新GRE网考样题A(txt)

　　Question 13 has five answer choices, labeled A through E.  Select the best one of the answer choices given.
Question 13
　　In the sunshine, the upright pole 12 feet tall is casting a shadow 8 feet long. At the same time, a nearby upright pole is casting a shadow 10 feet long. If the lengths of the shadows are proportional to the heights of the poles, what is the height, in feet, of the taller pole?
　　A. 10
　　B. 12
　　C. 14
　　D. 15
　　E. 18
　　Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given.
　　Question 14 has five answer choices, labeled A through E.  Select the best one of the answer choices given.
Question 14
　　If a is the smallest prime number greater than 21 and b is the largest prime number less than 16, then a times b is equal to
　　A.   two hundred ninety nine
　　B.   three hundred twenty three
　　C.   three hundred thirty
　　D.   three hundred forty five
　　E.   three hundred fifty one
　　Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given.
　　Question 15 does not have any answer choices. To answer this question enter an integer or a decimal in the answer space provided. A correct answer to a question of this type can be either an integer or a decimal, and can be positive, negative, or zero. A correct answer to this type of question can contain from one to eight digits, and can contain a negative sign and/or a decimal point.
Question 15
　　The total amount of Judy’s water bill for the last quarter of the year was forty dollars and fifty cents.  The bi
ll consisted of a fixed charge of thirteen dollars and fifty cents plus a charge of  zero point zero zero seven five dollar per gallon for the water used in the quarter.  For how many gallons of water was Judy charged for the quarter? 
　　The answer space is followed by the word "gallons".
　　To answer this question enter an integer or a decimal in the answer space provided.  A correct answer to a question of this type can be either an integer or a decimal, and can be positive, negative, or zero. A correct answer to this type of question contains from one to eight digits, and may contain a negative sign and/or a decimal point.
　　Question 16 has five answer choices, labeled A through E.  Select the best one of the answer choices given.
Question 16
　　It is given that Data Sets S and R are as follows:
　　Data set  S:  28, 23, 30, 25, 27
　　Data set R:   22, 19, 15, 17, 20
　　The median of data set S is how much greater than the median of data set R ?
　　A.    8
　　B.  10
　　C.  12
　　D.  13
　　E.  15
　　Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given.

　　Questions 17 through 21 refer to the following graph.
　　Refer to the figure supplement
　　The graph shown is a bar graph.  The title of the graph is CORPORATE SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS BY SECTOR IN 1988 AND 1991.  Under the title are two statements: "Total for 1988 is six-hundred-thirty million dollars" and "Total for 1991 is five-hundred-twenty million dollars."
　　There are six sectors listed along the horizontal axis of the graph. Horizontal gridlines are drawn at zero percent, 10 percent, 20 percent, 30 percent, and 40 percent.
　　The bars in the graph are as follows:
　　Financial Insurance, Real Estate sector in 1988, 5%; Financial Insurance, Real Estate sector in 1991, 26%.
　　Services sector in 1988, 17%; Services Sector in 1991, 22%.
　　Manufacturing sector in 1988, 31%; Manufacturing sector in 1991, 20%.
　　Retail sector in 1988, 19%; Retail sector in 1991, 8%.
　　Wholesale sector in 1988, 8%; Wholesale sector in 1991, 6%.
　　Other sector in 1988, 20%; Other Sector in 1991, 18%.
　　Questions 17 through 21 each have five answer choices, labeled A through E.  Select the best one of the answer choices given.
Question 17
　　The two corporate sectors that increased their support for the arts from 1988 to 1991
　　made a total contribution in 1991 of approximately how many million dollars?
　　A.  One hundred twelve
　　B.  One hundred twenty five
　　C.  Two hundred
　　D.  Two hundred fifty
　　E.  Three hundred fifteen
　　Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given. To review the graph description, search backwards for the phrase "refer to the figure supplement."
Question 18
　　How many of the six corporate sectors listed each contributed more than 60 million dollars
　　to the arts in both 1988 and 1991 ?
　　A.  One
　　B.  Two
　　C.  Three
　　D.  Four
　　E.  Five
　　Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given.