SECTION 1
    Time - 30 minutes
    38 Questions
    Directions： Each sentence below has one or two blanks， each blank indicating that
    something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets
    of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning
    of the sentence as a whole.
    1. Nonviolent demonstrations¹ often create such ten- sions that a community that has
    constantly refused to —— its injustices² is forced to correct them： the injustices
    can no longer be ——。
    （A）acknowledge……ignored
    （B）decrease……verified
    （C）tolerate……accepted
    （D）address……eliminated
    （E）explain……discussed
    2. Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen‘s novels has oscillated between ——
    and condescension³； but in general later writers have esteemed⁴ her works more highly than
    did most of her literary ——。
    （A）dismissal……admirers
    （B）adoration. .contemporaries
    （C）disapprpval……readers
    （D）indifference……followers
    （E）approbation……precursors
    3. There are， as yet， no vegetation types or ecosystems⁶ whose study has been ——
    to the extent that they no longer —— ecologists.
    （A）perfected……hinder
    （B）exhausted……interest
    （C）prolonged……require
    （D）prevented……challenge
    （E）delayed……benefit
    4. Under ethical⁷ guidelines recently adopted by the National lnstitutes of Health，
    human genes⁸ are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which ——
    treatments are unsatisfactory.
    （A）similar
    （B）most
    （C）dangerous
    （D）uncommon
    （E）alternative
    5. It was her view that the country‘s problems had been —— by foreign technocrats，
    so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.
    （A）foreseen
    （B）attacked
    （C）ascertained
    （D）exacerbated
    （E）analyzed
    6. Winsor McCay， the cartoonist， could draw with incredible ——： his comic strip
    about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
    （A）sincerity
    （B）efficiency
    （C）virtuosity
    （D）rapidity
    （E）energy
    7. The actual —— of Wilson‘s position was always —— by his refusal to
    compromise after having initially⁹ agreed to negotiate a settlement.
    （A）outcome……foreshadowed
    （B）logic……enhanced
    （C）rigidity……betrayed
    （D）uncertainty……alleviated
    （E）cowardice……highlighted
    Directions： In each of the foiiowing questions， a related pair of words or phrases
    is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that
    best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
    8. SEDATTVE ： DROWSlNESS ：：
    （A）epidemic ： contagiousness
    （B）vaccine ： virus
    （C）laxative ： drug
    （D）anestheiic ： numbness
    （E）therapy ： psychosis
    9.LAWYER：COURTROOM：：
    （A）participant ： team
    （B）commuter ： train
    （C）gladiator ： arena
    （D）senator ： caucus
    （E）patient ： ward
    10. CURIOSITY ： KNOW ：：
    （A）temptation ： conquer
    （B）starvation ： eat
    （C）wanderlust ： travel
    （D）humor ： laugh
    （E）survival ： live
    11. FRUGAL¹⁰ ： MISERLY ：：
    （A）confident ： arrogant
    （B）courageouss ： pugnacious
    （C）famous ： aggressive
    （D）rash ： foolhardy
    （E）quiet ： timid
    12. ANTIDOTE¹¹ ： POISON ：：
    （A）cure ： recovery
    （B）narcotic ： sleep
    （C）stimulant ： relapse
    （D）tonic ： lethargy
    （E）resuscitation ： breathing
    13. STYGIAN.： DARK ：：
    （A）abysmal ： low
    （B）cogent ： contentious
    （C）fortuitous.： accidental
    （D）reckless ： threatening
    （E）cataclysmic ： doomed
    14. WORSHIP ： SACRIFICE ：：
    （A）generation ： pyre
    （B）burial ： mortuary
    （C）weapon ： centurion
    （D）massacre ： invasion
    （E）prediction ： augury
    15. EVANESCENT ： l）ISAPPEAR ：
    （A）tlansparent ： penetrate
    （B）onerous ： struggle
    （C）feckless ： succeed
    （D）illusory ： exist
    （E）pliant ： yield
    16. UPBRAlD ： REPROACH ：：
    （A）dote ： like
    （B）lal： ： stray
    （C）vex ： please
    （D）earn ： desire
    （E）recast ： explain#p#

Directions： Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content.
    After reading a passage， choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions
    following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.
    lt has been known for many decades that the appear-
    ance of sunspots is roughly periodic， with an average
    cycle of eleven years. Moreover， the incidence of solar
    flares¹² and the flux¹³ of solar cosmic rays， ultraviolet radia-
    tion， and x-radiation all vary directly with the sunspot （5）
    cycle. But after more than a century of investigation¹⁴. the
    relation of these and other phenomena¹⁵， known collec-
    tively as the solar-activity cycle， to terrescrial weather
    and climate remains¹⁶ unclear. For example. the sunspot
    cycle and the allied¹⁷ rnagnetic-polarity cycle have been （10）
    linked to periodicities discerned in records of such vari-
    ables as rainhll. temperature， and winds. lnvariably，
    however， the relation is weak. and commonly ofdubious
    statistical¹⁸ significance.
    Effects of solar variability over longer terms have also （15）
    been sought. The absence of recorded sunspot activity in
    the notes kept by European observers in the late seven-
    teenth and early eighteenth centuries has led some schol-
    ars to postulate¹⁹ a brief cessation of sunspot activity at
    that time （a period called the Maunder minimum）。 The （20）
    Maunder minimum has been linked to a span of unusual
    cold in Europe extending from the sixteenth to the early
    nineteenth centuries. The reality of the Maunder mini-
    mum has yet to be established， however， especially since
    the records that Chinese naked-eye observers of solar （25）
    activity made at that time appear to contradict it. Scien-
    tists have also sought evidence of long-term solar period-
    icities by examining indirect climatological data， such as
    fossil recoras of the thickness of ancient tree rings. These
    studies， however， failed to link unequivocally terrestrial（30）
    climate and the solar-activity cycle， or even to contirm
    the cycle‘s past existenue.
    If consistPn！ and re！iab！e geo！sgigal~-arek-xologieal
    evidence tracing the solar-activity cycle in the distant
    past could be found， it might also resolve an important（35）
    issue in solar physics： how to model solar activity. Cur-
    rently， chere are two models of solar activity. The tirst
    supposes that the Sun‘s internal motions （caused by
    rotation²⁰ and convection）interact with its large-scale
    magnetic field to produce a dynamo. a device in which（40）
    mechanical energy is converted into the energy of a mag-
    netic field. ln short. the Sun‘s large-scale magnetic field
    is taken to be self-sustaining， so that the solar-activity
    cycle it drives would be maintained with little overall
    changc for perhaps billions of years. The alternative（45）
    exp）anarion supposes that the Sun‘s large-sca）e magnetic
    field is a remnant of the field the Sun acquired when it
    formed， and is not sustained against decay. In this
    model. the solar mechanism²¹ dependent on the Sun‘s
    magnetiC field runs down more quickly. Thus， the char-（50）
    acteristics of the solar-activity cycle uvuld be expected to
    change over a long period of time. Modern solar obser-
    vations span too short a time to reveal whether present
    cyclical solar aCtivity is a long-lived feature of the Sun，
    or merely a transient phenomenon.
    17. The author focuses primarily on
    （A）presenting two competing scientific theories concerning solar
    activity and evaluating geological evidence often cited to support them
    （B）giving a brief overview²² of some recent scientifrc developments
    in s‘olar physics and assessing their impact on future climatological research
    （C）discussing the difficulties involved in linkinl： ter- restrial
    phenomena with solar activity and indicating how resolving that issue
    could have an impact on our understanding of solar physics
    （D）pointing out the futility²⁴ of a certain line of sci- entific inquiry
    into the terrestrial effects of solar activity and recommendine ita
    aban- donment in favor of purely²⁵ physics-oriented research
    （E）outlinine the specific reasons why a problem in solar physics has
    not yet been solved and faulting the overly theoretical approach of modern
    physicists²⁶.
    18. Which of th.e following statements about the two models of solar
    activity. as they are described in lines 37-55， is accurate？
    （A）In both modgls cyclical solar activity is regarded as a long-lived
    feature of the Sun， persisting with little change over billions of years.
    （B）Tn both models the solar-activity cycle is hypothesized as being
    dependent on the large-scale solar magnetic field.
    （C）Tn one model the Sun‘s magnetic fieid is thought to play a role in causing solar activ- ity， whereas in the other model it is not.
    （D）In one model solar activity is presumed to be unrelated to terrestrial
    phenomena. whereas in the other model solar activity is thought to have
    observable effects on the Earth.
    （E）In one model cycles of solar activity with peri- odicities longer than
    a few decades are con- sidered to be impossible， whereas in the other model
    such cycles are predicted.
    19. According to the passage， late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century
    Chinese records are impor- tant for which of the following reasons？
    （A）They suggest that the data on which the Maunder minimum was predicated
    were incorrect.
    （B）They syggest that the Maunder minimum can- not be related to climate.
    （C）Thcy suggest that the Maunder minimum might be \-‘alid only for Europe.
    （D）They establish the existence of a span of unusu- ally cold weather
    worldwide at the time of the Maunder minimum.
    （E）They establish that solar activity at the tirne of the Maunder minimum
    did not significantly vary from its present pattern.
    20. The author implies which of the followine about currently available
    geological and archaeoloeical evidence concerning the solar-activity cycle？
    （A）It best supports the model of solar activity described in lines 37-45.
    （B）It best supports the model of solar activity described in lines 45-52.
    （C）It is insufficient²⁷ to confirtn either model of solar activity described
    in the third paragraph.
    （D）It contradicts both models of solar activity as they are presented in
    the third paragraph.
    （E）It disproves the theory that terrestrial weather and solar activitv are
    linked in some way.
    21. Tt can be inferred from the passage that the argu- ment in favor of the
    model described in lines 37- 45 would be strengthened if which of the following
    were found ta he tme？
    （A）Episodes of intense volcanic²⁸ eruptions²⁹ in the distant past occurred in
    cycles having very long periodicities.
    （B）At the present time the global level of thunder- storm activity increases
    and decreases in cycles with periodicities of approximately 11 years.
    （C）In the distant past cyclical climatic changes had periodicities of longer
    than 200 years.
    （D）In the last century the length of the sunspot cycle has been known to
    vary by as much as 2 years from its average periodicity of 11 years.
    （E）Hundreds of millions of years ago， solar- activity cycles displayed the
    same periodicities as do present-day solap-activity cycles.
    22. lt can be inferred from the passage that Chinese observations of the Sun
    during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
    （A）are ambiguous because most sunspots cannot be seen with the naked eye
    （B）probably were made under the same weather conditions as those made in Europe
    （C）are more reliable than European observations . made during this period
    （D）record some sunspot activity during this period
    （E）have been employed by scientists seeking to argue that a change in solar#p#

activity occurred during this period.
    23. It can be inferred from the passage that studies attempting to use tree-ring
    thickness to locate possi- ble links between solar periodicity and terrestrial
    climate are based on which of the following assump- tions？
    （A）The solar-activity cycle existed in its present form during the time period
    in which the tree rings erew.
    （B）The biological mechanisms³⁰ causing tree growth are unaffected by short-term
    weather pat- terns.
    （C）Average tree-ring thickness varies from species to species.
    （D）Tree-ring thicknesses reflecr changes in terres- trial climate.
    （E）Both terrestrial climate and the solar-activity cycle randomly³¹ af~ct tree-ring
    thickness.
    The common belief of some linguists³² that each
    language is a perfect vehicle for the thoughts of the
    nation speaking it is in some ways the exact counterpart
    of the conviction of the Manchester school of economics
    that supply and demand will regulate everything for the（5）
    best. Just as economists³³ were blind to the numerous
    cases in which the law of supply and demand left actual
    wants unsatisfied， so also many linguists are deaf to
    those instances in which the very nature of a ianguage
    calls forth³⁴ misunderstandings in everyday conversation，（10）
    and in which， consequently， a word has to be modified
    or defined in order to present the idea intended by the
    speaker： "He took his stick，no， not John‘s， but his
    own." No language is perfec‘t， and if we admit this truth，
    we must also admit that it is not unreasonable³⁵ to investi-（15）
    gate the relative merits of different languages or of
    different details in languages.
    24. The primary purpose of the passage is to
    （A）analyze an interesting feature of the English language
    （B）refute a belief held by some linguists
    （C）show that economic theory is relevant to linguistic³⁶ study
    （D）iilustrate the confusion that can result from the improper³⁷ use of
    language
    （E）suggest a way in which languages can be made more nearly perfect.
    25. The misunderstanding presented by the author in lines 13-14 is similar
    to which of the following？
    I. X uses the word "you" to refer to a group， but Y thinks that X is referring
    to one person only.
    II. X mistakenly uses the word "anomaly" to refer to a typical example，。but Y
    knows that "anomaly" means "exception".
    III. X uses the word "bachelor" to mean "unmarried man：“ but Y mistakenly thinks
    that bachelor means "unmarried woman."
    （A）I only
    （B）II only
    （C）III only
    （D）I and II only
    （E）IIand IIIonly
    26. In presenting the argument， theauthor does all of the following EXCEPT
    （A）give an example
    （B）draw a conclusion
    （C）make a generalization
    （D）make a comparison
    （E）present a paradox
    27. Which of the following contributes to the misunder- standing²³ described
    by the author in lines 13-14 ？
    （A）It is unclear whom the speaker of the sentence is addressing.
    （B）It is unclear to whom the word "his" refers the first time it is used.
    （C）It is unclear to whom the word "his" refers the second time it is used.
    （D）The meaning of "took" is ambiguous.
    （E）It is unclear to whom "He" refers.
    Directions： Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters，
    followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase
    that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Slnce
    some of the questions require you to distinguish fine siiadtj of meanirlg， be
    sun tc， consider aii the choices before deciding which one is best.
    28. FALLACY：
    （A）personal philosophy
    （B）imaginative idea
    （C）unconfirmed theory
    （D）tentative opinion
    （E）valid argument
    29. DIVULGE：
    （A）keep secret
    （B）evaluate by oneself
    （C）refine
    （D）restore
    （E）copy
    30. BOYCOTT：
    （A）extort
    （B）underwrite
    （C）underbid
    （D）stipulate
    （E）patronize
    31. ADULTERATION：
    （A）consternation
    （B）purification
    （C）normalization
    （D）approximation
    （E）rejuvenation
    32. DEPOSlTlON：
    （A）process ofcongealing
    （B）process ofdistilling
    （C）process of eroding
    （D）process of evolving
    （E）proeess of condensing
    33. ENERVATE：
    （A）recuperate
    （B）resurrect
    （C）renovate
    （D）gather
    （E）strengthen
    34. LOQUACIOUS：
    （A）tranquil
    （B）skeptical
    （C）morose
    （D）taciturn
    （E）witty
    35. REPINE：
    （A）intensify
    （B）excuse
    （C）expressjoy
    （D）feelsure
    （E）rushforward
    36. VENERATION：
    （A）derision
    （B）blame
    （C）avoidance
    （D）ostracism .
    （E）defiance
    37. UNDERMINE：
    （A）submerge
    （B）public
    （C）satisfatory
    （D）trustworthy
    （E）sophisticated
    38. UNDERMINE：
    （A）submerge
    （B）supersede.
    （C）overhaul
    （D）undergird
    （E）intersperse