MINI TEST 2

1 MINI TEST 2 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following quest

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MINI TEST 2

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word

whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each

of the following questions

1 A wicked B stopped C watched D packed

2 A coverage B beverage C manage D massage

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the

following questions

3 A dialect B dynasty C diabetes D diagnose

4 A accidental B despondent C mathematics D propaganda Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Earthquakes are the most lethal of all natural disasters What causes them? Geologists explain them in terms of a theory known as plate tectonics Continents are floating apart from each other; this is referred to as the continental drift About sixty miles below the surface of the sea, there is a semimolten bed of rock over which plates,

or slabs, carry continents and sea floors at a rate of several inches a year As the plates separate from each other, a new sea floor is formed by the molten matter that was formerly beneath Volcanic islands and large mountain ranges are created by this type

of movement The collision of plates causes geological instability such as that in California called the San Andreas Fault, located between the Pacific and North American plates The plates there are constantly pushing and pulling adjacent plates, thereby creating constant tremors and a potential for earthquakes in the area

Geologists would like to be able to predict earthquakes accurately Using laser beams, seismographs, gravity-measuring devices, and radio telescopes, they are presently studying the San Andreas Fault to determine the rate of strain and the amount

of ground slippage Calculations indicate that sometime in the future, California will be struck by a major earthquake

In spite of the geologists’ theory of plate tectonics, there are still gaps in man’s understanding and knowledge of the causes of earthquakes Powerful earth-quakes have occurred in places where plate boundaries are hundreds of miles away In the 1800s New Madrid, Missouri, and Charleston, South Carolina, were shaken by earthquakes that no one had foreseen

Certain areas of the world are quake prone Italy, Yugoslavia, and Algeria have experienced many quakes In November 1980, Naples was struck by an especially devastating quake China and Japan have also been hit by horrendous quakes In 1923,

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Tokyo and Yokohama WERE REDUCED TO RUBBLE by gigantic tremors that

were followed by fires, tornadoes, and finally a thirty-four-foot tsunami, or tidal wave, which was caused by the earth’s drop into the waters of Tokyo Bay

What effects have geologists’ predictions of earthquakes had? The Chinese in Haicheng in 1974 were warned that an earthquake might occur within the next year or two With the help of amateur seismologists’ observations of animal behavior and the rise and fall of water in wells and measurements of quantities of radioactive gas in water, professional geologists were able, in January 1975, to predict an earthquake within the next six months On February 4, Haicheng was destroyed, but because its residents had been evacuated, very few people were killed In California, where earthquake is an

ever-present MENACE, building codes now require quakeproof structures, and Civil

Defense units have intensified their training in how to deal with disaster should it strike

or, perhaps more accurately, when it strikes

5 Continental drift is the concept that:

(A) continents are drawing nearer to each other

(B) continents are separating

(C) continents are 60 miles apart from each other

(D) new continents are developing beneath the sea

6 The phrase “ were reduced to rubble” means:

(A) were shaken violently (B) destroyed completely

7 An earthquake may be followed by:

(A) wind, fire, and tidal waves (B) predictions

(C) radioactive gas (D) strange behavior by animals

8 The Chinese predicted an earthquake by:

(A) employing amateur seismologists (B) observing professional geologists (C) watching animals, wells, and radioactive gas (D) evacuating the population

9 Californians are preparing for an earthquake by:

(A) saving their property

(B) building stronger houses and practicing techniques to handle emergencies

(C) ignoring the San Andreas Fault

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(D) moving to another state

10 No one had foreseen quakes in Missouri because

(A) the area is not quake prone (B) geologists do not understand the area

(C) there are gaps in the area (D) the theory of plate tectonics is incorrect

11 Geologists have been able to predict an earthquake

(A) with unerring accuracy (B) within months

(C) by measuring tremors (D) by knowing about continental drift

12 The word “menace” is closest in meaning to:

(A) threat (B) phenomenon (C) warning (D) routine Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13

to 17

African Americans have their own unique naming history and culture In the days

of slavery, a slave owner often renamed his slaves something not generally used

by whites; Greek mythology names were commonly used or a slave’s full name was (13) _ into a diminutive cognate of another white-owned name Slave owners also granted biblical names (14) _ their attempts to convert slaves

to Christianity; however, to (15) _ their heritage, slaves often gave their children ethnically based names, which they used secretly in their communities

It wasn’t until the Civil War that most African Americans had complete control

in naming their children; with (16) _ freedom, slaves immediately bestowed previously prohibited names on their children and also changed their shortened names to the formal versions African Americans also adopted the style of creating unique names, (17) _ took off even further during the 1960s as individual names, distinct from the white community, surfaced

13 A altered B converted C exchanged D transferred

15 A freeze B tighten C forbid D preserve

16 A new-found B newly-finding C new-find D newly-founding

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

18 Not only did she give the children a lift, but she also left them some money

A She didn't give the children a lift but also left them some money

B She gave the children a lift, but she didn't also leave them some money

C She not only gave the children a lift but left them some money as well

D She only gave them a lift after she had left them some money

19 The teacher said to his students: "I really want you to try harder."

A The teacher reminded his students to try harder

B The teacher encouraged his students to try harder

C The teacher invited his students to try harder

D The teacher begged his students to try harder

20 The table was too heavy for the girl to move

A The table was heavy but the girl managed to move it

B It was such a heavy stable that the girl was able to move it

C The heavy table isn't too hard for the girl to move

D The table was so heavy that the girl couldn't move it