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Hay fever is a seasonal allergy to pollens;the term"hay fever,"however,ia a less than adequate description since an attack of this allergy does not incur fever and since such an attack can be brought on by sources other than hay-producing grasses.Hay fever is generally caused by air-borne pollens,particularly ragweed pollen.The amount of pollen in the air is largerly dependent on geographical location,weather,and leason.In the eastern section of the United States,for example,there are generally three periods when pollen from various source can cause intense hay fever suffering;in the springtime months of March and April when pollen from trees is prevalent,in the summer months of June and July when grass pollen fills the air,and at the end of August when ragweed pollen is at its most concentrated levels.
1.Which of the following would be the best tittle for the passage?
a.The Relationship between Season and Allergies
b.Misconceptions and Facts about Hay Fever
c.Hay Fever in the Eastern United States
d.How Ragweed Causes Hay Fever
2.According to the passage,which of the following helps to explain why the term"hay fever"is somewhat of a misnomer?
a.A strong fever occurs after an attack.
b.The amount of pollen in the air depends on geographical location
c.Hay fever is often caused by ragweed pollen.
d.Grass pollen is prevalent in June and July
3.Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage as a determining factor of the amount of pollen in the air?
a.Place
b.Climate
c.Time of year
d.Altitude
4.Which of the following is NOT true about hay fever in the eastern United States?
a.suffering from hay fever is equally severe year-round.
b.Pollen from trees causes hay fever suffering in the spring.
c.Grass pollen fills the air earlier in the year than ragweed pollen.
d.Ragweed pollen is most prevelent at the end of summer.
PASSAGE TWO
Lincoln's now famous Gettysburg Address was not,on the occasion of its delivery,recognized as the masterpiece that it is today.Lincoln was not even the primary speaker at the ceremonies,held at the height of the Civil War in 1863,to9 dedicate the battlefield at Getttysburg.The main speaker was orator Edward Everett,whose two-hour speech was followed by Lincoln's shorter remarks.Lincoln began his small portion of the program with the words that today are immediately recognized by most American:"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the preposition that all men are created equal.'At the time of the speech,little notice was given to what Lincoln had said,and Lincoln considered his appearence at the ceremonies rather unsuccesful.After his speech appeared in print,appreciation for his words to grow,and today it is recognized as one of the all-time greatest speechs.
5.The main idea of this passage is that
a.the Gettysburg Address has always been regarded as a masterpiece
b.at the time of its delivery the Gettysburg Address was truly appreciated as a masterpiece
c.it was not until after 1863 that Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg took its place in history
d.Lincoln is better recognized today than he was at the time of his presidency
6.Which of the following is true about ceremonies at Gettysburg during the Civil War?
a.Lincoln was the main speaker
b.Lincoln gave a two-hour speech
c.Everett's speech was longer than Lincoln's
d.Everett's speech was longer than Lincoln's
7.According to the passage,when Lincoln spoke at the Gettysburg ceremonies,
a.his words were immediately recognized by most Americans
b.he spoke for only a short period of time
c.he was enthusiastically cheered
d.he was extremely proud of his performance
8.When did Lincoln's Gettysburg Address begin to receive public acclaim?
a.After it had been published
b.Immediately after the speech
c.Not until the present day
d.After Lincoln received growing recognition
9.The pronoun"it" in line 10 refers to which of the following?
a.His speech
b.Print
c.Appreciation
d.One
PASSAGE THREE
According to the theory of continental drift,the continent are not fixed in position but instead move slowly across the surface of the Earth,constanly changing in position relative to one another.This theory was first proposed in the eighteenth century when mapmakers noticed how closely the continents of the Earth fit together when they were matched up.It was suggested then that the present-day continents had once been one large continent that had broken up into pieces which drifted apart.
Today the modern theory of plate tectonics has developed from the theory of continental drift.The theory of plate tectonics suggests that the crust of the Earth is divided into six large,and many small,tectonic plates that drift on the lava that composes the inner core of the Earth.These plates consist of ocean floor and continents that quite probably began breaking up and moving relative to one another more than 200 million years ago.
10 The topic of this passage is
a.continental drift
b.the theory of plate tectonics
c.the development of ideas about the movement of the Earth's surface
d.eighteenth century mapmakers
11.The passage states that the theory of continental drift developed as a result of
a.the fixed positions of the continents
b.the work of mapmakers
c.the rapid movement of continents
d.the fit of the Earth's plates
12.The pronoun"they"in line 4 refers to
a.mapmakers
b.continents
c.piece
d.tectonic plates
13.Which of the following is NOT true about the theory of plate tectonics?
a.It is not as old as the theory of continental drift
b.It evolved from the theory of continental drift
c.It postulates that the Earth's surface is separated into plates.
d.It was proposed by mapmakers.
14.According to the passage,what constitutes a tecnonic plate?
a.Lava
b.Only the continents
c.The inner core of the Earth
d.The surfacce of the land and the floor of the oceans
15.Which of the folowing best describes the organization of the passage?
a.Two unrelated theories are presented
b.Two contrasting opinions are stated.
b.Two contrasting opinions are stated
c.A theory is followed by an example
d.One hypothesis is developed from another
PASSAGE FOUR
TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN JAWABANNYA
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is perhaps not a name that is universally recognized,but Dodgson did achieve enormous success under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.He created this pseudonym from the Latinization,Carolus Ludovicus,of his real given names.It was under the name Lewis Carroll that Dodgson published the children's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1865)and its sequel Through the Looking Glass(1872).Thugh Dodgson achieved this success in children's literaturE,he pursuit were far removed from the field of children's literature and were instead focused on theoretical mathematics.
Dodgson graduated with honors from Christ Church,Oxford,in 1854 and then embarked on a career in the world of academia.He worked as a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford and,later in his career,published a number of theoretical worked on mathematics under his own name rather than under the pseudonym that he used for his children's stories.He produced a number of texts for students,such as A Syllabus of plane Algebraical Geometry(1860),Formulae of plane Trigonometry(1861) which was notable for the creativity of the simbols that he used to express trigonometric functions such as sine and cosine,and A Giude for the Mathematical Student (1866).In a number of more esotic works,he championed the principles of euclid;in Euclid and His Modern Rivals(1879),he presented his ideas on the superiority of Euclid over rival mathematicials in a highly imaginative fashion,by devising a courtroom trial of anti-Euclid's mathematicians that he named "Euclid-wreakers"and ultimately finding the defendants guilty as charged.Curiosa Mathematica(1888-1893) made a further defende of Euclid's work,focusing on Euclid's definition of pararell lines.These academic works never had the universal impact of Dodgson's works for children using the name Lewis Carroll,but they demonstrate a solid body of well-regarded academic material.
16.The topic of this passage is
a.the works of Levis Carroll
b.Charles Dodgson and Euclid
c.the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
d.Dodgson and Carroll:mathematics and children's stories
17.According to the passage,Dodgson
a.did not use his given name on his stories for children
b.used the same name on all his his published works
c.used the name Carroll on his mathematical works
d.used a pseudonym for the works about the courtroom trial
18.Which of the followingis true,according to the passage?
a."Levis"is a Latin name.
b."Ludwidge"is part of Dodgson's pseudonym.
c."Carolus"is the Latin version of name"Charles."
d."Ludovicus"is part of Dodgson's given name.
19.It is NOT stated in the passage that Dodgson
a.attended Christ Church,Oxford
b.studied children's literature
c.was an outstanding student
d.was a published author of academic works
20.What is stated in the passage about the work Formulae of plane Trigonometry?
a.It portrayed mathematics in a creative way.
b.It was written by Euclid.
c.It was published in 1860.
d.It was one of the texts that Dodgson studied at Oxford.
21.All of the following are stated in the passage about the work Euclid and Hits Modern Rivals EXCEPT that
a.it was published in 1879
b.it was a highly creative work
c.it described an actual trial in which Euclid participated
d.it described a trial in which "Euclid wreakers"were found guilty
22.The passage indicates that which of the following works was about Euclid?
a.A S yllabus of plane Algebraical Geometry
b.Formulae of Plane Trigonometry
c.A Guide for the Mathematical Student
d.Curiosa Mathematica
23.The pronoun"they"in line 22 refers to
a.parallel lines
b.these academic works
c.Dodgson's works for children
d.children
24.What is tated in the passage about Dodgson's academic works?
a.They are all about Euclid.
b.They had an impact on his works for children.
c.They were published under the name Lewis Carroll.
d.They were well received in the academic world.
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