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As viewed from space. Earth's distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white
clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78%nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet
is the only one in our solar system known to harbour life. Circling the Sun at an average
distance of 149 million km (93 million miles). Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the
fifth largest planet in the solar system. Its rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to
an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of
the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars. Most meteors burn up in the
Earth's atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet's active geological
processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after
it was formed.The Earth has a single natural satellitethe Moon.
(C) water
(D) include
10. This selection leads one to believe that
(A) Earth never gets hit by meteors.
(B) Earth always gets hit by meteors.
(C) Earth was hit by meteors in some past time period.
(D) Earth may be bombarded by meteors in the near future.
Since life began eons ago, thousands of creatures have come and gone. Some, such as
the dinosaurs, became extinct due to naturally changing ecologic conditions. More recent
threats to life forms are humans and their activities. Man has drained marshes, burned
prairies, damned and diverted rivers. Some of the more recent casualties of man's
expansion have been the dodo, great auk, passenger pigeon, Irish elk, and Steller's sea
cow.
Sadly, we can no longer attribute the increasing decline in our wild animals and plant
species to "natural" processes. Many species are dying out because of exploitation, habitat
alteration or destruction, pollution, or the introduction of new species of plants and animals
to an area. As mandated by Congress, protecting endangered species, and restoring them
tothe point where their existence is no longer jeopardized, is the primary objective of the
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program.
(C) sight.
(D) taste.
26. "Acute" as used to describe schizophrenia in thepassage means
(A) chronic.
(B) recurring.
(C) severe.
(D) mild.
27. It can be inferred from the passage that a personexperiencing acute schizophreniamost
likely
(A) cannot live without medication.
(B) cannot go on living.
(C) can hold a full-time job.
(D) cannot distinguish real from unreal.
28. According to this passage, thinking that one can fly might bean example of
(A) medicine overdose.
(B) being out of touch with reality.
(C) recovering normal functioning.
(D) symptom control.
29. The passage suggests that the beginning of severe psychoticsymptoms of acute
schizophrenia may be any of the followingEXCEPT
(A) debilitating.
(B) sudden.
(C) occurring after a long period of normalcy.
(D) drug-induced.
30. The passage implies that normal life may be possible for thechronic schizophrenic with
the help of
(A) medicines.
(B) neurotic episodes.
(C) psychotic episodes.
(D) time.
Stress is with us all the time. It comes from mental or emotional activity as well as
physical activity. It is unique and personal to each of us. Sopersonal, in fact, that what may
be relaxing to one person may be stressful to another. Forexample, if you're a busy
executive
who likes to keep occupied all of the time, "taking it easy"at the beach on a beautiful day
may
feel extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and upsetting. You maybe emotionally distressed
from "doing nothing." Too much emotional stress cancause physical illnesses such as high
blood pressure, ulcers, or even heart disease. Physical stressfrom work or exercise is not
likely to cause such ailments. The truth is that physicalexercise can help you to relax and to
better handle your mental or emotional stress.
(C) relaxed.
(D) active.
34. In line 8, "ailments" most nearly means
(A) traits.
(C) episodes.
(B) characteristics.
(D) illnesses.
35. Which of the following would be a determinant as to whatpeople find stressful?
(A) Personality
(B) Education
(C) Marital status
(D) Shoe size
36. This article, published by the Department of Health and HumanServices, probably came
from the
(A) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.
(C) Education Administration.
(D) Communicable Diseases Administration,
37. Stress is
(A) optional.
(B) relaxing.
(C) manageable.
(D) the same for all people.
38. A source of stress NOT specifically mentioned in this passageis
(A) educational activity.
(B) physical activity.
(C) mental activity.
(D) emotional activity.
39. Physical problems caused by emotional stress can appear asall of the following except
(A) ulcers.
(B) pregnancy.
(C) heart disease.
(D) high blood pressure.
40. One method mentioned to help handle stress is
(A) physical exercise.
(B) tranquilizers.
(C) drugs.
(D) taking it easy.
The "Karat" marking on jewelry tells youwhat proportion of gold is mixed with other
metals. If 14 parts of gold are mixed with 10 parts of base metal,the combination is called
14 Karat (14K) gold. The higher the Karat rating, the higher theproportion of gold in the
object. The lowest Karat gold that can be marketed in the UnitedStates is 10 Karat. Jewelry
does not have to be marked with its Karat quality, but most of itis. If there is a Karat quality
mark, next to it must be the U.S. registered trademark of theperson or company that will
stand
behind the mark, as required by the National Gold and SilverStamping Act.
Mr. Faugel was convinced that student nervousnesshad affected their scores; to
reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested,he gave 22 of them a
beta
blocker before readministration of the test. Their scoresimproved significantly. The other 8
students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved onlyslightly. Second-time testtakers nationwide had average improvements which were similar tothose in Faugel's nonbeta blocker group.
Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for25 years. These
medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, havebeen used for heart conditions
and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used fortest anxiety. These drugs
seem
to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright,but not those who do not know
the material. Since there can be side effects from these betablockers, physicians are not
ready
to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.
Key
false, and (D) "Earth may be bombarded by meteors in the near future" is not
discussed in the passage.
11. (A) In this sentence, "eons" most nearly means "ages." The answer can be
obtained from the context of the sentence from which it was taken. "Since life
began eons ago, thousands of creatures have come and gone." Neither choice
(B)-particles, choice (C)-animals, nor choice (D)-conditions fit within the
context of the sentence.
12. (C) The answer to this comes directly from the passage. "Man has
drained marshes burned prairies, damned and diverted rivers." The other
answer choices are also forms of habitat alteration, but they are natural
occurrences. The question asks specifically for what man does to habitats.
13. (B) This answer is taken directly from the reading. "Some of the more
recent casualties of man's expansion have been the dodo, great auk, passenger
pigeon, Irish elk and Stellar's sea cow." The other choices are all animals that
are currently on the endangered species list, but are not mentioned in the
passage.
14. (C) The last sentence of the passage describes the role of the Endangered
Species Program. This provides a logical transition to the achievements of the
program as mentioned in choice (C). Choices (A), (B), and (D) would all have
fit somewhere in the first paragraph.
15. (A) In this sentence, "attribute" is used as a verb. In this case it most
closely means "assign." Choice (B)-characteristic, is a definition of "attribute"
when it is used as noun, but in this case that is the wrong answer. The other
choices are just wrong.
16. (B) "Pro-wildlife" is the correct answer, since everything said favors the
protection of wildlife. Words such as "sadly" infer sympathy towards the
cause. (A) "nationalistic" is not discernible nor is (D) "feminist." (C) "antiwildlife" cannot be correct because of the use of "sadly" in connection with
23. (C) This is another direct content question. It only requires you to know
how many items were in a list. The answer is in the sentence, "The
hallucinations may be of a visual, auditory, or tactile variety." There are three
items listed as types of hallucinations.
24. (A) The answer for this question is found in the following sentence,
"Some people have only one such psychotic episode; others have many
episodes during a lifetime but lead relatively normal lives during interim
periods." The best choice is (A)-temporary. Choices (B) and (C) are the
opposite of the meaning of the sentence because the non-psychotic periods are
not long-term episodes. Choice (D) is also incorrect because the interim
periods are the times when things are real for the patient.
25. (A) The question tests your knowledge of vocabulary. From the content
of the sentence, you can guess that the answer is probably going to be one of
the senses. Unfortunately, all the answer choices are senses. The correct
answer is (A)-touch. The other three choices are incorrect
26. (C) The word "acute" in the first sentence is a clue that (C) "severe" is
the correct answer. The word "sudden" in the first sentence shows that (A)
"chronic" could not be correct. (B) "recurring" means "happening again" so it
is not correct. (D) "mild" is the opposite of the correct answer.
27. (D) This choice is correct as stated in the passage. (A) is wrong, as the
passage states that only chronic schizophrenics necessarily need medication.
(B) is incorrect, as nothing is said about dying. (C) is incorrect, since chronic
schizophrenics have employment problems.
28. (B) "Being out of touch with reality" is correct. (A) "medicine overdose"
is never discussed. (C) "recovering normal functioning" is the opposite of
thinking that one could fly and (D) "symptom control" refers to the absence of
symptoms; reality distortion is a symptom.
29. (D) "Drug-induced" is the only possibility not discussed so it is the
correct answer. (A) "debilitating," (B) "sudden," and (C) "occurring after a
long period of normalcy" are all given as possibilities.
30. (A) "Medicines" is the correct answer. (B) "neurotic episodes" are not
mentioned. (C) "psychotic episodes" are mentioned as abnormal, and (D)
"time," without treatment methods, will not permit a long-term normal life.
31. (B) "Distinctive" is the correct answer. According to the passage, stress
is unique and personal. It follows that the answer needed would be one that
was capable of describing stress. The other choices are not able to do that.
32. (B) According to the passage, "a busy executive who likes to keep
occupied all of the time, 'taking it easy' at the beach on a beautiful day may
feel extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and upsetting." The other choices
may be correct, but there is no indication of that from the passage.
33. (A) "Upset" is the correct answer. This word comes from the sentence,
"You may be emotionally distressed from 'doing nothing.'" When the word or
phrase is put into quotes within a passage, and the item in quotes is not
repeating what someone else wrote, then it usually means that the item in
quotes is not going to be used in the literal sense. In the case of this sentence,
you would think doing nothing would be relaxing, choice (C), but when taken
in the context of the previous sentence, it actually would be the opposite,
which is choice (A). Choices (B) and (D) do not fit into the context of the
sentence.
34. (D) "Illnesses" is the correct choice. Ailments refer back to the list of
diseases in the previous sentence. Because "high blood pressure, ulcers, and
heart disease" are all health problems, choices (A), (B), and (C) are not the
best choices for the context.
35. (A) To answer this question, you will need to infer from the passage
which of the choices would be correct. There is no sentence which will give
you the answer. The passage talks about mental stress and emotional stress. It
also explains how each person feels differently about what causes stress. This
should lead to the conclusion that personality is the determinant. Choices (B)education and (C)-marital status both may cause stress and both are part of a
person's personality, but the best choice is (A) because it encompasses both
(B) and (C). Choice (D) is just wrong.
36. (B) The "Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration" is the
correct answer as stress falls under the category of mental health. (A) Federal
Bureau of Investigation, (C) Education Administration, or (D) Communicable
Disease Administration would not publish an article on this topic.
37. (C) Physical exercise is mentioned as a method to reduce stress, thus
making it manageable. (A) "optional" implies that we have a choice, which is
not true, since everyone experiences stress at some time. (B) "relaxing" may
help to relieve stress, but it does not define it. The words "it is unique and
personal to each of us" shows that (D) "the same for all people" is not correct.
38. (A) "Educational activity" is the only source of stress that is not
mentioned. (B)"physical activity," (C) "mental activity," and (D) "emotional
activity" are all mentioned.
39. (B) "Pregnancy" is the only condition not mentioned, so it is the correct
answer (A) "ulcers," (B) "heart disease," and (D) "high blood pressure" are all
mentioned.
40. (A) "Physical exercise" is mentioned as a stress
handler.(B)"tranquilizers" and(C) "drugs" are not mentioned. (D) "taking it
easy" is mentioned as actually couseing stress in some individuals.
41. (A) "Ratio" is the correct answer. A proportion is how much of each item
are in a combination. In the case of this passage, how much gold is mixed
with base metal. Proportion refers to the ratio of ingredients and not the actual
mix, so choice (B) is wrong. Choices (C) and (D) refer to other parts of the
passage.
42. (B) The answer to this question is simply being able to identify that 24K
translates to 24 parts gold. Choice (A) would be 204 parts, choice (C) would
be 2.4 parts, and choice (D) refers to the base metal content and not the gold.
43. (A) "Documented" is the correct response. To register an item, whether it
be a car or a name, means to have it legally documented with the proper
government agency. Choices (B), (C), and (D) are all verbs used within the
passage, but they do not refer to "registered."
44. (C) To "stand behind" a mark, means to pledge that what is stamped on
the gold is accurate. Although in this passage "stand behind" does not mean
"in back of," a phrase similar to "stand behind" is (C) "back up." Choices (A)
and (B) are phrases of position, which are not correct for the context of this
passage. Choice (D) refers to surrendering and also does not work in this
passage.
45. (D) "Sold" is the correct answer. To market an item means to put it up
for sale.The other choices given do not fit within the context of the sentence.
46. (C) The first sentence defines Karat as the proportion of gold mixed with
other metals. (A) "jeweler's appraisal" refers to the worth of the gold and other
metals. (B) "U.S. registered trademark" refers to a symbol announcing
authenticity. (D) "money value" is very unspecific and could refer to any item,
not necessarily gold.
47. (D) The sentence, "the lowest Karat gold that can be marketed in the
U.S. is 10 Karat" shows (D) to be the correct answer. (A) "represents the
highest grade of gold sold in the U.S." cannot be the answer as no "highest
grade" is given in the passage. (B) "cannot be sold in the U.S." is untrue
according to the passage. (C) "never carries a Karat quality mark" is not
correct; although some jewelry may be unmarked, not all of it is.
48. (B) The sentence, "If there is a Karat quality mark, next to it must be the
U.S. registered trademark of the person or the company that stands behind the