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Section 71<br />

Practice Test Three<br />

265<br />

SECTION 7<br />

Time-20 Minutes<br />

19 Questions<br />

Directions: For each of <strong>the</strong> following questions, choose <strong>the</strong> best answer and darken <strong>the</strong> corresponding oval on<br />

<strong>the</strong> answer sheet.<br />

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each<br />

blank indicating that something has been omitted.<br />

Beneath <strong>the</strong> sentence are five words or sets of words<br />

labeled (A) through (E). Choose <strong>the</strong> word or set of<br />

words that, when inserted in <strong>the</strong> sentence, best fits<br />

<strong>the</strong> meaning of <strong>the</strong> sentence as a whole.<br />

EXAMPLE:<br />

Today's small, portable computers contrast<br />

markedly with <strong>the</strong> earliest electronic computers,<br />

which were -------.<br />

(A) effective<br />

(B) invented<br />

(C) useful<br />

(D) destructive<br />

(E) enormous<br />

©®©® •<br />

1. Although his ------- amused his peers, his teacher<br />

found his mischief to be immature and disruptive.<br />

(A) anecdotes<br />

(B) researches<br />

(C) demands<br />

(D) pranks<br />

(E) debts<br />

2. Although <strong>the</strong> thin stems of ferns appear -------,<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir sinewy structure actually makes <strong>the</strong>m quite<br />

------- and difficult to break.<br />

(A) vivid . . powerful<br />

( B) iridescent . . skillful<br />

(C) slender . . thick<br />

(D) beautiful . . heavy<br />

(E) fragile . . sturdy<br />

3. Because he wanted to master <strong>the</strong> art of <strong>the</strong> -------,<br />

Carl worked on being able to communicate<br />

through a precise control over <strong>the</strong> muscles of his<br />

body and face, ra<strong>the</strong>r than his speaking skills.<br />

(A) mediator<br />

(B) ensemble<br />

( C) elocutionist<br />

(D) pantomime<br />

(E) troubadour<br />

4. Although he was unsure of which activities were<br />

<strong>the</strong> ------- cause of his back pain, he knew enough<br />

to avoid running and heavy lifting, both of which<br />

could easily ------- <strong>the</strong> discom<strong>for</strong>t.<br />

(A) original . . alleviate<br />

(B) sole . . relieve<br />

(C) predominant . . induce<br />

(D) actual . . inhibit<br />

(E) partial . . produce<br />

5. Ricky was such a captivating and memorable<br />

entertainer that his participation in <strong>the</strong> circus<br />

almost ------- <strong>the</strong> need <strong>for</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r events.<br />

(A) accelerated<br />

(B) predetermined<br />

( C) substantiated<br />

(D) precluded<br />

(E) anticipated<br />

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