killing [B] career-
facilitating [C] time-
consuming [D] energy-
saving
4. [A] gloomy [B] optimistic [C] concerned [D] alarmed
5. [A] therefore [B] because [C] so [D] but
6. [A] however [B] whereas [C] since [D] as
7. [A] polices [B] tests [C] remarks [D] questions
8. [A] offensive [B] confusing [C] promising [D] objective
9. [A] civilization [B] culture [C] society [D] humanity
10. [A] finding [B] uproar [C] complexity [D] puzzlement
11. [A] Fortunately [B] Particularly [C] Furthermore [D] Indeed
12. [A] similarities [B] differences [C] links [D] contradictions
13. [A] sponsored [B] recommended [C] criticized [D] supervised
14. [A] concluding [B] investigating [C] judging [D] emphasizing
15. [A] had [B] examined [C] discovered [D] suggested
16. [A] with [B] at [C] to [D] by
17. [A] suspected [B] doubted [C] disapproved [D] challenged
18. [A] questioned [B] wondered [C] noted [D] found
19. [A] combined [B] contradicted [C] reacted [D] interacted
20. [A] Deciding [B] Acting [C] Drawing [D] Reflecting
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
The idea that boys and girls—and men and women—are programmed by evolution to behave differently from one another is now widely acknowledged. But which of the differences between the sexes are "biological", in the sense that they have been honed by evolution, and which are "cultural" or "environmental" and might more easily be altered by changed circumstances, is still fiercely debated.
The sensitivity of the question was shown last year by an uproar at Harvard University. Larry Summers, then Harvard's president, caused a storm when he suggested that innate ability could be an important reason why there were so few women in the top positions in mathematics, engineering and the physical sciences.

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