PROFICIENCY SECTION

                    PART III - READING COMPREHENSION

This section of the exam will test your ability to understand a text.  
There are four reading passages, each followed by five questions about 
the passage.  You should read each carefully and then try to answer the 
questions following the passage.  If you do not know the answer at first, 
you may read the passage again.  However, do not spend too much time on 
the passage or you will not be able to finish.

EXAMPLE

  According to scientists, 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered by 
  water.  This watery wilderness is the habitat of four out of every five 
  living things.  To aid oceanographers in their exploration of the seas and 
  oceans of the world, scientists have been designing more and better 
  types of undersea vessels.  These new vessels will help explore the seas
  with greater safety and with more efficient tools and techniques.

1.       What percentage of the earth's inhabitants live on land?

         (A)   10 percent               (C)   20 percent
         (B)   70 percent               (D)   50 percent

The correct answer is (C) 20 percent.  If four out of every five living 
things live in water, one of every five living things, or 20 percent must 
live on land.  Therefore, you have to mark (C) on your answer sheet.