(A)FarrisassignedtoeitherPorT.
(B)InserraisassignedtoeitherPorT.
(C)PandTeachhavetwoworkersassignedtothem.
(D)HayakawaisassignedtoL.
(E)HayakawaisassignedtoT.
15.IfGolden,Hayakawa,andKovacsareamongtheworkersassignedtoembassiesinhumidclimayes,whichofthefollowingmustbetrue?
(A)Farrisassignedtoanembassytowhichnoneoftheotherfiveofficeworkersisassigned.
(B)Goldenisassignedtoanembassytowhichnoneoftheotherfiveofficeworkersisassigned.
(C)JonesisassignedtothesameembassyasGolden.
(D)HayakawaisassignedtothesameembassyasGolden.
(E)HayakawaisassignedtothesameembassyasKovacs.
Question16——19
Avolunteerusesatrucktopickupdonationsofunsoldfoodandclothingfromstoresandtodeliverthemtoloc ationswheretheycanbedistributed.Hedrivesonlyalongacertainnetworkofroads.
Inthenetworktherearetwo-wayroadsconnectingeachofthefollowingpairsofpoints:1with2,1with3,1with5,2with6,3with7,5with6,and 6with7.Therearealsoone-wayroadsgoingfrom2to4,from3to2,andfrom4to3.Therearenootherroadsinthenetwork,andtheroadsint henetworkdonotintersect.
Tomakeatripinvolvingpickupsanddeliverirs,thevolunteeralwaystakesaroutethatforthewholetrippasse sthroughthefewestofthepoints1through7,countingapointtwiceifthevolunteerpassesthroughittwice.
Thevolunteer'shomeisatpoint3.Donationscanbepickedupatasupermarketatpoint1,aclothingstoreatpoint5,andabak eryatpoint4.Deliveriescanbemadeasneededtoatutoringcenteratpoint2,adistributioncenteratpoint6,a ndashelteratpoint7.
16.Ifthevolunteerstartsatthesupermarketandnextistogototheshelter,thefirstintermediatepointhisrpute passesthroughmustbe
(A)2
(B)3
(C)5
(D)6
(E)7
17.If,startingfromhome,thevolunteernextistomakepickupsfortheshelteratthesupermarketandthebake ry(ineitherorder),thefirsttwointermediatepointsonhisroute,beginningwiththefirst,mustbe
(A)1and2
(B)1and3
(C)2and1
(D)2and4
(E)4and2
18.If,startingfromtheclothingstore,thevolunteernextistopickupbreadateitherthesupermarketorthebak ery(whicheverstopmakeshisroutegothroughthefewestofthepoints)andthenistogototheshelter,thefirsttwopointshereachesaftertheclothingstore,beginningwiththefirst,m ustbe
(A)1and2
(B)1and3
(C)4and2
(D)6and2
(E)6and4
19.Ifthevolunteeristomakeatripstartingattheshelter,nextgoingtothebakeryforapickup,andthenending atthedistributioncenter,thefirsttwointermediatepointsonhisroute,beginningwiththefirst,canbe
(A)3and1
(B)3and4
(C)4and2
(D)6and2
(E)6and5
Question20——22
Adeveloperisplanningtobuildahousingcomplexonanemptytractofland.Exactlysevendifferentstylesofh ouses——Q,R,S,T,W,X,andZ——willbebuildinthecomplex.Thecomplexwillcontainseveralblocks,andthedeveloperplanstoputhousesofa tleastthreedifferentstylesoneachblock.Thedeveloperwillbuildthecomplexaccordingtothefollowingrule s:
AnyblockthathasstyleZonitmustalsohavestyleWonit.
AnyblockadjacenttoonethathasonitbothstyleSandstyleXmusthaveonit
styleTandstyleZ.
NoblockadjacenttoonethathasonitbothstyleRandstyleZcanhaveonit
eitherstyleTorstyleW.
NoblockcanhaveonitbothstyleSandstyleQ.
20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethecompleteselectionofhousestyleonablock?
(A)Q,R,S(B)Q,S,X(C)R,T,Z(D)S,W,Z(E)T,X,Z
21.Whichofthefollowingcanbethecompleteselectionofhousestyleonablock?
(A)Q(B)R(C)S(D)W(E)X
22.Whichofthefollowingcanbethecompleteselectionofhousestyleforablockthatisadjacenttoexactlyon eblock,ifthatoneblockhasonitstyleS,T,W,andXonly?
(A)S,T,andX(B)T,X,andZ(C)R,S,X,andZ(D)S,T,W,andX(E)T,W,X,andZ
23.Whenanosprey(afish-eatinghawk)returnafromfishingtoitsnestingareawithafishlikeanalewife,apollack,orasmelt,otherospreyswillretracei tsflightpathinhopesofgoodfishing.Thereisseldomsucharesponseifthefirstbirdbringsbackawinterfloun der.Yetospreysfeedonwinterflounderjustasreadyasodanyotherfish.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,contributesmosttoanexplanationofthefishingbehaviorofospreysasitisdesc ribedabove?
(A)Ospreysareseldomabletocatchalewives,pollack,orsmelt.
(B)Alewives,pollack,andsmaltmoveinschools,butwinterflounderdonot.
(C)Winterflounderprefershallowerwatersthandoalewives,pollack,orsmelt.
(D)Winterflounderpreferandpollackexhibitprotectivecoloration,butalewivesandsmeltdonot.
(E)Ospreysthatliveinnestingareaareespeciallysuccessfulfishers.
24.Arecentstudyofaninsurancecompany'sunderwritersindicatethatthosewhoworkedinpleasantphysicalsurroundingswere25percentmorepro ductivethantheirpeersinunpleasantphysicalsurroundings.Objectivecriteriaforevaluatingjobperform anceincludedcaseloadandcomplexityofcases.Thisshowsthatimprovingworkers’enviromentsincreasesthoseworkers'productivity.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyweakenstheconclusionabove?
(A)Onaverage,less-productiveemployeesspendnofewerhoursperdayat theirworkstationsthandotheirmore-productivepeers.
(B)Unpleasantsurroundingsgiveemployeeslessmotivationtoworkhardthan morepleasantsurroundingsdo.
(C)Themore-productiveemployeesaregenerallyrewardedwithpleasantoffice space.
(D)More-productiveemployeesdonotworkanymorehoursthantheir less-productivepeers.
(E)Peerpressurediscouragesemployeesincrowed,unpleasantsurroundings frommakingphonecallstotheirownfamilymembersduringworktime.
25.Inacertaincountry,individualtendtochangetheirpoliticalaffiliationreadilyfromonepoliticalpartyto another.InthepasttheUnionpartygrewlargerbecauseofthistendency,butalthoughmostofthosewho changetoanewpartyaffiliationchangetotheUnionparty,theUnionpartyhasremainedaboutthesame sizeinrecentyears.
Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,besthelpstoexplainthechangeinthegrowthpatternoftheUnionpartymen tionedabove?
(A)Theeconomyhasbeenprosperingrecently,andmanyofthosewhochange partyaffiliationareupwardlymobileandproperous.
(B)Inrecentyeasthosewhowerepreviouslynonaffiliatedhavetendedtojoin theUnionpartyiftheyjoinedanypartyatall.
(C)Thepercentageofvoting-agecitizenswhochangepoliticalpartyaffiliation eachyearhasremainedconstant,andthenumberofvoting-agecitizens hasremainedthesame.
(D)Thepercentageofvoting-agecitizenswhoareaffiliatedwithanypolitical partyhasincreasedoverthelasttenyears.
(E)ManymembersoftheUnipnpartyhaveabandonedallpoliticalparty affiliationinrecentyears.