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During his years as President, Arthur was a cause of great concern to the American people a pleasant surprise to most people... 76: According to the passage, all of the following are dir

3 Therefore, cinemas became more expensive to get to, and in

audience numbers declined even more.

11 Uncontrollable bush fires by high winds engulfed nearly 300 houses in the states of Victoria and South Australia.

over the way

14 In the late 1970s a newspaper _ an opinion poll.

31 As soon as the consumer protection law was passed, some

manufacturers began to to have it changed.

object

revolt

campaign

quarrel

32 I'm so tired that I can't take what you're saying.

When the American Revolution began

The American Revolution

It was when the American Revolution

The beginning of the American Revolution

37 Penguins usually do not get wet their feathers are kept oily by tiny oil glands.

The wearing away of land

When the land wears away

Land which wears away

Wearing away land

40 _ we drove the horses into the stable.

Aware that a tornado was brewing

Because a tornado brewing

Although a tornado was brewing

A tornado was brewing

41 _ to find stars in pairs.

It is very common

Being very common

Very common is

That is very common

42 For the first time , large portions of the universe can

be observed simultaneously.

since history

in history

history began

of the beginning of history

43 The committee has met and .

they have reached a decision

it has formulated themselves some opinions

its decision was reached at

it has reached a decision

44 Precausions are taken _ a hurricane threatens to strike the coast of the United States.

what they relieve

46 In a single day, _ are as many as thousands of people involved in business deals in one area.

48 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however,

_.

she hadn't many sugar

there was not a great amount of the sugar

she did not have much sugar

she was lacking in amount of the sugar

49 Having been served lunch, .

the problem was discussed by the members of the committee the committee discussed the problem

it was discussed by the committee members the problem

a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee

50 received law degrees as today.

Never so many women have

Never have so many women

The women aren't ever

Women who have never

51 Bigamy is a situation in which a man _ two women at the same time.

The new features

One of the new features

55 The weather in the far north is not _ it is near the Equator.

58 The greatest _ between fresh water and sea water lies

in its concentration of salt.

Chester Arthur, the twenty-first President of the United States, was

an unlikely holder of the highest office in the land Born in Vermont

in 1830, he was son of an Irish immigrant father and a New

Hampshire mother After becoming a lawyer in New York, he joined the Republican Party and eventually came to hold a number of state offices there, including a position as head of the New York Customs House Though personally honest, Arthur's administration was marred by corrupt practices, and he was removed from office in 1878.

When James Garfield was elected as the Republican Party's

presidential candidate in 1880, Arthur, who belonged to a faction that had supported the renomination of President Grant, was offered the Vice-Presidency as a concilatory gesture Arthur accepted, and then,

in 1881, was elevated to the Presidency following Garfield's

assasination.

In view of his far-from-unblemished record and his lack of strong political support, even within his own party, Arthur's move to the White House was viewed with great concern by many Americans, but, to the astonishment of most, his administration proved to be a competent and honest one However, he never was elected President

in his own right, being defeated for the nomination at his party's

convention in 1884, and dying in November two years later of

Bright's disease during the presidency of a Democrat, Grover

62 Chester Arthur was

of mixed Iris-American stock

born of Irish parents

born in New Hampshire

born in New York

63 Which of the following best describes Arthur's tenure as the head

of the New York Customs House?

a thorougly corrupt admisnitration

one suffering from much corruption that Arthur, though not involved, failed to remedy

one which, in spite of the efforts of honest officials, was made corrupt by its leader

one in which corruption was not eradicated from Arthur's office until 1878.

64 Why was Arthur invited to become Garfield's running-mate?

because his support for President Grant was half-hearted

because of his previous record in office

because Garfield wanted to hold the Republican Party together because there was a danger of Garfield's being assasinated

65 During his years as President, Arthur was

a cause of great concern to the American people

a pleasant surprise to most people

far from unblemished in his conduct

the focus of strong political support

66 Who was the twentieth President of the United States?

Pippin did a series of paintings on the abolitionist John Brown and one on his war experiences, but he shied away from social issues for the most part and achieved his greatest success with scenes of the people and places of his hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania His "Domino Players", featuring four women gathered around a wooden table in a simple kitchen setting, is an excellent example of his rural domestic scenes.

69: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about primitive art?

It is two-dimensional.

Colors and patterns are important

Artists do not have to be trained for it

It is used primarily for paining portraits

70 Horace Pippin discovered he could paint and draw

during World War I

when he completed his artistic training

when someone reminded him of his artistic sensitivity

by holding his right wrist steady with his left hand.

71 Where in the passage is the name of Pippin's hometown

72 It may be inferred from the passage that Pippin

had a simple upbringing

was obsessed with the subject of abolition

was devastated by his war experiences

wanted nothing to do with his past

73 The word "arrangement" in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?

Horace Pippin was a poorly trained, mediocre artist.

Primitive art is an excuse for lack of training and talent.

Horace Pippin made a significant contribution to American art Horace Pippin placed too much emphasis on social issues in his work.

75 This passage would most likely be required reading in which course?

A preventive medicine specialist may have found the reason for the

"addictive" properties of regular exercise The finding may also explain why athletes often fail to notice an injury until after the competition is over Dr Lee S Berk has found that persons who exercise regularly produce high levels of a natural opiate called beta- endorphin in response to strenuous activity This substance, a

hormone produced by brain and the pituitary gland, increases pain tolerance, counters stress, and imparts a feeling of well-being In his study of six men and six women who were tested on a treadmill, those who jogged regularly and were physically fit produced beta-

endprphin more rapidly and in far greater amounts than those who were usually sedentary After the activity was stopped, beta-

endorphin vevels drops back to normal In the nonrunners, only a small rise in beta-endorphin occured while they exercised However, a larger increase in beta-endorphin production was noted some time after the activity was finished, when it was ineffective Dr.Berk noted that beta-endorphin production may also account for other benefits

of vigorous exercise, sich as its ability to lower blood pressure and suppress appetite, both of which are known effects of the hormone

"Beta-endorphin may also explain why people become addicted to exercise," Dr Berk said.

76: According to the passage, all of the following are direct effects of beta-endorphin, EXCEPT

reduced stress

a feeling of well-being

an increased tolerance of pain

improved physical strength

77 In persons who exercise regularly, beta-endorphin is produced

while they are exercising

after vigorous activity is over

as soon as an injury occurs

whenever their blood pressure rises

78 How many people participated in the study?

They usually have high blood pressure.

They do not generally feel well.

They produce little beta-endorphin.

They outnumber those who jog regularly.

80 It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following people might benefit the most from the effects of beta-endorphin?

Those who want to lose weight.

Those addicted to opiates.

Those who work inefficiently.

Those with low blood pressure

81 Questions 81-90

Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history

of human knowledge For many thousands of years, it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest of insights It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient This is logical Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants They have always been enormously important to the welfare

of people, not only for food, but alsoo for clothing, weapons, tools, dyes, medicines, shelter and a great many other purposes Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognize literally hundreds

of plants and know many properties of each To them, botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of "knowledge" at all.

Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away

we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowldge of botany grows Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid When our Neolithic

ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago,

discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer yields the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild - and the

accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.

81: Which of the following assumptionsabout early humans is

expressed in the passage?

They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.

They divided knowledge into well-defined fields.

They did not enjoy the study of botany.

They placed great importance on owndership of property.

82 The word "peculiar" in the passage is closest in meaning to

clear

large

unusual

important

83 What does the comment "This is logical" in the passage mean?

There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestors' knowledge of plants.

It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.

It is reasonable to assume that our ancestors behaved very much like people in preindustrial societies.

Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed.

84 The phrase "properties of each" in the passage refers to each

People no longer value plants as a useful resource.

Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.

Research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants.

Direct contact with a variety of plants had decreased.

86 In the passage, what is the author's purpose in mentioning "a rose, an apple, or an orchid?"

To make the passage more poetic.

To cite examples of plants that are attractive.

To give botanical examples that most readers will recognize

To illustrate the diversity of botanical life.

87 According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?

The invention of agricultural implementations and machinery The development of a system of names for plants.

The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted The changing diets of early humans.

88 The word "controlled" in the passage is closest in meaning to

abundant

managed

Nobody buys a house because the moon shines through the bedroom windows on certain nights in the month We would not dream of marrying someone simply because of the shape of their fingernails

No, we all agree that we act, or try to act, sensibly and as a result of using our brains.

If this is the case, I should like to know what makes so many people read the horoscopes which are to be found in practically every

newspaper and magazine in the country They will tell you, of course, that they do not believe a word of it, that it is all nonsense, just a bit

of fun And yet horoscopes are big business There is a good living to

be made from writing "professional" horoscopes for people who are prepared to provide their full name, and the date, time and exact place of birth, together with a handsome fee I recently got someone

to do my horoscope (I did not pay for it, so to that extent I feel superior!) and I would not mind reproducing part of it for you to see

I say "part of it" because it is very long and you might get bored after

a while, although the lady who did it for me asserts that I only want you to see the bits that are most flattering.

Now, of course, I do not believe in what she wrote, and I think she

describes my character accurately for the simple reason that she knows me very well anyway But I have been unnerved more than a few times in my life by being identified at once as a "Gemini" type by people who did not know anything about me, except what they had been able to learn from a short acquaintance.

Similarly, I once had my palm read by a young lady who did not know me at all Please understand that I did not really believe in palmistry at the time My reason for letting her read my palm was that she was a very pretty young lady, and it seemed an excellent excuse for holding her hand, or rather letting her hold mine, and getting to know her better Our relationship, I regret to say, did not develope owing to the sudden arrival of her regullar boy-friend, but she had had enough time by then to do a character sketch of me that was devastatingly accurate.

I was so impressed by her performance that I got another lady (who was not quite so young or pretty, so at least I had no ulterior motive this time) to show me how to interpret the lines of the hand, and other features such as hand shape, relative length of the fingers and so on I tried out my new-found knowledge in a number of light-hearted situations, but it soon became something more than a mere party trick I have sometimes been so accurate in my interpretations of the good and bad features of character that I have unintentionally

offended people I liked.

It is important to distinguish between reading hands to interpret character, and reading hands to predict an individual's future; the former seems much more likely to have some basis of truth than the latter All the same, we have all met people who have been told things about their future by gypsies, clairvoyants and the like, and who swear that these things have come true Many quite ordinary people, who make no special claims to have the gift of foresight, have had premonitions of such misfortunes as illness, deaths in the family and accidents; so many, in fact, that there must be more to this business of foretelling the future than meets the eye.

The paradox is that in this scientific age, when we claim to believe only what we can prove, we go on reading horoscopes or visiting the fortune teller at the fair, which are almost certainly worthless; but at the same time, we refuse to take seriously the few scientific

investigations that have been made into what we might call the

paranormal or the supernatural Obviously, we want to have our cake and eat it Personally, I remain completely sceptical about astrology, but I am convinced that our minds and our bodies are much mroe complex than we realise Therefore; it is foolish to reject some kinds of human experience just because at the moment we cannot find any rational scientific explanation for them.

91: The writer sees a contradiction between the popualrity of