The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

4. The pronoun "it" in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by....

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Hollywoodland?

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

7.The passage indicates that the sign suffered because....

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

8.It can be inferred from the passage that the Hollywood sign was how old when it was necessary to replace it completely?

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

9.The word "replaced" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white-painted , 50-foot-high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.

The sign was not constructed, as one might supposed, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry; instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a in a 500-acre housing subdivison in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland". The sign that was constructed at the time and its site were donated to thecity in 1945, the last four letters were removed.

The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27,700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star ALice Cooper, for example, bough an O in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the Y. The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.

QUESTION:

10.According to the passage, how did celebrities help with the new sign?

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

11.The passage mainly discusses...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

12.It is not mentioned in the passage that pirates did which of the following?

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

13.The word "amassed" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

14.It is implied in the passage that the Whida's crew...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

15. Which of the following is not mentioned as part of the treasure of Whidah?

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

16. The word "estimated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

17. The passage indicates that the cargo of the Whidah is worth about...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

18. The work that Barry Clifford did to locate the Whidah was not...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

19. It is mentioned in the passage that the treasure of the Whidah...

For hundreds of years in the early history of America, pirates sailed through coastal waters, pillaging and plundering all in their path. They stole from other ships and stole from coastal towns; not content only to steal, they destroyed everything they could not carry away. Some of the pirate ships amassed large treasures, the fates of which are unknown, leaving people of today to wonder at their where about and to dream of one day coming across some lost treasure.

One notoriously large treasure was on the pirate ship Whidah, which sank in the waters off Cape Cod during a strong storm in 1717. A hundred of the crew members went down with the ship, along with its treasure of coins, gold, silver, and jewels. The treasure on board had an estimated value, on today's market, of more than 100 million dollars.

The remains of the Whidah were discovered in 1984 by Barry Clifford, who had spent years of painstaking research and tireless searching, only finally to locate the ship about 500 yards from shore. A considerable amount of treasure from the centuries-old ship has been recovered from its watery grave, but there is clearly still a lot more out there. Just as a reminder of what the waters off the coast have been protecting for hundreds of years, occasional pieces of gold or silver or jewels still wash up on the beaches and lucky beach-goers find pieces of the treasure.

QUESTION:

20. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

21.The main idea of the passage is that in America's frontier days...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

22. The expression "day-to-day" in paragraph 1 could be replaced by which of the following?

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

23.The word "survival" in paragraph 1 in closest in meaning to...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

24.According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

25.According to the passage, which of the following is not true about logrolling?

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

26.The word "chat" in paragraph 3 means ...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

27. The word "exuberantly" in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to ...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

28. It can be inferred from the passage that competition were held because ...

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

29. Where in the passage does author indicate what a settler did when he had a number of cut tress?

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people living during America's frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help was needed to move the cut tress. After a settler had cut a bunch of tress, he would then invite his neighbors over for a logrolling.

A logrolling was a community event where families got together for a combination of of work and fun. The women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competition that involved rolling logs from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but at its foundation was the need to clear the land.

QUESTION:

30. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

31.The author's main purpose in the passage is to...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

32.The word "unwary" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

33."Dwarf" in paragraph 2 refers to something that is probably...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

34.The longest shark is probably the...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

35.Which of the following is not true about a shark' s teeth?

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

36.A "jaw" in paragraph 3 is ...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

37."Prey" in paragraph 3 is something that...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

38.The passage indicates that a shark attacks a person...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

39.It can be inferred from the passage that a person should probably be the least afraid of...

Most people picture sharks as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to use their sharp teeth tp attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies. however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of shark, and not all of them are large. They range in size from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0,5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of then hand, to the whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.

A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously among the different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do posses extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many other types of shark, however, have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding than to cutting and slashing.

Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans on the least whim. In fact, only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been known to attack human, and a shark needs to be provoked in order to attack. The types of shark that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark, the bull shark and the great white shark. However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest types, there are known instances of attack on humans.

QUESTION:

40.Where in the passage does the author give the proportion of shark species that act aggressively toward people?

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

41. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

42. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves except that...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

43.The word "displaced" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

44. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

45. In paragraph 2, water that is "shallow" is not ...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

46. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and Hawaii is that tsunami in Japan are more likely to...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

47.The possessive "their" in paragraph 3

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

48. A "Calamitous" tsunami, in paragraph 4, is one that is...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

49. From the expression "on record" in paragraph 4, it can be inferred that the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano...

Quite different from storm surges are the giant waves called Tsunamis, which derive their name from Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientist often refer to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunami are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speed close to 700 Kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. it is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused massive tsunami to sweep onto Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occured on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian island; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

QUESTION:

50.The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano...

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Fill in the blank with the correct answer for questions number 1-15.

1. ______ on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.

2. According to ___ quantum mechanics, it is normally impossible to pinpoint the orbit of an electron bond in an atom.

3. Chicago is home to more than four million people ___ as many as fifty-four languages and dialects.

4. When Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848, signers of the treaty did not know ___ had been discovered there.

5. Rubber came to the attention of Europeans ___ found Native Americans using it.

6. Most asteroids are located in ___ called the asteroid belt.

7. About three-fourths the books published in the United States are put out by published ___ in New York City.

8. The physical phenomenon ___ use to obtain water from the soil is osmosis.

9. More books have been written about the Civil War ___ any other war in history.

10. A sheet of clear glass, ___ with a film of metal, results in a luminously clear mirror.

11.The liberty Bell, its own pavilion on Independence Mall, hung for nearly a century at Independence Hall.

12. Not until about 8,000 years ago ___ come into use.

13. The state of Michigan can rightfully claim to be a “Water Wonderland” on its license plates ___ has a 3,121-mile shoreline.

14. ___ glacial sediment, the moister the surface soil becomes.

15. ___cut away, the wheel could be strengthened with struts of crossbar.

Direction: for questions number 16-40: Identify the one in underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

16.Various chemical element have more than one isotope.

17. Top management must took a hard look at its current product lines to see if resources can be reallocated.

18. Today, the glaciers of the world occupies about 10 percent of the Earth’s surface.

19. Polystyrene comes in both a hard form or a lightweight foam.

20. Although the bow and arrow were first invented in the Mesolithic period, it continued to be used for hunting in the nearly Neolithic period.

21. An understanding of latent heat became importantly in the improvement of the steam engine.

22. Only a few mineral can resist weathering by rainwater, which is a weak acid.