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¡¡¡¡questions¡¡71¡¡to¡¡75¡¡are¡¡based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡following¡¡passage:¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡british¡¡columbia¡¡is¡¡the¡¡third¡¡largest¡¡canadian¡¡province,¡¡both¡¡in¡¡areaand¡¡population.¡¡it¡¡is¡¡nearly¡¡1.5¡¡times¡¡as¡¡large¡¡as¡¡texas,¡¡and¡¡extends¡¡800miles¡¡(1,280¡¡km)¡¡north¡¡from¡¡the¡¡united¡¡states¡¡border.¡¡it¡¡includes¡¡canada'sentire¡¡west¡¡coast¡¡and¡¡the¡¡islands¡¡just¡¡off¡¡the¡¡coast.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡most¡¡of¡¡british¡¡columbia¡¡is¡¡mountainous,¡¡with¡¡long,¡¡rugged¡¡ranges¡¡runningnorth¡¡and¡¡south.¡¡even¡¡the¡¡coastal¡¡islands¡¡are¡¡the¡¡remains¡¡of¡¡a¡¡mountain¡¡rangethat¡¡existed¡¡thousands¡¡of¡¡years¡¡ago.¡¡during¡¡the¡¡last¡¡ice¡¡age,¡¡this¡¡range¡¡wasscoured¡¡by¡¡glaciers¡¡until¡¡most¡¡of¡¡it¡¡was¡¡beneath¡¡the¡¡sea.¡¡its¡¡peaks¡¡now¡¡showas¡¡islands¡¡scattered¡¡along¡¡the¡¡coast.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡the¡¡southwestern¡¡coastal¡¡region¡¡has¡¡a¡¡humid¡¡mild¡¡marine¡¡climate.¡¡seawinds¡¡that¡¡blow¡¡inland¡¡from¡¡the¡¡west¡¡are¡¡warmed¡¡by¡¡a¡¡current¡¡of¡¡warm¡¡waterthat¡¡flows¡¡through¡¡the¡¡pacific¡¡ocean.¡¡as¡¡a¡¡result,¡¡winter¡¡temperaturesaverage¡¡above¡¡freezing¡¡and¡¡summers¡¡are¡¡mild.¡¡these¡¡warm¡¡western¡¡winds¡¡alsocarry¡¡moisture¡¡from¡¡the¡¡ocean.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡inland¡¡from¡¡the¡¡coast,¡¡the¡¡winds¡¡from¡¡the¡¡pacific¡¡meet¡¡the¡¡mountainbarriers¡¡of¡¡the¡¡coastal¡¡ranges¡¡and¡¡the¡¡rocky¡¡mountains.¡¡as¡¡they¡¡rise¡¡tocross¡¡the¡¡mountains,¡¡the¡¡winds¡¡are¡¡cooled,¡¡and¡¡their¡¡moisture¡¡begins¡¡tofall¡¡as¡¡rain.¡¡on¡¡some¡¡of¡¡the¡¡western¡¡slopes¡¡almost¡¡200¡¡inches¡¡(500¡¡cm)of¡¡rain¡¡fall¡¡each¡¡year.¡¡


¡¡¡¡¡¡more¡¡than¡¡half¡¡of¡¡british¡¡columbia¡¡is¡¡heavily¡¡forested.¡¡on¡¡mountainslopes¡¡that¡¡receive¡¡plentiful¡¡rainfall,¡¡huge¡¡douglas¡¡firs¡¡rise¡¡in¡¡toweringcolumns.¡¡these¡¡forest¡¡giants¡¡often¡¡grow¡¡to¡¡be¡¡as¡¡much¡¡as¡¡300¡¡feet¡¡(90¡¡m)tall,¡¡with¡¡diameters¡¡up¡¡to¡¡10¡¡feet¡¡(3¡¡m).¡¡more¡¡lumber¡¡is¡¡produced¡¡fromthese¡¡trees¡¡than¡¡from¡¡any¡¡other¡¡kind¡¡of¡¡tree¡¡in¡¡north¡¡america.¡¡hemlock,red¡¡cedar,¡¡and¡¡balsam¡¡fir¡¡are¡¡among¡¡the¡¡other¡¡trees¡¡found¡¡in¡¡britishcolumbia.¡¡

71.¡¡with¡¡which¡¡aspect¡¡of¡¡british¡¡columbia¡¡is¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡primarily¡¡concerned?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡its¡¡climate.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡its¡¡culture.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡its¡¡geography.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡its¡¡history.¡¡

72.¡¡in¡¡which¡¡part¡¡of¡¡british¡¡columbia¡¡can¡¡a¡¡mild¡¡climate¡¡be¡¡found?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡in¡¡the¡¡southwest.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡inland¡¡from¡¡the¡¡coast.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡in¡¡the¡¡north.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡on¡¡the¡¡entire¡¡west¡¡coast.¡¡

73.¡¡in¡¡paragraph¡¡5,¡¡the¡¡word"heavily"could¡¡best¡¡be¡¡replaced¡¡by¡¡which¡¡of¡¡the¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡following?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡widely.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡densely.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡chiefly.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡largely.¡¡

74.¡¡which¡¡of¡¡the¡¡following¡¡is¡¡not¡¡mentioned¡¡as¡¡a¡¡tree¡¡found¡¡in¡¡british¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡columbia?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡hemlock.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡cedar.¡¡¡¡c)¡¡fir.¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡pine.¡¡

75.¡¡what¡¡effect¡¡do¡¡the¡¡mountains¡¡have¡¡on¡¡winds?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡make¡¡them¡¡dry.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡make¡¡them¡¡wet.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡make¡¡them¡¡cool.¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡make¡¡them¡¡weak.¡¡

¡¡¡¡questions¡¡76¡¡to¡¡80¡¡are¡¡based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡following¡¡passage:¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡when¡¡they¡¡advise¡¡your¡¡kids¡¡to"get¡¡an¡¡education"if¡¡you¡¡want¡¡to¡¡raise¡¡yourincome,¡¡they¡¡tell¡¡you¡¡only¡¡half¡¡the¡¡truth.¡¡what¡¡they¡¡really¡¡mean¡¡is¡¡to¡¡getjust¡¡enough¡¡education¡¡to¡¡provide¡¡manpower¡¡for¡¡your¡¡society,¡¡but¡¡not¡¡too¡¡muchthat¡¡you¡¡prove¡¡an¡¡embarrassment¡¡to¡¡your¡¡society.¡¡get¡¡a¡¡high¡¡school¡¡diploma,at¡¡least.¡¡without¡¡that,¡¡you¡¡are¡¡occupationally¡¡dead,¡¡unless¡¡your¡¡name¡¡happensto¡¡be¡¡george¡¡bernard¡¡shaw¡¡or¡¡thomas¡¡alva¡¡edison¡¡and¡¡you¡¡can¡¡successfully¡¡drop¡¡
out¡¡in¡¡grade¡¡school.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡get¡¡a¡¡college¡¡degree,¡¡if¡¡possible.¡¡with¡¡a¡¡b.a.,¡¡you¡¡are¡¡on¡¡the¡¡launchingpad¡¡(??¨¨?¡§|?¡ì|??¡ì???¨¬).¡¡but¡¡now¡¡you¡¡have¡¡to¡¡start¡¡to¡¡put¡¡on¡¡the¡¡brakes.¡¡if¡¡you¡¡go¡¡for¡¡amaster's¡¡degree,¡¡make¡¡sure¡¡it¡¡is¡¡an¡¡m.¡¡b.¡¡a.,¡¡and¡¡only¡¡from¡¡a¡¡first-rateuniversity.¡¡beyond¡¡this,¡¡the¡¡famous¡¡law¡¡of¡¡diminishing¡¡returns¡¡(?¡§¡è??¨¬3?¡ìo|¡§?y????¡ì|)begins¡¡to¡¡take¡¡effect.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡do¡¡you¡¡know,¡¡for¡¡instance,¡¡that¡¡long-haul¡¡truck¡¡drivers¡¡earn¡¡more¡¡a¡¡yearthan¡¡full¡¡professors?¡¡yes,¡¡the¡¡average¡¡1977¡¡salary¡¡for¡¡those¡¡truckers¡¡was??24,000,¡¡while¡¡the¡¡full¡¡professors¡¡managed¡¡to¡¡average¡¡just¡¡??23,930.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡a¡¡ph.d.¡¡is¡¡the¡¡highest¡¡degree¡¡you¡¡can¡¡get,¡¡but¡¡except¡¡in¡¡a¡¡few¡¡specializedfields¡¡such¡¡as¡¡physics¡¡or¡¡chemistry,¡¡where¡¡the¡¡degree¡¡can¡¡quickly¡¡be¡¡turned¡¡toindustrial¡¡or¡¡commercial¡¡purposes,¡¡you¡¡are¡¡facing¡¡a¡¡dim¡¡future.¡¡there¡¡are¡¡moreph.d.s¡¡unemployed¡¡or¡¡underemployed¡¡in¡¡this¡¡country¡¡than¡¡in¡¡any¡¡other¡¡partof¡¡the¡¡world¡¡by¡¡far.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡if¡¡you¡¡become¡¡a¡¡doctor¡¡of¡¡philosophy¡¡in¡¡english¡¡or¡¡history¡¡or¡¡anthropologyor¡¡political¡¡science¡¡or¡¡languages¡¡or¡¡-¡¡worst¡¡of¡¡all¡¡-¡¡in¡¡philosophy,¡¡you¡¡runthe¡¡risk¡¡of¡¡becoming¡¡overeducated¡¡for¡¡our¡¡national¡¡demands.¡¡not¡¡for¡¡our¡¡needs,mind¡¡you,¡¡but¡¡for¡¡our¡¡demands.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡thousands¡¡of¡¡ph.d.s¡¡are¡¡selling¡¡shoes,¡¡driving¡¡cabs,¡¡waiting¡¡on¡¡tables¡¡andfilling¡¡out¡¡fruitless¡¡applications¡¡month¡¡after¡¡month.¡¡and¡¡then¡¡maybe¡¡taking¡¡ajob¡¡in¡¡some¡¡high¡¡school¡¡or¡¡backwater¡¡college¡¡that¡¡pays¡¡much¡¡less¡¡than¡¡thejanitor¡¡(??????¡ì?¡ì?)¡¡earns.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡you¡¡can¡¡equate¡¡the¡¡level¡¡of¡¡income¡¡with¡¡the¡¡level¡¡of¡¡education¡¡only¡¡sofar.¡¡far¡¡enough,¡¡that¡¡is,¡¡to¡¡make¡¡you¡¡useful¡¡to¡¡the¡¡gross¡¡national¡¡product,but¡¡not¡¡so¡¡far¡¡that¡¡nobody¡¡can¡¡turn¡¡much¡¡of¡¡a¡¡profit¡¡on¡¡you.¡¡

76.¡¡according¡¡to¡¡the¡¡writer,¡¡what¡¡the¡¡society¡¡expects¡¡of¡¡education¡¡is¡¡to¡¡turn¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡out¡¡people¡¡who¡¡_______.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡will¡¡not¡¡be¡¡a¡¡shame¡¡to¡¡the¡¡society¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡will¡¡become¡¡skilled¡¡workers¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡can¡¡take¡¡care¡¡of¡¡themselves¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡can¡¡meet¡¡the¡¡demands¡¡as¡¡a¡¡source¡¡of¡¡manpower¡¡

77.¡¡if¡¡you¡¡are¡¡as¡¡gifted¡¡as¡¡bernard¡¡shaw¡¡or¡¡edison,¡¡_______.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡you¡¡can¡¡get¡¡a¡¡high¡¡school¡¡diploma¡¡without¡¡difficulty¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡you¡¡will¡¡be¡¡successful¡¡in¡¡a¡¡grade¡¡school¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡you¡¡can¡¡be¡¡professionally¡¡successful¡¡without¡¡a¡¡diploma¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡the¡¡least¡¡you¡¡should¡¡do¡¡is¡¡to¡¡get¡¡a¡¡diploma¡¡

78.¡¡ph.d.s¡¡are¡¡most¡¡likely¡¡to¡¡_______.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡have¡¡difficulties¡¡getting¡¡properly¡¡employed¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡be¡¡employed¡¡in¡¡the¡¡fields¡¡of¡¡commerce¡¡or¡¡industry¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡have¡¡to¡¡fill¡¡out¡¡application¡¡forms¡¡month¡¡after¡¡month¡¡for¡¡others¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡work¡¡in¡¡schools¡¡or¡¡colleges¡¡with¡¡low¡¡pay¡¡

79.¡¡which¡¡of¡¡the¡¡following¡¡is¡¡not¡¡true?¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡bernard¡¡shaw¡¡didn't¡¡finish¡¡high¡¡school,¡¡nor¡¡did¡¡edison.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡there¡¡are¡¡far¡¡more¡¡ph.d.s¡¡than¡¡the¡¡society¡¡demands.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡the¡¡higher¡¡your¡¡education¡¡level,¡¡the¡¡more¡¡money¡¡you'll¡¡earn.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡if¡¡you¡¡are¡¡too¡¡well-educated,¡¡you'll¡¡make¡¡things¡¡difficult¡¡for¡¡the¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡society.¡¡

80.¡¡the¡¡writer¡¡is¡¡critical¡¡of¡¡_______.¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡a)¡¡the¡¡educational¡¡system¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡b)¡¡the¡¡ph.d.s¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡c)¡¡the¡¡society¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡d)¡¡the¡¡employers¡¡

¡¡¡¡questions¡¡81¡¡to¡¡85¡¡are¡¡based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡following¡¡passage:¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡automobile¡¡drivers¡¡and¡¡passengers¡¡now¡¡face¡¡a¡¡new,¡¡unseen¡¡danger¡¡on¡¡theroad:¡¡the¡¡users¡¡of¡¡cellular¡¡mobile¡¡telephones.¡¡looking¡¡at¡¡the¡¡phone¡¡whiledialing¡¡or¡¡speaking¡¡can¡¡prevent¡¡drivers¡¡from¡¡keeping¡¡their¡¡hands¡¡on¡¡thewheel¡¡and¡¡their¡¡eyes¡¡on¡¡the¡¡road;¡¡industry¡¡experts¡¡agree¡¡that¡¡drivers¡¡aremore¡¡likely¡¡to¡¡have¡¡an¡¡accident¡¡while¡¡using¡¡their¡¡phones.¡¡that¡¡fact¡¡hasexcited¡¡concern¡¡among¡¡highway¡¡safety¡¡organizations¡¡in¡¡the¡¡united¡¡states,and¡¡some¡¡want¡¡to¡¡ban¡¡cellular¡¡phones¡¡altogether.¡¡while¡¡manufacturers¡¡havenot¡¡yet¡¡come¡¡up¡¡with¡¡a¡¡cellular¡¡mobile¡¡phone¡¡that¡¡is¡¡completely¡¡"hands¡¡free",several¡¡companies¡¡have¡¡recently¡¡developed¡¡components¡¡that¡¡could¡¡make¡¡mobilephones¡¡less¡¡distracting¡¡--¡¡and¡¡their¡¡users¡¡less¡¡accident¡¡prone.¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡voice¡¡control¡¡systems,¡¡inc.,¡¡based¡¡in¡¡dallas,¡¡tex.,¡¡has¡¡developed¡¡amicroprocessor¡¡unit¡¡that¡¡allows¡¡standard¡¡cellular¡¡telephones¡¡to¡¡"dial"numbers¡¡at¡¡the¡¡sound¡¡of¡¡a¡¡human¡¡voice.¡¡the¡¡voice¡¡dialer¡¡unit¡¡is¡¡attachedto¡¡the¡¡phone's¡¡transmitter¡¡and¡¡receiver¡¡in¡¡the¡¡car's¡¡trunk.¡¡programmedwith¡¡a¡¡limited¡¡vocabulary,¡¡it¡¡can¡¡respond¡¡only¡¡to¡¡digits¡¡and¡¡specificcontrol¡¡commands¡¡spoken¡¡by¡¡the¡¡users,¡¡who¡¡must¡¡pause¡¡a¡¡quarter¡¡of¡¡a¡¡secondbetween¡¡each¡¡digit¡¡or¡¡command.¡¡(frequently¡¡dialed¡¡numbers¡¡can¡¡be¡¡preprog-rammed¡¡into¡¡simple,¡¡single¡¡command¡¡codes.)¡¡the¡¡driver¡¡picks¡¡up¡¡the¡¡handset,and¡¡begins¡¡calls¡¡by¡¡saying¡¡"dial,"¡¡followed¡¡by¡¡the¡¡number¡¡or¡¡command¡¡code;a¡¡synthesized¡¡voice¡¡will¡¡repeat¡¡the¡¡number¡¡sequence¡¡and¡¡place¡¡the¡¡calltold¡¡to¡¡"send."¡¡a¡¡unique¡¡aspect¡¡of¡¡the¡¡voice¡¡dialer¡¡is¡¡that¡¡it¡¡is¡¡speakerindependent;¡¡the¡¡unit¡¡will¡¡respond¡¡to¡¡any¡¡voice¡¡regardless¡¡of¡¡gender,accent¡¡or¡¡tone.¡¡

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