P2 TOEFL Agustus 2023

 The main point of this passage is that ...

• carbon tetrachloride can be very dangerous when it is heated

• the government banned carbon tetrachloride in 1970

• although carbon tetrachloride can legally be used in industry, it is not allowed in home products

• carbon tetrachloride used to be a regular part of cleaning compounds

The word "banned" in line 6 is closest in meaning to...

• forbidden

• allowed

• suggested

• instituted

According to the passage, before 1970 carbon tetrachloride was ...

• used by itself as a cleanser

• banned in industrial use

• often used as a component of cleaning products

• not allowed in home cleaning products

It is stated in the passage that when carbon tetrachloride is heated, it becomes ...

• harmful

• colorless

• a cleaning compound

• inflammable

 The word "revoked" in line 10 could most easily be replaced by ...

• gave

• granted

• instituted

•  took away

It can be inferred from the passage that one role of the U.S. government is to ...

• regulate product safety

• prohibit any use of carbon tetrachloride

• instruct industry on cleaning methodologies

• ban the use of any chemicals

The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ...

• additional uses for carbon tetrachloride

• the banning of various chemical compounds by the U.S. government

• further dangerous effects of carbon tetrachloride

• the major characteristics of carbon tetrachloride