Reading Voyage PLUS 1 Mid-term Test (Chapters 1-4)
dramas could have a destructive influence on
Name : ________________________
[1-3] Choose the word that is closest in meaning
to the underlined word.
1.
Unlike normal adults though, they seek the
things that remind them of their own youth.
a. discover b. pursue
c. demand d. gather
2.
Their production creates substantial amounts of
air pollution.
a. uncommon b. frequent
c. considerable d. enough
3.
They wrote stories about minor events with
huge headlines.
a. imaginary b. serious
c. special d. unimportant
4. Which word does NOT match with its
definition?
a. pose : to be or make a possible danger
b. replicate : to do something again exactly
c. appealing : easily getting one’s attention
d. strategy : the ability to learn or solve problems
5. Which word does NOT match with its
definition?
a. alter : to modify or change something
b. villain : the main character in a movie, book,
etc.
c. legacy : something from the past that still
matters today
d. blockbuster : a very popular movie made with
a big budget
[6-7] Read the passage and answer the questions.
While sharing media across borders offers many
benefits, not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
Some critics have noted that many recent
American films are made to appeal more to
foreign audiences than to Americans. They say
that these films have simple stories and clichéd
dialog. This makes them less enjoyable to watch.
Officials in China have warned citizens not to
watch too many Korean dramas. They say the
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Chinese culture.
6. What does them refer to in the passage?
a. foreign audiences b. Americans
c. simple stories d. these films
7. What is mentioned as an effect of sharing
media across borders?
a. It decreases the quality of content.
b. It encourages cultural diversity.
c. American films will become more appealing to
Americans.
d. The Chinese government has banned Korean
dramas.
[8-9] Read the passage and answer the questions.
Another food of the future will be meals that
give us more than current food (A) does.
Eating pancakes (B) made out of crickets might
not sound appealing. However, crickets are high
in protein and essential amino acids. This means
that cricket pancakes are healthier than typical
flour (C) one. A food that sounds like it comes
from science fiction is soylent. Made of various
types of flour, proteins, and starches, soylent is a
drinkable meal replacement. It contains all the
vitamins and minerals (D) that a person needs to
stay healthy.
8. Which is the most appropriate for the blank?
a. meat b. energy c. fiber d. nutrients
9. Which one is NOT grammatically correct in the
passage?
a. (A) b. (B) c. (C) d. (D)
10. Which one is the correct order?
Our lives today already benefit from AI.
(1) For example, AI is being used to help find a
cure for cancer. AI can also have applications in
our daily lives.
(2) Scientists are using AI systems to help them
solve major problems that are beyond human
calculating abilities.
(3) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to
develop a simple AI program to work as his
personal assistant. Such an AI may be used in
future smartphones.
a. (1)-(3)-(2) b. (2)-(1)-(3)
c. (2)-(3)-(1) d. (3)-(2)-(1)
11. Which is the best pair for the blanks (A) and
(B)?
Reading Voyage PLUS 1 Mid-term Test (Chapters 1-4)
Kidults have jobs and bills to pay, just like normal
adults. (A) normal adults though, they seek the
things that remind them of their own youth and
keep them in touch with today’s teenagers. (B)
, they still do activities they did as teenagers, such
as skateboarding or playing old-school video
games. They wear clothing that is more suited to a
fourteen-year-old than a thirty-four-year-old. At
parties, they play group activities such as the floor
game Twister instead of having conversations. They
even alter their speech by using more slang words
like “cool” when their non-kidult friends would say
“great.” They have as few non-kidult adult friends
as possible.
(A) (B)
a. Unlike For instance
b. Unlike Even so
c. Like For instance
d. Like Even so
12. Which is the most appropriate for the blank?
As adults, people have more
responsibilities, so life seems to be less fun. And
adults are more aware that the human body
degenerates and people get old. There is a strong
temptation for adults to relive a more innocent
phase of their lives. They do this to forget the
stress that comes with being an adult.
a. How are kidults similar to normal adults?
b. Why do some adults become kidults?
c. How do adults act like young people?
d. Why is youth wasted on the young?
13. Which is the best pair for the blanks (A) and
(B)?
Online retailers also use the 99-cent price point.
When the former CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs,
established the iTunes music store in 2003, there
was no way to legally download music online. For
iTunes to succeed, Jobs needed to select a price
point that would persuade users to purchase
music rather than download it (A) . The price
he chose was $0.99. His strategy (B) , and
iTunes became the first successful paid music
download service. Currently, over 25 billion songs
have been downloaded from iTunes.
(A) (B)
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a. legally paid off
b. legally paid back
c. illegally paid off
d. illegally paid back
14. Which is the best place for the sentence?
Many children like to play dress-up. (ⓐ) They
might wear their parents’ clothes for fun. (ⓑ)
They may dress up like their favorite cartoon
character for Halloween. (ⓒ) Millions of adults
today also enjoy playing dress-up. (ⓓ) This is
called cosplay.
However, assuming another identity is not just
for children.
a. ⓐ b. ⓑ c. ⓒ d. ⓓ
[15-16] Read the passage and answer the questions.
Walt Disney and his older brother Roy founded
Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1923. Five
years later, they released the short film
Steamboat Willie. It was notable for being the
first cartoon with synchronized sound. It also
starred a new cartoon mouse, Mickey. In 1937,
Disney released the first full-length animated
color film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . It
was the most successful film that year. Snow
White became a model for later Disney films. It
featured detailed animation, brave heroes, and
scary villains. Disney directed many other highly
regarded films until his death in 1966. Today,
Disney’s legacy lives on through Mickey Mouse,
Donald Duck, Goofy, and all the other characters
he created.
15. Which is NOT true about Walt Disney?
a. His movies feature heroes and villains.
b. He founded his animation company with his
brother.
c. He produced the first cartoon with
synchronized sound.
d. His first full-length film starred Mickey.
16. What is the film that Walt Disney released in
1928?
[17-18] Read the passage and answer the
questions.
Clickbait advertising has its roots in yellow
journalism. Starting in 1895, two New York
newspapers began running increasingly
sensationalist headlines about the Spanish-
American War. Often, they were written in yellow
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ink. The purpose of these stories was to make

readers curiously enough to buy the papers. This
boosted circulation. Eventually, other newspapers
began using similar strategies. They wrote stories
about minor or even imaginary events with huge
headlines. These stories would contain little
research or true information. A lot of them
included fake interviews and pseudoscience.

17. Find the error in the underlined sentence and

correct it.

18. Write the words that best complete the

sentence.
The origin of clickbait is yellow journalism,
which used ______________ _____________ about
minor or imaginary events.

[19-20] Read the passage and answer the

questions.
The term cosplay originally comes from
Japanese. It is a combination of the English words
“costume” and “play.” Cosplay is the most
popular with young adults. Cosplayers dress up as
many types of characters. These include
characters from sci-fi movies, American comic
books, and Japanese anime. They show off their
costumes at fan conventions. Most of them are
held in Japan and the United States. England, the
Philippines, and many other countries have large
cosplay communities as well.

19. Write in English what They refers to in the

passage.

20. Write the words to complete the sentence.

Most cosplayers dress up as characters from
sci-fi and Japanese anime, and cosplaying is the
_______________ _______________ in Japan and the
U.S.
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Answer Key
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. d 5. b 6. d 7. a 8. d
9. c 10. b 11. a 12. b 13. c 14. c 15. d
16. Steamboat Willie 17. curiously → curious
18. sensationalist/huge, headlines
19. Cosplayers 20. most, popular