01 C 01 What is the main topic of the passage? A) Medieval history. B) The history of greeting cards. C) The history of playing cards. D) Problems in medieval times. 02 C 01 Which of the following is NOT listed as a country important in the evolution of playing cards? A) Germany B) France C) England D) Spain 03 A 01 According to the passage, which character is missing in Italian playing cards? A) The queen. B) The knight. C) The king. D) The joker. 04 A 01 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A) Playing cards were designed for entertainment and education. B) Playing cards were designed for religious purposes. C) Some believed the nature of women in medieval times was combative. D) Playing cards are dangerous. 05 D 01 In what way do French playing cards differ from Italian playing cards? A) French cards are more colorful. B) Italian cards are more modern. C) Italian cards have a queen in the deck. D) French cards have a queen in the deck. 06 A 02 Which disorders does the passage NOT mention? A) Cancer. B) Epilepsy. C) Schizophrenia. D) Forgetfulness. 07 D 02 The inside of our heads is compared to A) The Cheshire Cat. B) Lost in Space. C) The Land of the Giants. D) Alice in Wonderland. 08 A 02 The people conducting research on the brain are referred to in the passage as A) neuro explorers. B) Cheshire cats. C) magic mushrooms. D) the brain's rabbit holes. 09 C 02 Which of the following words best describes the tone of the passage? A) Dramatic B) Critical C) Light D) Disapproving 10 B 02 Which statement reflects the attitude of the passage? A) Brain research should be stopped. B) Brain research is interesting and useful. C) Brain research is dangerous. D) Brain research is a waste of time. 11 A 03 According to the passage, our special dream character is A) positive. B) negative. C) enthusiastic. D) skeptical. 12 C 03 The research on dreams mentioned in the passage has been done in which city? A) Cleveland, Ohio B) Davenport, Iowa C) Cincinnati, Ohio D) Los Angeles, California 13 A 03 Which of the following, according to the passage, is more important to how we feel in the morning? A) The number of people in our dreams. B) The variety of topics we dream about. C) Our preoccupation when we sleep. D) What we dream about. 14 D 03 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being affected by the amount of sleep we get? A) Sleepiness B) Friendliness C) Aggressiveness D) Frustration 15 B 03 Which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? A) The fewer the people in our dreams, the better. B) The more people in our dreams, the better. C) Dreams mean nothing in our daily lives. D) Veterans dream more in Cincinnati. 16 C 04 According to the passage, the traditional view of daydreaming was mostly A) positive B) ambivalent C) negative D) immortal 17 D 04 The author suggests that the lack of daydreaming can cause A) famine B) overpopulation C) mental health D) emotional imbalance 18 B 04 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being a possible result of being prevented from daydreaming? A) decreased ability do deal with pressure B) increased drowsiness C) endangered self-control D) endangered self-direction 19 C 04 According to the passage, daydreaming used to be considered A) dangerous. B) psychopathic. C) a waste of time. D) productive. 20 D 04 Which of the following does the author mainly discuss? A) Dreaming B) Rapid eye movement sleep patterns C) Neurotic tendencies D) Daydreaming 21 B 05 According to the passage, what is the starting point for an experiment? A) curiosity B) a hypothesis C) observation D) antithesis 22 B 05 According to the passage, science is based on A) curiosity B) observation C) educated guesses D) experiments 23 C 05 Experiments are done to A) calm curiosity. B) pass the time. C) prove or disprove a hypothesis. D) justify and observation. 24 B 05 According to the passage, the scientist satisfies his curiosity by A) doing experiments. B) making observations. C) making hypotheses. D) writing articles. 25 B 05 Science, when applied as in the passage, can A) be very confusing. B) provide a better understanding of the world and the universe. C) do away with curiosity. D) solve the world's problems. 26 A 06 What is the main topic of this passage? A) The spider's web. B) The spider. C) The spider's feeding habits. D) How the spider catches his prey. 27 D 06 What is the purpose of the spider's web? A) To serve as the spider's home. B) To catch the spider's food. C) To be a thing of beauty. D) To provide a home and catch food for the spider. 28 B 06 At the diameter of 1 / 1,000 of an inch, a spider's web is A) not as strong as steel. B) stronger than steel. C) twice as strong as steel. D) as strong as steel. 29 C 06 How many kinds of spider's silk are there? A) One. B) Seventeen. C) Seven. D) Five. 30 B 06 How many species of spiders are there? A) 400,000. B) 40,000. C) 4,000. D) 400. 31 C 07 The term cowboy dates back as far as A) the American Constitution. B) the American Evolution. C) the American Revolution. D) the American Institution. 32 A 07 In the western frontier days the term cowboy was adopted as the equivalent of the Spanish term A) vaquero. B) caballero. C) campesino. D) soldado. 33 D 07 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as something the cowboy hat protects against? A) Sun. B) Snow. C) Dust. D) Thorny underbrush. 34 A 07 Which of the following is mentioned as something that cowboy boots protect against? A) Snakebites. B) Wind. C) Rain. D) Snow. 35 C 07 Which of the following best describes the mood of the passage? A) Critical. B) Amusing. C) Informational. D) Political. 36 C 08 When was the laying of the trans. Atlantic twin cable system completed? A) 1946. B) 1986 C) 1956 D) 1926 37 B 08 How long is the cable? A) 2,500 miles. B) 2,250 miles. C) 2,000 miles D) 1,250 miles 38 C 08 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being one of the partners in the project? A) The American Telephone and Telegraph Company. B) The British Post Office. C) The British Broadcasting Corporation. D) The Canadian Overseas Telegraph Company. 39 C 08 How many voices could be transmitted simultaneously over the copper center wire? A) 76 B) 86 C) 36 D) 26 40 B 08 What was used to protect the cable from underwater worms? A) Teredos. B) Thin copper tape. C) Thick copper tape. D) Return tape. 41 B 09 When Sam was twelve, he ... A) ... joined a little league baseball team. B) ... found a recipe on how to make gunpowder. C) ... took a job on a ship. D) ... sold gunpowder to his classmates. 42 B 09 Why did Sam run away? A) His father wasn't sympathetic. B) He didn't want to get expelled from school. C) The school director had warned him. D) Sam wanted to live alone. 43 C 09 The director of the school warned Sam and a few days after that,... A) ... it started to rain. B) ... Sam bought his first gun. C) ... Sam caused an explosion. D) ... He went to jail. 44 D 09 What did Sam's father want him to do? A) Develop a gun. B) Work at the school. C) Carve wooden ships. D) Learn a trade. 45 A 09 Sam's biggest desire was to... A) design a gun that didn't need to be reloaded after every shot. B) make gunpowder for a multinational company. C) be a sailor. D) do technical instruction. 46 C 10 What is the main topic of the passage? A) How to make salt. B) 1000 years ago in Egypt. C) Some interesting facts on salt. D) Things you can go to jail for. 47 D 10 What was stealing salt considered at one point or other in history? A) elegant B) stylish C) an honor D) a criminal act 48 B 10 According to the passage, what was the punishment given to those who stole salt in 1553? A) They were put in jail. B) Their ear was cut off. C) They had to do social work. D) They were burned at the stake. 49 B 10 On the table of royalty salt was traditionally placed... A) ... next to a knight. B) ... in front of the King. C) ... Wherever the Queen wanted it. D) ... anywhere. 50 A 10 What did they use salt for in Egypt 3000 years ago? A) to embalm the dead B) to paint cave walls C) to decorate temple remains D) to make salads 51 A 11 What do thousands of communities across the country do? A) stage amateur theater productions B) buy tickets to Irving Berlin's shows C) dance in musicals D) go to Sociocultural events 52 D 11 Which statement is false. A) Irving Berlin was a songwriter B) almost 3 million Americans are active in community theater groups C) Irving Berlin wrote the song "There's no business like show business" D) most community theaters are profitmaking ventures 53 B 11 According to the passage, most of the actors are... A) ... English teachers. B) ... amateurs and volunteers. C) ... businessmen. D) ... housewives. 54 C 11 Which of the following is true. A) Americans hate the theater. B) "There's No Business Like Show Business" is a popular nursery rhyme. C) Anyone can join these community theater groups. D) Only professional actors join. 55 B 11 What did the Associated Council of the Arts do? A) They showed 3 million Americans theater. B) They took a survey. C) They gave money to theater groups. D) They participated in the show. 56 D 12 One reason people have garage sales is that... A) ...their garage is too big. B) ...they want to buy things cheap. C) ...They need more kitchen gadgets. D) ...they need the extra money. 57 A 12 According to the passage, a man in Georgia sold... A) ...a full-size replica of a car. B) ...dishes and books. C) ...astonishing gadgets. D) ...his garage. 58 A 12 What is the main topic of the passage? A) Garage sales in the USA. B) Alaska is an oil-producing state. C) Communication comes in many forms. D) Reporters should not accept gifts. 59 B 12 The author of the passage answers which of the following questions? A) How many different types of sales are there? B) Why would Americans want to buy someone else's used things? C) How do you become a newspaper reporter? D) What is the value of a computer? 60 D 12 According to the passage, garage sales are... A) ...boring. B) ...social surveys. C) ...profitable. D) ...fun