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These stories of killers bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America to North America.Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature,although experts say that their aggression may have been somewhat inflated.
The killer bee is a hybrid-or-combination-of the very mild European strain of honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee,,which was created when the African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955.The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage:they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentge of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the European bees.
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals,and some fatalities have occured.Experts point out,however,that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee.They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause.A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed ;it is not aggressive by nature.However,after a disturbed bee stings and flies away,it leaves its stingers embedded in the victim.In the vicera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate,which has an odor that attracts other bees.As other bees approach the victim of the original sting,the victim tends to panic,thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting.The new stings create more of the chemical isoalyl acetate,which attracts more bees and increases the panic level of the victim.Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of isomyl acetate.
10.The subject of the preceding paragraph was most likely
a.ways of producing honey
b.stories in media about killer bees
c.the chemical nature of killer bee attacks
d.the creation of the killer bee
11.The main idea of this passage is that killer bees
a.have been in the news a lot recently
b.have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through the Americas
c.are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests
d.are a hybrid rather than a pure breed
12.The word"inflanted"in line 4 could best be replaced by
a.exaggerated
b.blown
c.aired
d.burst
13.It can be inferred from the passage that the killer bee
a.traveled from Brazil to Africa in 1955
b.was a predeccessor of the African bee
c.was carried from Africa to Brazil in 1955
d.did not exist early in the twentieth century
14.Why were African bees considered beneficial?
a.They produced an anusual type of honey.
b.They spent their time traveling.
c.They were very aggressive.
d.They hid from inclement weather
15.A"hybrid"in line 5 is
a.a mixture
b.a relative
c.a predecessor
d.an enemy
16.It is stated in the passage that killer bees
a.are more deadly than African bees
b.are less aggressive than African bees
c.never attack animals
d.always attack African bees
17.The pronoun"They"in line 13 refers to
a.killer bees
b.humans and animals
c.fatalities
d.experts
18.What is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees?
a.Panic by the victim
b.An odorous chemical
c.Disturbance of the bees
d.Inclement weather
19.Where in the passage does the author describe the size of the groups in which killer bees move?
a.Lines 2-4
b.Lines 5-7
c.Lines 11-12
d.Lines 19-20
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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon.Whe people say that something happens"only once in a blue moon,"they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while.This expression has been around for at least a century and a half;there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The expression"a blue moon"has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calender month.A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month.Instead,it is called a blue moon because it is so rare.The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon.Because every month expect February has more than 29 days,every month will have at least one full moon(except February,which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March).It is on the occasion when a given calender month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs.This does not happen very often,only three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color,however,the expression"blue moon"may have come into existence in reference to anusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue.Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth.The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere,which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint.This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today.Another example occurred more than a century later.When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991,the moon again took on a blue tint.
20.This passage is about
a.an idiomatic expression
b.an unusual color
c.a month on the calender
d.a phase of the moon
21.How long has the expression"once in a blue moon"been around?
a.For around 50 years
b.For less that 100 years
c.For more than 100 years
d.For 200 years
22.A blue moon could best be described as
a.a full moon that is not blue in color
b.a new moon that is blue in color
c.a full moon that is blue in color
d.a new moon that is not blue in color
23.The word"hue"in line 7 is closest in meaning to
a.shape
b.date
c.color
d.size
24.Which of the following might be the date of a "blue moon"?
a.January 1
b.February 28
c.April 15
d.December 31
25.How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
a.4
b.35
c.70
d.100
26.According to the passage,the moon actually looked blue
a.after large volcanic eruptions
b.when it occurred late in the month
c.several times a years
d.during the month of February
27.The expression"given rise to"in line 19 could best replaced by
a.created a need for
b.elevated the level of
c.spurred the creation of
d.brightned the color of
28.Where in the passage does the author describle the duration of a lunar cycle?
a.Lines 1-3
b.Lines 5-6
c.Line 8
d.Lines 12-13
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