32.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A) The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in this baseball game.
(B) Great athletes are different from us simply because they have strong muscles.
(C) Derek Jeter’s quick decision saved the game for the Yankees.
(D) The catcher Jorge Posada successfully prevented the runner from scoring.

33.According to the passage, which of the following belongs to the conscious decisions Jeter made to make the play? (A) How much weight he had to put on a foot as he released the ball. (B) Whether he had to intercept the throw coming in from the right field. (C) How fast he had to rotate his wrist when he released the ball. (D) How accurately he had to release the ball in order to make the play.

34.The phrase “between the ears” in the first sentence is most likely to refer to ____________. (A) the mouth (B) the eyes (C) the brain (D) the nose

35.According to the passage, we can infer that the author of this passage will most likely continue to talk about ____________. (A) the differences between average brains and those of great athletes (B) the differences between the Yankees and the Oakland Athletics (C) how the baseball players manage errant throws coming in from the right field (D) how people make decisions in life using baseball players’ examples 

36.What is the main idea about this passage? (A) One should avoid the scene of a crime. (B) One should avoid making hasty judgments. (C) One should not buy a used car. (D) One should not accept the crowd’s opinions.

37.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Hasty conclusions are made mostly because we do not think carefully and long enough. (B) In most life situations there is always enough time for us to think carefully before we act. (C) There is hardly any possibility for a person at the scene of a crime to have anything to do with it. (D) Educated people appreciate those people who think carefully and disapprove of orators’ emotional pleas.

38.According to the passage, the habit of avoiding hasty judgments comes from ____________. (A) jumping to conclusions (B) acting on hunches (C) making instantaneous decisions (D) learning through experience

39.The word “abhor” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________. (A) agree (B) like (C) enjoy (D) dislike

40.According to the passage, we can infer that ____________. (A) we can skip the matter of hasty judgment when discussing reasoning (B) a used car with good paint is never worth buying (C) life situations always make us to make quick decisions (D) this passage is an excerpt of a longer passage about reasoning and thinking 

41.In what section of a magazine may the passage most probably appear? (A) Do-It-Yourself (B) Entertainment (C) Sports (D) Community

42.Which of the following approaches is      NOT      mentioned by the author? (A) Learning how to use the plunger. (B) Making your own cleaners. (C) Calling for a professional cleaning agent. (D) Making use of a drain snake.

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