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Question 7 (Math)

(4.8 × 10−7) / (1.6 × 10−11)

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3.0 × 104
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3.0 × 10−4
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3.0 × 10−18
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3.2 × 1018
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3.2 × 104

Question 8 (English)

DIRECTIONS: In the passage below, certain phrases are underlined and numbered . The question will present alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is the best, choose "NO CHANGE".

President Obama – Becoming an American President

[§1] President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. <1> He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983. <2> He worked as a community organizer in Chicago. <3> In 1988 Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. After graduation, he became a civil rights attorney and professor, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama represented the 13th District for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate. Obama received national attention in 2004 with his unexpected March primary win; his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address, and his landslide November election to the

Senate. <4> In 2008, Obama was nominated for president, a year after his campaign began, and after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. He was elected over Republican John McCain, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. <5>

[§2] During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bill. <6> Main reforms were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as “Obamacare”); the Dodd-

Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and the Don't Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010. <7> The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Tax Relief,

Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, served as economic stimulus amidst <8> the Great Recession, but the Republican party regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011. After a lengthy debit <9> over the national debt limit, Obama signed the Budget Control and the American Taxpayer Relief Acts. In foreign policy, Obama increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, reduced nuclear weapons with the U.S.-Russian New START Treaty, and ended military involvement in the Iraq War. He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. <10>

<6>:

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NO CHANGE
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During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmarks bill.
D uses unnecessary commas around the words “in office.”
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During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bills.
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During his first two years, in office, Obama signed many landmark bills.

Question 9 (English)

J. K. Rowling

[§1] While many people may get frustrated with train delays, Joanne Rowling turned her experience into a life-changing story. She began writing about a young wizard while delayed at a

Manchester station stop, and brought Harry Potter to life <1> over the next five years. The Philosopher’s Stone was the first of seven children’s books published under her pen name J. K.

The Harry Potter series has sold over 447 million copies worldwide and been translated into seventy-three languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek. <2>

[§2] When the Philosopher’s Stone was published <3> in 1997, the book industry had given up on young readers. It’s <4> first edition was a mere 500 books, and most copies were sent to public libraries across England. By the time Rowling’s seventh Harry Potter novel was published in 2007, Rowling had already become the woman who put a new face on children’s literacy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, the final installation, has <5> a word count of nearly 1.1 million words, and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. <6>

[§3] Today, Rowling spends much <7> of her time working with her foundation, Lumos, which is named after a spell in the Potter series that brought light into darkness. <8> She founded <9> the nonprofit organization after seeing a photograph of a child in a caged bed who appeared to be screaming through its chain links. Rowling was overcome by the image that she <10> vowed to use her money and popularity to raise awareness of the 8 million children who live in such institutions globally. According to research, over 80 % of orphaned children have living relatives which <11> cannot care for them because of poverty or disability. The staff at Lumos equip families with necessary resources to provide for their children rather than leaving them institutionalized. Lumos’ long-term goal is the closure of every orphanage around the world, by returning all children to live with its <12> families, either biological or adoptive.

[§4] Rowling once said, “Happiness can be found in the darkest places if one only remembers to turn on the light”. <13> J. K. Rowling has created happiness for millions of children through makebelieve stories of triumph and real-life stories of hope. <14>

The underlined portion <1> most likely means:

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Rowling gave birth to a child who she named Harry Potter
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Rowling created a story about a boy named Harry Potter
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Rowling was the puppeteer for a marionette called Harry Potter
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Rowling resuscitated a child named Harry Potter who was riding a train
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K. Rowling
[§1] While many people may get frustrated with train delays, Joanne Rowling turned her experience into a life-changing story. She began writing about a young wizard while delayed at a
Manchester station stop, and brought Harry Potter to life <1> over the next five years. The Philosopher’s Stone was the first of seven children’s books published under her pen name J. K.
The Harry Potter series has sold over 447 million copies worldwide and been translated into seventy-three languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek. <2>
[§2] When the Philosopher’s Stone was published <3> in 1997, the book industry had given up on young readers. It’s <4> first edition was a mere 500 books, and most copies were sent to public libraries across England. By the time Rowling’s seventh Harry Potter novel was published in 2007, Rowling had already become the woman who put a new face on children’s literacy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, the final installation, has <5> a word count of nearly 1.1 million words, and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release. <6>
[§3] Today, Rowling spends much <7> of her time working with her foundation, Lumos, which is named after a spell in the Potter series that brought light into darkness. <8> She founded <9> the nonprofit organization after seeing a photograph of a child in a caged bed who appeared to be screaming through its chain links. Rowling was overcome by the image that she <10> vowed to use her money and popularity to raise awareness of the 8 million children who live in such institutions globally. According to research, over 80 % of orphaned children have living relatives which <11> cannot care for them because of poverty or disability. The staff at Lumos equip families with necessary resources to provide for their children rather than leaving them institutionalized. Lumos’ long-term goal is the closure of every orphanage around the world, by returning all children to live with its <12> families, either biological or adoptive.
[§4] Rowling once said, “Happiness can be found in the darkest places if one only remembers to turn on the light”. <13> J. K. Rowling has created happiness for millions of children through makebelieve stories of triumph and real-life stories of hope. <14>
The underlined portion <1> most likely means:

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