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

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

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

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.

49. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? (A) Darwin’s evolution theory has been pre-empted by other scholars. (B) Darwin’s theory endorses the traditional idea that humankind is essentially special and superior. (C) Darwin’s theory is a main destroyer of Christian belief. (D) Darwin’s theory reforms our preconceptions. (E) Darwin’s theory is often misread by the political philosophers.

50. Which of the following best fits Richard Dawkins’s opinion quoted above? (A) Darwin discovered something that is quite complicated. (B) It is unbelievable how no one before Darwin had ever come across such a simple principle. (C) Darwin’s theory is hard to believe in. (D) Darwin’s theory discovered a principle that had already been stated by other forerunners. (E) Darwin made a lucky guess.

51. News about Angelina Jolie’s recent surgery was _____. (A) made public by the actress herself (B) released by the Caldwell Breast Center (C) publicized without Jolie’s prior knowledge (D) sold to NBCnews.com. by professional paparazzi (E) spread by a celebrated cancer specialist

52. Based on the reading, it’s evident that _____. (A) Dr. Heidi Memmel has been Jolie’s medical advisor for years (B) breast cancer can hardly be detected without a mammogram (C) Jolie comes from a family with cancer history (D) celebrities tend to rely heavily on genetic testing (E) a mutation carrier usually has a short life-span