3 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Three

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Test 3

Select the best answer to each of the following questions ; then blacken the appropriate space on your answer sheet .

1 . Like foolish people who continue to live near an active volcano , many of us are ----------

about the -----------of atomic warfare .

(A) worried ----possibility

(B) unconcerned --- threat

(C) excited --- power

(D) cheered --- possession

(E) irritated --- news

2 . By communicating through pointing and making gestures , Charles was able to overcame any ---------- difficulties that arose during his recent trip to Japan .

(A) peripatetic (B) linguistic (C) plausible  (D) monetary (E) territorial

3 . In order that future generations may ------------ the great diversity of animal life , it is the task of the International Wildlife Preservation Commission to prevent endangered species from becoming ----------------- .

(A) recollect --- tamed

(B) value --- evolved

(C) enjoy --- extinct

(D) anticipate --- specialized

(E) appreciate --- widespread

4 . We find it difficult to translate a foreign text literally because we cannot capture the -----

of the original passage exactly .

(A) novelty (B) succinctness (C) connotations (D) ambivalence (E) alienation

5 . It is remarkable that a man so in the public eye , so highly praised and imitated , can retain his ------------ .

(A) magniloquence (B) dogmas (C) bravado (D) idiosyncracies (E) humility

6 . For all the ---------- involved in the study of seals , we Arctic researchers have occasional moments of pure --------------- over some new discovery .

(A) tribulations -----despair

(B) hardships --- exhilaration

(C) confusions ---bewilderment

(D) inconvenience --- panic

(E) thrills --- delight

7 . Despite the growing -------------of Hispanic actors in the American theater , many Hispanic experts feel that the Spanish-speaking population is ------------ on the stage .

(A) decrease --- inappropriate

(B) emergence --- visible

(C) prominence --- underrepresented

(D) skill --- alienated

(E) number --- misdirected

8 . As a sportscaster , Gaspar was apparently never-------------; he made -----------comments about every boxing match he covered .

(A) excited ---hysterical

(B) relevant---- pertinent

(C) satisfied --- disparaging

(D) amazed--- awe-struck

(E) impressed --- laudatory

9 . Even critics who do not ----------------Robin Williams’ interpretation of the part ---------him as an inventive comic actor who has made a serious attempt to come to terms with one of the most challenging roles of our time .

(A) dissent from --- dismiss

(B) cavil at --- welcome

(C) agree with ---- denounce

(D) recoil from --- deride

(E) concur with --- acknowledge