Which of the following is the best version of the ideas conveyed in sentences 1 and 2 (reproduced below)?
My parents used to put olives on everything. Salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.
All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT _____.
Passage 8Questions 8 - 12
● Read this passage and the sentences.
● Choose the best sentence from the list A-G to fill each of the gaps.
● For each gap (8-12), mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.
● Do not mark any letter more than once.
● There is an example at the beginning.
We are living in the world where almost everything can be bought, no matter goods or services. Sometimes we tend to wonder whether we are still free to make our own decisions to choose this or that. After all, this is a commercial world. Progress always has more than one face. We begin to feel puzzled before making decisions.
The variety of choices that modern life offers can create problems. People get too hurried, have trouble communicating, and often find they are incapable of planning and organizing their lives effectively. (0)______. A woman in New York City is a professional timesaver. Millie of “Let Millie Do It” can be hired to wait for repairmen, drive children to appointments, meet relatives at the airport, pay bills, or shop. She will also water plants, take care of pets, and do certain kinds of house cleaning. For big cleaning jobs, however, it’s best to get in touch with Disaster Masters, another New York City firm.(8)______.this includes, of course, restoring damaged wall, floors, and furniture. If you are able to pay, actually you will be relieved from a lot of dull chores. Won’t this be nice?
People with a communication problem might want to use Lipservice, a California firm that provides “verbal Proxy”. (9)______.The company’s staff can tell someone off, or say “I love you” in eight languages and has done so for clients in such places as Texas, Canada, England, and Australia. It is really wonderful for those who are lonely to feel some warmth. For offbeat entertainment, people in California can contact a young professional whistler.(10)______.If popular music is more appropriate, the imaginative host can hire the Human Jukebox. (11)______.When a coin is dropped into the box, he pops out and plays the selected tune on a trumpet. Have you ever entertained the idea to have such interesting experience? It is really the world as people often say “Money makes the mare go.”
Disorganized people can go to a “time-management consultant” who will tell them how to do more in less time, providing of course they take the advice. Insecure dressers can ask a wardrobe engineer for advice on how to dress in order to present their most favorable image, and daydreamers can liven up their existence by calling Fantasy Fulfillment, a firm that makes fantasies come true. For $150 and up, things like driving a race car, riding a camel, or living in a ghost town can be easily realized.(12)______.This school helps you deal effectively with all the people who want to help out, for a price. Yes, when there is some profit, there will surely the way to get it. Are you ready to pay for what you want?
A. They will take care of any kind of household mess, but specialize in cleaning up after fires and floods.
B. Luckily, there are some services that one can turn to for help.
C. If you have something to say but can’t say it for some reason, Lipservice will say it for you.
D. Last, but not the least, a British consultant has started a School of Thinking.
E. This man sits in a large cardboard box.
F. The company has a very nice future.
G. He usually gives concerts, but for a fee, he will entertain at a private party by whistling the works of classical composers.
Which of the following is the best way to combine sentences 3, 4, and 5?
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
Which of the following sentences would best be inserted before sentence 8?
In this analogy, the author compares sentences to ______.
Peter, David and Paul said following sentences:
Peter: David is a liar, Paul always tells the truth.
David: Peter is truthful.
Paul: David is a liar, Peter is truthful.
Two of these men always tell the truth, one of them sometimes tells the truth and sometimes lies. Which of these men is a liar?
Which of the following is the best way to combine sentences 9 and 10 (reproduced below)?
Huge billboards advertise shows, shops, and mutts. Hotels, motels, and tour buses are everywhere.
Passage 9Questions 1—7
● Read these sentences and the advertisements for business agents.
● Which agent does each sentence(1—7)describe?
● For each sentence mark one letter(A, B, C or D).
Example
You can buy equipment for research from this company.
Answer: A
1. The company has exploration projects in Canada and Brazil.
2. You can increase the value of your money with the help of this company.
3. Its products are used in the construction of communication systems.
4. The company’s asset is increasing rapidly.
5. It is a very big company both in capital and people.
6. This is a group combined by many companies all over the world.
7. You want to make medicines for the treatment of animal diseases and go to it for help.
A. Beckman Instruments
Beckman’s business is focused on the chemistry of life. The company designs, manufactures, sells and services biological laboratory systems. A market leader, Beckman helps advance scientific discovery and enhance medical care in every corner of the globe.
B. Bekaert
Bekaert, manufacturer of steel wire and steel cord, is a multinational company, with the most extensive range of wire and related products. In 1993, consolidated and associated companies combined, achieved a turnover of BEF 79. 8 billion and employed 16, 538 people. 1993 consolidated profit was BEF 2, 232 million.
C. Canarc Resource Corp.
Canarc Resource Corp. is a growth—oriented, international gold exploration company with more than 20 gold exploration projects in North, Central and South America. Our corporate goal is maximize shareholder returns through extraordinary asset growth by finding and developing world class gold deposits.
D. CCS Holding
CCS Holding is a global financial services group dedicated to providing its clients with greater value. Building on the strengths of our group companies, we have been able to combine our worldwide capabilities to offer our clients a single source for all their major financial transactions. The greater value we provide is manifested in our collective breadth of experience, range of products and services, asset base and global scope.