1.
The government requires that a census be taken every ten years so accurate statistics may be compiled.
Correct Answer
C. SoÂ
Explanation
The word "so" in this context is used as a conjunction to indicate the purpose or reason for taking a census every ten years. It suggests that the accuracy of statistics is the intended outcome or goal of conducting a census at regular intervals. By compiling accurate statistics, the government can have reliable data to inform policy decisions, allocate resources, and understand demographic changes over time.
2.
Whoever inspected this radio should have put their identification number on the box.
Correct Answer
D. Their
Explanation
The word "their" is the correct answer because it is a possessive pronoun that agrees with the plural noun "inspectors." In this sentence, it suggests that multiple inspectors were responsible for inspecting the radio and each one of them should have put their identification number on the box.
3.
It is an accepted custom for one to say "excuse me" when he sneezed.
Correct Answer
D. Sneezed
Explanation
The given sentence suggests that saying "excuse me" after sneezing is a widely accepted custom. This implies that when someone sneezes, it is considered polite and proper to apologize or acknowledge the disruption caused by the sneeze. The word "sneezed" is the main verb in the sentence, indicating the action for which saying "excuse me" is expected.
4.
The Oxygen content of Mars is not sufficient enough to support life as we know it.
Correct Answer
A. Sufficient enough
Explanation
The phrase "sufficient enough" means that there is an adequate amount or quantity of something. In this context, it implies that the Oxygen content on Mars is not enough to support life as we know it. This suggests that the Oxygen levels on Mars are insufficient to sustain human life or any other life forms that rely on Oxygen for survival. Therefore, the statement implies that the Oxygen content on Mars is not suitable for supporting life.
5.
Although federal support for basic research programs are much less than it was ten years ago, more funds are now available from the National Science Foundation.
Correct Answer
B. Are
Explanation
The sentence is discussing the decrease in federal support for basic research programs over the past ten years. Despite this decrease, the sentence states that more funds are now available from the National Science Foundation. The word "are" is the correct answer because it agrees with the subject "funds" which is plural.
6.
Living in Pekanbaru, homestays cost more to rent than they do in other, smaller cities.
Correct Answer
A. Living
Explanation
Living in Pekanbaru is more expensive compared to living in other smaller cities. This is specifically referring to the cost of renting homestays, which are pricier in Pekanbaru. The word "than" indicates a comparison, suggesting that the cost of homestays in smaller cities is lower than in Pekanbaru.
7.
This new model not only saves time but also energy by operating on two batteries instead of four.
Correct Answer
B. Energy
Explanation
The correct answer is "Energy". The sentence states that the new model saves both time and energy. The word "Energy" is the only option that directly relates to the concept of saving energy, making it the correct answer.
8.
In the Morril Act, Congress granted federal lands to the states _______ agricultural and mechanical arts colleges.
Correct Answer
B. To establish
Explanation
The correct answer is "to establish" because the phrase "to establish" is the correct preposition to use in this context. The Morril Act granted federal lands to the states for the purpose of establishing agricultural and mechanical arts colleges.
9.
If more than five thousand dollars in monetary instruments is transported into the United States, a report needs _______ with the customs office.
Correct Answer
D. To be filed
Explanation
When transporting more than five thousand dollars in monetary instruments into the United States, it is necessary to submit a report to the customs office. The phrase "to be filed" indicates that the report must be submitted and recorded by the customs office as part of the legal procedure.
10.
When friends insist on _________ expensive gifts, it makes most Americans uncomfortable.
Correct Answer
B. Their accepting
Explanation
The correct answer is "their accepting". This is because the phrase "friends insist on" requires an object pronoun to follow it. In this case, the object pronoun "their" is used to show possession, indicating that it is the friends' accepting of expensive gifts that makes most Americans uncomfortable.
11.
A student should tell a dorm counselor if ______ live with his roommate again next year.
Correct Answer
A. He'd rather not
Explanation
The correct answer is "he'd rather not". This is because the phrase "he'd rather not" indicates that the student does not want to live with his roommate again next year. It implies that the student has a preference against living with his roommate and would rather choose an alternative option.
12.
It is the first time that the Princess of Wales has been to the Indonesia, _______?
Correct Answer
B. Isn't it
Explanation
The given correct answer "isn't it" is appropriate because it is used to seek confirmation or agreement from the listener. In this context, the speaker is implying that since it is the first time the Princess of Wales has been to Indonesia, the listener should agree or confirm this by responding with "isn't it."
13.
___________ to go to the Indomaret every day?
Correct Answer
A. Do people in your country like
Explanation
The correct answer is "Do people in your country like". This is the correct answer because it is a grammatically correct and complete question that is asking about the preferences of people in the person's country. The other options are either incomplete or grammatically incorrect.
14.
Singapore does not require that Malaysia citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and ________.
Correct Answer
B. Indonesia doesn't either
Explanation
The correct answer is "Indonesia doesn't either." This means that just like Singapore, Indonesia also does not require Malaysian citizens to obtain passports to enter the country. The word "either" is used to show similarity between the two countries' policies.
15.
Reading Comprehension number 15 - 17
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all CURRENT American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 % of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 % of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 % are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.
15. The word CURRENT in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Present
Explanation
The word "CURRENT" in the passage could best be replaced by "present" because it refers to the current or existing state of American families.
16.
Reading Comprehension number 15 - 17
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all CURRENT American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 % of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 % of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 % are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.
16. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
Correct Answer
C. A single woman in her late sixties
Explanation
A one-person household generally consists of a single woman in her late sixties. This is supported by the information given in the passage that about 20% of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. Therefore, it can be inferred that a single woman in her late sixties constitutes a one-person household.
17.
Reading Comprehension number 15 - 17
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial, ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all CURRENT American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20 % of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 % of the total, consists of unmarried people who choose to live together, and the rest, about 7 % are single, usually divorced parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore, normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms other than the traditional one.
17. The author implies that ...
Correct Answer
A. There have always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the United States.
Explanation
The author implies that there have always been a wide variety of family arrangements in the United States. This is evident from the statement that the traditional American family was always more varied than believed, reflecting the different customs among different American groups. The author also mentions the different types of family structures that exist currently, such as single people, unmarried couples living together, and divorced parents. This suggests that these varied family types have always been typical and normal in the United States.
18.
Reading Comprehension 18-20
Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Several hundred different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and JUST one of those trees may be habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects.
Unfortunately, half of the world's rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2000. Every sixty seconds, one hundred acres of rainforest is being cleared. By the time you finish reading this passage, two hundred acres will be destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode the former forest floor, and the ecology of the region is altered forever. Thousands of species of plants and animals are condemned to extinction and, since we aren't able to predict the ramifications of this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don't know what we may be doing to the future of the human species as well.
18. According to the passage, more than half of all the species of plants and animals ....
Correct Answer
C. Live in a forty-degree band of latitude.
Explanation
The passage states that rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Therefore, the correct answer is "live in a forty-degree band of latitude."
19.
Reading Comprehension 18-20
Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Several hundred different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and JUST one of those trees may be habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects.
Unfortunately, half of the world's rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2000. Every sixty seconds, one hundred acres of rainforest is being cleared. By the time you finish reading this passage, two hundred acres will be destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode the former forest floor, and the ecology of the region is altered forever. Thousands of species of plants and animals are condemned to extinction and, since we aren't able to predict the ramifications of this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don't know what we may be doing to the future of the human species as well.
19. What is the meaning of the word JUST in the passage?
Correct Answer
B. Only
Explanation
The word "just" in the passage means "only". It is used to emphasize that out of several hundred different varieties of trees in a single acre of rainforest, only one tree may be habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects.
20.
Reading Comprehension 18-20
Rainforests circle the globe for twenty degrees of latitude on both sides of the equator. In that relatively narrow band of the planet, more than half of all the species of plants and animals in the world make their home. Several hundred different varieties of trees may grow in a single acre, and JUST one of those trees may be habitat for more than ten thousand kinds of spiders, ants, and other insects.
Unfortunately, half of the world's rainforests have already been destroyed, and at the current rate, another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2000. Every sixty seconds, one hundred acres of rainforest is being cleared. By the time you finish reading this passage, two hundred acres will be destroyed! When this happens, constant rains erode the former forest floor, and the ecology of the region is altered forever. Thousands of species of plants and animals are condemned to extinction and, since we aren't able to predict the ramifications of this loss to a delicate global ecology, we don't know what we may be doing to the future of the human species as well.
20. How many of the world's rainforests are projected to be destroyed if the current rate continues
Correct Answer
B. Three-quarters of them will be gone by the year 2000.
Explanation
If the current rate of deforestation continues, three-quarters of the world's rainforests will be destroyed by the year 2000. This is stated in the passage, which mentions that half of the rainforests have already been destroyed and another 25 percent will be lost by the year 2000. This means that a total of 75 percent (half plus another 25 percent) of the rainforests will be gone by that time.