Directions: This section contains several passages, each followed by a number of questions. Read the passages and, for each question, choose the one best answer (A), (B), (C), or (D) based on what is stated in the passage or on what can be inferred. Then fill in the space on your answer sheet that matches the letter of the answer that you have selected.
What is the main subject of the pas sage?
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In line 2, the author uses the expression have opened a window to indicate that the use of optical fibers
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word formerly in line 67
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The word them in line 6 refers to
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According to the passage, what is the purpose of the illuminating bun- die in a fiberscope?
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word cores in line 9?
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According to the passage, how do the fiberscopes used today differ from those used five years ago?
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The word resolution in line 17 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as one of the advantages of laser surgery techniques?
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Where in the passage does the author provide a basic description of a fiberscope?
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What is the passage mainly about?
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According to the passage, The Color Purple is a book of
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The word vividly in line 3 is closest in meaning to
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word drudgery in line 9?
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The author mentions eighteenth century novelists (line 13) because
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Why does the author mention Dilsey in line 17?
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The word prevails in line 19 is closest in meaning to
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The attitude of the author toward The Color Purple is best described as one of
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The first paragraph of the passage implies that insects benefit from the color-coded communication system because
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The word woo in line 1 is closest in meaning to
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The word it in line 3 refers to
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The word hue in line 5 is closest in meaning to
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The word Thus in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the follow- Ing
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Which of the following describes the sequence of color changes that lantana blossoms undergo?
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The word triggering in line 13 is closest in meaning to
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The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana blossoms
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According to the passage, what is the purpose of the experiments in- volving paper flowers and painted flowers?
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The word haphazard in line 20 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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What is known from the passage about the other types of plants men tioned in line 232
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According to the passage, in approximately how many families of plants has the color-changing phenomenon described in the passage been observed?
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With which of the following topics. did the paragraph preceding the passage probably deal?
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word highlighted in line 5?
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The word they in line 7 refers to
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According to the passage, what do the two books mentioned in the first paragraph have in common?
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According to the author, which event signalled the beginning of post-Modernism?
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The author mentions that a house designed by Robert Venturi in a style influenced by the Italian Renaissance was built in
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to disciple in line 20?
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What does the author imply about the Portland Public Service Building and the Humana Building?
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The J. Paul Getty Museum is given as an example of
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The main topic of the passage is
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Which of the following is NOT given in the passage as one of the general goals of communitarian philosophers?
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The Shakers are mentioned in line 8 as an example of
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word impetus in line 8?
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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word thriving in line 127
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The "phalanxes" described in the second paragraph were an idea originally conceived by
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Why does the author mention Nathaniel Hawthorne in line 23?
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Which of the following communities lasted longest?
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The word oddest in line 24 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
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The author implies that, for readers, the conclusion of the passage is
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Why did the author probably divide the passage into two paragraphs?
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