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This section contains 27 questions.
The time allotted is 25 minutes.
The following section contains three types of questions: Sentence Completion, Restatement
and Reading Comprehension. Each question is followed by four possible responses. Choose
the response which best answers the question and mark its number in the appropriate place
on the answer sheet.
Sentence Completions (Questions 1-11)
This part consists of sentences with a word or words missing in each. For each sentence,
choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
1. There are seven open _____ in the Jerusalem Walls, through which one can enter the Old City.
(1) periods
(2) films
(3) gates
(4) blocks
2. _____ its name, the Hundred Years’ War actually lasted 116 years.
(1) Without
(2) Because of
(3) According to
(4) Despite
(3) decency
(4) speed
3. Racism is usually the result of _____.
(1) ignorance
(2) width
4. For a tennis player, _____ stability is just as important as physical fitness.
(1) serial
(2) inferior
(3) mental
(4) mean
5. A stone house is much more _____ than a wooden house.
(1) durable
(2) reasonable
(3) artistic
(4) gradual
6. Most people’s tendency is to match their _____ to that of the people around them; for instance, if
everyone around is applauding, most people will do the same.
(1) skill
(2) behavior
(3) potential
(4) concern
7. Compulsive overeaters have an unbearable ____ to eat large quantities of food.
(1) urge
(2) system
(3) rhyme
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(4) awareness
8. An organizational consultant’s job is to help a company become more _____ , i.e., achieve better
results while spending less money.
(1) controversial
(2) aggressive
(3) affluent
(4) efficient
9. ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) – mainly characterized by an inability to concentrate – often
leads to _____ among children who suffer from it.
(1) skepticism
(2) accordance
(3) frustration
(4) astonishment
10. A speaker phone _____ drivers to conduct phone conversations while holding the steering wheel
with both hands.
(1) attributes
(2) dignifies
(3) duplicates
(4) enables
11. The platypus is a _____ creature; it’s a mammal which lays eggs, has a bill like a duck, feet like an
otter, and a tail like a beaver.
(1) disillusioned
(2) peculiar
(3) gigantic
(4) cordial
Restatements (Questions 12-17)
This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.
12. Goliath is the second tallest Biblical character; only Og is taller.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
In the Bible, the only character taller than Og is Goliath.
Og and Goliath are both among the tallest characters in the Bible.
There is a debate on which of the two – Og or Goliath – is the tallest Biblical character.
Og is the tallest character in the Bible, followed by Goliath.
13. The first department store in Paris was Le Bon Marche, founded in 1838 by Aristide Boucicaut.
(1) Aristide Boucicaut founded Le Bon Marche in order to own the first department store in Paris.
(2) A department store by the name of Le Bon Marche, founded in 1838, was the first of its kind
in Paris.
(3) The founder of Le Bon Marche department store was Aristide Boucicaut, who was born in
Paris in 1838.
(4) Paris was one of the first cities in Europe to have a department store: Le Bon Marche, founded
by Aristide Boucicaut in 1838.
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14. A widespread opinion held the Jews responsible for the Black Death pandemic which peaked in
Europe in the mid 14th century, resulting in many murderous attacks on Jewish communities.
(1) As a result of a widespread assumption according to which the Jews were responsible for the
Black Death plague in the 14th century, Jewish communities had to attack their neighbors
around Europe.
(2) Many Jewish communities were attacked as a result of their responsibility in the outbreak of
the Black Death pandemic.
(3) By the middle of the 14th century, many Jewish communities around Europe had been affected
by the murderous Black Death pandemic.
(4) Lethal attacks on Jewish communities were the result of the Black Death pandemic which
peaked in Europe in the middle of the 14th century and was considered to be the Jews’ fault.
15. Henry Kissinger theorized that since the end of the Cold War, American influence has been
declining because regions such as Japan and Western Europe no longer need American protection
from the Soviet Union.
(1) Since the Soviet Union no longer exists, American influence in Japan and in Western Europe
is bigger than it was in the time of the Cold War, Henry Kissinger suggests.
(2) According to a theory by Henry Kissinger, since regions like Japan and Western Europe no
longer need American assistance against the Soviet Union, American influence in those
regions is decreasing.
(3) Henry Kissinger has theorized that despite the fact that the Soviet Union no longer poses a
threat to regions such as Japan and Western Europe, American influence in these areas is
diminishing.
(4) Since the time of the Cold War, the influence of the Soviet Union in regions like Japan and
Western Europe has been reduced, according to Henry Kissinger.
16. The far side of the moon is erroneously regarded as the “dark side”, while in fact it is illuminated
precisely as often as the near side.
(1) Because the near side of the moon is illuminated more often than its far side, the latter is
commonly regarded as the “dark side”.
(2) It is a mistake to refer to the far side of the moon as its “dark side”, as it receives light exactly
as frequently as the near side does.
(3) Although the far side of the moon does not receive as much light as the near side, it is still an
error to regard it as a “dark side”.
(4) The near side of the moon is not illuminated as often as the far side, which is the reason why
the latter is mistakenly considered dark.
17. Only a fraction of Ethiopia’s hydropower potential has been harnessed so far.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
There are terrible consequences for Ethiopia’s misuse of its hydropower.
It cannot be determined what part of Ethiopia’s hydropower potential is being harnessed.
As of this day, only a small percentage of Ethiopia’s hydropower potential is being utilized.
Only a fraction of Ethiopians benefit from their country’s high potential for producing
hydropower.
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Reading Comprehension
This part consists of two passages, each followed by several related questions. For each
question, choose the most appropriate answer based on the text.
Text I (Questions 18-22)
(1)
For a non-Londoner, it might come as a total surprise to learn that one of the most viewed
sporting events in the UK is not a tennis match, nor a football match, and not even a car race, but
rather a boat race, held annually on the River Thames in London, between teams made up of two
of London’s finest universities: Oxford and Cambridge.
(5)
Each team consists of nine crew members: eight rowers, and one coxswain –the team
member who sits in the stern of the boat and is in charge of steering it and coordinating the
power and rhythm of the rowers. The length of the course is 6,777 meters, and the race is held
upstream.
(10)
(15)
(20)
The race, formally titled the Xchanging Boat Race, but commonly referred to as the
University Boat Race, Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, or, quite simply, the Boat Race, has a
history that dates all the way back to the year 1829. In that year, an Oxford student by the name
of Charles Wordsworth and his friend, a Cambridge man called Charles Merivale, decided to
hold a friendly rowing race between their respective universities. The Oxford team won, and
from then on, a race of this sort was randomly held from time to time. Only in 1856 did it turn
into an annual tradition, since held every year with the exception of the two World Wars. After
156 races, the score is surprisingly almost even: 75 wins for Oxford, 80 for Cambridge.
Just how popular is this race, you may ask? The answer to this question lies in the
following figures. Roughly 250,000 – a quarter of a million – people crowd at the banks of the
Thames to watch the race live. Seven to nine million more watch it on television in the UK
alone, with the number of television spectators abroad estimated at anywhere between 20
million and 120 million. If the latter figure is correct, it would make the Boat Race the most
viewed one day sporting event in the world. Now, that’s a fairly popular boat race.
Questions
18. The main purpose of the text is to –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
determine the popularity of the Xchanging Boat Race
discuss boat racing
introduce the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race
explain how the University Boat Race became an annual tradition
19. The main concern of the second paragraph is –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
the number of rowers on each boat
the outline of the race
the history of the Boat Race
explaining the term coxswain
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20. Which of the following is not true about Charles Merivale?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
He was on the winning team of the first boat race
He was a student at Cambridge
He had a friend also named Charles
He co-founded the first ever rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge
21. The author mentions the two World Wars (line 15) because (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
many prominent rowers from both universities died in those wars
156 races were held between the two wars
they have become an annual tradition of the race
no races were held during the time of each war
22. It can be understood from the last paragraph that –
(1) the Boat Race is a popular sporting event
(2) there is doubt as to whether the Boat Race is the most viewed one day sporting event in the
world
(3) 250,000 people watch the race from the river banks
(4) tens of millions of people in the UK watch the race on television
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Text II (Questions 23-27)
Upon hearing the term ‘Rastafari’, most of us might think of men with dreadlocks, colorful
garments, and Reggae music. While all those things are in fact attributes of the Rastafari culture,
there is much more than that to be known.
(1)
(5)
(10)
The Rastafari Movement is primarily a religious movement, which arose in Jamaica in the
1930’s. Originating in a Christian environment, it understandably derived most of its religious
elements from Christianity. For instance, Rastafarians – also known as Rastas – believe in the
same omnipotent God as Jews and Christians, only they refer to Him as Jah. The most
noticeable innovation from Christianity is the adherents’ worship of former Ethiopian Emperor
Haile Selassie I as the Second Advent. In other words, they believe that God – or Jah – was
incarnated as a human being for the second time in history. The human this time was the
Ethiopian Emperor.
Incidentally, the word ‘Rastafari’ derives from the Amharic word ‘Ras’ – literally meaning
‘head’ and also the Ethiopian equivalent of ‘duke’ - and Tafari, Haile Selassie’s pre-regnal given
name.
(15)
(20)
A common error is to link Jamaican Rastafarians to Ethiopia either historically or
ethnically. Ethiopia lies at the far east of Africa, while Jamaica’s inhabitants were brought to the
island as slaves from West Africa. What aroused the connection between the seemingly
unrelated cultures can be viewed as no more than a combination of circumstances: In the 1930’s,
an ideological movement of Black Pride and Black Nationalism spread throughout Jamaica. Just
around that time, Haile Selassie I was the only remaining independent monarch in Africa, and a
highly esteemed Black leader. This, together with the notion that Haile Selassie is a direct
descendent of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba, led the original Rastas to the conclusion that
the Emperor is their God, and Ethiopia their homeland – their Zion.
Questions
23. The purpose of this text is to –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
present a brief summary of the Rastafari Movement
specify why Rastas enjoy reggae music and colorful garments
explain the connection between Rastafarians and Ethiopians
outline the Rastafari religious beliefs
24. The word ‘attributes’ (line 2) probably means –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
revenues
conditions
hobbies
characteristics
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25. According to the second paragraph, the Jewish and Christian God –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
is believed to have limited power
is worshipped by former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie
is referred to by Rastafarians as Jah
is believed by Rastas to be the Second Advent
26. According to the last paragraph, West Africa –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
is very far from Ethiopia
aroused the connection between two, seemingly unrelated cultures
is the part of Africa from which slaves were once brought to Jamaica
had the only independent monarchy in Africa
27. The object of the last paragraph is to –
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
explain the Rastafari Movement’s connection with Zion
discuss common errors regarding Rastafarians
emphasize the importance of the 1930’s ideological movements to the rise of Rastafarianism
explain the connection between the Rastafari Movement and Ethiopia
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