#40.
A. Habits are built up slowly, but once established, they are difficult to break.
B. A person of bad habits cannot be said to have a good character.
C. Character, either good or bad, is a matter of habit.
D. Any action that is performed regularly becomes a habit, that is, it is done without conscious effort.
E. on the other hand, a person who performs repeated good actions performs good habits and therefore, buildup a good character.
A
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B
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C
ABCDE
D
CDBEA
Answer: CDBEA
#41.
A. Advance warning, however, can do great deal in reducing oppositions.
B. How changes are introduced affect their acceptance by employee.
C. To illustrate, sudden change will inevitably meet with great employee resistance.
D. It also gives a person time to adjust to the new framework and to the personal and domestic changes that go along with it.
E. Imposed altercations can lead to dissatisfaction, absenteeism, and inefficiency.
A
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B
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C
BACED
D
ACEBD
Answer: BCEAD
#42.
A. But most poignant of all perhaps is the loneliness of the aged individual who feels useless and unwanted.
B. Then, there is the loneliness of the teenagers, more prevalent these days than ever before, who feel misunderstood and alienated from their elders.
C. Further on, there is the loneliness with in the marriage bond where many spouses feel estranged from their partners even while living together in the most intimate relationship.
D. Loneliness strikes without regard for age, place, or condition.
E. For instance, there is the loneliness of small children whose parents have to little time for them.
A
DBCAE
B
DEBCA
C
DAECB
D
DECAB
Answer: DEBCA
#43.
1. This important role of camera in recording events keeps the people's minds busy in exploring new systems and techniques to improve the invention.
2. The result of these research activities is a camera that can now measure the time it takes to send ultrasonic waves from the camera and receive an echo from the subject.
3. Aside form printed words, the camera is undoubtedly the most facinating inventions of human beings.
4. It captures the right moods at the right moment and tells exactly what happens at a particular occasion by means of the pictures that it produces.
5. In fact, many companies have set aside funds for research and study on how this particular line of endeavor can be improved.
A
3-4-5-1-2
B
3-5-4-1-2
C
3-4-1-5-2
D
3-1-4-2-5
Answer: 3-4-1-5-2
#44.
A. Thinking creatively allows us to let our thoughts run free, leading to the birth of new ideas and making greater the probability of finding an effective solution to problem.
B. Critical thinking is the examination or testing of suggested solutions to see whether they will work.
C. Then critical judgement selects and refines the best ideas, picking the most effective solution out of the available possibilities.
D. Though we must engage in those two types of thinking separately, we need both for efficient problem solving.
E. Creative thinking that results in the discovery of new or improved solution to a problem.
A
BACED
B
BEADC
C
BEACD
D
EBDAC
Answer: BEACD
#45.
1. They throw their garbage on the streets.
2. Worst of all they spit everywhere and fill the air with germs.
3. Yet many people do not cooperate in keeping our community clean.
4. They also litter in public parks and public buildings.
5. Everyone knows that "health is wealth".
A
5-3-1-2-4
B
5-3-1-4-2
C
5-1-3-2-4
D
5-1-3-4-2
Answer: 5-3-1-4-2
#46.
1. Some of these activities lead to serious criminal offense.
2. In their confusion, they have turned to vandalism, narcotics and other destructive acts.
3. The youth of today are facing a drastically changing culture.
4. Many are not prepared to meet the changes.
5. As a preventive measure against crime, these young people's energy must be directed.
A
3-4-2-1-5
B
4-3-2-1-5
C
3-2-1-5-4
D
2-1-4-5-3
Answer: 3-4-2-1-5
#47.
A. A mere fifteen hundred years ago, English was a fledgling language spoken by a few thousand people in Great Britain.
B. As a result of this remarkable flexibility, English
is today’s international language.
C. The English language can be divided into three
main periods—Old English, Middle English and
Modern English.
D. English has achieved its global status because of
an unusual and amazing ability to respond and
change according to the needs of its users.
E. Today English is a thriving, vigorous language
spoken by nearly one-fourth of the population of
the world.
F. The separations reflect the impact of various
cultural and historical events on the growth and
development of English.
A
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B
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C
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D
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Answer: AEBCDF
#48.
A. The effect of books is two fold.
B. Even if you do write it down, it perishes soon as the
mice eat the paper.
C. Suppose, for example, that you think of an
important idea or a beautiful poem.
D. They preserve knowledge in time and spread it in
space.
E. Unless you can write it down, your poem or idea
will probably die when you do.
F. But once printing had been discovered, it did not
matter how soon you died or how many copies of
what you had written were eaten by mice.
A
ACBDEF
B
AEDBCF
C
ABCDEF
D
ACBEDF
Answer: AEDBCF
#49.
A. However, there are occasional showers, but much
of the water runs off swiftly instead of sinking into
the ground.
B. Cactic and other succulents brilliantly solve the
problem of storage of water
C. Instead of being leaves, they have extensive root
system which is their life-savers.
D. In the deserts, soil temperature may rise to very
high level and the soil is often bone dry.
E. The great networks of roots, which remain close to
the surface soak quickly any water that reach
them.
F. All plants that grow in the deserts are cleverly
equipped to withstand the heat and make full use
of what little water exists.
A
DABCEF
B
DABECF
C
DBAECF
D
DACBEF
Answer: DABCEF
#50.
A. Little metal letters called type, are arranged in
such a way as to form the words that you want to
print.
B. The inked letters leave their marks upon the paper
and these marks are the printed words.
C. The letters are then inked over and sheets of paper
are pressed down tight upon them.
D. As many copies can be made of what is printed as
there are sheets of paper.
E. In this way thousands of books make their way to
the market.
F. Printing is a device for multiplying what is written
by making copies of it.
A
FABDCE
B
EACDFB
C
ABCDEF
D
FABCDE
Answer: FABCDE
#51.
A. Covering vast stretches of open desert, this flower is found at elevations below 4,500 feet.
B. Horses graze these blossoms avidly but are annoyed by a small fly that frequents the fragrant blossoms, giving the plant the name “fly flower”.
C. Goldfields is a spring flower that belongs to the sunflower family.
D. The low-growing plant produces small but attractive blossoms on plains, March to May.
A
CADB
B
DACB
C
BCAD
D
ADCB
Answer: CADB
#52.
A. When I fall asleep, I dream about what it would be like to have a rocket
ship.
B. If I had a rocket ship, my first destination would be the Earth's moon,
which is called Luna.
C. Because there is little gravity I would be able to jump very high.
D. When I got to Luna I would jump all around.
A
ABCD
B
ABDC
C
ADCB
D
BCDA
Answer: ABDC
#53.
A. That is the size of two of your hands.
B. Squirrels live mostly in the forests of Europe and north America.
C. They are about 25 centimeters long.
D. Behind them and often suspended over their backs are their tails, wide, upright and furry, and almost the same size as their length.
E. Thanks to this long tail, a squirrel can jump from one tree to another without losing its balance.
A
CBADE
B
BCADE
C
CABDE
D
DCABE
Answer: BCADE
#54.
A. Atlantis is an island whose existence and location have never been confirmed.
B. While there are many hypotheses about Atlantis, the vast majority of scientists conclude that Atlantis never existed.
C. The first references to Atlantis are from the classical Greek philosopher Plato, who said it was engulfed by the ocean as the result of an earthquake 9,000 years before his own time.
D. They also added that Plato made up the story using elements that may have been drawn from real events.
A
ABCD
B
ACBD
C
ADCB
D
CADB
Answer: ACBD
#55.
A. Except for the sound of the rain, all was quiet.
B. While hurrying to his shelter he saw an old hut.
C. An old tiger ran through the rain looking for
shelter.
D. He was wet and cold and his home was far away.
E. With a sigh of relief, the tiger crawled under the
thatched roof and lay down by the door.
F. It was dark and it was raining heavily.
A
FDCABE
B
FCDBEA
C
FEDCBA
D
ABCDEF
Answer: FCDBEA
#56.
A. Tim Severin is a writer.
B. Tim cannot stop short of a total reconstruction of
historic voyages.
C. Tim is very keen on the ancient story of the travels
of Brendan.
D. Tim is as likely to be found before the mast as
before a typewriter.
E. Tim eventually found himself facing Atlantic Gale
in a small boat.
F. Researching seafaring legends intrigues Tim.
A
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B
ACFDBE
C
AFCDEB
D
AFCBDE
Answer: ACFBDE
#57.
A. When he was only three years old, Mozart could
pick out melodies on a clavichord.
B. While he was a very young child, he had started to
compose music.
C. He published the first composition when he was
twelve.
D. By seven he had learned to play the violin and
organ without instruction.
E. By the time he was a young man, he had played at
concerts in most of Europe’s great cities.
F. It was evident that he was a prodigy and a musical
genius.
A
ABCDEF
B
ACDFEB
C
ADBCEF
D
ACDEBF
Answer: ADBCEF
#58.
A. Diophantus's youth lasts 1/6 of his life.
B. After 1/7 more of his life, Diophantus married.
C. He grew a beard after 1/12 more of his life.
D. Five years later, he had a son.
E. The son lived exactly half as long as his father, and Diophantus died just four years after his son's death.
F. All of this totals the years Diophantus lived.
A
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B
ACBEDF
C
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D
ABCDEF
Answer: ACBDEF
#59.
A. Doctors at rural health centers are left to rely on
their own clinical skill and the stethoscope to
determine the nature and extent of an illness.
B. Then came the stethoscope, the micro- scope,
laboratory tests with chemicals, screenings and
X-rays.
C. The first barometer to be used in determining a
health condition was the pulse and along with it,
the tongue, throat and eyes.
D. Diagnostic facilities are the single most important
qualitative element missing in our rural health
services.
E. Now diagnostic technology includes ultrasonic
gadgets and nuclear equipments which have found
their way into some of our urban hospitals.
F. Diagnosis is an important component of health
care.