#60.
A. Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them.
B. The first little pig was very lazy.
C. He didn't want to work at all and he built his house out of straw.
D. Then, they sang and danced and played together the rest of the day.
E. The second little pig worked a little bit harder but he was somewhat lazy too and he built his house out of sticks.
F. So when they were old enough, she sent them out into the world to seek their fortunes.
A
ABDCE
B
ABCDE
C
AFBCED
D
ACDEBF
Answer: AFBCED
#61.
A. To us, for example, the moment 8.17 a.m. means
something-something very important, if it
happens to be the starting time of our daily train.
B. We are chronically aware of the moving minute
hand, even of the moving second hand.
C. There are trains to be caught, cards to be punched,
tasks to be done in specified periods, records to be
broken by fraction of a second.
D. Our consciousness of the smallest unit of time is
now acute.
E. We have to be.
F. Time is our tyrant.
A
ABCDEF
B
FBECDA
C
BCDEAF
D
CDBEAF
Answer: FBECDA
#62.
A. There are a number of bad habits which poor
readers adopt.
B. Of course, there must be vigorous mental activity.
C. But extra body movements, such as pointing with
the fingers or moving the lips, do not help
reading.
D. In efficient reading, the muscles of the eye should
make the only external movement.
E. Most of these involve using extra body movement
in the reading process.
F. Young children and very poor readers often point
with a finger at each word in turn.
A
ABCEDF
B
ABCDEF
C
ACDEBF
D
AFCEBD
Answer: ABCEDF
#63.
A. This is because for a nation to have an effective economy, a great deal of national coordination of its economic activities is needed.
B. Such coordination is provided by public administrative systems.
C. Many authorities say the reason for the economic paralysis of a developing nation is the almost nonexistence of an effective public administration.
D. What is worst is once a nation's economy is in ruins; it can further fall into political and social shambles.
E. Where such systems are nonexistent or deficient, there can be no real economic progress.
A
CABED
B
CDBAE
C
CEBDA
D
CBDAE
Answer: CABED
#64.
A. There is much to be said in defense of the youth.
B. The community reaps benefits for many of their voluntary activities.
C. Sincere, passionate involvement in community life is another striking quality of a large segment of the youth.
D. There are interesting in their attempt to destroy the idolatry of money as the overwhelming element in social striving.
E. What is most impressive of all, however, is the young people themselves, their sensitivity and compassion, and the fact that they are not resigned to their society's discouraging imperfections.