42. Which of the following best describes the author?
(A) a fast learner
(B) a diligent student
(C) a reluctant worker
(D) a low achiever
(E) an ambitious diver

38. Much of what we’re seeing might well be the tumult that accompany the end of decades of tyranny and the rise of long-suppressed forces, but it raises the question.(A)Much of (B) that accompany (C) end of decades(D) the rise of(E) it raises

39. Studies in other countries, including India’s neighbor Pakistan, show that getting the private sector involved is key to increase the number of TB cases that get diagnosed. (A) in(B) including(C) show(D) getting(E)increase

40. Once a week, patients who have tried and failing to treat their tuberculosis line up, frustrated and frightened, outside his small office. (A) tried (B)failing(C) treat(D) frustrated (E) frightened

41. The author found, initially, scuba diving neither fun nor safe because of all of the following reasons except _____. (A) the accident that claimed the life of a classmate’s father (B) the seasickness he suffered during his first boat ride (C) the drowning scenes presented in James Bond movies (D) the rough ocean he saw before diving into water (E) the companionship he shared with fellow divers

43. What can be safely inferred from the passage? (A) The author goes to movies from time to time and enjoys story telling. (B) The author takes great pride in himself for he is now a speed reader. (C) Though a single parent, the author’s father is very caring and supportive. (D) The Fenn School’s Intensive Language Program is an honor program for elite students. (E) People with a learning disability inhabit a totally different world unless they go underwater.

44. What does the author suggest by juxtaposing scuba diving with reading? (A) Scuba diving is more challenging than reading. (B) Scuba divers can be equally motivated to learn phonetics and reading. (C) He’s conquered personal obstacles in both scuba diving and reading. (D) Neither scuba diving nor reading can be learned easily by many. (E) Unless with a group, it’s impossible to overcome a learning disability.

45. Once he goes underwater, the author feels all of the following except _____. (A) amazement (B) apprehension (C) peace (D) curiosity (E) astonishment

46. In the first paragraph, the word “decries” means _____. (A) expresses (B) implements (C) illustrates (D) discounts (E) extols

47. In the first paragraph, the word “ramifications” means _____ (A) classification (B) branches (C) inconsequence (D) deficits (E) conundrums

48. According to Daniel Dennett, which of the following best describes Darwin’s contribution to the scholarship? (A) His idea is the best single idea in the history of natural science. (B) His idea separates physics from chemistry. (C) His idea differentiates meaningless world from the meaningful. (D) His idea unifies what was once taken as two disparate worlds: the meaningless mechanical world and the meaningful cultural one. (E) His idea crisscrosses the empirical science and social science.