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100
If two sides of a triangle have lengths 5 and 6, the perimeter of the triangle could be which of the following? I 11 II 15 III 24
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III only (E) I , II and III
100
Although some think the terms "bug" and "insect" are ------- , the former term actually refers to ------- group of insects.
(A) parallel . . an identical (B) precise . . an exact (C) interchangeable . . a particular (D) exclusive . . a separate (E) useful . . a useless
100
Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(A) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (B) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans being realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (C) The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans. (D) Henry Ossawa Tanner, in his realistic paintings, depicting scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans. (E) Henry Ossawa Tanner, whose paintings realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
200
line l contains the points (0,0) and (1,2). If line m contains the point (0,0) and is perpendicular to l, what is an equation of m?
(A) y = - (1/2) x (B) y = - (1/2) x + 1 (C) y = -x (D) y = -x + 2 (E) y = -2x
200
A discerning publishing agent can ------- promising material from a mass of submissions, separating the good from the bad.
(A) supplant (B) dramatize (C) finagle (D) winnow (E) overhaul
200
Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people WHICH HAVE A BELIEF IN FINDING THE TREASURE IN THEM.
(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them (B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them (C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it (D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them (E) who believe about treasure to be found in them
300
The projected sales volume of a video game cartridge is given by the function s of p = 3000/((2 times p) + a) where s is the number of cartridges sold, in thousands; p is the price per cartridge, in dollars; and a is a constant. If according to the projections, 100000 cartridges are sold at 10 dollars per cartridge, how many cartridges will be sold at 20 dollars per cartridge?
(A) 20000 (B) 50000 (C) 60000 (D) 150000 (E) 200000
300
The novel's protagonist, a pearl diver, naïvely expects that the buyers will compete among themselves to pay him the best price for his pearl, but instead they ------- to ------- him.
(A) venture . . reward (B) pretend . . praise (C) conspire . . reimburse (D) refuse . . cheat (E) collude . . swindle
300
Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
(A) Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip. (B) Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value. (C) Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it. (D) Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value. (E) A meal skipped by many people underestimating its value is breakfast.
400
A special lottery is to be held to select the student who will live in the only deluxe room in a dormitory. There are 100 seniors, 150 juniors, and 200 sophomores who applied. Each senior's name is placed in the lottery 3 times; each junior's name, 2 times; and each sophomore's name, 1 time. What is the probability that a senior's name will be chosen?
(A) 1 over 8 (B) 2 over 9 (C) 2 over 7 (D) 3 over 8 (E) 1 over 2
400
Because King Philip's desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth's insistence on autonomy for England, ------- was -------.
(A) reconciliation . . assured (B) warfare . . avoidable (C) ruination . . impossible (D) conflict . . inevitable (E) diplomacy . . simple
400
One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading SYMPTOMS, ANOTHER THAT occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.
(A) symptoms, another that occurs (B) symptoms; another one that occurs (C) symptoms, the other, and it occurs (D) symptoms; another one which is occurring
500
If k is divisible by 2, 3, and 15, which of the following is also divisible by these numbers?
(A) k + 5 (B) k + 15 (C) k + 20 (D) k + 30 (E) k + 45
500
There is no doubt that Larry is a genuine ------- : he excels at telling stories that fascinate his listeners.
(A) braggart (B) dilettante (C) pilferer (D) prevaricator (E) raconteur
500
LOOKING UP from the base of the mountain, the trail seemed more treacherous than it really was.
(A) Looking up (B) While looking up (C) By looking up (D) Viewing (E) Viewed
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