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IntheUnitedStatesbetween1850and1880,thenumberoffarmerscontinuedtoincrease,butataratelowerthanthatofthegeneralpopulation.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdirectlycontradictstheinformationpresentedabove?

A.Thenumberoffarmersinthegeneralpopulationincreasedslightlyinthe

30yearsbetween1850and1880.

B.TherateofgrowthoftheUnitedStateslaborforceandtherateofgrowthofthegeneralpopulationrosesimultaneouslyinthe30yearsbetween1850and1880.

C.TheproportionoffarmersintheUnitedStateslaborforceremainedconstantinthe30yearsbetween1850and1880.

D.TheproportionoffarmersintheUnitedStateslaborforcedecreasedfrom64percentin1850to49percentin1880.

E.Theproportionoffarmersinthegeneralpopulationincreasedfrom68percentin1850to72percentin1880.

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Aten-yearparisonbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionintermsofcropyieldsperacrerevealedthatwhenonlyplantedacreageispared,Sovietyieldswereequalto68percentofUnitedStatesyields.Whentotalagriculturalacreage(plantedacreageplusfallowacreage)ispared,however,Sovietyieldwas114percentofUnitedStatesyield.

1.Fromtheinformationabove,whichofthefollowingcanbemostreliablyinferredaboutUnitedStatesandSovietagricultureduringtheten-yearperiod?

A.AhigherpercentageoftotalagriculturalacreagewasfallowintheUnitedStatesthanintheSovietUnion.

B.TheUnitedStateshadmorefallowacreagethanplantedacreage.

C.FewertotalacresofavailableagriculturallandwerefallowintheSovietUnionthanintheUnitedStates.

D.TheSovietUnionhadmoreplantedacreagethanfallowacreage.

E.TheSovietUnionproducedagreatervolumeofcropsthantheUnited

Statesproduced.

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Forhotdesertlocationswithaccesstoseawater,anewgreenhousedesigngeneratesfreshwaterandcoolair.Orientedtotheprevailingwind,thefrontwallofperforatedcardboard,moistenedandcooledbyatrickleofseawaterpumpedin,coolsandmoistenshotairblowingin.Thiscool,humidifiedairacceleratesplantgrowth;littlewaterevaporatesfromleaves.Thoughgreenhousesnormallycapturetheheatofsunlight,adouble-layeredroof,theinnerlayercoatedtoreflectinfraredlightoutward,allowsvisiblesunlightinbuttrapssolarheatbetweenthetwolayers.Thisheatedair,drawndownfromtheroof,thenmixeswiththegreenhouseairasitreachesasecondsea-water-moistenedcardboardwallatthebackofthegreenhouse.Theretheairabsorbsmoremoisture,whichthencondensesonametalwallcooledbyseawater,andthusdistilledwaterforirrigatingtheplantscollects.

Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

1.Itcanbeinferredthattheprocessdescribedinthepassagemakesuseofwhichofthefollowing?

A.Thetendencyofhotairtorise

B.Thedirectionalmovementofwind

C.Thetemperaturedifferentialbetweentheseaandthedesert

Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

2.Itcanbeinferredthatthegreenhouseroofisdesignedtoallowforwhichofthefollowing?

A.Theavoidanceofintensesolarheatinsidethegreenhouse

B.Theentryofsunlightintothegreenhousetomaketheplantsgrow

C.Themixtureofheatedairwithgreenhouseairtoenhancethecollectionofmoisture

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ManycriticsofEmilyBront?’snovelWutheringHeightsseeitssecondpartasacounterpointthatmentson,ifitdoesnotreverse,thefirstpart,wherearomanticreadingreceivesmoreconfirmation.Seeingthetwopartsasawholeisencouragedbythenovel’ssophisticatedstructure,revealedinitsplexuseofnarratorsandtimeshifts.

GrantedthatthepresenceoftheseelementsneednotargueforanauthorialawarenessofnovelisticconstructionparabletothatofHenryJames,theirpresencedoesencourageattemptstounifythenovel’sheterogeneousparts.However,anyinterpretationthatseekstounifyallofthenovel’sdiverseelementsisboundtobesomewhatunconvincing.Thisisnotbecausesuchaninterpretationnecessarilystiffensintoathesis(althoughrigidityinanyinterpretationofthisorofanynovelisalwaysadanger),butbecauseWutheringHeightshasrecalcitrantelementsofundeniablepowerthat,ultimately,resistinclusioninanall-enpassinginterpretation.Inthisrespect,WutheringHeightssharesafeatureofHamlet.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisatruestatementaboutthefirstandsecondpartsofWutheringHeights?

A.Thesecondparthasreceivedmoreattentionfromcritics.

B.Thesecondparthaslittlerelationtothefirstpart.

C.Thesecondpartannulstheforceofthefirstpart.

D.Thesecondpartprovideslesssubstantiationforaromanticreading.

E.Thesecondpartisbetterbecauseitismorerealistic.

2.WhichofthefollowinginferencesaboutHenryJames’sawarenessofnovelisticconstructionisbestsupportedbythepassage?

A.James,morethananyothernovelist,wasawareofthedifficultiesofnovelisticconstruction.

B.Jameswasveryawareofthedetailsofnovelisticconstruction.

C.James’sawarenessofnovelisticconstructionderivedfromhisreadingofBront?.

D.James’sawarenessofnovelisticconstructionhasledmostmentatorstoseeunityinhisindividualnovels.

E.James’sawarenessofnovelisticconstructionprecludedhimfromviolatingtheunityofhisnovels.

3.Theauthorofthepassagewouldbemostlikelytoagreethataninterpretationofanovelshould

A.nottrytouniteheterogeneouselementsinthenovel

B.notbeinflexibleinitstreatmentoftheelementsinthenovel

C.notarguethattheplexuseofnarratorsoroftimeshiftsindicatesasophisticatedstructure

D.concentrateonthoserecalcitrantelementsofthenovelthatareoutsidethenovel’smainstructure

E.primarilyconsiderthoseelementsofnovelisticconstructionofwhichtheauthorofthenovelwasaware

Forthefollowingquestion,considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.

4.TheauthorofthepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutHamlet?

A.Hamlethasusuallyattractedcriticalinterpretationsthattendtostiffenintotheses.

B.Hamlethaselementsthatarenotamenabletoanall-enpassingcriticalinterpretation.

C.Hamletislessopentoanall-enpassingcriticalinterpretationthanisWutheringHeights.

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WhetherthelanguagesoftheancientAmericanpeopleswereusedforexpressingabstractuniversalconceptscanbeclearlyansweredinthecaseofNahuatl.Nahuatl,likeGreekandGerman,isalanguagethatallowstheformationofextensivepounds.Bythebinationofradicalsorsemanticelements,singlepoundwordscanexpressplexconceptualrelations,oftenofanabstractuniversalcharacter.

Thetlamatinime(thosewhoknow)wereabletousethisrichstockofabstracttermstoexpressthenuancesoftheirthought.Theyalsoavailedthemselvesofotherformsofexpressionwithmetaphoricalmeaning,someprobablyoriginal,somederivedfromTolteccoinages.Oftheseforms,themostcharacteristicinNahuatlisthejuxtapositionoftwowordsthat,becausetheyaresynonyms,associatedterms,orevencontraries,plementeachothertoevokeonesingleidea.Usedmetaphorically,thejuxtaposedtermsconnotespecificoressentialtraitsofthebeingtheyreferto,introducingamodeofpoetryasanalmosthabitualformofexpression.

Forthefollowingquestion,considereachof