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Restatements (Questions 9-12)

This part consists of several sentences, each followed by four possible ways of restating the
main idea of that sentence in different words. For each question, choose the one restatement
which best expresses the meaning of the original sentence.

9. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. (Mark Twain)

(1) Self-respect comes from having respect for others.
(2) Well-being is possible only for those who accept themselves.
(3) It is difficult to respect people who do not respect themselves.
(4) Knowing oneself is the first step towards liking oneself.

10. Physicist Murray Gell-Mann conducted groundbreaking research in the 1960s on a class

of elementary particles that came to be known as quarks.

(1) A group of elementary particles, later called quarks, was the subject of pioneering
work done by Murray Gell-Mann.

(2) In 1960, Murray Gell-Mann named the elementary particles he discovered quarks.
(3) Murray Gell-Mann began his innovative study on quarks and other elementary

particles in the 1960s.
(4) A noteworthy study by Murray Gell-Mann on elementary particles known as quarks

established him as the leading physicist of his day.

11. Livy was unique among Roman historians in that he played no part in politics.

(1) Livy's political views were not reflected in his historical writings.
(2) Livy was one of the few Roman historians with no political background.
(3) Livy was the only Roman historian who was not involved in politics.
(4) Livy's historical writings do not relate to Roman politics.

12. In June 1977, the Royal Geographical Society embarked on a 15-month inventory of the

flora and fauna in Borneo's Gunung Mulu National Park.

(1) In June 1977, the Royal Geographical Society recommended that the flora and
fauna found in Gunung Mulu National Park be given protected status for 15 months.

(2) The Royal Geographical Society's study of the flora and fauna in Borneo's Gunung
Mulu National Park took 15 months longer than expected.

(3) Borneo's Gunung Mulu National Park was reopened in June 1977 after the Royal
Geographical Society spent 15 months restoring the park's flora and fauna.

(4) A list of the flora and fauna in Gunung Mulu National Park was prepared by the
Royal Geographical Society over a period of 15 months, beginning in June 1977.

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