39. What is disallowed to enter the public transportation systems?
(A) Natto
(B) Stilton cheese
(C) tofu
(D) Durian

35. (A) disinclinations (B) incentives (C) discouragements (D) punishments

36. What are “zoonotic diseases”? (A) a diseases that originate in bats (B) viruses carried by monkeys (C) animal viruses that infect people (D) animal viruses that resist treatment

37. Why are zoonotic diseases so deadly to humans? (A)because they come from animals (B) because they infect both animals and humans (C) because our immune systems do not recognize the diseases (D)because there are only two vaccines against them

38. How is it assumed that the virus of the deadly disease found its way into the United States? (A) an infected passenger traveled from Africa to the U.S. (B) an infected African doctor came to work in a U.S. hospital (C) a U.S. citizen picked up the virus while in Africa. (D) an infected mosquito or bird was transported from Africa to the U.S.

40. According to the information of the above passage, which one of the following is categorized as fermented food? (A) Durian (B) milk (C) Natto (D) vegetables

41. In this passage the author’s main purpose is to (A)Argue (B) inform (C) persuade (D) entertain

42. It can be concluded from this passage that (A)there are not many people living in the Rocky Mountain area (B) there are more fires in hardwood forests than in pine forests (C) winter is the worst season for fires (D)fire prevention techniques vary from region to region

43. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage? (A)A comparison and contrast of the factors governing forest fires is followed by a list of causes. (B) A description of the conditions affecting forest fires is followed by a description of the causes. (C) An analysis of factors related to forest fires is followed by an argument against the causes of fires. (D)Several generalizations about forest fires are followed by a series of conclusions.

44. The author of this passage would most likely to be (A) a forest ranger (B) a meteorologist (C) a historian (D) a business person

45. The reading is mainly about ____. (A) how Van Gogh's family influenced his development as an artist (B) Van Gogh's educational background in the arts (C) how Van Gogh's work as a teacher affected his artistic abilities (D) Van Gogh's unconventional route to becoming an artist