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Questions 22–31 are based on the following passage.

This excerpt is from Reality’s Mirror by Bryan Bunch (Wiley).

¹A type of flower. ²A type of tree.

22. In the first paragraph (Lines 1–19), the author discusses a garden to

(A) explain the attraction of Nature

(B) advocate balance in Nature

(C) show that scientific thought may be applied to commonplace things

(D) provide a concrete image of symmetry

23. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

(A) Lines 2–5 (“When people trim … things, a balance”)

(B) Lines 17–18 (“Other concepts or entities … balancing act”)

(C) Line 8 (“The same is true of ideas”)

(D) Lines 12–14 (“The balance required, however, is not between large and small ideas”)

24. In the context of Line 8, what is the best definition of “adequate”?

(A) complete

(B) satisfactory

(C) plenty

(D) permissible

25. According to the passage, with which statement would a philosopher agree?

(A) No one can define “true” or “good” or “beautiful.”

(B) Good can exist only if evil exists.

(C) Nature tends toward imbalance.

(D) Opposites attract.

26. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

(A) Line 8 (“The same is true of ideas”)

(B) Lines 17–18 (“Other concepts or entities can exist … balancing act”)

(C) Lines 26–27 (“The true, the good, and the beautiful … their opposite partners”)

(D) Lines 50–51 (“The belief among scientists … even deeper”)

27. According to the ideas expressed in the passage, each of the following is an example of symmetry EXCEPT

(A) a forest

(B) a butterfly

(C) a human face

(D) armies attacking and defending a fort

28. One reason scientists predict that someday “antimass” (Line 31) will be found is that

(A) antimatter exists

(B) some evidence of antimass has already been discovered

(C) the need for balance is extremely strong

(D) antimass is a natural quality

29. The author discusses antimatter in order to

(A) show that mathematics is useful

(B) explain why some entities appear unbalanced

(C) focus the reader’s attention on scientific theories

(D) support the idea that Nature seeks balance

30. In the context of Line 39, which of these is the best definition of “conclusion”?

(A) judgment

(B) termination

(C) goal

(D) end

31. Given “the belief among scientists in this kind of balance” (Line 50), with which of the following statements would scientists also agree?

(A) A system may be unbalanced only for a limited period of time or under certain conditions.

(B) Scientific theories are more often wrong than right.

(C) Balance is always temporary.

(D) Only the past can predict the future.