Reading compre

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 widely in line 2 could most easily be replaced by

• grandly

• extensively

• largely

• hugely

The word banned in line 4 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 inhaled in line 7 is closest in meaning to

• warmed

• breathed in

• carelessly used

• blown

The word revoked in line 8 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 of carbon tetrachloride

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

• further dangerous effects of carbon tetrachloride

• the major characteristic of carbon tetrachloride

The paragraph preceding this passage most likely discusses

• A survey of eighteenth-century art

• a different American artist

• Whistlers other famous paintings

• European artists