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1. (A) Car repairs should be done at a garage. (B) The price was not too high.
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(C) The garage took advantage of the woman. (B) A textbook
(D) The car had serious problems. (C) An assignment
(D) A movie
2. (A) Have a party
13. (A) Make corrections on the original
(B) Attend the International Students’ Association
(B) Make copies
(C) Go to work (C) Deliver the copies to Mr. Brown
(D) Get some rest (D) Find the original

3. (A) Leave immediately 14. (A) She was Sally Harrison’s cousin.
(B) Watch the game on TV (B) She was Sally Harrison’s sister.
(C) Start to play (C) She was Sally Harrison’s friend.
(D) Eat a sandwich (D) She was Sally Harrison.

15. (A) The desk drawer won’t open.

4. (A) He went to see a foreign student advisor.
(B) The pen is out of ink.
(B) He went to Washington. (C) She cannot find her pen.
(C) He wrote to Passport Office. (D) She is angry with man.
(D) He reported it to thePassport Office.
16. (A) John is usually late.
5. (A) It is the policy of the bank. (B) John will be there at eight thirty.
(B) The man was not helpful at all. (C) John will not show up.
(C) Her account at the bank is in order. (D) John is usually on time.
(D) The check should be cashed.
17. (A) She does not agree with the man.
6. (A) Ask Dr Tyler to clarify the assignment. (B) She needs a larger home.
(B) Show a preliminary version to Dr. Tyler. (C) She regrets the cost of their vacation.
(D) She thinks that houses are very expensive.
(C) Let her see the first draft before Dr. Tyler sees it.
(D) Talk to some of the other students in Dr. Tyler’s 18. (A) He did not make a presentation.
class. (B) He got confused during the presentation.
(C) He should have spoken more loudly.
7. (A) Dr. Clark is a good teacher. (D) He did a very complete job.
(B) Statistics is a boring class.
(C) Two semesters of statistics are required. 19. (A) He has decide not to mail the invitations.
(D) The students do not like Dr. Clark. (B) He wants to get Janet’s opinion.
(C) He is waiting for Janet to answer the phone.
8. (A) He cannot do them. (D) He does not want to invite Janet.
(B) They are finished.
(C) It will be a difficult job. 20. (A) The baby is asleep.
(D) They will be ready Saturday afternoon. (B) The baby is very active.
(C) The baby is not staying with the woman.
9. (A) A concert (D) The baby is just about to start walking.
(B) An art museum
(C) A flower shop
(D) A restaurant

10. (A) He is at lunch.

(B) He is at the office.
(C) He is in class.
(D) He is at home. 21. (A) The result of the tests are not available.
(B) The experiment had unexpected results.
(C) He has not completed the experiment yet.
(D) It is taking a lot of time to do the experiment.

22. (A) She does not put much effort in her studies.
(B) She is very likeable.
11. (A) Take the ten o’clock bus (C) She prefers talking to the woman.
(B) Come back in five minutes (D) She has a telephone.
(C) Go to New York another day
(D) Call the airport 23. (A) See the doctor
(B) Get another job
12. (A) A teacher. (C) Go to the counter
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(D) Buy some medicine (C) Do the other problems
(D) Keep trying
24. (A) She will try her best.
(B) She has to save her money.
(C) She is still undecided.
(D) She needs an application.

25. (A) She is glad to meet Robert.

(B) She is surprised to hear from Robert.
(C) She does not enjoy talking with Robert.
(D) She was ready to call Robert.

26. (A) The man must stop working.

(B) There is a little more time.
(C) The test is important.
(D) It is time for the test.

27. (A) The woman’s roommate took a different class.

(B) The book is very expensive.
(C) The textbook may have been changed.
(D) The course is not offered this semester.

28. (A) Sally may get a bike for Christmas.

(B) Sally already has a bike like that one.
(C) Sally likes riding a bike.
(D) Sally may prefer a different gift. 31. (A) Whether to introduce the metric system in the
United States.
29. (A) He does not want to give Carol a ride. (B) How the metric system should be introduced in
(B) He does not have a car. the United States.
(C) He cannot hear well. (C) Which system is better – the English system or
(D) He does not know Carol. the metric system.
(D) How to convert measurements from the English
30. (A) Take a break system to the metric system.
(B) Go to work
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32. (A) Now the weather on radio and TV is reported (C) Stay an extra day in Atlanta
exclusively in metrics. (D) Return on Sunday
(B) Road signs have miles marked on them, but not
kilometers. 38. (A) Go back to his hotel
(C) Both the English system and the metric system (B) Pack his suitcase
are being used on signs, packages and weather (C) Call a different travel agent
reports. (D) Go to the travel agent’s office in the afternoon.
(D) Grocery stores use only metrics for their
packaging.

33. (A) He thought gradual adoption would be better for

everyone.
(B) He thought that only metrics should be used.
(C) He thought that only the English system should
be used.
(D) He thought that adults should use both systems,
but that children should be taught only the
metric system.

34. (A) Unfriendly

(B) Patronizing
(C) Uninterested
(D) Cooperative

35. (A) To change his travel plans

(B) To arrange time to pick up his tickets
(C) To reserve a hotel room
(D) To make plane reservation

36. (A) The man can save money by staying an extra

night.
(B) The man should have called earlier.
(C) She needs the man to come into the office.
(D) She will mail the tickets to the man.

37. (A) Travel on May 19 as planned

(B) Wait for a cheaper fare

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39. (A) Private industry

(B) Advances in medicine
(C) Space missions
(D) Technological developments

40. (A) Contact lenses

(B) Cordless tools
(C) Food packaging
(D) Ultrasound

41. (A) To monitor the condition of astronauts in

spacecraft
(B) To evaluate candidates who wanted to join the
space program
(C) To check the health of astonauts when they
returned from space
(D) To test spacecraft and equipment for
imperfections

42. (A) Archeologist and astronauts were compared.

(B) Astronauts made photographs of the Earth later
used by archeologists.
(C) Archeologists have used advances in medical
techology developed for the astronauts.
(D) Space missions and underwater missions are
very similar.

43. (A) Transportation on the Pacific Coast

(B) History of California
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(C) Orientation to San Fransisco
(D) Spesification of the Golden Gate Bridge

44. (A) Golden Gate

(B) San Fransisco de Asis Mission
(C) Military Post Seventy-six
(D) Yerba Buena

45. (A) Gold was discovered.

(B) The Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
(C) The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.
(D) Telegraph communication was established
with the East.

46. (A) Eighteen miles

(B) 938 feet
(C) One mile
(D) Between five and six miles

47. (A) The term “essay”

(B) Prose writing
(C) Personal viewpoint
(D) Brainstorming

48. (A) The work of Alexander Pope

(B) The difference between prose and poetry
(C) The general characteristics of essays
(D) The reason that the phrase “personal essay” is
redundant

49. (A) It is usually short.

(B) It can be either prose or poetry.
(C) It expresses a personal point of view.
(D) It discusses one topic.

50. (A) They will prepare for a quiz.

(B) They will write their first essay.
(C) They will read works by Pope.
(D) They will review their notes.

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1. Fort Niagara was built by the French in 1726 on land

_____ the Seneca Indians.
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(A) because they affect
(A) they buy from (B) they are affected because
(B) bought from (C) affect them because
(C) buying from (D) because affecting them
(D) was bought from
8. Only _____ feathered creatures inhabit the Arctic
2. Soil texture depends on the proportions of clay and region year round.
sand particles, _____ soil porosity.
(A) fewer
(A) both alter (B) fewer than
(B) which alter (C) as few as
(C) where altered (D) a few
(D) although altered
9. Before Richard Bennett accepted the appoinment as
3. The writers of the realist movement embraced the the prime minister of Canada in 1930, he _____ as a
notion that art should depict life _____. lawyer.

(A) accurately and objectively (A) had achieved a successful

(B) accuracy and objectivity (B) had been achieved successfully
(C) accurate and objective (C) has achieved success
(D) accurate objectivity (D) had achieved success

4. A ratio is a comparison of _____ whole or a part to 10. Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving
another part. them from one place to _____.

(A) part to the (A) other

(B) a part to (B) others
(C) a part to the (C) another
(D) the part to the (D) each other

5. The bones of the elederly are more prone to fractures 11. Museums of natural history are ordinarily _____ by
and splintering _____ of young people. special interest grups created for that purpose.

(A) than that (A) owned and operated

(B) than those (B) they own and operate
(C) those than (C) owning and operating
(D) that than (D) the owner operates

6. English and Scottish settlers _____ Belfast as 12. A surge in the level of stress _____ the reccurence of
trading post in 1613. nightmares.

(A) they established (A) apparent increase

(B) established themselves (B) apparently increase
(C) established (C) apparently increases
(D) establishing (D) apparent increases

13. Each bowler _____ in each frame, unless a strike is

bowled.
7. The formulation of economic policies necessitates
meticulous consideration _____ large segments of (A) rolling the ball twice
the population. (B) the ball is rolled twice
(C) rolls the ball twice
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(D) the ball rolls twice

14. William Hearst had five sons, _____ eventually

became executives in the Hearst newspaper
conglomerate.

(A) all of them

(B) of them all
(C) all of whom
(D) who of all

15. An axiomatic assumption in physics holds that all

matter has kinetic energy _____ motion and mass.

(A) because its

(B) because of its
(C) because it is
(D) because of it
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16. In summer, warm southern air carries moist north to the eastern and central United States.
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A B C D

17. Billie Holiday became recognized as the most innovative jazz singer of her day and was admiration for her vocal
A B C D
range.

18. To raise livestock succesfully, farmers must selecting cattle for breeding and apply a dietary regimen.
A B C D

19. In the 1960s, urban renewal projects cleared land for commerce and offices building.
A B C D
20. In 1868, Sioux leaders signed a treaty preventing whites from traveling through the Sioux territorial.
A B C D

21. A number multiplied by zero is zero, and a number multiplied by one is the same as number.
A B C D

22. Muscles aids in attaching portions of the skeletons to one another and ultimately shape the torso.
A B C D

23. Thomas Moore, who fell into disfavor with the king, was a great English author, statesman, and scholars.
A B C D

24. The first microprocessors were fabricated in 1971 for installation in handhold calculators.
A B C D
25. If autisic children form an attachment, it predominantly was to inanimate objects.
A B C D

26. Technology is define as the tools, skills, and methods that are necessary to produce goods.
A B C D
27. Fruit flies do not have to leap to take off because of they become airborne solely by wing movement.
A B C D
28. Historians postulate that Eskimos migrated from Alaska to Greenland in two greater movements.
A B C D

29. Electric wires carry current for lighting and outlets designing for household appliances
A B C D
30. Troops housing in Fort Bliss, Texas, train to operate aircraft equipment and artillery.
A B C D

31. Charles Kettering patented the first success spark-based starter for automotive vehicles in 1911.
A B C D
32. During the 1700s, public concerts proliferated when composers wrote music for their audience’s enjoying.
A B C D
33. The philosophers and artists of ancient Greece and Rome emphasized the study of human as fundamental to their
A B C D
doctrine.
34. Computer graphics software has infinite application in a widely array of fields.
A B C D

35. The planet Mercury rotates slow than any other planet except Venus.
A B C D

36. Van Cliburn he studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
A B C D

37. Not only comics show a part of a story but they also convey the complete story.
A B C D
38. How much information can be retained in short-term memory depends almost exclusively on how it arranged.
A B C D

39. When readers contribute funds to private libraries, these readers are used the library without charge.
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A B C D

40. Diagrams display informations in a conspicuous way and vividly show differences and similarities.
A B C D
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Questions 1-12
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Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1902 but was raised on a farm in Minnesota, where
his father was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1907. From then on, he spent his boyhood alternately in
Washington D.C, Detroit, and Little Falls, Minnesota. Because Lindbergh exhibited exceptional mechanical
Line talent, in 1921 he was admitted to the University of Wisconsin to study engineering. However, the young
5 man was seeking more challenging endeavors, and two years later he became a stunt pilot who performed
feats at county fairs and public assemblies. This unusual and dangerous undertaking paid off handsomely in
the sense that it allowed him to gain a diverse and well-rounded experience in aeronautics. He particularly
delighted in what he called “wing-walking” and parachute jumping.
After a year of training as a military cadet, Lindbergh completed his program at the Brooks and Kelly
10 airfields at the top of his class and earned rank of captain. Robertson Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis,
Missouri offered him employment as a mail pilot to run the routes between St. Louis and Chicago, and
Lindbergh retained his position with company until 1927. During this period, he set out the Raymond B.
Orteig prize of $25,000 to be awarded to the first pilot to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. This ambition
would irreversibly change his life and accord him a prominent place in the history of aviation.
15 Embarking on the greatest adventure of his time, Lindbergh left Roosevelt field at 7:52 A.M. on May 20,
1927, and landed at Le Bourget Field at 5:24 P.M. the next day. Fearing that he would be unknown when he
arrived, Lindbergh carries letters of introduction to dignitaries in Paris, but when his plane came to stop, he
was overwhelmed by tremendous welcoming crowds. He was decorated in France, Great Britain, and
Belgium, and President Coolidge sent a specially designated cruiser, the Memphis to bring him back. His
20 accomplishments in aeronautics brought him more medals and awards than had ever been received by any
other person in private life.

1. Which of the following title is the best title for the (C) seeking challenging endeavors
passage? (D) performing feats

(A) A Benchmark Adventure in Aeronautics 5. In line 6, the word “handsomely” is closest in

(B) The Early Life of Charles Lindbergh meaning to
(C) Ground Breaking Events in Aviation
(D) Charles Lindbergh’s Explorations (A) honorably
(B) handily
2. According to the passage, Lindbergh did not (C) well
complete his degree because he (D) in time

(A) opted the life of an exhibition pilot 6. It can be inferred from the passage that as a military
(B) pursued training in military cadet, Lindbergh
(C) was seeking a sedentary life-style
(D) set out to win recognition (A) was in top form
(B) earned a good salary
3. In line 6, the word “assemblies” is closest in (C) was the best among students
meaning to (D) trained with the best students

(A) hearings
(B) houses
(C) gatherings
(D) shows

7. The author of the passage implies that Lindbergh’s

job with the Robertson Aircraft Corporation

(A) required regular intercity flights

4. In line 6, the word “undertaking” refers to (B) was not intended as long-term employment
(C) required him to perform dangerous flights
(A) studying at the university (D) necessitated him running long distances
(B) exhibiting mechanical talent
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8. In line 14, the word “irreversibly” is closest in (A) pilot
meaning to (B) celebrity
(C) mail carrier
(A) forever (D) army captain
(B) formerly
(C) irresistibly 11. It can be inferred from the passage that in the early
(D) only 1920s it was NOT common for young people to

9. According to the passage, how old was Lindbergh (A) study engineering
(B) train as officers
when he carried out his challenging flight?
(C) go on exhibition tours
(D) be elected to an office
(A) Twenty-one
(B) Twenty-three
12. A paragraph following the passage would most
(C) Twenty-four
(D) Twenty-five probably discuss

(A) the development of commercial and military

aviation
(B) the reaction of the government to Lindbergh’s
flight
(C) the effect of instant celebrity on Lindbergh
(D) Lindbergh’s aircraft and engine modifications
10. The author of passage implies that Lindbergh did
not anticipate becoming a

Questions 13-21

Lithography is a planographic process that performs a significant function in illustration and offset
printing. It is based on the principle that water does not combine with grease-based substances, preventing
them from smearing an outline on an unpolished surface. The contour does not need to be engraved into the
Line plane, as in the case of gravure printing, or raised above the surface, as in the letterpress process. These
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laborious operations ensure that only the design to be printed catches and retains the ink transferred to the
paper.
In lithography, the artist draws on a leveled, grainy plate made of limestone, zinc, aluminum, or specially
treated paper with a grease pencil, a crayon, or tusche, a greasy liquid. After sketching the contour on the
plate, the artist coats both the drawn and the undrawn portions of the plate with an inking roller dipped in a
10 solution of nitric acid and gum arabic. The gum arabic envelops the greased surfaces and prevents ink from
penetrating into the greased areas. The artist dampens the surface with water, which is repelled by the
greased areas. Then the surface is covered with thick, oily ink and pressed onto the paper. The sheet picks up
the ink from the design while the damp stone around the pattern keeps the ink from spreading.
15 In offset lithography, shiny sheets of zinc and aluminum are used instead of the heavy, hard-to-handle
stone plates. The metal plates are scoured by emery dust and marble chips to give them grained finish. The
subjects to be printed are laid down photographically, and rotary presses automatically moisten, ink, and
print hundreds of impressions per hour.

13. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) absorb the ink from the printing plate
(B) spreads the ink on the greased areas
(A) Commercial printing of mass produced (C) shrinks away from the printing stone
lithographs (D) keeps the oil from sliding off
(B) Steps in a technique for making impressions
(C) The equipment necessary for offset lithographs 19. Where in the passage does the author point out the
(D) The evolution of lithograph printing to rotary advantages of lithography over other types of
presses printing?

14. According to the passage, lithographic printing (A) Lines 1-2

makes use of the fact that (B) Lines 3-4
(C) Lines 7-8
(A) artist can draw on flat, greaseless surfaces (D) Lines 16-18
(B) oily substance do not mix with water
(C) gravure etching is work- and time-consuming
(D) limestone, zinc, and aluminum can be used as
planes

15. In line 3, the word “contour” is closest in meaning

to

(A) contrast
(B) content
(C) outline
(D) edge
20. A paragraph following the passage would most
16. In line 7, the word “leveled” is closest in meaning to probably discuss

(A) elevated (A) photosynthesis in commercial lithographs

(B) low (B) the offset printing of billboard advertisement
(C) flawed (C) technological advancements in offset printing
(D) flattened (D) types of unique lithographs printed in rare
books
17. In line 10, “envelops” is closest in meaning to

(A) sends
(B) soils 21. In line 18, the word “impressions” is closest in
(C) coats meaning to
(D) coils
(A) originals
18. It can be inferred from the passage that in making (B) reproductions
lithographs prints, the paper (C) photographs
(D) plates
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Questions 22-32

Although a few protozoans are multicellular, the simplest are unicellular organisms, such as amoebas,
bacteria, sarcodina, ciliates, flagellates, and sporozoans, which can be amorphous in shape and smaller than .
001 inch. Cytoplasm fills the cell membrane that encloses it and functions as a barrier between cells. The
Line membrane serves as the outer tissue, and any compound that may destroy the cell has to penetrate it to reach
5 the cytoplasm.
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Some types of organisms are termed colonial because they represent loosely assembled groups of
structurally similar and unifunctional cells. Colonial organisms maintain a symbiotic relationship with their
particular environments.
Unlike colonial organisms, almost all species of animals and plants are multicellular and include various
10 types of specialized or somatic cells, each with its own nucleus, genetic code, and RNA. The overall size of a
multicellular body is contingent on the total number of cells that comprise it, not the size of individual cells.
The simplest multicellular animals are hydras, sponges, and jellyfish, which have well-defined tissues, a
cellular nucleus, and an element of cell functions. Sponges have a few specialized cells but largely assemble
colonial organism that can readily form a new individual group. If the cells of a sponge are separated, they
15 can rejoin and continue as a newly formed colonial organism.

22. How many cells do the simplest organisms contain?

(A) mutually dependent
(A) One (B) mutually exclusive
(B) One hundred (C) mutually hostile
(C) Many (D) mutually resistant
(D) An unknown number
28. The author of the passage implies that large animals
23. In line 4, the phrase “outer tissue” is closest in and plants have
meaning to
(A) larger cells than amoebas and protozoans
(A) outside force (B) larger quantities of protoplasm than smaller
(B) outlying area life-forms
(C) shell (C) stronger cellular membrane than flagellates
(D) cell (D) a greater number of cells than smaller life
forms
24. In line 4, the word “it” refers to

(A) the cell

(B) any compound
(C) the membrane
(D) the cytoplasm

25. It can be inferred from the passage that a cell serves

as

(A) a partition of organism functions

(B) the smallest colonial group
(C) the smallest genetic unit
(D) a flagellate reproductive organ
29. In line 10, the word “each” refers to

(A) animals
(B) species
(C) cells
(D) plants

30. According to the passage, sponges and jellyfish are

26. In line 6, the word “loosely” is closest in meaning
to
(A) the simplest one-cell organisms
(B) the simplest multicellular animals
(A) lively
(C) tissues and cellular nuclei
(B) naturally
(D) cellular and colonial organism
(C) freely
(D) feebly

27. In line 7, the word “symbiotic” is closest in

meaning to
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31. The author mentioned all of the following 32. This passage would most likely be found in a
EXCEPT: textbook on which of the following subjects?

(A) procreative mechanisms (A) Genetics

(B) colonial organism (B) Anatomy
(C) cell contents (C) Biology
(D) specialized cells (D) Biochemistry

Questions 33-42

When parchment, which was extraordinarily costly, was replaced by papyrus, it became feasible to
establish libraries. At the onset, they began as archives for record keeping and document storage. According
to second-hand reports, the most renowned library was the Alexandrian, founded by Alexander the Great
Line around 330 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. His successors as rulers of Egypt, Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II, expanded
5 the library into the greatest collection of scrolls in ancient world. To acquire this collection, the rulers
borrowed scrolls and manuscripts from libraries in Athens, Rome, and other localities and ordered them
duplicated. At times, the library employed more than 100 scribes an illustrators. Some historians claim that

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the Alexandrian library purchased entire lesser libraries to contribute to and enhance the quality of its
possessions.
The library owned a copy of every contemporary scroll known to the library’s administrators and
contained more than 400,000 items, all of which were classified and organized. The contents of the papyrus
scrolls were edited, and a bibliography of Greek literature was compiled and cross-referenced, reflecting the
emergence and dissemination of a highly developed Greek culture. Over time, a succession of leading
15 scholars directed this library, which was acclaimed for its scholarly undertakings it supported as well as for
the size of its collection. At one time, 72 scholars were engaged to translate religious testaments, historical
annals, and mercantile accounts. Although the library flourished, it was accessible to only a minority of the
population because in ancient times the vast majority of urban dwellers were illiterate. Because papyrus was
extremely perishable, not a trace of the Alexandrian library remains today, and archeologist have several
20 hypotheses as to what became of it.

33. What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) collecting scrolls loaned by other libraries
(A) the use of papyrus in ancient scroll collections (B) gradually replacing papyrus with parchment
(B) The origin and history of a library (C) translating scrolls in ancient Egypt and Greece
(C) The cultural initiatives of Alexander the Great (D) accumulating translations and originals of texts
(D) The expansion of libraries in ancient times
38. In the second paragraph, the author implies that
34. In line 1, the word “feasible” is closest in
meaning to (A) parchment was more durable than books
(B) libraries were necessary to conduct research
(A) practicable (C) the libraries collections cannot be examined
(B) easy (D) the library was historically relevant
(C) prestigious
(D) ebullient

35. It can be inferred from the passage that reports

of the Alexandrian library

(A) were highly exaggerated

(B) could not be verified 39. With which of the following statements about
(C) were secondary in importance
(D) could not be made known Greek literature is the author of the passage is
most likely to agree?

(A) It was nurtured in libraries in Athens and

Rome.
(B) It was integral to Greek culture.
(C) It was compiled and cross-referenced in the
library.
(D) It was beginning to emerge when the library
was expanded.

36. The author of the passage implies that the rulers 40. In Line 14, the word "succession" is closest in
of Egypt meaning to

(A) oversaw the expansion of the library directly (A) series

(B) devoted funds and other resources to the library (B) success
collections (C) sundry
(C) sought to make the library self-contained (D) substitution
(D) marshaled worldwide support for the library 41. It can be inferred from the passage that in
collections ancient times

37. According to the passage, the main goal of the (A) books and scrolls were updated regularly
library in Alexandria was (B) libraries benefited upper social class
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(C) maintaining collections were fruitless (A) absolutely no one
(D) the population should have been educated (B) absolutely nothing
(C) not a penny
42. In the last sentence, the phrase “not a trace” (D) not a soul
most probably means

Questions 43-50

Acoording to data obtained from radioactive dating, the oldest rocks found on earth are approximately
500 million to 4 billion years old. Similar ages have been determined for meteorites and the rocks gathered
from the moon’s surface. Different method of arriving at the earth’s age generate very similar results. Modern
Line theories about the formation, development and eventual burning out of stars suggest the sun is about 5 billion
5 years old. Experts contend that the earth and the sun were formed almost the same time from a cloud of dust
and gas resulting from a cosmic explosion. The present rate of expansion of the galaxies can be extrapolated
to suggest that, if the universe began with a “big bang” about 15 billion years ago, an age of 5 billion years
for both the earth and the sun can be considered plausible.
Long before radioactive dating was implemented, mythology and oral naratives alluded to a conjecture
10 that the earth was nearly 6000 years old. The methods of computation based on the analysis of genealogical
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trees in scant archeological findings provide evidence that can be difficult to date accurately. Today,
radioactive dating of particles and whole objects has rejected this figure of erath’s age as unreliable.

43. What does the passage mainly discuss? 47. The author of the passage implies that

(A) Dating technique in research (A) the earth and the sun are of similar origin
(B) Modern theories and radioactive dating (B) the earth and the sun can be explosive
(C) Research an narratives about the earth’s (C) meteorites and the moon have been analyzed
(D) the galaxies are expanding at a substantial rate
formation
(D) Establishing the earth’s age
48. Which of the following statements would the
44. It can be inferred from the passage that author be most likely to agree?
radioactive dating is important for estimating
(A) The moon and the sun are 15 billion years old.
the age of (B) The moon can be viewed as a meteorite.
(C) The formation of galaxies is an ongoing
(A) all known meteors
process.
(B) all existing planets
(D) The earth can be dated as far back as 6000
(C) the earth
(D) the trees years.

45. In line 4, the word “eventual” is closest in 49. In line 8, the word “plausible” is closest in
meaning to meaning to

(A) ultimate (A) reasonable

(B) eventful (B) rational
(C) utter (C) relative
(D) enduring (D) relational

50. What conclusion does the author of the passage

46. According to the passage, the moon is
make
(A) older than the earth and the sun
(B) newer than the earth and the sun (A) Radioactive dating is refused by researchers.
(C) approximately the same age as the earth and the (B) Radioactive dating is more accurate than the
sun other methods
(D) approximately the same density as the earth and (C) the earth is a part of galaxy that includes many
the sun moons
(D) The sun’s radioactivity is scant and can be
negligible.