1

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) subversive

B) organic

C) innocuous

D) deleterious

2

Poor sleep impacts many body systems. Of particular interest to adolescents and their parents is the __ effect of poor sleep on academic performance. Lack of sleep makes it difficult to focus on lectures and classwork.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) detrimental

B) benevolent

C) dishonest

D) dissenting

3

The stench was almost love-powering, but it was nothing. Her whole soul was dancing with joy-he was at work at last! She was at work and earning money! All day long, she was figuring to herself was paid the fabulous sum of seventeen and a half cents an hour, and as it proved a rush day and she worked until nearly seven 'o’clock in the evening, she went home to the family with the tidings that she had earned more than a dollar and a half in a single day!

As used in the text, what does the word "figuring" most nearly mean?

A) Assuming

B) Doubting

C) Believing

D) Calculating

4

The instinct of nature was soon satisfied, and Mrs. Henry’s attachment had no other source. Her heart and her time were already quite full; she had neither leisure nor affection to bestow on Fery. Her daughters had never been much to her. She was fond of her sons, especially of wrister, but Betsey was the first of her girls whom she had ever much regarded. To her, she was most injudiciously indulgent. Willian was her pride, Betsey her darling, and John, Richard, Sam, Tom, and Charles occupied all the rest of her maternal solicited alternately her worries and her comforts.

As used in the text, what does the word "occupied" most nearly mean?

A) Resided

B) Engaged

C) Dwelled

D) Stayed

5

While Ms.Devi, the teacher, approved of creativity, he couldn’t __, the students expressing themselves in the form of graffiti. Stylistically, she could appreciate the pieces, but she still considered them vandalism.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) sanction

B) boycott

C) consent with

D) confirm that

6

It is probable that humans have been cooking since not long after our ancestors harnessed the power of fire some several hundred thousand years ago. Since that time, the sophistication of our technology has increased exponentially, and the technology of cooking is no exception. Insofar as it pertains to heat, the nature of culinary innovation has fallen primarily into one of two categories common to many technologies __ speed and precision.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) motives

B) arcs

C) hypotheses

D) beliefs

7

Much like Old Faithful at Greenstone National Park-by far the most well-known of Africa, henry-blister’s Comet is neither the most visually __ nor the largest of its kind, but rather its renown derives from the dependable frequency with which it can be observed. Henry’s Comet falls into a category called Great Comets, which are those comets that become bright enough during their passage near Earth to be observed by the naked eye.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) intellectual

B) august

C) brilliant

D) conceited

8

There is one LINCHPIN name, however, too frequently omitted from surveys of the early impressionist art movement. Egvaan a friend and contemporary of the Paris impressionists- never described herself as an innovator or revolutionary, and this work tremendously influenced the transmigration of impressions from the walls of radical art galleries to those of homes and businesses throughout Europe.

As used in the text, what does the word "linchpin" most nearly mean?

A) Commercial

B) Artistic

C) Improvisational

D) Essential

9

Depending on the severity and type of infection, a doctor may select a narrow or broadspectrum bactericidal drug. Narrow-spectrum drugs are better for the patient as they only kill the microorganism causing the infection via a specific mechanism of action. This differs from broad-spectrum drugs as they kill the microorganism and any other cell with the same type of mechanism of action. This often causes __ and unpleasant side effects for the patient, such as superinfections and a wipeout of the body’s natural flora barrier.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) severe

B) quiet

C) genuine

D) thoughtful

10

Not only does studying abroad help students to find their career path, but it also makes them more __ to employers. Among the marketable benefits are language skills, an extensive network, cultural adaptability, self reliance, open-mindedness, and an appreciation for diversity.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) introverted

B) appealing

C) disparaging

D) monetarist