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Section B

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has

our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our

own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because

each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments

in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success

broadly.

For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery

and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd

who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and

who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and

accepted by his and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some

people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable

and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success.

Because

not

all

ventures

can

be

successful,

one

should

not

set

unrealistic

goals

for

achieving success, but if one has self- confidence it would be unfortunate to set one

’

s

goals at too low a level of achievement.

A

wise

counselor

once

said

to

a

young

man

who

was

experiencing

frustration

with

his

own

professional

success:

do

not

have

to

set

your

goal

to

reach

the

moon

in

order

to

have

success

in

traveling.

Sometimes

one

can

be

very

successful

merely by taking a walk in the park or riding the subway downtown,

added,

You

have

not

really

failed

and

spoiled

your

chances

for

success

until

you

have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given you

best effort.

57.

In

the

first

paragraph,

the

author

implies

that

________

are

essential

in

achieving success.

[A] ability and goals [C] ability and environment

[B] goals and determination [D] goals and environment

58. The word

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[A] wealthy [C] thrifty

[B] wasteful [D] miserable

59. Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because ________.

[A] their life is miserable [C] their goals are too low

[B] they do not live in peace [D] they are not rich enough by their own standards.

60. The last paragraph implies that ________.

[A] we should have high goals [C] success means taking a walk in the park

[B] success means achieving great goals [D] success means trying one

’

s best at

what one really likes

61. This passage mainly talks about ________.

[A] the definition of success [C] how to set goals

[B] how to achieve success [D] the importance of goals

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.

When Mike Kelly

first

set

out

to

build his

own private space-ferry

service, he

figures his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellite into high earth orbit.

Now

he

thinks

he

may

have

figured

wrong.

were

always

asking

me

when

they

could

go,

says

Kelly,

who

runs

Kelly

Space

Technology,

realized

the

real

market is in space tourism.

According

to

preliminary

market

surveys,

there

are

10,000

would- be

space

tourists willing to spend $$1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventures in

Arlington

have

taken

more

than

130

deposits

for

a

two-hour,

$$98,000

space

tour

tentatively set to occur by 2005. This may sound great, but there are a few hurdles.

Putting

a

simple

satellite

into

orbit

—

with

no

oxygen,

life

support

or

return

trip

necessary

—

already costs and astronomical $$2,200/kg. And that doesn

’

t include the

cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious(

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)passengers. The entire group

of

entrepreneurs

trying

to

corner

the

spacetourism

market

has

between

them

enough money to blow up one rocket

The

U.S.

space

agency

has

plenty

of

money

but

zero

interest

in

making

space

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less

expensive

for

the

little

guys.

So

the

little

guys

are

racing

to

do

what

the

government has failed to do: design a reusable launch system that

’

s inexpensive, safe

and

reliable.

Kelly

Space

’

s

prototype

looks

like

a

plane

that

has

sprouted

rocket

engines.

Rotary

Rocket

in

California

has

a

booster

with

rotors

to

make

a

helicopter-style return to earth. The first passenger countdowns are still years away,

but

bureaucrats

at

the

Federal

Aviation

Administration

in

Washington

are

already

informally discussing flight regulations. After all, you can

’

t be too prepared for a trip

to that galaxy far, far away.

62. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

[A] Take Vacations in Space [C] Flight Travels

[B] Building Hotels in Space [D] Cost of Space Traveling

63. The phrase

________.

[A] a business to sell bread and butter [C] the business to make a living

[B] a business to produce bread and butter [D] a traveling agency

64.

How

much

is

the

2-hour

space

tour

for

each

person

according

to

Space

Adventures in Arlington?

[A] $$1 million. [B] $$10,000. [C] $$98,000 [D] $$22,000

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[A] The biggest hurdle for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting

system.

[B] The entrepreneurs trying to explore the space- tourism have plenty of money.

[C] The government has little interests in this project.

[D] The first passenger countdowns are within a few years.

66. tone in the last sentence of the passage?

[A] Objective. [C] Approving.

[B] Ironical. [D] Enthusiastic.