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Part 2: Reading
Part 2: Reading
The item types included in this part of the test are.
The reading section does not have a time limit on a per question basis. When you practice,
be aware of the overall time limit and try to complete all the questions within the time limit.
The Social Security law was very unpopular among § Some sections resisted the
many groups – especially farmers, who resented the additional taxes
additional taxes and feared they would never be § Ensuring equal access to
made good. They lobbied hard for exclusion. healthcare was not trivial
Furthermore, the Treasury realized how difficult it § Payroll deduction was not easy for
would be to set up payroll deduction plans for several types of workers
farmers, for housekeepers who employed maids, and § Federal-state structure made it
for non-profit groups; therefore, they were excluded. impossible to include all
State employees were excluded for constitutional employees
reasons (the federal government in the United States § Payroll deduction was difficult to
cannot tax state governments). Federal employees be set up for non-profit groups
were also excluded. Many textbooks, however, falsely
indicate that the exclusions were the product of
southern racial hostility toward blacks; there is no
evidence of that in the record.
Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich biome, and tropical forests in the Americas are __________
more species rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the
Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have _________ biodiversity. One in ten known species in the world
lives in the Amazon rainforest. This __________ the largest _________ of living plants and animal species
in the world.
unparalleled constitutes
Reading: Fill in the blanks – Item 2
In the text below some words are missing. Drag words from the box below to the
appropriate place in the text. To undo an answer choice, drag the word back to the box
below the text.
Chocolate syrup is also used to top puddings and cakes. Some restaurants use an artistic _______ of
chocolate syrup to decorate _______ of cheesecake or cake, along with other __________ such as cocoa
powder, powdered sugar or chocolate shavings. Some brands of chocolate syrup are _______ as
chocolate milk syrup. Other brands are marketed as ice cream sundae _______.
Drizzle tends to be the most ________ form of precipitation over large areas of the world's oceans,
particularly in the colder regions of the subtropics. These regions are _________ by trade
wind cumulus clouds, which exist entirely within the marine boundary layer. Despite the low rates of
surface _________, it has become apparent that drizzle actually exerts a major influence over the cloud
_________, coverage, and radiative properties in these regions. This has motivated scientists to design
more ___________, sensitive instruments such as high frequency radars that can detect drizzle.
A short time later the Automatic Enunciator Company was ________ in Chicago in order to market the new
device, and a series of promotional installations followed. In August 1912 a large outdoor _______ was made
at a water carnival held in Chicago. Seventy-two loudspeakers were strung in pairs at forty-foot ________
along the docks, _______ a total of one-half mile of grandstands. The system was used to _________ race
reports and descriptions and provide music between races.
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appropriate answer choice for each blank.
The name teddy bear comes from former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who
was commonly known as "Teddy, though he _______being referred to as such. The name
originated from an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi in November 1902, to which
Roosevelt was invited by Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino. There were several other
hunters ________ and most of them had already killed an animal. A suite of Roosevelt's
attendants, led by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied an American black bear to a
willow tree after a long _________ chase with hounds. They called Roosevelt to the site and
suggested that he should shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this
unsportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery, and it
became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on
November 16, 1902. While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a handler
and a disgusted Roosevelt had __________ overtones, later issues of that and other
Berryman cartoons made the bear smaller and cuter.
Morris Michtom saw the drawing of Roosevelt and was inspired to create a teddy bear. He
created a tiny soft bear cub and put it in the shop window with a sign "Teddy's bear," after
sending a bear to Roosevelt and receiving __________ to use his name. The toys were an
immediate success and Michtom founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Throughout history, the most important has been the division into surgical and internal
medicine ________. The surgical specialties are the specialties in which an important part of
diagnosis and treatment is achieved through major surgical __________. The internal
medicine specialties are the specialties in which the main diagnosis and treatment is never
major surgery. In some countries Anesthesiology is classified as a surgical ________, since it
is vital in the surgical process, though anesthesiologists never perform major surgery
themselves.
Many specialties are organ-based. Many symptoms and diseases come from a particular
organ. Others are based mainly around a set of techniques, such as radiology, which was
originally based around X-rays.
The age range of patients seen by any given specialist can be quite variable. Paediatricians
handle most complaints and diseases in children that do not require surgery, and there are
several subspecialties (formally or informally) in paediatrics that mimic the organ-based
specialties in adults. Paediatric surgery may or may not be a separate specialty that handles
some kinds of surgical complaints in children.
A further subdivision is the _________ versus therapeutic specialties. While the diagnostic
process is of great importance in all specialties, some specialists perform mainly or only
diagnostic examinations, such as pathology, clinical neurophysiology, and radiology. This
line is becoming somewhat blurred with interventional radiology, an evolving field that uses
image expertise to perform minimally invasive procedures.
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appropriate answer choice for each blank.
The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage,
consists of the right to vote of all except a small number of adult citizens. As minors are
generally excluded, the concept is frequently described as universal adult suffrage. Many
countries make an ________ for small numbers of adults that are considered mentally
incapable of voting. Other countries also exclude people convicted of serious crimes or
people in jail, but this is considered a violation of a basic human right in an increasing
number of countries. In some countries, including the United States, it is very difficult and
_________ for convicted criminals to regain this right even after having served their jail
sentence, but U.S voting laws are not national, but subject to federalism so some states
have more lenient voting laws. In any case, where universal suffrage exists, the right to vote
is not ________ by race, sex, belief, wealth, or social status.
Although it took or is taking a long time in many countries before women got or get the
right to run for office even after getting the right to vote, there are still no commonly used
clear terms to differentiate between these different rights. It is therefore usually best to
avoid the little known and ________ terms used to make this distinction and to instead
clearly say whether one is referring to only men or also women having only the right to vote
or also the right to run for office. It is important to be careful in reading and using the term
universal suffrage because it historically referred to only all adult males and even today is
often used to refer to historical or _________ situations in which women had or have the
right to vote but not to run for office.
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appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Smithson reportedly chose the Rozel Point site based on the blood-red color of the water
and its connection with the primordial sea. The red hue of the water is due to the
_________of salt-tolerant bacteria and algae that thrive in the extreme 27 percent salinity
of the lake's north arm, which was isolated from freshwater sources by the building of a
causeway by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1959.
Smithson was reportedly _________to the Rozel Point site because of the stark anti-
pastoral beauty and industrial remnants from nearby Golden Spike National Historic Site, as
well as an old pier and a few unused oil rigs. While observing the _________ of the piece
from a helicopter, Smithson reportedly remarked "et in Utah ego" as a counterpoint to the
pastoral Baroque painting et in Arcadia ego by Nicolas Poussin.
To move the rock into the lake, Smithson hired Bob Phillips of nearby Ogden, Utah, who
used two dump trucks, a large tractor, and a front end loader to haul the 6,650 tons of rock
and earth into the lake. It is reported that Smithson had a difficult time __________a
contractor to accept the unusual proposal. Spiral Jetty was the first of his pieces to require
the acquisition of land rights and earthmoving equipment.
He began work on the jetty in April 1970. The work was actually constructed twice; the first
time requiring six days. After _________the result for two days, Smithson called the crew
back and had the shape altered to its present configuration, an effort requiring moving
7,000 tons of basalt rock during an additional three days.
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appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Before takeoff, the ball is brought to the abdomen and then the windmill motion is started
by moving the ball below the waist _______to the length of the player's fully extended arm.
Then following the rotation of the outstretch arm, the ball is moved in a circular motion,
typically moving from the front towards the back, and then slammed through the rim.
Although, due to _________, many players are unable to palm the ball through the entire
windmill motion, the dunk is often completed with one-hand as centripetal force allows the
player to guide the ball with only their dunking hand. In some instances sticky resins or
powders may be applied to the palm, these are thought to improve grip and prevent loss of
possession. Amongst players, subtle_________ in the direction of the windmill depend on
bodily orientation at takeoff and also jumping style in relation to dominant hand.
There are a number of variations on the windmill, the most common being the
aforementioned one- or two-hand variants. In these cases, the windmill motion may be
performed with the previously discussed one-arm technique and finished with one- or two-
hands, or the player may control the ball with two hands, with both arms performing the
windmill motion_________ with one or both hands. Additionally, the ball may be cuffed
between the hand and the forearm—generally with the dominant hand. The cuff technique
provides better ball security, allowing for a faster windmill motion and increased force
exerted on the basket at finish, with either one or both hands. Using the cuffing method,
players are also afforded the opportunity of performing the windmill motion towards the
front a technique _________ by French athlete Kadour Ziani when he pioneered his
trademark double-windmill.
Part 2: Reading
Multiple choice, choose single answer – Item 1
Option 3
This advertising practice has been significantly criticized by privacy advocates due to
concerns over unlimited data retention, and the potential for Google to change its policies
to further decrease privacy by combining information with other Google data usage.
The company has been the subject of lawsuits concerning the issues.
Google has stated that email users must "necessarily expect" their emails to be subject to
automated processing, and claims that the service refrains from displaying ads next to
potentially sensitive messages.
In June 2017, Google announced the upcoming end to the use of contextual Gmail content
for advertising purposes, relying instead on data gathered from use of its other services.
Thus, in addition to funds, angel investors can often provide valuable management advice
and important contacts.
Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel
investors in several ways, including referrals from the investors' trusted sources and other
business contacts; and at investor conferences and symposia.
At these events and at meetings organized by groups of angels companies pitch directly to
investor in face-to-face meetings.
The information of alleged wrongdoing can be classified in many ways: violation of company
policy/rules, law, regulation, or threat to public interest/national security, as well as fraud,
and corruption.
Those who become whistleblowers can choose to bring information or allegations to surface
either internally or externally.
Internally, a whistleblower can bring his/her accusations to the attention of other people
within the accused organization such as an immediate supervisor.
Externally, a whistleblower can bring allegations to light by contacting a third party outside
of an accused organization such as the media, government, law enforcement, or those who
are concerned.