MATH
When 70,000 is written as 7.0 - 10n , what is the value of n ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
(D) 4
Some fans feel that sports events are ------- only when the competitors are of equal ability, making the outcome of the game -------. (A) successful . . assured (B) boring . . questionable (C) dull . . foreseen (D) interesting . . predictable (E) exciting . . uncertain
(E) exciting . . uncertain
The library is older than it but still just as beautiful as the courthouse. (A) older than it but still just as beautiful as the courthouse (B) older and it is just as beautiful as the courthouse (C) older than the courthouse; it is just as beautiful as it (D) older than the courthouse but just as beautiful (E) just as beautiful as the courthouse and it is older than it
(D) older than the courthouse but just as beautiful
To complete the music program, a student must present one vocal performance, one instrumental performance, and composing one original work. (A) and composing one original work (B) and one original composition (C) with one original composition (D) and to compose one original work (E) as well as the student’s original composition
(B) and one original composition
Black Americans in Flight, a mural honoring several aviation pioneers, also ------- the 1992 spaceflight of astronaut Mae Jemison. (A) discerns (B) introduces (C) approximates (D) commemorates (E) asserts
(D) commemorates
A fruit salad is made from pineapples, pears, and peaches mixed in the ratio of 2 to 3 to 5, respectively, by weight. What fraction of the mixture by weight is pineapple? (A)1/5 (B)3/10 (C) 2/5 (D) 1/2 (E) 2/3
(A) 1/5
Alfred Schnittke’s musical compositions are -------: phrases are clipped, broken into sections, and split apart by long rests. (A) garnished (B) improvisational (C) fragmented (D) cautious (E) uniform
(C) fragmented
Winslow Homer, one of America’s foremost artists, spent his last 27 years and painted on the scenic Maine coast. (A) spent his last 27 years and painted (B) spent his last 27 years having painted (C) spent his last 27 years painting (D) having spent his last 27 years doing his painting (E) spending his last 27 years painting
(C) spent his last 27 years painting
Zookeepers have expanded one’s definition of care to include concern for the animal’s mental state as well as for its physical well-being. (A) have expanded one’s definition of care to include (B) have expanded one’s definition of care, including (C) expand their definition of care, they include (D) expanding the definition of care to include (E) have expanded their definition of care to include
(E) have expanded their definition of care to include
The new antifungal agent has such ------- uses, from treating Dutch elm disease to rescuing water-damaged works of art from molds, that it is considered one of the more ------- antibiotics. (A) disturbing . . explicit (B) innovative . . precipitous (C) mysterious . . recognized (D) varied . . versatile (E) similar . . discriminating
(D) varied . . versatile
A company’s profit, P, in dollars, for producing x machines in one day is given by 2 P xx = - 500 20 . If the company produces 10 machines in one day, then, according to this formula, what is the profit for that day? (A) $5,000 (B) $4,000 (C) $3,000 (D) $2,000 (E) $1,000
(C) $3,000
Latoya’s ------- is shown by her ability to be -------: she can see her own faults more clearly than anyone else can. (A) perceptiveness . . self-centered (B) objectivity . . restrictive (C) cynicism . . self-destructive (D) open-mindedness . . complacent (E) insightfulness . . self-critical
(E) insightfulness . . self-critical
Researchers are experimenting with various techniques for preventing the accumulation in water of high levels of nitrogen, which can kill plants and animals. (A) nitrogen, which can kill plants and animals (B) nitrogen; plants and animals can be killed (C) nitrogen, that is what can kill plants and animals (D) nitrogen, they could kill plants and animals (E) nitrogen, and they can kill plants and animals
(A) nitrogen, which can kill plants and animals
The time and the place for such a large event is subject to approving from the mayor’s office. (A) The time and the place for such a large event is subject to approving from the mayor’s office. (B) For such a large event, the time and the place are subject to the mayor’s office’s approving them. (C) The time and the place for such a large event are subject to the approval of the mayor’s office. (D) The time and place for such a large event are subject to be approved by the office of the mayor. (E) Subject to the approval of the mayor’s office are the time and place for such a large event taking place.
(C) The time and the place for such a large event are subject to the approval of the mayor’s office.
3. The child had a tendency toward aggressive behavior, a ------- fighting rather than resolving differences amicably. (A) propensity for (B) confusion about (C) disregard of (D) hostility toward (E) compunction about
(A) propensity for
What is the maximum number of rectangular blocks measuring 3 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch that can be packed into a cube-shaped box whose interior measures 6 inches on an edge? (A) 24 (B) 28 (C) 30 (D) 36 (E) 40
(D) 36
The consumer advocate claimed that while drug manufacturers ------- the supposed advantages of their proprietary brands, generic versions of the same medications are often equally -------. (A) tout . . efficacious (B) research . . innocuous (C) market . . prohibitive (D) laud . . counterproductive (E) extract . . prescriptive
(A) tout . . efficacious
When the news spread how new goldfields were discovered in Nome, Alaska, thousands abandoned Dawson, the site of the previous gold rush. (A) how new goldfields were discovered (B) how there was discovery of new goldfields (C) about new goldfields, which they discovered (D) about new goldfields, and they were discovered (E) about new goldfields that had been discovered
(E) about new goldfields that had been discovered
New Zealand’s Kaikoura Peninsula, a ruggedly beautiful spit of land, borders an undersea canyon that is home to the sperm whale and the giant squid. (A) borders an undersea canyon that is (B) bordering an undersea canyon, (C) and it borders an undersea canyon, which is (D) which borders an undersea canyon, (E) is the border of an undersea canyon, being
(A) borders an undersea canyon that is
Physical exercise often has a ------- effect, releasing emotional tension and refreshing the spirit. (A) pejorative (B) debilitating (C) cathartic (D) retentive (E) tenacious
(C) cathartic
3. If x and y are positive integers, what are all the solutions (X,Y) , of the equation 3X + 2Y = 11 (A) (1,4) only (B) (3,1) only (C) (1,4) and (2,2) (D) (1,4) and (3,1) (E) (2,2) and (3,1)
(D) (1,4) and (3,1)
The bearded dragon lizard is a voracious eater, so ------- that it will consume as many insects as possible. (A) abstemious (B) cannibalistic (C) slovenly (D) insatiable (E) unpalatable
(D) insatiable
When the Berlin Wall, long a symbol of the Cold War, began to be torn down in 1989, five million people went to Berlin to celebrate that. (A) to celebrate that (B) for its celebration (C) to celebrate (D) in celebration of that (E) in celebrating
(C) to celebrate
The country found that its economy was growing A more stronger, B with an improved C outlook and more opportunities for training D and employment. No error E
more stronger, B
Because rap and hip-hop offer such ------- commentary on contemporary issues, they are often said to be sharp-edged musical genres. (A) nebulous (B) trenchant (C) circumspect (D) prosaic (E) benign
(B) trenchant