Question : 50
Time : 55 minutes
Direction:
In this section, you will read several
passages. Each one is followed by a number of questions about it. For question
1 – 50, you are to choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each
question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill
in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
Answer all questions about the information in a passage on the basis of what is
stated or implied in that passage
Question 1
– 10, are based from this passage
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in
1821 and immigrated to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she
decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a
woman in many letters seeking admission to medical schools; she was finally
accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught
school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from medical
school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a
surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea
Upon returning to the United States, she
found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By
1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female
doctor, manage to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.
Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding
her own hospital, she also established the firs medical school for women.
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- Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon
A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical
school
B. She decided to further her education
in Paris
C. A serious eye infection halted her
quest
D. It was difficult for her to start a
practice in the United States
- What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?
A. She was woman
B. She wrote too many letters
C. She couldn’t graduate from medical
school
D. She couldn’t establish her hospital
- How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 19
D. 36
- All of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell EXCEPT?
A. She became the first female
physician in the United States
B. She was the first woman surgeon in
the United States
C. She and several other women founded
the first hospital for women and children
D. She established the first medical
school for women
- How old was Elizabeth Blackwell when she graduated from medical school?
A. 10
B. 21
C. 28
D. 36
- The word “abandon” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
A. Undertake
B. Give up
C. Continue
D. Look into
- What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Elizabeth Blackwell overcome serious
obstacles to become the first woman doctor in the United States
B. Elizabeth Blackwell had to abandon
her plans to become a doctor because of an eye infection
C. Elizabeth Blackwell even taught
music to pay for her medical studies.
D. Elizabeth Blackwell founded the
first medical school for women.
- The word “founding” in line 16 mean most nearly the same as
A. locating
B. looking for
C. establishing
D. buying
- Why was it nearly impossible for Elizabeth Blackwell to get into medical school?
A. She had a serious eye infection
B. She had little or no money to pay
tuition
C. She wanted to be part of a
profession that no woman had ever entered before.
D. Her family didn’t want her to be a
doctor.
- The reason Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon is explained in lines
A. 4 – 5
B. 6 – 7
C. 9 – 10
D. 14 – 15
Question 11 through 21 are based on the following passage
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Glands manufacture and secrete necessary
substances. Exocrine glands secrete their products through ducts, but
endocrine glands or ductless glands, release their products directly onto the
bloodstream.
One important endocrine gland is the thyroid
gland. It is in the neck and has two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe.
The thyroid gland collects iodine from the blood and produces thyroxin, an
important hormone, which it stores in an inactive form. When thyroxin is
needed by the body, the thyroid gland secretes is directly into the
blood-stream. Thyroxin is combined in the body cells with other chemicals and
effects many functions of the body.
The thyroid gland may be under active or
overactive, resulting in problems. An under active thyroid causes
hypothyroidism, while an over active one causes hyperthyroidism. The former
problem, called myxedema in adults and cretinism in children, causes the
growth process to slow down. A cretin’s body and mind do not grow to their
full potential. Hyperthyroidism, on the other hand, results in extreme
nervousness, an increase in heart action, and other problems.
Either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism may
result in goiter, or an enlarged thyroid gland. A goiter will appear when the
body is not getting enough iodine. Goiter is less common today, since most
people use iodized salt.
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- the thyroid gland is called an endocrine gland because it
A. Has ducts
B. Has lobes
C. Secretes directly into the
bloodstream
D. Is located in the neck
- the word “it” in line 5 refers to
A. Thyroxin
B. Blood
C. Iodine
D. Thyroid gland
- A cretin is
A. A child with hyperthyroidism
B. An adult with an underperforming
thyroid gland
C. A young person with hypothyroidism
D. An extremely irritable child
- Which of the following is the probable result of the myxedema?
A. Sluggishness
B. Hyperactivity
C. Overproduction of thyroxin
D. perspiration
- The word “former” in line 15 refers to
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Overactive thyroid
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Secretion
- A goiter is
A. person with myxedema
B. A swollen thyroid gland
C. An underactive thyroid gland
D. A chemical
- Exocrine and endocrine glands are distinguished from each other by whether they
A. secrete through ducts or without
ducts
B. cause hyperthyroidism or
hypothyroidism
C. cause myxedema or cretinism
D. result in an enlarged or shrunken
goiter
- In line 1 the word “secrete” is closest in meaning to
A. Indiscernible
B. Emit
C. Display
D. Absorb
- If thyroid is not working enough, the illness is known as
A. hyperthyroidism
B. Hyperactivity
C. Excretion
D. Hypothyroidism
- the main idea of the passage is
A. Hoe glands work
B. The function and illness of the
thyroid gland
C. Secretion with and without glands
D. The illness of an overactive thyroid
gland
- The function of the thyroid gland is described in lines
A. 2 – 4
B. 7 – 9
C. 13 – 15
D. 22 – 25
Question 22 through 30 are based on the following passage.
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A recent investigation by scientists at the
U.S. Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might help predict
earthquakes. Investigators found such occurrences within a ten-kilometer
radius of the epicenter of a fairly recent quake. Some birds screeched and
flew about wildly; dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably.
Scientists believe that animal cal perceive
environmental change several hours or even days before the mishap. Animals
were noted as being restless for several weeks before a Tashkent, Uzbekistan
earthquake. An hour before the disaster, domestic animals refused to go
indoors, and dogs howled and barked furiously. In 1960, an earthquake struck
Agadir in Morocco. Survivors recalls that stray animals, including dogs, were
seen streaming out of town before the earthquake. In a safari zoo near San
Francisco, Llamas would not eat the evening before a 1979 quake, and they ran
around wildly all night.
Unusual animal behavior preceding earthquake
has been noted for centuries. British Admiral Robert Fitzory reported huge
flocks of screaming seabirds over Conception, Chile, in 1835. An hour and a
half later, dogs were fleeing, and ten minutes later the town was destroyed. Similar
stories of chickens running around in apparent states of panic, horses
trembling, and dogs barking incessantly were recorded throughout the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by survivors of earthquake destruction in
India, Yugoslavia, Peru, Mexico, and United States.
In 1976, after monitoring bizarre animal
behavior, the Chinese predicted a devastating earthquake. Although hundreds
of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate
million of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level.
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22.
What
prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A. An impending earthquake
B. The number of people who will die
C. The ten-kilometer radius from the
epicenter
D. The fact that an earthquake has
occurred
23.
The
author implies that animal are aware of an impending earthquake because
A. Of their superior intelligence
B. They have certain instinctive
abilities to perceive that humans do not posses.
C. They are generally closer to the epicenter
than the human observers
D. They react to other animal behavior
24.
The
word “evacuate” in line 28 is closest in meaning to
A. Remove
B. Exile
C. Destroy
D. Emaciate
25.
All
of the following statements are true EXCEPT some animals may be able to sense
an approaching earthquake
A. Some animals nay be able to sense an
approaching earthquake
B. By observing animal behavior
scientist perhaps can predict earthquakes
C. The Chinese have successfully
predicted an earthquake and saved many lives
D. Only dogs and horses seem to possess
the special perception that allows them to predict earthquake
26.
In
line 4, the word “epicenter” is nearest in meaning to
A. Stratosphere
B. Contour
C. Periphery
D. Core
27.
The
passage implies that if scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there
will be
A. Fewer animals going crazy
B. A lower death rate
C. Fewer people evacuated
D. Fewer environment changes
28.
In
line 27, “devastating” means most nearly the same as
A. Destructive
B. Voracious
C. Intense
D. Forthcoming
29.
The
main idea of this passage is that
A. Earthquake can be prevented by
observing animal behavior
B. Scientists can interpret animal
behavior
C. Observing animal behavior can help
people prepare for earthquakes
D. People need to prepare animals for
earthquakes.
30.
Where
in the reading is it explained that the phenomena of animals reacting to
earthquakes has been reported for hundreds of years?
A. Lines
B. Lines
C. Lines
D. lines
Question 31
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As far back as 700 BC., people have talked
about children being cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legendary
twin founders of Rome, were purported to have been care for by wolves.
According to legend, Mars fathered the two boys. As result, a relative of
their mother imprisoned her and ordered that the boys be drowned in the Tiber
River. However, a she-wolf savged them form this horrible fate and. took them
back to her lair to care for them legend has it that when a she-wolf loses
her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place.
This seemingly preposterous idea did not
become credible until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor
actually found a naked ten-year old boy wandering in the woods. He did not
walk erect, could not speaks intelligibly, nor could he relate to people. He
only growled and stared at them. Finally, the doctor won the boy’s confidence
and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient
instruction, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself,
reconignize and utter a number of words, and write letters and form words.
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- The French doctor found the boy
E. Wandering in the woods
F. At his doorstep
G. Growling at him
H. Speaking intelligibly
- In line 9, the word “litter” mean most nearly the same as
A. Garbage
B. Master
C. Offspring
D. Hair
- The doctor was able to work with the boy because
A. The boy was highly intelligent
B. The boy trusted him
C. The boy liked to dress up
D. The boy was dedicated and patient
- The word “utter” in line 18 is nearest in meaning to:
A. Absolute
B. Speak
C. Scream
D. Read
- All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
A. She-wolves have been said to
substitute human children their lost litters
B. Examples of wolves caring for human
children can be found only in the nineteenth century
C. The French doctor suceeded in
domesticating the boy somewhat
D. The young boy never was able to
speak perfectly
36.
The
word “preposterous” on line 10 is closest in meaning to
A. Dedicated
B. Scientific
C. Wonderful
D. Absurd
37.
The
main idea of this passage is that according to legend
A. Children who are raised by wolves
can be rehabilitated
B. She-wolves replace their dead
offspring with human children
C. Romulus and Remus were cared for by
a she-wolf
D. A French doctor saved Romulus and
Remus from drowning
38.
According
to the legend, Romulus and Remus were
A. Found abandoned in Rome
B. The founders of Rome
C. Discovered by a French doctor
D. Drowned in the Tiber river in 700 BC
39. Where in the passage is it states
that, according to legend, Romulus and Remus founded Rome.
A. Line 2 – 3
B. Line 5 – 7
C. Line 9 – 10
D. Line 11 – 13
Question 40 through 50 are based on the
following passage:
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Vibrio
parahaemolyticus
is bacterial organism that has been isolated from sea water, shelfish,
finfish, plankton, and salt springs. It has been a major cause of food
poisioning in Japan, compelling the Japanese to do several studies on it.
They have confirmed the presence of V. Parahaemoliticus
in the north and central Pacific, with the highest abundance in inshore
waters, particularly in or near large harbors.
A man named Nishio studied the relationship
between the chloride content of sea water and the seasonal distribution of V. Parahaemolyticus an concluded that
while the isolation of the organism was independent of the sodium chloride
content, the distribution of the bacteria in sea water was dependent on the
water temperature. In fact, it has been isolated in high frequencies during
summer, from June to September, but was not isolated with the same frequency
in winter.
Within four or five days after eating
contaminated foods, a person will begin to experience diarrhea, the most
common symptom; this will very ofter be accompained by stomach cramps,
nausea, and vomiting. Headache and fever, with or without chills, amy also be
experienced.
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- Which of the following locations would be most likely to have a high concentration od V. Parahamolyticus?
A. A bay
B. A seal
C. The middle of the ocean
D. Sediment
41.
The
word, “inshore” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
A. Near the coast
B. Deep
C. Active
D. Cold
42.
The
word “it” in line 13 refers to:
A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
B. Sea water
C. Sodium chloride content
D. Water temperature
43.
The
safest time for eating seafood in the north Pasific is probably
A. August
B. November
C. July
D. September
44.
The
most common symptom of V.
Parahaemolyticus poisoning is
A. Nausea
B. Diarrhea
C. Vomiting
D. Headache and fever
45.
The
word “ this” in line 18 refers to
A. Contaminated foods
B. Symptoms
C. A person
D. Diarrhea
46.
The
incubation period for this illness is
A. 2 to 3 days
B. 3 to 4 hours
C. 4 to 5 days
D. Several months
47.
In
line 16, “contaminated” is closest in meaning to
A. Ocean
B. Tainted
C. Salty
D. cooked
48.
Nishio’s
study showed that
A. The presence of V. parahaemolyticus was
dependent on neither the salt content nor the water temperature
B. The presence of V. Parahaemolyticus was dependent only on the salt content
C. The presence of V. Parahaemolyticus was independent of both the water temperature
and the salt content
D. The presence of V. Parahaemolyticus was dependent on the water temperature
49.
The
word “cramps” in line 20 means most nearly the same as
A. Noises
B. Toxicity
C. Severe pain
D. High temperature
50.
The
word “isolation” in line 10 is closest in meaning to:
A. Conjunction
B. Impurity
C. Separation
D. Discovery
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