NAME 

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TOEFL POST TEST READING COMPERHENSION CLASS : 
2022
50 Questions DATE  : 

1. Read the text and answer the question.

Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. They are a group of viruses that cause
diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract
infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold.
The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The
name refers to the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is
reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona.
Question :
What is coronavirus?

Group of viruses that cause diseases in Group of viruses that cause respiratory
A B
mammals and birds only. and tract infections in humans.

Group of viruses that cause common Group of viruses that name after a Latin
C D
cold only in human. scientist

2. Read the text and answer the question.

At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of
coronavirus is often called 2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. It is believed that
the virus was transmitted from animals to humans. Some of the first cases were
diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and animals.
Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists
a lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.
Question :
What is the source of the coronavirus?

The source of the coronavirus probably The source of the coronavirus is from the
A B
comes from animals. market.

The source of the coronavirus is from The source of the coronavirus is from a
C D
human. science lab.
3. Read the text and answer the question
Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat,
headache, and trouble breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have
with a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are
sick or have health problems.
Question :
Which one is not the symptoms of coronavirus

A sore throat and runny nose B cough and runny nose

C fever and red spot on skin. D headache and fever

4. Read the text and answer the question

While it is early to have a definite picture of the disease because scientists are still
collecting the data, some patterns have already emerged. Some early reports reveal that
children seem to be getting coronavirus at much lower rates than adults. Even if they get
infected, the symptoms are milder. However, most people who get severely infected are
those with a weak immune system, like the elderly. Coronavirus may be life-threatening
for these people. They may develop more serious respiratory tract illnesses that may be
fatal.
Question :
Arrange the person from low to high risk that will infected badly by the coronavirus.

children,adults with weak immune elderly, adults with weak immune system
A B
system and elderly and children

children, adults,adults with weak adults, children, adult with weak immune
C D
immune system and elderly system and elderly

5. Read the text below and answer

The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs
when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough,
sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by
coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching
your mouth, nose or eyes.
Question :
How does the virus spread?

All the answers above are correct. The virus spread when we close with
A B infected person when they are cough
and sneeze.

The virus can be spread when we The virus spread when someone comes
C D
handshake the infected person. into contact with infected person.
6. Read the text and answer the question
There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms
will go away on their own. However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if
symptoms feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can relieve symptoms by prescribing
pain or fever medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat
coronavirus.
Question :
How can we cure the disease?

Vaccine and antibiotic to cure and Medication to reduce the pain and
A medication to relieve the pain. B gradually the symptoms will go away on
their own.

Antibiotic to cure the disease and Vaccine and medication to cure.

C D
medication to relieve the pain.

7. Read the text and answer the question

People who think they may have been exposed to the virus should contact their
healthcare provider immediately. A set of preventive measures are usually followed in
case someone gets infected. This includes keeping infected people in quarantine for a
certain period, generally fourteen days.
Question :
How long infected people must be in quarantine?

A 12 days B A month

C A fort night D One week

8.

This is advice for public on how to stay This is rules and regulation while we are
A B
healthy while travelling travelling
 9.

This graphic tells only people who is This graphic remind us to always cover
A infected by coronavirus are not allowed B our mouth when coughing and sneezing.
to travel.

This graphic remind us to cook meat and This graphic advice us to disinfect items
C D
eggs thoroughly we touch

10. Read the text and answer the question

To protect yourself from the virus, here are six recommendations to follow:
Avoid contact with people who are already infected. \
Wash your hands well and regularly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use
hand sanitizer.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth if you haven't washed your hands.
Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that people touch a lot.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Question :
What is the word that can best be replace with avoid?

A permit B allow

C prevent D protect
11. Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions
that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when
appropriate.

You know that you're doing something big when your company
name becomes a verb. Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first
plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most successful
products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that
means "to copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around
50 years later, the same thing happened to Google. Their
company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means
to Google it.

Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their

product, not by a long shot. Lycos released their search engine in
1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began serving results in
1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though
a few years difference may not seem like much, this is a major
head start in the fast moving world of tech. So how did Google do
it? How did they overtake their competitors who had such huge
leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the
difference.

There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does
a search engine know which ones are relevant to your search?
This is a question that great minds have been working on for
decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you
need to know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then
most websites looked at the words in your query. They counted
how many times those words appeared on each page. Then they
might return pages where the words in your query appeared the
most. This system did not work well and people often had to click
through pages and pages of results to find what they wanted.

Google was the first search engine that began considering links.
Links are those blue underlined words that take you to other
pages when you click on them. Larry Page, cofounder of Google,
believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those
links connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing
at them were more important than those that had few. He was
right. Google's search results were much better than their rivals.
They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming
so well liked. It also had to do with the way that they presented
their product. Most of the other search engines were cluttered.
Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories
to stock quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean.
There's nothing on it but the logo, the search box, and a few
links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do
anything. When asked why, they said that they were, "waiting for
the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine such a
clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design
grew on people once they got used to it.

These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving

cars to helping humans live longer. Though they have many other
popular products, they will always be best known for their search
engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a
standing example that one good idea (and a lot of hard work) can
change the world.

1. Which event happened last?

A Google released its search engine. B Yahoo! released their search engine.

C Lycos released their search engine. D Xerox released their copy machine.
12. Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the
text to check your answers when appropriate.
You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
2. Which statement would the author of this text most likely disagree with?
 Google's success may not have been Google wasn't the first search engine, but
A B
possible without Larry Page. it was the best.

Part of Google's success is due to the Google succeeded by following examples

C D
design of its homepage. of others in their field.
13. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
3. Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?

There are lots and lots of websites Google created a better way to organize
A B
connected to the internet. search results.
 Older search engines used unreliable Many smart people have worked on
C D
methods to order results. search engines over the years
14. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
4. What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?

To explain how Google overtook its rivals To discuss how companies can influence
A B
language over time
 To compare and contrast Google and To persuade readers to use Google for
C D
Xerox internet searches
15. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
5. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

Google became successful because its Google's other products are now more
A B
founders were well-connected. important to its success than search.
 Google was the world's first and best Google changed the world by solving an
C D
search engine. old problem in a new way.
16. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
6. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google is a website that serves important
A B
Google get to the top. links to users.
 Larry Page contributed to the internet by Links allow people to surf from one
C D
inventing the link. website to the next.
17. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
7. Which best explains why the author discusses Xerox in this text?

He is comparing and contrasting Google He is explaining how companies must

A B
and Xerox. change with the times.
 He is discussing big companies that came He is showing how companies can affect
C D
before Google. our language.
18. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
8. How did Google improve search quality in 1998?

They counted how many times queries They linked to more pages.
A B
appeared on each page.
 They looked more closely at the words in They studied the relationships of links.
C D
search queries.
19. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
9. Which was cited as a reason why Google became so popular?

Google provided catchy news stories on Google's homepage was clean.

A B
its homepage.
 Google provided useful stock quotes on Google homepage loaded quickly.
C D
their homepage.
20. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.
Ask Xerox. In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most
successful products ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to
copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing
happened to Google. Their company name grew into a verb that means "to do an internet
search." Now everyone and their grandma knows what it means to Google it.
Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product, not by a long shot.
Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began
serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. Though a few
years difference may not seem like much, this is a major head start in the fast moving
world of tech. So how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors who had
such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.
There are millions and millions of sites on the internet. How does a search engine know
which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been
working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to
know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words
in your query. They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then
they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system
did not work well and people often had to click through pages and pages of results to find
what they wanted.
Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue
underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page,
cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links
connect. Page figured that websites with many links pointing at them were more
important than those that had few. He was right. Google's search results were much
better than their rivals. They would soon become the world's most used search engine.
It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had
to do with the way that they presented their product. Most of the other search engines
were cluttered. Their home pages were filled with everything from news stories to stock
quotes. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo,
the search box, and a few links. It almost appears empty. In fact, when they were first
testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they
said that they were, "waiting for the rest of the page to load." People couldn't imagine
such a clean and open page as being complete. But the fresh design grew on people once
they got used to it.
These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans
live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best
known for their search engine. The Google search engine has changed our lives and our
language. Not only is it a fantastic product, but it is also a standing example that one good
idea (and a lot of hard work) can change the world.
10. Which title best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this text?

Search Engines: How They Work and Why Search Engines: A Short History of
A B
They're Important Important Tools
 A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Xerox Vs. Google: Battle of the Titans
C D
Top

21. The main idea of this passage is that

at the time of its delivery the Gettysburg it was not until after 1863 that Lincoln’s
A Address was truly appreciated as B speech at the Gettysburg took its place in
masterpiece history

the Gettysburg Address has always been Lincoln is better recognized today than
C D
regarded as a masterpiece he was at the time of his presidency

22. Which of the following is not true about the ceremonies at the
Gettysburg during the civil war?

Lincoln was the closing speaker of the Everet was the main speaker.
A B
ceremonies.

Lincoln’s speech was longer than Everet gave a two-hour speech.

C D
Everet’s.

23. According to the passage, when Lincoln spoke at the Gettysburg

ceremonies,

he spoke for only a short period of time. he was extremely proud of his
A B
performance.

his words were immediately recognized he was enthusiastically cheered.

C D
by most Americans.

24. When did the Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address begin to receive

public acclaim?

A After it had been published. B Not until the present day.

After Lincoln received growing Immediately after the speech.

C D
recognition.

25. The pronoun his in line 10 refers to

A Edward Everett B Lincoln

C Americans D Gettysburg Address

26. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

Hay Fever in the Eastern United States The Relationship between Season and
A B
Allergies

Misconceptions and Facts about Hay How Ragweed Causes Hay Fever
C D
Fever

27. According to the passage, which of the following helps to explain

why the term “hay fever” is somewhat of a misnomer?

A strong fever occurs after an attack. Hay fever is often caused by ragweed
A B
pollen.

C Grass pollen is prevalent in June and July. D The amount of pollen in the air.

28. Which of the following is not discussed in the passage as a

determining factor of the amount of pollen in the air?

A Time of year B Altitude

C Place D Climate

29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about hay fever in the eastern
United States?

Suffering from hay fever is equally severe Pollen from trees causes hay fever
A B
year-round. suffering in the spring.

Grass pollen fills the air earlier in the year Ragweed pollen is most prevalent at the
C D
than ragweed pollen. end of the summer.

30. Which of the following is NOT the symptom of hay fever?

A A runny nose. B Persistent sneezing.

C Red eyes. D A high fever.

31. Why do the animals hibernate during winter?

To protect themselves from their To experience some changes in their

A B
predators bodies

To repair the broken cells in their body To make them distinct from other
C D
animals

E To save their energy to survive the cold

32. Why are skunk and raccoon not considered as true hibernators?
Because …

Their body changes too much while They spend most of their time to sleep
A B
hibernating. while hibernating

They sleep lightly and wake up to eat in They share the same characteristics with
C D
winter. jumping mouse and bats

Their body temperatures drop a little, but

E
their heart rates remain the same

33. The following statements are correct according to the passage,

EXECPT …

Decreasing their body temperatures are The HIT gives the animals the signal to
A one of the changes animals do for B prepare for the winter
hibernation

Some animals keep food, while others The HIT is activated when the weather is
C make changes in their dens before D warmer and longer
hibernating

Little changes on their body temperature

E allow bears to wake up quickly after
hibernating
34. The word “adaptation” (paragraph 1, line 1) is the closest in meaning with …

A Modification B Improvement

C Attraction D Dependency

E Development

35. The word “substance” (paragraph 2, line 1) has similar meaning

with …

A Organism B Element

C Method D Amount

E System

36. The word “excess” (Paragraph 2, line 4) has the closest meaning with …

A Essential B Important

C Deficit D Surplus

E Shortage

37. Its in “… its heart rate slows (paragraph 1, line 5)” refers to…

A Bat B Woodchuck

C Bear D Chipmunk

E Squirrels
38. They in “as they wake up in the winter to feed (paragraph 1, line
8)” refer to …

A Woodchucks and Bats B Woodchuck and skunk

C Bear and raccoon D Bear and woodchuck

E Skunk and raccoon

39. Their in “their body temperature changes… (paragraph 1, line

11)” refer to …

A Bears B Chipmunks

C Raccoons D Squirrels

E Skunks

40. The word "drop" (paragraph 1, line 5) has similar meaning with these words, EXCEPT....

A decline B fall

C plunge D incline

E reduce

41. The assessment of past rises and falls in sea level requires study of submerged land
surfaces off the coast and of elevated beaches on land. Raised beaches are remnants of
former coastlines at higher levels relative to the present shoreline and visible, for
instance, along the California coast north of San Francisco, the height of a raised beach
above the present shoreline, however, does not generally give a straightforward
indication of the height of a former sea level.
The word "remnants" in the passage is closest in meaning to ......

A regions B origins

C remains D pints
42. At night, the solar energy (stored as vast quantities of heat in city buildings and roads) is
slowly released into the city air. Additional city heat is given off at night (and during the
day) by vehicles and factories, as well as by industrial and domestic heating and cooling
units. The release of heat energy is retarded by the tall vertical city walls that do not
allow infrared radiation to escape as readily as does the relatively level surface of the
surrounding countryside. The slow release of heat tends to keep nighttime city
temperatures higher than those of the faster-cooling rural areas.
The word "retarded" in the passage is closest in meaning to .....

A made possible B added to

C slowed one D disguised

43. Several dinosaur fossil localities preserve coprolites. Coprolites yield unequivocal
evidence about the dietary habits of dinosaurs. Many parts of plants and animals are
extremely resistant to the digestive systems of animals and pass completely through the
body with little or no alteration. Study of coprolites has indicated that the diets of some
herbivorous dinosaurs were relatively diverse, while other dinosaurs appear to have been
specialists, feeding on particular types of plants. The problem with inferring diets from
coprolites is the difficulty in accurately associating a particular coprolite with a specific
dinosaur.
The word "unequivocal" in the passage is closest in meaning to .....

A unambiguous B unclear

C deniable D largely

44. The Native American Trade is the trade between Europeans, their North American
descendants, and the indigenous people of North America who are now known as Native
Americans in the United States, First Nations in Canada, whom were formerly known as
Indians. Indian Trade is the term used to describe the people involved in the trade, which
began in the 1500s, and had various products in different regions and eras. In most of
Canada the term is synonymous with the fur trade such as beaver fur which, from the
European point of view, was the most valuable product of the trade.
The word "indigenous" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ....

A Native B Friendly

C Foreign D Intelligent
45. [1] Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution is known as one of the most important and
controversial scientific theories ever published. Natural selection contributes to the basis
of Darwin's Theory of Evolution. One of the core tenets of Darwin's theory is that more
offspring are always produced for a species than can possibly survive. Yet, no two
offspring are perfectly alike. As a result, through random mutation and genetic drift, over
time offspring develop new traits and characteristics. Over time beneficial traits and
characteristics that promote survival will be kept in the gene pool while those that harm
survival will be selected against. Therefore, this natural selection ensures that a species
gradually improves itself over an extended duration of time. On the other hand, as a
species continues to 'improve' itself, it branches out to create entirely new species that
are no longer capable of reproducing together.
The word 'those' in paragraph 1 refers to .....

A gene pool B natural selection

C traits characteristics D survival

46. Darwin's theory is that 'selective breeding' occurs in nature as 'natural selection' is the
engine behind evolution. Thus, the theory provides an excellent basis for understanding
how organisms change over time. Nevertheless, it is just a theory and elusively difficult to
prove. One of the major holes in Darwin's theory revolves around “irreducibly complex
systems.” An irreducibly complex system is known as a system where many different
parts must all operate together. As a result, in the absence of one, the system as a whole
collapses. Consequently, as modern technology improves, science can identify these
“irreducibly complex systems” even at microscopic levels. These complex systems, if so
inter-reliant, would be resistant to Darwin's supposition of how evolution occurs. As
Darwin himself admitted, “To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for
adjusting the focus for different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and
for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by
natural selection, seems, I free confess, absurd in the highest degree.
All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 4 as a viewpoint to state the natural
selection is difficult to prove EXCEPT ....

Selective breeding is the major hole in The belief that the complexity of the
A the theory of natural selection B human eye could have been formed by
natural selection seems highly unlikely

The presence of irreducibly complex Modern microbiology proves that

C D
system contradicts how evolution occurs irreducibly complex systems exist
47. The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw
attention to the importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as merchants have set
out their wares at daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, people have
been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this
tradition is today more apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of a single
yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfers of
goods, services, and information would proceed in fits and starts; the very fabric of
modern society would begin to unravel.
What is the main idea of the passage?

The traditions of society are timeless. Society judges people by the times at
A B
which they conduct certain activities.

In modern society we must make more An accepted way of measuring time is

C time for our neighbors. D essential for the smooth functioning of
society.

48. The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw
attention to the importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as merchants have set
out their wares at daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, people have
been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this
tradition is today more apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of a single
yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfers of
goods, services, and information would proceed in fits and starts; the very fabric of
modern society would begin to unravel.
In line 7, the phrase "this tradition" refers to

friendly relations between neighbors people's agreement on the

A B
measurement of time

the railroad's reliance on time schedules the practice of starting the business day
C D
at dawn
49. Economic contact between Native Americans and Europeans can be traced back to the
English and French fishermen off the coast of Canada in the 1500s. They traded guns and
other weapons for beaver fur. The first explorers to trade with the Native Americans were
Giovanni da Verrazano and Jacques Cartier in the 1520s and 1530s. In Verrazano's book
he notes, "If we wanted to trade with them for some of their things, they would come to
the seashore on some rocks where the breakers were most violent while we remained on
the little boat, and they sent us what they wanted to give on a rope, continually shouting
to us not to approach the land."
The word 'They' in paragraph 3 refers to?

A Europeans B Beavers

C English and French fishermen D Traits and characteristics

50. While the bald eagle is one national symbol of the United States, it is not the only one.
Uncle Sam, a bearded gentleman costumed in the red, white, and blue stars and stripes
of the nation's flag, is another well-known national symbol. According to legend, this
character is based on Samuel Wilson, the owner of a meat-packing business in Troy, New
York. During the War of 1812, Sam Wilson's company was granted a government contract
to supply meat to the nation's soldiers; this meat was supplied to the army in barrels
stamped with the initials U.S., which stood for United States. However, the country was at
that time relatively young, and the initials U.S. were not commonly used. Many people
questioned what the initials represented, and the standard reply became "Uncle Sam,"
for the owner of the barrels. It is now generally accepted that the figure of Uncle Sam is
based on Samuel Wilson, and the U.S. Congress has made it official by adopting a
resolution naming Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for Uncle Sam.

The word "granted" in line 5 means ____.

A told about B underbid for

C given D refused

Answer Key

1. b 2. a 3. c 4. c

5. a 6. b 7. c 8. a

9. a 10. c 11. a 12. d

13. c 14. a 15. d 16. a

17. d 18. d 19. b 20. c

21. b 22. c 23. a 24. a

25. b 26. c 27. b 28. b

29. a 30. d 31. e 32. c

33. d 34. a 35. b 36. d

37. b 38. e 39. a 40. d

41. c 42. c 43. a 44. a

45. c 46. a 47. d 48. b

49. a 50. c