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24 
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t\-24)
Each eenfence treiow has one clr two blanks" each blant
iudicating that sornething has been omittsrd. Beneath
the sentence are five worcls or sefs of words labeied A
through E" Choose the wr:rd or set of wards that, when
inserted in the sentenr:e, best fits the rneanins of the
$entence as a rvh*le.
Exarnple:
Hoping ro 
------- 
the dispute, negofiaf.ors proposed
a complomise fhat they felt u,ould ne 
_-__l__ 
io both
latlor and rnanagemenl.
(A) 
ent-orce. . useful
(E) end".divisive
(C) overcorne. . unatfracfive
(D) 
ext.end . . satisfacfory
{E) resoh'e, . acceptabie
CDG)G)'O6
l. The irncient snurfurc of the &,loon Temple i^s under-
going a facelift: u'orLers arc 
----___ 
its fr.ont surface
and piil*rs.
{A}_ excavating 
{E) trarricading (C) 
restcrring
(D) dislodging (tr] 
ctupiicating
2. Becanse tfie age of early cave painting$ 
cannof.
be 
-----* 
by their appearance" archaeologislr 
must
Iacafe and 
--"---- 
the rools wirh which thi artists
wol:ked.
(A) 
observed . . obfust:ate
(B.t 
identifiecl .. disresard
tCt arnplificd .. exanrrne
(D) 
ctecided. . direct
(E] deterrnined . . analyze
3. The Marian Anderson .Award gala feted Harry
Belaf-onte. ------ 
lris myriad achievements 
as ari
entefi ainer and lru rr:anitarian.
(A j 
rhlr;rning 
{B ) slig:lrting ((.) 
celebrating
{l}) humorinS 
{R) refinins
in the coresprrn<ling
4. Scholars whc cansirien science a 
---_--.. 
lirrc* argurr that
scientiiic ------ 
benefit society.
{A} 
pnrgressive,., 
trreakrhroughs
{B) Icgical. . triuricir"rs
{C} contentious, . interar:tiuns
{t}.} misguided. . indic;r{ors
(E) 
penricious, 
. goals
5. Neulological 
impaitrnc.jlt san pres€nt 
-_"---_ 
syntptor"rl$"
such as total parafysis. {)r nl{}lE 
--__-__ 
ones. si"ich al
barely perceptible 
tremlrlilgs in one lmnrI.
{A) 
consequeritial 
. " cler.asrafing
{B) dramafic..subrle
{C} trauLrling. . signific;rnt
(D) 
irnaginarl, . . cag'rririous
(E) disquiering. " eu4rhatic
5, The dance numlretx !v*le oi'coutrasfing 
sfy.les: 
__,_-__
soior,, inyiring meclitation tnd insti IIing {ranqmiIlity,
were iuternrixed 
with enserurble perftrrnances 
f.hat u,ere
---,-.-- 
in fiafrre. firli nt lviiti, cxcited ntolerllents.
(Al pl*intir,e 
., lilr'l.u{ror,,rr,
{B} ;taccato. . hoisrerous
(C) 
conternplafive., 
iienefic
{D) cac'ophnnou)i . granrlicts
(E) 
brazen. r.amhrrnctitrus
7. 
3. 
rlinner pal.{y'$ host r,vils truly 
*_-_,-_: 
i:e lrnpres;ed
his guesrs with his t_:legant i-lt&nners, tliscrirni:r.riing
tnste. and broael educanon..
(A) 
sardnnic 
{.}J} innovative
{-D} 
urbane 
{.Ei .".urreal
tC) dirnirir.rtive
E"
'fhough 
liiends, Jaelyn arlr-l $ean are tenlperalnenlal
opposltes: 
while Jatnyn ls Orrfgriin5r anri 
_--__-.. 
Seafi
is usuallr reserycd iintl 
------.
(A) 
gregarious 
" . ingmtialiltg
{8,} leclusive " . imperious
{Ci affable. . alpof
{D} demure. . introverted
{.E) 
jol'iat 
". congenial
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SSCT'ION 
1
Tirne 
* 
25 min*tes
24 
Questi*ns
t\-24)
Each eenfence treiow has one clr two blanks" each blant
iudicating that sornething has been omittsrd. Beneath
the sentence are five worcls or sefs of words labeied A
through E" Choose the wr:rd or set of wards that, when
inserted in the sentenr:e, best fits the rneanins of the
$entence as a rvh*le.
Exarnple:
Hoping ro 
------- 
the dispute, negofiaf.ors proposed
a complomise fhat they felt u,ould ne 
_-__l__ 
io both
latlor and rnanagemenl.
(A) 
ent-orce. . useful
(E) end".divisive
(C) overcorne. . unatfracfive
(D) 
ext.end . . satisfacfory
{E) resoh'e, . acceptabie
CDG)G)'O6
l. The irncient snurfurc of the &,loon Temple i^s under-
going a facelift: u'orLers arc 
----___ 
its fr.ont surface
and piil*rs.
{A}_ excavating 
{E) trarricading (C) 
restcrring
(D) dislodging (tr] 
ctupiicating
2. Becanse tfie age of early cave painting$ 
cannof.
be 
-----* 
by their appearance" archaeologislr 
must
Iacafe and 
--"---- 
the rools wirh which thi artists
wol:ked.
(A) 
observed . . obfust:ate
(B.t 
identifiecl .. disresard
tCt arnplificd .. exanrrne
(D) 
ctecided. . direct
(E] deterrnined . . analyze
3. The Marian Anderson .Award gala feted Harry
Belaf-onte. ------ 
lris myriad achievements 
as ari
entefi ainer and lru rr:anitarian.
(A j 
rhlr;rning 
{B ) slig:lrting ((.) 
celebrating
{l}) humorinS 
{R) refinins
in the coresprrn<ling
4. Scholars whc cansirien science a 
---_--.. 
lirrc* argurr that
scientiiic ------ 
benefit society.
{A} 
pnrgressive,., 
trreakrhroughs
{B) Icgical. . triuricir"rs
{C} contentious, . interar:tiuns
{t}.} misguided. . indic;r{ors
(E) 
penricious, 
. goals
5. Neulological 
impaitrnc.jlt san pres€nt 
-_"---_ 
syntptor"rl$"
such as total parafysis. {)r nl{}lE 
--__-__ 
ones. si"ich al
barely perceptible 
tremlrlilgs in one lmnrI.
{A) 
consequeritial 
. " cler.asrafing
{B) dramafic..subrle
{C} trauLrling. . signific;rnt
(D) 
irnaginarl, . . cag'rririous
(E) disquiering. " eu4rhatic
5, The dance numlretx !v*le oi'coutrasfing 
sfy.les: 
__,_-__
soior,, inyiring meclitation tnd insti IIing {ranqmiIlity,
were iuternrixed 
with enserurble perftrrnances 
f.hat u,ere
---,-.-- 
in fiafrre. firli nt lviiti, cxcited ntolerllents.
(Al pl*intir,e 
., lilr'l.u{ror,,rr,
{B} ;taccato. . hoisrerous
(C) 
conternplafive., 
iienefic
{D) cac'ophnnou)i . granrlicts
(E) 
brazen. r.amhrrnctitrus
7. 
3. 
rlinner pal.{y'$ host r,vils truly 
*_-_,-_: 
i:e lrnpres;ed
his guesrs with his t_:legant i-lt&nners, tliscrirni:r.riing
tnste. and broael educanon..
(A) 
sardnnic 
{.}J} innovative
{-D} 
urbane 
{.Ei .".urreal
tC) dirnirir.rtive
E"
'fhough 
liiends, Jaelyn arlr-l $ean are tenlperalnenlal
opposltes: 
while Jatnyn ls Orrfgriin5r anri 
_--__-.. 
Seafi
is usuallr reserycd iintl 
------.
(A) 
gregarious 
" . ingmtialiltg
{8,} leclusive " . imperious
{Ci affable. . alpof
{D} demure. . introverted
{.E) 
jol'iat 
". congenial
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The passages belsw are fallowed by questions 
based on their content: questions 
following a pair of related p*ssages 
_r;; be based on the rela{ionship 
between ihe paired passages. 
Answer the rluestions on the ba-sis Lt ,not is 
rlatc{.] or 
jplplf 
g:l in tht: passages 
and in any introductory 
material that may be provided. 
n
{
Questions 
g-l{} 
are based on the foilowing parisage.
ln late 1977.I visiteri Jorye Lrris Borges, the ,{rgentine
u,riter. He 
.*,as 
blind and lonely, anrt aslied lne ii I would
read {o hinl. He knew exactly where on the shelf, and
on what page. tr worlld fin<l Kipling's 
..Harp 
Song of
the Dane Women." As I began,*iing, 
heLseeched
rne. 
'"Long 
sips, please-_rnore 
slowly.
I had never read the poern with such aftention befbre"
and had not noticed until then that it is largely composerJ
of words derived front Anglo-Sarron 
rathei than Latin.
Jt 
wa,s a leathery okl aficionado of Anglo_Saxon, 
sining
in a darisenL-d roonr in Soutlr Americaiwho 
lovingly ri[w
thir to my aftention.
9. The quoted renrarks in line 6 prinrarily 
suggest f"haf
Ilorges
(A) 
doubts the aufhor's skill as a reader
ll) ir 
having rroulrle understanding 
a poern
{Cl is unac(utitomed 
to lisfening lo po"t y
q?) 
wants to savor an experience
(H) 
wallts to extend the speaker.s visit
1ff" 
-flre 
author's geneml 
attitude torvanl Br:rges
is besi describecl as
(A) 
suhtle $arcasm
{E} sympathefic 
concen
({.i) 
vagne uneasiness
{D) hisrorical olrjectivitl,
(E; respectlirl 
appreciarion
Questinns 11"12 are based on thefallr,wingpftssage"
It is easlest t.o see how tbod choices leflect the cater,s
identity when rve focus on culiirar.y consen,alisrn. 
i{unrals
cling tenacinustr3r 
to lamiliar fo*rl* t""ouo" they becetrne
associated with nearly every elintension oI liuman st;cial
and cultural life- l4rhether ilr l {ew Grdnea or Fl*w Beilfrnrd,
humans share parlicular 
laorls wirh fanrily anti tiie.nCs; they
puniue goo*i health through unique diets; ihs]. pass on kuxl
lore and create stories and myths ahout fboclis nreaning and
taste; they celelrrate dtes of pansage 
and religious beliels
with distinctive 
dishes- Fcrocl thus entwines iiitimateiy witlr
much that makes a culture unique. hinding tasle a.nd safiety
to group loyalties.
11. In line 5, the phrase 
".Whetirer 
in - . " lllew BerJtbrd,,
serves t0
(A) 
take issue with a preuious s{.alcn}ent
{B) celebrafe the diversity of a specific culture
(C) indicare the broacl applicabilitS, 
of a clairn
!?j 
O:tlt, 
our rhe prelbrences 
of difi.erenr gnxips
(E) clralhnge 
a corrluonly 
lrcld belicf
12. The primary 
arl1nnenr 
of rhe passage is firat
(A) 
food and cuiturc are intdcately interconne*ferJ
(B) people should experimenf r+,itl new cur:;inel
{C} 
people rarely alter r.heir ciiers as adult-s
tD) food is ;r ref-lection of a societv.s ethical values
(E) 
sfudying firod chaices helps us under.srantl 
aucient
societies
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rw ww s&r
tJnauth*rieed reproduetisn cr use af ar*y part of thls te*t is 
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jt 
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SSCT'ION 
1
Tirne 
* 
25 min*tes
24 
Questi*ns
t\-24)
Each eenfence treiow has one clr two blanks" each blant
iudicating that sornething has been omittsrd. Beneath
the sentence are five worcls or sefs of words labeied A
through E" Choose the wr:rd or set of wards that, when
inserted in the sentenr:e, best fits the rneanins of the
$entence as a rvh*le.
Exarnple:
Hoping ro 
------- 
the dispute, negofiaf.ors proposed
a complomise fhat they felt u,ould ne 
_-__l__ 
io both
latlor and rnanagemenl.
(A) 
ent-orce. . useful
(E) end".divisive
(C) overcorne. . unatfracfive
(D) 
ext.end . . satisfacfory
{E) resoh'e, . acceptabie
CDG)G)'O6
l. The irncient snurfurc of the &,loon Temple i^s under-
going a facelift: u'orLers arc 
----___ 
its fr.ont surface
and piil*rs.
{A}_ excavating 
{E) trarricading (C) 
restcrring
(D) dislodging (tr] 
ctupiicating
2. Becanse tfie age of early cave painting$ 
cannof.
be 
-----* 
by their appearance" archaeologislr 
must
Iacafe and 
--"---- 
the rools wirh which thi artists
wol:ked.
(A) 
observed . . obfust:ate
(B.t 
identifiecl .. disresard
tCt arnplificd .. exanrrne
(D) 
ctecided. . direct
(E] deterrnined . . analyze
3. The Marian Anderson .Award gala feted Harry
Belaf-onte. ------ 
lris myriad achievements 
as ari
entefi ainer and lru rr:anitarian.
(A j 
rhlr;rning 
{B ) slig:lrting ((.) 
celebrating
{l}) humorinS 
{R) refinins
in the coresprrn<ling
4. Scholars whc cansirien science a 
---_--.. 
lirrc* argurr that
scientiiic ------ 
benefit society.
{A} 
pnrgressive,., 
trreakrhroughs
{B) Icgical. . triuricir"rs
{C} contentious, . interar:tiuns
{t}.} misguided. . indic;r{ors
(E) 
penricious, 
. goals
5. Neulological 
impaitrnc.jlt san pres€nt 
-_"---_ 
syntptor"rl$"
such as total parafysis. {)r nl{}lE 
--__-__ 
ones. si"ich al
barely perceptible 
tremlrlilgs in one lmnrI.
{A) 
consequeritial 
. " cler.asrafing
{B) dramafic..subrle
{C} trauLrling. . signific;rnt
(D) 
irnaginarl, . . cag'rririous
(E) disquiering. " eu4rhatic
5, The dance numlretx !v*le oi'coutrasfing 
sfy.les: 
__,_-__
soior,, inyiring meclitation tnd insti IIing {ranqmiIlity,
were iuternrixed 
with enserurble perftrrnances 
f.hat u,ere
---,-.-- 
in fiafrre. firli nt lviiti, cxcited ntolerllents.
(Al pl*intir,e 
., lilr'l.u{ror,,rr,
{B} ;taccato. . hoisrerous
(C) 
conternplafive., 
iienefic
{D) cac'ophnnou)i . granrlicts
(E) 
brazen. r.amhrrnctitrus
7. 
3. 
rlinner pal.{y'$ host r,vils truly 
*_-_,-_: 
i:e lrnpres;ed
his guesrs with his t_:legant i-lt&nners, tliscrirni:r.riing
tnste. and broael educanon..
(A) 
sardnnic 
{.}J} innovative
{-D} 
urbane 
{.Ei .".urreal
tC) dirnirir.rtive
E"
'fhough 
liiends, Jaelyn arlr-l $ean are tenlperalnenlal
opposltes: 
while Jatnyn ls Orrfgriin5r anri 
_--__-.. 
Seafi
is usuallr reserycd iintl 
------.
(A) 
gregarious 
" . ingmtialiltg
{8,} leclusive " . imperious
{Ci affable. . alpof
{D} demure. . introverted
{.E) 
jol'iat 
". congenial
-2-
&
1
The passages belsw are fallowed by questions 
based on their content: questions 
following a pair of related p*ssages 
_r;; be based on the rela{ionship 
between ihe paired passages. 
Answer the rluestions on the ba-sis Lt ,not is 
rlatc{.] or 
jplplf 
g:l in tht: passages 
and in any introductory 
material that may be provided. 
n
{
Questions 
g-l{} 
are based on the foilowing parisage.
ln late 1977.I visiteri Jorye Lrris Borges, the ,{rgentine
u,riter. He 
.*,as 
blind and lonely, anrt aslied lne ii I would
read {o hinl. He knew exactly where on the shelf, and
on what page. tr worlld fin<l Kipling's 
..Harp 
Song of
the Dane Women." As I began,*iing, 
heLseeched
rne. 
'"Long 
sips, please-_rnore 
slowly.
I had never read the poern with such aftention befbre"
and had not noticed until then that it is largely composerJ
of words derived front Anglo-Sarron 
rathei than Latin.
Jt 
wa,s a leathery okl aficionado of Anglo_Saxon, 
sining
in a darisenL-d roonr in Soutlr Americaiwho 
lovingly ri[w
thir to my aftention.
9. The quoted renrarks in line 6 prinrarily 
suggest f"haf
Ilorges
(A) 
doubts the aufhor's skill as a reader
ll) ir 
having rroulrle understanding 
a poern
{Cl is unac(utitomed 
to lisfening lo po"t y
q?) 
wants to savor an experience
(H) 
wallts to extend the speaker.s visit
1ff" 
-flre 
author's geneml 
attitude torvanl Br:rges
is besi describecl as
(A) 
suhtle $arcasm
{E} sympathefic 
concen
({.i) 
vagne uneasiness
{D) hisrorical olrjectivitl,
(E; respectlirl 
appreciarion
Questinns 11"12 are based on thefallr,wingpftssage"
It is easlest t.o see how tbod choices leflect the cater,s
identity when rve focus on culiirar.y consen,alisrn. 
i{unrals
cling tenacinustr3r 
to lamiliar fo*rl* t""ouo" they becetrne
associated with nearly every elintension oI liuman st;cial
and cultural life- l4rhether ilr l {ew Grdnea or Fl*w Beilfrnrd,
humans share parlicular 
laorls wirh fanrily anti tiie.nCs; they
puniue goo*i health through unique diets; ihs]. pass on kuxl
lore and create stories and myths ahout fboclis nreaning and
taste; they celelrrate dtes of pansage 
and religious beliels
with distinctive 
dishes- Fcrocl thus entwines iiitimateiy witlr
much that makes a culture unique. hinding tasle a.nd safiety
to group loyalties.
11. In line 5, the phrase 
".Whetirer 
in - . " lllew BerJtbrd,,
serves t0
(A) 
take issue with a preuious s{.alcn}ent
{B) celebrafe the diversity of a specific culture
(C) indicare the broacl applicabilitS, 
of a clairn
!?j 
O:tlt, 
our rhe prelbrences 
of difi.erenr gnxips
(E) clralhnge 
a corrluonly 
lrcld belicf
12. The primary 
arl1nnenr 
of rhe passage is firat
(A) 
food and cuiturc are intdcately interconne*ferJ
(B) people should experimenf r+,itl new cur:;inel
{C} 
people rarely alter r.heir ciiers as adult-s
tD) food is ;r ref-lection of a societv.s ethical values
(E) 
sfudying firod chaices helps us under.srantl 
aucient
societies
Lire
-5
-3-
A
Questinns 
73*24 are basecl on the ollowlng passages.
'!'ht 
passnges below katte heen ottapted.fiom rfisutssiotzs
of purnpsl'choltgl' 
fthe 
sristcr: thut iuttestig*tts pq,chic
phenr;tnen*---*r 
'^p.si" 
l. The axth*r rsf Fassage ! has
v,rittcn mrury books ost :;r':ie:nre antl philrss<tlsh)t. Tlrc
r-ittthor at'' {''ossn.ge 2 i:r a parop,stvhobgist"
Fassage n
Parapsychokrgists ale f-*nd t* an argurnent that goes
like this: Orthodox scir:nce is making snch colossal strides,
pntling forfh such bizan'e theories, that no one shculd
Linc hesitate to accepf rhe realiry of psi. It is a therne ihat
-t pervades Artlrur Knestler's Rtsots of{oiarcklence. As
parapsychrilogl becsmes'"urore rigorolls. rnore statistical,"
Koestler writes r;n the very first page, theoretical physics
becoures
. " . r1]oro and more 
"oceult,"'cheerfully 
breaking
t0 practicatrly every 
irrevitusly 
sncrosarlr:t 
"law 
of
nature." Thns lo sorle exteilt fhe acc*saticn could
even tle rer,,ersed: parapsychology has laid itself
t}pen t{r the chalge af scienfific pedantry, quaoturn
;rhysics 
to the chtuge of leaning toward such
ti 
*'supernatnral" 
curccpts as negalive rnass and time
flowing hackwarc{s. One rnight call this a negative
sort of 
ft'econciliirtionf-negative in the ser-lse that
the unthir*able plrenomena of E$F 
[extrasetsory
pcrceptionl appeal somewhat less preposterous
20 in the light clf ihe trnthinkable plopcsitions ef
ph.ysics.
But there is a probbm with Koestier's rhetoric: the extra-
orclinary claims af morJern science rest on exftaordinary
evldence. uncl the i:xfraorditrary clairns of parapsychology
2s are nol backed try extraordinary evidence.
F*r rea,sr:ns thnt spirimalisfs have neyer been able tc
explair, the grnat ulediums of fhe nineteenth cenfury could
perfonn their gleatet{ nriracies an}y in darkness. The eqriiv-
alent ol'that darkness ttday is the d;rkness of- the statistics
-1o used tc verif"v 
trrs:i. 
;rnd rvhy psi phenomena flcurish best ilr
ructr darkness is equall.y hard to comprehend. If a rnind can
aiter the sf:rlistical fliltcorne of many tosses of healy dice,
why is it pcu,erless [o rofate a finy arrow under strictly
contr"olled lalroratrry- conditions? T]re failure of suctr direct"
j-t 
unequiveical tests is. in *r1r opinion, one of fhe great scan-
rJals of parilpsyr:hology.
No skepiic knr:ru'n to rne mles psi forces our.side the
lxrunds of the possitrle" They are merely rvaiting for
evidence strong enoilgh to 
justiiy 
such exfraoldinary
4tJ ciaims. 
'llheir 
skepticisnr is nof mollified wlren tliey f?ncl
the rarlr data *f senstitir:n:rl exper"imen{s sealed off from
inspection try cu{.siders or when faihues of replication by
untrelievers are irlanled ur unconscirius negative vibes.
tr anr cclnvinr:ed that today's skepr"ics u,ould nclt have
45 the slightest ditficulfy'-l certa\r*y would not-acceptirg
psi the insta$f evidence accumulafee th*rt can b* reliahiy
replicated" Unfcrrtunateiy, for fitty y$ars palapriychotr*gy
has rniled alnng the sarne nrurky roatl u{'t;titti,$iiral te$ts thitt
cfln ile repeaterJ lvith positiv* results onty bii frul* believcrs.
F:;i {brcer lrave a c$r:isus habi{ of lading ar,uay rvhen con-
tlnls are tightened rr rvlir:n thr experi*reniel"is ;r skeptic--
sometim*s *ven rvtren a. skeptic is iust tlrsre to nhserve.
Fass*ge 2
As a resea;clxer at the Institr{e f-or Farapsychology. 1 ;1to
oflen xiked try a reporfer r.vhether i tretieve in HSV . { *Irvay5
reply fhat I don't helieve in it, an arlswer *,hich r:sualiy
star-ties rny qu€stiofier. f then explain tha't I regard 
"beliel"'
as sorne.thing appr.rpdafe in rnatfers ol'taith, sucir as iri
religious quesficns- trut nnt in nrilt{er$ r:i sc;ir.:nc*. One"s
religious beliefs might require wh?r a lheologian w$uld cali
a 
'"leap 
of tairh" preciser.ly hecause the.rr is nr,r evidence fo
support them. As a srie-.nlist tr dc nct take leaps ol'laith with
my sutlject lnetter. i study the evidence.
Occasir:nallv, ycru *,ill h*ar sorne sr:ientific pundit
praciaiin fhere is no evidence f*r perapsych*lngir:al
phenorner:a. lheretirre parapslchcIog,y is a pseudcscience
with no su,hject matler tr s{udy. That is pafent rir}l1$ense.
Fbr 
qver 
two thousantl years 
i:eople 
have Ller:u reporlirig
a class i;f hurnan experiencer--{he kincl commonly called
psychic-and fcrr altllost at long. .scholars and scientis{s
ha.ve been trying to underslarrd tlrem. Two millennia
of hurn;ur expel-ience is a subject rfifttter. Siurveys have
repr:atedly sliowu fhat ilfiyvihflre ficrn sre-half ts three-
quartert of the populaticn ir;lve haeJ experiences they
believe were psyclric" 
"f'hal 
conr{tules a sulrject r.i-latter wifh
a rather: iarge inirial clatabase" 
'fhere 
is no douhf thal people
have expel:iesces drat are apparenfly psychic in na.{ure, and
therefore parapsychology dtws have sometlring t{} sti}ily"
Ttre queution put to pars,pr,_ycholcigy ;]s a sclienr:e is: Hriw
are we to expiain these e,xperieaces'l
Obviolrslr', tfte very &rst ste;r in dealing with erperi-
ences cf this kind is [o examine how far' 
"n*nnal" 
ol:
conventionai nrechillisrls and ilnov,,led6e can go irr
explainingJ thern. inrrestigators lnu,.it consider sur:h factors
as rnaioLrselvation, faulty memory- ;rnrl <kcei{. if i[ pnrves
thrt all normal explana€ions fatl tn explain the experience
adequateXy. then r.vhat clo we have'l "{eIually, all we have
at flrat point is an anomaly, sor*ething fhat science at its
present st*ge is unabtre {o r-xplain,
Af any p:rticulae'time science is confr*rtr,:cl h1'a v;lriety
of anornalies; anornahex arc rvhat fnel scientific arh'ances.
Mete,ors-*-st.ones ialling trcrn fhe sk-y-*;1,*rr long tiis-
nlissed as the ravings of lun;rtics. X rays lvere ihought try
rnanv scientists to be ahc,ta:x. The ansrn;rlies eilcexnpassed
by palapsychotrogy are on.ly a small portioll of the
anornalies that tace science tcrl*v.
65
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Questi*ns
t\-24)
Each eenfence treiow has one clr two blanks" each blant
iudicating that sornething has been omittsrd. Beneath
the sentence are five worcls or sefs of words labeied A
through E" Choose the wr:rd or set of wards that, when
inserted in the sentenr:e, best fits the rneanins of the
$entence as a rvh*le.
Exarnple:
Hoping ro 
------- 
the dispute, negofiaf.ors proposed
a complomise fhat they felt u,ould ne 
_-__l__ 
io both
latlor and rnanagemenl.
(A) 
ent-orce. . useful
(E) end".divisive
(C) overcorne. . unatfracfive
(D) 
ext.end . . satisfacfory
{E) resoh'e, . acceptabie
CDG)G)'O6
l. The irncient snurfurc of the &,loon Temple i^s under-
going a facelift: u'orLers arc 
----___ 
its fr.ont surface
and piil*rs.
{A}_ excavating 
{E) trarricading (C) 
restcrring
(D) dislodging (tr] 
ctupiicating
2. Becanse tfie age of early cave painting$ 
cannof.
be 
-----* 
by their appearance" archaeologislr 
must
Iacafe and 
--"---- 
the rools wirh which thi artists
wol:ked.
(A) 
observed . . obfust:ate
(B.t 
identifiecl .. disresard
tCt arnplificd .. exanrrne
(D) 
ctecided. . direct
(E] deterrnined . . analyze
3. The Marian Anderson .Award gala feted Harry
Belaf-onte. ------ 
lris myriad achievements 
as ari
entefi ainer and lru rr:anitarian.
(A j 
rhlr;rning 
{B ) slig:lrting ((.) 
celebrating
{l}) humorinS 
{R) refinins
in the coresprrn<ling
4. Scholars whc cansirien science a 
---_--.. 
lirrc* argurr that
scientiiic ------ 
benefit society.
{A} 
pnrgressive,., 
trreakrhroughs
{B) Icgical. . triuricir"rs
{C} contentious, . interar:tiuns
{t}.} misguided. . indic;r{ors
(E) 
penricious, 
. goals
5. Neulological 
impaitrnc.jlt san pres€nt 
-_"---_ 
syntptor"rl$"
such as total parafysis. {)r nl{}lE 
--__-__ 
ones. si"ich al
barely perceptible 
tremlrlilgs in one lmnrI.
{A) 
consequeritial 
. " cler.asrafing
{B) dramafic..subrle
{C} trauLrling. . signific;rnt
(D) 
irnaginarl, . . cag'rririous
(E) disquiering. " eu4rhatic
5, The dance numlretx !v*le oi'coutrasfing 
sfy.les: 
__,_-__
soior,, inyiring meclitation tnd insti IIing {ranqmiIlity,
were iuternrixed 
with enserurble perftrrnances 
f.hat u,ere
---,-.-- 
in fiafrre. firli nt lviiti, cxcited ntolerllents.
(Al pl*intir,e 
., lilr'l.u{ror,,rr,
{B} ;taccato. . hoisrerous
(C) 
conternplafive., 
iienefic
{D) cac'ophnnou)i . granrlicts
(E) 
brazen. r.amhrrnctitrus
7. 
3. 
rlinner pal.{y'$ host r,vils truly 
*_-_,-_: 
i:e lrnpres;ed
his guesrs with his t_:legant i-lt&nners, tliscrirni:r.riing
tnste. and broael educanon..
(A) 
sardnnic 
{.}J} innovative
{-D} 
urbane 
{.Ei .".urreal
tC) dirnirir.rtive
E"
'fhough 
liiends, Jaelyn arlr-l $ean are tenlperalnenlal
opposltes: 
while Jatnyn ls Orrfgriin5r anri 
_--__-.. 
Seafi
is usuallr reserycd iintl 
------.
(A) 
gregarious 
" . ingmtialiltg
{8,} leclusive " . imperious
{Ci affable. . alpof
{D} demure. . introverted
{.E) 
jol'iat 
". congenial
-2-
&
1
The passages belsw are fallowed by questions 
based on their content: questions 
following a pair of related p*ssages 
_r;; be based on the rela{ionship 
between ihe paired passages. 
Answer the rluestions on the ba-sis Lt ,not is 
rlatc{.] or 
jplplf 
g:l in tht: passages 
and in any introductory 
material that may be provided. 
n
{
Questions 
g-l{} 
are based on the foilowing parisage.
ln late 1977.I visiteri Jorye Lrris Borges, the ,{rgentine
u,riter. He 
.*,as 
blind and lonely, anrt aslied lne ii I would
read {o hinl. He knew exactly where on the shelf, and
on what page. tr worlld fin<l Kipling's 
..Harp 
Song of
the Dane Women." As I began,*iing, 
heLseeched
rne. 
'"Long 
sips, please-_rnore 
slowly.
I had never read the poern with such aftention befbre"
and had not noticed until then that it is largely composerJ
of words derived front Anglo-Sarron 
rathei than Latin.
Jt 
wa,s a leathery okl aficionado of Anglo_Saxon, 
sining
in a darisenL-d roonr in Soutlr Americaiwho 
lovingly ri[w
thir to my aftention.
9. The quoted renrarks in line 6 prinrarily 
suggest f"haf
Ilorges
(A) 
doubts the aufhor's skill as a reader
ll) ir 
having rroulrle understanding 
a poern
{Cl is unac(utitomed 
to lisfening lo po"t y
q?) 
wants to savor an experience
(H) 
wallts to extend the speaker.s visit
1ff" 
-flre 
author's geneml 
attitude torvanl Br:rges
is besi describecl as
(A) 
suhtle $arcasm
{E} sympathefic 
concen
({.i) 
vagne uneasiness
{D) hisrorical olrjectivitl,
(E; respectlirl 
appreciarion
Questinns 11"12 are based on thefallr,wingpftssage"
It is easlest t.o see how tbod choices leflect the cater,s
identity when rve focus on culiirar.y consen,alisrn. 
i{unrals
cling tenacinustr3r 
to lamiliar fo*rl* t""ouo" they becetrne
associated with nearly every elintension oI liuman st;cial
and cultural life- l4rhether ilr l {ew Grdnea or Fl*w Beilfrnrd,
humans share parlicular 
laorls wirh fanrily anti tiie.nCs; they
puniue goo*i health through unique diets; ihs]. pass on kuxl
lore and create stories and myths ahout fboclis nreaning and
taste; they celelrrate dtes of pansage 
and religious beliels
with distinctive 
dishes- Fcrocl thus entwines iiitimateiy witlr
much that makes a culture unique. hinding tasle a.nd safiety
to group loyalties.
11. In line 5, the phrase 
".Whetirer 
in - . " lllew BerJtbrd,,
serves t0
(A) 
take issue with a preuious s{.alcn}ent
{B) celebrafe the diversity of a specific culture
(C) indicare the broacl applicabilitS, 
of a clairn
!?j 
O:tlt, 
our rhe prelbrences 
of difi.erenr gnxips
(E) clralhnge 
a corrluonly 
lrcld belicf
12. The primary 
arl1nnenr 
of rhe passage is firat
(A) 
food and cuiturc are intdcately interconne*ferJ
(B) people should experimenf r+,itl new cur:;inel
{C} 
people rarely alter r.heir ciiers as adult-s
tD) food is ;r ref-lection of a societv.s ethical values
(E) 
sfudying firod chaices helps us under.srantl 
aucient
societies
Lire
-5
-3-
A
Questinns 
73*24 are basecl on the ollowlng passages.
'!'ht 
passnges below katte heen ottapted.fiom rfisutssiotzs
of purnpsl'choltgl' 
fthe 
sristcr: thut iuttestig*tts pq,chic
phenr;tnen*---*r 
'^p.si" 
l. The axth*r rsf Fassage ! has
v,rittcn mrury books ost :;r':ie:nre antl philrss<tlsh)t. Tlrc
r-ittthor at'' {''ossn.ge 2 i:r a parop,stvhobgist"
Fassage n
Parapsychokrgists ale f-*nd t* an argurnent that goes
like this: Orthodox scir:nce is making snch colossal strides,
pntling forfh such bizan'e theories, that no one shculd
Linc hesitate to accepf rhe realiry of psi. It is a therne ihat
-t pervades Artlrur Knestler's Rtsots of{oiarcklence. As
parapsychrilogl becsmes'"urore rigorolls. rnore statistical,"
Koestler writes r;n the very first page, theoretical physics
becoures
. " . r1]oro and more 
"oceult,"'cheerfully 
breaking
t0 practicatrly every 
irrevitusly 
sncrosarlr:t 
"law 
of
nature." Thns lo sorle exteilt fhe acc*saticn could
even tle rer,,ersed: parapsychology has laid itself
t}pen t{r the chalge af scienfific pedantry, quaoturn
;rhysics 
to the chtuge of leaning toward such
ti 
*'supernatnral" 
curccpts as negalive rnass and time
flowing hackwarc{s. One rnight call this a negative
sort of 
ft'econciliirtionf-negative in the ser-lse that
the unthir*able plrenomena of E$F 
[extrasetsory
pcrceptionl appeal somewhat less preposterous
20 in the light clf ihe trnthinkable plopcsitions ef
ph.ysics.
But there is a probbm with Koestier's rhetoric: the extra-
orclinary claims af morJern science rest on exftaordinary
evldence. uncl the i:xfraorditrary clairns of parapsychology
2s are nol backed try extraordinary evidence.
F*r rea,sr:ns thnt spirimalisfs have neyer been able tc
explair, the grnat ulediums of fhe nineteenth cenfury could
perfonn their gleatet{ nriracies an}y in darkness. The eqriiv-
alent ol'that darkness ttday is the d;rkness of- the statistics
-1o used tc verif"v 
trrs:i. 
;rnd rvhy psi phenomena flcurish best ilr
ructr darkness is equall.y hard to comprehend. If a rnind can
aiter the sf:rlistical fliltcorne of many tosses of healy dice,
why is it pcu,erless [o rofate a finy arrow under strictly
contr"olled lalroratrry- conditions? T]re failure of suctr direct"
j-t 
unequiveical tests is. in *r1r opinion, one of fhe great scan-
rJals of parilpsyr:hology.
No skepiic knr:ru'n to rne mles psi forces our.side the
lxrunds of the possitrle" They are merely rvaiting for
evidence strong enoilgh to 
justiiy 
such exfraoldinary
4tJ ciaims. 
'llheir 
skepticisnr is nof mollified wlren tliey f?ncl
the rarlr data *f senstitir:n:rl exper"imen{s sealed off from
inspection try cu{.siders or when faihues of replication by
untrelievers are irlanled ur unconscirius negative vibes.
tr anr cclnvinr:ed that today's skepr"ics u,ould nclt have
45 the slightest ditficulfy'-l certa\r*y would not-acceptirg
psi the insta$f evidence accumulafee th*rt can b* reliahiy
replicated" Unfcrrtunateiy, for fitty y$ars palapriychotr*gy
has rniled alnng the sarne nrurky roatl u{'t;titti,$iiral te$ts thitt
cfln ile repeaterJ lvith positiv* results onty bii frul* believcrs.
F:;i {brcer lrave a c$r:isus habi{ of lading ar,uay rvhen con-
tlnls are tightened rr rvlir:n thr experi*reniel"is ;r skeptic--
sometim*s *ven rvtren a. skeptic is iust tlrsre to nhserve.
Fass*ge 2
As a resea;clxer at the Institr{e f-or Farapsychology. 1 ;1to
oflen xiked try a reporfer r.vhether i tretieve in HSV . { *Irvay5
reply fhat I don't helieve in it, an arlswer *,hich r:sualiy
star-ties rny qu€stiofier. f then explain tha't I regard 
"beliel"'
as sorne.thing appr.rpdafe in rnatfers ol'taith, sucir as iri
religious quesficns- trut nnt in nrilt{er$ r:i sc;ir.:nc*. One"s
religious beliefs might require wh?r a lheologian w$uld cali
a 
'"leap 
of tairh" preciser.ly hecause the.rr is nr,r evidence fo
support them. As a srie-.nlist tr dc nct take leaps ol'laith with
my sutlject lnetter. i study the evidence.
Occasir:nallv, ycru *,ill h*ar sorne sr:ientific pundit
praciaiin fhere is no evidence f*r perapsych*lngir:al
phenorner:a. lheretirre parapslchcIog,y is a pseudcscience
with no su,hject matler tr s{udy. That is pafent rir}l1$ense.
Fbr 
qver 
two thousantl years 
i:eople 
have Ller:u reporlirig
a class i;f hurnan experiencer--{he kincl commonly called
psychic-and fcrr altllost at long. .scholars and scientis{s
ha.ve been trying to underslarrd tlrem. Two millennia
of hurn;ur expel-ience is a subject rfifttter. Siurveys have
repr:atedly sliowu fhat ilfiyvihflre ficrn sre-half ts three-
quartert of the populaticn ir;lve haeJ experiences they
believe were psyclric" 
"f'hal 
conr{tules a sulrject r.i-latter wifh
a rather: iarge inirial clatabase" 
'fhere 
is no douhf thal people
have expel:iesces drat are apparenfly psychic in na.{ure, and
therefore parapsychology dtws have sometlring t{} sti}ily"
Ttre queution put to pars,pr,_ycholcigy ;]s a sclienr:e is: Hriw
are we to expiain these e,xperieaces'l
Obviolrslr', tfte very &rst ste;r in dealing with erperi-
ences cf this kind is [o examine how far' 
"n*nnal" 
ol:
conventionai nrechillisrls and ilnov,,led6e can go irr
explainingJ thern. inrrestigators lnu,.it consider sur:h factors
as rnaioLrselvation, faulty memory- ;rnrl <kcei{. if i[ pnrves
thrt all normal explana€ions fatl tn explain the experience
adequateXy. then r.vhat clo we have'l "{eIually, all we have
at flrat point is an anomaly, sor*ething fhat science at its
present st*ge is unabtre {o r-xplain,
Af any p:rticulae'time science is confr*rtr,:cl h1'a v;lriety
of anornalies; anornahex arc rvhat fnel scientific arh'ances.
Mete,ors-*-st.ones ialling trcrn fhe sk-y-*;1,*rr long tiis-
nlissed as the ravings of lun;rtics. X rays lvere ihought try
rnanv scientists to be ahc,ta:x. The ansrn;rlies eilcexnpassed
by palapsychotrogy are on.ly a small portioll of the
anornalies that tace science tcrl*v.
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13. ilcc*n.lillg tu Koesfler,i; argument. the advances of
rrrode.nr physics 
make Lhe clainrs of parapsychology
appear
{*\ } relevant to flre experience of everyclay life
{B} less c}urlandish rhan rhey did originaliy
{C) easier tlralr before to verify scientificaill,
iD) c:redible to untraineti laypersons
{il} 
tno orclirtary to merit much consideration
I;1. Thc: author cf Passage I rvould most likelv
charasterize 
"'the 
greaf rnediums of the
nineteenth century'" 
{line 
27) as
{A} 
possessing nr: s;reci*l psyc.hic powers
{B) relying on esoferic scientific know*ledge
{C) believing in the. authenticirv of rheir
riu n I'eais
{Di trring superior to their present-day
cor[nterparts
{E} cndorsing $oln€ cgntemporury 
scientific
theories
l-5" Linss 40-43 ("T'heir 
sl<epticism " . . vibes"') contain
rccusalions of
{A) arrogance and rnalice
(B) 
igrrorance anil incompetence
{[ij cornplacency and obfuseness
{D) secnecy and deception
{E} hias and elirisnr
16. The rvortl 
"curious" 
in line 50conveys 
a sense of
tAl lnild rlisapJxrilrtmenf
{B) sarcasfic disbelief
{C) slight imparien*e
{D) interest
(E) 
hafflernent
17. Lr't line 66. 
r'ytatent"', 
lrrosf uear{y means
{r\) 
sprcading
{B) pr(,priellry
{C) unotrstrucfeeX
tll) privilegeri
(El 
ahlious
!8. The usc of iklics in iines V 1 and 77 of,passage Z a.drls
ernphasis to fhe author,s
{A} belief rhat two thousalid 
.years 
represents a
_ 
cotrpar.atively 
short span of huinan history
{B} claim that all penple possess 
at least s*rne psvchic
potential
{C} conviction that sunreys about psychic 
experiences
cannot all be inaccurlte
(D) 
respr.rnse to the criticislu thaf parapsychology 
has
insufTicient 
data
{E) reburtal nl the noiion that parapsychologists 
rell;
too much on $ru-ve)fs
tr9" The authr:r of Passage 2 suggests that tlre 
.,tactors,,
{line 83) are ones that would
(A) be pervasive iu all excellent scientjfic
rcsearch
(B) characterize 
the research done trv
parapsychologists
{C} 
irrdicate the presence of a scientific
anomaly
(l)) 
expose investigators 
fo legal
cornplications
{E} r*nder reports ofpsychic experiences
invalid
2&" The rcferences to..Mefeors" 
{line 9ll and."X rays,"
{line 92} primarily 
serve to suggest that
(A) 
scientific progress 
is sometilnes a result af
accidents
(B) 
psychic phenonr.ena 
may sorneday conte fo
have a generally 
accepted explanafion
(Ct allegati*ns 
of eleception ar*,f't"" made by
fhose who most fear the truth
(l))} 
unexptained phenonraftaarefeareEj 
bv fhe
general public
{E} scientific irregularities 
clefy explanation
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