2017 E.C. · natural · Q1 · reading-comprehension
Passage I: 1. Homeless people are everywhere-on the street, in public buildings, on the evening news and at the corner parking lot. You can hardly step out of your house these days without meeting some haggard character who asks you for a cigarette or begs for 'a little change'. The homeless are not just constant symbols of wasted lives and social programs-they have become a danger to public safety. 2. What is the root of the homeless problem? Everyone seems to have a scapegoat. Advocates of the homeless blame government policy; politicians blame the legal system; the courts blame the bureaucratic infrastructure; the Democrats blame the Republicans and the Republicans blame the Democrats. The public also blames the economy, drugs, the 'poverty cycle', and 'the breakdown of society'. With all this finger-pointing, the group most responsible for the homeless being the way they are received the least blame. That group is the homeless themselves. 3. How can I say this? For the past two years I have worked with the homeless, volunteering at the Salvation Army and at a soup kitchen in Austin, Texas. I have led a weekly chapel service, served food, listened, counseled, given time and money, and shared their struggles. I have seen their response to troubles, and though I would rather report otherwise, many of them seem to have chosen the life styles they lead. They are unwilling to do the things necessary to overcome. 4. Let me qualify what I just said. Not everyone who finds himself out of a job and in the street is there because he/she wants to be. Some are victims of tragic circumstances. I met many exhausted, sensible people during my time working with Austin's homeless: the single father struggling to earn his bread and be a role model for his children; the woman who fled a good job in another city to escape an abusive husband; the well-educated young man who had his world turned upside down by divorce and a layoff. These people deserve every effort to help them back on their feet. 5. But they are not the real problem. They are usually off the streets and resuming normal lives within a period of weeks or months. Even while 'down on their luck', they are responsible citizens, working in the shelters and applying for jobs. They are homeless, true but only temporarily, because they are eager to reorganize their lives. 6. For every person temporarily homeless, though there are many who are chronically so. Whether because of mental illness, alcoholism, poor education, drug addiction, or simply laziness, these homeless are content to remain as they are. In many cases they choose the streets. They enjoy the freedom and consider begging a minor inconvenience. They know they can always get a job for a day or two for food, cigarettes and alcohol. The sophisticated among them have learned to use the system for what it is worth and figure out that a trip through the welfare line is less trouble than a steady job. In a society that has mastered dodging responsibility, these homeless prefer a life of no responsibility at all.
Question: Which one of the following statements is true according to paragraph 4?
- A. Some homeless who are victims of circumstances deserve help to recognize their lives again.
- B. None of those in the street deserves any effort to help them back on their feet.
- C. A woman fleeing an abusive husband is right away homeless.
- D. Everyone who finds themselves out of a job is homeless.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: Some homeless who are victims of circumstances deserve help to recognize their lives again.. The stem is: Passage I: 1. Homeless people are everywhere-on the street, in public buildings, on the evening news and at the corner parking lot. You can hardly step out of your house these days without meeting some haggard character who asks you for a cigarette or begs for 'a little change'.… Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. Paragraph 4 states victims of tragic circumstances deserve every effort to help them back on their feet.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q2 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: Which of the following best describes this passage writer's tone?
- A. Appreciation
- B. Praise
- C. Appeasement
- D. Criticism
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: D
Answer D: Criticism. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: Which of the following best describes this passage writer's tone? Letter D is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. The writer criticizes the chronically homeless for choosing their lifestyle.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q3 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: What does the expression 'I would rather report otherwise' indicate in the context it is used in paragraph 3?
- A. The need to tell the public about the homeless
- B. The fear to hide the true cause of homelessness
- C. The need to explain the troubles facing the homeless
- D. The fear to condemn the government for the problem
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: B
Answer B: The fear to hide the true cause of homelessness. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: What does the expression 'I would rather report otherwise' indicate in the context it is used in paragraph 3? Letter B is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. The phrase means the writer wishes his findings were different (that the homeless had not chosen their lifestyle). None of the options captures this cleanly; B is the closest but imperfect.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q4 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: What purpose does the writer's reference to personal experience in paragraph 3 serve?
- A. It served as evidence for political involvement.
- B. It clarified the actual cause of homelessness.
- C. It served as evidence of social disintegration.
- D. It showed the ugly lifestyle of the homeless.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: B
Answer B: It clarified the actual cause of homelessness.. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: What purpose does the writer's reference to personal experience in paragraph 3 serve? Letter B is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. His volunteer experience is offered as evidence for his claim about the real cause of homelessness.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q5 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: Which of the following words is closest in meaning to haggard as used in paragraph 1?
- A. a person who looks trustful
- B. a person who commits crime
- C. a person with no home
- D. a person who looks suspicious
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: D
Answer D: a person who looks suspicious. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: Which of the following words is closest in meaning to haggard as used in paragraph 1? Letter D is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'Haggard' means gaunt/worn-looking; none of the options is a true synonym. 'Looks suspicious' is the least inaccurate given the threatening context, but this item is weak.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q6 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: Which of the following words can be synonymous with the word content as used in paragraph 6?
- A. satisfied
- B. outrageous
- C. naked
- D. confident
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: satisfied. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: Which of the following words can be synonymous with the word content as used in paragraph 6? Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'content to remain as they are' means satisfied.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q7 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: What does the word there in paragraph 4, refer to?
- A. at a soup kitchen
- B. at the Salvation Army
- C. in the street
- D. in the court
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: C
Answer C: in the street. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: What does the word there in paragraph 4, refer to? Letter C is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'out of a job and in the street... there because he wants to be' - there = in the street.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q8 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: What does the word 'so' in paragraph 6, refer to?
- A. beggar
- B. drug addict
- C. every person
- D. homeless
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: D
Answer D: homeless. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: What does the word 'so' in paragraph 6, refer to? Letter D is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'many who are chronically so' - so = homeless.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q9 · reading-comprehension
Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1).
Question: According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the life of a homeless person?
- A. The homeless themselves
- B. The Republicans
- C. The bureaucratic infrastructure
- D. The government policy
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: The homeless themselves. The stem is: Passage I (about homelessness; see full text in Q1). Question: According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the life of a homeless person? Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. The writer's thesis: the group most responsible is the homeless themselves.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q10 · reading-comprehension
Passage II: 1. The preservation of forest areas, wildlife and soil should be of a vital concern to all Ethiopians, since its neglect means a destruction of replaceable natural resources, a serious loss of revenue and then gradual desolation of the land until it becomes unfit for cultivation. According to a UNESCO survey in 1963, the consequences will be disastrous unless drastic measures are adopted. An example of this neglect is the present and past treatments of forests. In the good old days, the Ethiopian highlands were covered with virgin forests, which have since been largely used for construction and fuel. Along with the introduction of the eucalyptus tree, this has prevented the country from becoming a desert; however, the few remaining forest areas are not being preserved. The Ethiopian custom grants a man ownership of any land he clears off trees, and he is presented with forested tracts as a reward for his service to the government. The next twenty or thirty years will see the last remnants of virgin forests destroyed unless strong measures are taken. 2. Soil degradation has been aggravated by poor agricultural practices. These include improper terracing, the cultivation of steep and easily eroded hillsides, failure to rotate crops (with the consequent loss of valuable nutrients), and the burning of manure instead of returning it to the soil as fertilizer. The destruction of trees and the lack of modern farming methods are not themselves as bad as the erosion of the soil which may follow them. Several generations may be able to live off the land, but gradually the soil is washed away to Egypt, making the land increasingly poor in quality and yielding less and less. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to reclaim land that has deteriorated beyond a certain point. Trees cannot be planted to suck up water and hold the soil, because the earth is no longer deep enough to support long roots.
Question: What does 'These' in paragraph 2 refer to?
- A. soil conservation
- B. preservation of forests
- C. improper terracing
- D. poor agricultural practices
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: D
Answer D: poor agricultural practices. The stem is: Passage II: 1. The preservation of forest areas, wildlife and soil should be of a vital concern to all Ethiopians, since its neglect means a destruction of replaceable natural resources, a serious loss of revenue and then gradual desolation of the land until it becomes unfit for… Letter D is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'These include improper terracing...' refers back to poor agricultural practices.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q11 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: What does the word 'desolation' mean in paragraph 1?
- A. disappearance
- B. desertion
- C. destruction
- D. enrichment
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Answer: C
Answer C: destruction. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: What does the word 'desolation' mean in paragraph 1? Letter C is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. Gradual desolation of the land until unfit for cultivation implies ruin/destruction. 'Desertion' (turning to desert) is also plausible, but destruction best fits the sense.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q12 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: Which of the following best replaces the word 'aggravated' in paragraph 2?
- A. worsened
- B. supplemented
- C. regulated
- D. improved
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Answer: A
Answer A: worsened. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: Which of the following best replaces the word 'aggravated' in paragraph 2? Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. aggravated = worsened.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q13 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: The prolonged erosion of the soil is followed by
- A. rapid reproduction of wild animals.
- B. enrichment of the soil by various nutrients.
- C. the total absence of plants.
- D. the leveling of the mountains.
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Answer: C
Answer C: the total absence of plants.. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: The prolonged erosion of the soil is followed by Letter C is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. Once soil is too shallow, trees/plants cannot grow - i.e., total absence of plants.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q14 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: In highly eroded and desolated areas, trees fail to survive because
- A. their roots are too short to suck up water from the ground.
- B. the sun will be too scorching for them to survive.
- C. they do not get nutrients from the soil.
- D. they do not get sufficient sunshine.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: their roots are too short to suck up water from the ground.. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: In highly eroded and desolated areas, trees fail to survive because Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. The earth is no longer deep enough to support long roots.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q15 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: Which of the following, according to paragraph 1, is a result of preserving forest areas?
- A. Devastation of irreplaceable natural resources
- B. Ruins of the land through processes
- C. Reproduction of wildlife
- D. Serious loss of income
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: C
Answer C: Reproduction of wildlife. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: Which of the following, according to paragraph 1, is a result of preserving forest areas? Letter C is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. The passage lists consequences of NEGLECT (destruction, loss of revenue, desolation). A benefit of preservation is not directly stated; 'reproduction of wildlife' is the only positive option but is inferential. Item is ambiguously worded.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q16 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: Which of the following, according to paragraph 2, can be a cause of soil erosion?
- A. Planting trees and using modern farming
- B. Cultivating easily eroded hillsides
- C. Using poor quality of fertilizer
- D. Losing valuable nutrients
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Answer: B
Answer B: Cultivating easily eroded hillsides. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: Which of the following, according to paragraph 2, can be a cause of soil erosion? Letter B is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. Listed practice: cultivation of steep and easily eroded hillsides.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q17 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true?
- A. Plants can be planted to suck up water and hold soil even if the earth is too shallow to support long roots.
- B. When the soil is washed away to neighboring countries, land productivity increases.
- C. The preservation of forest areas is not the concern of Ethiopians.
- D. Erosion of the soil is worse than destruction of trees.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: D
Answer D: Erosion of the soil is worse than destruction of trees.. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true? Letter D is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'The destruction of trees... are not themselves as bad as the erosion of the soil.'
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q18 · reading-comprehension
Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10).
Question: What does 'its' in paragraph 1 refer to?
- A. preservation of natural resources
- B. destruction of natural resources
- C. the wild life and soil
- D. the forest areas
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: preservation of natural resources. The stem is: Passage II (Environmental Protection; see full text in Q10). Question: What does 'its' in paragraph 1 refer to? Letter A is the Abrari key for this reading-comprehension. 'its neglect' = neglect of the preservation of forest areas, wildlife and soil (i.e., preservation of natural resources).
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q33 · sentence-comprehension
All students but one got above average marks in English.
- A. Only one student failed to get above average marks in English.
- B. Only one student got the above average mark in English.
- C. All students did not get above average marks in English.
- D. Everybody got above average mark in English.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: Only one student failed to get above average marks in English.. The stem is: All students but one got above average marks in English. Letter A is the Abrari key for this sentence-comprehension. 'All but one' = everyone except one; that one did not.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q34 · sentence-comprehension
Addis Ababa University, which is the oldest university in the country, has changed its admission policy.
- A. Addis Ababa University admits students based on new rules and regulations.
- B. Addis Ababa University has grown old with its admission policy.
- C. Addis Ababa University has a conducive learning atmosphere.
- D. Joining Addis Ababa University has now become easy.
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: Addis Ababa University admits students based on new rules and regulations.. The stem is: Addis Ababa University, which is the oldest university in the country, has changed its admission policy. Letter A is the Abrari key for this sentence-comprehension.
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q71 · writing-paragraph-coherence
Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order.
a. Arable farming refers to growing crops.
b. This farming type refers to keeping sheep and cattle.
c. The second farming type is pastoral farming.
d. Arable and pastoral farming are commonly known farming types.
- A. a d c b
- B. b a d c
- C. c b a d
- D. d c d a
Worked solutionUnofficial
Answer: A
Answer A: a d c b. The stem is: Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order. a. Arable farming refers to growing crops. b. This farming type refers to keeping sheep and cattle. c. The second farming type is pastoral farming.… Letter A is the Abrari key for this writing-paragraph-coherence. Logical order is d (topic) -> a (arable) -> c (second type: pastoral) -> b (defines pastoral) = 'd a c b', which is not among the choices. Site key A ('a d c b') is imperfect. Options appear corrupted (D repeats d).
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q72 · writing-paragraph-coherence
Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order.
a. Hanna is a very charming and sociable girl whom everybody likes.
b. Finally, she works in an international supermarket as a saleswoman. She is always smiling and appears to be happy with her job.
c. She is only in her late twenties. She usually wears jeans that visibly show the shape of her body. Above her waist, she wears a white nylon T-shirt that makes her breasts appear more visible and attractive.
d. To begin with, she is tall and has a slim waist that makes her quite attractive.
- A. a d c b
- B. a c d b
- C. d a b c
- D. d a c b
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Answer: A
Answer A: a d c b. The stem is: Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order. a. Hanna is a very charming and sociable girl whom everybody likes. b. Finally, she works in an international supermarket as a saleswoman. She is al… Letter A is the Abrari key for this writing-paragraph-coherence. a (topic) -> d (To begin with) -> c (further description) -> b (Finally).
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2017 E.C. · natural · Q73 · writing-paragraph-coherence
Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order.
a. Many people believe education is the key to success in life.
b. These people list names of several intellectuals who struggle to make in the end to breath on their salaries.
c. As examples, they mention highly educated people who have become rich.
d. Others contend that education only leads people to poverty.
- A. a b c d
- B. a c b d
- C. c b d a
- D. c b a d
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Answer: B
Answer B: a c b d. The stem is: Section: Paragraph Coherence. When put in the correct order, sentences a-d make up a complete paragraph. Choose the correct order. a. Many people believe education is the key to success in life. b. These people list names of several intellectuals who struggle to make in the end… Letter B is the Abrari key for this writing-paragraph-coherence. a (belief) -> c (their examples) -> then d... but site orders a c b d; b better follows d. Kept site key B as it forms a coherent open-then-example structure.
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