Reading Test

65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS

Turn t o Section 1 o f y o u r answer sheet t o answer the questions in this section.

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Each passage or pair o f passages b e l o w is followed by a n u m b e r o f questions. After reading

each passage o r pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated o r
implied in t h e passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table o r
graph).

Questions 1-10 are b a s e d o n t h e f o l l o w i n g raindrop. A m o n g the i n n u m e r a b l e other losses, to

passage.
This passage is adapted f r o m Nadeem Aslam, Mapsf o r L o s t
Lovers. ©2004 b y Nadeem Aslam.
Even though i t is not yet daybreak, the dawn-like
translucence o f the fallen snow enables h i m to see
clearly the person w a l k i n g on the road up there, and
une he decides that i t is someone on his w a y to the
5 mosque for the day?s f i r s t prayer.
O r i t could be Queen Elizabeth IT. Shamas
smiles, i n spite o f himself. Once, marvelling at the
prosperity o f England, a v i s i t o r from Pakistan had
remarked that i t was almost as though the Queen
10 disguised herself every n i g h t and went o u t i n t o the
streets of h e r c o u n t r y to find out personally what h e r
subjects most needed and desired i n life, so she could
arrange for their wishes to come true the next day;
i t was what the caliph H a r u n al-Rashid was said to
15 have done according to the tales o f the Thousand and
One Nights, w i t h the result that his perfumed
Baghdad became the most easeful and prosperous
place imaginable.
Perspective tricks the eyes and makes the
20 snowflakes falling i n the far distance appear as
though they are falling slower than those nearby, a n d
he stands i n the open d o o r w i t h an arm stretched out
to receive the small light pieces on his hand. A habit
as old as his arrival i n this county; he has always
25 greeted the season?s first snow in this m a n n e r , the
flakes losing their whiteness o n the palm o f his hand
to become clear wafers o f ice before m e l t i n g to
water?crystals o f s n o w transformed into a m o n s o o n
309 come to England was to lose a season, because, in the
part o f Pakistan that he is from, there are five seasons
i n a year, n o t four, the schoolchildren learning their
names and sequence t h r o u g h classroom chants:
Mausam-e-Sarma, Bahar, Mausam-e-Garma, Barsat,
35 Khizan, W i n t e r , Spring, Summer, M o n s o o n ,
Autumn.
The s n o w falls and, yes, the h a n d stretched i n t o
the flakes? path is a h a n d asking back a season
n o w lost.
49 The person on the h i l l is indeed a w o m a n and,
whoever she is, she has left the high shelf o f the road
and is c o m i n g down the side-street towards him, one
arm carrying an umbrella, the other steadying h e r
descent by h o l d i n g o n to the field maples growing at
45 regular intervals along the edges o f the inclining
street. She w o u l d soon be near and w o u l d no doubt
consider h i m lacking good judgement: a m a n o f
almost sixty-five years standing here w i t h his h a n d
thrust into the path of the s n o w ? a n d so he
50 withdraws into the house.
The front door opens directly into the kitchen.
One blue, one strawberry pink, one the yellow o f
certain Leningrad exteriors: these were the colours o f
the three rooms i n the olive-green house i n Sohni
55 D h a r t i ? t h e small place i n Pakistan where he was
born and had lived permanently u n t i l his
m i d - t w e n t i e s ? a n da few years ago, by m i x i n g
g r o u n d - u p chalk and glue w i t h the appropriate
pigments, he h a d painted the rooms i n this house
60 w i t h those three colours, surprising h i m s e l f by
reproducing the three shades precisely. It?s almost as

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though when he stood facing a corner as a child
during a game o f hide-and-seek, it was for the sole
Based on the passage, which choice best characterizes
purpose o f c o m m i t t i n g its colour to m e m o r y , to be
Shamas?s view o f the s n o w i n England?
65 able to conjure i t up in the years o f exile.
D u r i n g the school holidays he w o u l d approach A) Its initial arrival is a noteworthy event that
the bookcase in the p i n k r o o m and stand before it, deserves his attention.
his hand alighting o n this o r that volume w i t h the
B Its ongoing presence is an annoyance that
arbitrariness o f a moth, h a l f deciding on something
disrupts his positive outlook.
70 before sliding i t back i n place and m o v i n g on, as
though experimenting w i t h the keys o f a piano, all C) I t i s symbolic o f the particular benefits he has
briefly opened books eager to engage his eye, each enjoyed while living i n England.
flickeringly glimpsed paragraph enticing h i m D) I t serves as a b l e a k r e m i n d e r o f t h e w i n t e r s i n
hurriedly with its secret, and having made his choice Pakistan.
75 he w o u l d d r i f t through the house i n search o f the
coolest spot to read through the long s u m m e r
afternoons that had a touch o f eternity to them,
altering the arrangement o f his limbs as m u c h f o r
W h i c h choice provides the best evidence f o r the
comfort as f o r the fear that his undisturbed shadow
80 w o u l d leave a stain on the wall. answer to the previous question?

A) L i n e s 1-5 ( ? E v e n t h o u g h .. . p r a y e r ? )

B) L i n e s 19-21 ( ? P e r s p e c t i v e t r i c k s . . . n e a r b y ? )

C) Lines 23-25 (?A h a b i t . . . i n this m a n n e r ? )

Over the course o f the passage, t h e main focus shifts D) Lines 34-36 ( ? M a u s a m - e - S a r m a . . . A u t u m n ? )
from Shamas?s

A) thoughts o f stories about royalty t o a more

general consideration o f reading and literature.
setting Based on the passage, i t can be reasonably inferred
B) considerations o f his current surroundings to
memories o f the place where he used to live. in England that Shamas?s experience o f England is shaped by

C) impressions of friendships he?s f o r m e d recently to Pakistan A) t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e ease w i t h w h i c h he h a s b e e n

to recollections of his family relationships. able to b u i l da l i f e there.
D) distaste f o r the drab scene outside to his B his acute awareness o f the sacrifices he has made
enjoyment o f the colorful rooms i n his house. by living there.

C) the unexpected f a m i l i a r i t y o f the natural

landscape there.
D) his unwavering view o f h i m s e l f as a newcomer
According to the passage, the visitor f r o m Pakistan there.
had a particular image o f Queen Elizabeth II because

A) people i n Pakistan often tell stories about the

queen.
W h i c h choice provides the best evidence f o r the
B) the queen seemed to fully provide f o r the people
answer to the previous question?
o f England.
C) the visitor had observed the queen on one o f h e r A) Lines 14-18 (?it was .. . imaginable?)
walks t h r o u g h the city. B) Lines 29-32 ( ? A m o n g . . . four?)
D) the visitor k n e w the queen a d m i r e d the tales o f C) Lines 40-46 (?The person . . . street?)
the Thousand a n d One Nights.
D) Lines 57-61 (?and a f e w . . . precisely?)

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focus
Shift
Purpose of speech in History: encourage, inspire,
convince, persuade, alert, caution, warn,
call into action, rally
Mumford

Roosevel

Proposed Cut
in funding to arts

Arists

who
rescued
them
from
despair

Power of Pronouns in History Passages

we, our us ======== America

we, our , us =============== Black

we, our, us ============== Women

The main purpose o f Mumford?s letter is to A s used in line 26, ?delicacy? m o s t nearly means
A) persuade Roosevelt o f the value o f the WPA?s A) frailty.
arts projects.
B) transparency.
B criticize Roosevelt f o r failing to regulate t h e co subtlety.
WPA?s oversight o f arts projects.
D) luxury.
C defend controversial aspects o f the WPA?s arts
projects.
D compare the WPA?s arts projects w i t h public arts 15
projects in other countries.
Mumford?s m a i n purpose i n lines 47-54 ( ? M y own
tool to develop the main point
. . . contact?) is t o

A) argue that visual and graphic arts are particularly

In the first paragraph o f the passage, M u m f o r d accessible to the A m e r i c a n public.

implies that Roosevelt has B acknowledge t h a t he is m a k i n g general claims

about the value o f arts beyond those he knows
A) neglected to consider the political ramifications best.
o f ending a program that enjoys popular support
C indicate that he deliberately chose to base his
nationwide.
claims on examples f r o m arts that are universally
B) catered to special interest groups who want to taught.
redirect funds f r o m the arts to m o r e newsworthy
assert that the visual and graphic arts are
projects.
particularly deserving o f financial support f r o m
c) decided that artists are less i m p o r t a n t to the the government.
economic welfare o f the nation than other
workers.

D) paid insufficient attention to the good

accomplished t h r o u g h federally funded arts
M u m f o r d indicates that federal funds provided to
initiatives.
artists through the W P A have enabled the recipients
to

A) use their creative talents to help b u i l d a better

A s used in line 15, ?devotion? most nearly means society.

obedience. B) exhibit their works i n some o f the county?s

A)
B) dedication. commitment °
m a j o r art museums.
developa style that is overtly cutting edge i n
c) affection.
character.
D) respect. D) collaborate w i t h professionals who specialize i n
the nonvisual arts.
 It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage W h i c h choice provides the best evidence f o r the
that Mumford believes artists who receive funds answer to the previous question?
through the WPA should create works that
A) Lines 54-56 (?The a c t u a l . . . volume?}
A avoid expressing a p o i n t of view that is overtly B) Lines 65-66 (?Both .. . despair?)
political in nature.
C) Lines 73-78 (?The artists .. . community?)
B include themes that encourage Americans to
D) Lines 78-80 (?The spread .. .
production?)
take pride in their country.
Cc
are part o f a recognizable tradition o f
achievement in American art.

D appeal to people who have had o n l y l i m i t e d

The last sentence of the passage (?Through .. .

exposure to the fine arts.

citizens?) p r i m a r i l y serves to

A) suggest that historical factors are responsible f o r

the stateof t h e fine arts i n the South.
W h i c h choice provides the best evidence f o r the
B) criticize as elitist the belief that o n l y those w i t h
answer to the previous question?
special t r a i n i n g can appreciate art.
A) L i n e s 11-19 (?I w i s h . . . e x p e n d e d ? ) C) argue that artists are like other citizens in that
B) Lines 59-61 (?The older... capacity?) they hope to sustain themselves through labor.

C) Lines 61-65 (?And m a n y . . . West?) D) emphasize the extent to w h i c h the arts projects
have benefited society o n a national scale.
D) Lines 66-72 ? W o r k . . . arts?)

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In discussing h o w artists have benefited f r o m the arts

initiatives administered by the W P A , M u m f o r d
makes the assumption that

College Board plays with

A) artis the primary activity enabling human beings
to reach their highest potential.
B) formal training is often necessary for young
artists to improve their level of skill. WORDS
C) the desire to share w i t h others in a group is
fundamental to human nature.

D) artists have an instinctive need to create w o r k s

that are deeply personal.

Each question has a Leading subject: Doer of the action

how benefited from Art initiatives

Arists
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Questions 22-31 a r e based o n t h e f o l l o w i n g bottoms, as glacialice, a n d as calcite layers in

passages. stalactites and stalagmites. Those intervals o f
Passage 1
is adapted from Bill Gray, ?The Meghalayan sedimentary strata o n w h i c h the ages are based are
Age?a New Unitof t h e Geologic Time Scale? ©2018 by the 45 referred to as stages, and together the strata o f three
Geological Society of Glasgow. Passage 2 is adapted from new stages comprise the Holocene Series. The lower
Paul Voosen, "New Geological Age Comes Under Fire,? boundary o f the Greenlandian and Northgrippian
©2018 by American Association for the Advancement of stages are defined at specific levels in Greenland ice
Science. cores. The lower boundary o f the Meghalayan Stage
50 is defined at a specific level in a stalagmite from a
Passage 1
cave in the north east Indian state of Meghalaya,
The International Com m is s ion on Stratigraphy
which gave its name to the new age. The ice cores
(ICS) has defined a new division in geologic time that
and the stalagmite are now identified as international
will now appear on all official charts depicting
geostandards, and have been placed in protected
tine Earth?s geological past. This is the Meghalayan Age,
55 archives accessible f o r further study.
which has been defined as the most recent age of the
Holocene Epoch [11,700 years ago until the present],
Passage 2
extending from 4,200 years ago until the present.
Paleoclimatologist Ashish Sicha is surprised that
The Meghalayan Age began at the time when
ICS used the Meghalayan stalagmite f o r its golden
agricultural societies around the w o r l d experienced
spike [exemplar] ? a n d few k n o w it better, as it was
an abrupt and critical mega-drought and cooling.
his lab at California State University that found and
Agricultural-based societies that developed in several
60 analyzed it. H i s team could date o n l y a few o f the
regions after the end o f the last Ice Age were severely
stalagmite?s layers, and water had partially dissolved
affected by the 200-year long climatic event that
the rock close te the drying event, potentially
resulted in the collapse o f civilizations and h u m a n
blurring the record. A n unpublished analysis o f other
15 migrations i n Egypt, Greece, Syria, Palestine,
Meghalayan salagmites by paleoclimate scientists
Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and the Yangtze
65 from Xi'an Jiaotong University adds to the doubts: It
River Valley. Evidence o f the event has been found
on all seven continents. found a steady weakening of the monsoon over more
than 600 years, rather than a sudden drought 4200
The Meghalayan Age is u n i q u e among the m a n y
years ago. The closest thing to a sharp drought can be
Bi intervals o f the geologic timescale in that its
seen 4000 years ago, in a few decades-long events,
beginning coincides w i t h a global cultural event
70 These excursions could be said to match the golden
produced by a global climatic event, says Stanley
spike ?to an extent,? says Gayatri Kathayat, who led
Finney, professor o f geological sciences at Long
the research, ?but not entirely.?
Beach State University.
Elsewhere i n the world, the 4200-year-old event is
2 The ICS, which is responsible f o r standardizing
even less apparent, according to a team at N o r t h e r n
the Geologic T i m e Scale, approved the definition o f
75 Arizona University ( N A U ) . Over the past few year,
the beginning o f the youngest unit of the scale on the
the N A U team has amassed 550 published
basis o f the timing o f this event. It also approved
paleoclimate records of temperature and moisture
proposals f o r t w o other ages: the M i d d l e Holocene
change during the Holocene, based m a i n l y on
3 N o r t h g r i p p i a n Age and the Early Holocene
stalagmites, lake sediments, and ice cores.
Greenlandian Age, w i t h beginnings defined at 80 Graduate student H a n n a h Kolus scrutinized the
climatic events that happened about 8,300 years and
records in vain for significant changes i n global
11,700 years ago, respectively.
temperature o r moisture about 4200 years ago. ?You
Units o f the Geologic T i m e Scale are based on
don?t see that signal at all,? Kolus says.
3 sedimentary strata that have accumulated over time
The archaeological evidence is also far from
and contain w i t h i n them sediment types, fossils and
85 definitive, adds M a r k Altaweel, an archaeologist at
chemical isotopes that record the passage o f time as
University College London. He says political
well as the physical and biological events that
collapse, not drought, may have doomed some
produced then. The three new ages o f the Holocene
settlements i n Mesopotamia. A n d in ancient Egypt,
40 Epoch are represented by a wealth of sediment that
Greece, and elsewhere the evidence o f a global
accumulated w o r l d w i d e on the sea floor, o n lake

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W h i c h statement is supported by both passages?
A) The geostandards used to establish the stages o f
the Holocene m o r e likely indicate gradual shifts
in climate conditions than sudden climate
events,
B) Sedimentary strata in ice cores provide more
reliable i n f o r m a t i o n about the climate i n Earth?s
past than d o calcite layers in stalagmites.
Cc) The beginnings o f the N o r t h g r i p p i a n and
Greenlandian stages were also likely defined by
majo r climate events.
D) Archaeological evidence suggests that several
flourishing societies failed during the time
peried currently identified as the Meghalayan
Age.
It can reasonably be inferred that Finney (Passage 1)
and Altaweel (Passage 2) disagree p r i m a r i l y about
the answer to which question?
A) How extensive was the drought that destroyed
civilizations during the Meghalayan Age?
B) Why did so little archaeological evidence of the
climatic event that took place during the
Meghalayan Age survive?
C) Which agricultural societies were most severely
affected by a prolonged drought during the
Meghalayan Age?
D) W h a t prompted the destruction o f some
civilizations during the Meghalayan Age?

The author of Passage 2 w o u l d most likely

characterize the statement in lines 17-18, Passage 1

(?Evidence . . . continents?) as

A) an accurate representation o f the data considered

from the Holocene epoch.

B) a likely explanation f o r cultural events that t o o k

place i n a particular region o f the globe.

c unsupported by hundreds o f paleoclimate

records from the Holocene epoch.
D) persuasive but contradicted by the findings of
some researchers.
 Table 1

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that

Shunko's experiments were designed in part to
Median Service T i m e s ofC a s h i e r s Receiving
Fixed Payment f o r Participation (seconds) A) assess customers? ability to adapt to a new way of
forming a queue.
In- person Online
B) encourage participants to suggest different
cashier cashier
approaches to queue design.
Blocked Fall Blocked Full
C) include individuals who had at least some
visibility | visibility | visibility
experience w o r k i n g as a cashier.
Parallel
D) assure some degree o f geographical diversity
queue 16.1 15.0 178 15.6 among the participants.
Single
queue 17.8 16.1 19.9 18.0

W h i c h choice provides the best evidence f o r the

Table 2 answer to the previous question?

A) Lines 35-38 (?In a . . . cashiers?}

Median Service Times o f Cashiers Receiving B) Lines 38-40 (?Of t h o s e . . . U.S.?)
Fix 2d Payment f o r Participation and a Bonus C) Lines 4 0 - 4 4 ( ? T h e i n t e r f a c e . . . c u s t o m e r s ? )
p e r Shopping Cart (seconds)
D) Lines 4 7 - 4 9 ( ? T h e c o m p u t e r i z e d . . .
queues?)
In-person Online
cashier cashier

Blocked Full Blocked Full

The sixth paragraph (lines 50-55) m a i n l y serves to
visibility| visibility| visibility | visibility
Parallel A) consider different topics for future study and
suggest a f r a m e w o r k f o r potential experiments.
queue 15.4 13.9 16.0 15.0
B) identify various aspects o f a theoretical problem
Single
and proposea single solution to that problem.
queue 14.7 15.7 16.1 17.5 C) itemize a series of independent research efforts
Tables adapted from Masha Shunko, Julie Niederhoff, and
and discuss what they have in common.
Yaroslav Rosokha, "Humans Are Not Machines: The Behavioral D) summarize components of a research project
Impact of Queueing Design on Service Time." ©2017 by INFORMS.
and state a general conclusion.

As used i n line 27, ?channel? most nearly means As used in line 64, ?progress? most nearly means

A) form. A) breakthrough.

B) transmit. B) journey.

C) direct. C) development.

D) concentrate. D) movement.
 Properties o f Synthesized PEG before and after Strengthening
Increase

PEG before PEG after (multiplication

Material property strengthening | strengthening factor)

stiffness (megapascals) 0.240 184 767

m a x i m u m stress before b r e a k i n g

(megapascals) 0.378 21,9 58

maximum stress before deforming

(megapascals) 0.084 64 76

energy absorbed b e f o r e f r a c t u r i n g

(megajoules per cubic meter) 22 90

Source: Data from Emmanouela Filippidi et al,, ?Toughening Elastamers Using Mussel-Inspired Iran-Catechoi Complexes? ©2017 by
Emmanouela Filippidi et al.

T h e m a i n p u r p o s e o f t h e passage is t o Which choice best supports the idea that a

conventional method for creating polymers achieves
A) analyze the merits and drawbacks o f two
one desirable quality at the expense of another?
techniques f o r creating polymers.
A) L i n e s 10-17 ( ? M a t e r i a l s . . . m e s h ? )
B) describe an attempt to solve a problem
associated w i t h certain k i n d s of polymers. B) L i n e s 17-20 (?Such . . . f a r ? )

C) discuss the characteristics that give natural C) L i n e s 21-23 (?A second . . .

network?)
polymers advantages over synthetic ones. D) L i n e s 2 3 - 2 8 (?These . . .
shape?)
D) present the results o f new research into the
practical applications o f natural polymers.

A c c o r d i n g to the passage, compared w i t h

mi
conventional polymers, mussel m i m i c k i n g polymers
In the context o f the passage as a whole, the sentence can be stronger because they have
i n lines 3-5 ( ? N o w ... proud?) mainly serves to
A) more l i n k s between their polymer strands than
A) indicate that a new synthetic polymer conventional polymers do.
outperforms polymers produced by mussels on B) more polymer strands i n total than conventional
certain kinds of physical tests. polymers do.
B) explain that researchers altered polymers C) fewer bonds formed by oppositely charged ions
produced by mussels to create a new type o f on polymer strands than conventional polymers
synthetic polymer. do.
C) suggest that a new synthetic polymer has D) fewer covalent bonds helping to hold polymer
characteristics comparable to those o f polymers strands together.
produced by mussels.
D) emphasize that new discoveries about polymers
produced by mussels have changed h o w
researchers t h i n k about synthetic polymers.
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The table most strongly suggests that a strengthened Taken together, the passage and the table best
synthetic PEG exposed to 10 megapascals o f stress support which statement about polymers?
w o u l d be expected to
A) Some commercially manufactured polymers can
A) d e f o r m b u t not break. absorb more than 90 times as much energy
B) break but n o t deform. before fracturing than PEG can before it is
strengthened,
C) b o t h d e f o r m and break.
D) neither deform n o r break. B) Polymers produced by mussels can absorb m o r e
than 90 times as m u c h energy before fracturing
than PEG can after it is strengthened.
C) Gel-like polymers forged w i t h o n l y covalent
bonds are 767 times as s t i f f as PEG is before it is
strengthened.
D) Synthetic polymers that are strengthened w i t h
ionic bonds are 76 times as s t i f f as polymers that
are produced by mussels.

STOP
inish b e f o r e t i m e is called, y o u m a y check y o u r w o r k on t h i s s e c t i o n o n l y .
Do n o t t u r n t o any o t h e r s e c t i o n .
 W r i t i n g a n d L a n g u a g e Test
35 MINUTES, 44 QUESTIONS

Turn t o Section 2 o f y o u r answer sheet t o a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s in t h i s section.

E l i a n

Each passage below is accompanied by a n u m b e r of questions. For some questions, you

will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expressionof i d e a s . For
other questions, you will consider how the passage m i g h t be edited to correct errors in
sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by
one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising
and editing decisions.

S o m e q u e s t i o n s w i l l d i r e c t y o u to a n u n d e r l i n e d p o r t i o n o fa passage. O t h e r q u e s t i o n s w i l l
d i r e c t y o u t o a l o c a t i o n i n a p a s s a g e or a s k y o u t o t h i n k about t h e passage as a w h o l e .

After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively
improves t h e quality of writing in the passage o r that makes the passage conform t o the
conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a*NO CHANGE? option.
Choose t h a t option if you t h i n k the best choice is to leave the relevant portiono f the
passage as i t is.

Questions 1-11 are based o n t h e f o l l o w i n g passage.

W h i c h choice provides the most effective transition

to the rest o f the paragraph?
The Benefits o f Space Sharing
A) NO CHANGE
As technological developments have made it possible
B) M a n y workers prefer a lack o f direct supervision,
to do numerous forms of work from any location with
C) M a k i n g one?s own daily w o r k schedule is a great
Internet access, many people have begun working idea,
D) It is c o n v e n i e n t to w o r k f r o m h o m e ,
remotely rather than commuting to a traditional office.
[EE internet technology is a wonderful thing, but some

remote workers may become distracted[RM by,

N O CHANGE
household chores and entertainment, or may miss having
by: household chores and entertainment,

by household chores and entertainment

by household chores and entertainment;

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T o undertake the task o f designing the addition, the
W h i c h choice provides the most relevant detail?
State D e p a r t m e n t h i r e d Egyptian-born H a n y Hassan, a
A) NO CHANGE
veteran Washington, DC, architect gd inspired by the
B) k n o w n for his m o d e r n updates o f historic
b u i l d i n g designs of his native country. Hassan decided to buildings.

house the US D i p l o m a c y Center i n a l o w rectangular b o x C) w h o has w o r k e d o n b u i l d i n g s all o v e r t h e w o r l d .

D) w i t h experience in b o t h teaching and

just in front o f the existing entrance, and creating administration.
additional space for exhibit halls, a café, and a gift shop

underground. Coherent i n style w i t h the original

building, the addition w o u l d employ straight lines and

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right angles and w o u l d have no exterior decoration. creating

Because the center will offer diplomatic simulations C) this created

D) created
for students, though, Hassan called for an exterior made

of glass panels that would reflect the trees across the

street and allow the building to be lit from within at

W h i c h choice provides the best transition to the
night, like a beacon, symbolizing ?the whole gesture of
i n f o r m a t i o n that follows in the paragraph?
reaching out,? he explained.
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B) Because the State Department employs staff who

study diplomatic history,
C) T o prepare the center to house over 7,000 objects
i n its museum,

D) T o make the b u i l d i n g appealing to passersby,