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ReadingTest

60MINUTES,47QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

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DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).

Questions1-9arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThispassageisadaptedfromJaneAusten,Emma,originallypublishedin1815.

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EmmaWoodhouse,handsome,clever,andrich,withacomfortablehomeandhappydisposition,seemedtounitesomeofthebestblessingsof

existence;andhadlivednearlytwenty-oneyearsintheworldwithverylittletodistressorvexher.Shewastheyoungestofthetwodaughtersofamostaffectionate,indulgentfather,andhad,in

consequenceofhersister’smarriage,beenmistressofhishousefromaveryearlyperiod.Hermotherhaddiedtoolongagoforhertohavemorethananindistinctremembranceofhercaresses,andherplacehadbeensuppliedbyanexcellentwomanasgoverness,whohadfallenlittleshortofamotherinaffection.

SixteenyearshadMissTaylorbeenin

Mr.Woodhouse’sfamily,lessasagovernessthanafriend,veryfondofbothdaughters,butparticularlyofEmma.Betweenthemitwasmoretheintimacyofsisters.EvenbeforeMissTaylorhadceasedtoholdthenominalofficeofgoverness,themildnessofhertemperhadhardlyallowedhertoimposeanyrestraint;andtheshadowofauthoritybeingnowlongpassedaway,theyhadbeenlivingtogetherasfriendandfriendverymutuallyattached,andEmmadoingjustwhatsheliked;highlyesteemingMissTaylor’sjudgment,butdirectedchieflybyherown.

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TherealevilsindeedofEmma’ssituationwerethepowerofhavingrathertoomuchherownway,andadispositiontothinkalittletoowellofherself;thesewerethedisadvantageswhichthreatenedalloytohermanyenjoyments.Thedanger,however,wasatpresentsounperceived,thattheydidnotbyanymeansrankasmisfortuneswithher.

Sorrowcame—agentlesorrow—butnotatallintheshapeofanydisagreeable

consciousness.—MissTaylormarried.Itwas

MissTaylor’slosswhichfirstbroughtgrief.Itwasonthewedding-dayofthisbelovedfriendthatEmmafirstsatinmournfulthoughtofanycontinuance.Theweddingoverandthebride-peoplegone,herfatherandherselfwerelefttodinetogether,withnoprospectofathirdtocheeralongevening.Herfathercomposedhimselftosleepafterdinner,asusual,andshehadthenonlytositandthinkofwhatshehadlost.

Theeventhadeverypromiseofhappinessforherfriend.Mr.Westonwasamanofunexceptionablecharacter,easyfortune,suitableageandpleasantmanners;andtherewassomesatisfactioninconsideringwithwhatself-denying,generous

friendshipshehadalwayswishedandpromotedthematch;butitwasablackmorning’sworkforher.ThewantofMissTaylorwouldbefelteveryhourofeveryday.Sherecalledherpastkindness—the

kindness,theaffectionofsixteenyears—howshehadtaughtandhowshehadplayedwithherfromfiveyearsold—howshehaddevotedallherpowerstoattachandamuseherinhealth—andhownursedherthroughthevariousillnessesofchildhood.Alarge

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debtofgratitudewasowinghere;buttheintercourseofthelastsevenyears,theequalfootingandperfectunreservewhichhadsoonfollowedIsabella’s

marriageontheirbeinglefttoeachother,wasyeta65

dearer,tendererrecollection.Ithadbeenafriendandcompanionsuchasfewpossessed,intelligent,

well-informed,useful,gentle,knowingallthewaysofthefamily,interestedinallitsconcerns,andpeculiarlyinterestedinherself,ineverypleasure,70

everyschemeofher’s;—onetowhomshecould

speakeverythoughtasitarose,andwhohadsuchanaffectionforherascouldneverfindfault.

Howwasshetobearthechange?—Itwastruethatherfriendwasgoingonlyhalfamilefromthem;but75

EmmawasawarethatgreatmustbethedifferencebetweenaMrs.Westononlyhalfamilefromthem,andaMissTaylorinthehouse;andwithallheradvantages,naturalanddomestic,shewasnowingreatdangerofsufferingfromintellectualsolitude.80

Shedearlylovedherfather,buthewasnocompanionforher.Hecouldnotmeetherinconversation,rationalorplayful.

Theeviloftheactualdisparityintheirages(andMr.Woodhousehadnotmarriedearly)wasmuch85

increasedbyhisconstitutionandhabits;forhavingbeenavaletudinarian*allhislife,withoutactivityofmindorbody,hewasamucholdermaninwaysthaninyears;andthougheverywherebelovedforthefriendlinessofhisheartandhisamiabletemper,his90

talentscouldnothaverecommendedhimatanytime.

*apersoninweakhealthwhoisoverlyconcernedwithhisorherailments

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ThemainpurposeofthepassageistoA)describeamaincharacterandasignificant

changeinherlife.B)provideanoverviewofafamilyandanearby

neighbor.C)discusssomeregrettablepersonalityflawsina

maincharacter.D)explaintherelationshipbetweenamain

characterandherfather.

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Whichchoicebestsummarizesthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassage(lines1-14)?A)Eventhoughacharacterlosesaparentatan

earlyage,sheishappilyraisedinalovinghome.B)Anaffectionategovernesshelpsacharacterto

overcomethelossofhermother,despitetheindifferenceofherfather.C)Largelyasaresultofherfather’swealthand

affection,acharacterleadsacontentedlife.D)Acharacterhasagenerallycomfortableand

fulfillinglife,butthenshemustrecoverfromlosinghermother.ThenarratorindicatesthattheparticularnatureofEmma’supbringingresultedinherbeingA)despondent.B)self-satisfied.C)friendless.D)inconsiderate.4

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Lines1-5(“Emma...her”)B)Lines9-14(“Her...affection”)C)Lines28-32(“Thereal...enjoyments”)D)Lines32-34(“Thedanger...her”)Asusedinline26,“directed”mostnearlymeansA)trained.B)aimed.C)guided.D)addressed.

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Asusedinline54,“want”mostnearlymeansA)desire.B)lack.C)requirement.D)request.7

ItcanmostreasonablybeinferredthatafterMissTaylormarried,shehad

A)lesspatiencewithMr.Woodhouse.B)fewerinteractionswithEmma.C)moreclosefriendsthanEmma.D)anincreasedappreciationforEmma.Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?A)Line37(“Miss...married”)B)Lines47-48(“Theevent...friend”)C)Lines60-65(“Alarge...recollection”)D)Lines73-79(“How...solitude”)Whichsituationismostsimilartotheonedescribedinlines83-91(“Theevil...time”)?

A)Amotherandheradultsonhavedistincttastes

inartandmusicthatresultinrepeatedfamilyarguments.B)Thedifferencesbetweenanolderandayounger

friendaremagnifiedbecausetheyoungeroneismoreactiveandathletic.C)Anolderandayoungerscientistremainclose

friendsdespitethefactthattheolderone’sworkispublishedmorefrequently.D)Theagedifferencebetweenahighschoolstudent

andacollegestudentbecomesaproblemeventhoughtheyenjoythesamediversions.

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Questions10-19arebasedonthefollowingpassageandsupplementarymaterial.

ThispassageisadaptedfromMarinaGorbis,TheNatureoftheFuture:DispatchesfromtheSocialstructedWorld.©2013byMarinaGorbis.

VisitorstotheSovietUnioninthe1960sand1970salwaysmarveledatthegapbetweenwhattheysawinstatestores—shelvesemptyorfilledwithLinethingsnoonewanted—andwhattheysawin5

people’shomes:nicefurnishingsandtablesfilledwithfood.Whatfilledthegap?Avastinformaleconomydrivenbyhumanrelationships,dense

networksofsocialconnectionsthroughwhichpeopletradedresourcesandcreatedvalue.TheSovietpeople10

didn’tplothowtheywouldbuildthesenetworks.Noonewasteachingthemhowtomaximizetheirconnectionsthewaysocialmarketerseagerlyteachustoday.Theirnetworksevolvednaturally,outofnecessity;thatwastheonlywaytosurvive.15

Today,allaroundtheworld,weareseeinganewkindofnetworkofrelationship-driven

economicsemerging,withindividualsjoiningforcessometimestofillthegapsleftbyexistinginstitutions—corporations,governments,

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educationalestablishments—andsometimescreatingnewproducts,services,andknowledgethatnoinstitutionisabletoprovide.Empoweredby

computingandcommunicationtechnologiesthathavebeensteadilybuildingvillage-likenetworksona25

globalscale,weareinfusingmoreandmoreofoureconomictransactionswithsocialconnectedness.Thenewtechnologiesareinherentlysocialandpersonal.Theyhelpuscreatecommunitiesaroundinterests,identities,andcommonpersonal

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challenges.Theyallowustogaindirectaccesstoaworldwidecommunityofothers.Andtheytake

anonymityoutofoureconomictransactions.Wecanassessthosewedon’tknowbycheckingtheirreputationsasbuyersandsellersoneBayorby

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followingtheirTwitterstreams.WecanlookuptheirfriendsonFacebookandwatchtheirYouTube

videos.Wecaneasilygetpeople’sadviceonwheretofindthebestshoemakerinBrazil,thebest

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