30.
(A) divorcing
(B) divorced from
(C) with a divorce to
(D) who divorced
(E) being divorced with

26. (A) when completing (B) after completing (C) before completing (D) with completing (E) to complete

27. (A) asks (B) was asked (C) had asked (D) has been asking (E) would have asked

28. (A) if (B) so (C) though (D) until (E) as

29. (A) accepted (B) denied (C) approved (D) welcomed (E) renewed

31. In the first paragraph, the word “tab” is closest in meaning to______  . (A) deal (B) cost (C) life (D) education (E) assessment

32. In the second paragraph, the phrase “ripping people off” is closest in meaning to______  . (A) affordable for most students (B) too challenging for most students (C) providing students poor training (D) wasting students’ time (E) charging students too much money

33. In the fourth paragraph, the word “their” refers to______  . (A) advocates of higher education (B) college presidents (C) college graduates (D) college students’ parents (E) college students

34. In the fourth paragraph, the phrase “borne out” can be best replaced by ______ . (A) supported (B) analyzed (C) rejected (D) found (E) discussed

35. According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true? (A) College graduates generally are more economically advantageous than lesser educated Americans. (B) Most college graduates surveyed agree that their education is useful to them. (C) American public believes students pay too much to go to college. (D) “The Overeducated Americans” is Richard Freeman’s advocacy of the value of higher education. (E) More than half of the presidents surveyed say students study less than the students had 10 years ago.

36. What is the “beast” that the author refers to throughout the passage? (A) an animal (B) males (C) sexual harassment (D) treatment (E) the law