36 - ] Model SAT Tests - Test Thirty Six

36 - ] Model SAT Tests

Test Thirty Six

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

1 . She pointed out that his resume was …. because it merely recorded his previous positions and failed to highlight the specific skills he had mastered in each job

(A) disinterested (B) inadequate (C) conclusive (D) obligatory (E) detailed

2 . Because it was already known that retroviruses could cause cancer in animals , it seemed only …. to search for similar cancer-causing viruses in human beings

(A) culpable (B) charitable (C) hypothetical (D) logical (E) negligent

3 . Her …. is always a source of irritation : she never uses a single word when she can substitute a long clause or phrase in its place

(A) frivolity (B) verbosity (C) ambivalence (D) cogency (E) rhetoric

4 . It is …. to try to destroy pests completely with chemical poisons , for as each new chemical pesticide is introduced , the insects gradually become …. to it .

(A) useless …. drawn

(B) pointless …. vulnerable

(C) futile …. resident

(D) wicked …. indifferent

(E) worthwhile …. immune

5 . Ms. Ono …. gives interviews because she believes the news media have …. her and treated her badly .

(A) frequently …. publicized

(B) rarely …. misrepresented

(C) seldom …. eulogized

(D) reluctantly …. acclaimed

(E) gradually …. evaded

6 . Totem craftsmanship reached its …. in the nineteenth century , when the introduction of metal tools enabled carvers to execute more sophisticated designs .

(A) roots (B) conclusion (C) antithesis (D) reward (E) apex

7 . As delicate and …. as insect bodies are , it is remarkable that over the ages enough of them have …. preserved in amber , for scientists to trace insect evolution .

(A) beautiful …. disappeared

(B) fragile …. survived

(C) impervious …. multiplied

(D) refined …. awakened

(E) indestructible …. evolved

8 . Unfortunately , the current Broadway season offers some …. fare that sounds markedly like imitations of previous hits .

(A) epic (B) radical (C) formulaic (D) incongruous (E) challenging

9 . For those who admire realism , Louis Malle’s recent film succeeds because it consciously …. the stuff of legend and tells …. story as it might actually unfold with fallible people in earthly time .   

(A) rejects …. a derivative

(B) anticipates …. an antiquated

(C)  shuns …. an unembellished

(D) emulates …. an ethereal

(E) exaggerates …. a mythic