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- 1. Multiple Choice23 In paragraph 36, the word inured means —A frightenedB accustomedC sensitiveD reminded
- 2. Multiple Choice24 Why does Alejandro allow the old woman to stay in the clinic?F He wants to be present when the old woman’s granddaughter arrives.G He doesn’t want to release her until the results of her blood test arrive.H He assumes that the nursing home director has political connections.J He doesn’t trust the nursing home staff to know how to care for her
- 3. Multiple Choice25 Which line suggests that Alejandro is sensitive to the feelings of others?A And she looks a lot worse than she did yesterday, he didn’t say.B Why an old lady would come to ski or practice extreme sports was beyond him.C Dr. Alejandro Benetti shook his head in frustration.D “Well, I know what kills them, and how to keep that from happening.”
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRead paragraph 33.
No recognition shone in the grandmother’s eyes, and the smile was the same as the one she’d given the doctor. There was little time left to her, and nothing outwardly wrong that he could detect. Perhaps the bloodwork would show something, but it would be two days before that came back from Bariloche.
The tone of this paragraph can best be described as —F outragedG admiringH resignedJ hopeful - 5. Multiple Choice27 In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena’s laugh suggests that she is —A horrified that a doctor could ask such a ridiculous questionB pretending to enjoy the doctor’s attempt to be wittyC scornfully mocking the doctor for his stupidityD genuinely amused by a question she finds a bit naive
- 6. Multiple Choice28 In paragraph 32, the author uses a metaphor to convey —F Jimena’s emotionsG the grandmother’s confusionH Alejandro’s professionalismJ the feeling in the room
- 7. Multiple Choice29 Read paragraph 7.
The Inughuits thought they were the world’s only inhabitants until an expedition led by the Scottish explorer John Ross came across them in 1818.
The author’s purpose for including this information in the selection is most likely to —A describe the history of Europeans traveling to Greenland in order to study the InughuitsB suggest that Ross’s expedition indirectly caused the destruction of Inughuit cultureC support the claim that the Inughuits have a strong cultural heritageD emphasize how geographically and culturally isolated the Inughuits once were - 8. Multiple Choice30 Which sentence supports the idea that the life of the Inughuits now is not very different from how it has always been?Leonard, an anthropological linguist, is to spend a year living with the Inughuit people of northwest Greenland. . . .G Many of the men spend weeks away from home hunting seals, narwhal, walruses, whales and other mammals.H “One thing I have been told is that they are tired of journalists popping in and reporting how awful it is. . . .”J “Then they’ll have to move south and in all probability move in to modern flats.”
- 9. Multiple Choice31 What does Leonard predict will cause the Inughuits to move south?A The end of their distinctive cultural heritageB The desire to move into modern housingC The loss of their traditional languageD The effects of climate change on their environment
- 10. Multiple Choice32 Which of these best describes the author’s purpose for writing this article?F To criticize the failure of linguists to document a language before it was nearly extinctG To analyze the linguistic elements of one of the oldest and most pure Inuit dialectsH To inform the public of a researcher’s effort to document a disappearing languageJ To argue that the Inuktun dialect will inevitably be lost in the next 10 to 15 years
- 11. Multiple Choice33 Which of the following statements best characterizes the objective of the boxed information titled “Did You Know?”A To provide multiple theories for why languages disappearB To highlight the effects of climate change described in the articleC To provide facts about languages that are disappearingD To suggest that it is possible to prevent languages from disappearing
- 12. Multiple Choice34 Like the Tehuelche in “Tehuelche,” the Inughuit in “Linguist on Mission to Save Inuit ‘Fossil Language’ Disappearing with the Ice” are native people —F in South America, with a small, aging populationG whose traditional land has become a popular tourist spotH facing the end of their linguistic and cultural heritageJ whose way of life is threatened by climate change
- 13. Multiple Choice35 Unlike Stephen Leonard in “Linguist on Mission to Save Inuit ‘Fossil Language’ Disappearing with the Ice,” Alejandro in “Tehuelche” is at first concerned with a little-known language only because he —A doesn’t want an ancient culture to be lostB is trying to gain a deeper understanding of a cultureC is committed to doing his job properlyD has trouble communicating with a patient
- 14. Multiple Choice36 Unlike Alejandro in “Tehuelche,” Stephen Leonard in “Linguist on Mission to Save Inuit ‘Fossil Language’ Disappearing with the Ice” travels to a remote region primarily to —F conduct original researchG earn moneyH pursue a professional opportunityJ save lives
- 15. Multiple Choice37 In these selections, the Tehuelche people and the Inughuits are portrayed as —A jadedB isolatedC dangerousD depressed
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