Passage One

In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call or visit your local
telephone store. A sales representative will be glad to show you samples of the designs and colors
available. Simply choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, address, and
employer's name with the sales representative. Students with scholarships should provide their
(5) sponsor's name instead of an employer's name. A fifty-dollar security deposit must be paid prior to
telephone installation, and may be made by check, cash, Mastercard, or Visa. On the date that your
telephone is to be installed, a responsible person, such as an apartment manager, must be at home to
unlock the door for the serviceman.

1. The purpose of this passage is 4. The word "samples" in line 2 most nearly
(A) to persuade means
(B) to correspond ( A) prices
(C) to inform (B) examples
(D) to entertain (C) pictures
(D) catalog
2. According to this passage, who will install
your telephone? 5. The word "their" in line 5 refers to
(A) A sales representative (A) scholarships
(B) A serviceman (B) employers
(C) A manager (C) sponsors
(D) An employer (D) students

3. The author mentions all of the following
as steps for securing telephone service
EXCEPT
(A) Call or visit a telephone store.
(B) Leave information with a sales
representative.
(C) Give the serviceman a key to your
apartment.
(D) Pay a fifty-dollar security deposit.
6. We can infer from this passage that
(A) there is more than one kind
of telephone
(B) the person requesting
telephone service must be at
home when it is installed
(C) students may not request
telephone service
(D) credit cards may not be used to
pay for security deposits