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Reading Comprehension SetIn Los Angeles, a political candidate who buys saturation radio advertising will get maximum name recognition.

The statement above logically conveys which of the flowing? (A) Radio advertising is the most important factor in political

campaigns in Los Angeles. (B)Maximum name recognition in Los Angeles will help a

candidate to win a higher percentage of votes cast in the city.

(C)Saturation radio advertising reaches every demographically distinct sector of the voting population in Los Angeles.

(D)For maximum name recognition, a candidate need not spend on media channels other than radio advertising.

(E)A candidate’s record of achievement in the Los Angeles area will do little to affect his or her name recognition there.

In recent years, attacks by Dobermans on small children have risen dramatically. Last year saw 35 such attacks in the continental United States alone, an increase of almost 21 percent over the previous year’s total. Clearly then, it is unsafe to keep dogs as pets if one has small children in the house.

The argument above depends upon which of the following assumptions? (A) No reasonable justification for these attacks by

Dobermans on small children has been discovered. (B)Other household pets, such as cats, don’t display the

same violent tendencies that dogs do. (C)The number of attacks by Dobermans on small children

will continue to rise in the coming years. (D)A large percentage of the attacks by Dobermans on small

children could have been prevented by proper training. (E)The behavior toward small children exhibited by

Dobermans is representative of the dogs in general.

An investigation must be launched into the operations of the private group that is training recruits to fight against the Balaland Republic. The U.S. neutrality Act plainly forbids U.S. citizens from engaging in military campaigns against any nation with which we are not at war. Since no war has been declared between the United States and the Balaland Republic, we

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above? (A) The Balaland Republic is currently engaged in a

bloody and escalating civil war. (B) Diplomatic relations between the United States and

the Balaland Republic were severed last year. (C) The recruits are being trained to fight only in the

event the United States goes to war against the Balaland Republic.

(D) The training of recruits is funded not by U.S. citizens but rather by a consortium of individuals from abroad.

(E) Charges cannot be brought against the private group that is training the recruits unless an investigation is first launched.

should bring charges against these fanatics, who are in open defiance of the law.

Text Completion Set1. Even minor wounds caused by animal attacks must be carefully treated, lest the _____ become infected.(A) schism (B) lacerati

on (C) cicatrix (D)snippet (E) blister

2. Considered by even her family to be quietly prim, Mary shocked the house by her sudden outburst, breaking away from her normally _____ disposition.(A) wanton (B) morbid (C) jejune (D)staid (E) archaic

3. Hers was not a quick but a thorough intelligence; however (i) ____, she came to (ii) ____ all things touching her life.Blank (i) Blank (ii)(A) unmindful

ly (D) understand

(B) ploddingly (E) appreciate (C) desperatel

y (F) jettison

4. Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca was (i) ____ written as a (ii) ____ for the actress Sarah Bernhardt and later (iii) ____ into the famous Puccini opera.Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)(A)reluctantly (D) metapho

r (G) edited

(B)unintentionally (E) vehicle (H) misrepresented

(C)originally (F) warning (I) adapted

5. (i)_____ the students' (ii) _____ evaluations,

7. One of the great (i) _____ amongst philosophers of many democratic nations--from ancient Greece to the modern United States--has been how to resolve the conflict between democratic ideals and the quest for personal gain, or how one can seek personal (ii) _____ while praising sacrifice for the common good.Blank (i) Blank (ii)(A) resolution

s (D)frugality

(B) propositions

(E)opulence

(C) enigmas (F) profligacy

8. In an effort to avoid revealing their culpability, the boys responded with _____ tale, hoping the seemingly pointless story would distract their parents.(A) a poignant (B) a candid (C) an opaque (D)a

parochial (E) an oblique (F) a

circuitous 9. Among the many appalling stereotypes propagated during the Colonial era, a _____ native population was an exceptionally common one, depicting the indigents as eagerly throwing themselves into physical confrontation.(A) truculent

the professor's work as an educator was without fault, and he was hailed as both competent and likable.Blank (i) Blank (ii)(A) Spurning (D)panegyric (B) Judging

by (E) tepid

(C) In lieu of (F) blandishing

6. Although the poet attempted a masterful expression of human emotion, his writing was in fact_______, lacking both depth and aesthetic appeal.(A) trenchant (B) prosaic (C) distinct (D)vapid (E) unequivoc

al (F) ardent

(B) docile (C) bellicose (D)strident (E) indefatiga

ble (F) querulous

10.Tannin possesses a _____ flavor and is found in a variety of drinks, most notably red wine and tea, causing the dry, bitter aftertaste in the drinker's mouth.(A) savory (B) vapid (C) acrid (D)saccharin

e (E) tumid (F) acerbic