Question 1

A glance at the night sky may suggest that the universe is ____________: the tableau of stars seen last night

appears virtually identical to the one that fascinated our ancestors thousands of years ago. (Choose two.)

Options :

A : desolate

B : quiescent

C : boundless

D : infinite

E : invariant

F : animate

Answer: A,D

Question 2

This passage is adapted from material published in 1998.

In the book China Men (1980), Maxine Hong Kingston tells of Chinese Americans establishing identities in the

United States. She acknowledges the importance of ethnicity (the national origins of one’s ancestors or one’s

self), yet also the importance of geographical location aside from one’s “homeland” and interactions with other

cultures in identity formation. These latter ideas suggest similarity between Kingston and “border identity”

theorists. These theorists challenge the arbitrariness of ethnic identities based on national boundaries, claiming

that individual identity is influenced by the various cultures with which one interacts, especially in a mobile

global society. Moreover, such theorists argue that identity requires redefinition either in terms of multiple

nationalities or in terms of geographic units different from nations, such as cities. Yet, redefining what it means

to be an “American” without abandoning the term itself, Kingston distances herself from some border theorists.

While recognizing multiple identities, she also counters border theorists’ emphasis on mobility and

disconnection from specific countries by emphasizing the importance of a sense of belonging for people

occupying a land with others. Even so, to belong to America in Kingston’s world is not to have a set identity, but

rather to have the opportunity to reconstruct identity through group interactions.

According to the passage, Kingston and the border identity theorists would be most likely to disagree over

which of the following?

Options :

A : The extent to which specific national origin plays a part in identity formation

B : The extent to which individual identity determines economic status

C : Whether or not cultural diversity plays a role in identity formation

D : Whether or not the term “American” has any definable contemporary meaning

E : Whether or not global mobility is becoming an economic necessity today

Answer: B

Question 3

Alaska’s climate has been gradually warming over the past two decades, Over the same period the spruce-bark beetle has killed unprecedented millions of acres of Alaska’s spruce trees. Clearly, this devastation is attributable to the warming trend: not only have the recent warm summers in Alaska halved the time it takes a beetle to develop from an egg. leading to a dramatic increase in the beetle’s population, but ____________. Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Options :

A : warmer conditions have also increased the population of the spruce-bark beetle’s main predator

B : warmer conditions might also mean that trees with a more southerly range than that of spruce trees will gradually expand their range northward

C : warmer conditions have also severely stressed spruce trees, making them more vulnerable to insect attack

D : it has also been impossible to use the most effective pesticide for combating the spruce-bark beetle, because that pesticide has harmful effects on birds and mammals

E : also the spruce-bark beetle tends to attack relatively young trees rather than mature or dying trees

Answer: C

Question 4

Options :

A : The quantity in Column A is greater;

B : The quantity in Column B is greater;

C : The quantities are equal;

D : The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer: C

Question 5

Of the following units, which would be most likely to measure the amount of sugar needed in a recipe for 2 dozen cookies?

Options :

A : degrees Celsius

B : milliliters

C : quarts

D : kilograms

E : cups

Answer: A

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