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ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
WhenJohnMillswasgoingtoflyinanaeroplaneforthefirsttime,hewas frightened.Hedidnotliketheideaofbeingthousandsoffeetupintheair.“I alsodidn‟tlikethefactthatIwouldn‟tbeincontrol,”saysJohn.“I‟materrible passengerinthecar.Whensomebodyelseisdriving,Itellthemwhattoso.It driveseverybodycrazy.”HoweverJohncouldn‟tavoidflyinganylonger.It wastheonlywayhecouldvisithisgrandchildreninCanada.“Ihadmadeup mymindthatIwasgoingtodoit,Icouldn‟tletmyson,hiswifeandtheirthree childrentravelallthewayheretovisitme.Itwouldbesoexpensiveforthem andIknowTom‟sbusinessisn‟tdoingsowellatthemoment–itwouldalso be tiring for the children– it‟s a nine-hourflight!” he says.TogetreadyfortheflightJohndidlotsofreadingaboutaeroplanes.When hebookedhisseat,hewastoldthathewouldbeflyingonaBoeing747,which isbetterknownasajumbojet.“Ineededtoknowasmuchaspossiblebefore gettinginthatplane.Isupposeitwasawayofmakingmyselffeelbetter.The Boeing747isthelargestpassengeraircraftintheworldatthemoment.The firstoneflewonFebruary9th1969intheUSA.Itcancarryupto524 passengersand3.400piecesofluggage.Thefuelforaeroplanesiskeptinthe wingsandthe747’swingsaresobigthattheycancarryenoughfuelforan averagecartobeabletotravel16,000kilometresayearfor70years.Isn‟tthat unbelievable?EventhoughIhaddiscoveredallthisveryinteresting informationaboutthejumbo,whenIsawitforthefirsttime,justbeforeIwas goingtotraveltoCanada,Istillcouldn‟tbelievethatsomethingsoenormous wasgoingtogetupintheairandfly.IwasevenmoreimpressedwhenIsaw how bigitwas insidewith hundreds ofpeople!” Thebiggest surprise ofallfor Johnwastheflightitself.“Thetake-offitselfwasmuchsmootherthanI expectedalthough I was stillquite scareduntilwe wereinthe air.Inthe end, I managedtorelax,enjoythefoodandwatchoneofthemoviesandtheview fromthewindowwasspectacular.Ievenmanagedtosleepforawhile!Of course,”continuesJohn,“thebestrewardofallwaswhenIarrivedinCanada andsawmysonandhisfamily,particularlymybeautifulgrandchildren. Suddenly,IfeltsosillyaboutalltheyearswhenIcouldn‟teventhinkofgetting onaplane.IhadletmyfearoflivingstopmefromseeingthepeopleIlove most in the world. I can visit my son and family as often as I like now!”
Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?
He wanted to go on holiday
He wanted to see his family
He wanted to try it.
He had to travel on business.
Why did John read about aeroplane?
He wanted to know how they work.
Itwas his hobby.
Itmade him feel safer.
He had found a book on them.
What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?
He felt much safer.
He liked the shape of it.
Hecouldn‟tbelievehowbigitwas.
Hethoughtthewingswerevery
How did John feel when theaeroplane was takingoff?
excited
happy
sad
frightened
What surprised John most about theflight?
that he liked the food.
that he was able to sleep
that there was a movie being shown
that the view was good
How did John feel about his fears in the end?
He thought he had wasted time being afraid.
He realized itwas okay to be afraid.
He hoped his grandchildren weren‟t afraid of flying.
He realized that being afraid kept himsafe.
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Althoughnoise,commonlydefinedasunwantedsound,isawidely recognizedformofpollution,itisverydifficulttomeasurebecausethe discomfortexperiencedbydifferentindividualsishighlysubjectiveand, therefore,variable.Exposuretolowerlevelsofnoisemaybeslightlyirritating, whereasexposuretohigherlevelsmayactuallycausehearingloss.Particularly incongestedurbanareas,thenoiseproducedasabyproductofouradvancing technologycausesphysicalandpsychologicalharm,anddetractsfromthe quality of life for those who are exposed to it.
Unliketheeyes,whichcanbecoveredbytheeyelidsagainststronglight,the earhasnolid,andis,therefore,alwaysopenandvulnerable;noisepenetrates withoutprotection.Noisecauseseffectsthatthehearercannotcontrolandto whichthebodyneverbecomesaccustomed.Loudnoisesinstinctivelysignal dangertoanyorganismwithahearingmechanism,includinghumanbeings.In response,heartbeatandrespirationaccelerate,bloodvesselsconstrict,theskin pales,andmusclestense.Infact,thereisageneralincreaseinfunctioning broughtaboutbythe flow ofadrenaline released in response tofear,andsome oftheseresponsespersistevenlongerthanthenoise,occasionallyaslongas thirty minutes after the sound has ceased.
Becausenoiseisunavoidableinacomplex,industrialsociety,weare constantlyrespondinginthesamewaythatwewouldrespondtodanger. Recently,researchershaveconcludedthatnoiseandourresponsemaybemuch morethananannoyance.Itmaybeaseriousthreattophysicaland psychologicalhealthandwell-being,causingdamagenotonlytotheearand brainbutalsototheheartandstomach.Wehavelongknownthathearingloss isAmerica‟snumberonenonfatalhealthproblem,butnowwearelearningthat someofuswithheartdiseaseandulcersmaybevictimsofnoiseaswell. Fetusesexposedtonoisetendtobeoveractive,theycryeasily,andtheyare moresensitivetogastrointestinalproblemsafterbirth.Inaddition,thepsychic effectofnoiseisveryimportant.Nervousness,irritability,tension,andanxiety increaseaffectingthequalityofrestduringsleep,andtheefficiencyofactivities during wakinghours, as wellas the way that we interactwith each other.
Which of the following is the author‟smain point?
Hearing loss is America‟s number one nonfatal health problem.
Loud noises signal danger.
Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.
The earis not like the eye.
According to the passage, what is noise?
A byproduct of technology.
Physical and psychological harm
Congestion..
Unwanted sound.
Why is noise difficult tomeasure?
All people do not respond to it in the same way
Itcauseshearing loss.
It is unwanted.
Peoplebecome accustomed to it.
Theword‘congested’inparagraph1couldbestbereplacedby ___.
hazardous
crowded
polluted
rushed
The word it in the first paragraph refers to ___.
the quality of life
advancing technology
the noise
physical and psychologicalharm
Accordingtothepassage,peoplerespondtoloudnoisesinthe same way that they respond to___.
annoyance
danger
damage
disease
Lookattheverbaccelerateinparagraph3.Whichofthefollowing is the closest in meaning to _____.
decrease
alter
increase
release
Thephrase‘aswellas’inparagraph4isclosestinmeaningto___.
after all
instead
also
regardless
It can be inferredfrom the passage thatthe eye ___.
responds to fear
enjoys greater protectionthan the ear
increases functions
is damaged by noise
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
HermanMelville,anAmericanauthorbestknown todayfor hisnovel Moby Dick,wasactuallymorepopularduringhislifetimeforsomeofhisotherworks. Hetraveledextensivelyandusedtheknowledgegainedduringhistravelsas thebasisforhisearlynovels.In1837,attheageofeighteen,Melvillesigned asacabinboyonamerchantshipthatwastosailfromhisMassachusettshome toLiverpool,England.Hisexperiencesonthistripservedasabasisforthe novelRedburn(1849).In1841Melvillesetoutonawhalingshipheadedfor theSouthSeas.AfterjumpingshipinTahiti,hewanderedaroundtheislands ofTahitiandMoorea.ThisSouthSeaislandsojournwasabackdroptothe novelOmoo(1847).Afterthreeyearsawayfromhome,Melvillejoinedupwith aU.S.navalfrigatethatwasreturningtotheeasternUnitedStatesaroundCape
Horn.ThenovelWhite-Jacket(1850)describesthislengthyvoyageasanavy seaman.Withthepublicationoftheseearlyadventurenovels,Melville developedastrongandloyalfollowingamongreaderseagerforhistalesof exoticplacesandsituations.However,in1851,withthepublicationofMoby Dick,Melville'spopularitystartedtodiminish.MobyDick,ononelevelthe sagaofthehuntforthegreatwhitewhale,wasalsoaheavilysymbolicallegory oftheheroicstruggleofmanagainsttheuniverse.Thepublicwasnotreadyfor Melville'sliterarymetamorphosisfromromanticadventuretophilosophical symbolism.ItisironicthatthenovelthatservedtodiminishMelville's popularity during his lifetime is the onefor which he is best known today.
The main subject of the passage is_________.
Melville’s travels
Moby Dick
Melville’s personal background
the popularity of Melville’s novels.
Theword“basis”inparagraph1isclosestinmeaning to_________.
background
message
bottom
dissertation
According to the passage, Melville’searly novels were__________.
published while he was traveling
completelyfictional
all about his work on whaling ships
based on histravel experience
ThepassageimpliesthatMelvillestayedinTahiti because____________.
he had unofficiallyleft his ship
he was on leave while his ship was in port
he hadfinished his termof duty
he had receivedpermission to take a vacation in Tahiti
HowdidthepublicationofMobyDickaffectMelville’s popularity?
His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Itcausedhis popularity to decrease.
His popularity increased immediately.
It had no effect onhispopularity.
According to the passage, Moby Dick is__________.
symbolic of humanityfighting the universe
a single-faceted work
a short storyabout a whale
a 47 adventure
Inwhat year didMelville’sbookabout hisexperiences as acabin boy appear?
1849
1837
1847
1841
Theword“metamorphosis”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaning to_________.
descent
circle
mysticism
change
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Thehandlinganddeliveryofmailhasalwaysbeenaseriousbusiness, underpinnedbythetrustofthepublicinrequiringtimeliness,safety,and confidentiality.Afterearlybeginningsusinghorsebackandstagecoach,and althoughcarsandtruckslaterreplacedstagecoachesandwagons,theRailway MailServicestillstandsasoneofAmerica’smostresourcefulandexciting postalinnovations. Thisservicebegan in1832, but grew slowlyuntilthe Civil War.Thenfrom1862,bysortingthemailonboardmovingtrains,thePost OfficeDepartmentwasabletodecentralizeitsoperationsasrailroadsbegan to crisscrossthenationonaregularbasis,andspeedupmaildelivery.Thisservice lasteduntil1974.Duringpeakdecadesofservice,railwaymailclerkshandled 93%of allnon-localmailandby1905theservicehad over12,000employees.
RailwayPostOfficetrainsusedasystemofmailcranestoexchangemailat stationswithoutstopping.Asatrainapproachedthecrane,aclerkpreparedthe catcherarmwhichwouldthensnatchtheincomingmailbagintheblinkofan
eye.Theclerkthenbootedouttheoutgoingmailbag.Experiencedclerkswere consideredtheeliteofthePostalService’semployees,andspokewithprideof makingtheswitchatnightwithnothingbutthecurvesandfeelofthetrackto warnthemofanupcomingcatch.Theyalsoworkedunderthegreatestpressure andtheirjobswereconsideredtobeexhaustinganddangerous.Inadditionto regulardemandsoftheirjobstheycouldfindthemselvesthevictimsoftrain wrecks and robberies.
Assuccessfulasitwas,“mail-on-the-fly”stillhaditsshareofglitches.Ifthey hoistedthetrain’scatcherarmtoosoon,theyriskedhittingswitchtargets, telegraphpolesorsemaphores,whichwouldripthecatcherarmoffthetrain. Too late, andthey would miss an exchange.
Which of the following can be inferredfromthe first paragraph?
There was a highturnoverof railway mailclerks.
Thedevelopmentofthemailroadsduringthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury enabled Post Office Department tofocuson timeliness.
ThePostOfficeDepartmentwasmoreconcernedaboutspeedingupmail delivery than the safety of its clerks.
Mail was often lost or damaged as it was exchanged on the mail crane.
Theword“elite”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaning to___________.
majority
superior
more capable
leader
What does the passage mainly discuss?
How the mail cranes exchanged the mail.
Improvementsin mail handling and delivery.
HowPost Office Trains handled the mail without stopping.
The skills of experienced clerks.
Accordingtothepassage,theRailwayMailServicecommenced in_________.
1874
1842
1832
1905
Theword“glitches”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplaced by________.
accidents
blames
advantages
problems
Which of the following is TRUE according to thepassage?
Theclerkbootedouttheoutgoingmailbagbeforesnatchingtheincoming bag.
Clerks couldn’t often see what they were doing.
TheRailwayMailclerk’sjobwasconsideredelitebecauseitwassafeand exciting.
Despitetheirsuccess,railwaymailclerksonlyhandledasmallproportion of all non-local mail.
Thepublicexpectsthefollowingthreeservicesinhandlingand delivery of mail except ______.
safety
accuracy
confidentiality
timeliness
