Admission Test Section One : Verbal - GRE-Verbal무료 덤프문제 풀어보기

Quantitative data such as blood pressure, cholesterol level, and body weight are useful objective
indicators of physical health. Yet, quantitative measurement and logic (i)_______ when it comes to
determining the extent of a person's physical well-being. Levels of physical discomfort and pain, the most
reliable indicators of physical well-being, cannot be quantified; (ii)_______, our emotional state and
psychological well-being, which can have a profound impact on our physical health, defy objective
measurement altogether.

AUTHOR : LITERATE

For absolute dating of archeological artifacts, the radiocarbon method emerged during the latter half of
the twentieth century as the most reliable and precise method. The results of obsidian (volcanic glass)
dating, a method based on the belief that newly exposed obsidian surfaces absorb moisture from the
surrounding atmosphere at a constant rate, proved uneven. It was initially thought that the thickness of
the hydration layer would provide a means of calculating the time elapsed since the fresh surface was
made. But this method failed to account for the chemical variability in the physical and chemical
mechanism of obsidian hydration. Moreover, each geographic source presented unique chemical
characteristics, necessitating a trace element analysis for each such source. Yet despite its limitations,
obsidian dating helped archeologists identify the sources of many obsidian artifacts, and to identify in turn
ancient exchange networks for the flow of goods. Nor were ceramic studies and fluoride analysis
supplanted entirely by the radiocarbon method, which in use allows for field labeling and laboratory errors,
as well as sample contamination. In addition, in the 1970s, dendrochronological (tree-ring) studies on the
bristlecone pine showed that deviation from radiocarbon values increases as one moves back in time.
Eventually calibration curves were developed to account for this phenomenon; but in the archeological
literature we still find dual references to radiocarbon and sidereal, or calendar, time.
The author would probably consider which of the following the LEAST likely means of dating
archeological artifacts?

WALK : AMBLE ::

ACCLAIM:

The 35-millimeter (mm) format became the standard for movie production around 1913. The mid-1920s
through the mid-1930s, however, saw a resurgence of wide-film (55-mm to 70-mm) formats. Development
then slackened until the 1950s, when widescreen film-making came back in direct response to the erosion
of box office receipts resulting from the rising popularity of television. This new era saw another flurry of
specialized formats, including Cinema-Scope and, in 1956, Camera 65, which Panavision developed for
MGM Studios and which was first used to film Raintree Country. Panavision soon contributed another key
technical advance, spherical 65mm lenses, which eliminated the "fat faces" syndrome that had plagued
CinemaScope films.
Though many films were made in widescreen formats during this period, these formats floundered
because of expense, unwieldy cameras, and slow film stocks and lenses. After the invention of a set of
3 5-mm anamorphic lenses, which could be used to squeeze a widescreen image onto theatrical screens,
film technology improved to the point where quality 70-mm prints could be enlarged from 35-mm
negatives.
It can be inferred from the passage that wide-film formats were

The Trojan War is one of the most famous wars in history. It is well known for the tenyear duration, for the
heroism of a number of legendary characters, and for the Trojan horse. What may not be familiar,
however, is the story of how the war began. According to Greek myth, the strife between the Trojans and
the Greeks started at the wedding of Peleus, King of Thessaly, and Thetis, a sea nymph. All of the gods
and goddesses had been invited to the wedding celebration in Troy except Eris, goddesses of discord.
She had been omitted from the guest list because her presence always embroiled mortals and immortals
alike in conflict. To take revenge on those who had slighted her, Eris decided to cause a skirmish. Into the
middle of the banquet hall, she threw a golden apple marked "for the most beautiful." All of the goddesses
began to haggle over who should possess it.
The gods and goddesses reached a stalemate when the choice was narrowed to Hera, Athena, and
Aphrodite. Someone was needed to settle the controversy by picking a winner. The job eventually fell to
Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, who was said to be a good judge of beauty. Paris did not have an easy
job. Each goddess, eager to win the golden apple, tried aggressively to bribe him. "I'll grant you vast
kingdoms to rule, "promised HerA. "Vast kingdoms are nothing in comparison with my gift," contradicted
AthenA. "Choose me and I'll see that you win victory and fame in war." Aphrodite outdid her adversaries,
however. She won the golden apple by offering Helen, Zeus' daughter and the most beautiful mortal, to
Paris. Paris, anxious to claim Helen, set off for Sparta in
Greece. Although Paris learned that Helen was married, he accepted the hospitality of her husband, King
Menelasu of Sparta, anyway. Therefore, Menelaus was outraged for a number of reasons when Paris
departed, taking Helen and much of the king's wealth back to Troy. Menelaus collected his loyal forces
and set sail for Troy to begin the war to reclaim Helen.
Athena ___ Hera, promising Paris victory and fame in war.

In the United States, the extent of adult illiteracy at the workplace has been obscured by adequate
employment for adults with few or no literacy skills, too-simple definitions of literacy, faulty survey
methods, and a stigma associated with illiteracy that keeps many people from admitting illiteracy or
seeking help in overcoming it. With today's increasingly rapid technological advances and increased
foreign competition, however, U.S. businesses are growing more and more aware of the extent and the
costs of illiteracy in the work force. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics warns that the U.S. labor-force
entrants in the years ahead may not have the skills that employers need-that new jobs in the service
industries, where most job growth is projected to occur, will demand much higher literacy skill levels than
today's service jobs, and few new jobs will be created for those who cannot read and follow directions, fill
out forms and communicate by e-mail with coworkers, and perform simple arithmetical computations
applying the basic rules of mathematics.
Which of the following can be inferred solely on the basis of information in the passage?

The sixteenth century was an age of great ___exploration.

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette ruled France from 1774 to 1789, a time when the country was
fighting bankruptcy. The royal couple did not let France's insecure financial situation limit their
immoderate spending, however. Even though the minister of finance repeatedly warned the king and
queen against wasting money, they continued to spend great fortunes on their personal pleasure. This
lavish spending greatly enraged the people of France. They felt that the royal couple bought its luxurious
lifestyle at the poor people's expense. Marie Antoinette, the beautiful but exceedingly impractical queen,
seemed uncaring about her subjects; misery. While French citizens begged for lower taxes, the queen
embellished her palace with extravagant works of art. She also surrounded herself with artists, writers,
and musicians, who encouraged the queen to spend money even more profusely. While the queen's
favorites glutted themselves on huge feasts at the royal table, many people in France were starving. The
French government taxed the citizens outrageously. These high taxes paid for the entertainments the
queen and her court so enjoyed. When the minister of finance tried to stop these royal spendthrifts, the
queen replaced him. The intense hatred that the people felt for Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette kept building until it led to the French Revolution. During this time of struggle
and violence (1789-1799), thousands of aristocrats, as well as the king and queen themselves, lost their
lives at the guillotine. Perhaps if Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette had reined in their extravagant spending, the events that rocked France would not have
occurred.
The minister of finance tried to curb these royal ___.