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1. What is the main purpose of the passage? (A) To review Oates's By the North Gate (B) To compare some modern writers (C) To describe Oates's childhood (D) To outline Oates's career

2. Which of the following does the passage indicate about Joyce Carol Qate's first publication? (A) It was part of her master's thesis. (B) It was a volume of short fiction. (C) It was not successful. (D) It was about an English instructor in Detroit.

3. Which of the following does the passage suggest about Joyce Carol Oates in terms of her writing career? (A) She has experienced long nonproductive periods in her writing. (B) Her style is imitative of other contemporary authors (C) She has produced a surprising amount of fictions in a relative short time. (D) Most of her work is based on personal experience.

4. The word "characterized" in line 10 can best replaced by which of the following? (A) Shocked (B) Impressed (C) Distinguished (D) Helped

5. What was the subject of Joyce Carol Oates's first novel? (A) Loneliness (B) Inanity (C) Teaching (D) Racing

6. Why does the author mention Oates's book Them? (A) It is a typical novel of the 1960's (B) It is her best piece of nonfiction. (C) It is a fictional work based on the experiences of another person. (D) It is an autobiography.

7. Which of the following would Joyce Carol Oates be most likely to write? (A) A story with an unhappy ending (B) A romancer novel set in the nineteenth century (C) A science fiction novel (D) A dialogue for a talk show

8. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The reason for the sea cucumber's name (B) What makes the sea cucumber unusual (C) How to identify the sea cucumber (D) Places where the sea cucumber can be found

9. In line 3, the word "bizarre" is closest meaning to (A) odd (B) marine (C) simple (D) rare

10. According to the Passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important? (A) It helps them to digest their food (B) It helps them to protect themselves from danger. (C) It makes it easier for them to move through the mud. (D) It makes them attractive to fish.

11. The words "this faculty" in line20 refer to the sea cucumber's ability to (A) squeeze into crevices (B) devour all available food in a short time (C) suck up mud or sand (D) live at a low metabolic rate

12. The fourth paragraph of the passage Primarily discusses (A) the reproduction of sea cucumbers (B) the food sources of sea cucumbers (C) the eating habits of sea cucumbers (D) threats to sea cucumbers' existence

13. The phrase "casts off" in line 24 is closest in meaning to (A) grows again (B) grabs (C) gets rid of (D) uses as a weapon

14. Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which of the following seems to fascinate the author most? (A) What it does when threatened. (B) Where it lives (C) How it hides from predators (D) What it eats.

15. Compared with other sea creatures the sea cucumber is very (A) dangerous (B) intelligent (C) strange (D) fat

16. What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber? (A) They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli. (B) They are almost useless. (C) They require group cooperation. (D) They are similar to those of most sea creatures.

17. Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into the water? (A) A touch (B) Food (C) Unusually warm water (D) Pollution

18. Which of the following is an example of behavior comparable with the sea cucumber living at a low metabolic rate? (A) An octopus defending itself with its tentacles (B) A bear hibernating in the winter (C) A pig eating constantly (D) A parasite living on its host's blood.

19. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) Two decades in modern society. (B) The influence of industrial technology (C) The characteristics of "folk" and "popular" societies. (D) The specialization of labor in Canada and United States

20. The word "homogeneous" in line 2 is closest in meaning to (A) uniform (B) general (C) primitive (D) traditional

21. Which of the following is typical of folk cultures? (A) There is a money- based economy. (B) Social change occurs slowly. (C) Contact with other cultures is encouraged (D) Each person develops one specialized skill.

22. What does the author imply about the United States and Canada? (A) They value folk cultures (B) They have no social classes. (C) They have popular cultures. (D) They do not value individualism.

23. The phrase "largely renounces" in line 11 is closest in meaning to (A) generally rejects (B) greatly modifies (C) loudly declares (D) often criticizes

24. What is the main source of order in Amish society? (A) The government (B) The economy (C) The clan structure (D) The religion

25. Which of the following statements about Amish beliefs does the passage support? (A) A variety of religious practices is tolerated. (B) Individualism and competition are important. (C) Pre-modern technology is preferred. (D) People are defined according to their class.

26. Which of the following would probably NOT be found in a folk culture? (A) A carpenter (B) A farmer (C) A weaver (D) A banker

27. The word "prevails" in line 23 is closest in meaning to (A) dominates (B) provides (C) develops (D) invests

28. The word "their" in line 26 refer to (A) folk (B) nations (C) countries (D) objects

29. Which of the following is NOT given as a reason why folk-made objects are replaced by mass-produced objects? (A) Cost (B) Prestige (C) Quality (D) Convenience

30. What does he passage mainly discuss?(A) Computers and weather (B) Dangerous storms (C) Weather forecasting (D) Satellites

31. Why does the author mention the tornado in Edmonton, Canada? (A) To indicate that tornadoes are common in the summer (B) To give an example of a damaging storm (C) To explain different types of weather (D) To show that tornadoes occur frequently in Canada

32. The word "subtle" in line 8 is closest in meaning to (A) complex (B) regular (C) imagined (D) slight

33. Why does the author state in line 10 that observations are taken "just once every twelve hours?" (A) To indicate that the observations are timely (B) To show why the observations are on limited value (C) To compare data from balloons and computers (D) To give an example of international cooperation

34. The word "they" in line 13 refers to (A) models (B) conditions (C) regions (D) events

35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advance in short - range weather forecasting? (A) Weather balloons (B) Radar systems (C) Automated instruments (D) Satellites

36. The word "compile" in line 23 is closest in meaning to (A) put together (B) look up (C) pile high (D) work over

37. With Nowcasting, it first became possible to provide information about (A) short-lived local storms (B) radar networks (C) long - range weather forecasts (D) general weather conditions

38. The word "raw" in line 25 is closest in meaning to (A) stormy (B) inaccurate (C) uncooked (D) unprocessed

39. With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree? (A) Communications satellites can predict severe weather. (B) Meteorologists should standardize computer programs. (C) The observation - intensive approach is no longer useful. (D) Weather predictions are becoming more accurate.

40. Which of the following would best illustrate Nowcasting? (A) A five-day forecast (B) A warning about a severe thunderstorm on the radio (C) The average rainfall for each month (D) A list of temperatures in major cities

41.What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The economic development of the United States in the eighteenth century (B) Ways in which economic development led to social changes in the United States (C) Population growth in the western United States (D) The increasing availability of industrial jobs for women in the United States

42.The word "Prospect" in line 1 is closest in meaning to (A) regret (B) possibility (C) theory (D) circumstance

43.According to the passage, the economy of the United States between 1820 and 1900 was (A) expanding (B) in sharp decline (C) stagnate (D) disorganized

44.The word "roughly" in line 9 is closest in meaning to (A) harshly (B) surprisingly (C) slowly (D) approximately

45.The word "its" in line 10 refers to (A) century (B) population (C) generation (D) birth rate

46. According to the passage, as the nineteenth century progressed, the people of the United States (A) emigrated to other countries (B) often settled in the West (C) tended to change the place in which they lived (D) had a higher rate of birth than ever before

47.Which of the following best describes the society about which David Donald wrote? (A) A highly conservative society that was resistant to new ideas (B) A society that was undergoing fundamental change (C) A society that had been gradually changing since the early 1700's (D) A nomadic society that was starting permanent settlements

48.The word "magnify" in line 20 is closest in meaning to (A) solve (B) explain (C) analyze (D) increase

49.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of the social changes occurring in the United States after 1820? (A) Increased social mobility (B) Increased immigration (C) Significant movement of population (D) Strong emphasis on traditional social values

50.The word " distinctions" in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) Differences (B) Classes (C) Accomplishments (D) characteristics

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