TOEFL Review Ex 1-2 (p165-167)

Passage:

The center part of a hurricane is called the eye of the storm. In the eye of a hurricane, winds are calm and no rain falls. There can even be blue sky and sunshine in the eye of the storm.

This dry and calm spot is caused as the air spins around the center of the hurricane. The spinning air rises and pulls moisture with it. What remains in the center is dry, clear air.

The topic of the passage is ...

• the destruction of hurricanes

• the harsh weather during a hurricane

• the calm in the center of a hurricane

• the beautiful weather that follows a hurricane

Passage:

The center part of a hurricane is called the eye of the storm. In the eye of a hurricane, winds are calm and no rain falls. There can even be blue sky and sunshine in the eye of the storm.

This dry and calm spot is caused as the air spins around the center of the hurricane. The spinning air rises and pulls moisture with it. What remains in the center is dry, clear air.

The passage indicates that in the eye of a hurricane ..........

• It is windy

• There is a lot of rain

• There is cloudy, gray sky

• it can be sunny

Passage:

The center part of a hurricane is called the eye of the storm. In the eye of a hurricane, winds are calm and no rain falls. There can even be blue sky and sunshine in the eye of the storm.

This dry and calm spot is caused as the air spins around the center of the hurricane. The spinning air rises and pulls moisture with it. What remains in the center is dry, clear air.

According to the passage, what causes the calm spot?

• The air circling around the center

• The blue sky and sunshine

• The high temperatures

• The heavy rainfall

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

This passage mainly discusses .....................

• products sold in the Sears and Roebuck stores

• the design of the Sears and Roebuck catalogue

• how to shop using catalogues

• shopping through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue in the past

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

The passage indicates that items ordered through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue ...............

• had to be picked up at a Sears

• were delivered by mail

• arrived in Sears and Roebuck trucks

• had to be small

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

According to the passage, why was the Sears and Roebuck catalogue important to people in remote areas?

• It contained the only products they could afford.

• They did not like the products in local stores.

• It had a lot of products they could not get in their local areas.

• It was the only way to get a new home.

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

The passage mentions that which of the following large items could be purchased through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue?

• A home

• A car

• A boat

• A train

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

The mail-order house in the Sears and Roebuck catalogue..........................

• was for urban areas only

• was set up by Sears and Roebuck and Roebuck store workers

• needed to be put together

• arrived in one piece

Passage:

The Sears and Roebuck catalogue was a fixture in American society for many decades. Practically anything needed in the American home could be ordered through this comprehensive catalogue and delivered by mail. The catalogue made it easier for homeowners in urban areas to track down items they were trying to find; the catalogue was an absolute necessity for residents in out-of-the-way areas where many types of home supplies were not available for hundreds of miles.

In the early twentieth century, it was not possible to buy just home supplies from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue. It was actually possible to buy a mail-order house. If you ordered a house through the mail, you would receive all the necessary building materials as well as plans for constructing the house; all of this could be had for prices starting around $600.

The price of $600 mentioned in the passage was ......

• the lowest price for the item

• the average price for the item

• the only price for the item

• the highest price for the item

Passage:

The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

What is the best title for the passage?

• Thomas Edison’s Many Inventions

• Improvements in the Telephone and Telegraph

• The History of Menlo Park

• An Accidental Invention