Sentence Completions
This part consists of sentences with a word or words missing in each. For each question, choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
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Outside the US, soccer is ________ football.
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Some believe that the role of the education system is ________ to teach children, but also to educate them.
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The Star of David, a symbol which was historically one of several Jewish icons, ________ became the symbol on the flag of Israel.
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Known for its vast variety of marine life, the city of Eilat attracts many people who wish to go ________.
Sentence Completions
This part consists of sentences with a word or words missing in each. For each question, choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
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After World War I, the enormous ________ of fallen soldiers led people to believe their spirits might still be present.
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It has ________ to be decided which city will host the Olympic Games in the year 2020.
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Opium is a highly ________ substance, as it contains up to 12% morphine.
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The Mogul emperors reached the height of their power around the year 1700, when they ________ over most of the Indian subcontinent.
Reading Comprehension
This part consists of two passages, each followed by several related questions. For each
question, choose the most appropriate answer based on the text.
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Romulus and Remus, the founders of the great city of Rome according to ancient Roman myth, are twin brothers who were said to have been raised by wolves. They are not alone – there are many myths, legends and fictional stories which depict the rearing of children by wild animals such as wolves and bears. Interestingly enough, such cases were occasionally found to happen in real life. Children who have been isolated from any human contact from a very early age are commonly referred to as feral children.
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In most fictional stories, feral children are depicted as having normal human intelligence and skills and an innate sense of culture or civilization, coupled by an admirable amount of survival instincts. Thus, when they become adults, their integration within human society is relatively easy. These children also seem to possess better strength, intelligence, and morals than normal humans do. Famous examples of such characters include Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli, and Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan.
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In reality, however, feral children are seldom this lucky. Historically documented cases regarding feral children show them to be devoid of learning basic human skills such as using a toilet or walking upright. They often display a complete lack of interest in the human activity around them. Furthermore, feral children usually seem mentally impaired and have insurmountable difficulties learning a human language. Unfortunately, once discovered, such children have virtually no chance of ever becoming relatively normal members of society. Often, they die young after spending their remaining lives being passed from one caregiver to another.
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It is anyone's guess to whether feral children might have been better off left in the wild where they were found. It seems that reality teaches us an important lesson: without a proper upbringing by loving parents or caregivers, no child could grow up to found a great city such as Rome. |
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According to the first paragraph, a feral child is -
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The main purpose of the second paragraph is -
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The word “insurmountable” (line 19) probably means -
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It can be inferred from the last paragraph that –
Restatements
This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.
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By the time they are born, human babies already have fully developed ears.
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Different areas of a city serve for different purposes, such as residence and industry.
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At first glance, it is difficult to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese people.
Restatements
This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.
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Although seal clubbing has been practiced in North America for at least 4,000 years, it is now regarded as cruel and inhumane.
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By the time of his death in 1938, Mustafa Ataturk had implemented a series of reforms, successfully turning the Republic of Turkey into a modern, democratic, and secular nation-state.
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The rapid expansion of the population in Las Vegas was made possible by a major addition to the city’s sewage treatment capacity.
Sentence Completions
This part consists of sentences with a word or words missing in each. For each question, choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
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The Medici dynasty, who later came to be a royal family, first gained ________ in the Republic of Florence in the 14th century.
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The American criminal, Charles Manson, was sentenced to death for murder, but his punishment was later ________ to life imprisonment.
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On May 26th, 1953, a British mountaineering expedition lead by Sir Edmund Hillary was the first ever to ________ to the summit of Mount Everest.
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The dog ran _______ the field to chase the rabbit.
