09. All living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?

　　The phrase "bizarre" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) odd

　　(B) marine

　　(C) simple

　　(D) rare

　　10. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.

　　The phrase "casts off" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) grows again

　　(B) grabs

　　(C) gets rid of

　　(D) uses as a weapon

　11. A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.

　　The word "homogeneous" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) uniform

　　(B) general

　　(C) primitive

　　(D) traditional

　　12. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age.

　　The phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) generally rejects

　　(B) greatly modifies

　　(C) loudly declares

　　(D) often criticizes

　　13. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money- based economy prevails. Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed as clearly different from "folk".

　　The word "prevails" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) dominates

　　(B) provides

　　(C) develops

　　(D) invests

　　14. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms.

　　The word "subtle" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) complex

　　(B) regular

　　(C) imagined

　　(D) slight

　　15. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyzing this large volume of weather information.

　　The word "compile" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) put together

　　(B) look up