READING POST TEST TOEFL 2020 A

The best title for this passage would be

• The Size of the Bristlecone Pine

• Three-Hundred-Year-Old Forests

• The Wonders of the Ancient World

• An Amazingly Enduring Tree

The word “estimate” in line 2 is closest in meaning to

• Measure

• Approximate

• Evaluate

• view

The word expression “in the neighborhood of” in line 2-3 could be best replaced by

• of approximately

• on the same block as

• with the friendliness of

• located close to

It can be inferred from the passage that most people

• are quite accurate in their estimates of the ages of tree

• have two to three hundred trees in their neighborhoods

• do not really have any idea how old the oldest trees on Earth are

• can name some three-hundred-year-old trees

According to the passage, approximately how old are the oldest trees on Earth?

• Two hundred years old

• Three hundred years old

• Five hundred years old

• Five thousand years old

The world “venerable” in line 6 is the closest in meaning to which of the following?

• Ancient

• Incredible

• Towering

• Unrecognizable

The author mentions the Egyptian pyramids as an example of something that is

• far away

• believed to be strong

• extremely tall

• known to be old

Which of the following is true about the bristlecone pine?

• It is as tall as the great pyramids

• It is never more than five meters in height

• It is short in comparison to many other trees

• It can be two to three hundred feet tall

The word ‘inclement’ in line 10 could best be replaced by

• sunny

• bad

• unusual

• strong

The passage states that resin

• assists the tree trunks to develop

• is found only in the bristlecone pine

• flows from the branches to the tree trunk

• helps stop rot from starting