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Section-1 Medium难度

0-4 进⼊Easy模式 算分:{(V1+V2)*1.5+2}+130=Verbal分数


5-8个 Medium模式
例:20*1.5=30+2=32+130=162
9-12个 Hard模式

涛博 GRE-结班测试 Verbal Section 1


18min
θ↑ →④ 内嵌 思想
1. Computer software is hardly ______:0 different software embeds different philosophies, different views of
the word, and these philosophies can shape our thinking in subtle but real ways.
C
world A. omniscient 全知的 omni-全 sci-knowing omnipresent ⽆处不在的
B. intuitive 直觉的
C. responsive 响应快速的 react quickly
D. neutral 客观中⽴的

E. inflexible 不变的 immutable

2. The Cassini spacecraft initially found the bodies of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon Titan to be very
(i)______ a surprising result since the reduced surface tension and viscosity of liquid methane, as
d
compared to water on Earth, should make it (ii)______ waves. 黏度
Blank(i) θ Blank(ii) 两空联动,取反
A. calm
√ D. easier
√ to excite
B. deep E. more difficult to measure
C. dense F. more likely to distort 扭曲
标志着
3. Anyone“who thinks that the contemporary media’s focus on celebrity gossip and rumor marks some sort of
journalistic (i)______ will find in this book (ii)______. The book shows that we live, on the contrary, in a
迄今为⽌ hitherto golden age of (iii)______.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) 振奋⼈⼼的纠正 Blank (iii)

A. nadir 最低点 bottom D. a bracing corrective
√ G. tradition
B. frontier E. a long-overdue explanation H. integrity
√ 正直
C. anomaly 异常
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F. an unexpected validation证明 I. profitability 有利可图

早应该有的



考点: dispersed nature——考古学家们在推测
1. ⼈物和观点内容的对应 JC: 陶器的分布是因为trade+AL是⽣产中⼼
2. 不同观点之间是否有⽐较关系 P: M居⺠是⽣产者+被迫迁徙导致了分散
分散的
The highly dispersed nature of Panzaleo pottery throughout present-day Ecuador has led
archaeologists
Δ
to speculate about the pottery’s origins and significance. Jijóny Caamaño attributed the
pottery’s distribution to trade, and based on the large quantities of pottery recovered in the
Δ

Ambato-Latacunga region of the central Ecuadorian highlands, he proposed that region as the probable

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中⼼=center locus of production. However, Porras suggests that inhabitants of the subtropical eastern Andean slopes, or
montaña, were the original producers of Panzaleo. Porras’ theory involves the forced migration of the
montaña population from their homeland in the Quijos River valley into the Ecuadorian highlands. The
gradual exodus and ensuing dispersal of the makers of this ware could account for the diffuse distribution
⼤批离开 =explain
of the materials.

4. The passage cites evidence supporting which of the following hypotheses? 细读题⼲,明确定位
Δ
A. Jijóny Caamaño’s hypothesis about the relationship between trade and the distribution of
Panzaleo pottery
B. Jijóny Caamaño’s hypothesis about the probable locus of Panzaleo pottery production

C. Porras’ hypothesis about who the original producers of Panzaleo pottery were
D. Porras’ hypothesis about the forced migration of certain peoples
E. Porras’ hypothesis about the dispersal of the original makers of Panzaleo pottery

5. It can be inferred from the passage that Jijóny Caamaño would probably agree with which of the following
statements about the distribution of Panzaleo pottery throughout Ecuador?
A.
√ This distribution is not primarily the result of the relocation of the original makers of the pottery.
=forced migration
B. This distribution originally took place over a relatively short xperiod of time. ⽆
C. This distribution could not x the forced migration of certain peoples. P的观点
× have occurred without
D. This distribution was largely limited
× to the Ambato-Latacunga region.
E. This distribution indicates that the Ambato-Latacunga region was known primarily as a trading
center.
× production center
JC的观点和P的观点不同
JC:分布是由于trade导致的
P的观点是relocation
JC就不同意recolation
A⼤于B——B⼩于A
A增加 B减少——A减少,B增加
过去是好⼈——现在不好了
A和B观点相反——B不同意A的观点
刀。
实践 存在于
6. One object of examining past medical practices is to identify useful knowledge amid its now outmoded
仪式 trappings; the alternative is to let such knowledge ______{ along with the discredited theories with which it
was associated. ↓ 换对象,取反 θ
A.
√ fade 褪⾊
B. degenerate 堕落
C. stand
D. wane 衰退 ⽉缺

E. age
banality of evil 平庸之恶
F. ossify
comparable 相似的
相提并论
7. The author’s comparisons of Sontag’s work to that of Walter Benjamin are ______:-1 为 while the former is
admittedly an influential figure, the latter is undoubtedly one of the most important critics of his era.
A. overblown

夸⼤其词
B. inflated
√ 夸张的
C. enticing exaggerated/overstated/inflated/
D. engaging ↓attractive overblown/hyperbole
E. misleading
F. revealing 有启发的
↑θ ①
8. The ambassador’s critical remarks seemed to be less a product of ______ and more the careless utterances
of a fatigued or undisciplined individual. 表达
A. intensity less A and more B expression
B. optimism 不是A,⽽是B
C. purposefulness =not A but B
刻意/故意

D. design

θ
E. confidence
F. caution α 谨慎
⼤量出现
9. Although anecdotes about her abound, it is difficult to verify facts about al-Khansā’—like many early
poetic figures, she may well be a composite figure, her corpus ______ the works of many women poets.
T A. a harbinger of 混合的 I collection

l
B. an amalgamation of

C. a response to
D. a precursor of 先驱
E. an imitation of 模仿 imitate 模仿
F.
√ a fusion of





模式
A basic assumption[in contemporary models of primate behavioral ecology] is that the social patterns
we observe in wild subjects are adaptations, or the products of past evolutionary selection pressures. Yet,
both ecological and demographic conditions can change during the course of an individual’s life span, 当
resulting in selection pressures that fluctuate on shorter time scales than the generations over which
evolutionary processes occur. The varying fitness consequences of particular social patterns under different
conditions can result in behavioral polymorphisms within populations and in high levels of intraspecific
different forms
behavioral variation between populations. Social behavior is especially sensitive to local conditions, which
reflect the demographic histories of groups and populations in addition to the phylogenetic histories of
species. If evolution has favored “expedience,” or “the ability to select whatever tactic is necessary to solve
an immediate problem, regardless of the possible long-term consequences of such action,” as Barrett and
Henzi have suggested, then a great deal of primate social behavior may not be adaptive in a genetically
determined, evolutionary sense.

10. The primary purpose of the passage is to Assumption: adaptions — social patterns
A. describe the long-term effects
x of an event
× Yet 作者:not adaption/evolution 是外界变化
B. note a diversity in patterns of behavior 细节 ——social patterns
C. cite an inconsistency in empirical×studies
Δ
D. clarify an ambiguity
× in a thesis 主旨题/⽬的题
E. question an accepted view basic assumption

要特别注意虚指 a/an/the/certain/复数
回⽂章进⾏还原 ⽆定位细节题
11. According to the passage, which of the following is true about primate social behavior? 看选项,逐个排除
A. Patterns exhibited by one population of a primate species can differ from patterns exhibited by

other groups of that species.
B. Adoption of a particular pattern of behavior by a group of primates results in reduced contact
x with
the neighboring groups.
C. Intraspecific behavioral variation between local populations of a species usually has negative
×
fitness consequences for the species.
D. A social behavior that proves to be highly advantageous to a particular group is unlikely to be
advantageous for most other groups.
E. Over the course of an individual life span, demographic pressures usually have greater
× impact on
behavior than do ecological pressures. ⽐较级错误:
最后⼀句 (1)⽂中没有⽐较
]
Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. (2)⽐较的⽅向错了
12. As suggested by the passage, Barrett and Henzi would probably agree that
A. social pressures play a much greater
x role than ecological conditions in shaping individual
behavior in primates
B. patterns of social behavior in primates are usually much more× stable in small groups than they are
in larger ones
C. it would be difficult
√ × to predict the social patterns within a group of primates without
x knowing
anything about the environment in which they live
知道环境信息——预测社交⾏为 不定项选择题,逐个排除错误选项
关于观点:
1.有没有作者观点?
2.有⼏个⼈的观点?他们的观点分别是什么?是什么关系?
关于做题:
1.主旨题/⽬的题,注意⾥⾯的虚指 a/an/the/certain/复数,要回到原⽂还原
2. 细节题,注意能否定位,不能定位就逐个排除选项
3. 选项⾥出现⽐较级,要看清楚⽂中是否有⽐较;如果原⽂没有⽐较,这个选项直接排除

涛博 GRE-结班测试 Quantitative Section1
21 min
1.
t+4=m+7
Quantity A Quantity B
t+9 m+13

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

2.
x is 140 percent of y.
x is 70 percent of z.
Quantity A Quantity B
z 2y

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

3.

Quantity A Quantity B
r+s 0

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
4. Three people are in the process of reviewing 50 grant proposals. The numbers of proposals that each has
reviewed so far are 32, 28, and 25, respectively.
Quantity A Quantity B
The number of proposals that have 32
been reviewed by at least 2 reviewers

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

5. The sum of the 20 integers from 1 through 20 is 210. What is the sum of the 20 integers from 21 through
40?
A. 420
B. 540
C. 610
D. 630
E. 820

ON-TIME ARRIVALS AND CONSUMER COMPLAINTS


FOR MAJOR UNITED STATES AIRLINES. OCTCBER 2002
Airline Percent of Consumer Complaints per Million Passengers
On-Time Arrivals Number in Percent Decrease Since
in October 2002 October 2002 October 2001
A 80.2% 3.8 50%
B 87.5% 9.0 37%
C 82,4% 7.7 75%
D 78.4% 9.5 51%
E 82.1% 8.9 45%
F 86.4% 10.9 39%
G 82.6% 3.0 17%
H 88.0% 13.2 25%
I 87.9% 6.6 57%

6. Which of the airlines listed had the median percent of on-time arrivals in October 2002?
A. Airline A
B. Airline C
C. Airline E
D. Airline F
E. Airline G
7. For how many of the airlines listed was the number of arrivals that were not on time less than 15 percent of
the total number of arrivals in October 2002?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five

8. For Airline H, what was the number of consumer complaints per million passengers in October 2001?
A. 9.9
B. 12.5
C. 14.2
D. 16.5
E. 17.6

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9. If "
= $
and z=x+y, then "
=

√$(&
A. $

√$%&
B.
$

√$
C. $

D. √2-1
E. √2

10. If 350 percent of x is 40 more than x, what is the value of x?

11. Cylindrical can A contains five servings of soup when full. How many servings of the soup are contained in
a full cylindrical can with 2 times the diameter and 3 times the height of can A?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120
E. 210
12. In the ceiling of a room, an opening was cut in the shape of a square with sides that are 1 foot in length. A
circular fixture will be placed over the opening. If the circular fixture covers the square opening completely,
which of the following could be the diameter of the circular fixture, in inches? (Note: 1 foot = 12 inches.)
Indicate all such diameters.
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
E. 16
F. 17
G. 18
涛博GRE-结班测试 Verbal Section 2
confusing 23 min
1. One baffling aspect of the novel is its capacity to generate emotional power from a plot that lacks the most
elementary ______:θreaders must accept not an occasional coincidence, but a continuous stream of them.
协同 A. synergy ↓ 1+1>2
读者要接受的不是⼀个巧合,⽽是⼀连串巧合
B. continuity
C. naivety 幼稚 naive 缺少_____: 故事巧合太多
D. premise 前提
E. credibility 可信度 plausible


2. In the 1630s, directors of the Dutch West India Company received reports of minor problems from their
agents with ______, as the company was wealthy enough not to be overly concerned about small
frustrations. ↓④
A. trepidation 担⼼恐惧 misgiving apprehension
B. consternation 惊恐 shock
C. gratitude 感激 grateful grat-thank
√D. equanimity 平静 calm
E. exhilaration 开⼼
麝⽜

λ
3. Of all the mysteries of the Arctic, the (i)______ of musk oxen on Banks Island is one of the most (ii)______.
Scientists are confounded both about why the animals disappeared on Banks and why the species has
experienced phenomenal recovery there over the past half century.
Blank(i) Blank(ii)
A. fall
√ and rise D. transparent 容易理解的
B. unusual migration 迁徙 E. compelling

有吸引⼒的
C. dramatic extinction 灭绝 F. hackneyed 陈词滥调
⽆⼈机
4. His idea to make money by building a drone that could fly from the West Coast to Hawaii while
continuously sending back low-altitude weather data is a characteristically (i)______ project. The
(ii)______ of good storm-intensity forecasts has huge economic costs, but filling that won’t automatically
generate big profits because the economic benefits are (iii)______.
Blank (i) ↓ x Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
√A. quixotic 不切实际的 D. ubiquity ⽆处不在 G. almost inevitable
B. mercenary 贪婪的 E. accuracy 准确 H. hard to envision imagine
C. resourceful ⾜智多谋的 F. dearth
√ paucity I. so
√ widely diffused


现象:MC的作品⾥充满⽭盾
Some commentators: MC不是serious purpose
作者:MC的tension是故意的,是serious
conflicts
The writings of seventeenth-century philosopher and poet Margaret Cavendish are filled with tensions.
She often seems torn between conflicting endorsements. For example, in some places she argues that it is
犹豫的
not a woman’s place to rule, but empowered female characters in other texts are competent leaders. Her
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corpus is also filled with forensic tensions [tensions in which fictional characters engage in debates within
a single text] presenting arguments for both sides of ethical issues. Cavendish herself, however, rarely
intrudes to decide the issue. Some commentators claim this demonstrates that she did not intend her literary
=judge

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work to serve serious philosophical purposes. But perhaps the use of tensions was deliberate and helps

;
explain her choice of fictional genre to explore ethical issues.
MC不会judge the issue
5. It can be inferred that “some commentators” assume a text can serve serious philosophical purposes only if
its author
因为MC不去judge,所以不严肃
A. avoids using fictional characters to explore ethical issues
只要去judge the Issue
δ B. uses fictional characters to convey forensic tensions
C. takes an unambiguous position on philosophical issues
clear
就是严肃的⽬的

D. carefully considers the audience’s


x perspective
E. impartially presents arguments for both sides of ethical issues
statement

6. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage? 结构题:
A. It makes an observation and provides two possible interpretations of it.

必须按照原⽂的顺序呈现
B. It introduces a historical phenomenon and provides a narrative
× for it. 注意虚指还原
=story
C. It cites an empirical
× observation as an explanation for a hypothesis.
D. It presents a deductive argument in the form of premises and a conclusion. 前提+结论
E. It discusses the significance of a particular episode in its subject’s career.
×

⼤前提:⼈都会死。
⼩前提:苏格拉底是⼈。
推论:苏格拉底会死。
理论学家质疑heat loss能否产⽣板块运动
7 Shaw:有内有外,⼀起作⽤
{ Most地质学家:地球是独⽴的,没有外部=Newton
The passage is adapted from an article published in 1996.
Many theorists now doubt that heat loss from Earth’s core and radioactive decay are sufficient by
质疑=question
themselves to produce all the energy driving the tectonic plates whose movements have helped shaped
Earth’s surface. This leaves a loose end in current geological theory. Herbert Shaw argues that because
悬⽽未决
scientists have underestimated the input of substantial amounts of energy from extraterrestrial impactors
(asteroids and comets striking Earth), they have difficulty accounting for the difference between the
explain
quantity of energy produced from sources intrinsic to Earth and that involved in plate tectonics. Whereas
most geologists have treated (the addition of energy through the bombardment of Earth’s surface by such
strike
impactors] as a process separate and independent from the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, Shaw
asserts that these processes are indivisible.IShaw’s revolutionary “open-system” view recognizes
a continuum between terrestrial and extraterrestrial dynamics, whereas modern plate tectonic theory, like
the classical geology developed during the nineteenth century, is founded on the view that Earth’s
geological features have changed through gradual, regular processes intrinsic to Earth, without reference to
unique catastrophic events. Classical geology borrowed a decisive, if unspoken, premise from
Newton—the independence of Earth’s processes from any astronomical context.

7. It can be inferred from the passage that Shaw would be mostly likely to agree with which of he following
statements about Earth’s geological features?
A. Processes both intrinsic and extrinsic to Earth have contributed to their formation.

B. They were probably formed more recently* than proponents of current geophysical theories have
acknowledged.
C. The energy required to produce them derived x primarily from the impact of asteroids and comets
striking the Earth. 原⽂没有⽐较,选项乱⽐较
D. Their distribution over Earth’s surface provides evidence about the amount× of energy contributed
by extraterrestrial impactors. 反
E. Their formation is betterλ accounted for by Newton’s theory than by current geophysical theories.

8. The author of the passage mentions the “continuum” primarily in order to


Δ
A. point out a relationship between plate tectonics and the nineteenth-century geology
B. explain how a theory of Newton’s
× could influence geology and plate tectonic theory.
C. distinguish
× between two sources of energy that contributed to the development of Earth’s surface.
D. point out a similarity between the surface
× of impactors and the surface of Earth.
E. identify a feature of Shaw’s view that deviates from current scientific theories.

find different from
9. The passage suggests which of the following about modern plate tectonic theory?
A. It has led scientists to overlook
× an important contribution to classical geologists from Newton’s
thought. 反 borrow
B. It has been more
x successful than was classical geology in accounting for heat loss from Earth’s
core.
C.
√ It is based on premise about Earth’s processes discerned in Newton’s thought.
D. It has correctly
× explained the effects of extraterrestrial impactors on Earth’s surface.
E. It corrects a fundamental flaw
x in classical geology.
10. French’s tone was reasonable, ______ almost, but the gaze she fixed on Backhouse over her reading


spectacles had something of defiance in it. defy 凝视
分⼼的 A. distracted 蔑视/违抗
B. preoccupied
C. deferential 毕恭毕敬的 defer 1.推迟 2.遵从+to
D. apprehensive
E. respectful

I 恐惧的

F. inquisitive 好奇的
曝光/新信息

j
11. There is a revelation on almost every page of this book, and the author’s prose is ______ in the best
possible way: blunt, sweet, off-kilter, and often quite funny.
A. eloquent 奇怪的 to be blunt=to be honest
B. austere 朴实⽆华 恕我直⾔
C. somber 严肃的,悲伤的
D. awkward
不和谐的
I
E. solemn 庄重的
F. ungainly
证明 命题
12. The geometry student struggled with the request to demonstrate ______ the proposition, feeling that, since

对顶⻆ opposite angles were self-evidently equal, there was no need for a proof.
A. patent 明显的 potent 有效的
7 √

[
B. nebulous vague pot-power
C. arcane impotent ⽆能为⼒的
难懂的
D. manifest potential 潜⼒,潜能

E. illogical potency 权⼒
F. plausible credible
⾎清素 分解
Serotonin is a chemical continuously released by brain cells. Because serotonin decompose extremely
quickly into other chemicals, including 5-HIAA, researchers measure levels of 5-HIAA as an indicator of
serotonin levels in the body. Recently, people convicted of arson have been found to have consistently low
纵⽕
levels of 5-HIAA. Therefore, researchers who regard the tendency to commit arson as an illness
hypothesize that the illness could be cured if arsonist’ serotonin levels could be raised.
提⾼⾎清素——提⾼5-HIAA
x

13. The researcher’s hypothesis would be most seriously undermined if it were discovered that
A. none of the other chemicals into which serotonin decomposes is present in the body is sufficient
quantities to be a useful indicator of serotonin levels in the brain.
B. levels of 5-HIAA in the brain normally fluctuate throughout the course of a single day.
C. 5-HIAA itself eventually decomposes into other chemicals.
D. many people who have low levels of 5-HIAA in the brain and who commit arson commit no other
serious crimes of any sort. 酶

E. arsonists tend to be deficient in the enzyme necessary to decompose serotonin.

5-HIAA能体现出⾎清素⽔平 纵⽕犯缺少酶
纵⽕犯的5-HIAA⽔平很低——纵⽕犯的⾎清素⽔平很低 没有办法分解⾎清素
提⾼纵⽕犯的⾎清素⽔平,他们就不会纵⽕了 ⾎清素⽔平还是很⾼

5H和⾎清素是绑定的
5H和⾎清素未必是绑定的,因为⾎清素——5H需要⼀种酶来做分解

历史学家关于美国⾰命的动机产⽣争论
新进步主义:⾰命来⾃于追求平等,关注普通⼤众
新辉格主义:⾰命来⾃于精英阶层捍卫⾃身财产和⾃由的保守⾏为

In the mid-1970s, historians often debated the motives of the American Revolutionaries. For
Δ
neo-Progressive scholars, the Revolution was rooted in the experience of social inequity and in a
democratic striving against privilege. These scholars focused less frequently on great men of the
Revolution than on ordinary people—farmers, artisans, and laborers—and marginalized groups.
Conversely, neo-Whig scholars believed that republican political ideas determined the actions of the
Δ
Revolutionaries. Their Revolution followed from the shared belief that powerful men had always sought,
and would always seek, to deprive their fellow citizens of liberty and property. Ironically, in the
conservative act of defending their own liberties and estates, the decidedly elitist gentlemen who
精英阶层
articulated revolutionary ideals also liberated egalitarian impulses that would produce a democratic
society. 释放

Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
14. According to the neo-Whig scholars as described in the passage, which of the following were motives for
the American Revolution?
√A. The desire of elitist gentlemen to defend their liberty
√B. The desire to thwart the actions of powerful men
阻碍
y
C. The desire to create an egalitarian society ×
⽆定位细节题
15. The author of the passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
A. The neo-Whig scholars suggested that powerful men recognized × the impact the American
Revolution would have on ordinary people. debate
B. The motivations behind the American Revolution were politically conservative for the most part.
C. The neo-Progressive scholars underestimated the extent to which powerful x men benefited from
the American Revolution. …的程度
D.

One result of the American Revolution was a furthering of the goal that the neo-Progressive
scholars attributed to the Revolutionaries. 追求平等和⺠主
E. Powerful men ultimately had less×
influence than marginalized groups did on the direction of the
American Revolution.
涛博 GRE-结班测试 Quantitative Section2
26 min
1.
x>0
Quantity A Quantity B
&
of x 11% of x
)

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

2. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a pentagon is p degrees, and the sum of the measures of
the interior angles of a hexagon is h degrees.
Quantity A Quantity B
p+180 h

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

3. A 50-question survey was administered to 1,000 college students. The answer to each question was either
yes or no. Each student was given a score on the survey equal to the number of questions to which the
student answered yes.
Quantity A Quantity B
The 90th percentile of the 1,000 scores 45

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
4.

y+z=110
Quantity A Quantity B
w 110

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

5.
3<x2<27
6<y2<69

Quantity A Quantity B
The least possible value of the -40
product xy, where x and y are
integers satisfying the inequalities

A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

6. Company K has 77 employees. The company wants to form working groups, with 9 to 13 employees in
each group. If every employee will be assigned to a working group and no employee will be assigned to
more than one working group, what is the least possible number of working groups that can be formed?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
7. Given 14 consecutive integers, if the sum of the first 7 integers is S, what is the sum of the other 7 integers,
in terms of S?
A. S+14
B. S+28
C. S+49
D. 7S
E. 7S+7

8.

In the figure above, AD and BD are diameters of the larger and smaller circles, respectively. If AB=BC=CD,
what fraction of the area of the larger circular region is shaded?
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A. *

+
B.
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)
C. &,

*
D.
-

.
E. )

9. The average (arithmetic mean) of 6 different positive integers is 12, and x is the greatest of these integers.
What is the greatest possible value of x?
A. 51
B. 55
C. 57
D. 62
E. 67

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10. The operation ◇ is defined by x◇y=x2+ for all numbers x and y, where y≠0. For what value of y is
"

2◇y=9?
y=
11. At a furniture store, the original price of a chair was discounted by 30 percent. A customer purchased the
chair at the discounted price and paid a sales tax of 8 percent on the discounted price. If the customer paid
a total of x dollars for the chair, what was the dollar amount of the original price of the chair, in terms of x?
A. 0.756x
B. 0.780x
C. 1.196x
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D.
/.12/

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E. /.1+,

12. Organizations F and G have 20,000 and 30,000 members, respectively. The combined membership of the
two organizations is 45,000. If one member of organization F is to be randomly selected, what is the
probability that the member selected will also be a member of organization G?
&
A. *

&
B.
-

&
C. +

&
D. ,

&
E.
)

13. (2.82×10-51) - (3.96×10-49)=


A. -3.9318×10-49
B. -1.7804×10-51
C. -1.14×10-100
D. 1.7804×10-51
E. 3.9318×10-49
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$
14. The distance from Karen’s home to an office is 98.4 miles along a certain route. Along the route, a rest stop
is located 83.8 miles from her home and a police car is always within 0.5 mile of the rest stop. Along the
route, less than 0.5 mile before the office, Karen’s car broke down. Which of the following values could be
the distance, in miles, along the route between Karen’s car and the police car?
Indicate all such values.
A. 13.0
B. 13.5
C. 14.0
D. 14.5
E. 15.0
F. 15.5
G. 16.0
H. 16.5

15. An order for bottles of vitamins from a certain mail-order company costs $12.04 per bottle plus a shipping
cost of $4.80 regardless of the number of bottles ordered. Over the past year, the company has received 100
orders for bottles of vitamins. The standard deviation of the numbers of bottles per order for the 100 orders
is 1.5 bottles. What is the standard deviation of the 100 costs for the orders?
$

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