Directions: Read the
following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B,
C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
People are, on the
whole, poor at considering background information when making individual
decisions. At first glance this might seem like a strength that 1 the ability
to make judgments which are unbiased by 2 factors. But Dr. Uri Simonsohn
speculated that an inability to consider the big 3 was leading decision-makers
to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 4 , he
theorised that a judge 5 of appearing too soft 6 crime might be more likely to
send someone to prison 7 he had already sentenced five or six other defendants
only to forced community service on that day.
To 8 this idea, he
turned to the university-admissions process. In theory, the 9 of an applicant
should not depend on the few others 10 randomly for interview during the same
day, but Dr. Simonsohn suspected the truth was 11 .
He studied the
results of 9,323 MBA interviews 12 by 31 admissions officers. The interviewers
had 13 applicants on a scale of one to five. This scale 14 numerous factors
into consideration. The scores were 15 used in conjunction with an applicant’s score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a
standardized exam which is 16 out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether
to accept him or her.
Dr. Simonsohn found
if the score of the previous candidate in a daily series of interviewees was
0.75 points or more higher than that of the one 17 that, then the score for the
next applicant would 18 by an average of 0.075 points. This might sound small,
but to 19 the effects of such a decrease a candidate could need 30 more GMAT
points than would otherwise have been 20 .
1. [A]grants [B]submits
[C]transmits [D]delivers
2. [A]minor
[B]objective [C]crucial [D] external
3. [A]issue [B]vision
[C]picture [D]external
4. [A] For example
[B] On average [C]In principle [D]Above all
5. [A]fond [B]fearful
[C]capable [D] thoughtless
6. [A] in [B] on
[C]to [D] for
7. [A] if [B] until
[C] though [D] unless
8. [A] promote [B]
emphasize [C]share [D]test
9. [A] decision [B]
quality [C] status [D] success
10. [A] chosen [B]
studied [C] found [D] identified
11. [A] exceptional
[B] defensible [C] replaceable [D] otherwise
12. [A] inspired [B]
expressed [C] conducted [D] secured
13. [A] assigned [B]
rated [C] matched [D] arranged
14. [A] put [B] got
[C] gave [D] took
15. [A] instead [B]
then [C] ever [D] rather
16. [A] selected [B]
passed [C] marked [D] introduced
17. [A] before [B]
after [C] above [D] below
18. [A] jump [B]
float [C] drop [D] fluctuate
19. [A] achieve [B]
undo [C] maintain [D] disregard
20. [A] promising [B]
possible [C] necessary [D] helpful
Section I Use of
English
1. A. grants
2. D. external
3. C. picture
4. A. For example
5. B. fearful
6. B. on
7. A. if
8. D. test
9. D. success
10. A. chosen
11. D. otherwise
12. C. conducted
13. B. rated
14. D. took
15. B. then
16. C. marked
17. A. before
18. C. drop
19. B. undo
20. C. necessary