GRE – Section 1: Test 1

Ball lightning is a(n) ____________ phenomenon; it typically limits its dazzling electrical displays to about ten seconds.

The wayfarer, with no companion but his staff, paused to exchange a word with the innkeeper, that the sense of ____________ might not utterly overwhelm him before he could reach the first house in the valley.

That which is apprehended by intelligence and reason is always in the same state; but that which is conceived by (i) _______ with the help of (ii) _________ and without reason, is always in a process of becoming and perishing and never really is

Chemical fingerprints of space debris that has impacted the moon are similar to those found in meteorites that have struck Earth, proving that (i) ____________ and (ii) ____________ impacts derived from analogous sources.

Despite the best intentions of scientists to determine a definitive hypothesis, the genesis of our species is still fraught with speculations and assumptions. One prevailing theory, however, holds that (i) ____________ originated in Africa more than 100,000 years ago and from thence (ii) ____________ the remainder of the world.

After publically supporting his heliocentric view, which places the sun at the center of the universe, Italian mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the difficulties of a life as a(n) (i) _______; his (ii) _______ with the perspectives and beliefs of the church led to his eventual (i) _______ as a consequence of being found guilty of heresy.

In the twentieth century, artists found themselves unshackled from the necessity to faithfully reproduce appearances; they used their newfound (i) _____________ to develop a purely (ii) _____________ purpose in their (iii) _____________.

The commencement of the Industrial Revolution, beginning in the eighteenth century, unquestionably improved physical living conditions for many European inhabitants; however, it also initially fomented (i) ____________ working conditions and human rights (ii) ____________, such as (iii) ____________.

Which sentence best summarizes the main point of the passage?

Each of the following conclusions can be made from the passage EXCEPT that

It can be inferred from this passage that the main criterion for declaring any given area a distinct province in terms of its flora and fauna is the