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Psat 17
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24 Qllestions
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involving test animals when theypiocl~' tlj,il-;mgerso! ','
transgenic crops, but they ignore 'field 'stl;r<!le~'jil:~iqa11ng x;~x
little or noimpa<;t. The stories that circt1late. tbt9d~; the ' .'2
Web sites and press releases of opponents()f dM'''cr'~p~~ ," ' '
about the jumping of antibiotic-resistant genes from plants
to bacteria are not backed up with publicly acceSSible data.
Passiolls inflamed by these and other misrepresentations
biotechnology have led to the damaging of university , ' "
buildings, clandestine uprootingsofGMcrops from ,"
farmers' fields, and claims that genetically ID.<=It,ltljed
donated for disaster relief in less developed ,CliNh'~
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SECTION 2
Time.-25 minuteS
20 Questions
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QirectioniS: For this sedion, solve eac;:h. probl~I1l':Uld decide whichis the best of the choices given. Fili in the corresponding
the answer sheet. You may use any :available space for scratch work.
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SECTION 3
Time - 25 minutes
24 Questions ,
(2548)
Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fiUiu the corresponding
oval on the answer sheet.
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analyzes .. scholarly
proposes .. favorable
monitors .. respectful
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feeling to fact
optimism to cynicism
prediction to recollection
speculation to conclusion
remembrance to anticipation
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TiIile ~. 25 ininutes
'18 Questions
(21-38)
Directions: This secti~Il contanistwo types of questions. You have 25miniltes to 'complete bothtyl'es. For questions 21-28,
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