Read the following text for questions 1 to 4.
The most conservative sect of the Mennonite Chucrh is the Old Older Amish, with 33,000 members living mainly today in the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Their lifestyle reflects their belief in the doctrines of separation from the world and simplicity of life. The Amish have steadfastly rejected the societal changes that have occurred in the previous three hundred years, preferring instead to remain securely rooted in a seventeenth-century lifestyle.They live on farms without radios, televisions, telephones, electric lights, and cars; they dress in plainly styled and colored old-fashioned cloths; and they farm their lands with horses and tools rather than modern farms equipment. They have a highly communal form of living, with barn raising and quilting, bees as commonplace activities.
1. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses...
A. other more liberal sects of Mennonites
B. where Mennonites live
C. the communal Amish lifestyle
D. the most conservative mennonites
2. Which of the following would probably NOT be found on an Amish farms?
A. A hammer
B. A long dress
C. A cart
D.A refrigator
3. It can be inferred from the passage that a quilting bee...
A. involves a group of people
B. always follow a barn raising
C. is necessary when raising bees
D. provides needed solitude
4. Which of the following is most likely the topic of the paragraph following the passage?
A. The effect of the communal lifestyle on the Old Older Amish
B. How the Old Older Amish differ from Mennonites
C. The effect of the general technology on the Old Order Amish
D.The doctrines of the Old Order Amish
Read the following text to answer questions 5 to 8.
Various other Indian tribes also lived on the Great Plains. The Sioux, a group of seven American Indian tribes, are best known for the fiercely combative posture against encroaching White civilization in the 1800s. Although they are popularly referred to as Sioux, this Indian tribes did not call themselves Sioux; the name was was given to them by an enemy tribe. The seven Sioux tribes called themselves by some variation of the word "Dakota" which means "allies" in their language. Four tribes of the eastern Sioux community living in Minnesota were known by the name Dakota. The Dakota included two tribes that left the eastern woodlands and moved out onto the plains. The Teton Sioux, or Lakota, moved even farther west to the plains of the present-day states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
5. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discussed..
A. how the Sioux battled the White man.
B. one of the plains Indian tribes
C. Where the Sioux lived
D.American Indiana tribes on the East Coast
6. Which of the following represents a likely reaction of the Sioux in the 1800s to the encouraging White civilization?
A. The Sioux would probably help the Whites to settle in the West
B. The Sioux would probably attack the White settlers
C. The Sioux would probably invite the Whites to smoke a peace pipe
D.The Sioux would probably join together in hunting parties with the White
7. It is implied in the passage that the seven Sioux tribes called each other by some form oof the word "Dakota" because they were......
A. united in cause
B. fiercely combative
C. all living in the North Dakota
D.enemies
8. It can be inferred from the passage that the present-day states of North and South Dakota
A. are east of Minnesota
B. are home to the four tribes known by name Dakota
C. received their names from the Indian tribes living there
D.are part of the eastern woodlands.
Read the following text to answer questions 9 to 12.
The extinction of many species of birds has undoubtedly been hastened by the darn man; since 1600 it has been estimated that approximately 100 bird species have become extinct over the world. In North America, the first species known to be annihilated was the great auk, a flightless bird that served as an easy source of food and bait for Atlantic fishermen through the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Shortly after the great auk's extinction, two other North American species, the Carolina parakeet and the passenger pigeon, began dwindling noticeable in numbers. The last Carolina parakeet and the last passenger pigeon in captivity both died in September 1914. In addition, to these extinct species, several others such as bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, and the California condor are today recognized as endangered; steps are being taken to prevent their extinction.
9. The number of bird species that have become extinct in the United States since 600 most probably is.....
A. more than 100
B. less than 100
C. exactly 100
D. exactly three
10. The passage implies that the great auk disappeared...
A. before 1600
B. in the 1800S
C. in the 1600s
D. in the last fifty years
11. It can be inferred from the passage that the great auk was killed because...
A. it was eating the fishermen's catch
B. fishermen wanted to eat it
C. it flew over fishing areas
D. it baited fishermen
12. The paragraph following this passage most probably discusses...
A. what is being done to save endangered birds
B. what the bald eagle to symbolizes to Americans
C. how several bird species became endangered
D. other extinct species
Read the following text ton answer questions 13 to 18.
The Mason-Dixon Line is often considered by American to be the demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and part of West Virginia. Prior to the Civil War this Southern boundary of Pennsylvania separated the nonslave states to the north from the slave states to the south.
The Mason-Dixon Line was established well before the Civil War as a result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland . Two English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked with stones, many of which remain to this day.
13. The best title for the passage would be...
A. Dividing the North and the South
B. The meaning of the Mason-Dixon Line
C. Two English astronomers
D.The history of the Mason-Dixon Line
14. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Civil War....
A. Pennsylvania was south of the Mason-Dixon Line
B. Pennsylvania was a nonslave stated
C. the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line had the same opinion about slavery as Pennsylvania
D. the slave states were not divided from the nonslave states
15. According to the passage, the Mason-Dixon Line was established because of a dissagreement...
A. about borders
B. between two astronomers
C. about slaves
D.over surveying techniques
16. The passage states all of the following about Mason-Dixon EXCEPT that...
A. they came from England
B. they worked as astronomers
C. they caused the boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland
D. they surveyed the area of the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland
17. The passage indicates that the Mason-Dixon Line was identified with...
A. pieces of rock
B. fences
C. a stone wall
D. a border crossing
18. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses....
A. where the Mason-Dixon Line is located
B. the Mason-Dixon Line today
C. The effect of the Civil War on slavery
D.what happened to Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
Read the following text to answer questions 19 to 24.
Manic depression is another psychiatric illness that mainly affect mood. A patient suffering from this disease will alternate between period of manic excitement and extreme depression, with or without relatively normal periods in between. The changes in mood suffered by a manic-depressive patient go far beyond the day-to day mood changes experienced by the general population. In the period of manic excitement, the mood elevation can become so intense that it can result in extended insomnia, extreme irritability, and heightened aggressiveness. In the period of depression, which may last for several weeks or months, a patient experiences feelings of general fatigue, uselessness, and hopelessness and, in serious cases, may contemplate suicide.
19. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses...
A. when manic depression develops
B. a different types of mental disease
C. how mood are determined
D.how manic depression can result in suicide
20.The topic of this passage is....
A. various psychiatric illness
B. how depression affects the mood
C. the intense period of manic excitement
D. the mood changes of manic depression
21. According to the passage, the manic depressive patient in a manic phase would be feeling....
A. highly emotional
B. listless
C. unhappy
D. relatively normal
22. The passage indicates the most people...
A. never undergo mood change
B. experience occasional shifts in mood
C. switch widely from high to lows
D.become highly depressive
23. The pronoun "it" in line 5 refers to....
A. the general population
B. insomnia
C. the mood elevation
D.heightened aggressiveness
24. The passage implies that....
A. changes from excitement to depression occur frequently and often
B. only manic-depressive patients experience aggression
C. the depressive phase of this disease can be more harmful than the manic phase
D. suicide is inevitable in cases of manic depression
Read the following text for questions 25 to 30.
Unlike earlier campaigns, the 1960 presidential campaign featured the politically innovative and highly influential series of televised debates in the contest between the Republican and the Democrats. Senator John Kennedy established an early lead among the democratic hopeful and was nominated on the first ballot at the Los Angeles convention to be the representative of the Democratic party in the presidential election. Richard Nixon, then serving as vice president of the United States Under.
Eisenhower, received the nomination of the republican party. Both Nixon and Kennedy campaigned vigorously throughout the country and then took the unprecedented step of appearing in face to face debates on television. Political expert contend that the debates were a pivotal force in the elections. In front of a viewership of more than 100 million citizens, Kennedy masterfully overcome Nixon's advantage as the better-known and more experienced candidate and reversed the public perception of him as too inexperienced and immature for the presidency.
25. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Kennedy defeated Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.
B. Television debates were instrumental in the outcome of the 1960 presidential election.
C. Television debates have long been a part of campaigning.
D.Kennedy was the leading Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election.
26. The passage implies that Kennedy......
A. was a long shot to receive the Democratic presidential nomination.
B. won the Democratic presidential nomination fairly easily
C. was not a front runner in the race for Democratic presidential nomination
D.came from behind to win the Democratic presidential nomination
27. The passage states that television debates between presidential candidates in 1960....
A. did not influence the selection of the president
B. were the final televised debates
C. were fairly usual in the history of presidential campaigns
D.were the first presidential campaign debates to be televised
28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Richard Nixon?
A. He was serving as vice president
B. He was the Republican party's candidate for president
C. He campaigned strongly all over the country
D. He was nominated on the first ballot
29. The passage states that in the debates with Nixon, Kennedy demonstrated to the American people that he was...
A. old enough to be president
B. more experienced than Nixon
C. better known than Nixon
D. too inexperienced to serve as president
30. The pronoun "him" in the last line refers to...
A. John Kennedy
B. Richard Nixon
C. Einstainhower
D. the better-known and more experienced candidate
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