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Section 6
Practice Test Five
Question 11-12 are based on the following passage.
Macular degeneration, a disturbance of the
retina, is among the top causes of blindness in
adults. The disease set upon me gradually, and
Line only with the help of my microphone and speakers
(5) am I able today to get my message across at all. I
am a computer programmer who, despite the best
efforts of doctors, could not ward off the slow,
blinding effects of the disease. Over the course
of three quick years, the days became darker and
( 10) darker. Yet the memory of the day I could no
longer sit and type still jars me. Weeks later, the
senses that never earned much of my attentiontouch,
smell, hearing-have risen to the challenge,
and with the help of new tools, I'm slowly learning
(15) how to do my job all over again.
12. The author discusses how some senses "never
earned much" of his attention (line 12) in order to
(A) indicate the irony of a computer programmer
becoming blind
(B) highlight the power of illness to refocus
attention
( C) lament the inability of doctors to ward off the
disease
(D) challenge the commonly held belief that blind
people cannot work
(E) stress the importance of sensory perception
to all humankind
11. The author's reference to "three quick years"
(line 9) suggests that he
(A) suffered from a particularly rare illness
(B) viewed his doctors as unenergetic in their
efforts to help him
(C) found each day of his illness slow and
plodding
(D) perceives his vision as having declined rapidly
(E) is likely to develop new sensory skills easily
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