PUPCET TEST BOOKLET 18.

18. Students prefer the Ateneo ____ other private colleges and universities because of the unique
Jesuit education it provides.
Section 1 - Language Proficiency (1-70) a. Than b. More than c. To d. Compared to

1. In the 1990’s, the People’s Republic of China grew economically, territorially, and culturally. No
Error. 19. The amalgamation of the various unions across the country _____ given workers more
leverage.
2. Latin is practically a dead language, spoken only by students, academics, and the Catholic a. Has b. Have c. Had d. Will have
clergy. No Error.

3. In November 29, 1890, the Imperial Japanese Diet convened for the first time. No Error. 20. Neither Mikhail Gorbachev ____ Boris Yeltsin emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union
with his reputation intact.
4. The financial expert which flew in to advice the president, came from London. No Error. a. Or b. Nor c. And d. But

5. In 2010, Harvard University had an acceptance rate of 6.9%, and will have rejected students with Synonyms
perfect SAT scores. No Error.
21. As a result of inbreeding, some members of the Russian Imperial household suffered from
6. Akihiro tried to acquire as many of the valuable and groundbreaking knowledge as he can from hemophilia.
the lecture. No Error. a. Bloodthirstiness b. Infertility c. Uncontrollable Bleeding d. Mental Disorders

7. Ateneo’s rank of 307 in the 2010 QS University rankings is far ahead of La Salle, ranked 451. No
Error. 22. The rapid staccato of raindrops on the roof kept everyone from sleeping early.
a. Sharp, rapid sounds b. Heavy banging
8. The Continental Congress is drafting a constitution for the delegates they will address in June. c. Incessant tapping d. Flowing
No Error.
23. The candidate committed a serious faux pas when he described the laborers as “ignorant.”
9. Xabi Alonso’s shot was wide off the mark and the goalkeeper Casillias did not have to make a a. Sin b. Misstep c. Offense d. Insult
save. No Error.
24. George Orwell brilliantly portrayed a socialist dystopia in his book 1984.
10. The proposal made by the British Labour Party was in opposition of privatization of state a. Fable b. Anti-utopia c. Myth d. Utopia
holdings. No Error.
25. Fabio never liked the ancient necropolis at the outskirts of town.
11. Just like National Bookstore, Barnes & Noble sells _____ and writing tools. a. A large and old cemetery b. A city on a hill
a. Stationary b. Stationery c. Stationarry d. Stationairy c. An elevated villa d. A dark city

12. The Royal Albert Hall ____ South Kensington, London, was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871. 26. The Pope appointed a new apostolic nuncio to France.
a. On b. In c. Over d. Along a. Bishop b. Cardinal c. Envoy d. Prelate

13. Alexei had ______ over the vast Siberian expanse more than once. 27. In medieval England, papists, or Catholics, could be obtruncated if caught.
a. Drove b. Drived c. Driven d. Been Driving a. Deported b. Beheaded c. Tortured d. Imprisoned

14. As one continues to play basketball, ____ will realize that handling the ball becomes second 28. In the U.K. the name of the Scottish city Edinburgh, in the vernacular, is actually pronounced
nature. “E-din burrah.”
a. He b. They c. I d. One a. Native Language or Dialect b. Local Slang
c. Peculiar manner d. Surrounding area
15. My dad gave Erik and ____ some UAAP season tickets.
a. Me b. I c. Them d. Us 29. The nomadic Mongols lived in yurts since the days of Genghis Khan.
a. Tents b. Houses c. Caravans d. Wagons
16. Economics students in Cambridge University’s Trinity College are tipped to become ______ in
the future. 30. The Apotheosis of Washington is a unique work of art that can be found in the U.S. Capitol.
a. A technocrat b. Technocrats c. Technocrat inclined d. Technocrats themselves a. Glorification b. Deification c. Inauguration d. Archetype

17. Johnny _____ ate the cookies by the time we got home. Antonyms
a. All ready b. Al ready c. Already d. Readily
31. The defendant was acquitted by the court in yesterday’s hearing. 44. Erick was made to choose between staying at home for the game or his girlfriend’s debut in the
a. Arrested b. Absolved c. Convicted d. Released theatre.
a. Staying at home for the game or his girlfriend’s debut
32. Van Gogh certainly wasn’t a proponent of achromatic painting. b. Staying at home for the game and attending his girlfriend’s debut
a. Colorful b. Abstract c. Matte d. Multifaceted c. Staying at home for the game or attending his girlfriend’s debut
d. Staying for the game and attending to his girlfriend
33. After his coronation, Louis XIV was warmly applauded by the Parisians on the streets.
a. Acidulation b. Decimation c. Abdication d. Denunciation 45. Frederick the Great of Prussia exhibited wisdom and being idealistic, traits appropriate for the
ideal monarch that the Enlightenment thinkers portrayed him as.
34. Coach Mike, ever the optimist, went into the game with such confidence. a. Exhibited wisdom and being idealistic, traits appropriate
a. Underdog b. Pessimist c. Antagonist d. Naysayer b. Exhibited wisdom and idealism
c. Exhibited wisdom and idealistic traits that are especially proper
35. It was thought as late as the 1960’s that a proletarian takeover was inevitable. d. Exhibited wisdom and idealism, traits appropriate
a. Bourgeoisie b. Anarchist c. Elitist d. Government
46. The unification of the English and Scottish monarchies was the cause of much friction in the
36. The shaft that kept the roof up stayed rigid, even as the wind and rain gained strength. new British state.
a. Flaccid b. Pliable c. Broken d. Bent a. Monarchies was the cause
b. Monarchies were the cause
37. Back in her time, Margaret Thatcher was an eminent world leader, although she was very c. Monarchies caused
unpopular with the U.K.’s leftist north. d. Monarchy were a divisive cause
a. Infamous b. Obscure c. Unimportant d. Articulate
47. The tensions between Japan and China were so high as to both countries have prepared their
38. The redoubtable Netherlands football squad, stacked with world-class players, was humbled in militaries for a potential attack.
the recent European Championships. a. China were so high as to both countries
a. Feeble b. Doubtable c. Formidable d. Perturbing b. b. China was so high that both countries
c. China were so high that both countries
39. The government proved to be profligate in its spending, constructing unnecessary theatres and d. China were so high that both, beginning today with missile barriers
convention centers.
a. Wise b. Careful c. Frugal d. Creative 48. By the age of 21, most children in the world of today would have gone on to live by
themselves.
40. Germany abrogated its agreements with the Allied powers, continuing with the Anschluß and a. Most children in the world of today b. Most children in the modern world
the annexation of Czechoslovakia. c. Most children now d. Most children, as of the present,
a. Ratified b. Liquidated c. Permitted d. Countermanded
49. The Philippine economy grew by 7.8%, which is higher than China, which grew by 7.5%.
Improving sentences a. Which is higher than China, which drew by 7.5%
b. Which is higher than 7.5%.
41. Having moderated inflation, economic growth and the rapid creation of jobs is the objective of c. Which is higher than China’s growth of 7.5%.
the incoming administration. d. Which is higher than the Chinese rate of growth.
a. Having moderated inflation, economic growth and the rapid creation of jobs is
b. Having moderated inflation, economic growth and jobs created is already 50. The Ateneo is one of the oldest institutions in Asia, dating back to the 1800’s, when the Jesuits
c. Having moderated inflation, economic growth and rapid creation of jobs are returned from its exile.
d. Having moderated inflation, economic growth and rapid job creation is a. To the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned from its exile.
b. In the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned it from exile.
42. Right of the bat, the critics told the painter that his work was horrendous. c. In the 1800’s, when the Jesuits have returned from their extensive exile.
a. Right of the bat, the critics b. Right off the bat, the critics d. To the 1800’s, when the Jesuits returned from their exile.
c. Right with the bat, the critics had d. Right on the bat, critics have
Improving Paragraphs
43. Dan Brown is the author which had been the major cause of numerous conspiracy theories
regarding the Church, the Masons and the Illuminati.  1 The Japanese have built a reputation for the most eccentric things.
a. Dan Brown is the author which had been the major cause  2 Its difficult to find a place to begin with, as this eccentricity is present in most facets of
b. Dan Brown has been causing Japanese life.
c. Dan Brown is the author who caused  3 For example, to show how this eccentricity affects everything, we can start with the humble
d. Dan Brown has been the author who had caused toilet.
 4 Japanese toilets are naturally weird.
 5 First off, is the famous Washlet, which is one of the most advanced toilets in the world.
 6 These toilets have heated seats, warm water massages, warm air dryers, automatic Section 2 - General Information (61-85)
deodorizers and a digital thermostat.
 7 Also, one more Japanese oddity in the toilet world is the Otohime or “Sound Princess.” 61. The first nation to launch a satellite and a man to space was ______.
 8 These devices are available in women’s cubicles, mainly because Japanese women feel a. The United States of America b. The United Kingdom
ashamed when other people hear the sounds they make when they are in the toilet. c. Japan d. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
 9 The Otohime, when activated, creates the sound of flushing water, therefore drowning out
the sounds the users make. 62. Taiwan’s official name is ______.
a. Republic of China b. Chinese Taipei c. Republic of Taiwan d. Kuomintang
51. How can the first sentence be improved?
a. It cannot be improved 63. Who was the author of Catcher in the Rye?
b. Replace the word “eccentric” with the word “weird” a. Henry Thoreau b. Matthew Emerson c. J.D. Salinger d. William Faulkner
c. Insert the word “creating” after “for”
d. Replace the phrase “The Japanese” with the phrase “The Japanese people” 64. What was the most downloaded song on iTunes in the year 2012?
a. “Starships” – Nicky Minaj b. “Call me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
52. Which part of sentence 2 is erroneous? c. “Payphone” – Maroon 5 d. “What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction
a. No part is erroneous b. “Its” c. “a place to begin with” d. “this eccentricity is present”
65. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago narrowly lost a presidential election against which
53. After which sentence is it most appropriate to begin a new paragraph? candidate?
a. 1 b. 6 c. 9 d. 2 a. Joseph Estrada b. Gloria Arroyo c. Corazon Aquino d. Fidel Ramos

54. Which sentence should be removed? 66. Who was the Japanese emperor that presided over Japan’s transition towards modernization?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 9 d. 6 a. Hirohito b. Mutsuhito c. Jimmu d. Amaterasu

55. How can sentence 7 be improved? 67. When was the Ateneo founded?
a. It cannot be improved b. Replace the phrase “Also, one more” with “Another” a. 1901 b. 1764 c. 1829 d. 1859
c. Remove the word “Otohime” d. Attach sentence 8 to sentence 7.
68. When a human is infected with the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), _____ may occur.
56. What is wrong with sentence 9? a. HIV/AIDS b. Sore Eyes c. Warts d. Smallpox
a. It refers to the gadget as “Otohime.”
b. The use of the verb “drowning’ is inappropriate. 69. Which celebrity is the father of Kim Kardashian’s child?
c. The word “creates” does not follow Subject-Verb Agreement rules. a. Jay-Z b. Kanye West c. Kris Humphries d. Kris Jenner
d. There is no error.
70. The South and North Korea are separated at which parallel?
Paragraph Arrangement a. 39th parallel b. 43rd parallel c. 38th parallel d. 29th parallel

 a. Before him, people thought of themselves as beings that were special, set apart from all 71. Which writer wrote Historie de ma vie and became famous in history for his womanizing?
creation. b. With this is mind, the notion of being no different from the heathen chimpanzees in a. Henry XIII b. Giacomo Casanova
the rainforests of Africa caused quite a stir back in his day. c. Maximilien de Robespierre d. Amerigo Vespucci
 c. In time, Darwin has proved that he was correct, and his theory is now generally accepted
students, teachers and academics everywhere. 72. The Ottoman Empire had its beginnings where?
 d. Charles Darwin was the man who formulated the theory of evolution. a. Anatolia b. Syria c. Persia d. Constantinople

57. What should be the first sentence? 73. Which is the 12th longest river in the world?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d) a. Yangtze b. Amazon c. Mississippi d. Mekong
58. What should be the last sentence?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d) 74. During the Seven Years’ War, which country occupied Manila and most of Luzon?
a. The Netherlands b. Spain c. France d. Great Britain
59. What should be the third sentence?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d) 75. Which is not part of the United Kingdom?
a. Scotland b. Wales c. Ireland d. England
60. What could be the title of this short essay?
a. The Life and Works of Charles Darwin b. Survival of the Fittest 76. What is inscribed on the gates of hell in Dante’s Inferno?
c. Evolution’s Eventual Acceptance d. The Socio-Political Ramifications of Darwinism
 a. “Through me you go into a city of weeping; through me you go into eternal pain;
through me you go amongst the lost people”
b. “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
c. “Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.”
d. “Hope not ever to see heaven again.”

77. Who is the current manager of Reading Football Club?

a. Arsene Wenger b. Bryan McDermott c. Sir Alex Ferguson d. Nigel Adkins

78. Who was the communist revolutionary who led a revolution in Cuba, died in Bolivia, and then
was immortalized in countless T-shirts and merchandise?
a. Vladimir Lenin b. Ernesto “Che” Guevara c. Mao Zedong d. Leon Trotsky 90. The tuition fee of two semesters in the Loyola Schools costs 150,000. If the fee increases at the
rate of 5% per year, around how much will the tuition be in 5 years for one semester?
79. Which was the last dynasty to rule over China? a. 182,326 b. 81,274 c. 95,721 d. 191,443
a. Zhou b. Tang c. Han d. Qing
91. What is the x-intercept of y = 17x + 51?
80. Where are white blood cells in the human body made? a. 5 b. 3 c. 14 d. -3
a. Bone Marrow b. Thymus Gland c. Spine d. Spleen

81. Which celebrity/personality has the most number of Twitter followers?

a. Lionel Messi b. Justin Bieber c. Lady Gaga d. Barack Obama

82. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un was educated where?

a. Switzerland b. North Korea c. U.K. d. China

83. Who made St. Peter’s Baldachin or Ciborium in St. Peter’s Basilica?
a. Michelangelo b. Gian Lorenzo Bernini c. Raphael d. Sandro Botticelli

84. On the feast day of whom did the Imperial Japanese Army invade the Philippines?
a. San Isidro Labrador b. The Black Nazarene
c. Francis Xavier d. The Immaculate Conception

85. In the War of the Austrian Succession, Frederick the Great of Prussia took what part of
Habsburg Austria and made it part of Prussia?
a. Silesia b. Venice c. Vienna d. Salzburg

Section 3 - Numerical Ability (86-145)

96. What is the volume of the biggest sphere that can  fit in a cube with a volume of 216 cm^3? 
a. 9m ^2  b. 20  c. 36π  d. 40π
86. 27,813 students took the ACET this year. If only 2,836 students were admitted into the Ateneo
among those students, what is the Ateneo’s acceptance rate?
a. 7.5% b. 10.2% c. 13.4% d. 9.0%
101. What is the standard deviation of the set of values {2,4,4,4,5,7,9}?
a. 4 b. 2 c. 7 d. 9

102. What is the surface area of a rectangular prism that has a length of 7, a width of 5 and a
height of 6?
a. 221 b. 198 c. 214 d. 266
119. The sum of two integral numbers is 20. The larger number is the square of the smaller
number, and the larger number when squared, has a value greater than 600. What are the two
numbers?
a. 16 and 4 b. 25 and -5 c. 36 and 6 d. 23 and -3

120. The ratio of females to males in the Loyola Schools is 4:6. If you add the 6000 male students
of the Grade School and High School to the 8000 students of the Loyola Schools, what will be the
approximate ratio of females to males?
a. 3:10 b. 2:5 c. 3:20 d. 4:11
Section 4 - Verbal Analogy (146-165)

146. Cow: Plants :: Termite: _____.

a. Furniture b. Insect c. Wood d. Mound

147. Thin: Portly; Irate: _____.

a. Furious b. Calm c. Confused d. Organized

148. Flowing: River; Stagnant: _____.

a. Pond b. Ocean c. Lake d. Glacier

149. Eyes: Ophthalmologist; Feet:_____.

a. Paleopathologist b. Podiatrist c. Orthopedist d. Gerontologist

150. Life:Death; Coagulate:______.

a. Celebrate b. Dissolve c. Destroy d. Oppose

151. Fire:Water; Wood:_____.

a. Tree b. Axe c. Fire d. Water

152. Human:Food; Turbine:______.

a. Water b. Spin c. Engineer d. Rotate

153. Oppresion:Revolution; Eradication:_______.

a. Extinction b. Dissipation c. Emancipation d. Infection

154. Music:Emotions; Pictures:_______.

a. Sadness [Link] [Link] d. Creativity
155. Articulate:Words; Emancipate:_______. Section 5 - Logical Reasoning (166-175)
a. Workers b. Voters c. Unions d. Colleges 166. All red items are fruits. A banana is red. All rocks are red, therefore ______.
a. The rock is a fruit. b. The rock is a hard.
156. Rice: Paddy--___:____ c. The rock could be a fruit. d. The rock is not a fruit.
a. Oil: Caves b. Staples: Stapler c. Car: Factory d. Teacher: Prep-School
167. When a fire burns, smoke is formed. When smoke is formed, sometimes there is a fire. If there
is smoke ______.
157. Policeman: Crime--___:____
a. There is fire. b. There is no fire. c. There could be a fire. d. There will be fire.
a. Broom: Dust b. Fireman: Rescue c. Soap: Skin d. Eraser: Write

168. If Steven has money, he eats ice cream. If Daniel has money, he buys ice cream and shares it
158. Journalism: News--___:____
with Steven. If only Steven is eating ice cream____________.
a. Engineering: Structures b. Mathematics: Equations
a. Steven and Daniel had no money. b. Steven has no money.
c. Pencils: Books d. Poets: Laureates
c. Daniel has no money. d. Steven and Daniel both have money.

159. Memories: Experiences--___:____

169. All parents are workers. Not all workers are married, and only some parents are married.
a. Learning: People b. Money: Power c. Creativity: Pedigree d. Knowledge: Studies Some childless people are workers. Therefore, _____________.
a. Some workers have neither a spouse nor a child. b. All workers have children.
160. Scalpel: Surgery--___:___ c. All parents are married. d. No single workers are parents.
a. Visualization: Photography b. Anesthesia: Numbness
c. Mnemonic: Memorization d. Magnets: Poles 170. In an unknown language “Ya smertel medveda,vsegda.” means That over there is the bear’s
prey. In the same language, the sentence “Ya Otchizne krasniy medved,” means That big bear is
red. What word most probably means bear?
161. Tenable: Defensible--___:___
a. “Ya” b. “Vsegda” c. ”Medved” d. ”Krasniy”
a. Impossible: Viable b. Arduous: Difficult c. Credible: Justifiable d. Sweltering: Sun

171. When the university’s basketball team does well, alumni contributions increase. When it
162. Xylophilia: Wood—___:____ doesn’t it decreases. This year, the team did not do well, therefore____________.
a. Petrophilia: Rock art or structures b. Anglophilia: Britain a. The team will do well next year. b. Alumni contributions will increase.
c. Logophilia: Pictures d. Retrophilia: Disco Music c. Alumni contributions will remain the same. d. Alumni contributions will decrease.

163. Madrid: Spain--___:____ 172. Payment of salaries takes up most of the budget of high schools. The total paid by North High
a. New York: U.S.A. b. Phnom Penh: Cambodia c. Almaty: Kazakhstan d. Sydney: Australia School for salaries is higher than that paid by East High School, but the total budget of East High
School is lower than that of North High School, therefore________.
a. North High School actually has an even greater portion of its budget allotted for
164. Arbitration: To Settle--___:____ salaries.
a. Mastication: To Chew b. Application: To Reject b. The other expenses of East High School are higher than that of North High School’s
c. Destruction: Edification d. Elimination: Obstruction c. The total budget of North High School is higher.
d. The portion of North High School’s budget that goes to salaries is around 75%.
165. Washington: U.S.A.--____:____
a. L’Ouverture: Haiti b. Napoleon: France c. Raffles: Hong Kong d. Togo: Japan 173. There are 10 pencils that are divided among Johnny, Nicky and Art. If Johnny gives all his
pencils to Art, Art will have more than half of all the pencils. If Art and Nicky combine their pencils,
they will have exactly half of the pencils available. If Art has an even number of pencils, and if Nicky 177. Why was Culion needed?
has more pencils than Art, how many pencils does Art have?
a. Leprosy was unsightly and people preferred to have lepers hidden away.
a. 5 b. 4 c. 0 d. 2
b. Researchers needed subjects for the new cures they were creating.
c. To stop the spread of leprosy, which was incurable.
174. For questions 174-175, read the following passage:
d. Lepers were not contributing to society, so they were sent to work in the island.
The coach of the college basketball team needs to pick 5 players for the starting lineup
from James, Franco, Miguel, Ricky, Dan, Martin, Josh and Chris. The starting lineup must include
only one big man and one guard.
Martin, Franco and Ricky are guards. Dan and Josh are big men. Which of the following 178. What does the word “roster” in line 8, most nearly mean?
are possible starting lineups? a. List b. Hospital c. Prison d. Wage Bill
a. James, Franco, Chris, Josh, Miguel. b. Martin, Franco, Sam, Chris and Josh.
c. Dan, James, Ricky, Martin, Josh. d. Dan, James, Miguel, Chris, Josh. 179. Why was Culion referred to as the “Island of No Return?”
a. All people who visit the island never come back.
175. If Dan and Martin must start together, what is the only possible starting lineup? b. When lepers got treated in Culion, their diseases never returned.
a. James, Martin, Dan, Chris, Josh b. Martin, Dan, Chris, Ricky, Franco c. The government executed lepers in the island for the good of the general public.
c. Martin, Franco, Chris, Miguel, James d. Martin, Dan, Chris, Miguel, James d. Lepers who were contained in the island were expected to die there of their disease or
of natural causes.
Section 6 - Reading Comprehension (176-250)
PASSAGE 1: Adapted from Ivan Henares. 180. From the passage, it can be inferred that ________.
a. Culion is no longer a leper colony.
1 Culion was called the “Island of the Living Dead” or the “Island of No Return.” Once the largest
b. Lepers still form the majority of the population in Culion.
leper colony in the world, it stands today as a stark reminder of life in the Philippines when leprosy
c. Culion is now a major research center for the treatment of leprosy.
was still an incurable disease, and a testament to how leprosy was eradicated not just in the
d. The government created new leper colonies in response to increasing leper
Philippines but in the entire world. It shows how technology and advances in medicine have populations.
improved and changed the way we live today.

4 Culion was selected as the containment area of all those with leprosy in the Philippines during PASSAGE 2: Valentine-by Carol Ann Duffy.
the American period. At that time, leprosy was incurable and the only way to stop its spread was to 1 Not a red rose or a satin heart.

isolate all those afflicted with the disease. People with leprosy were rounded up like criminals to be 2 I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful
undressing of love.
sent to the island, most certainly to die given that there was no cure.
6 Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief.
7 The government apprehended lepers, detained them and sent them for isolation on the island on 11 I am trying to be truthful.
ships every three months. 25 years after its founding, 16,138 lepers were patients on Culion’s 12 Not a cute card or a kissogram.**
roster, making it the largest leper colony in the world in its time . The large number of patients also 13 I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful as we are, for as
made Culion a natural choice for scientists who sought the cure that will eradicate leprosy from the long as we are.
18 Take it. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring, if you like.
world.
21 Lethal. Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife.
176. When was Culion founded as a leper colony?
**A person sent to kiss another person on behalf of a lover on special occasions like Valentine’s.
a. In the Spanish colonial era b. In the pre-Hispanic era
c. In the post-World War 2 era d. The American period
181. Why did the author place the line “Not a red rose or a satin heart,” before line 1?
a. To show her dislike for all forms of love
 b. To contrast with the unusual symbol of love that is the onion
c. To convey her preference for a less romantic sort of love PASSAGE 3: Adapted from Richard Heller of Forbes.
d. To preclude the references to it in the lines 21-23
1 Swedish snapshot A: Shows a taxed-to-the-eyeballs welfare state where the government grabs
more than 52% of the country’s GDP—the highest percentage of any industrial country. A Swedish
182. What do lines 7-8 refer to?
businessman who earns Euro 200,000 a year gets to keep just 49% of his paycheck. Of OECD
a. The tears that their relationship will cause.
countries,only France comes close to Sweden in taxing its most successful businesspeople.
b. The tears that onions induce in people
c. Tears caused by infidelity 4 Swedish snapshot B: Shows a booming economy bubbling with entrepreneurial activity. Growth is

d. Jealousy and fighting between the in-laws predicted to be 3.5% for 2001; inflation, 1.7%; unemployment, 4% (less than half the European
average). In 1999, according to the European Information Technology Observatory, Sweden
183. Lines 13-15 and line 22 show that one reason the author used the onion for her metaphor is ranked first in the world in investment in information technology and telecommunications. Venture
_________. capital is pouring into Sweden, and labor productivity is rocketing: From 1990 to 1999 productivity
a. Because it turns foul quickly, as love eventually does. climbed 47% in Sweden, against 39% in the U.S. and 31% (on average) in the EU. Last year,
b. Because it induces tears, like a quarrel between lovers. Sweden topped the global standings in R&D spending as a percentage of GDP with 3.7% (in the
c. Because the onion provides shock value. U.S. it was 3.1%), according to the OECD.
d. Because the smell of an onion clings, just as lovers cling to each other and their
memories. How to reconcile snapshots A and B? Is Sweden a bloated welfare state? Or a People’s Republic
184. How does the poem flow from beginning to end? of Entrepreneurs?
a. It starts with a broken relationship that eventually descends into murder. 10 The answer is that it’s a mixture of both. But the entrepreneurial part of the mix is rapidly gaining
b. It starts with an insulting symbol and ends with a threatening symbol.
ascendancy. One yardsti ck is the number of business startups. They averaged 29,000 a year
c. It begins with the enchanting first encounters with love and descends into
between 1984 and 1989 and 36,000 between 1994 and 1999, an increase of nearly 25%. Cradle-
possessiveness, and finally, conflict.
to-grave security is the rule in Sweden, and has been since the early 1950s (the country went
d. It starts and ends with condescending references to naïve love.
socialist in 1932). Go on the dole in Sweden, for example, and you can get 80% of your last job’s

185. What do lines 4-5, shown below, symbolize? “It promises light, like the careful undressing pay for at least five years. Like to fish? The government will put you in a twelve -month program to
of love.” learn how to be a fishing guide. Health care is free. So is education; Hence those obscenely high
a. It symbolizes the pleasant first adventures and experiences of love. taxes.
b. It symbolizes unbridled lust.
15 Less well known, however, is that starting in the early 1990s, Sweden finally woke up to the fact
c. It is meant to be a literal representation of an onion
that to be successful, a country needs entre preneurs. No entrepreneurs, no new businesses. No
d. It symbolizes the naïve lovers
new businesses, rising unemployment. Rising unemployment, politicians looking for new jobs—or
new careers. Deciding that they like their jobs, a new generation of Swedish Social Democrats has
186. Why does the author mention the word knife in line 23?
created a much more friendly environment for business. Sweden is not a capitalistic heaven on
a. To show the relationship between the knife and the onion
earth, but it’s not the hell on earth for entrepreneurs that it was until a few years ago.
b. To end on a grim tone
c. To represent the escalating of conflict between the lovers
d. To hint that the lovers killed each other and their children 187. The Swedish government taxes what percent of the country’s GDP?
a. 47% b. 49% c. 52% d. 39%

188. How does “Swedish Snapshot A” contrast with “Swedish Snapshot B?”
 a. Snapshot A portrays Sweden negatively, while Snapshot B portrays it positively.
b. Snapshots A and B portray Sweden as Communistic in nature. 195. How did the Swedish Social Democrats respond to the new needs of Sweden?
c. Snapshot B provides a positive interpretation of the data in Snapshot A. a. It democratized society.
d. Snapshot B and B provide balanced portrayals of Sweden. b. It lowered taxes back to normal levels for industrial countries.
c. It created a more business friendly atmosphere.
189. How does Snapshot B support the fact that Sweden is a booming economy? d. It gave jobs to entrepreneurs in government.
a. By relaying anecdotes on the Swedish economy.
b. By directly contrasting it with Snapshot A. 196. From lines 17-18, it can be inferred that ______.
c. By providing statistics. a. The Swedes returned to socialism a few years ago.
d. By quoting expert opinion. b. The Swedish Social Democrats cemented their hold on government by abolishing other
parties.
c. Entrepreneurs are starting to have a more difficult time doing business.
190. Why does the author refer to Sweden as a “People’s Republic of Entrepreneurs?”
d. The Swedes learned to construct a compromise between the extremes of socialism and
a. To present Sweden as a model of an ideal, egalitarian society.
capitalism.
b. To show Swedish totalitarianism.
c. To discredit Sweden.
PASSAGE 4A: Taken from Emily Anthes, the New York Times. March 9, 2013.
d. To compare Sweden to a socialist state.
1 If patience is a virtue, then AquaBounty, a Massachusetts biotech company, might be the most

191. How does the author respond to the questions posed at the end of line 9? virtuous entity on the planet.

a. By saying that Snapshot B is correct 2 In 1993, the company approached the Food and Drug Administration about selling a genetically
b. By stating that it is a amalgamation of both descriptions modified salmon that grew faster than normal [Link] 1995, AquaBounty formally applied for
c. By dismissing both statements as erroneous. approval. Last month, more than 17 years later, the public comment period, one of the last steps in
d. By qualifying both statements as true on different levels. theapproval process, was finally supposed to conclude. But the F.D.A. has extended the deadline
— members of the public now have until late April to submit their thoughts on the AquAdvantage
[Link] happened to the number of startups between 1984 and 1999? salmon. It’s just one more delay in a process that’s dragged on far too long.
a. It increased steadily
6 The AquAdvantage fish is an Atlantic salmon that carries two foreign bits of DNA: a growth
b. It increased exponentially
hormone gene from the Chinook salmon that is under the control of a genetic “switch” from the
c. It stagnated
ocean pout, an eel-like fish that lives in the chilly deep. Normally, Atlantic salmon produce growth
d. It decreased slowly
hormone only in the warm summer months, but these genetic adjustments let the fish churn it out
year round. As a result, the AquAdvantage salmon typically reach their adult size in a year and a
193. According to the passage, why are taxes high in Sweden?
half, rather than three years.
a. Because of the high number of entrepreneurs
b. Because funding for its business ventures is required 10 If the modified fish is approved, which could still happen later this year, it will be the first
c. Because health care and education is free. transgenic animal to officially enter the human food supply. Appropriately, it has been subjected to
d. Because Sweden needs to fund its military rigorous reviews, with scientists all over the country weighing in on whether it is fit for human
consumption and what might happen if it was to make its way into the wild. Some environmentalists
194. According to line 15, what does a country need to be successful? fear that the modified salmon might wriggle free from fish farms, start reproducing, and ultimately
a. Taxes b. Entrepreneurs c. Bureaucrats d. GDP growth drive wild salmon populations to extinction. But scientists, including the F.D.A.’s experts, have
concluded that the fish is just as safe to eat as conventional salmon and that, raised in isolated Galton's many disciples believed that traits such as intelligence, feeblemindedness, criminality, alco
tanks, it poses little risk to wild populations. holism and prostitution were all caused by genes passed on by parents to successive generations.
Eugenicists developed research programmes into all these conditions, as well as medical
16 This decision isn’t meant to be made quickly; due scientific diligence requires time. But some
conditions such as deafness, blindness, depression, cancer and schizophrenia. They also lobbied
suspect that political conside rations have played a role in drawing the approval process out to
for compulsory sterilisation and incarceration of the genetically unfit and, eventually, in Nazi
tortuous lengths. Many of the members of Congress who oppose the modified fish represent states
Germany, for euthanasia.
with strong salmon industries. And some nonprofit groups seem to be opposing the modified
salmon reflexively, as part of an agenda to opp ose all animal biotechnology, regardless of its 8 Modern genetics has improved our understanding of genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis and
safety or potential benefits. sickle cell disease. However, there are also important debates about the extent to which prenatal
screening programmes prejudge the value of disabled people's lives. Genetic research into more
20 We should all be rooting for the agency to do the right thing and approve the AquAdvantage
complex conditions - such as heart disease - can sometimes help to find clues about the biological
salmon. It’s a healthy and relatively cheap food source that, as global demand for fish increases,
mechanisms underlying such diseases. In addition, a high risk of some rare familial forms of cancer
can take some pressure off our wild fish stocks. But most important, a rejection will have a chilling
- including about 5% of breast cancer cases - have been traced to mutations in particular genes,
effect on biotechnological innovation in this country.
passed from one generation to the next. But genetic research has not delivered the much-promised
23 Some scientists may move abroad, to China, Argentina, India or another nation where the
'genetic revolution' in health - the prediction and prevention of common diseases in most people -
political climate is more favorable. (Indeed, some have already done so — researchers at the
or an explanation of intelligence, criminality, heart disease or schizophrenia.
University of California, Davis, who have developed goats whose modified milk could be used to
14 What more and more research has shown is that the underlying assumptions of eugenics - that
treat and prevent childhood diarrhea, are moving much of their operation to Brazil.) Others may
some people are born genetically superior to others - are simply wrong. For example, the growing
decide not to pursue such research at all. If a company that has done everything right can’t get its
global epidemic of obesity is caused by overeating and lack of exercise, not by an increase in
product approved, who else will be foolish enough to embark upon this kind of research? Who wi ll
'genes for obesity'. Of more than 600 obesity genes that have been identified, only a handful have
finance it? Of course, all this would be just fine with some anti-biotech groups, which traffic in scare
been relevant to just a small number of families with children who are unusually obese. This
tactics rather than science. But it shouldn’t be fine with the rest of us.
relative unimportance of genetic factors limits the potential of human genetic engineering to
29 The F.D.A. must make sure that other promising genetically modified animals don’t come to the
improve our quality of life. Even for those relatively rare conditions known as genetic disorders, the
same end. Of course every application needs to be painstakingly evaluated, and not every modified
genetic mutation does not determine a person's quality of life or their other attributes and value as
animal should be approved. But in cases like AquaBounty’s, where all the avai lable evidence
a human being.
indicates that the animals are safe, we shouldn’t let political calculations or unfounded fears keep
20 Genetic research can sometimes help to find new treatments for disease, and today's
these products off the market. If we do that, we’ll be closing the door on innovations that could help
experimental gene therapy (known as 'somatic gene therapy') may one day become safe enough to
us face the public health and environmental threats of the future, saving countless animals — and
treat some people with serious conditions - but this is not the same as altering the genetic make-up
perhaps ourselves.
that an individual passes on to their children and their grandchildren.

23 Changing genetic make-up (known as 'germline gene therapy') would involve enormous risks,
PASSAGE 4B: Taken from Helen Wallace. The Guardian.
experimenting on mothers and unborn babies, and would have unpredictable biological
1 Should we improve our genetic make-up so we live longer, healthier lives? At first, the answer to consequences which are passed to future generations. As most conditions are affected by many
this question may seem obvious - we all dream of winning the battle against ageing. But the idea of complex interactions between our biology and our environment, there is also likely to be little
genetic improvement is deeply flawed. benefit to this approach.

3 The term "eugenics" was first coined by France Galton in 1883 to mean 'truly' or 'purely' born. It 26 Genetic enhancement is a dangerous fantasy, which distracts us from the real issues affecting
was later developed as 'the science of the improvement of the human race by better breeding'. our quality of life. According to the United Nations, poverty is still the world's biggest killer. A billion
people are suffering from malnutrition and another billion are threatening their health by eating too c. To destroy the confidence of readers in the government.
much saturated fat and sugar. Many of the latter are also poor people, living in cities in developing d. To link the dangers of Bio Engineering to humans.
countries, or on our own housing estates. Genetic engineering isn't going to help them - tackling
the global fast food industry, agricultural subsidies and other social and environmental factors 203. Who came up with the term eugenics found in line 3 of passage B?
might. a. Helen Wallace b. France Galton c. Emily Anthes d. Lloyd Dalton

204. What is the main premise of the science of eugenics?

197. Passage A tackles what kind of salmon?
a. That humans with inferior genes should be isolated in islands
a. Norwegian b. Pacific c. Atlantic d. Antarctic
b. That life is largely determined by genes and inherited traits
c. That intelligence and health can never be inherited
198. According to Passage A, what is the F.D.A.’s stance on the safety of genetically modified
salmon for raising and consumption? d. That genetics is only a very minor cause of social ills
a. It could be unsafe for consumption in some isolated cases.
b. It is totally safe for consumption and may be bred alongside normal salmon. 205. How does the author of Passage B refute the belief of the followers of eugenics?
c. It is unsafe for consumption and will be banned. a. By flatly dismissing it as insufficiently researched
d. It is safe for consumption, but should be bred in isolated areas. b. By giving examples of “abnormal” people who succeeded
c. By presenting Genetic Engineering as a viable solution
199. What did the genetic adjustment do to the salmon? d. By explaining how a person’s lifestyle, not genetics, has a bigger effect on his quality of
life.
a. It accelerated growth.
b. It made the salmon disease-proof.
206. What is the main idea of Passage B?
c. It made salmon breeding in warm water possible.
a. Genetic Engineering is dangerous for the environment.
d. It increased the average salmon size and weight fourfold.
b. Genetic Engineering is not the solution to the world’s problems
c. The fast food industry and the environment are the major issues of the day.
200. It can be inferred from lines 16-19 of Passage A that the process is taking longer than it
should because of __________. d. Eugenics is a dangerous science that should be suppressed.
a. Public protests on the issue b. Political opposition
c. Lack of investors d. Movement of researchers to foreign countries 207. Which of the following is the main difference between Passage A and B?
a. Passage A talks about Genetic Engineering on animals, while passage B talks about
Genetic Engineering on humans.
201. What is the example given of researchers moving to foreign countries to do their work?
b. They have identical topics.
a. China, India and Argentina have hired fresh graduates from American Universities.
c. Passage A talks about the political implications of science while Passage B talks about
b. Some American researchers stopped doing research. how science is used by politics.
c. European anti-Biotech groups hired researchers to do work against Bio Engineering in d. Passage A is hostile to Bio Engineering while Passage B is in support of it.
Switzerland.
d. Scientists from the University of California moved to do their work in Brazil.
208. Both authors would agree that Genetic Engineering is ____.
a. Insignificant b. Powerful c. Highly unstable d. Unethical
202. Why does the author of Passage A give emphasis to the last part of line 32 shown below?
“…-And perhaps ourselves.”
209. Unlike Passage B, Passage A ______.
a. To underline the importance of developing Bio Engineering technology.
a. Uses a lot of anecdotes to support her theory
b. To invoke a sense of urgency in the reader.
 b. Portrays politics as an irrelevant force 17 The brutally low acceptance rates this year were a result of an avalanche of applications to top
c. Makes greater use of statistics and data to support her claims schools, which college admissions officials attributed to three factors. First, a demographic bulge is
d. Generally takes a supportive stance towards genetic engineering working through the nation’s population — the children of the baby boomers are graduating from
high school in record numbers. The federal Department of Education projects that 3.2 million
210. How would the author of Passage B react to the developments in Passage A? students will graduate from high school this spring, compared with 3.1 million last year and 2.4
a. With outright rejection, since genetic engineering should be done away with entirely. million in 1993. (The statistics project that the number of high school graduates will peak in 2008 .)
b. With caution, since this development in genetics could later be used on humans. Another factor is that more high school students are enrolling in college immediately after high
c. With unrestrained optimism, since it will solve world hunger. school. In the 1970s, less than half of all high school graduates went directly to college, compared
d. With disgust, because of the involvement of politics in science. with more than 60 percent today, said David Hawkins, a director at the National Association of
College Admission Counseling.
PASSAGE 5: Taken from Sam Dillon of the New York Times.
23 The third trend driving the frantic competition is that the average college applicant applies to
1 Harvard turned down 1,100 student applicants with perfect 800 scores on the SAT math exam. many more colleges than in past decades. In the 1960s, fewer than 2 percent of college freshmen
Yale rejected several applicants with perfect 2400 scores on the three-part SAT, and Princeton had applied to six or more colleges, whereas in 2006 more than 2 percent reported having applied
turned away thousands of high school applicants with 4.0 grade point averages. Needless to say, to 11 or more, according to The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2006, an annual
high school valedictorians were a dime a dozen. report on a continuing long -term study published by the University of California, Los Angeles.
4 It was the most selective spring in modern memory at America’s elite schools, according to 27 “Multiple applications per student,” Mr. Hawkins said, “is a factor that exponentially crowds the
college admissions officers. More applications poured into top schools this admissions cycle than in college admissions environment.” One reason that students are filing more applications is the
any previous year on record. Schools have been sending decision letters to student applicants in increasing use of the Common Application, a form that can be completed and filed via the Internet.
recent days, and rejection letters have overwhelmingly outnumbered the acceptances.
30 The ferocious competition at the most selective schools has not affected the overall acceptance
7 Stanford received a record 23,956 undergraduate applications for the fall term, accepting 2,456 rate at the rest of the natio n’s 2,500 four-year colleges and universities, which accept an average
students, meaning the school took 10.3 percent of applicants. of 70 percent of applicants.
9 Harvard College received applications from 22,955 students, another record, and accepted 2,058 32 “That overall 70 percent acceptance rate hasn’t changed since the 1980s,” Mr. Hawkins said.
of them, for an acceptance rate of 9 percent. The university called that “the lowest admit rate in
33 But with more and more students filling out ever more applications, schools like the California
Harvard’s history.” Applications to Columbia numbered 18,081, and the college accepted 1,618 of
Institute of Technology recei ved a record number of applications this year — 3,595, or 8 percent
them, for what was certainly one of the lowest acceptance rates this spring at an American
more than last year — and admitted 576 students. Among so many talented applicants, a
university: 8.9 percent.
prospective student with perfect SAT scores was not unusual, said Jill Perry, a Caltech
13 “There’s a sense of collective shock among parents at seeing extraordinarily talented kids spokeswoman.
getting rejected,” said Susan Gzesh, whose son Max Rothstein is a senior with an exemplary
37 “The successful students have to have shown some passion for science and technology in high
record at the Laboratory School, a private school associated with the University of Chicago. Max
school or their personal life,” Ms. Perry said. “That means creating a computer system for your high
applied to 12 top schools and was accepted outright only by Wesleyan, New York University and
school, or taking a tractor apart and putting it back together.”
the University of Michigan.
39 The competition was ferocious not only at the top universities, but at selective small colleges,
16 “Some of his classmates, with better test scores than his, were rejected at every Ivy League
like Williams, Bowdoin and Amherst, all of which reported record numbers of applications.
School,” Ms. Gzesh said.
41 Amherst received 6,668 applications and accepted 1,167 students for its class of 2011, b. Amherst decreased its number of enrollees this year.
c. Colleges everywhere have raised the bar for admissions significantly.
compared with the 4,491 applications and 1,030 acceptance letters it sent for the class of 2002
d. Admission to college was less competitive before.
nine years ago, said Paul Statt, an Amherst spokesman.
220. What is the main idea of the passage?
43 “Many of us who went to Amherst three decades ago know we couldn’t get in now; I know I a. The Ivy League admissions process is ridiculously outdated.
b. Admission to America’s top colleges has become fiercely competitive.
couldn’t,” said Mr. Statt, who graduated from Amherst in 1978.
c. Top schools should accept more students to help stymie the intense competition for
limited slots.
211. According to the passage, Harvard College has an acceptance rate of ____%. d. Extraordinary students with stellar grades, test scores and activities should prepare for
a. 8 b. 5 c. 3 d. 9 eventual rejection.

212. What does the phrase “a dime a dozen,” used to describe valedictorian applicants in line 3,
most nearly mean? PASSAGE 6: Adapted from Donald [Link] Kurosawa
a. Hard to find b. Common c. In high demand d. Cheap
1 Not that he himself wanted to be remembered. Rather, he wanted his work to be remembered.
213. Why were parents shocked by the results of the previous admissions cycle?
He once wrote: “Take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’” It was as though he
a. Extraordinarily talented kids were getting rejected by colleges
b. There were too manyapplicants to the colleges thought he did not exist except through his movies. When I was writing my book about him, he
c. Acceptance rates were brutally low
sometimes complained that there was nothing to write about if I persisted in asking him about
d. Perfect SAT scores were no longer enough
himself. He became interested in my project only when he learned it was to be called The Films of
214. Which of the following is not mentioned as a contributing factor to the low acceptance rates in
Akira Kurosawa.
the top colleges?
a. Multiple applications per student
b. The high number of high school graduates
5 He was interested in practice—how to make films more convincing, more real, more right. He
c. More students are enrolling in college right after high school
d. Super-students with high test scores, stellar grades and outstanding activities have would have agreed with Picasso’s remark that when critics get together they talk about theory, but
become more common.
when artists get together they talk about turpentine. He was interested in focal lengths, in multiple
215. This quote about Caltech applicants below, from line 37 of the passage indicates that camera positions, in color values, just as he was interested in convincing narrative, in consistent
_______.
characters, and in the moral con cern that was his subject. I do not think he even considered
“The successful students have to have shown some passion for science and technology in high
school or their personal life…” himself an artist. He talked about his methods as though he were a carpenter or a mason. And he
a. Applicants to Caltech need to have created a computer system independently while in
was old- fashioned enough to believe in the traditional Japanese lack of distinction between the
high school.
b. Caltech does not hold extracurricular activities in the humanities in high regard. arts and the crafts.
c. Because of the highly competitive applicant pool, applicants need to distinguish
themselves with activities that clearly show their passion.
d. Science and technology are always given the most value in college admissions for all 10 Though he sometimes said that he photographed merely in order to have something to edit, he
schools.
was nonetheless very particular about how and what he filmed. He had the castle for Throne of
216. The tone in lines 1-3 can best be described as ________. Blood dismantled, unphotographed, when he found that the carpenters had used nails, an
a. Excited b. Matter-of-factly c. Sarcastic d. Stricken
anachronism the long- distance lens would have readily revealed; he allegedly had assistants pour
217. What would be an appropriate title for the passage? twenty years’ worth of tea into the teacups for the hospital scenes of Red Beard, in order to achieve
a. Selectivity in Today’s Colleges. b. Destruction of Hopes and Dreams
the proper patina.
c. The End of the American Dream d. Ivy League Admissions

218. What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

14 To exercise such complete control, Kurosawa had also to exhibit such socially unattractive
a. To entertain b. To persuade c. To inform d. To criticize
qualities as egotism and a dictatorial disposition. “Though I am certainly not a militarist,” he once
219. What does Mr. Statt’s statement in line 43 regarding college admissions imply?
a. Students have it easier these days.
said, “if you compare a production unit to an army, then the script is the battle fla g and the director
is the commander of the front line.” 37 He was very fond not only of the young, but older kids as well. It was perhaps another birthday,
or a celebration of some sort, when the much younger director Nagisa Oshima suddenly
17 I remember a number of consequently bellicose blowups, lots of storming off the set, and an approached Kurosawa. Everyone turned to stare. Oshima had never before spoken to Kurosawa,
unfortunate habit of needling individuals in order show the others what awaited if they did not would have refused to, had attacked him, as well as many another grown-up Japanese film
behave. It was through the employment of such perhaps necessary strategies that he had earned director.
his sobriquet of Tenno— the Emperor—a title not at all popular in postwar Japan. 40 And here was the young perpetrator again setting upon his aging target. But now his purpose
was different. I was near enough to the two that I could hear Kurosawa being congratulated, on
20 It was, indeed, Kurosawa’s concern for perfecting the product that led to his later reversals. whatever the occasion was, but also being addressed as “sensei,” a title of the highest respect,
Though many film companies wou ld have been delighted by such directorial devotion, Japanese “teacher” plus “master.”
studios are commonly more impressed by cooperation than by innovation. They thus refused to
fund h is films. He occasionally did not finish a production on time and/or went over the amount of 42 What had happened? I have no idea. Perhaps Oshima had reconsidered, and just as Shohei
money budgeted; they said he was expensive, difficult to work with. And he was famously Imamura later decided that his mentor, Yasujiro Ozu, was not the calcified creator he had earlier
uncooperative with the media. accused him of being but a teacher from whom he had learned much, so Oshima had come to
recognize the worth of Kurosawa.
24 As a result, his films became fewer. Convinced that Kagemusha would never get made,
Kurosawa spent his time painting pictures of every scene—this collection would have to take the 45 I wonder what Kurosawa made of this. There is no knowing, but it might have seemed to him a
place of the unrealized film. He had, like many other directors, long used storyboards. These now kind of vindication—the most noticeably rebellious of the young rebels was now seeking him out,
blossomed into whole galleries—screening rooms for unmade masterpieces. an indication that his films, always moral and even toward the end moralistic, held lessons that
could be imparted across the generations.
27 Finally, fully abandoned by big-business Japan, Kurosawa had to search for funds elsewhere—
Russia, the USA, France. Like Lear himself, he wandered the blighted heath to get the money for 48 And that was what he valued most. Who he himself was interested him very little, because just
Ran. All of this was then seen by the local media as yet more proof of horrid Western influence on as he insisted that his heroes neglect the past and live only in the present, so was he unconcerned
his films. Once, exasperated by this repeated canard, he said: “I hear a lot about foreigners being with anything that had happened to him.
able to understand my movies, but I certainly never thought of them when I was making the films.
Perhaps because I am making them for today’s young Japanese, I find a Western -looking format 50 He perhaps initially thought that in my book I was after a summing-up, a taking into account of
most practical, but I really only make my pictures for young Japanese in their twenties.” the past but not the present. If so, then it would follow that I was not properly concerned with life.
Life is not that.
32 With the young, the director was different. During one of his birthday parties—there were some
Mosfilm guests, so it must have been 1975, when negotiations were concluding on Dersu Uzala—it 52 And in Kurosawa’s films, the major theme is that the heroes are always, from Sugata on, not
had been all business talk and grumpiness, and then Kurosawa’s little grandson toddled in. The being but becoming. They live in a present where, though history may indicate, it does not define.
change in the director was so swift, so dramatic, that I was as surprised as the Soviets were. The You cannot sum up a living person. You can sum up only the dead.
stern figure of authority, the Emperor himself, melted before our eyes, and here was a doting
grandpa and a smiling, trusting grandchild—since children liked him as much as he liked them: just 54 Maybe that is why the films of Kurosawa remain so alive and why this dedicated director, about
look at the kids in Rhapsody in August, the little tubercular patient in Drunken Angel, even that whom we really don’t know all that much, becomes so admirably the sum of all of his parts.
baby in Rashomon.
221. Why was Kurosawa only interested in the author’s project when he learned it was to be called d. It fulfilled his desire to become known as the greatest Japanese filmmaker of his
“The Films of Akira Kurosawa?” generation.
a. Kurosawa had an unfulfilled ego.
b. He was flattered by the title. 229. Lines 45-49 indicate that ________.
c. It will help him become remembered by the future generations of the world, which was a. Kurosawa was still obsessed over his reputation.
his objective. b. Kurosawa had created his newest films to cement his legacy.
d. He did not believe that he could be written or talked about without his films, c. Kurosawa was about to die, and intended to pass on his experience to a successor.
because his life was only about his films. d. Kurosawa was always more concerned about imparting lessons to future generations

222. Why does the Picasso use the word turpentine in line 6? 230. Why does the author say that you “cannot sum up the dead” in line 53?
a. He wanted to convey the fact that artists were more concerned with the practical side of a. Life was, in Kurosawa’s point of view, only about the past.
art, not theory. b. To contrast with the perception that he was “summing up” Kurosawa’s life
b. He wanted to show how artists were obsessed over the emotions and feelings that their c. To point out a common misconception among scholars of Kurosawa
works invoke. d. Kurosawa will always remain a mysterious figure whom we may never know well
c. Artists were impractical, and thus discussed only mundane concerns. enough.
d. He wanted it to complement with the discussion on theory by critics.
PASSAGE 7: An excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
223. Kurosawa had the castle from which film dismantled because it was used nails?
a. Rashomon b. Throne of Blood c. Kagemusha d. Sugata
In the story, Elizabeth had just expressed her gratitude to Mr. Darcy, whom she dislikes,
224. Why did Kurosawa gain the title of “Tenno?”
a. Because he made only ten films in his life as a matter of principle. for his assistance to her family. She left little doubt that her feelings about him had completely
b. Because of his destructive nature in and out of work.
changed. Darcy replies:
c. Because of his dictatorial style as director.
d. Because of the fame he garnered in Japan and abroad.
1 If you will thank me,' he replied, 'let it be for yourself alone. That the wish of giving happiness
225. What did Kurosawa do when he realized that local organizations and companies would not
fund his films? toyou might add force to the other inducements which led me on, I shall not attempt to deny. But
a. He gave up and focused on less expensive films, and was thus able to continue his
your family owe me nothing. Much as I respect them, I believe I thought only of you.'
work.
b. He immigrated to America to gain funding.
c. He made detailed storyboards of his unmade films and looked for funding abroad.
3 Elizabeth was too much embarrassed to say a word. After a short pause,her companion added,
d. He quit filmmaking for the rest of his life, and focused on taking care of his
grandchildren and negotiating film contracts instead. 'you are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so
at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this
226. What did the event in lines 33-36 show about Kurosawa?
a. Kurosawa was still obsessed over minor details in his later years. subject for ever.'
b. The Soviets from Mosfilm had an easy time negotiating, since Kurosawa was desperate
for funding.
c. Kurosawa had another side to his strict and dictatorial nature. 5 Elizabeth, feeling all the more than common awkwardness and anxiety of his situation, now
d. Age had tempered Kurosawa’s attitude.
forced herself to speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave him to understand that her
227. What do lines 38-39 imply about Kurosawa? sentiments had undergone so material a change since the period to which he aluded, as to make
a. He was not popular among Japanese filmmakers.
her receive with gratitude and pleasure his present assurances. The happiness which this reply
b. His reputation was tarnished by his collaboration with Mosfilm.
c. Oshima had a personal grudge against Kurosawa because he fired him when he was produced was such as he had probably never felt before, and he expressed himself on the
just beginning in the industry.
occasion as sensibly and as warmly as a man violently in love can be supposed to do. Had
d. Kurosawa was never seen as a sensei by anybody before or after the meeting.
228. What does the word vindication, mentioned in line 45, mean for Kurosawa? Elizabeth been able to encounter his eyes, she might have seen how well the expression of
a. It gave him approval to make even more films after rejection by Japanese producers.
heartfelt delight diffused over his face became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen,
b. It affirmed the influence and greatness of his films, after the doubts cast over him by his
countrymen. and he told her of feelings which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection
c. It let him retire peacefully and return life he had before filmmaking. every moment more valuable.
11 They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, PASSAGE 8: Invictus by William Ernest Henley
and said, for attention to any other objects. 1 Out of the night that covers
me, Black as the Pit from pole to
231. The phrase “If you will thank me” in line 1 indicates that _______. pole, I thank whatever gods may
a. Mr. Darcy was egotistical.
be For my unconquerable soul.
b. Mr. Darcy was looking for a favor from Elizabeth.
c. Mr. Darcy did something good for Elizabeth’s family.
d. Mr. Darcy helped everyone in town with their problems.
5 In the fell clutch of circumstance I
232. What does the word “inducements” in line 2 most nearly mean? have not winced nor cried aloud.
a. Motives b. Initiatives c. Thoughts d. Punishments
Under the bludgeonings of chance
b.
233. What does the phrase “I believe I thought only of you,” in line 2 mean? My head is bloody, but unbowed.
a. Mr. Darcy did not care at all for Elizabeth’s family.
b. Mr. Darcy did it out of his affection for Elizabeth.
c. Mr. Darcy was an obsessive and mad person. 9 Beyond this place of wrath and
d. Mr. Darcy only wanted to return a favor to Elizabeth for her help.
tears Looms but the Horror of the
234. Why was Elizabeth embarrassed by Darcy’s remarks? shade, And yet the menace of the years
a. She was flattered and shocked by his unexpected remarks.
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
b. Darcy was making her family look helpless.
c. Darcy was being rude to Elizabeth
d. Elizabeth felt that Darcy was trying to embarrass her again.
13 It matters not how strait the gate,
234. What does the word “trifle’ mentioned in line 3 most nearly mean? How charged with punishments the scroll.
a. To eat b. To dabble c. To squander d. To give back
I am the master of my fate:
236. What did Darcy wish to express in lines 3-5? I am the captain of my soul.
a. That if Elizabeth still dislikes him, she only needs to say so, then he will leave her life.
b. That he is willing to make peace, even if they hated each other before.
c. That their love has never faltered at all. 241. What is the pit being referred to in line 2?
d. That he had no affection for her at all. a. The pit of his enemies b. An executioner’s pit c. Hell d. His grave

237. What did Mr. Darcy feel about Elizabeth’s reaction in lines 6-8? 242. In lines 3---4, the author expresses his ___________.
a. Regret b. Happiness c. Pride d. Shame a. Pride at being unbeaten or unconquered. b. Defiance of fate
b. c. Appreciation of his will to survive d. Indebtedness to the gods
238. Though Elizabeth was not able to see Darcy’s affection visually, ____.
a. Darcy conducted himself in such a manner that showed it. 243. What does the word circumstance in line 5 refer to?
b. Darcy’s words expressed it. a. His situation b. His blessedness c. His mentality d. His indomitable attitude
c. Darcy still showed his contempt through his body language.
d. It showed in his actions. 244. When the author wrote that he did has “not winced nor cried aloud,” what was he trying to
express?
239. What does the world “alluded” in line 6 most nearly mean? a. That he was suffering much
a. Referenced b. Withheld c. Remembered d. Neglect b. That he will not complain or back down to the circumstances that befell him
c. That he was weakened by long periods of trying to fight
240. Line 11 shows that _______. d. That he will not go against fate anymore.
a. They did not mind each other because of the awkwardness that came about.
b. They were in love, and could not mind anything else. 245. Lines 7---8would most likely convey an image of ________.
c. They were expressing resentment, and so did not talk much. a. A helpless prisoner being executed
d. Although they admitted that they liked each other, they could not actually converse with b. A madman inflicting wounds on himself
each other properly. c. A soldier fighting on despite his wounds
 d. An animal that remains hostile despite being caged.

246. What lies in the “beyond” being referred to in line 9?

a. Safety and peace b. More suffering and darkness
c. Memories and regrets d. The warm embrace of the gods

247. What does the author say he is as the ‘menace of the years” finds him?
a. Fearless b. Destitute c. Cold and just barely alive d. Desperate

248. What beckons for the author in line 14?

a. Peace b. A short break from suffering
c. Death d. Even more suffering and punishment

249. The words in lines 15---16 are a statement of __________.

a. Fear b. Impudence c. Defiance d. Effrontery

250. Based on the tone and content of the passage, the titleInvictus probably means __________.
a. Fearless b. Unconquerable c. Vanquished d. Protected by the gods

Section 8 - Mathematics (251-275)

1. While Anna was baking cookies, Arthur maked some refreshments. No Error
2. The new government was drafting a constitution, electing a legislative body and established 24. No person could articulate his ideas better than the council president.
diplomatic relations. No Error a. Say b. Present c. Organize [Link]
3. As passionate musicians, Joe and Ernesto plan to become a member of the Manila 25. Paul Revere alerted the villagers to the arrival of the British troops.
Philharmonic. No Error a. Tricked b. Gossiped c. Informed d. Surrendered
4. Neither Senate or Congress wants to pass the bill suggested by the President. No Error
a. Nobody can doubt the advantage of a good education.
5. Some scientists consider Sergey Koryolev’s rockets to be more revolutionary than Von Braun of
b. It is definitely something that will make a difference in your life.
NASA. No Error.
c. It gives you valuable knowledge and skills that you can apply in life.
6. The students protested on the new tuition fee hike in the university quadrangle yesterday. No d. Education also provides a medium for you to make friends and connections.
Error
7. These days, kids under 12 years of age prefer cellular phones more than toys. No Error. 26. Which sentence should go first?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)
8. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brought the world to the edge of nuclear war in the 60’s. No
Error 27. Which sentence should go last?
9. The resuscitation of multiple victims of the tsunamis have kept the death toll to a minimum. No a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)
Error.
a. For sure, a better future lies ahead.
10. May Day, or International Workers’ Day is celebrated annually. No Error. b. The economy has been growing fast, and jobs are widely available.
c. People here and abroad are upbeat about the Philippines.
d. Additionally, the government is building a lot of new and useful infrastructure.
11. a. Tourniqutte b. Croquete c. Bagguette d. Parquet
12. a. Equivocall b. Arbitrary c. Croissannt d. Iterinary 28. Which sentence should be first?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)
13. a. Herbivor b. Eucalypteus c. Artichoke d. Bulbouos
14. a. Gnat b. Psuedonym c. Hier d. Bacalaureate 29. Which sentence should be last?
a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)
15. a. Connoisseur b. Flourescent c. Auxilliary d. Ardvark
30. What is the correct order of the sentences?
a. (b, d, c, a) b. (b, c, a, d) c. (c, b, d, a) d. (c, d, b, a)
16. Harry placed his hand gingerly on the fragile sphere.
a. Carefully b. Firmly c. Nervously d. Arduously 31. There ______ no doubt in Josephine’s mind that she will take up medicine.
a. were b. was c. being d. is going to be

17. The hallowed church has seen a decrease in visitors this year. 32. Amazingly, the chef was chopping onions, baking bread, ___________ to his assistant at the
a. Empty b. Destroyed c. Damaged d. Holy same time.
a. and talked b. and talking c. talking d. and were talking
18. The new table’s surface was immaculate. 
a. Intricate  b. Special   c. Unique  d. Flawless 33. Winston had ______ across the English Channel more than once.
a. swum b. swam c. swim d. swamth
19. Chef Ton’s new dish was palatable to the critics.
a. Presentable b. Acceptable c. Different d. Inedible 34. Vincent van Gogh was known not just for his works of art, ________ his famous ear.
a. but b. and also c. also d. but also for
21. Communism is considered as the antithesis of  capitalism. 
a. Opponent  b. Opposite  c. Raconteur  d. Depredation 35. UP Manila offers the most sought after course ____ aspiring doctors: the UP INTARMED
program.
22. Cyrano swept into the party with such panache. a. to b. among c. from d. with
a. Speed b. Exuberance c. Rudeness d. Flamboyance
36. The Universite Paris IV Sorbonne, _____ Paris, France, was once part of the second oldest
23. Arturo began the long and arduous journey uphill. university in the world.
a. Taxing b. Winding c. Complicated d. Effervescent a. in b. at c. on d. under
37. The progress made with different technologies _______ made the world a much smaller
place.
a. had b. has c. have d. will have
38. Shakespeare’s work is considered by many to be more influential than _______________.
a. Mark Twain b. the writer Mark Twain
c. Mark Twain’s work d. ones of Mark Twain’s

39. Between you and _____, Ivan has really started to become annoying to converse with.
a. me b. I c. them d. us

40. Despite his flu, Leo is feeling _______ today.

a. good b. best c. ok d. arched

41. Bihira uhawin si Ramon kapag naglalaro siya sa kalye. Walang Mali

42. Naguunahan ang mga bata na makahuli ng tutubi sa bukid. Walang Mali.

43. Nakakaginhawa sa kaloobang malaman na may lunas ang sakit ni lolo. Walang Mali.

43. Sino ba naman ang mag-aakala na magiging pangulo siya nang Pilipinas? Walang Mali.

44. Sikat si Fernando Amorsolo sa kanyang paglalarawan ng buhay sa probinsya. Walang Mali.

45. Kundi man ngayon makaluwas si Jorge sa Maynila, ay sa Agosto pa siya luluwas. Walang Mali.

46. Mahilig sa mga kwentong luma si Ina, kaya napakalalim ng kanyang Filipino. Walang Mali.

47. Ang mga Dominicano ang nagtatag ng Universidad de Santo Tomas, na mas sikat sa tawag na
UST. Walang Mali.

48. Hindi bumoboto doon si manong Jose dahil laging mahaba ang pila. Walang Mali.

50. Mas maginhawa sana ang buhay nila ngayon kung hindi labimpito ang anak nila. Walang Mali.