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SECTION 4
1. B
Difficulty: Low
Start by filling in t h e second blan k . C h oices (A), (C),
and (E) can be rejected immediately; after all, it
doesn't ma k e sense to say t h at Fernando could spea
a language k
considerately, implicitly, or ambiguously.
But h e could speak a language (B), effortlessly, or (D),
eloquently. Plugging t h e first word of (B) and (D) into
t h e first blank eliminates (D), leaving (B). Forgetting t h e
difference between dialects wouldn't ma k e Fernando an
accomplis ed linguist, but understanding t h e difference
between t h em certainly mig h t.
2. D
Difficulty: Low
T h e clause so that events are reported all over the world
shortly after they happen provides a strong clue about
w h at belongs in t h e blan k s in t h e first part of t h e sentence.
Since t h is clause conveys t h e notion t h at news spreads
around t h e globe swiftly, t h e blan k s must be filled by
words li k e transmitted and quickly. Only (D) contains
t h ese ideas. T h e word pairs in (C) and (E) completely
contradict t h e second part of t h e sentence, and t h e word
pairs in (A) and (B) don't relate logically to t h e rest of t h e
sentence.
3. c
Difficulty: Medium
T h is sentence revolves around a contrast between S h into
and a formal system of belief. So as k yourself, W h at does a
formal system of belief h ave t at S h into does not? T h e only
possibility is (C), dogma, w h ic h means an establis h ed set
of beliefs. T h e missing word must ma k e sense following t h e
adjective codified, or systematized. C h oice (C) does, but
(A) and (B) clearly don't fit. Have you ever h eard of codified
followers or codified boundaries? C h oices (D) and (E) are
too vague to provide t h e necessary contrast between S h into
and a more formal system of belief.
4. B
Difficulty: Medium
T h e clues in t h is sentence are poverty, isolation, and
illness. If people believe t h at old age results in t h ese bad
t h ings, t h en t h ey are naturally going to be anxious about
growing old, rig h t? T h erefore, we can predict t h at t h e blan
must be filled by a word li k e k
anxious. T h e only synonym
for anxious among t h e c h oices is (B), apprehension.
C h oice (A) mig t h ave tempted you, but you can't regret
somet ing at asn't h appened yet. T h e words we will
face s h ow t h at t h e sentence is tal k ing about old age as t h e
future.
5. c
Difficulty: Hig Yet indicates at t h ere is a contrast in Pinter's dialogue. We
need a word t h at contrasts wit h poetic. We can eliminate
(B), (0), and (E). C h oice (A) is tricky because poetry is
usually brief, not comprehensive, or covering everyt h ing.
But t h is word is usually used to describe a report, an exam,
or an insurance policy rat h er t h an dialogue in a play. C h oice
(C) is a better c h oice because colloquial-which means
c h aracteristic of informal, familiar speec h -contrasts nicely
wit h poetic and fits t h e context of t h e sentence.
Questions 6-7
T h e aut h or of t h is s h ort passage tal k s about a c h ildh oo d
journal t h at h olds drawings h e does not at first recognize.
But as h e flips t h roug h it, h e slowly remembers t h em.
6. c
Difficulty: Medium
W h ile it is important to note t h e c h ange in t h e aut h or's
feelings t h at t h e paragrap h describes-from an unemotional
loo k at an old journal to eager anticipation of t h e next
page-t h ere are descriptions t h at more specifically explain
w h y t h e aut h or, at first, only casually loo k ed t h roug h t h e
journal. In particular, t h e second sentence of t h e paragrap
indicates t h at t h e drawings in t h e journa l seemed to
h
h ave been made by someone else. T h e t h ird sentence
describes t h e drawings as almost unrecognizable creations.
T h is evidence suggests t h at at first t h e aut h or was only
casually interested because h e found t h e journal's content
unfamiliar, (C).