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1. 
PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-6) The best title for this passage wold be
A.
A) Dividing the North and the South
B.
B) The Meaning of the Mason-Dixon Line
C.
C) Two English Astronomers
D.
D) The History of the Mason-Dixon Line
2. 
It can be inferred from the passage that before the Civil War
A.
A) Pennsylvania was south of the Mason-Dixon Line
B.
B) Pennsylvania was a nonslave state
C.
C) the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line had the same opinion about slavery as Pennsylvania
D.
D) the slave states were not divided from the nonslave states
3. 
According to the passage, the Mason-Dixon Line was established because of a disagreement
A.
A) about borders
B.
B) about slaves
C.
C) between two astronomers
D.
D) over surveying techniques
4. 
The passage states all of the following about Mason and Dixon EXCEPT that
A.
A) they came from England
B.
B) they worked as astronomers
C.
C) they caused the boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland
D.
D) they surveyed the area of the boundary between Pennsylvania and Mary land
5. 
The passage indicates that the Mason-Dixon Line was identified with
A.
A) pieces of rock
B.
B) fences
C.
C) a stone wall
D.
D) a border crossing
6. 
The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
A.
A) where the Mason-Dixon Line is located
B.
B) the Mason-Dixon Line today
C.
C) the effect of the Civil War on slavery
D.
D) what happened to Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
7. 
PASSAGE TWO (Questions 7-12) The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
A.
A) when manic depression develops
B.
B) a different type of mental disease
C.
C) how moods are determined
D.
D) how manic depression can result in suicide
8. 
The topic of this passage is
A.
A) various psychiatric illnesses
B.
B) how depression affects the mood
C.
C) the intense period of manic excitement
D.
D) the mood changes of manic depression
9. 
According to the passage, a manic-depressive patient in a manic phase would be feeling
A.
A) highly emotional
B.
B) unhappy
C.
C) listless
D.
D) relatively normal
10. 
The passage indicates that most people
A.
A) never undergo mood changes
B.
B) experience occasional shifts in mood
C.
C) switch wildly from highs to lows
D.
D) become highly depressed
11. 
The pronoun "it" in line 5 refers to
A.
A) the general population
B.
B) the mood elevation
C.
C) insomnia
D.
D) heightened aggressiveness
12. 
The passage implies that
A.
A) changes from excitement to depression occur frequently and often
B.
B) only manic-depressive patients experience aggression
C.
C) the depressive phase of this disease can be more harmful than the manic phase
D.
D) suicide is inevitable in cases of manic depression
13. 
PASSAGE THREE (Questions 13-18) Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.
A) Kennedy defeated Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.
B.
B) Television debates were instrumental in the outcome of the 1960 presidential election.
C.
C) Television debates have long been a part of campaigning.
D.
D) Kennedy was the leading Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election.
14. 
The passage implies that Kennedy
A.
A) was a long shot to receive the Democratic presidential nomination
B.
B) won the Democratic presidential nomination fairly easily
C.
C) was not a front runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination
D.
D) came from behind to win the Democratic presidential nomination
15. 
The passage states that the television debates between presidential candidates in 1960
A.
A) did not influence the selection of the president
B.
B) were the final televised debates
C.
C) were fairly usual in the history of presidential campaigns
D.
D) were the first presidential campaign debates to be televised
16. 
Which of the following is Not mentioned about Richard Nixon?
A.
A) He was serving as vice president.
B.
B) He was the Republican party's candidate for president.
C.
C) He campaigned strongly all over the country.
D.
D) He was nominated on the first ballot.
17. 
The passage states that in the debates with Nixon, Kennedy demonstrated to the American people that he was
A.
A) old enough to be president
B.
B) more experienced than Nixon
C.
C) better known than Nixon
D.
D) too inexperienced to serve as president
18. 
The pronoun "him" in line 11 refers to
A.
A) John Kennedy
B.
B) Richard Nixon
C.
C) Eisenhower
D.
D) the better-known and more experienced candidate
19. 
PASSAGE FOUR (Questions 19-29) The topic of the preceding paragraph is most likely
A.
A) various extinct fish
B.
B) the discovery of the coelacanth
C.
C) a reassessment of the status of a number of kinds of fish
D.
D) a particular prehistoric sea creature
20. 
This passage is about a fish
A.
A) that is extinct
B.
B) that once was extinct
C.
C) that is becoming extinct
D.
D) that, surprisingly, is not extinct
21. 
It can be inferred from the passage that the first dinosaurs most likely appeared on Earth around
A.
A) 150 million years ago
B.
B) 250 million years ago
C.
C) 350 million years ago
D.
D) 450 million years ago
22. 
Coelacanths were believed to have died out after existing for
A.
A) 70 million years
B.
B) 140 million years
C.
C) 280 million years
D.
D) 350 million years
23. 
It can be inferred from the passage that the word coelacanth comes from the Greek for
A.
A) extinct fish
B.
B) hollow spine
C.
C) sharp teeth
D.
D) bony fingers
24. 
What is stated in the passage about the prehistoric coelacanth?
A.
A) It was a rather feeble fish.
B.
B) It lived on plants.
C.
C) It had few teeth.
D.
D) It moved its teeth in an unusual way.
25. 
The pronoun "it" in line 14 refers to
A.
A) coelacanth
B.
B) joint
C.
C) coordination
D.
D) jaw
26. 
According to the passage, why are scientists sure that the prehistoric coelacanth was a flesh-eater?
A.
A) Because of its hollow spine
B.
B) Because of the size of the skull
C.
C) Because of the shape and movement of the teeth
D.
D) Because of its unusual bony and muscular development
27. 
How many modern coelacanths have been found?
A.
A) Only one
B.
B) Only two
C.
C) Only a few
D.
D) Quite a few
28. 
What is NOT true about the prehistoric coelacanth, according to the passage?
A.
A) It was smaller than the modern coelacanth.
B.
B) It measured as much as six feet in length.
C.
C) It weighed less than 150 pounds.
D.
D) It had a hollow spine and distinctive fins.
29. 
Which paragraph describes the earlier version of the coelacanth?
A.
A) The first paragraph
B.
B) The second paragraph
C.
C) The third paragraph
D.
D) The fourth paragraph