【正文】 B. Onehalf C. Threefourths D. All of it 52. Which of the following helps to create the Earth39。t get to a puter. And then her anxiety increases. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence 33. The President took a drubbing from much of the press which had breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag. A. was sure to be made B. was being considered C. was their secret weapon D. was their last resort 34. This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations. A. divine summons B. political career C. profession D. business transaction 35. If you can39。s long service with the pany was _____ a present. A. confirmed by B. recorded with C. appreciated by D. acknowledged with 7. What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leading a _____ life trying to be a good mother while having to pretend at work that she doesn39。t need a lot of space to practice it. A. by the same rule B. symbolically C. moreover D. by logic 23. The old man sat before the fire in a trance, thinking of his past life. A. in a special position B. in a cozy state C. in a sleepy state D. in a meditative state 24. Only the 233。t know either the person to put him up to the action. A. nor did I know … who B. not did I know … that C. nor do I know … that D. either did I know … who 47. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people. A. has it not been B. if it had been C. if hasn39。s natural geologic activity has eliminated most traces. 55. The main idea of this passage is that A. there are lifesupporting characteristics on the Earth. B. The Earth is predominantly water. C. The Earth has no mon characteristics with other plas. D. The Earth is the only pla with a moon. 56. This selection leads one to believe that A. The Earth never gets hit by meteors. B. The Earth always gets hit by meteors. C. The Earth was hit by meteors some time in the past. D. The Earth may be bombarded by meteors in the near future. Questions 5762 are based on the following passage. Since life began eons ago, thousands of creatures have e and gone. Some, such as the dinosaurs, became extinct due to naturally changing ecologic conditions. More recent threats to life forms are humans and their activities. Man has drained marshes, burned prairies, dammed and diverted rivers. Some of the more recent casualties of man39。s office 70. Why are beta blockers not prescribed regularly? A. Students are expected to do poorly. B. There are side effects. C. The drugs are only 25 years old. D. They cause test anxiety. 71. According to the passage A. all people can take beta blockers. B. beta blockers are widely prescribed. C. beta blockers work only on test anxiety. D. beta blockers work only to improve test scores if the testtaker truly knows the material. 72. Readministration in this passage refers to A. giving the test again to people without administering beta blockers. B. giving the test again to both groups after beta blockers have been administered to one group. C. giving the test to both groups of testtakers and then giving them beta blockers. D. giving the beta blockers without retesting. 73. What possible use for beta blockers was NOT discussed in this passage? A. Test anxiety B. Pain relief C. Minor stress D. Heart conditions 74. Beta blockers work on some physical and emotional symptoms because they A. fool a person into a healthier stance. B. interfere with the effects of adrenalin. C. produce side effects worse than the symptoms. D. primarily change human thought processes. 75. Faugel39。 views on acquiring knowledge. 86. Piaget can be best regarded as a psychologist who A. emphasizes the mental processes. B. stresses the importance of the biological basis. C. places more emphasis on the behavioral ponents. D. sees observations as being more important than others. Questions 8795 are based on the following passage. My Views on Gambling Most of life is a gamble. Very many of the things we do involve taking some risk in order to achieve a satisfactory result. We undertake a new job with no idea of the more indirect consequences of our action. Marriage is certainly a gamble and so is the bringing into existence of children, who could prove sad liabilities. A journey, a business transaction, even a chance remark may result immediately or ultimately in tragedy. Perpetually we gamble against life, destiny, chance, the unknown call the invisible opponent what we will. Human survival and progress indicate that usually we win. So the gambling instinct must be an elemental one. Taking risks to achieve something is a characteristic of all forms of life, including humanity. As soon as man acquired property, the challenge he habitually issued to destiny found an additional expression in a human contest. Early may well have staked his flint axe, his bearskin, his wife, in the hope of adding to his possessions. The acquirement of desirable but nonessential modities must have increased his scope enormously, while the risk of plete disaster lessened. So long as man was gambling against destiny, the odds were usually in his favor, especially when he used monsense. But as the methods of gambling multiplied, the chances of success decreased. A wager against one person offered on average even chances and no third party profited by the transaction. But as soon as mercialized city life developed, mass gambling bee mon. Thousands of peo