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Passage I Fiction
1. According to the passage, how does Zod behave after his trip to the market?
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A) He shares with his family his surprise at finding unfamiliar new foods available in town.
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B) He discusses with the waiters how he plans to cook each fruit and vegetable that afternoon.
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C) He complains about having to bring all his purchases home by himself.
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D) He expresses his enthusiasm for the seasonal fruits and vegetables.
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Passage II Social Science
11. In the context of the passage, the sentence inlines 17-22 ("In the ... productivity") mainly serves to
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A) demonstrate that employees at many successful corporations experience high levels of stress.
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B) provide examples of corporations that subscribe to a theory that certain emotions foster effective work.
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C) present a list of corporations that have allowed employees unusually high levels of freedom and flexibility.
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D) offer suggestions to corporations wishing to increase the overall productivity of their employees.
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Intermediate
Passage III Science (Graph)
21. Which choice best describes the overall structure of the passage?
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A) The aut hor provides background about a research team, summarizes experiments the team has conducted, and contrasts the team's conclusions with the views of other experts.
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B) The author states a scientific problem, examines a research team's hypothesis for addressing the problem, and outlines details of a solution.
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C) The author introduces a research team's hypothesis, describes experiments that test the hypothesis, and shares unexpected findings of the experiments.
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D) The author describes a particular behavior, presents a rese0arch team's hypothesis about how the behavior might be modified, and evaluates the effectiveness of the behavioral modification.
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Intermediate
Passage IV Historical
32. The speaker's attitude toward his experiences with members of the US government is best characterized as
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A) apathetic.
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B) weary.
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C) remorseful.
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D) detached.
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Intermediate
Passage V Paired Science
43. Passage 1 indicates that compared to previous researchers studying water flow through nanotubes, Secchi and colleagues were able to
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A) construct smaller nanotubes.
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B) employ larger aligned arrays of nanotubes.
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C) obtain more precise measurements.
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D) publish in high-quality scientific journals.