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Section I Reading
Practice Test 4
27. Which of the following is the most
appropriate title for the passage?
A. The Fraud of Cold Fusion
B. Cold Fusion: The Hope of the
Future
C. Cold Fusion: An Unanswered
Question
D. Scientific Breakthrough: Cold
Fusion
C. Only the politician about to leave
politics can tell the truth.
D. Politicians who speak freely must
be able to think fast.
E. Freedom of speech is a privilege
free people do not value
sufficiently.
Use the graph below to answer the three
questions that follow.
E. New Evidence to Support Cold
Fusion
Read the passage below and answer the
two questions that follow.
Politicians who stay in office longest are
usually risk-averse, and those who speak out
for change, for what is necessary but unpopular
or costly, are generally regarded as politically
naïve. To speak freely, one must
have one foot out the door.
Percent of Taxable Income
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
Married Couple with Two Children
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Thousands of Dollars of Income
1980
1990
28. Which of the following is the best
description of an enduring politician as
implied by this statement?
A. one who encourages change
B. one who understands what is
necessary
C. one who avoids the unpopular
stand
D. one who supports the taking of
risks
E. one who speaks honestly
29. Which of the following best restates the
meaning of the second sentence?
30. According to the graph, a married
couple with two children in 1990
earning a taxable income of $70,000
would have paid
A. a higher percent of income as
income tax than in 1980.
B. a lower percent of income as
income tax than in 1980.
C. approximately the same percent of
income as income tax in 1980.
D. a higher dollar amount than in
1980.
E. approximately the same dollar
amount as in 1980.
A. Politicians who tell the truth must
do so with an eye to the future.
B. Dishonest politicians are likely to
be voted out of office.
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