TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (READING)DAN JAWABANNYA

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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

        Today,the most universally known style of trousers for both men and women is jeans;these trousers are worn throughout the world on a variety of ocasions and in diverse situations.Also called levis or denims,jeans have an interesting history.One that is intermixed with the derivations of the words jeans,denims,and levis.

        The word jeans is derived from the name of the the place where a similar style of pants developed.In the sixteenth century,sailors from Genoa,Italy,wore a rather unique type of catton trousers,In the French language,the word for the city of Genoa and for the people from that city is genes;this name became attached to the specific style of pants worn by the sailors from this and developed into the word jeans that today describes the descendents of the Genovese sailors' cotton pants.

        Similar to the word jeans,the word denim is also derived from a place name.In the seventeenth century,French tailors began making trousers out of specialized type of cloth that was developed in the city of Nimes,France,and was known as serge de Nimes.This name for the cloth underwent some transformations,and it eventually developed into today's denim,the material from which jeans are made and an alternate name for these popular pants.

        The word levis came from the name of a person rather than a place.In the nineteenth century,immigrant Levi Strauss came to America and tried his hand at selling heavy canvas to miners taking part in the hunt for gold in northern California.Strauss intended for this canvas to be used by miners to make heavy-duty tents.This first endeavor was a failure,but Strauss later found success when he used the heavy canvas to make indestructible pants for the miners.Levi then switched the fabric from brown canvas to blue denim,creating a style of pants that long outlived him and today is referred to by his name.A modern-day urban shopper out to buy some levis is searching for a close relative of the product that Strauss had developed years earlier.

32.This passsage is developed by

a.citing an effect and its causes

b.explaining history with three specific cases

c.demonstrating the sides of an issued.

d.developing the biography of a famous person chronologically

33.The word"unique"in line 6 is closest in meaning to

a.universal

b.solitary

c.unusual

d.commonplace

34.All of the following are mentioned in the passage about Genoa EXCEPT that it

a.was rge source of the word jeans

b.is in Italy

c.has a different name in the French language

d.is a landlocked city

35.The word"descendents"in line 9 could best be replaced by

a.offspring

b.bottoms

c.antecedents

d.derivations

36.The word denim was most probably derived from

a.two French words

b.two Italian words

c.one French word and one Italian word

d.three French words

37.The pronoun"it"in line 13 fefers to

a.city

b.name

c.cloth

d.material

38.The word"switched"in line 19 is closest in meaning to

a.reduced

b.created

c.pounded

d.changed

39.It can be inferred from the passage that,in order to develop the pants for which he became famous,Strauss did which of the following?

a.He studied tailoring in Names.

b.He used an exiting type of material.

c.He experimented with brown denim.

d.He tested the pants for destructability.

40.Where in the passage does the author explain how Strauss' first attempt at creating a business with canvas turned out?

a.Lines 12-14

b.Lines 15-17

c.Lines 18-19

d.Lines 21-22

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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

        During the heyday of the railroads,when America's rail system provided the bulk of the country's passenger and freight transportation,various types of railroad cars were in service to accomplish the varied tasks handled by the railroads.One type of car that was not available for public use prior to the Civil War,however,was a sleeping car,ideas for sleeping cars abounded at the time,but these ideas were unworkable.It unfortunately took the death of a president to make the sleeping car a viable reality.

        Cabinet-maker George M.Pullman had recognized the demand for sleeping cars and had worked on developing experimental models of sleeping cars in the decade leading up to the Civil War.However,in spite of the fact that he had made successful test runs on the Chicago and Alton Railroads with his models,he was unable to sell his idea because his models were too wide and too high for existing train stations and bridges.In 1863,after spending time working as a strokeeper an a Colorado mining town,he invested his savings of twenty thousand dollars,a huge fortune at that time and all the money that he had in the world,in a luxurious sleeping car that he named the Pioneer,Pullman and friend Ben Field built the pioneer on the side of the present -day chicago Union Station.For two years,however,the Pioneer sat on a railroad siding,useless because it could not fit through train stations and over bridges.

        Following President Lincton's assassination in 1865,the state of Illinois,Lincoln's birthplace,wanted to transport the presidential casket in the finest fashion possible.The Pullman Pioneer was the most elegant car around;in order to make the Pullman part of the presidential funeral train in its run from Springfield to Chicago,the state cut down station platforms and raised bridges in order to accommodate the luxurious railway car.The Pullman car greatly impressed the funeral party,which included Lincoln's successor as president,Geberal Ulysses S.Grant,and  Grant later requested the Pioneer for a trip from Detroit to Chicago.To satisfy Grant's request for the Pioneer,the Michigan Central Railroad made improvements on its line to accommodate the wide car,and soon other rairoads followed.George Pullman founded the Pullman Palace Car Company in partnership with financier Andrew Carnegie and eventually became a millionaire.

41.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

a.America's railroads used to provide much of the country's transportation.

b.President Lincoln's assassination in 1865 chocked the nation.

c.George Pullman was the only one to come up with the idea for a sleeping car.

d.Pullman's idea for a sleeping car became workable after Lincoln's death.

42.A"heyday"in line 1 is most probably a

a.time for harvest

b.a period with low prices

c.a period of great success

d.a type of railroad schedule

43.It can be inffered from the passage that before the Civil War,sleeping cars

a.were used abundantly

b.were thought to be a good idea

c.were only used privately

d.were used by presidents

43.The word"test"in line 9 could best be raplaced by which of the following?

a.Exam

b.Trial

c.Inspection

d.Scientific

45.What was the initial problem that made Pullman's cars unusable?

a.They were too large.

b.They were too expensive.

c.They were too slow.

d.They were too unusual.

46.What is stated in the passage about George Pullman?

a.He once had a job in a store

b.He always lived in Chicago

c.He worked in mine.

d.He saved money for his project

47.The word"site"in line 14 is closest in meaning to which of the following/

a.Factory

b.View

c.Location

d.Foundation

48.Why did the state of Illiois want to use the Pullman in Lincoln's funeral train?

a.It was superior to other cars

b.It was the only railroad car that could make it from Springfield to Chicago

c.Ulysses S.Grant requested it.

d.The Pullman Palace Car Company

was a major Illnois business.

49.It can be inferred from the passage that the Michigan Central Railroad

a.was owned by George Pullman

b.controlled the railroad tracks between Detroit and Chicago

c.was the only railroad company to accomodate wide cars

d.was the sole manufacturer of the Pioneer

50.This passage would most likely be assigned in which of the following coueses?

a.Engineering

b.Political science

c.Finance

d.History

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