Within a very short time of coming back into power the present government had taken steps to stabilize the position. First of all, we applied ourselves to identifying the root causes of our national ailments, examining contemporary evidence and refusing to be slaves to outmoded doctrinaire beliefs. Secondly we embarked on a reasoned policy to ensure steady economic growth, the modernization of industry, and a proper balance between public and private expenditure. Thirdly by refusing to take refuge—as the previous Government had continually done in the preceding years—in panic-stricken stop-gap measures, we stimulated the return of international confidence. As a result of those immediate measures, and aided by the tremendous effort which they evoked front our people who responded as so often before to a firm hand al the helm, we weathered the storm and moved on into calmer waters and a period of economic expansion and social reorganization.
While reading the muster list, you see that "three short blasts on the ships whistle and the same signal on the general alarm bells" is the signal for ().
The short-long dashed,magenta lines parallel to York River Entrance Channel mark().
They called in an electrician _______ he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.
If you hear more than six short blasts and one long blast of the whistle supplemented by the same signal on the general alarm,you should().
A vessel sounds one short blast. This signal indicates the vessel().
(), the repair in so short a time is unknown to us.
Ten minutes _____ too short a time to finish this test.
A sound signal of seven short blasts and one long blast given with the vessel’s sound system is().
You will be given a short passage that presents an argument and specific instructions on how to respond to that passage. You will then have 30 minutes to plan and compose a response in which you evaluate the passage according to the specific instructions. A response to any other argument will receive a score of zero.
Note that you are NOT being asked to present your own views on the subject. Make sure that you respond according to the specific instructions and support your evaluation with relevant reasons and/or examples.
Trained GRE readers will evaluate your response for its overall quality, based on how well you:
● Respond to the specific task instructions
● Identify and analyze features of the argument relevant to the assigned task
● Organize, develop, and express your ideas
● Support your analysis with relevant reasons and/or examples
● Control the elements of standard written English
Before you begin writing, you may want to think for a few minutes about the argument passage and the specific task instructions and then plan your response. Be sure to develop your response fully and organize it coherently, but leave time to reread what you have written and make any revisions that you think are necessary.
Practice 1