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33 My Fellow citizens of the world ask not what

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America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

The speech is characterized by all of the following stylistic devices EXCEPT

A. sad B. uplifting C. light-hearted D. sarcastic

61. How many ways can a committee of 4 people be selected from a group of 7 people?

A. 35 B. 70 C. 140 D. 210

E. none of these

62. Which word contains the voiced Th? A. Thank

B. These C. Think D. Thing

63. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

However, if a fire extinguisher is handy, a quick- thinking person often can use them to put out a small fire.

A. they

B. him C. them D. it

64. What indoor relative humidity range would probably be comfortable when the outside temperature and humidity levels are extremely low?

A. 90 to 100% B. 50 to 70% C. 20 to 30% D. 30 to 40%

65. What do you predict will happen when you bring two bar magnets closer together?

A. They will repel each other.

B. They will create an alternating current C. Nothing will happen

D. They will attract each other. 66. Kaninong tula hango ang sumusunod? Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda.

A. Jose Rizal B. Emilio Jacinta C. Apolinario Mabini D. Graciano Lopez Jaena

67. Which word is read on a high note to describe the kind of day?

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A. is

B. cold C. day D. this

68. The Jones family has had four children, all girls. The fifth child born is a boy. This change is the result of

A. conception classes taken by the parents.

B. the timing of the fertility cycles. C. the father's contribution of a "Y" chromosome.

D. the "law of averages" finally catching up.

69. Which one is the right to human dignity? A. Choose the goals and means of development

B. Share in scientific and technological advances of the world

C. Right to information

D. Sovereignty over our natural resources 70. Which is the BEST WAY to write the

underlined portion of this sentence?

Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer time because parents and teachers expected, boys to need computers for future careers.

A. will expect

B. expected

C. will have expected D. expecting

71. Below is a biographical sketch.

Success often comes to those with humble beginnings, Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. He first sang in a church choir and taught himself to play the guitar, but he never learned to read music. By 1953, he had moved to Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from high school, and enrolled in night school to become an

electrician. That year, at Sun Records, Presley recorded a personal record for his mother, a song that was heard by the company's president. As a result of the president's recognition, Presley's first record,That's all Right, Mama,was out in 1954.

He toured the South, and in 1955 five of his records were released simultaneously. His first national television appearance was that year on Jackie Gleason'sThe Stage Show,but Presley became known for his appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,where the young singer gyrated as he sangrock n' rollmusic. During the live television performance, Presley was

photographed only from the waist up because his motions were considered obscene.

Elvis the Pelvisbegan his film career in 1956 with LOVE ME TENDER and signed a long term film contract. The movie critics were not always kind, but teenagers flocked to Presley's films. Within a few short years, Presley had

established a career that would span twenty- five years of ups and downs and make him one of the most popular entertainers in history. Long after his untimely death at age 42, Presley would be remembered asThe King of Rock n'

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Roll

The last sentence reveals that the author's attitude toward Presley is one of

A. indifference B. admiration C. disbelief D. disgust

72. What is the sum of all the two digit numbers which are divisible by 5?

A. 945 B. 950 C. 960 D. 1050

73. In an experiment, a vacuum is created when all air is removed from a tube. A coin and bits of confetti are released in the vacuum at the same time. They fall at the same rate and reach the bottom at the same time. The experiment proves that

I. in a vacuum, the rate of acceleration is the same for all objects regardless of weight. II. outside a vacuum, air resistance is what makes different objects fall at different rates. III. gravity has no effect at all on objects that fall in a vacuum.

A. I and II B. I and III C. I, II and III D. II and III

74. Mary Rose, an 18-year-old was sexually abused by 3 teenagers from well-to-do families from Makati. Despite pressures, she came out into the open to get justice. Which need did Mary Rose satisfy?

A. Need for family unity B. Need for civic responsibility C. Need for universal solidarity D. Need for personal integrity

75. Below is the poem written by Edgar Lee Masters in 1915:

What Happened to Tom Merritt? At first I suspected something

She acted so calm and absent-minded. And one day I heard the back door shut, As I entered the front, and I saw him slink Back of the smoke house into the lot, And across the field.

And I meant to kill him on sight.

But that day, walking near Fourth Bridge, Without a stick or a stone at hand, All of a sudden I saw him standing, Scared to death, holding his rabbits, And all l could say was,Don't, Don't, Don't, As he aimed and fired at my heart.

Which of the following techniques is used in the poem?

A. Verse B. Rhyme C. Free verse D. Personification

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