Read each sentence or paragraph carefully. From the suggested answers, choose the one that best complete the statement.


In the words of Thomas De Quincey, “It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it.” If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself, “I’ll listen carefully; I’ll repeat each person’s name to be sure I’ve got it, and I will remember.” You’ll discover how effective this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest of your life. 

The quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory:


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Read each sentence or paragraph carefully. From the suggested answers, choose the one that best complete the statement.


In a modern economy, the results of long-range planning frequently depend upon the future value of money. The ability then to predict the value of money is a key to economic progress. 

The paragraph best supports the statement that __________ .


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Choose from among the suggested answers the word that means most nearly the same as the word in CAPITAL letters.


The OFFICIOUS sales clerk turned down a client after knowing that the person came from miserable family.


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Read each sentence or paragraph carefully. From the suggested answers, choose the one that best complete the statement.


Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination, sometimes simple, often containing profound truths. They are not meant to be taken too literally. Details may sometimes appear childish, but most myths express a culture's most serious beliefs about human beings, eternity, and God. 

The main idea of this passage is that myths:


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Some sentences in this section contain an error in grammar or correct usage. If there is NO ERROR in the sentence, choose letter e or number 5 in the choices given.


The teacher has given special emphasis to the ideas of expressing self-leadership through seeking out the natural rewards in work, and to influence one's own pattern of thinking. NO ERROR


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