Which choice most effectively completes the sentence with relevant and accurate information based on the graph above? A) NO CHANGE
B) 71 percent of respondents indicated that using a coworking space increased their creativity.
C) respondents credited coworking spaces with giving them 74 percent of their ideas relating to business.
D) respondents revealed that their ability to focus on their work improved by 12 percent in a coworking space. 30.
A) NO CHANGE B) whom uses C) who uses D) use 31.
The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph.
After filling out a simple registration form and taking a quick tour of the facility, I took a seat at a table and got right to work on my laptop.
The best placement for the sentence is immediately A) before sentence 1. B) after sentence 1. C) after sentence 2. D) after sentence 3. 32.
A) NO CHANGE B) colleagues; C) colleagues, D) colleagues 33.
A) NO CHANGE B) give some wisdom C) proclaim our opinions D) opine
Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage. The Consolations of Philosophy
Long viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. 34In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But 35more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner.
Because philosophy 36 teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. 37 A 1994 survey concluded that only18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. 38 Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions.
More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy
programs offered. By 2008 there were817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical 39writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school 40has scored higher than students in all but four other majors.
These days, many 41student’s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. 42 That these skills are transferable across professions 43which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today’s students can expect to hold multiple jobs—some of which may not even exist yet—during 44 our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions. 34.
A) NO CHANGE B) For example, C) In contrast, D) Nevertheless, 35.
A) NO CHANGE
B) speaking in a more pragmatic way, C) speaking in a way more pragmatically, D) in a more pragmatic-speaking way, 36.
A) NO CHANGE B) teaches C) to teach
D) and teaching
37.Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows? A) Consequently, philosophy students have been receiving an increasing number of job offers.
B) Therefore, because of the evidence, colleges increased their offerings in philosophy.
C) Notwithstanding the attractiveness of this course of study, students have resisted majoring in philosophy.
D) However, despite its many utilitarian benefits, colleges have not always supported the study of philosophy. 38.
A) NO CHANGE B) Thus, C) Moreover, D) However,
39.Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion? A) writing as
B) writing, and these results can be C) writing, which can also be D) writing when the results are
40.
A) NO CHANGE B) have scored C) scores D) scoring 41.
A) NO CHANGE
B) students majoring C) students major D) student’s majors
42.At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues. Should the writer make this addition here?
A) Yes, because it reinforces the passage’s main point about the employability of philosophy majors.
B) Yes, because it acknowledges a common counterargument to the passage’s central claim.
C) No, because it blurs the paragraph’s focus by introducing a new idea that goes unexplained.
D) No, because it undermines the passage’s claim about the employability of philosophy majors. 43.
A) NO CHANGE B) that C) and
D) DELETE the underlined portion. 44.
A) NO CHANGE B) one’s C) his or her D) their