 20

lnstructions: Choose the option A, B, C or D that BEST describes EACH of the sentences 16 - 20
Each gption may be used ONCE, more than ONCE or NOT at all.

(A) The sentence is too wordy, contains redundancies or is repetitive.

(B) The sentence contains ciiches or misused metaphors.
(C) The sentence is incorrectgrammatically orfaulty in diction.
(D) The sentence is acceptable as it stands.

16 If I were the captain of the Australian cricket t9 She was a nimblefooted dancer; her gracefiJ
team,I will attack the batsmen with my fast body executed delicate movements with
bowlers immediately after the luncheon incredible poise.
interval.

20 cian hammered the nail of his

77 more S, Store argumentmto leaff minds ofhis audience
free gifts at no expense to the customer. who had'come to hear him speak on the
difficult subject ofmonetary policy.

18. The new disciplinary methods have affected

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Items 2I - 28
Instrirctions: Read the following poem carcfully and then answer ltems 21-28on the basis of what
is stated or implied

BeatThat Light
I think the horses must be laughing,
Kicking up their- heels and chaffing,

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Thethings that drovethem offtheroad,
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At breakdown, blowout and collision,
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Nei-ghing, as tliey roam the prarri
Motorists' obituaries.

Read the epitailhsr on Monday

I 0 Ofdrivers various and Sunday;
Beep ttre horn and howl the klaxon2
For Hebreu,, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon;
Howling klaxon, beeping horrL
Thefuneral dirgeon Monday morn,
1 5 Usher out theunlucky drivers
Without convincing the suwivors
llere's a curveand herels alruck,
a chanc!- ta nd tru qt.to-^lU*c.k,
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means g shortplegg gfwlitiltg_glpoem aboul:

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2 kloxon means a type of loud horn.forme:rly used on motor vehicles

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27 ' ){Iry does the poet feel the horses are 23 Which of the following words suggests the
laughing(line l)? drivers' destiny?

(A) The prairie is all theirs to roarn. (A) Whirmying (line 5)

(B) He hears them laughing. (B) Breakdown (line6)
(c) The5, !vg1s replaced with something (c) Obituaries (line 8)
which causes hanl. (D) Hou,ling(line l3)
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(Dt Tliey are treated well by their
o\ rners.
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22. What are "the things" suggested in line 4?
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(B) Sundays
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(c) Explosions (D) Public holidal,s
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25. Which of the following means NEARLY the 27 . What is the poet's tone in lines l7-18?
same as the title of the poem "Beat That
Light'? (A) Sarcastic
(B) Persuasive
(A) Drive faster (C) lndifferent
(B) Stroke the light (D) Enthusiastic
(c) A flashing traffic light
(D) U se corporal punishment
28. What is the poet referring to in line l9?

26. The poet is recommending that drivers drive (A) Speed

(B) Safety
(A) slowly (c) Caution
(B) quckly (D) Overtaking
(C) recklessly
(D) caretully

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Items 29 - 36

Instfuctions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 29 -36 on the basis of what
is stated or implied.

Haynes looked at Mrs. Rouse and it stmck him how much more she had changed during the
months since the marriage. She still carried herself well; she was made like that. Though she had lost
flesb she remained abig woman. But it was her face which really showed most of the effect of all she
had undergone. It was thinner, so thin that he could see clearly the contours of the cheekbones, the

he never seen her after that first moming, he might have passed her in the street today. But in the thin
face the strong Roman nose was more prorninent than eveq the lips tighter and more firm, especially
when she paused during recitals ofher woes concerning her marriage. The hair on her forehead and

r0 Thin and worn she might look, and she might complain at times, but ifher courage was ever
fundamentally shaken, Haynes never saw it. Hour after hour, atl through the day and every day she
was on her feet, up and down the yard and kirchen, in and out of the house, working, directing, exhorting
herhelpers to increased efforts. Frequently she was unjust. How she quarrelled! Buthe could forgive
her thii as did everybody (except Maisie) when he realised how powerfully she was stnrggling to stem
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29. The change in Mrs. Rouse's appearance was 32 The words "exhorting her helpers" as used
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MOST likely aresultof in lines 13 - 1 4mean the SAMEAS

(c) a bad marriage

lack ofnourishment fo:cingherwillon,herhelPers
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30. Although Mrs. Rouse's face was nov" sothin 33. The words "strugglingto stem thetide" (lines
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that you could see the contours of the 14 - 15) suggest that Mrs. Rouse was
f: attemptingto
cheekbones, (lines 4 - 5) she was still a

(A) lean woman (A) cope with herproblems

(B) kind u,oman (B) make herself look young
(c) beautiful woman (c) control her bad temper
(D) strongly-builtwoman (D) pretend thatshe was happily married
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FALSE?
(A) not seen Mrs. Rouse for a long time
(B) often passed Mrs. Rouse in the street (A) She was a quarrelsome person.
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likell, failellqgcqgqqg lr4rs. Rouse
(D) met Mrs. Rouse only after her (c) She was always kind to her helpers.
nrarriage (D) Slre u.as physicalll' changed since
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35. In the passage, Haynes views Mrs. Rouse 36 Haynes was particularly surprised at Mrs. I
with Rouse's

(A)
(B)
sympathy
disapproval
(A)
(B)
quarrelsome nafure
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Items 37 - 43

.!Tgu:9o'lf : Read the following advertisement carefully

of nihat is stated or implied
and then answer ltems 37 - 43on the basis
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BERMUDA. Before you, bluewaterall thewayto Morocco

Behind you, ev€ry care you everhad.

BERMUDA is the differenr island.

Itbasks here in mid-ocean, remote, apart.
5 Unlike any ottrer place.

to catch the rain, with pastel houses cutfrom coral rocks,

set in tropical green?
OnIyBERMUDA.

10 What other island is ringed with such different beaches,

some wide and smooth, others with tiny coves hidden in
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cliffs,
waitingjust foryou?

What other island can you roam on foot, by ferry, motorbike,

or carriage, stopping for a wayside picnic, or to explore a vast
cavem
15 underground? Only BERMUDA.

Only one island of21 square miles has 2l golfcourses.

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Only onU faraway island lets you skin dive in ancient Spanish ship-Ur{gges
or snorkel on a coralieef.

orwhichever.

ago. Old World.'And 90 jet minutes from New york.

Children loveBERMUDA and vice versa. Bringthe family!

-25 5thAvenue,NewYork I 0020. No. 6lvfichiganAvenue, Chicago 60602.

There is only one BERMUDA

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37 The expression "basks here in mid-ocean" 40 From reading the advertisement one can
(line4) implies that draw ALL of the following conch rsions about r
BermudaEXCEPT t
(A) in Bermuda the sun never sets
(B) Bermudians live a life of luxurious (A) Bermudians are engaged chiefly in
ease fishingandgolfing
(c) sun bathing is the chief activity of (B) Bermuda is an attractive little island
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tor:rists nestlinginmid-ocean
(D) Bermuda's position exposes itto the (C) tourists visiting Bermuda are offered
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(D) visitorstoBermudahavenodifficulty

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Thti-Gti"of thg phrases "BERMUDA!
Faraway. Long ago. Old World." (line 22) in
this advertisement attempts to create the 4l Which of the following techniques of
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impression that Bermuda persuasion does the writer use in this
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(A) is some*hat backward in ipite ofits
beauty (A) Comparison with other places to
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(B) hasremainedunchangedandunspoilt higtrtight Bemruda's attactiveness
bytechnolory (B) Appeal to the tourists' desire for
(C) is difFrcult to get to because it lies comfort
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way out in mid-ocean (c) Emphasis on Bermuda's tropical
(D) - is a very distantplaceiohrrrbited by -!- cliriaiti-:--:'
pegpl.g--9f"gn ancient ci.vi-l,isation . . :..-. (D)_
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(B) Bermuda boasts as many golf (B) Uniqueness

AS Errea. *.:e, ::':"
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(c) ls a variety of.mCans of
transport offered on the island.
(D) The architectural structure of t
Bermudian houses is attactive. 43 Which of the following devices is used
extensively in the passage?
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(B) Metaphor
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(D) Repetition
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Items 44 - 52
InstruFtions: Read the following passage carefultv and then answer ltems 44 - 52 on the basis of
what iE stated or implied.
American women outl i ve American
men by roughly eight years, and wl'rile this
disparity may partly be attributed to genes. it
is also partly due to differences in lifestyle
5 and behaviour, lf men wimtto live longer,
ttrey'd better start behaving more like women.
They mustbecome in a word, wimps. (l do
not imply that women are wimps, but that men
l0 men as wimps.)
One ofthe greatest differences in the
mortality rates between the sexes shows up
on the highways. As the difference in insur-
ancepremiums formen and women suggests,
15 men on average are less careful drivers. At
age20, for example, roughly twice as many
men as women are killed annually in car ac-
cidents. And the rate ofmotorcycle fataiities
for men is roughly five times as high as for
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20 women. For all ages combined, the female
rate from
differences may go back to childhood: Boys
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t-l .,',].PBY with toy guns and toy;qldi.gp, while girls
25 play house and with dolls.
Homicides and srricidec are trvn nfher
categories ofdeath in which men excel. Men
face roughly a five-fold greater chance of
being murder victims than women. And men
30 are far more likely to blou, their own brains
I out. They are twice as successful as women
in their suicide attempts.
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ln leisure activities, real men are
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attracted to rriolence and action- boxing,
t, 35 football,lrockey, sky diving and mounrain
climbing. Women and wirnps go sbopping or
to art museunrs. read beauty and healtlr maga-
t_ zines and attend church.
Men exelcise more tharr wonren. but
40 \\,orl'len eat l'retter than men. The latesr
research indicates that nutrition may be more
important than exercise in attaining longevity.
The problem for real men is that they hate
vegetables.
45 Men are not supposed to quit or admit
to pain. Many played football and basketball
in high school, and complaining about or
rnJury was a sure s ign of weakress and
femininity. On the other hand, women are
50 not afraid to visit a doctor and check into a
hospital at the first sign of illness. When men
finally go to a doctor, theproblem, whatever
it is, is likely to be much more advanced. The
average man, once in the hospital, stays four
55 days longer than the average woman.
Finall1,, evidence now suggests that
the kind of men who are willing to discuss
their feelings with their wives suffler lower
rates ofheart disease and cancer. But a real
cnes
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face a terrible tade-off: They can remain real
men and die early, orthey can become wimps
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Out".U.S. Neu,s and World Report.
March 7, 1986.
h: paragraph two (lines I I - 25) the writer
Iinks the small nunrber of female deaths by
SUns to the
(A) nonviolent nature of women
(B) fact that tlrere are fevver women
than men inAmerica
(c) no,r-acceptairCJot' guns in the
society
(D) differer:t upbringing ofgirls and bo1,s
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45 According to paragraph three (lines 26 - 32) it t.
49. According to the passage, "wimps" are men
is reasonable to conclude that approximatety who

(Ai one out of every five men who die (A) t-

live as long as women
has been murdered (B) behavelikewomen
(B) one woman and five men are killed (c) do not engage in violent sport
annually (D) t-
enjoy peace and quiet
(c) five out of every six people who are
murderedaremen r
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five times more men than women s0 The writer suggests that menyho become
commitsuicide "wirnps"

(A) learn to appreciate women more

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46. In paragraphs four and five (lines 33 - 44), (B) glve up all their violent activities
(c)
which ofthe following does the uniter suggest
mostAmerican men need to do to live longer? (D)
live as long as women do
behave more like the writer
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(B)
Goto church
Stopdriving 51 Which of the following does the writer t
(c) Improvetheirdiet suggest as reasons why women live longer
(D) Take more exercise than men?
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I. Women exercise less.
'Women
47. The phrase CLOSEST in mebning to II.
"longevity" (linea2) is ... m.
show theiremoiionsmore.
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52. The evidence mentioned in paragraph seven
(A) men can bear pain better than
women can
(lines 56 - 6l) indicates that

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(B) women read health magazines and there are merits in sharing one's

(c)
attend church
women areless likelyto sufferinjury
thanmen
(B)
feelings
the healing power ofwomen is now
beingrecognised
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(D) men tend to conceal their illnesses
morethanwomen
(D)
unmarried men suffer the greatest risk
ofheart disease and cancer
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Items 53 - 60

Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 53 - 60 on the basis of what
is stated or implied.

'There is an insidious conspiracy in this island to undermine and overthrow all that I have built
up by sweat, grit and intelligence', I shouted. 'The Administrator, the Chief of Police, the
_ $ingsland lvlygicipal Board" the lpq$-4Ssociation, have all refused to even reply to lettetr We
wibte theni in-conniiction *ith oirhlly. '*rhen I try to See thCAdfulnisda-toi, a whole arh, of
5 clerks and secretaries bar my passage in what appears to be the sacred corridors ofthe
Administration Building. These cli:rks and secretaries are black people like us, but they enjoy
therole of to the white-man boss. I tell I that when we take over
island, a lot of these white-men sboges will be swept out like chaff.'

When the cheers and stamping died down, Joe Pittance got up before I could continue.

10 'What exactly is de problem?'he asked. He deliberately pitched his voice low, soft, cool,
reasonable as iftorebuke my loudmouthed hysteria.

'The problem? Not probl em. Problems. These conspirators in high places; these stooges ... '

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'Well,'said Joe, 'it is a simple matter. You got to know how deAdministration Buil ding isrun

20 stays back in de office till halfpast twelve, doing overtime, because he seldom comes back to
de office after lunch till four o'clock. So all yo'got to do is go see deAdministrata between
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53 The phrase "army of clerks"(lines 4 - 5) is 54. Whatdoestheword"sacred"([ine5) imply?
an example of
(A) They were on holy ground.
f- (A) simile (B) The clerks and secretaries were very
[, (B) hyperbole
(C) oxymoron (c) The adrninistrator is treated like a
(D) personification god.
(D) The administration building u,as
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ln the passage .loe Pittance is seen as
meaning to "they enjoy the role of stooges to
the white-man boSs" (lines 6-7)?
(B) able to control his emotions
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(A) They did not mind doing theirjobs. (C) easily moved by the crowd
(B) (D)
(C)
They were eager to assist the boss.
They had the privilege ofrestricting
a very gullible person
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visitors.
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They tookpleasure in being
subservient.
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(B) therewas onemajorpioblem
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one of problems
(D) thereweremultipleproblems
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(B) betrayal
(C) prty 60. The incident in the passage is MOST likely a
(D) indignation
(A) rally
(B) townmeeting
57 . Which ofthe following reveals the irony of (C) churchmeeting
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