READING FOR REFERENCE

Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their number has varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies.

(?) The word "their" in line 1 refers to _________.

• features

• coins

• stars

• colonies

 While girls are more likely to text with their close friends, boys are meeting new friends (and maintaining friendships) in the gaming world – 89 percent play with friends they know, and 54 percent play with online-only friends. Whether they're close with their teammates or not, online gamers say that playing makes them feel "more connected" to friends they know, or garners they've never met.

(?) The word "they" in paragraph 3 refers to _____.

• friends

• online-only friends

• online gamers

• their teammates

To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and software that the website the webmaster will manage is running on. Different types of hardware and software require different skill sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally or externally

(?) The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to____________.

• websites

•  tasks

• hardware and software

• skill sets

Who talk more men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype.  According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue” to hold relationships together.

(?) The word "they" in the first paragraph refers to ___________. 

• women

• situations

• men and women

• men

There you get to apply your newly acquired knowledge in practice, for example by learning to operate machinery. You will get to know what your company does, learn how it operates and find out if you can see yourself working there after completing your training. 

(?) The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to _______. 

• company

•  organisation

•  machinery

• knowledge

Surgical masks are not to be shared and may be labelled as surgical, isolation, dental, or medical procedure masks. They may come with or without a face shield. These are often referred to as face masks, although not all face masks are regulated as surgical masks.

(?) The word “They” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.

• Physical barrier

• Contaminants

• Surgical masks

• Face shields

But, for example, all the representational coverage of professional football teams would return results overwhelmingly dominated by male faces. Coverage of the U.S. Senate – currently 25% female – might do the same. In addition, the analysis did not address whether the content of the news stories that accompanied the images was more focused on men or women.

(?) The word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.

• the analysis

• the content

• the images      

• the news stories

If you live with other people, this separation is even more critical. Communicate with the people whom you live with to establish boundaries so you can cut down on distractions during the workday—and then disconnect and give the people you care about your full attention. Having a separate time and space to work will allow you to be more present in your home life.

(?)  The word “whom” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.

• separation

• boundaries

• people

• attention

Among some of the ground-breaking features was an expansive and responsive display from which to check email, stream video, play audio, and browse the internet with a mobile browser that loaded full websites, much like what is experienced on personal computers.

(?) The word “that” in paragraph 1 refers to ______.

• mobile browser

• internet

• email

• audio

Mexico initially cast some doubt over Opec’s plans, after apparently refusing to sign up to its share of cuts, which would have been 400,000 barrels per day (bpd). The country instead offered to cut 100,000 bpd.

(?) The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

• share of cuts

• some doubt    

• Opec’s plans

• 400,000 barrels