42. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase “took the biggest nosedive” in the second paragraph (line 17)?
(A) became the first to take action in a particular situation
(B) made a huge progress in doing something
(C) experienced a dramatic deterioration
(D) gave someone a head start

38. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? (A) to introduce our cognitive mechanism at work when we perform different tasks at the same time. (B) to present different views raised in research on multitasking skills (C) to describe the advancement in research on multitasking skills (D) to discuss various reckless driving behaviors

39. Which of the following statements would be the most appropriate title for this passage? (A) Listening while driving is, what’d you say? (B) Intricate judgments involved in our driving behaviors (C) Memory loss behind the steering wheel (D) Proficient driving skills help with multitasking

40. What does the word “it” in line 23 (paragraph 3) refer to? (A) Counter evidence against Dr. Dell’s finding (B) Bloggers’ response to Dr. Dell’s claim (C) The synopsis of Dr. Dell’s finding (D) Dr. Dell’s view

41. What does the author mean by “Dell’s claim is at best circumstantial” in the third paragraph (line 22-23)? (A) Dell is very circumspect in his statement. (B) Dell’s evidence is merely suggestive but not conclusive. (C) Dell’ view provides the best account for the issue at focus. (D) Dell’s evidence is substantiated with sufficient empirical evidence.

43. Which of the following is mentioned as a negative impact arising from conversing while driving? (A) complete loss of ability to understand or express speech (B) ability to navigate in heavy traffic (C) ability to maintain one’s sanity (D) accurate sense of spatial orientation

44. What does it mean by “To empirically establish the above view” (line 11) in the second paragraph? (A) to validate the truth of this claim (B) to address the view from an empirical perspective (C) to keep people informed about the value of the claim (D) to establish the theoretical underpinnings of the claim

45. How would you describe the author's stance on Dr. Dell's research finding? The author (A) shows a cautious distrust of Dell’s finding (B) embraces Dell’s view wholeheartedly (C) feels that parts of Dell’s claim is debatable (D) critiques the methods used in the research

46. Which of the following may serve as the title for this passage? (A) Physiological condition does impact slant overestimation (B) The relationship between motor operation and slope climbing (C) The impact of slant steepness on visual misperception (D) A cognitive account for people’s overestimation of steepness

47. Which of the following statement is NOT true? (A) Our visual misperception is influenced by height. (B) Slant overestimates is not observed in the escalator group. (C) Physiological factors such as aging and fatigue do not seem to impact slant overestimates. (D) Decreased physiological potential due to fatigue and increasing age leads to further exaggerations of the steepness of hills.

48. Which of the following sentence can be added to the end of the last paragraph without disrupting the flow of the whole passage? (A) The above research finding thus provides convincing evidence that we are hardwired to be overly sensitive to changes in terrain slope. (B) A wealth of evidence has shown that people verbally overestimate the slant of hills by 15° to 20°. (C) Maybe people tend to overestimate the steepness of slopes and not because they are lazy. (D) Thus, the evidence favoring a psychological explanation has been disputed.