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Section 8<br />

186<br />

Practice Test Two<br />

10. Which of <strong>the</strong> following pairs best expresses <strong>the</strong><br />

contrast between what <strong>the</strong> communications<br />

industry says is <strong>the</strong> role of new technology and<br />

what <strong>the</strong> author claims?<br />

(A) Optimizer versus hindrance<br />

(B) Dating revolution versus new<br />

social community<br />

(C) Financial failure versus untapped gold mine<br />

(D) Uniter versus divider<br />

(E) Progress versus regression<br />

11. The ads <strong>for</strong> online dating services (lines 39-45) are<br />

cited in order to<br />

(A) persuade readers to use <strong>the</strong> services<br />

(B) provide a positive counterexample to <strong>the</strong><br />

author's argument<br />

( C) provide an example of <strong>the</strong> way new technology<br />

is changing <strong>the</strong> way we conduct<br />

social interaction<br />

(D) illustrate <strong>the</strong> awkwardness of dating be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

Internet services existed<br />

(E) contrast <strong>the</strong> mission of dating services with<br />

<strong>the</strong> fundamentally different service Facebook<br />

12. According to <strong>the</strong> passage, one reason that <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

less social accountability <strong>for</strong> comments made in an<br />

Internet chat room is that<br />

(A) words sent via <strong>the</strong> Internet have less impact<br />

than spoken words<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> person commenting doesn't see a negative<br />

reaction from <strong>the</strong> person affected<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> level of convenience achieved is perceived<br />

as more important than personal concerns<br />

(D) companies that host such chat rooms are<br />

only interested in profits<br />

(E) all chat room participants are<br />

isolated individuals<br />

13. The author implies that "enthusiasts of<br />

convenience" (line 103) are people who<br />

(A) emphasize quantity over quality in<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir reasoning<br />

(B) are completely isolated<br />

(C) utilize online dating services<br />

(D) are interested in improving<br />

human interaction<br />

(E) disagree with <strong>the</strong> communication industry<br />

14. The reference to "faxing someone a blueprint"<br />

(lines 31-32) is used to illustrate <strong>the</strong><br />

(A) ways in which more advanced technology<br />

can reduce human interaction<br />

(B) increase in efficiency that new communications<br />

technologies foster<br />

( C) superiority of <strong>the</strong> fax machine over email<br />

(D) reduced social accountability of electronic<br />

interaction<br />

(E) importance of new technologies to <strong>the</strong><br />

construction industry<br />

15. The author's attitude toward <strong>the</strong> belief that new<br />

technology is bringing us closer toge<strong>the</strong>r as human<br />

beings is one of<br />

(A) enthusiastic appreciation<br />

(B) firm opposition<br />

( C) snide contempt<br />

(D) wary disbelief<br />

(E) neutral analysis<br />

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