features that are pulled downward by the 2.
weight of heavy thoughts is needed to make
the sentence correct. Choice a is the
opposite of what is asked for. Ossified is
out of context because it means hardened
or made rigid. Inscrutable is also
inappropriate because it means mysterious.
Morose is the best answer because it means
gloomy or sullen.
19. d.
The preposition despite calls for a word
that has a negative connotation since the
nouns hardwork and productivity are
positive nouns. Choices a, b and c are
all words with positive connotation and
only choice d is the negative word. This
choice is consistent with the meaning
uproductive in the main clause.
20. c.
Whales that are hunted are definitely not
captive and certainly existing. It is wrong
to say that whales were once natural
because there is no unnatural or
artificial whales. The word numerous is
t\e\oes\ c\orcebecause \t comp\etes the
meaning that whates used to be
numerous but are now facing extinction.
Reading Comprehension
Passage I had taken the other road. Otherwise, he
1' d'
r
Both a and b are statements found in the
ppragraph, and they both express what the
paragraph is about.
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d.
The answer is clearly stated in sentence
six of the paragraph given.
3. d.
Sentence two of the paragraph uses the
word .clear-cut. By context, when
something is fuzzy, it means it is not
clear-cut.
Passage 2
1. d.
IIe sighed so it means that he rs
wondering what was down the path he
didn't travel.
2. c.
The persona could not have been a young
child because he was traveling alone. He
could not have been a ghost because he
was traveling as a person and he could
not have been an old man because he said
that he will be tatking about this ine,ident
ages and ages after this day.
3. d.
It is implied in the poem that the persona
could have had a more unusual life if he
would not have been wondering about
what could have been until now.
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