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ReadingTest

65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreading

eachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedor

impliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableor

graph).

Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingthelawn.WhenLucindaaskedwherehewasgoinghe

passage.30saidhewasgoingtoswimhome.Theonlymapsand

chartshehadtogobywererememberedorimaginary

butthesewereclearenough.

This855ageisadaptedfromtheshortstQry“TheSwimmer,"by

AmericanauthorJohnCheever.FirstthereweretheGrahams,theHammers,the

Lears,theHowlands,andtheCrosscups.Hewould

Hislifewasnotconfiningandthedelighthe35crossDitmarStreettotheBunkersandcome,after

tookinthisobservationcouldnotbeexplainedbyashortportage,totheLevys,theWelchers,and

itssuggestionofescape.Heseemedtosee,withathepublicpoolinLancaster.Thentherewerethe

linecartographerseye,thatstringofswimmingpools,Hallorans,theSachses,theBiswangers,ShirleyAdams,

5thatquasi-subterraneanstreamthatcurvedacrossthetheGilmartins,andtheClydes.Thedaywaslovely,and

county.Hehadmadeadiscovery,acontributionto40thathelivedinaworldsogenerouslysuppliedwith

modemgeography;hewouldnamethestreamLucindawaterseemedlikeaclemency,abeneficence.Hisheart

afterhiswife.Hewasnotapracticaljokernorwasheawashighandheranacrossthegrass.Makinghisway

foolbuthewasdeterminedlyoriginalandhadavaguehomebyanuncommonroutegavehimthefeelingthat

ioandmodestideaofhimselfasalegendaryfigure.Thehewasapilgrim,anexplorer,amanwithadestiny,and

daywasbeautifulanditseemedtohimthatalong45heknewthathewouldfindfriendsallalongtheway;

swimmightenlargeandcelebrateitsbeauty.friendswouldlinethebanksoftheLucindaRiver.

HetookoffasweaterthatwashungoverhisHewentthroughahedgethatseparatedthe

shouldersanddovein.HehadaninexplicableWesterhazys'landfromtheGrahams/walkedunder

15contemptformenwhodidnothurlthemse'vesintosomefloweringappletrees,passedtheshedthathoused

pools.Heswamachoppycrawl,breathingeithersotheirpumpandfilter,andcameoutattheGrahams'

pool"Why,Neddy/7Mrs.Grahamsaid,“whata

witheverystrokeoreveryfourthstrokeandcounting

somewherewellinthebackofhismindtheone-two,marveloussurprise.Tvebeentryingtogetyouonthe

one-twoofaflutterkick.Itwasnotaserviceablestrokephoneallmorning.Here,letmegetyouadrink.”

20forlongdistancesbutthedomesticationofswimmingHesawthen,1ikeanyexplorer,thatthehospitabIe

hadsaddledthesportwithsomecustomsandinhis55customsandtraditionsofthenativeswouldhaveto

partoftheworldacrawlwascustomary.behandledwithdiplomacyifhewasevergoingto

Tobeembracedandsustainedbythelightreachhisdestination.Hedidnotwanttomystifyor

greenwaterwaslessapleasure,itseemed,thantheseemrudetotheGrahamsnordidhehavethetime

25resumptionofanaturalcondition,andhewouldhavetolingerthere.Heswamthelengthoftheirpooland

likedtoswimvvithouttrunks,butthiswasnotpossible,GOjoinedtheminthesunandwasrescued,afewminutes

consideringhisproject.Hehoistedhimselfuponthelater,bythearrivaloftwocarloadsoffriendsfrom

farcurb—heneverusedtheladder—andstartedacrossConnecticut.

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ThepassageindicatesthatNeddy,duringhistrip,wantedThepassageindicatesthatduringhistrip,Neddy's

moreneighborreceiveshimwith

A)restrictions.A)derision,

B)maps.B)aloofness,

C)assistance.C)cordiality,

D)liberty.D)empathy.

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WhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswerWhichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswer

tothepreviousquestion?tothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines23-27("Tobe...hisproject")A)Lines51-53("Why,Neddy...drink")

B)Lines27-29("Hehoisted...thelawn")B)Lines57-59He...lingerthere")

C)Lines29-30("WhenLucinda...home")C)Lines63-64("During…away")

D)Lines30-32("Theonly...dearenough")D)Lines66-68("Mrs.Hammer...was")

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Inthefourthparagraph(lines33-46),thelistofhomesAsusedinline63,“uproarious“mostnearlymeans

thatNeddymusttravelthroughprimarilyservestoA)reckless.

A)suggestthatLucindashouldbeworriedabouthisB)exuberant.

journey.

C)hilarious.

B)proposethatmanyofhisneighborswillwelcome

D)hasty.

him.

C)showthatmanypeoplewilllikelynotwelcome

him.10

D)demonstratethelengthinessofhisproposedInthelastparagraph,thefinalstatementmainlyhasthe

journey.effectof

A)demonstratingthetendencyoftheneighborhood

tobeunsafe.

B)reflectingNeddy'sdesiretofurthersocializewith

hisneighbors.

C)suggestingNeddy'sinteractionwithneighborswill

continue.

D)showingthattheneighborshadprobablyplanned

forNeddy/sarrival.

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Questions11-21arebasedonthefollowingOneindividualkangarooratinalaboratorycage,

passage.whichhadnotyetbeengivenanestbox,busieditself

inbroaddaylightvvi:hcarryingitsgrainsupplyintothe

45darkestcomerofthecage.Whenanestboxissupplied,

Thefollowingpassageisadaptedfromanarticlebyazoologist

whoprimarilyresearchesrodents.theindividualwillretreatintoitsdarkshelter.Itwill

onlycomeforthafterdarknesshasfallenunlessforcibly

Kangaroorats,smallrodentsofgenusDipodomys,ejected,butwillstorethefoodsupplied.

arenativetowesternNorthAmerica.ThecommonInanothercase,ananimalescapedwhilebeing

namederivesfromtheirbipedalform.Theyhopina50handledandsoughtrefugebehindabuilt-inlaboratory

Unemannersimilartothemuchlargerkangarooandcantable,whereitcouldnotberecoveredwithouttearing

5oftenleapadistanceofsixfeet,andtheydevelopedthisoutthetable.Forfourdaysandnightsithadtherun

modeoflocomotionindependently,likeseveralotherofthelaboratory.Onthefirstnightofitsfreedomit

cladesofrodents.foundandenteredaburlapbagofgrassseedsthathad

Kangarooratsliveinaridandsemi-aridareas55beentakenfromamound.Atrailofseedandchaff

particularlyonsandyorpliantsoilswhicharesuitablenextmorningshowedthatithadbeenbusilyengaged

10forburrowing.Theycan,however,varyinbothinmakingitsnewquarterscomfortablewithbedding

geographicrangeandhabitat.Inparticular,Merriam'sandfood.Afterfournightsoffreedomitwascaptured

kangarooratsliveinareasoflowrainfallandhumidity,aliveinatrap,andlaterithadmovedfromthecorner

andhighsummertemperatureandevaporationrates.60behindthetabletothespacebeneathanearbydrawer.

Theycanbefoundinareasofvaryingelevation,Thereithadstoredabouttwoquartsofthegrassseed

israngingfrombelowsealeveltoabout4,500feetaboveandahandfuloftheoatmealusedfortrapbait.

sealevel.Theyhaveaplump,dumpylittlebodywithMorerecently,datarecordedintheElkhorn

largehindlegs,large,dorsally-placedeyes,andsmallplainduringanineyearperiodbetween1987and

roundedears.Kangarooratsarepaleincolorwith651995showedhowimportantaccesstograinsisto

lightpastelshadesoftan,creamandoff-white.Thereisthekangarooratpopulation.Thelocalkangaroorat

20usuallyawhitebandoffurthatcrossesthehipsfrompopulationfluctuatedmarkedlyandsometimesall

thebaseofthetail.butdisappearedfromtheareaprimarilyasaresponse

Normaloveralllengthaveragesnineto14inchestotheannualyieldofgraincrops.Thekangaroo

forthevariousspecies,thelargestbeingBanner-70ratpopulationpeakedatapointintheearly1990s,

tailedKangarooRats(D.spectabilis).Thetail,alwayswhencropyieldwasatitshighestpointduringthe

25longerthantheheadandbody,iscoveredwithfur,observationperiod.

andtheendistuftedwithlongerhairs.Thelongtail

undoubtedlyactsasabalancewhentheanimalis

makinglonghops.Thetracksofahoppinganimalshow

onlJythemarksofthehindfeetandthetail.

30Itislikelythatnoinstinctisofgreaterimportance

tothekangarooratthanthatofstoringfoodsupplies.

Whenacropofseedsismaturing,theanimalappears

toconcentrateitsactivitiesonthistask.During

September1955,whenagoodcropofgrassseedwas

35ripeningfollowingthesummerrains,akangaroorat

underobservationbyresearchersfromthezoology

departmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis

maderepeatedroundtripstotheharvestfieldof

grassheads.EachoutwardtriplastedbetweenIto1.5

40minutes,whiletheunloadingtripintotheburrowtook

only15to20seconds.

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