Evening star., 1934-11-18

These are the questions:
l. COMPLEX means most nearly
| % entire, % intricate, 80 invisible,
| "a indefinite, 50 lengthy.
2 SELDOM is to NEVER as LIT
TIE is TO Cd often. CD sometimes,
| 90 some, "a less, go none.
3. The purpose of new regulations
recurring that the use of any excessive
f1avoring or coloring matter in whisky
be noted on the label is to Cd keep
people from buying such whisky,
| (2) make the taste of whisky less
pleasant. 90 let the buyer know the
exact quality of his purchase, (D de-
crease the number of different blends
of whisky, (5) keep distillers from using
any such matters.
4. The saying, Prudence Is always
in season. means most nearly
Cd Every age has some evil to conceal.
(2) One should endeavor to be con-
sistent in all of his actions. go He
who deliberates long often acts too
late. "a Careful consideration is never
amiss. 90 Recklessness always results
in disaster.
5. APPREHEND means most nearly
% avoid, CD condemn, 90 admonish.
"a frighten, (5) capture.
6. (Reading) The strictly tax col
lecting work of the Alcohol Tax Unit
is carried on in the field through the
regular regional collectors of internal
revenue. A collectors Office may have
| one or more assistants assigned TO
| liquor taxes, but the taxes are paid
| in through the same regional collec-
tors who collect the income and all
other taxes.
| According to the paragraph, re-
| gional collectors of internal rev.
enue % collect only income
and liquor taxes. CD supervise
| the collection of all internal revenue,
(3) leave the actual collection Of liquor
| taxes to special agents Of the Alcohol
Tax Unit, a. are supervised by the
Alcohol Tax Unit, (5) are confined
strictly to liquor tax collecting.
9. Treasury employees must seal
liquor containers before the liquor is
allowed to leave the distillery. The
purpose of this requirement Is to
! C) show that the excise tax has been
paid, CD assure the public that the
liquor is properly aged, 80 guard
against tampering with the liquor,
| "a prevent loss of liquor by evapora-
| ton, (5) keep the containers from be-
! ing used more than once.
10. Two boys agree to fill a tank
with water for $1.20. One boy worked
| hour and the other worked hours.
How many cents should the first re-
ceive if they are paid at the same
rate?
13. Banks are subject to periodic
inspection by Government officials
CHIEFLY in order to % increase the
assets of the bank, (2) protect the in
terests of depositors, 80 estimate the
income tax the bank must pay, (0
regulate maximum profits, (5) stand
ardize financial reports.
| IS. (Reading) We cannot advance
without new experiments in living, but
no wise man tries every day what he
has proved wrong the day before.
What the accumulated personal expe-
rience of one lifetime Is to a man,
that of the race is to a civilization.
To ignore that experience is not to be
modern, but to court the almost GER
tain risk of waste and disaster.
According to the paragraph, the
lessons of the past Cd should not
be accepted without experimentation
| CD are an element of modern civiliza-
ton, 90 must be constantly relearned,
(4) are no longer of value, (5) indicate
that periods of waste and disaster are
| inevitable.
| 18. INFRACTION means most near
ly % guilt (2) intemperance 90 vio-
lation ca negligence (5) collusion.
| 10. One pipe can fill tank in As
minutes. Another can fill it in 36
minutes. In how many minutes can
the two pipes running at the same
time fill it?
81. CLEMENCY means most nearly
D mercy (2) justice 90 honesty (D
freedom (5) humility.
%. BRASS is to ALLOY'as ABES-
TOS is to Cd fire (2) curtain (3)
| liquid (4) compound (5) mineral.
25. The chief advantage of CEN
tralized bureau for recording finger
prints and criminal records is to On
discourage the migratory criminal (O
aid in identifying first offenders 90
make it impossible for a criminal to
escape from the scene of his action
! (4) standardize penalties (5) improve
methods of fingerprinting and crime
recording.
26. OPPORTUNE means most near
ly % timely (2) secure 90 prior (4
hasty .(5) immediate.
28 A grain bin measures IA feet by
9 feet and is TX feet deep. Allowing
q bushel per cubic foot, how many
bushels does the bin contain?
80. (Reading). In the work OF law
enforcement it is difficult to construct
a plan of procedure; it is even more
ducting inquiries. Such a plan often
must be altered in view of circum-
stances which may change, which are
often unknown, and which do not de-
pend on the sperson applying the
scheme. 1t can be based only upon
information which the officer possesses,
or believes himself to possess, when he
constructs the plan.
According to the paragraph, a
scheme for law enforcement must (D
depend on the person doing the work
(2> never be adopted (3) allow for
unforeseen situations a. be based on
the officers opinion of the case (5)
be influenced by the persons being
investigated.
81. EMPOWER means most nearly
| ID command (2) foster go authorize
| a. designate (5) prohibit. -
80. SUCCESS is to TENACTTY as
FAILURE is to Q) disagreement '(2)