The writer says that young people are optimistic in
their dealings with people because they are
PASSAGE IV
The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately
following each gap, four options are provided. Choose themost
appropriate option for each gap.
With the most profound respect to the members of the
Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that
…16…(A. executiveB. judicialC. administrativeD. legislative)
body to pass amotion to …17…(A. enforce B. nullify C. modify
D. order) the executive action of the President. The Senate is
…18…(A. a wing B. a portion C. an anchor D. an arm) of the
National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National
Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be
created if the …19…(A. House of Representatives B. Judiciary
C. National Assembly D. Executive Council) were to take a
view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate
resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate
in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself
the…20…(A. litigant B. defendant C. plaintiff D. attorney) as
well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the
President. The function of the Senate is to …21… (A. enact
B. create C. compose D. annul) laws. But the Senate has no
authority or …22… (A. might B. power C. dynamism D.
strength) to control the President in the exercise of his …23…
(A. official B. authoritative C. judicial D. executive) powers. It
cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the
President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo
what the President has done in the exercise of those powers.
The onlyway in which the exercise of the powers of the President
can be…24… (A. modified B. standardized C. regulated D.
ordered) is by …25…(A. an Act B. a Decree C. a motion D. a
bill) of the National Assembly.
…16…(A. executive B. judicial C. administrative D. legislative)
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