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ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
TheAmericantypeoffootballwasdevelopedinthe19thcenturyfromsoccer andrugbyfootball.Playedbyprofessionals,amateurs,college andhighschool students,oryoungchildren,footballinAmericanisoneofthemostpopular sportsbesidesbasketballandbaseball.Itattractsmillionsoffanseach falland peopleareverysupportiveoftheirfavouriteteams.Thefootballplayingfield oftodayisrectangularinshapeandmeasures100yardslongand53.5yards wide.Whitelinesarepaintedontheplayingfieldtomarkoffthedistancesto theendzone.Thegamesisdividedintofourquarters,eachfifteenminuteslong. Thefirsttwoquartersareknownasthefirsthalf.Thereisarestperiodbetween twohalveswhichusuallylastaboutfifteenminutes.Eachteamhaseleven players.Eachteamhasoffensiveplayerswhoplaywhentheteamhas possession of the ball and defensive players who play when the other team has thepossessionoftheball. Becauseof thebody contact playershave during the game,helmetsareworntoprotecttheirheadandfacearea,whereaspadsare worn to protect the shoulders, arms, andlegs. Also, thereare officials carrying whistlesandflagstomakecertainthattherulesofthegamearefollowedduring thegame.Thefootballismadeofleatherandisbrownincolour.Itisshaped muchlikeanovalandhaswhiteringsneareachendofthefootball.Theserings helptheplayersseetheballwhenitisthrownorsomeoneisrunningwithit. Theeightstitchesonthetopofthefootballhelptheplayerstogriptheball whenthrowingorpassing.ThemostfamousgameoftheyearisSuperBowl thatisplayedinJanuaryorFebruary.Itistelevisedaroundtheworldandis watched by millions of people each year.
What doofficials do during thegame of football?
build upexcitement among the fans
supervise the game
take up tickets
spectate thegame
Asmentionedinthetext,whoarethemostactivewhentheirteam has the ball?
offensive players
defensiveplayers
the officials
the fans
Playing American football is the most similar to playing
rugby football
basketball
baseball
volleyball
What dopads help the players to protect?
their legs and arms
their heads
the whole body
their faces
Which is the most popular sport inthe US?
Rugbyfootball
Soccer
Americanfootball
It'snotmentioned
When is the mostfamous football gameheld annually?
in the fall
January
February
January or February
Why are there white rings on each endof the football?
to mark off the distances to the end zone
to help players run
to helpplayers score
to help players see the ball
The word "grip" in the passage means to
avoid something
take somethingaway
old something tightly
detect something
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Onedayin1924,fivemenwhowerecampingintheCascadeMountainsof Washingtonsawagroupofhugeapelikecreaturescomingoutofthewoods. Theyhurriedbacktotheircabinandlockedthemselvesinside.Whiletheywere in,thecreaturesattackedthembythrowingrocksagainstthewallsofthecabin.
Afterseveralhours,thesestrangehairygiantswentbackintothewoods.After thisincidentthemenreturnedtothetownandtoldthepeopleoftheiradventure. However,onlyafewpeopleacceptedtheirstory.Thesewerethepeoplewho rememberedhearingtalesaboutfootprintsofananimalthatwalkedlikea human being.
Thefivemen,however,werenotthefirstpeopletohaveseenthesecreatures calledBigfoot.Longbeforetheirexperience,localNativeAmericanswere certainthataraceofapelikeanimalshadbeenlivingintheneighboring mountain for centuries. Theycalled these creatures Sasquatch.In1958,workmen,whowerebuildingaroadthroughthejunglesofNorthern California often found huge footprints in the earth around their camp.
Then in1967, Roger Patterson, amanwho was interested infinding Bigfoot wentintotheNorthernCaliforniajungleswithafriend.Whileriding,theywere suddenlythrownofffromtheirhorses.Pattersonsawatallapelikeanimal standingnotfaraway.Hemanagedtoshootsevenrollsoffilmofthehairy creaturebeforetheanimaldisappearedinthehushes.whenPatterson'sfilmwas shown to the public, not many people believed his story.
In anotherincident,RichardBrown,a musicteacherandalsoanexperienced hunterspottedasimilarcreature.Hesawtheanimalclearlythroughthe telescopiclens of hisrifle. Hesaid the creature looked more like a human than an animal.
Later many otherpeoplealso founddeepfootprints inthesame area.In spite ofregularreportsofsightingsandfootprints,mostexpertsstilldonotbelieve that Bigfootreally exists.
The word neighboring wouldBEST bereplaced with______.
remote
nearby
far-off
far-away
Didthetownpeoplebelievethestoryofthefivemenabouttheir meeting with Bigfoot?
No, not everyonebelieved their story.
All the people believed whatthey said.
Some said thefive men were making up their own story
Only those who had heard the same tale thesecond time believed them.
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT?
spotted-saw
creatures-animals
woods--jungles
huge--hairy
Whowerethefirstpeopletohaveseentheseapelikecreatures before the five campers?
Richard Brown, a music teacher anda hunter.
Roger Patterson andhis friend.
The local Native Americans.
The workers who built the road in the jungles ofNorthern California.
The BEST title for this passage would be
The adventures of Bigfoot.
The experts and the existence of Bigfoot.
The creature called Bigfoot.
The adventures of the five campers.
Whatdidthefivecampersdowhentheysawagroupofapelike creatures?
Theythrewrocksagainstthewallsoftheircabintofrightenthecreatures away.
They attacked thecreatures by throwingrocks at them.
They ran intothe woods and hid there forseveral hours.
They quickly ran back into their cabinand locked the cabin door.
Who called the apelike creatures 'Sasquatch'?
Richard Brown
The local NativeAmericans
The five campers
Roger Patterson
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
Telecommutingisaformofcomputercommunicationbetweenemployees’ homesandoffices.Foremployeeswhosejobsinvolvesittingataterminalor wordprocessorenteringdataortypingreports,thelocationofthecomputeris ofnoconsequence.Ifthemachinecancommunicateovertelephonelines,when theworkiscompleted,employeescandialtheofficecomputerandtransmitthe materialtotheiremployers.ArecentsurveyinUSATodayestimatesthatthere areapproximately8,7milliontelecommuters.Butalthoughthenumbersare risingannually,thetrenddoesnotappeartobeassignificantaspredictedwhen Business Week published “The PortableExecutive”asitscoverstoryafewyearsago.Whyhasn’ttelecommuting become more popular ?
Clearly,changesimplytakestime.Butinaddition,therehasbeenactive resistanceonthepartofmanymanagers.Theseexecutivesclaimthat supervisingthetelecommutersinalargeworkforcescatteredacrossthe countrywouldbetoodifficult,or,atleast,systemsformanagingthemarenot yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’sresponsibilities.
Itisalsotruethatemployeeswhoaregiventheoptionoftelecommutingare reluctanttoaccepttheopportunity.Mostpeoplefeelthattheyneedregular interactionwithagroup,andmanyareconcernedthattheywillnothavethe sameconsiderationforadvancementiftheyarenotmorevisibleintheoffice setting.Somepeoplefeelthatevenwhenaspaceintheirhomesissetasideas a work area, they never really get away from the office.
How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
More than predicted in Business Week.
More than 8 million.
Fewer than estimated in USA Today.
Fewer than last year.
Question2: The phrase “of noconsequence” means ___________.
of no use
of no good
unimportant
irrelevant
Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasconcernsof telecommuting, EXCEPT ___________ .
the opportunities for advancement
the different system of supervision
the lackof interaction with a group
The work place is inthe home
Theword“them”whichisboldanditalicrefersto___________.
systems
telecommuters
executives
responsibilities
Thereasonwhytelecommutinghasnotbecomepopularisthatthe employees ___________.
needn't regular interaction withtheir families
are worried about the promotion if they arenot seenat the office
like thata work areain theirhome is away from the office
are ignorantof telecommuting
Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthoris___________.
a telecommuter
themanager
a statistician
a reporter
WhenBusinessWeekpublished“ThePortableExecutive“,it impliedthat___________.
systems for managing telecommuters were not effective
there was resistanceon the part ofmany managers about telecommuting
the trend for telecommuting was optimistic
most telecommuters were satisfied with their work
ReadthefollowingpassageandmarktheletterA,B, C,orD onyouranswersheettoindicatethecorrectanswertoeachofthe questions.
MarianneMoore(1887-1972)oncesaidthatherwritingcouldbecalledpoetry onlybecausetherewasnoothernameforit.Indeedherpoemsappeartobe extremelycompressedessaysthathappentobeprintedinjaggedlinesonthe page.Hersubjectswerevaried:animals,laborers,artists,andthecraftof poetry.Fromhergeneralreadingcamequotationsthatshefoundstrikingor insightful.Sheincludedtheseinherpoems,scrupulouslyenclosedinquotation marks,andsometimesidentifiedinfootnotes.Ofthispractice,shewrote,"Why manyquotationmarks?"Iamasked...Whenathinghasbeensowellthatit couldnotbesaidbetter,whyparaphraseit?Hence,mywritingis,ifnota cabinetoffossils,akindofcollectionoffliesinamber."Closeobservationand concentration on detail and themethods of her poetry.
MarianneMooregrewupinKirkwood,Missouri,nearSt.Lois.After graduationfromBrynMawrCollegein1909,shetaughtcommercialsubjects
attheIndianSchoolinCarlisle,Pennsylvania.Latershebecamealibrarianin New York City. During the 1920’s she waseditor of
TheDial,animportantliterarymagazineoftheperiod.Shelivedquietlyall herlife,mostlyinBrooklyn,NewYork.ShespentalotoftimeattheBronx Zoo,fascinatedbyanimals.HeradmirationoftheBrooklynDodgers-before the team moved toLos Angeles-was widely known.
HerfirstbookofpoemswaspublishedinLondonin1921byagroupof friendsassociatedwiththeImagistmovement.Fromthattimeonherpoetry hasbeenreadwithinterestbysucceedinggenerationsofpoetsandreaders.In 1952shewasawardedthePulitzerPrizeforherCollectedPoems.Shewrote thatshedidnotwritepoetryformoneyorfame.Toearnalivingisneedful,but itcanbedoneinroutineways.Onewritesbecause onehasaburningdesireto objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.
What is the passage mainlyabout?
The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore.
Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
The use of quotations in poetry.
Marianne Moore'slife andwork.
Which of the followingcan beinferredabout Moore's poems?
They are better known in Europe than the United States.
They do not use traditionalverse forms.
They were all published in The Dial.
They tend to beabstract.
AccordingtothepassageMoorewroteaboutallofthefollowing EXCEPT ________
artists
animals
fossils
workers
Where did Marianne Moore grow up?
In Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
In Kirkwood.
In New York City
In Los Angeles.
TheauthormentionsallofthefollowingasjobsheldbyMoore EXCEPT ________
commercial artist
teacher
magazine editor
librarian
Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
In Kirkwood.
In Brooklyn.
In Los Angeles.
In Carlisle.
The word "succeeding" is closest to ______.
inheriting
prospering
diverse
later
The word "it" refers to ______.
writing poetry
becoming famous
earning a living
attracting readers
