SSAT Practice 01
SSAT Practice 01
SSAT Practice 01
WRITING THEESSAY
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Time:25 minutes
Directions: Using two 中eets of lined,theme paper, plan and write an essay on the topic
assignedbelow. DONOTWRITEONANOTHERTOPIC. ANESSAYONANOTHERTOPICIS
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Directions: Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare Has this change improved the
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w�y peopl;� liye? -U�e specific reasons and exampks,tQ support answer.
Direction.s: This sectiot1 is divided into tWo ·pa:rts that cot:1tain dif!erent types of questions. As
soon as you have completed Part One, answer the questions in Part Two. You may write in
your test book!et. For each answer youselect, fill in the corresponding cireIe on your answer
document
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Directions: Each question in Part One is made upof a word in tapital letters f0llowed by four
choice�. Ch()p�e tjle one word that is most nearly the same in :meaning as th¢ word in capital
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Example Answer
SWIFT: (A) clean (B) fancy (C) fast (D)quiet @
l. DISCOVER: 4 、 PROMPT:
(A) botch (A) tidy
(B) falsify (B) distant
(C) verify (C) tarciy
(D) assure (D) organized
(E) detect (E) timely
2. FIDELITY: 5. AFFIRMATIVE:
(1\.) pleasantness (A) relevant
(B) loyalty (B) ancient
(C) purity (C) unwise
(D) fa1thlessness (D) negative
.(E) sympathy (E) positive
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3. HOSILE: 6. QUANDAR :
(A) antagonistic (A) decision
CB) kind (B) requirement
(C) friendly (C) infomnation
(D) generous (D) predicament
CE) sorry (E) community
7. PROTECT: 14. DEJECTED:
(A) defend (A) 延rious`
(B) retain: (B), sad
(C) secure (C) gifted
(D) require CD) rewarded
.(E) inteno. (E) concerned
8. OVERDUE: 15. BE邓VOLENT:
(A) late (A) courageous
(B) impending (B) bravery
(C) library (C) contest
(D) including (D) seek
(E) appointment (E) charitable
9. VERBOSE: 16 P邸MONITION;
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Directions: Each question belowi5made up of a sen ence with one or two bIanks. One blank
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in�icates that one word ·ls missing. Tw<> blanks indicate that two. words are missing; Each
s¢11ten:ce is followed by four choices; Select the one word or pair of words, that will best
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Example
I An.rt carried the box carefullY so that she would
I not _ the pretty glas�es.
(A) J:)reak
(B) fix
(C) ooen
CD) stop
When our boat first crash:ed 1nto the rocks we ··...雹X吵
were , but we soon felt when
we realized that nobody was hurt.
(A) afraid; relieved
(B) happy; confused
(C) sleepy; sad
(D) sorry; angry
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SECTION··3
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QIJANTJTATIVE REASONING
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Time: 35 minutes
25 Questions
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Directions: Any figuresthat accompany questmns m this secUon may be assumed to be drawn
as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated that a particular figure 1s not drawn to
scale.. Letters such as工, yand n. stand for real numbers.
Each question consists of a wrord problem fol!owed by four answer cholces. You may write in
your test booklet; bo,vever, you may be able to solve many of these probIE!ms in your head.
Next take a look at the four answer cho1ces andselect the best one,
(E) 2,414
8` If a = 4 and b = -,
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then the value of a,
(D) 70
(E) 85
expressed in terms of b, is
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14. H� 飞习 long should an object6 -- feet long
CA) 25b 2
(B) 20b l
be 如 wn,让accordin`g tothe scale, 一 忍
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(C) 5-b5 inch in the drawing equals 1 f ot?
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(D) 5b (A) 1 - inches
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(E) 25 b 5
(B) 1-- inches
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9. 130% of 70 is . .
CA) 0. 98 (C) inches
(B) 9. 8 5
(D)- - inches
(C) 91 8
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(D) 150 (E) inches
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CE) 9,800
10. 5 gal1,ons 2quarts 1 pint
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15. l2 -+
2 2 2
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1 + 1 X 12 - 3 = .
-1.gallon 3 quarts (A) 1
(A) 2 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt. ' 3
(B) 47 4
(B) 2 gaI. 6 qt. 2 pt.
(C)3 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt. (C). 20
(D) 4 gal. 3 qt. l pt. (D) 28
(E)4 gal. 9 qt. 1 pt. 1
(E)327 2
1 L If we double the, value of a and c in the
16•.If y + 3>10J the Y rnay be____.
ab
fraction 一
C
, the value of the. Jracti�n (A)缸gerthan. 7
is (B) larger than 6
(C) larger than 0
(A) doubled
(D) equal to 0
CB) tripled
(E) unknown
(C) multiplied by 4
(D) halved
l7. The shadow of a man s坎 feet tall is 12
feet long. How tall is a tree that casts a
(E)Y unchanged
lOO�foot shadow?
12. What percen ta&e of 220 is 26. 4-?
(A) 100'
(A) 909% (B) 50
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(B) 99%
(C) 25'
(C)40% (D) 15
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inequality?
\ (A) 2<工<3
(B) --:,'2:S;立<3
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(C) 2<乒,<3
(D) -2<x<3
(E) -2<x
24. }low many socks would yqu need. to
m乙2=60
° remove from a drawer containing 10
NOTE: Figure not drawnto scale. blue socks, 15 black �ocks,. and 5 • red
Which of the following, is true? socks, to insure tl1a_t you have_at least2
(A) m乙1+m乙3>180
° matching socks?
(B) m乙1>m乙3 (A) 3
(C) m乙1=m 3
乙 (B) 4
(D) m乙1-m乙3>m乙2 (C) 16
(E) m乙1+m乙3= 12O° CD) 17
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21.. A cqat fs. on saie.'for $144 after. a
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dis.count · of 20 %. Find ·· the original 25. What is the sum of,. -
b and -?
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a+b
(A) $102. 40
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(A)
ab
CB) $ 153. 60 a + b2
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(B)
CC) $160 ab
(D) $ 180 (a+ b)2
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(E) $ 148 ab
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身
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(D) 2abt b2
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SECTION4
READING COMPREHENSION
Time: 35 miputes
40 Question.s
Direction�: This section contains· seven snort readjng piis�ages'.· ��h pas$Age is follqwed by
several questions based on its content. Answer the questions is foilowing a passage on the basis
of what is statedor implied in that passage. You may write in your test book1et.
Typical lemurs are primates with bodies similar to. thc,se of monkeys but with
pointed muzzles and large eyes; most have long, bushy 扫ils. Thei r fur is woolly and
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may be colored red, gray, bro,vn, or black. The name ofLhe lemur stems from he
Latin temutes, the Roman name for vampire-like ghosts of the dead, whkh. thesel,arge,.
(5) eye4 creatures'\Vere thought to resemble. Foundonly off出e east coast of.Africa on the
island of Madagascar and neighboring islands.,1emurs spend some time on the ground
but most often are in the扛ees, building nests high in the branches. Besides leaves,
lemurs eat eggs,fruit, insects, and small an血als. They ai:-e active t11roµghout tile day
and night and are reputed to be gentle, friendly crea扣res. · Besides tWical leinuts, the
(10) lemur family includes a戏hi, ayeaye, loris, and galago.
However, contrary to popular belief, the s0--Called fIying lemur is not even a
pr加ate, muchless a 扛ue lemur; it is, in fact, a member Qf an altogether different
order of mammals known as Dcrnioptera.
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The. fraditiollals hav� alway_s peen wary of the white man's cqnsumer mentali y,
and now they- were Worried ihouf what could happen when the Black Mesa mine was
dead;. whe11 a dependent· and poverty stricken严opie, h�ving been left- with waste c1I1d
desecration where a saered mountain hadonce stood, found themselves forced to accept
(5) more leasesand more desoIation. This threat was in灯eased by the pros产Ct of legal
“termination',, or dissolution of a people as a cultural unit, with whiCh Indians are
threatened eve可otller year. Termination legislation,. which hadal{eady wiped out a
number of small tribes, not onl)'withdtaws all federal aid, but turns the lndit,1.Qs over to
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the mercies of sta\ejurisdiction and. property taxationr forcing a people wit no other
(10) recourse to put their last resource— land一upon the market. ( “ That is all we have 七
When th�land is gone, we will walk away ftom OUJ," homes with·our beds'upon our
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backs.“) By eliminating an Indian nation, termination quiets Indian claims to triba
lands that were never ce�ed lo th� U. S. govequllent by -treaty, which happens to
describeaJmost all the''federal;;; land in the Far West; ID.stead, th� people must accept
(15) whatever moIJ.�tary settl€!ment has been bestowed upon theni by the Court of Claims,
which was set tip Iiot to administer justice but to expe.d.ite adjudication of lartd titles and
head off ·any future claims that Indians might make on lands already coveted by the
white economy.
The. IIopi chaim1an'� brotheri Wayne, a prosperous Morrno11, proprietor of a
(20) thriviµg Hopi craft shop t · with holdings in the family ranch and a construcUon company,
complains in h is progressive newspaper, Q“a Toqti, of the poor attitude of the
traditionals toward ” theirfellow tribesmen in business'勹an.dcri廿ciz�s.white. !iUpporters
of the traditionals for “ wanting tokeep us in o虹 'primitive'state. •1 He垣s declared.
“We will never go back to our cornfields 租d orchards unless we are forced to. “In 、
for which they沺veno training-. Solongas the Hopi hold their land, those still able to
make corn grow inthe slow, patient tec血iques of dry farming will survive even when
all help has been taken away, proceeding as best as they can according to their sacred
instructions until the Day of Purification restores harmony and balance to all [and and
(40) life, untilthe badroad taKen by the white man comes to its inevitable end. as foretold
in the stark etchingon the Life PIan Rock.
When I was a boy, there was but one permanentamb让ion among my comrades in
our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to· be a steamboat�
man.'. We had transientarhbition.s of other sorts, buffhey we:re only tran!:iient. When a
circus cam.e and went, it Jeffus <111 burning to become downs; the first minstrel show
(5) that came to our se<::tion left us all suffering to try that kind of Efe; now and then we
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had a hope that if we loved �nd were good, God v.r_c:mld permit u.s to be pirates. These
ambitions_ f;�ded ouf,.each in its tiini; but the ambition to be a �teamboat-man always
remained.、
From Lije on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
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12. The auhor's intent in this pass;age is. to, 叠
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wou1d permit us to be pira es” ?
(A). Humor _ (B� I{hyn汜 (C) Pathos
(D)'. E�ggeration (E) Mocke巧
17..The attitude of the aut:hor toward th� subjectis_.
CA) somber ·· (B) cynical (C) regretfµl
(D) optimistic (E) nostalgic
18. The reader can infer from the passage that .
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(A) the author became a st组 mboat-man
CB) the author a:nd'his frieng.sJot>l.{edforward to leaving �h� viUage
CC) no gi,rls hoped to navigate.the riverby steambo�t
(D) the· author disliked growing up on the M:ississippi River
(E) the author regrets not becoming a ph:a:te
Coral reefs are among. the m�st ffeverse_ an�'productive (!COSystems on Earth. Consisting of
both livinfand non�living comp9µerits, this type of ect>systein. is found in the warm, clear,
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shallow吓ers o tropical oceans worldwide. The functionalityofthe reefs ranges from providing
food and shelter to fish and other forms of marine life to protecting the shore from the ill effects
(5) of erosion and putrefaction. In fact, reefs actually create !and in tropical areas by formulating
islands-andcontributing mass to continental shorelines.
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AI bough coral looks likea pJant, actuallyit is mainly comprised ofthe limestone skeleton of
a tiny animal called a coral polyp-. While coral.s are the main components of reef structure, they
are not the only living participants. Coralline aJgae cement the myriad cora1s, and other
(10) miniature organisms such as t9be worms and mollusks contribute skeletons to this dense and
diverse structure. Together, h t ese living ereatures construct many different types of.tropical
reefs.
Great Barrier Reef is the world's fargesf network- of coral reef s, stretching 2 ;010 km. (1,
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250 miles) of Australia's nor山eastern coast From niicr
令 orga11nis
mitroorg � mst� whales, diverseJife forms
(15) make their home on the reef. Over 1.500 fish species, 4,ooo.mollusk species, 200 bird species,
16 sea snake species, andsix sea turtle species thnve m the reef's tropical waters. The reef is
also a habitat for the endangered dugong (sea cow),moray eels, and sharks. In addition to
crawling with animal life,伽e co立I reef offers the viewer a s仅Ctrum of brilliant coIors and
intricate shapes. a virtualunderwater, writlli'ng garden,�
(20) Although protected by the Australian govemment, Great Bamer Reef faces environmental
threats. Crown-of-thorns starfish feedon coraland can destroy large portions of reel Pollution
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and'rising'water tein�eratures also threatenthe d�lica:t 'cprai. But th� most preventable of the
hazards to the reef are. toui:is岱.Tourists have contributed to,h t e destruction of the reef
ecosystem by breaking off and removing pieces of coral to bring home as sauvenirs. The
(25) governme�t hopes that by informing tourists of the dangers of· this seemin�ly µannless activity
they will quash dais creeping menace to 让efragile reef.
19 Whi吐 of the following staternents does NOT descri朊 the Great Barri,er Reef?
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(A) The Great Barrier reef is a colorfu] and active underwater structure.
(B) The Great Barrier.Reef is a produc;:er of small isiands and landmasses.
(C) The Great Batrier Reef is threatened by vacationers.
CD) The Great Barrier Reef is the cause of much beachfront etos,1011 in Northeastern Australia.
(E) The Great Barrier Reef is home to endangered sea turt1es.
20. Based on information from the passage, 4,020 km would be approximately how many miles?
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(A) 402 (B) 1,250 • (C) 1,50
(D) 2,Ol0 (E) 2,500
21. In line 5 of the passage, putrefaction most rieat:ly means ----'--.
(A) purifica
` · tion (B) decay (C) jettison
(D) liquification (E) farming
22. The primary.purpose of this passag¢ is to _____: :
(A) inform the reader t沺 t cofal reefs are a threatened, yet broadly functioning ecosystem
CB) alert the r�ad�r t o a premier 飞)cl.Cation destination in. the tropics
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(C) explain in detail. how the Great Barrter Re�f is_ constructed
(D) recommend that tourists stop stea1i.ng co卫l off the Great Barrier Reef
(E) dispel the argument that q,ral is a planf, not an animal
23. According to the passage, all ofthe following area threat 19 a corai i-�f IDCC�PT "-'-'
(A) tourists
(B) poliution
(C) erosion anq putrefact�on
(D) rising water temperatures
CE) Crown-of-thorns starfish
Baannann aa ss npe n
rfoe aand m
d green, and gmgerroot, cocoa pods and alhgator pears. And
tangerines andmangoes and grapefruit. Fit for the伍ghest prize at parish f�irs; Set in
the window, bringing memories of fruit trees l2den by low-singing rills. And dewy
dawns, and mystical blue skies in benediction over unlike hills.
(5) My eyes grew dim, and I could no more gaze; a wave of longing through my body
swept; ari<i, hungry for the old,. familiar ways, I turned aside arid bowed my llead and wept.
29. The first three lines of the poem mention fruits grown in the tropics. Where exactly does
the poet find伍mself?
(A) On a city street. (B) At a church fair. (C) On a farm.
(D) In the West Indies. (E) In a·dream.
30; In line 4, the poet uses the words "mystical'',''bertedictfon" and "unlike" to create which
of the-followingimages?
(A) An a1most religious experience.
CB) A forest.
(C) A coIIection of fruit in astore.
(D) As臼 ge set 曼
Eight of the city's twelve workers in Venetian glass recently finiShed one of the
most unu�ual murals -ever made for a New Ye>rk stn丐craper. It is an abstract 亨 担
crea tiqn of Hans 1-{<lfrnann; a. 77-ye迁 oid German;born painter.
The mural covers 1,2OOsquare feet of the outer wall of the elevator如ftfo the
(5) William Kaufman Building at 711 Third Avenue. More th乙1 a half-million ti!es in close
to 500 shades of color have gone into it. Blue, red, and yeilow arethe chief colors.
Each tilewas made in Venice and is somewhat lessthan postage-stamp s讫e.氐ch is
beaten into a special everlasting concrete with a kind of f1at wooden hand tool used for
nothing else,
(10) Mr.Hofmann did the original color sketch about one--sixth of the final s讫e. This
was photographed, and from the negative an enlargement was hand-colored by the
artist, cut into sections, aod sentin that fo画tQ the Vigcent Fos6:lto,plant in Long
Island City, which specializes in Venetian glass tile. Qr mosaic. There the Venetian
specialists, whose trade has beenhanded down throughfamilies through t he,centuries,
(15) set each mosaic into place on the cartoon section, with• painstaking fidelity f o Mr.
Hofmann's color rendering. Altliough Mr. Foscato;s plant keeps L 400 shad�s 忒 the
glass mosaic,· ithad to llq.ve twtlve additional shades specially made in Venice to match
the.s.ketch coloring for perfect blending. When aU the s�ctioµ� had b�en filled and
approveq, ttiey were carried by truck to the building lobb y, the wa,lls were �overe�_with
(20) a special cement, and the \vorkers carefully beateach bit into place.
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(A) is apa让ter .
CB) lives in Long Island City
(D) is a Venetian-'glass specialist
CC) is a native of New York
(E) learned from his father how to do mosaic work
37. In making the·mural_ .
(A) 1,412 shades were needed
(B) hdf a mllhoncolors were used
(C) over 5QO shades of colpt were used
(D) 1,400 specialists were consulted
CE) tlie shades of tile th<1,t theFoscato plant hacl. in stock were not, adequate
38. Mr. Hofmann .,
(A) had no further connection with the work after making the or函nal sketch
(B) diedsbartly before themuralwas completed
(C) took a color photograph of his painting
(D) · colored the enlarged reproduction of,the original
(E) used only the most unusual shades of red, blue and green
39. Of the tiles usecl
(A) all were made in NewYork
(B) all weremade in Italy .
(C) all were made by the workers who put the muraI in place
(I)) many were made by a woodenhancl toql
CE) so.me were made of special colors by Mr. Foscato
40. The mosaic was assembled by ·
CA) Vene.tian workers
CB) Vincent Fosfato of Long Island
CC) workers in the Foscatq plant
(D) Hans Hofman11
(E) ari artist spedalizing in Venetian glass
Directions: Each question is followed byfour suggested answers. R岔d each question and then
decide which one of the four suggested 硉swers is best,
Find the row ofspaces on your answer document that has the sarne number as the question. I立
this row,_ n:iark �e space hav1ngthe same letter as the answer you have chqlie!).. ·. You may write
in your test booklet.
Example
(5+3) 2=
(A) 6
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(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 13
The correct aiiswer to this question is lettei;ed'A, so spac e A is marked.
l. Ea�h member of a club SQld thesame nµnwe,r 3. Se血 arrivesh3ml4 minutes比fore miclnight
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of raffle tickets. If the club sold a total of and his sistergets home28 minutes la er.
l2O.tickets, which ofthefollowing CANNOT When does Sean's sister arrive home?
beth e number of tickets sold by each CA) 11 minutes before mid°'ight.
member? (B) 11 minute$ after midnight.
(A) 2 (C) 14 minutes aftex: midnight.
(B) 8 (D) 25 minutes after midnight.
(C) 10 (E) 39 rrtirtutes after midnigllt.
(D) 15 4. Which of the following is closest to 0. 52X
(E) 18 88?
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�. Brian's summer savings is greater than Figure3
(D) A-C-E-F
Jarries's summer �avings by· ho:w many (E) A-B-D-F
dollar$? 10. W压ch of the follo面ngis cIosest to 90. 09?
(A)3
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(A) 0. 11
(B) 0. 9
(C) 1. 1
(D) 9 20. IfLhe population of Country X increased
(E) 11 by 10 percent each y函 over a 2-year
16. In the triangle:shown in Fi�re 4, w垣t period, what怓屯S the to叫严centincr组se
in the population over the entire period?
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is the vafoe: of r?
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(B) 60 (B) 10%
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to prepare• foods. has. improved. our lives is
With the'increasing timeconstraints ofa that we cart now enjoy a军eater variety of
modern society, more and more attenUon is dishes more often. It is said, "variety is d1e
paid to time�saving devtces,. products and spice of iife ”f and this applies as much to
ser寸ces�. including those which apply to food food as to o比er aspects of one's life. Npw9
preparation. It could'be said th� microwaye instead of l.leeding to stid� to · e�tting just a
few dishes,.. one has.a plet:h()互 of different
is one of the greatest inventions to sa飞re time l
foods to choose from, al of止em available in
in the kitchen. With food拉ing easier tQ
easy to prepare t¥e-µome pac厄ges, teq血杠g
prepare, preparing m�als. is naturally,easier
. litt1e or no additional preparation and画nimurn
than.ever before and this has definitely hada
C00king effort.
po,sitive,effect on people's lives. In conclusion, with foods being easier to
The number one positive effect from prepare this has definitely improved pe_ople's
having foods whic::h are f::�sier to.prepare is lives by giving them a lot more free time to
the additional time which car be saved, This
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enjoy other activities, and. by giving thern a
is especially true w证n talking abo\lt prepa� far grea�i;'variety iil. the foods and meals
Chinese cuisine�. A s we胚ow, C坤lese cooking they can enjoy with minimurn effort.
i.s :ye,ry time-consuming, ni that several dishes
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comprised of several ingredients t ea2n of
which has to be washed, cleaned, sliced, 1. E
diced or chopped, all of which takes up To ili�over is to find something You didn't
know before. You could discover they
substa:ntjal time, Nowad<1ys, it is common to,
find in the. grocery stores prep11red p�ckages hate you.
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with all the ingredients for a �i�h :"ready to
. Fidelity means the. quality of l:>eing a f itµfµl.
go", even with the required seasonings
iric:luded, and all · one has to do is to stir-fry
A dog tea� a'ho)r fidelity and pe...rseverance.
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and, presto, tl}e dish is. ready. In the U.S., Hostile m组nsone couldn't get along weil
these prepared to cook packages'are frozen, with another one.. He always seems
not fresh,. so the result is not as tasty. But hostile tom�, and I don't know why.
出ere are pre.: seasoned ready to ba.ke or broil 4. E
individual portions of steaks and fish which Prompt垃s the m�aning of f面shing
are readil)'. available. some 啦Jig in time. You could rest on us
for our careful and prompt attention fo 16. D
your order. Premonition means you have a feeling of
5. E evil � come. Is it a land of premonition?
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attitude to expect the best. Reform is Todecree lS to command somebody to do
affitrriative ! conservatism negative. something. The t盆cher decrees that all
6. D the students should not talk in class.
Quandary means you haye met a big 18. E
trouble and you didn;t kriow how to solve To relinquish is to refuse to own
itat all. He foundhimself in a quandary. something which-you no longer need.
7. A. :.·· They refused to relinquish hope.
To protect is to keep somebody away 19. D
from danger. What can we do to protect Immatenal
m
means something is not very
f
the environment? iportant. AIot o probtemsanddi£ficulties
8·. A -.. , mvolved m the process are not immaterial.
20; C .
Overdue means you are 1ate. Why areyou
Contour means a feature6f something
9. E
aIWays overdue?
• -- , '一. a
having complex structure. The area is
indicated by contourshading.
Verbose means that someone says too
21. A
much. on a topic. J can't finish your verbose
A thesis is an unproved statement put
repprt.
· forward as a premise in an argument
B
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10.
The thesis of this book is as follows.
To diminish is a decrease in size, extent 22.A
or range. Time will never make our Habitat·. is a type of· environment.1n
friendship diminish; which • an. organism or group normally
l1. C lives. The place is the habitat for giant
Transparent meansable tobeseen through panda.
with clarity. Pure water is transparent. 23. E
12.E To intervene is to alter or hinder an
Pl:1,a.ble_ means capable of beip� bent or action. Theri we would. have no choke
flexed or twisted without breakhJg. The but to intervene�
rubber sole of thiscanvas shoe is so pliable. 24. E
13. E Asphyxiation means the condition of
Having a pr9phecy._ m�ns you. try to being deprived of oxygen. There were
predict something happen in the future. no signs of asphyxiation.
Oh, ·this is a terrible pi,-ophety. 25. E
l4.B Antidote means a remedy that stops or
Having a dejected emotion means you are controls the effect s of a poison. Action is
not happy; · Why is she looking so dejected? the antidote to despair.
15. E 26. E
e
Tob benevolent'means showing kindness. Assessment ·means the classification of
He v.ras known as a kind, benevolent man. someone or something with respect to its
worth. The rationality of fuzzy assessment 35. C
mqdeJ wasproved by the example. Refined is the opposite of vu1gar. In (C) ,
27. B subn五ssive 氐 the oppos迨of recalcitrant. ,
To change i� t9. becorrie different in which means stubbornIy defiant. (B)
essence. Why do you change yourmind? represeh 岱 synonyms, not oppo�ite�.
28. A Ecst忒icin(D) is m1 extreme state of
Be. bouiitiful ·fueans. giving something 加ppiness. And th.e word pairs in (A)
frees as far as he owns it. It is due to and (E)酝ve noobWousrelationship to
their bountiful free gif� that Ife.el warm e�ch. other.
and affected. 36. B
29. C ~You邸ea whip to lash scnnethi;ng, You
Dream is a series -0i mental images and use a club to, beat some出hig. As fot
emotions occurring during sl�ep. lhctd a (E);: yo�ma.'y throw a stick at some.one,
be;iutif�l dre<1m lastnight. but the more common associati,on with
30. A stick is that it's used to hit or beat
Virt.ue, is the quality �f doing what is someone, and出at is not what is listed
.right arid avoi气what is }vropg. $avi11g here.
is. no more a virtue.. 37. B
31. D Migrate.is a seasonal, adaptive action
A pilot directs a plane as a cap 扭in 扯en bymanybirds. In the winter,
directs a ship. SV呾nsmigrate. In the 而nter, groundhogs
32. B hibernate (hide and sleep).Petting is
One breed of snake is a python. 0One something a person does to a dog, so
breed of dog is a ten:ier, The r,ela廿onships (A) is incorrect, and (C),(D) and (E)
in the other answer choices are in the are not specifically done in the winter一
wrong order as compared to the stem even though they all are things these
words. In other words, a python is a animals do.
subset of the snake family, and t垣t 38. A
same relationship is not reflected in Flip the words: a meteorologist studies
(C),(A).Quadruped, by the way, weather. S血larly, a botanist studies
means fot1r-legged. plants or vegetatiqn.
33. B 39. A
A mayor is the highest official in a city. Again. flip the. pairs: horse racing is
Agovemor isthe压ghestofficial in a state. done, or played, on a track. Tennis is
Tlle suggested bridge easily· eliminates played on a cou.rt.
(A),(C) and (D).With (E),a seeretary 40. A
is not usµally het highest official on a A director tells an actol:'what to do, the
committee—the chairperson is. W?-Y a coach tells a player vvha:t to qo.
34. B 41. B
Pa'per is the material a novel is wr�tten The relations讨pis notofprecise s)'I10nyms,
on. Similarly, canvas is the material a but it is close. Both beg and borro�v
portrait i.s painted on. have to do with ask for and take, Both
offer and · fend have to do with give. You must narrow further to choose the
Repay also has to do with give but it best answer. Dog is the domestic counter
implies a preyious activity not implied in part of wolf, so dog creates the best
therelationship of beg and borrow. analo釭
42. D 50. D
y
One who is laz is inert. One who resists, This is 9 purpose relationship. A hammer
refuses. The relatidn�hip is orie of is a t9ol used by a ca叩enter� an awl is a
characteristics or even synonyms. tool used by a cobbler. Choice (B) reve�
43. B the�rder_of fool ancl Its user.
A circle is the ba5;e of a cylinder; a: triangle 51. A
is thebaseofa pyramid. Wehavee入_plained The relationship of the terms is one of
l
degree. None is the u timate, the empty
this as a part-to--whole relationship. The
set, -0flittle; neverbears the严e r�latio庄
actua1 statement of theanaIogy is `歹hole-
ship to infrequently` '
to-part.
52. B
44. D
Ifyou thinkin terms of a house, youcan
This is a true part-to-whole analogy. A
see that the terms on each side of the
crocodile is part of a larger group, reptiles. relationshipare synonymous. You can
Akangaroo · is part of a · larger grotil), receive aperson iI1to your home or admit
marsupials. the person. Once the persondecides to
45;C p
remain, that erson settiesm.
Thiis isanother part-to-whole relationship. 53. A
A;quart is rou·ghly equivalent to a liter, Here the cause-and-effect relationship is
and a milliliter is l of a liter, A clear Recognized dishonesty leads to
1,000
伽
亨U-
h
only light passes t虹oug a transluceh t 3. C
medium;. Carrym� on tQ tile ne}{t.q.egree,
6?
3
opaque is deiiser than translucent. Not
i
even light can passthrough something
。
that is opaqµe,. ChQi.ce (B) •i$. incor.rect
because if skips a degree !ind jumps from
transparentto opaque. Choice (A) reverses 4. C
山eorder.Glassandcrystal, choice (D),
Simplify the numerator of the fraction,
rriay both be transparent.
and then divide.
57. C
3-
1-
2-
__
1
i.
8-
.
Thisis a classic cause-and-effect rektion
4_
4
2-
1.
=
1
4
1_
1-
ship.. Discontent l�ad� to. ri!�lH9n� friction
8
creates a spark.
58. c -
= 64-..·一-8
. 1 =12
The relations:hip is that of worker to
tool. A chemist uses a beaker inthe 5. C
三
70 oo
laborator,y; a geologist usesa 缸mmerto
O
1
2
.
、
1
2 .
8. B 凸edrawing, thedrawingshould be6 一
1
The problem stales that a.= 4 and b = �;
5' -
4
1 inc
hes long.
1. — 1...,
1_
1_
1-
13
.
5 is 20 of4, Therefore, the value of a
6
-
=
_2 13-
2
4
4 1
·
1
立8
expressed in terms of b is 20 x = 4,
=
5
8
+
-l
or 20b. 15. D
9. C Bracket the multiplication and di\rision
n
This ii. a. good prob,lerµ to do i your operation s from1efttoright. ThencaJmlate.
少下少)+ (申X12) - 3
head. Note that lOo/k of 70 is 7. 130%,
、
then, is 13 x 7, ot 91. (12
10. C =.(25) + (6) - 3
Borrowa ga1lon and add it to 2 quarts. =28
Rewritetheproblem.Remem比 r that you 16. A
borrowed. since y+3>10, y>10-3, or y>7.
4 gallons- 6 quarts l pint 17. B
- 1 gallon. 3 quarts O pint Thiis is a simple propo过1an. A man casts
3 gallons'3 quarts l pint a shadow twice a.s 1.ong a,s · his height.
11. E Therefore, sodoes the tree. Therefore, a
By doub!ing<the size of one·-of the factors treetha.t casts a shadow100'long is 50'
of the numerator and thesize of the high.
18. A
denominator·, we do not chang¢ the 四lue
The denominator of a fraction can never
of the fraction. We are act11ally writing
be equivalent to zero. Division by zero is
a,n equivalent fra.cti.on·. Try this wit;h
tlhdefmed in mathematics.
fractionshaving numerical va1ues for the
19. E
numerator and denommator.
0; 051ff X 10= 0. 515, and s o does 5,150 7
12. E )
1( , 00(). You should be able to do this
This is a goocl pro_blem for estimation.
problem by movig decimal points and
n
Note that 10% of 220 == 22. One percent
not by multiIJ, lying out. To divide by 10,
of 220= 2. 2 and 26. 4= 22 (10 percent) +
move t!ie decimal· point one place to the
4. 4(2 percent) 0r, 26. 4=
220 0. 1 2. left. Move · it two. places.· to· the left.· to
13. D divide by i ()O, tjrree places to divide by
1,000, and so forth� To multiply by
l3e careful. T压s �toblem asks ·you. to
10,100, 1,ooo and so forth, move the
reduce 98 by �- 2 ·�
7 In other words, find decimal poi11t the corresponding number
5 .5 、 of places to the dght. This is an impof扫 nt
� of 98. 98 •一=14X 5 = 70.
7 7 skill to review.
20. E
SECTION 4: READING COMPREHENSRON
This is a tricky problem.. Choices (B),
(C) and (D) might be皿ein 幻me oses, Passagel
dependingupon tlle exact measurements of
l.D
乙1and乙3. The only answer that is
The au止or's styleis straightforward and
true no niatter what the measures.,of LI
informative了iike the sty!e of a bioIogy
and乙3 is the one in which their sum is
equal to· 120· textbook. A zoologist's diary would more
21. D likely be m the first-person (“ June 20:
Since $144 is 80%of the original price, saw twolemurs in a jungle in Southern
b
the asepriceis ,
Madagascar.”) and a to画st;s _guidebook
B= —=P 144 = · would go into less scientific detail and
R 0.80 $ 180 would place lemurs in a specific location
22. E ( “ Be sure to check QUt出e lemu:s in
The number of hours fr.om.s: 30. a. m..to
Avahi National P畔.").
1
3 p.m. totals 6 -- .hours. 2. E
2
Summarizethe passagem your o泗 mind.
Multiply 6 1
—
2
or 6. 5 X 4. 65 = 30. 225 = You mighthave come up withsomething
$ 30. 23 like, "T伍ngs to know About Lemurs."
23. B (E) res组忘啦sidea. Thepassage doesn't
The line graph with a dark circle on - 2 mention whether lemurs hunt alone or in
includes -2 and all numbers greater groups; (A) •is inc,orrect, and. the rest of
.:..
山an 2. The open circle on 3 indicates t
the answer choices focus on de ails.
aU11umb�fs les,s ;than 3. Put toge.ther: 3. B
all numbers greater than or equal to -2
You're looking forthe detail that's false.
apd less than 3 : ”
T证author states that lemurs eat leaves...
-2< 工<3
eggs•� fruit, insects, and small an血als",
24. -B
so (B) must be incorrect.
It is possible to. draw one of each color
a
before getting match. Thre� socks.can 4. A
be drawn without getting a matched In the second half of the paragraph. 1 µie
”
pair.But if you've gone this far, the author states that lemurs are reputed to
i。江th sock drawn must match, as there be gentle, friendly creatures.“If they're
“
are only tl1re� colors, “ gentle ” and friendly ” , you can infer
You might have drawn a pair before that they're not very aggressive. (G) is
恤 , but you are not assured of having contradicted in the final sentence of the
done so. passage. (B) and (E) are refuted when
25. B the author says that lemurs ” are active
Get common denominators to add fractions. throughout the day and night and are”
traditionals and their”useless religion” The author says, “ The traditionals have
(line 32) as one ofscotn for outdated beliefs always been w-ary of.the white man's
and practices.. The observation that it is consumer mentality ” (Iine l). (A)
the p rogressives rather than the traditionals articulate (dear and effectiye in speech)
who feeI it necessary to keep witches out makes httle sense. (B) and (C) can be
of outhouses suggests that the author eliminated ·beca,use· the authbr describes
believes that it is the progressives rather the duplicitous dealings of the U.S.
thari>the ttaditionals who are superstitiqus. government toward the Hopi, views
8. E which we can infer that the traditionals
o
This is the only :stat�ment about the hold. (E) Cari. be elifinated because the
traditionals supported by the passage: whifos are descrih,ed as always wanting
“The traditionals know...beentaken land to use for mining, leaving "waste
awa沪(lines 34-38). and desecration”(lines3-4) .
9. A Passage_3
The f年st paragraph ·of the.passage describes 12. B
the blea� fut11re. the Hopi face, focusing This is a main idea question. You first
on the · views of the. traditionals.. The need to summarize v,rbat the passage was
second. paragraph describes· what Waype about. The first two sentences contain
.
Sekaquaptewa, a leading progressive, the author!'s main idea; he and his peers
thinks about the views of the traditionals曼 wanted nothing more tha1:- to be steam-
boatmen. This is essentially what (B) of anyone. Pathos mea11s sympathy
、
staet s.. (E) is tricky; it mentions a sorrqw, sq (C) is definitely out, too.
profession, but.we were Aevertold that (D) is. wrong since nothing is being
the.author chose to be a steam:boat.,man exaggerated.
in adulthood 虑 17. E
13. E The authoris fondly looking back on his
We are ask或to deternune whi<;h profession childhood d..ys. Somber,. c西cal, and
the author did not consider. The easiest regretful are too negative;出eauthor.�s
way to do thisis to eliminate all choices not saying anything negative. Neither is
thathedid consider. By just loo庙ig back he hopefu!about the future or optimistic.
at the text, we can ident_ifycill choices So the on1y answer choice that makes
except (E).. Being a writer is never sense is (EL nostalgic. Nos位lgicmeans
mentioned. reminiscing about the old days.
14. D 18. B
After the authoruses the `ord "transient'勹 The•.a.u出or and his friends dreamed
he explain� that v;比leheand his friends about piloting steamboats. Their "乓nsient
had other professional aspirations, those ambitions ” —clowns with the circus,
i
des res wentaway. Only the desire to be traveling minstrels, pirates-were all
a steamboat-man remained. In other jobs that would have req血ed tbem to
words, the other desires were “ short so
travel away from tbe寸llage, (B) is
lived',. as in (D) . the answer. (C) iS incorrect because
15. D g让ls· are. npt mentiqn�4 in.. tlie passage.
Immediately in the article, we are told (A) and (D) might betrue, but they
that the author and his friends had can't be proved with thispassage. (E) is
“transient ambitions'\ In other words, if
incorrect because· the author regrets
they l:iadam:bifions that disappeared very not becoming something, it'5 most likely
quickly. Thephrase “all burning to become a steamboat-man.
clowns” is an exam:ple of sucha fleeting Passage 4
ambition. 19. D
16. A The Great Barrier Reef does not ca_u卖
Thi� question is a little tricky. After tlie erosion; it prevents it. AH of· the. other
friends considered being clo`飞s and choices are true::and can be found in the
minstrels, theydreamtof becommgp乓tes. passage.
The fact that the boys wan,4!d q t become 20. E
p�rat�s is in itself comical, but with出e According to. the passc1.ge �. 2, QlO km is
added reference about God permitting that approximately 1 ·250 miles. So, twice as
if they were good, the lightheartednessand many.lml. (4,020) would. be appro泣mately
humor become evident. If you weren't twice as i:nany n五ies. (2,500).
s�re about_ the ariswet, ·try the other 21. B
choices. It couldn't be (B), bec�us� The phrase ill effects of that precedes
there is.no rhyme here, aiid it couldn't the words. erosion and. put,efaction
be (E) _, because Twain isn't making fun means that putrefaction is a negative
consequence, as is erosion. The o止er Choice (D) is incorrect because it is
choices are eithe_r neutral, CC), (D) coritradkted, by the passage. Chokes
and (E), or positive, (A). (E). and(B) areincorrect because they
22. A name specific actions that are not in the
This statement encapsulates the entire. letter.
passage, not just a part of_ it� Chokes 28. E
(C) arid · C E) are too, specific to be Choice (BJ i� ircorrect because the
correct. Cho tees. (B) and• (D) ate· not letter· does nof try · to sell · a product,
supported by the passage. which is what an advertisement does`
23. C Choice (D) is incorrect because it is a
Emsion and putreJaction(line 6) are letter, not a speech., and choice (C) is
如cons�quences · to �horn-lirie if the incorrect because the letter is qot a
coral reefs are neglected or destroyed. poem Choice (A) is incorrect'because
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37. E students.
i
This sa啦ficu1tquestionrequiring'concen 3. C
tration on, the meaning� of statements. Sean's sister must arrive (28 - 14) or 14
The selection tells us t hat the FoscatQ mmutes after midnight because it takes
plantJ1a_d l, 4Q9 shacles" in stock yet had 14 n五nutes to reach inidnight and 14 more
to send to Ita1y for 12 special shades, mmutesto addupto 28 minutes.
1
butit does not say that al 1,400 shades 4. E
instock were used. The key here is to make what you are
38. D given look like· the answer chqices. No
Findthe answer to this question bymeans calculation is. needed here. Round off
of elimination and int釭ence. The passage 1
2 and round 88 to 90.
o. 52or O. 5 or -
tells us that Mr. Hofmatin colored the
5. E
enlai:ged reproduction of the original.
Careful! The question. asks- for dollars.
None of the otlier �hoices can be supported
Each sack� of money = $50 as is noted in
by the text. the table... Brfari has 4 more sacks than
39. B
James., so出e amount more than James
The next-to4ast sentence of the second that Brian saved is4 t血es $ 50 which
paragraph states that e·ach tile, was made equals $ 200.
in Venice. Venice isjn Italy. 6. B
如C We must determine how m11ch was saved
In the middle of the third pa.ra 穿aphw_e by Andy and how much _was sav�.d 1:>y
l迎 rn that the mosaic. was assembled一 James and compare the two. A.tldy saved
each mosaic was set into place-by 8 sacks which is 8 tlmes $ 50 or $ 400
specialists in the Foscato plant. and James saved 2 sacks which is 2 times
$ 50 ot $ 100. Thus,.Andy's $ 4:00 is 4 100, is more than � away from 90、09.
times James's$,100. The question asks for· ilie choice· closest
7. C to 90. 09; and thus {C), 90.1, is correct.
Using theformul� Part=. Percent X Whole, 11. D
20 ;::: 20 % x N Uotai number of students). Call the unimown nmber 工 and 4:ansla te
We n�eci to isolate. the to组l n血ber of n
the informatio11 ill the. question it(f math.
.
.
students (N) Twen切percent= 0 so the
2
100
`
Remember that ” of ” means ', umes ',
Twenty percent of 64 means 0 (64)
2
equation can be.written as 20 = 20 X N. 100
10 0
Now multiply bothsides of this equation andl0% ofx means 旦0 工.Then 20%
10
by一 100 . the N is now by itself once 些 of 64 is equal to 10% of..xmeans that
20.' 100
and —
100
20
100 (6 4) = 10 工.
100 Red ucin
20
g-
100
-—
and 10
- ·..
100
20 cancelout to 1. Multipiying 20 X
� 1 1
5 (64) = 10 . Isolate the工by
100 yields 一 一 工
givesa value of 100 for N.
20
lllUltiplying.hoth sides by 10.. Then工 =
-—
8. B.
1 64X
Because of the word e工cept.,we need to 一(64) XlO= - 10 =64X 2..= 128.
5 5
determine which fraction is not less than
12. B
2. So we are Iooking for a fraction which
is greater than or equal to 2. In order to The· minimum number o! fish Andy could
t
de ermine this; make all of the fractions have caught was 28 or 1 more than Rich
15 7 - caught.. Use. · the · ayerage · · formula,
lmproper:With (A) ,-= 1 -. The only
·. 8 8 .
t
90. 09= 0. 01 away from 90. 09. (D), 600. �. 200 = 400 apples. Call the number
91, is 0, 91 away from 90. 09 and (E), of additfon�l hours.that• Johnny must
spend picking apples 工. To find 工, set �. A num_be.r is a rnultipJe of 5 only if its
200apples one's digit is a 5 or a0. Looking at出e
up a ratio and �olve for x: 2. 5 hours
choices, 25 - 1 = 24 is not a multiple of
400 apples
. Since the numerator of the 5, so elimi阻te choice (A). 33 - 1 = 32
工 hours
is not a multiple of 5, so eliminate (B).
fraction on the right lS equal to twlCe the 47 - 1 =4{3, vihich. i.sriot a multiple of 5
numerator qf the fractio11 on the left, so elimin�te choice (C).. 56 - 1 = 55 is a
the denominator of the fraction on出e multiple of 5. So CD) is corre�t.
right must also be equal to twice tlle 19,. C
denominator of the fraction on the ieft. Recail Kaplan's f>!:rate窃:A. figure can
z..
So工=2 x $ = 5. Sinc ;}ohnny must
e
be drawn without lifting the pencil or
work an additiona1 5 hours, the latest retrac年g迁there are exactly O or 2
time如t he ca11 b,egin. picking apples poin;s where an odd number of lines
again is 5 hours earlier than 7; 15 p m. intersect、 (C) has n.o pomts where an
So 2: 15 p. m. is. the latest that Johmy odd number of lines intersect, hence
can start picking appIes again. this is the correct answer.
15. C 20. E
=
S�t up an eq��tio�: 8W 8. 8. Is0:la te Pick 100 as the initial population of
the W by di.viding each side by 8. w = Coun扛y X. The incr岔se for 出e first
year was -10
l00 of 100 = 10 and the tqtal at
8.8 = 1.1. --
8
16. D the end of出e first year was 100 t 10 or
Figure 4 indicates that the legs of two l10 people. The inerease for the second
10
sides of the triangle are equal and thus year.was — of 110、=11 and.the to巨lat
、·
100:
the: triangle· is· i�osteles. Angles which the end of the second yearwas l10 + l1
are opposite equa1 sides must be equal. o� 1.21 people. The population increase4
Thus, _e_ach of the two base �I�s is 50 from 100. to 121 over the two�.year
degrees, and we. lmow that the sum, of period. The increase. in the popµlati_()n
the tllreeinterior -angles of any triangle was 121..... lOO = 21. Hence the percent
is 180 degrees, so r = 180 - 50 - 50=80. increase in the pqpu!ation over the
17. B 21
i;:f;:; oi21%.
entire two-year period "Vas_ 100
To determine how many times tµe. inc,ome
of 1958, w�s in 1988; divide the 1988 21. C
inc:orrie by the 1958 income.. Then the The perim�ter of a. square equal$ 4s.
. The area 9f a square equals·. s2; Setting
number we. are seeking is S4 00,000 them equal- will determine the, length of
9,ooo
Dividing the nwnerator and the denominator one side, s.
by 1, 000, we· have that tltlsnumber is i =4s
5.,400 =600. f - 4s =O
.
9 s (s- 4) = 0
18. D s = Oors = 4
The correct ariswer choice, when 1 is Since it would make no sense for the
subtracteq from it、,must be a multiple of length to be O t the correct answer is 4-.
22. B (This also comes from the Pythagorean
6:z;- 4 = 44 Theorem, and the fact tha� the, base of
6工 = 48 an equilateral trfangle has been bisected
工 = 8 so to form t正s30-60-90 triangle.)
8- 5 = 3 The sides will be in the same ratio for
23. C the given triangle:
(3丑y~4z)坛为
= 81工8y 刁6 之4̀x为
=81式 -lSz`
y
24. D
They are all factors of 480, but 6 is not
prime.. (A prime number is a number
that has exactly nvo fa.ctorsf namely 1 and a
itself.) So, with the ratios 1忒f: 2 equaling the
25. D 4 8
ratios b:4:a,.wefind b= - and a = -.
The· ll)titude of an equilateral triangle
bisects the vertex, forming a 30-60-90 Area :::。 屈 疫
11e half base廿mes height, so
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