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    Reading Test 65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONS ‘Turnto Section 1 of youranswer sheet to answer the questions in ths section. Each passage or pair of passages below followed by a number of questions After reading ‘ach passage or pal choose the best answer to each question based on what stated or Implied in the passage or passages and in ary accompanying graphics ch as» table ot ph ‘Questions 1-10 are bared on the flloving passage ‘Th pastage s adapted fom Philp Rath American Pero £1997 Pip Rath "The Suede" wath nelnare ct Seymout ev. atlented athe fom th nats ‘Oe night inthe rarer of 185, whe wing New York went out tose the Mee play the Astros. and while circling the stad with my frends, ne looking forthe gate to ou seats sa the Swede, 5 thirty-six years lder than when Pd watched him pay bascbal far Upsala. He wore a white shia steped ‘sand a charcoal ray summer sult and he wa tll terifealy handsome. The golden bai was a shade oF two darker bat not any thinner no longer wa teat ‘short ut el athe uly over his eats and downto hiscllar. In dhs su that Re him so exquisitely he Seemed evn taller and leaner than remembered him in the uniform of oe sport or another. The woman with us notced hi rt. "Wh eth? s Thats—thats..Isthat Mayor Lindsay?” she asked, “No [std “My God. You know who that i I's ‘Swede Levor.” [told my fend “that’s te Swede!” ‘A shana fi sired boy of sbout even or ight vas walking alongside the Swede, aid under a Mets 20 cap pounding avaya fit baseren's mi that, ‘angled, a hd the See's fom is let hand ‘Theo, clearly a father and his on, mere ughing shout something together when | approached and Introduced myself “Tknew your brother at 2 Wega” ge mae “You're Zuckerman?” he rele, vigoroutly Shaking my hand "The authoe™ “tim Zuckerman the author” “sure, you were Jerry get pal” 2 _“Tdon't think ferry ha great pal. He was too brian fo als He just sede best my pants oft Ping-Pong down o your basement esting meat Ping-Pong was very important tery “Soyeute the guy. hy mother say ‘And he 435 yas sucha nce, quiet hd when became tthe house’ You know who this sth Swede sid to the boy "The guy who wrote those books, Nathan Zuckerman” ‘Myst the by shrugged and mattered, Hi «0 “Thisismy son Chet.” These are frends Tad sweeping an arm out Introduce the three people wits me. "And hima” "sat them, “iste greats athlete inthe istry of ‘Weequahic High, & rel arti in thre sports, Played 6 es base like Hernandes'~—thinking. A inedrve oubles iter. Do you know that” id thio, “Your dad was our Hernanden.” “Hernandes ie et shande,” he epi "Well tat’ the only ference Tato the 50 litle trait and put out my band gala tis fer “Nice fo see you, Swede.” "You bet. Take ey, Skip.” “Remember meto your brother.” [said Helaughe, we parted, and someone was ying 5 tome, "Wel, wel he grestest athlete inthe istry of Weequahic High called you"Skip"™ P continue 4 ]1 Hkaow, Heat elev i And id fel almost as wonderflly singled out as Thad the onetime ‘efore tthe age of ten, when the Swede had ot so personal sto recognize me by the playground Hickname Td acquired bees of wo grades sipped in grade schoo. ‘Midway though the fst ining, the woman with usturned fo me and sai, "You should have seen (6 your fce—you might aswell have told us he was Zeus Taw jst what you looked ike asa boy” 7 inceermebecy mere tte get The main purpose ofthe passage sto A) show how an event forced the narrator to reeralaate is perspcive on his childhood 2) analyze how pat experiences shaped the fatatrs and another character ate (©) teflect upon the changes hat peopl go through tsthey give wp on ther ldhood dreams ) deserve an accidental meeting that reveals the ‘atatoreelationhip with character ‘Aman theme ofthe pasage that [A) fiend who get back in wuch after many years often ind that everything as changed 2) encountering memorable person from the pst ‘an make an dl feel ikea child agin (©) playing sports together isan experience that, onneets people for the ret of het ives. >) older people tend o remember the pas as being, eter tan ely wae a ‘As osed in ine 1), “exquisitely” most neatly means A) shay B) perc. ©) primly. D) formally ‘Which choice best supports the concuson that (Chis the See's son reminds the nartatr ofthe ‘Swede? A) Lines 1821 (“A skiny hand”) 3) Lines 46-47 ("Do you... Hemandes") (©) Line Hernandez... replied”) ) Lines 49-51 ("Well fae") ‘A meaning sony inthe passage tha, whe the arator had admlzed the young Swede accomplishments the Swede A) ha trsned his son to follow in is fotstps 2B) appreciated the marcator's accomplishments a anedul, (©) had fale to achieve his promise asthe years went by D) envid the achievements of is more scholaly (uemats, ‘Which choice provides the best ndence forthe answer tothe previous question? (A) Lines 22-24 ("The two... msl) 2B) Lines 34-38 (So you're... Zuckerman") (©) Lines2 ("You bet...Skip") D) Lines 54-56 (He laughed. Shp") ‘Cus, the Swede’ son, responds to the narrator's ‘omparion of his inher to another baseball player by A) compainghie father to diferent player 2B) seedling hie edmirstion for his he. C) pointing out a problem with the compan. 1) showing his grtude tothe narrator. > | 1 ‘When someone repens the narrate’ phrase “the estes athlete inthe istry of Weequahic High” flier 3556), the main eflet sto |) adn that the naratr was ght about the Swede 1B) show appreciation forthe Swade's ‘secomplehinents CC) tease the nator for hi enthusiasm in meting the Sede 1) help the narrator remember an incident involving the Swede ase othe paseage the reason the narrator was amazed thatthe Swede had elled hin "Sap" was ‘ost probably thatthe nreator a ‘thought ait should eer to each ther by thet formal names 1) sl ate ucky to reetepervonal tenon fos the Swede (©) bad not been called "Ship" since he waste, ) was not aware thatthe Swede had ever known hisniekaame, ‘The eference to "Zeus ia ine 66 mainly serves to |A) emphasize thatthe narrator held he Sede in igh regu 1) show that he Swede intimidated those sound hie (©) suggest thatthe naratr was surprised thatthe ‘Swede bad tecagized hie 1) sndeate the narrator's shock at seeinga man from his past. May ons 66/2017 we passag TWispssge eats tom May fbi Ale othe eon ctEngandon te tet erat ooranatin., ‘sia publ in 758 unde te peso Ane 111-20 are based on the following ‘Woman is destined to pursue no path in which she doesnot find an enemy. she is ier, generous, careless of wealth lend tthe tne tnfortunat, snd bountifl o perszeted mei shes deemed prodigal and oversmach profuse all the ood she does every tea she steal from the owneas eye of modest wort, ever sigh she “converts nto a thro of oy im uae bosoms by the wold, frgoten: wile the ngenuous ibesliy of so her so excites he impatation of folly and fetravagance fon the contrary, she's wary shrewd, ‘hefty, economical, and ege to proce and to preserve the advantages of independence she Condemned ar narow minded, mea, unteing, vs arf nerconary, and base in either ease shes ‘exposed to censure Iter unpiteds fsa, ‘terete! ina fw word, generous woman is ‘rma fool aprodent ones prodigal TEWOMAN fot permitted to acer majesty of 2 mind why fag er felis with he labours of ny species of eeation? Why ge her books she {stot to profit by the wisdom they ineleter The patent, or the precepts, who ealghtened hee “Understanding lieth dark lantern to spree its ‘ays internally only, puts nt er gronp= weapon of ‘etence agune the perso existence and atthe Same moment commands her not ous i. Maa ys you rad nd you wil think, but you shall ot {vine yout knowledge, employ your thoughts. so beyond the boundaries which we have set up around. You Then wherefore burt the young mind with 2 {sud outing which man dakens with shades indelble? Why expan the female hear, merely Fender itmore conscious that its by the tyranny of ss custom, cendered vlnerable? Let man remember, that "Ale learning isa dangerous thing” Leth ot hope fr seueous mental harvest, where the sun of cultivation obscured by «9 impenetrable prejudice that coud which has too long spread ove the mind of woman 2 deslting darkness. So stated, woman taught to Aiscrininate just aficenly to know her own ‘ashoppnes Se lke Tents, placed in > 4 sation where the intellectual blessing she sighs for iswithin her view Dat she not permed to atin Ic eheis conscious of possesing equal strong ‘ental powers but sheiobliged 10 yield a the treaererestre. Man sys You shale inated in sa a the rts of plessng but you sal in van, hope that we wll cotubute to Your happiness one ota beyond the principle which consti our own Senetal Egotits! Woman absolutely necessary to your eich; ay, even to your existence yeeshe ss must not arogate to herself the power to interest your actions You idolize er personal traction. Tong as they influence your sense: whea they Begin opal the magick s solved: and prejudice sever ger to condemn what passion bas degraded co "Reppin women wero tea prineple of egotism, consuling theron ination, interes and amisement on (Gnd there sn law of Nature which forbid thems ‘one of any epeciesbut that which is framed by 6 man) what would be the consequences! The {naihilation ofall mor! and reigiows ode. So that ‘rey good which ements the bonds of lied foci originate holy nthe forbearance. nd ‘onsceniournes of woman, ‘The min purpose ofthe passage isto A) analyze sees ofitoria evens 1B) persuade readers tosupport an sinus practic, (Cert readers to an urgent societal problem. ) excbe the underlying causes of politcal change “The author's central lim inthe passage is that 8) women have a mich right toa rgorous ‘sdocation as men have women ae hindered from uly developing and {ng thir intelectual capitis, (©) education has prevented women fiom rearing their goals rather thn helping meet them 1) methods of evcaton need to be developed that ‘sppea equally to men and to women rypattee tind Which choice es supports the estat women, if they choose, ae ened to actas men do? A) Lines 35.35 (Why expand ..alneabe") 2) Lines 38-40 Let him..prejudice") (©) Lines 46-49 (hut se creature") 1) Lines 63-65 (and thee. man") ‘As wedi ine 20, "eles" most neety means (A) natural instinct 2) sntelectul abilities, (©) prac capbities 1) granted privlegs. “The purpose ofthe agen line 37 isto A suggest an innovative way of analying pervasive challenge 1) deride viewpoint that hasbeen guning populanty. (©) summarize an old Schioned ble that often ‘overlooked 'D) wasn that a station may have negative comaguence. ‘As wed line 45, "sighs foe" most neaky means A) dismiss B) raves ©) exhsles. D) sales. E> What des the author suggest primarily motivates men's behavior toward women? A) Aslsh desire to deprive women of ven the smallest joy 3B) Apragmaticlmpulse 1 maximize contentment ©) Atul tendency to afford and then witold affections ) Avwell meaning but ukimateyinefectal intent toe faly ‘Which coice provides the best evidence forthe answer to the previous question? A) Lines 19.21 CIFWOMAN education") B) Lines 4-46 (°She.. view”) (©) Lines 49-52 (Man... ow") D) Lines 53-56 "Woman... actions") the author incudes the exclamation most A) express contempt about the excessive regard of, sen for the presumed privileges. 3B) show anger abou he faut of mento provide ‘women with seal eeatons (©) emphasize disappointment about he fat that ‘nen always pt ther own needs ahead of those their loved ones ) indicate froscaton about he unwiingnes of ‘men to demonstate openly ther sensitivity The pase indicates that compared to men, women behavein way that ae typically mare A) suggestive of genera dissatisfaction 3B) enhanced by a desi for independence (©) benef tothe functioning of society. D) focused on the achievement of furre gol Questions 21.20 are based onthe fellowing passage. This pecage adapted om Yui Batch, ‘SeseSesng Punts heray Sut ha Sta e2014by renan Rroeaton othe Avancement of Sees ‘planets pnts out four slr stem ‘When exoplanet hunters announced in January of 2014 that they had found tbe of “mini Neptunes" ‘nd theightest planet evr detected outside ou ola Lie stem, they highlighted more than just the diversity “ ofexoplanes The results, announced ata meeung of the American Astronomical Society, also show the power ofan up-and-coming method of calelting the mares of len worlds fom the way they eclipse their stare, 1 The nee echque, called trans timing variation (11¥),iensling astronomers toll out ther picture of dozens of explants detected by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. The elipes, or "rans" that Kepler detected reveal ona pane’ sz and orbital 1 peo. To ow wheter ti rocky, teow, oF ome mitre ofthe two, astronomers also ned its nas, Traditional, they have resorted to round based lescopes to determine by ‘issuing the wobble ofthe star asthe planet tugs ‘anon it ut TTV ean determine masses rom tans fats alone “The technique waste raachld of Matthew Holman, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, snd others. Ifo or more panes happened to be 2s exiting a star in cose proumity, hey reasoned, their riviationaltgecon exch ober would ate ‘heir orbital periods Ione of them was tansting planet dimming height of ts parent star ast pasted between the star and Eath—asionomers 1 would ce ite rans ining vary over multiple obits ‘ataying the presence of companion plane. I bath plants ere ranstngasonomers could measure the perturbation in bo heros and work out the planets masses 4s. “Holman and colleague pblshed the ies in 2005, and Eric Aol of he Univesty of Washington, Seat and collegues put forward a similar scheme tlmost imultanenisy For years afterward however, fstronomer fled to detec transit timing varstons «becaure almost al known exoplanets were gas giants spinning around their star ph obits. ‘Theor think sich panes formed farther fom the ssa and ter barreled inward clearing avay aby potential wobble inducing companions | 45 The technique became practical thant the Kepler paceraf, which until 2013 was monitoring ‘he righnes of 160,000 nearby stars forthe title ‘imming duet transiting planet Kepler began ‘elivering data on dozens of planetary ystems many 49 ofthe consting of multiple panes In 2010, Setronomess began making TTV detections. Their ‘apetire ha been proving ever since David Kipping an astronomer at the Harvard Smithsonian Cente for Astrophysics in 45 Cambridge, Massachusets spd his colleagues came ‘scot KOI 34 whe combing Keper data for TTV ‘signatures due to cxomoons, which sould cause tnansiting explants owe snd change thelr ‘Manat ting, But the tests seen around the star 60 KOV314, a red dart some 200 light-years from Earth pointed intend the presence af two plans "het transit ines were varying noes: when ‘one planet slowed down ia ts obit around these, the other would speedup and vie vera. "We saw 6 thesame TTV signature, ust in oposite phase to ‘ach othe” Kipping sas." was obvious that these two planets mst be intersting” ‘By simulating the dance on «computer the researcher worked ou the masses of het planes 2 They found that the outer, KOI de, which obits ‘the tar every 23 day, asthe same mass as Earth, lthongh ts abou ab larger than Each in ads ‘Kipping an his cllegues infer tat the planet—the lightest exoplanc sa far icovered—has x rocky care 2s anda tick gucons atmosphere The nse plane, KOF-314hissimlar in size but about for times 8 ‘Meanwhile, researchers ed by Yoram Liwik, an astionomer Northwestern University 0 Evanson, lino, were looking atthe TTY ‘sgnatures of 163 exoplanes found by Kepler. ‘Theteam determined that about 60 of them occupy 8 mass ange between Earth and Neptune and ae auger than expected fora ocky planet ofthat mass, 1 suggesting they are blanketed by thick, extended mosphere, They ls found a pater: asthe lanes grew bigger in radius, thee density declined, if you make something twice ig, becomes four tes les dense" Lick ys "S from going om. sa ales than two Earth rai to four Earth rad, the “Gensity gos tom coc ik al the way to gas" Lithwick predicts the surprising ining "wl have big impietion for understanding planet formation” a "The main purpose ofthe passage isto A) discuss the use fnew astronomical techni 3B). provide preliminary data abou certin planets ©) arguein favor of controversial experiment 1) suggest an innovative slterative tan ‘stablihed sient procede, ‘The authors central aim inthe passage thst |A) TTV hasenabed astronomers to determine ‘more accurately than Before the mas of certain planes outside of ur solar system, 3B) NASA's Kepler spacecraft provide richer data soot exopanes than had been antipsted by ‘he atronomicl comunity. there are moce planets outside of our sot system th an atmosphere snl t that of Earth than had previously been hypothesied. ) astronomers have gradually become more snd ‘more skied in using TTV to calculate the composon of panes ‘Over the course ofthe pasage, the main focus his froma A) summary of theres of several experiment to ‘chronicle ofthe proces used in one of thove ‘experiments reflection regarding the rational dc of ‘Sclentie problem oa consideration ofa new ‘echnique rendering that problem obsolete Aesription ofan innovative procedure tan account of some specif applications ofthat procedure

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