56. In order for us within our society to be able to make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon those criminals who are convicted of crimes, we must first understand why we punish criminals. a. In order for us within our society to be able to make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon those criminals who are convicted of crimes, we must first understand why we punish criminals. b. To make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals, we must first understand why we punish criminals. c. In order for us to be able to decide about the kinds of punishments we impose upon people con- victed of crimes, we must first understand why people should be punished. d. Beginning with understanding why we punish, we can then as a society make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals. e. Deciding upon the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals, as a society, we must first understand why punishment is imposed upon criminals. 57. Known as the Australian Eleanor Roosevelt, Jessie Street li ved a life in privilege while at the same time d evot ing her efforts to working for the rights of the disenfranchised, including workers, women, refugees, and Aborigines. a. lived a life in privilege while at the same time devoting b. lived a life of privilege while simultaneously she devoted c. lived a life of privilege while devoting d. lived a life in privilege and devoting at the same time e. lived a life of privilege and wealth while at the same time devoted 58. T he main reason for the decline in worldwide illiteracy rates, which have dropped over the last 20 years, is the sharp increase of literacy rates among young women, which is the result of campaigns to increase educational opportunities for girls. a. The main reason for the decline in worldwide illiteracy rates, which have dropped over the last 20 years, b. Declining over the last 20 years, worldwide illiteracy rates have fallen for one main reason, which c. Declining over the last 20 years, the main reason for the fall in illiteracy rates d. The main reason worldwide illiteracy rates, having dropped over the last 20 years, e. The main reason for the decline in worldwide illiteracy rates over the last 20 years – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 188 59. Probably as old as human society, and defined as “the willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person,” is stalking. a. Probably as old as human society, and defined as “the willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person,” is stalking. b. Stalking is probably as old as human society and is defined as “the willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person.” c. Probably as old as human society, the definition of stalking is “the willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person.” d. “The willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person” is the definition of stalking, which is probably as old as human society. e. Probably as old as human society, stalking is defined as “the willful, malicious, and repeated follow- ing and harassing of another person.” 60. Typically people think of genius, whether it manifests itself in Mozart composing symphonies at age five or Einstein’s discovery of relativity, as ha ving a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric. a. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric. b. as having two qualities, being that they are both supernatural as well as eccentric. c. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also of the eccentric. d. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also another quality, that is, eccentricity. e. as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric. 61. T he financial hub of a business management information system (MIS) is accounting, the system of recording, analyzing, and reporting economic transactions. a. The financial hub of a business management information system (MIS) is accounting, the system of recording, analyzing, and reporting economic transactions. b. The financial hub of a business management information system (MIS) is accounting, it is the sys- tem of recording, analyzing, and reporting economic transactions. c. The financial hub of a business management information system (MIS), which is accounting, is the system of recording, analyzing, and used to report economic transactions. d. A system of recording, analyzing, and reporting economic transactions, the financial hub of a busi- ness management information system (MIS) is accounting. e. A system of accounting is a business management information system (MIS)’s financial hub, in that it is used to record, analyze, and report economic transactions. 62. The poet William Blake believed that true religion r eveals through art, not through nature. a. reveals through b. is revealed through c. reveals in d. is revealed by e. reveals – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 189 63. Although they are not considered the most highest evolved of the cephalopods, cuttlefish are extremely intelligent. a. the most highest evolved b. the more higher evolved c. the most highly evolving d. the most highly evolved e. the most evolutionarily high 64. Athletes who suffer from asthma need t o wor k in the conjunction of a docto r who understands the disease and can design a proper training regimen. a. to work in the conjunction of a doctor who b. to work in conjunction with a doctor that c. to work in conjunction with a doctor who d. to work in conjunction of a doctor that e. to work at the conjunction of a doctor who 65. A lthough on the one hand it is true that the lack of computer-related skills accounts for and explains many of the problems in today’s job market, there is meanwhile a lack of skilled labor in many differ- ent fields. a. Although on the one hand it is true that the lack of computer-related skills accounts for and explains many of the problems in today’s job market, there is meanwhile a lack of skilled labor in many different fields. b. While the lack of computer-related skills accounts for many of the problems in today’s job market, the lack of skilled labor is evident in many different fields. c. A lack of skilled labor affects all fields, not just computer-related, the problems in today’s job mar- ket shows. d. While the lack of computer-related skills accounts for many of the problems in today’s job market, many different fields are also experiencing a shortage of skilled labor. e. Lacking computer-related skills, today’s job market has many problems, and other fields also lack skilled labor. 66. Like Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell believed that the archetypal story of the hero who ventures from the safety of his village, endures many trials and triumphs, and returns with knowledge or goods that will save or e nlighten his people, is part of the collective unconscious of all humankind. a. enlighten his people, is part of b. enlighten his people; is part of c. enlighten his people, are part of d. enlighten his people, who are part of e. enlighten his people, being in part – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 190 67. The Competitive Civil Service system is designed to give applicants fair and equal treatment and to ensure that federal applicants ar e hired based in objective criteria. a. are hired based in b. are hired on c. are hired based on d. are hired based by e. are hired through employment of 68. Often attractive and charming, and always inordinately self-confident, p e ople which suffer fro m anti- social personality disorder demonstrate a disturbing emotional shallowness. a. people which suffer from b. people are suffering from c. people that suffer from d. people who suffer from e. people suffer from 69. B rought on by weightlessness in protracted space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts also have to deal with muscle atrophy. a. Brought on by weightlessness in protracted space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts also have to deal with muscle atrophy. b. Besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation in protracted space flight, astronauts also have to deal with muscle atrophy, which is brought on by weightlessness. c. In protracted space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts also have to deal with muscle atrophy brought about through weightlessness. d. Besides the obvious hazards of protracted space flight, which include meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts also have to deal with another problem, which is the muscle atrophy that occurs after an extended period of weightlessness. e. Besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation, astronauts in protracted space flight also have to deal with muscle atrophy brought on by weightlessness. 70. The atmosphere forms a gaseous envelope around the earth, protecting it from the cold of space, harmful ultraviolet light, and me teors that are large, but not the largest. a. and meteors that are large, but not the largest. b. and all but the largest meteors. c. and most meteors, except those that are very large. d. and large meteors, excepting the largest. e. and with the exception of the largest, meteors. – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 191 71. They were in mind, of a like manner about how to handle Carson’s breach of contract. a. in mind, of a like manner b. likened of mind c. in a likened mind d. of a like-mindedness e. of a like mind 72. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the r enowned po et, essayist, and transc endentalist, believed that the universe is a transcendent “over-soul” and that every living thing is a part of this “blessed Unity.” a. the renowned poet, essayist, and transcendentalist b. the poet, essayist, and transcendentalist who was renowned c. the renowned poet as well as an essayist, who was also a transcendentalist d. who was a renowned poet and was also an essayist and transcendentalist e. being renowned as a poet, essayist, and transcendentalist 73. R eco mbinant DNA t echnology allows scientists to cut segments of DNA from one type of organism and c ombine them with the genes of a second organism, also called genetic engineering. a. Recombinant DNA technology allows scientists to cut segments of DNA from one type of organ- ism and combine them with the genes of a second organism, also called genetic engineering. b. Allowing scientists to cut segments of DNA from one type of organism and combine them with the genes of a second organism, recombinant DNA technology is also called genetic engineering. c. Recombinant DNA technology, also called genetic engineering, allows scientists to cut segments of DNA from one type of organism and combine them with the genes of a second organism. d. Recombinant DNA technology, also called genetic engineering, allows scientists the cutting of seg- ments of DNA from one type of organism and the combination of them with the genes of a second organism. e. Recombinant DNA technology, which is also known in more familiar terminology as genetic engi- neering, allows scientists the opportunity to cut segments of DNA from one type of organism and combine them with the genes of a second organism. 74. Millions of people in the United States are affected by eat ing disorders, more than 90% of those afflicted are adolescents or young women. a. eating disorders, more than 90% b. eating disorders; more than 90% c. eating disorders, of which more than 90% d. eating disorders. Ninety percent more e. eating disorders, over 90% – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 192 75. When a normally functioning immune system attacks a nonself molecule, the system has the ability to “remember” the specifics of the foreign body, and upon subsequent encounters with the same species of molecules, it r eacts accordingly. a. it reacts b. the foreign body reacts c. the molecules react d. the immune system reacts e. the species react  Answer Explanations Reading Comprehension 1. d. This choice offers the best title for the passage, which explains why the “worriers in Washington” may have nothing to fear after all. Choice a is incorrect because the passage is not about the relation- ship between the AARP and Social Security or the AARP’s position on Social Security issues. Choice b is incorrect because the passage actually argues the opposite: that most baby boomers will continue to pay into Social Security long after the traditional age of retirement. Choice c is true, but it is just one specific fact cited within the passage to support the main idea. Choice e is also true, but the passage explains why the economists’ fears are unfounded. 2. c. The AARP study cited in the third paragraph reveals that 87% of the baby boomers surveyed “planned to continue working for pay” once they reach retirement age. The passage does not state that the government raised the retirement age (choice a). Choices b and e are incorrect because the AARP survey also notes that “between 25% and 44% of respondents reported they are not financially pre- pared to retire,” which means they will need supplemental income. A desire to remain active in their community (choice d) is one of the reasons many baby boomers will continue to work, but it is the fact that they will continue to work (not why they will continue to work) that allays the fear of a bank- rupt system. 3. b. The survey statistics demonstrate that most baby boomers will keep working, so the Social Security system will not encounter a sudden massive strain as baby boomers reach the retirement age. Choice a is incorrect because although the number of baby boomers is cited (80,000,000), no other figure is cited in comparison. One statistic from the survey suggests that many baby boomers have not planned well for retirement (choice c), but several other statistics are also cited, so this cannot be the main pur- pose. The passage states that the survey was designed in part to measure baby boomers’ optimism (choice d), but the passage does not cite results of questions in that category. Choice e is incorrect for the same reason. – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 193 . meteors, excepting the largest. e. and with the exception of the largest, meteors. – VERBAL SECTION PRACTICE TEST– 19 1 71. They were in mind, of a like manner about how to handle Carson’s breach of. as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric. 61. T he financial hub of a business management information system (MIS) is accounting, the system of recording, analyzing,. business management information system (MIS) is accounting, the system of recording, analyzing, and reporting economic transactions. b. The financial hub of a business management information system