Passage1

Duri
ngtheearl
yyear
soft hiscentury,wheatwasseenast heveryl
if
ebloodof
Wester
nCanada.Whenthecr opswer egood,theeconomywasgood; whenthe
cr
opsfail
ed,t
her
ewasdepr ession.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyi
eldsandthe
pri
ceofwheatwit
halmostasmuchf eeli
ngasi ftheywer egr
owers.Themar ket
ing
ofwheatbecameanincr
easinglyfavori
tetopi
cofconv er
sati
on.

Warsett hest
agef orthemostdr amat icev entsinmarketi
ngthewest erncrop.
Foryears,farmersmist
rustedspecul ativegrainsel l
ingascarri
edont hrought he
WinnipegGr ai
nExchange.Wheatpr iceswer egener allyl
owintheaut umn, but
far
mer scouldnotwaitformar ketst oimprov e.Ithadhappenedt ooof t
ent hatthey
soldthei
rwheatsoonaf terharvestwhen' f
arm debt swerecomingdue, onlyt osee
pri
cesr i
singandspeculatorsgett
ingr ich.Onv ar
iousoccasions,producergroups
askedforf i
rmercont
rols.butgover nment shadnowi shtobecomei nvolved,atleast
notuntilwarti
mewheatpr icesthreatenedt or unwi l
d.

Anxioustocheckinfl
ationandr isi
ngliv
ingcosts,thefeder
al gov
ernment
appoi
ntedaboardofgr ai
nsuper visorst
ohandledel i
veriesf
rom thecropsof1917
and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended, andfarmerssoldatpricesf
ixed
bytheboard.Tohandlethecr opof919, thegovernmentappointedthefir
st
Canadi
anWheatBoar d,withfullauthori
tytobuy,sell
,andsetpri
ces.

1.Whati
sthemai
npur
poseoft
hepassage?

(
A)Toexpl
ainhowwheati
smar
ket
edt
oday

(
B)Toj
ust
if
ysuspensi
onoft
radi
ngont
heGr
ainExchange

(
C)Todescr
ibet
heor
igi
nsoft
heCanadi
anWheatBoar
d

(
D)Toar
guef
orf
urt
herr
efor
msont
heCanadi
anWheatBoar
d
2.Theaut
horusest
het
erm"
li
febl
ood"(
li
ne1)t
oindi
cat
ethatwheatwas

(
A)di
ff
icul
ttopr
oducei
nlar
gequant
it
ies (
B)suscept
ibl
etomanypar
asi
tes

(
C)essent
ial
tot
heheal
thoft
hecount
ry (
D)expensi
vet
ogat
herandt
ranspor
t.

3.Accor
dingt
othepassage,
mostf
armer
sdebt
shadt
obepai
d

(
A)whent
heaut
umnhar
vesthadj
ustbeencompet
ed

(
A)becausewheatpr
iceswer
ehi
gh

(
C)assoonast
heWi
nni
pegGr
ainExchangedemandedpay
ment

(
D)whencr
opf
ail
urecauseddepr
essi
on

4.Accordi
ngtot
hepassage,
wheatpr
icesbe-
cameunmanageabl
ebecauseofcondi
ti
ons
causedby

(
A)f
armer
s (
B)super
visor
s (
C)weat
her (
D)war

5.I
nli
ne13,
thewor
d"check"coul
dbestber
epl
acedbywhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng?

(
A)cont
rol (
B)i
nvest
igat
e (
C)f
inance (
D)r
einf
orce

6.Accordi
ngtot
hepassage,
apr
eli
minar
yst
epi
nthecr
eat
ionoft
heCanadi
anWheatBoar
d
wastheappoi
ntmentof

(
A)t
heWi
nni
pegGr
ainExchange (
B)aboar
dofsuper
visor
s

(
C)sev
eral
producergr
oups (
D)anewgov
ernment
Passage2

Amer icanI ndiansplay edacent ral r

oleint hewarknownast heAmer i
can
Rev olution.Tot hem, howev er,thedi sput ebet weent hecol onistsandEngl andwas
peripher al.ForAmer i
canI ndianst heconf l
ictwasawarf orAmer icanI ndian
i
ndependence, andwhi chev ersidet heychoset heylosti t
.Mar yBr antwasa
power fulinfluenceamongt heIroquoi s.ShewasaMohawk, t
hel eaderoft hesoci et
y
ofal lI
r oquoi smat r
ons, andt hewi dowofSi rWi ll
iam Johnson, Super i
ntendentof
IndianAf f
ai rs.Herbr other,JosephBr ant ,i
st hebest -knownAmer icanI ndianwar r
ior
oft heRev olution, y
etshemayhav eexer t
edev enmor einfluencedi nthe
Conf eder acyt hanhedi d.Sheusedheri nfluencet okeept hewest ernt ribesof
Iroquoi sloy altot heEngl i
shki ng, Geor geIII.Whent hecol onistswont hewar ,she
andhert r
ibehadt oabandont hei rlandsandr etreattoCanada.Ont heot hersi de,
NancyWar dhel dposi ti
onofaut horityi nt heCher okeer ati
on.Shehadf oughtasa
war ri
ori nt hewaragai nstt heCr eeksandasar ewar dforherher oism wasmade
"Belov edWoman"oft hetribe.Thi sof f i
cemadeherchi efoft hewomen' scounci l
andamemberoft hecounci l
ofchi ef s.Shewasf ri
endlywi ththeWhi t
eset tl
ersand
suppor tedt hePat riot
sdur ingt heRev ol ut
ion.Yett heCher okeest ool ostt heirland.

1.Whati
sthemai
npoi
ntt
heaut
hormakesi
nthepassage?

(
A)Si
dingwi
tht
heEngl
i
shi
ntheRev
olut
ionhel
pedAmer
icanI
ndi
ansr
egai
nthei
rland.

(
B)Att
het
imeoft
heRev
olut
ion,
theSuper
int
endentofI
ndi
anAf
fai
rshadl
i
ttl
epower
.

(
C)Regar
dlessofwhom t
heysuppor
tedi
ntheRev
olut
ion,
Amer
icanI
ndi
ansl
ostt
hei
rland.

(
D)Theout
comeoft
heRev
olut
ionwasl
argel
ydet
ermi
nedbyAmer
icanI
ndi
anwomen.

2.Thewor
d"i
t"i
nli
ne4r
efer
sto

(
A)si
de (
B)r
evol
uti
on (
C)di
sput
e (
D)i
ndependence

3.Accor
dingt
othepassage,
Mar
yBr
ant
'shusbandhadbeena
 (
A)gov
ernmentof
fi
cial (
B)Mohawkchi
ef

(
C)r
evol
uti
onar
yher
o (
D)Cher
okeecounci
lmember

4.Thewor
d"he"i
nli
ne8coul
dber
epl
acedby

(
A)SirWi
ll
iam Johnson (
B)t
he
Super
intendentofI
ndi
anAf
fai
rs

(
C)JosephBr
ant (
D)Geor
geI
ll

5.Towhi
cht
ri
bedi
dNancyWar
dbel
ong?

(
A)Mohawk (
B)I
roquoi
s (
C)Cher
okee (
D)Cr
eek

6.Howdi
dNancyWar
dgai
nherposi
ti
onofaut
hor
it
y?

(
A)Bybr
aver
yinbat
tl
e (
B)Bymar
ri
aget
oachi
ef

(
B)Byj
oini
ngt
heConf
eder
acy (
D)Bybei
ngbor
nint
oapower
ful
fami
l
y

7.Accor
dingt
othe.passage,
whatdi
dMar
yBr
antandNancyWar
dhav
ein,
common?

(
A)Eachwascal
l
ed"
Bel
ovedWoman"byhert
ri
be.

(
B)Eachi
nfl
uencedhert
ri
be’
srol
eint
heAmer
icanRev
olut
ion

(
C)Eachl
ostabr
otheri
ntheAmer
icanRev
olut
ion.

(
D)Eachwentt
oEngl
andaf
tert
heAmer
icanRev
olut
ion.