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NEW QUESTION 58
OCCLUDE:
- A. exhume
- B. spew
- C. emerge
- D. flower
- E. proffer
Answer: A
Explanation:
To OCCLUDE is to "stop up, shut in, or close up." To exhume is to unearth (dig up), as a corpse from its
grave.
NEW QUESTION 59
ENTICE : REPEL
- A. flourish:fade
- B. germinate:sprout
- C. lubricate:grease
- D. officiate:preside
- E. implore:entreat
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 60
When using a metal file, always remember to bear down on the forward stroke only. On the return stroke,
lift the file clear of the surface to avoid dulling the instrument's teeth.
Only when working on very soft metals is it advisable to drag the file's teeth slightly on the return stroke.
This helps clear out metal pieces from between the teeth. It is best to bear down just hard enough to keep
the file cutting at all times. Too little pressure uses only the tips of the teeth; too much pressure can chip
the teeth. Move the file in straight lines across the surface. Use a vice to grip the work so that your hands
are free to hold the file. Protect your hands by equipping the file with a handle. Buy a wooden handle and
install it by inserting the pointed end of the file into the handle hole.
When working on soft metals, you can-
- A. remove the handle
- B. clear metal pieces from the teeth
- C. bear down very hard on the return stroke
- D. strengthen them with added wood
- E. file in circles
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 61
WEAPON : INTIMIDATE ::
- A. memory : recall
- B. icebox : preserve
- C. donor : give
- D. sun : shine
- E. meal : serve
Answer: B
Explanation:
This is a "possible use of" analogy type. A weapon is a tool that's often used to INTIMIDATE. Similarly, a
nice box is a tool that's typically used to preserve(by means of freezing).
NEW QUESTION 62
COTTON : SOFT ::
- A. nylon : strong
- B. silk : expensive
- C. iron : hard
- D. wood : polished
- E. wool : warm
Answer: C
Explanation:
This is a "intrinsic aspect or quality" analogy. COTTON is SOFT to the touch; similarly, an iron is hard to
the touch. These are both inherent tactile characteristics.
NEW QUESTION 63
SNORKEL : DIVE ::
- A. ball : kick
- B. club : golf
- C. taps : dance
- D. baton : run
- E. blade : skate
Answer: E
Explanation:
This is a "possible use of" analogy. A SNORKEL is an apparatus designed to aid in DIVING, but it is not
essential for that activity; similarly, a blade is an apparatus designed to aid skating, but it is not essential
for that activity.
NEW QUESTION 64
Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband, Pierre,
she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other
radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the
atom. Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At the
early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning
prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she
learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women.
Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a
French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics. Marie was fortunate to
have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre
Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in
1 895 and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they
discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in
1 906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. espondently she
recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she
had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress. Curie's feeling of desolation
finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the
Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911
she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a
fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work.
Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of
the physical world.
Her ____ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.
- A. ambition
- B. anger
- C. misfortune
- D. disappointment
- E. wretchedness
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION 65
Conflict had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s. England wanted a share of the wealth
that Spain had been taking from the lands it had claimed in the Americas.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid
Spanish ships and towns. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake achieved dramatic success,
adding gold and silver to England's treasury and diminishing Spain's omnipotence. Religious differences
also caused conflict between the two countries. Whereas Spain was Roman Catholic, most of England
had become Protestant.
King Philip II of Spain wanted to claim the throne and make England a Catholic country again. To satisfy
his ambition and also to retaliate against England's theft of his gold and silver, King Philip began to build
his fleet of warships, the Armada, in January 1586.
Philip intended his fleet to be indestructible. In addition to building new warships, he marshaled one
hundred and thirty sailing vessels of all types and recruited more than nineteen thousand robust soldiers
and eight thousand sailors. Although some of his ships lacked guns and others lacked ammunition, Philip
was convinced that his Armada could withstand any battle with England. The martial Armada set sail from
Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9,1588, but bad weather forced it back to port. The voyage resumed on July 22
after the weather became more stable. The Spanish fleet met the smaller, faster, and more maneuverable
English ships in battle off the coast of Plymouth, England, first on July 31 and again on August 2. The two
battles left Spain vulnerable, having lost several ships and with its ammunition depleted. On August 7,
while the Armada lay at anchor on the French side of the Strait of Dover, England sent eight burning ships
into the midst of the Spanish fleet to set it on fire. Blocked on one side, the Spanish ships could only drift
away, their crews in panic and disorder. Before the Armada could regroup, the English attacked again on
August 8. Although the Spaniards made a valiant effort to fight back, the fleet suffered extensive damage.
During the eight hours of battle, the Armada drifted perilously close to the rocky coastline. At the moment
when it seemed that the Spanish ships would be driven onto the English shore, the wind shifted, and the
Armada drifted out into the North Sea. The Spaniards recognized the superiority of the English fleet and
returned home, defeated
The Armada was ___ on one side.
- A. answer not available in this article
- B. damaged
- C. closed off
- D. circled
- E. alone
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 66
Human cells are programmed to selfdestruct at the same rate at which they are generated. However, the
programs can malfunction, resulting either in excessive cell growth, which can lead to cancer, or
excessive cell destruction, which can lead to degenerative diseases. As for the latter, using a tool called
RNA interference, researchers can turn off the functions of genes individually and, by observing the
results, determine which genes influence the process of cell death. Geneticists have isolated more than
one hundred different human genes that prevent cells from self-destructing. However, these genes
operate interdependently toward this end; moreover, most such genes serve other functions as well,
including cell differentiation and proliferation. Scientists are just beginning to identify the gene groups that
play key roles in the prevention of cell death and to understand the intricacies of how these groups
function, not just as units but also together, in what appears to be a vast network. Building on this
knowledge, researchers hope to learn how to precisely manipulate the process of cell death in humans-a
crucial step toward the development of diagnostics and treatments that target the specific diseases
associated with out-of-control cell destruction.
The author's primary concern in the passage is to
- A. summarize the findings of recent scientific research on degenerative diseases
- B. explain the methodology by which researchers are learning how to control cell death
- C. propose a theory to account for the increasing variety of degenerative diseases in humans
- D. provide hope that scientists will soon discover a cure for many degenerative diseases
- E. describe the process of cell death and regeneration in the human body
Answer: B
Explanation:
The author's overall concern is with describing the process researchers are following to identify the genes
responsible for preventing cell death and with the direction (and goals) of current research based on their
findings. Of the five choices, choiceB.best expresses the gist of the discussion.
NEW QUESTION 67
Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political ___.
- A. problems
- B. none of the above
- C. negotiation
- D. discussion
- E. entanglement
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION 68
Most people think it's fine to be "busy as a beaver." Little do they know. Beavers may work hard, but often
they don't get much done. Beavers are supposed to be great tree cutters. It is true that a beaver can gnaw
through a tree very quickly. (A six-inch birch takes about ten minutes.) But then what? Often the beaver
does not make use of the tree.
One expert says that beavers waste one out of every five trees they cut. For one thing, they do not choose
their trees wisely. One bunch of beavers cut down a cottonwood tree more than one hundred feet tall.
Then they found that they could not move it. In thick woods a tree sometimes won't fall down. It gets stuck
in the other trees. Of course, doesn't think to cut down the trees that are in the way. So a good tree goes
to waste. Some people think that beavers can make a tree fall the way they want it to. Not true. (In fact, a
beaver sometimes gets pinned under a falling tree.) When beavers cut a tree near a stream, it usually falls
into the water. But they do not plan it that way. The fact is that most trees lean toward the water to start
with. Now what about dam building? Most beaver dams are wonders of engineering. The best ones are
strongly built of trees, stones, and mud. They are wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. Beavers think
nothing of building a dam more than two hundred feet long. One dam, in Montana, was more than two
thousand feet long. The largest one ever seen was in New Hampshire. It stretched four thousand feet. It
made a lake large enough to hold forty beaver homes. So beavers do build good dams. But they don't
always build them in the right places. They just don't plan. They will build a dam across the widest part of
the stream. They don't try to find a place where the stream is narrow. So a lot of their hard work is wasted.
Beavers should learn that it's not enough to be busy. You have to know what you're doing, too. For
example, there was one Oregon beaver that really was a worker. It decided to fix a leak in a man-made
dam. After five days of work it gave up. The leak it was trying to block was the lock that boats go through.
What is the main idea of this passage?
- A. Beavers are well developed tree cutters.
- B. Beavers are excellent dam builders.
- C. New Hampshire was the site of the largest beaver dam.
- D. Beavers may be hard working animals, but they don't always choose the most efficient mechanisms.
- E. Beavers are poor surveyors of aquatic environments in some cases.
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 69
One of the most intriguing stories of the Russian Revolution concerns the identity of Anastasia, the
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II. During his reign over Russia, the Czar had planned to revoke
many of the harsh laws established by previous czars. Some workers and peasants, however, clamored
for more rapid social reform. In 1918 a group of these people, known as Bolsheviks, overthrew the
government. On July 17 or 18, they murdered the Czar and what was thought to be his entire family.
Although witnesses vouched that all the members of the Czar's family had been executed, there were
rumors suggesting that Anastasia had survived. Over the years, a number of women claimed to be Grand
Duchess AnastasiA. Perhaps the best -known claimant was Anastasia Tschaikovsky, who was also
known as Anna Anderson. In 1920, eighteen months after the Czar's execution, this terrified young
woman was rescued from drowning in a Berlin river. She spent two years in a hospital, where she
attempted to reclaim her health and shattered mind. The doctors and nurses thought that she resembled
Anastasia and questioned heer about her background. She disclaimed any connection with the Czar's
family. Eight years later, though, she claimed that she was AnastasiA. She said that she had been
rescued by two Russian soldiers after the Czar and the rest of her family had been killed. Two brothers
named Tschaikovsky had carried her into RomaniA. She had married one of the brothers, who had taken
her to Berlin and left her there, penniless and without a vocation. Unable to invoke the aid of her mother's
family in Germany, she had tried to drown herself. During the next few years, scores of the Czar's
relatives, exservants, and acquaintances interviewed her. Many of these people said that her looks and
mannerisms were evocative of the Anastasia that they had known. Her grandmother and other relatives
denied that she was the real Anastasia, however. Tried of being accused of fraud, Anastasia immigrated
to the United States in 1928 and took the name Anna Anderson. She still wished to prove that she was
Anastasia, though, and returned to Germany in 1933 to bring suit against her mother's family. There she
declaimed to the court, asserting that she was indeed Anastasia and deserved her inheritance. In 1957,
the court decided that it could neither confirm nor deny Anastasia's identity. Although we will probably
never know whether this woman was the Grand Duchess Anastasia, her search to establish her identity
has been the subject of numerous books, plays, and movies.
Some Russian peasants and workers___for social reform.
- A. thought much
- B. begged
- C. longed
- D. cried out
- E. hoped
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 70
The village of Vestmannaeyjar, in the far northern country of Iceland, is as bright and clean and up-to-date
as any American or Canadian suburb. It is located on the island of Heimaey, just off the mainland. One
January night in 1973, however, householders were shocked from their sleep. In some backyards red-hot
liquid was spurting from the ground.
Flaming "skyrockets" shot up and over the houses. The island's volcano, Helgafell, silent for seven
thousand years, was violently erupting! Luckily, the island's fishing fleet was in port, and within twenty-four
hours almost everyone was ferried to the mainland. But then the agony of the island began in earnest. As
in a nightmare, fountains of burning lava spurted three hundred feet high. Black, baseball-size cinders
rained down. An evilsmelling, eye-burning, throat-searing cloud of smoke and gas erupted into the air,
and a river of lava flowed down the mountain. The constant shriek of escaping steam was punctuated by
ear-splitting explosions. As time went on, the once pleasant village of Vestmannaeyjar took on a weird
aspect. Its street lamps still burning against the long Arctic night, the town lay under a thick blanket of
cinders. All that could be seen above the ten-foot black drifts were the tips of street signs. Some houses
had collapsed under the weight of cinders; others had burst into flames as the heat ignited their oil storage
tanks. Lighting the whole lurid scene, fire continued to shoot from the mouth of the looming volcano. The
eruption continued for six months. Scientists and reporters arrived from around the world to observe the
awesome natural event. But the town did not die that easily. In July, when the eruption ceased, the people
of Heimaey Island returned to assess the chances of rebuilding their homes and lives. They found tons of
ash covering the ground. The Icelanders are a tough people, however, accustomed to the strange and
violent nature of their Arctic land. They dug out their homes. They even used the cinders to build new
roads and airport runways. Now the new homes of Heimaey are warmed from water pipes heated by
molten lava.
The village is located on the island of-
- A. Heimma
- B. Heimaey
- C. Vestmannaeyjar
- D. Hebrides
- E. Helgafell
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 71
MEDLEY : MISCELLANEOUS
- A. malady: fatal
- B. luster: dull
- C. fledging: experienced
- D. truce: hostile
- E. remnant: partial
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 72
"Old woman," grumbled the burly white man who had just heard Sojourner Truth speak, "do you think your
talk about slavery does any good? I don't care any more for your talk than I do for the bite of a flea." The
tall, imposing black woman turned her piercing eyes on him. "Perhaps not," she answered, "but I'll keep
you scratching." The little incident of the 1840s sums up all that Sojourner Truth was: utterly dedicated to
spreading her message, afraid of no one, forceful and witty in speech. Yet forty years earlier, who could
have suspected that a spindly slave girl growing up in a damp cellar in upstate New York would become
one of the most remarkable women in American history? Her name then was Isabella (many slaves had
no last names), and by the time she was fourteen she had seen both parents die of cold and hunger. She
herself had been sold several times. By 1827, when New York freed its slaves, she had married and
borne five children. The first hint of Isabella's fighting spirit came soon afterwards, when her youngest son
was illegally seized and sold. She marched to the courthouse and badgered officials until her son was
returned to her. In 1843, inspired by religion, she changed her name to Sojourner (meaning "one who
stays briefly") Truth, and, with only pennies in her purse, set out to preach against slavery. From New
England to Minnesota she trekked, gaining a reputation for her plain but powerful and moving words.
Incredibly, despite being black and female (only white males were expected to be public speakers), she
drew thousands to town halls, tents, and churches to hear her powerful, deep-voiced pleas on equality for
blacks-and for women. Often she had to face threatening hoodlums. Once she stood before armed bullies
and sang a hymn to them. Awed by her courage and her commanding presence, they sheepishly
retreated. During the Civil War she cared for homeless ex-slaves in Washington. President Lincoln invited
her to the White House to bestow praise on her. Later, she petitioned Congress to help former slaves get
land in the West. Even in her old age, she forced the city of Washington to integrate its trolley cars so that
black and white could ride together. Shortly before her death at eighty-six, she was asked what kept her
going. "I think of the great things," replied Sojourner.
Isabella lost both parents by the time she was-
- A. twenty-seven
- B. two
- C. fourteen
- D. nineteen
- E. seven
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 73
The author's overall concern is with describing the process researchers are following to identify the genes
responsible for preventing cell death and with the direction (and goals) of current research based on their
findings. Of the five choices, choice B. best expresses the gist of the discussion. enterprise was prepared
for privatization and which form was most suitable for it. Slow privatization, some claim, is the only way to
establish true private ownership, because only those who must pay for enterprise-ownership rights will be
engaged in its management. But this method would only prolong the core problems of inefficiency and
misallocation of labor and capital, and hence either of two approaches to rapid privatization is preferable.
Under one such approach, shares of an enterprise would be distributed among its employees, who would
become its owners. This socialist reform method is deeply flawed; it discriminates in favor of workers who
happen to be employed by modern, efficient enterprises, and it jeopardizes workers' property by requiring
them to invest in the same enterprise in which they are employed, rather than diversifying their
investments. The better approach involves distribution of enterprise shares, free of charge, among all the
people by means of vouchers-a kind of investment money. Some critics charge that voucher holders
would not be interested in how their enterprises are managed-as may be true of small corporate
shareholders in capitalist countries who pay little attention to their investments until the corporation's
profits wane, at which time they rush to sell their securities. But while the resulting fall in stock prices can
be perilous for the corporation, this very pressure is what drives private firms toward efficiency and
profitability. Other detractors predict that most people will sell their vouchers to foreign capitalists.
However, these skeptics ignore the capacity of individuals to compare the future flow of income secured
by a voucher to the benefits of immediate consumption. Moreover, even if an individual should decide to
sell, the aim of voucher privatization is to secure equality not of property but of opportunity.
The passage mentions all of the following as possible adverse consequences of rapid privatization
EXCEPT
- A. financial devastation for employees of private enterprises
- B. undue prolongation of inefficiency and misallocation
- C. instability in stock prices
- D. inequitable distribution of wealth among employees of various enterprises
- E. loss of ownership in domestic private enterprises to foreign concerns
Answer: B
Explanation:
The author foresees prolonged inefficiency and misallocation as a consequence of gradual, not rapid,
privatization (lines 30-40).
NEW QUESTION 74
"Old woman," grumbled the burly white man who had just heard Sojourner Truth speak, "do you think your
talk about slavery does any good? I don't care any more for your talk than I do for the bite of a flea." The
tall, imposing black woman turned her piercing eyes on him. "Perhaps not," she answered, "but I'll keep
you scratching." The little incident of the 1840s sums up all that Sojourner Truth was: utterly dedicated to
spreading her message, afraid of no one, forceful and witty in speech. Yet forty years earlier, who could
have suspected that a spindly slave girl growing up in a damp cellar in upstate New York would become
one of the most remarkable women in American history? Her name then was Isabella (many slaves had
no last names), and by the time she was fourteen she had seen both parents die of cold and hunger. She
herself had been sold several times. By 1827, when New York freed its slaves, she had married and
borne five children. The first hint of Isabella's fighting spirit came soon afterwards, when her youngest son
was illegally seized and sold. She marched to the courthouse and badgered officials until her son was
returned to her. In 1843, inspired by religion, she changed her name to Sojourner (meaning "one who
stays briefly") Truth, and, with only pennies in her purse, set out to preach against slavery. From New
England to Minnesota she trekked, gaining a reputation for her plain but powerful and moving words.
Incredibly, despite being black and female (only white males were expected to be public speakers), she
drew thousands to town halls, tents, and churches to hear her powerful, deep-voiced pleas on equality for
blacks-and for women. Often she had to face threatening hoodlums. Once she stood before armed bullies
and sang a hymn to them. Awed by her courage and her commanding presence, they sheepishly
retreated. During the Civil War she cared for homeless ex-slaves in Washington. President Lincoln invited
her to the White House to bestow praise on her. Later, she petitioned Congress to help former slaves get
land in the West. Even in her old age, she forced the city of Washington to integrate its trolley cars so that
black and white could ride together. Shortly before her death at eighty-six, she was asked what kept her
going. "I think of the great things," replied Sojourner.
She preached against-
- A. hoodlums
- B. smoking
- C. alcohol
- D. women having no rights
- E. slavery
Answer: E
NEW QUESTION 75
INFLATE : BIGGER
- A. diminish : smaller
- B. revere: lower
- C. elongate: shorter
- D. meditate: higher
- E. fluctuate: longer
Answer: A
Explanation:
Topic 2, Antonyms
NEW QUESTION 76
ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY
- A. anatomy : physiology
- B. liberate : confine
- C. bondage : subjugation
- D. equation : mathematics
- E. appeasement : unreasonable
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 77
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