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Many people think of gorillas as dangerous killers. One reason for this is that television and movies often show these animals this way.

But gorillas are really gentle animals. The gorilla is a vegetarian. It lives in the African rain forests where it finds the fruits and plants it needs to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds of leaves and fruit in one day.

Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in danger of becoming extinct. Each year, large areas of the rain forests are being cut down. Because there is less and less food from these forests, the number of wild gorillas is becoming smaller and smaller.

The passage describes gorillas as being:

• Dangerous killers

• Carnivores

• TV and movie stars

• Gentle animals

Many people think of gorillas as dangerous killers. One reason for this is that television and movies often show these animals this way.

But gorillas are really gentle animals. The gorilla is a vegetarian. It lives in the African rain forests where it finds the fruits and plants it needs to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds of leaves and fruit in one day.

Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in danger of becoming extinct. Each year, large areas of the rain forests are being cut down. Because there is less and less food from these forests, the number of wild gorillas is becoming smaller and smaller.

According to the passage, why are gorillas in danger?

• Because people keep hunting them.

• Because they eat too much.

• Because forests get too much rain.

• Because their food supply is being destroyed.

In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew the first model of a helicopter. It did not look

very much like our modern day “copter,” but the idea of what it could do was about the

same.

The word it refers to:

• Leonardo da Vinci

• The first model helicopter

• 1483

• motion and movement

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was theillegitimate son of Ser Piero, a Florentine notary and landlord, but lived on the estate and was treated as a legitimate son.

The word illegitimate in paragraph one is closest in meaning to:

• against the law or illegal

• born out of wedlock

• not in correct usage

• incorrectly deduced; illogical

Woman : I don’t like this painting very much

Man : Neither do I

What is the man mean?

• He doesn’t like the painting either

• He doesn’t know to paint

• He doesn’t have any painting

• He doesn’t know what to do

Man : Can you believe it? I got an A on my Finance exam

Woman: Way to go!

What does the woman mean?

• She is asking where to go

• She wants him to leave her alone

• She is congratulating him

• She thinks he is a liar

Woman: Pardon me. Do you know what time that this store opens?

Man : I do not, but I believe that it is written on the door.

What does the man imply that the woman should do?

• Open the door

• Ask someone else

• Look on the door

• Come back later

Woman: I am going to buy Johnny a toy train for his birthday.

Man: Are you sure he’d like one?

What does the man imply?

• Johnny loves toy trains

• Johnny already has too many toy trains

• Johnny said he wants a toy train

• Johnny may prefer something else

Man: I need some shampoo for my hair.

Woman: All of the shampoo is in the back of the store on the third shelf.

What will the man probably do?

• Walk out of the store

• Buy the shampoo

• Come back later

• Go to another store

Man: Are you going to go to the University of Texas to get your Doctorate?

Woman: I don’t think

so.

Man: Why, have you been accepted to any other schools?

Woman: Yes, I have received news of acceptance from LSU, University of Tennessee, and Harvard.

What are the speakers discussing?

• The University of Texas

• Schools with Doctorate programs

• Where the woman will go to school

• Who can get accepted to the most schools