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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (READING) DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

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        READING TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA            Madison Square Garden,a world-famous sporting venue in Newyork City,has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot.In 1873,P.T.Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street,across from Madison Square Park.Two years later,bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property,added statues and fountains,and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens.When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879,it was renamed Madison Square Garden.          A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890,with a ballroom,a restaurant,a theater,a rooftop garden,and a main arena with seating for 15000.However,this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924,when it was torn down to make way for a forty-story skyscraper.          When the second Madison Square Garden ha
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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL(READING)

By YULI ROSA RITA -
             Narcolepsy is a disease characterized by malfunctioning sleep mechanics.It can consist of a sudden and uncontrolllable bout of sleep during daylight hours and disturbed sleep during nighttime hours.It occurs more often in men than in women,and it commonly makes its appearance during adolescence or young adulthood.At least a half million Americans are believed to be affected by narcolepsy.
            Narcolepsy can take a number of forms during daylight hours.One common sympton of the disease during daytime hours is a sudden attack of REM (rapid-eye movement)sleep during normal waking hours.This occurs in some people hundreds of times in a single day,while others only have rare occurrences.During a sleep attack,narcoleptics may experience automatic behavior,even thought asleep,they may continue automatically performing the activity they were involved in prior to falling asleep.They may,for example,continue walking,or driving,or stirring a pot until the ativity is interrupted by external forces.Others experience cataplexy during daytime hours;cataplexy involves a sudden loss of muscle tone that may cause the head to droop or the knees to wobble in minor attacks or a total collapse in more serious attacks.Cataplexy seems to occur most often in conjunction with intense emotion or excitement.
            During sleep hours,narcolepsy can also manifest itself in a variety of ways.During the traditional phase that precedes the onset of sleep ,it is common for hallucinations to occur.These hallucinations,known as hypnagogic phenomena,consist of realistic perceptions of sights and sounds during the semi-conscious state between wakefulness and sleep.Narcoleptics may also suffer from night wakening during sleep,resulting in extremely fragmented and restless sleep.Then,upon minutes,immediately after waking.

1.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
a.A Good Night's Sleep
b.A Cure for Narcolepsy
c.An Unusual Sleep Disturbance
d.Hallucinations during Sleep

2.The word"malfunctioning"in line 1 is closest in meaning to
a.improperty working
b.regularly waking
c.incorrectly classifying
d.harshly interpreting

3.At which of the following ages would a person be most likely to develop narcolepsy?
a.10
b.20
c.30
d.40

4.Approximately how many narcoleptics are there in the United States?
a.Fewer than 500.000
b.More than 500.000
c.Fewer than 1.500.000
d.More than 1.500.000

5.The word"bout"in line 2 is closest in meaning to
a.symptom
b.lack
c.illness
d.period

6.Which of the following would be most likely to occur during daily activities?
a.Automatic behaviour
b.Hallucinations
c.Night wakening
d.Sleep paralysis

7.Which of following involves a complete collapse?
a.Automatic behavior
b.Cataplexy
c.Hallucinations
d.REM sleep

8.When would hypnagogic phenomena most likely occur?
a.Just after going to bed
b.In the middle of the night
c.Soon after waking
d.After getting up

9.Where in the passage does the author describe what seems to precipitate a sudden loss of muscell tone?
a.Line 12-14
b.Line 14-15
c.Lines 16-17
d.Lines 20-22

reference:
LONGMAN PREPARATION COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST
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