READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE

Questions number 1 10 are based on the following passage!

Even in these days of partisan rancor, there is a bipartisan consensus on the high
value of postsecondary education. That more people should go to college is usually taken as
a given. In the State of the Union address last month, President Obama echoed the ords
of countless high school guidance counselors araound the country! "in this economy, a high
school diploma no longer guarantees a good #ob. " $irginia %overnor &ob 'c(onnell, ho
gave the )epublican response, concurred! "*ll *mericans agree that a young person needs
a orld+class education to compete in the global economy.,
The statistics seem to bear him out. People ith college degrees make a lot more
than people ithout them, and that difference has been groing. &ut does not mean that e
should help more kids go to college + or that e should make it easier for people ho didn-t
go to college to make a living. /e may be close to ma0ing out on the first strategy. Ouh
high college drop+out rate+123 of kids ho enroll in college don-t get degree ithin si0
years+may be sign in that e-re trying to push many people ho aren-t suited for college
enroll. It has been estimated that, in 4225, most people in their 42s ho had college degrees
ere not in #obs that re6uired them ! another sign that e are pushing kids into college ho
ill not get much out of but debt.
The benefits of putting more people in college are also oversold. Part of the college
age premium is an illusion. People ho go to college are, on average, smarter than people
ho don-t. In an economy that increasingly reards intelligence, you-d e0pect college grads
to pull ahead of the pack even if their diplomas signified nothing but their smarts. 7ollege
must make many students more productive orkers. &ut at least some of the apparent value
of a college degree, and maybe a lot of it, reflects the fact that employers can use it as a
rough measure of #ob applicants- intelligence and illingness to ork hard.
8. /hy does higher education is not something "taken as given, anymore .
9*: &ecause bipartisan consesus on the high value postsecondary education
9&: &ecause the country leaders stated that is is crucial to compete in global economy
97: &ecause the country-s economy is getting better
9(: &ecause both )epublican and (emocrats needs a orld+class education
4. /hat is the closest meaning to the ord "rancor, in line 8 .
9*: *n0iety 9&: sadness 97: *nger 9(: bitternes
;. /hat does the ord "this, in the line < refer to .
9*: US* Economy 97: 7ompeting Economy
9&: &ad Economy 9(: %lobal Economy
1. Since people ith college degree make more living, ho does the US* government
should response to the fact according to the author .
9*: Send more young people to college
9&: &roaden scholarships opportunities
97: =elp people ho don-t go to college make a living
9(: )eform education curriculums
<. /hat does "first strategy, in line 84+8; refer to .
9*: Send more young people to college
9&: &roaden scholarships opportunities
97: =elp people ho don-t go to college make a living
9(: )eform education curriculums
>. /hat is the closest meaning to the phrase "ma0ing out, in line 84.
9*: Optimi?e 9&: Strengthen 97: /eaken 9(: make better
5. =o is the "first strategy, orking out .
9*: @ot very ell 9&: E0cellent 97: )emarkably 9(: %ood
A. /hat is the impact of sending more people to college .
9*: 123 of student dropped out
9&: 123 hardlyfinish their college
97: 123 of students did not pay their debt
9(: 123 of students hardly make a living
B. /hat seems to be the problem ith college graduates .
9*: They pull ahead of their pack
9&: Their diploma signified nothing but their smarts
97: 'any students are more productive orkers
9(: Some of the apparent value reflects intelligence
82. *ccording to the passage, hat does college degree function at the very least .
9*: Signified nothing but people-s smarts
9&: Sho that they are productive orkers
97: * rough measure of intelligence and illingness
9(: *s an apparent value
Question 11 20 are based on the following passage!
The food e eat seems to have profound effects on our health. *lthough science has
made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many
foods unfit to eat. Some research has shon that perhaps eighty percent of all human
illnesses are related to diet and forty percent cancer is related to the diet as ell, especially
cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses
because of the characteristic foods they consume.
The food is related to illness is not a ne discovery. In 8B1<, government researchers
reali?ed that nitrates and nitrites 9commonly used to preserve color in meats: as ell as
other food additives caused cancer. Cet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food,
and it becomes more difficult all the time to kno hich ingredients on the packaging labels
of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives that e eat are not all so direct. Darmers often give penicillin to cattle
and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cos.
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for
financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a
higher price on the market. *lthough the Dood and (rug *dministration 9D(*: has tried
repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
* healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often e are unaare of the detrimental
substances e ingest. Sometimes ell+meaning farmers or others ho do not reali?e the
conse6uences add these substances too food ithout our knoledge.
88. =o has science done a disservice to people.
a. &ecause of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually
eradicated
b. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food
c. *s a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been
added to our food
d. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables
84. The ord "prone, in line < is nearest in meaning to EEEEEEEEE
a. Supine
b. Unlikely
c. =ealthy
d. Predisposed
8;. /hat are nitrates used for.
a. The preserve flavor in packaged foods
b. They preserve the color of meats
c. They are the ob#ects of research
d. They cause the animals to become fatter
81. D(* means EEEEEEEEEEEE
a. Dood (irect *dditives
b. Dinal (ifficult *nalysis
c. Dood and (rug *dministration
d. Dederal (airy *dditives
8<. The ord "these, in line B refers to EEEEEEEEEEE
a. 'eats
b. 7olors
c. )esearchers
d. @itrates and nitrites
8>. In line B, the ord " carcinogenic, is closet in meaning to EEEEEEEEEEEE
a. Trouble+making
b. 7olor+retaining
c. 'oney+making
d. 7ancer+causing
85. *ll of the folloing statements are true EF7EPT EEEEEEEEEEEE
a. (rugs are alays given to animals for medical reasons
b. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to
the living animals
c. )esearchers have knon about the potential ha?ards of food additives for more than
forty+five years
d. Dood may cause forty percent of the cancer in the orld
8A. The ord "additives, in line B is closest in meaning to EEEEEEEEEEEE
a. *dded substances
b. (angerous substances
c. @atural substances
d. &enign substances
8B. /hat is the best title for this passage.
a. =armful and =armless Substances in Dood
b. Improving =ealth through a @atural (iet
c. The Dood Cou Eat 7an *ffect Cour =ealth
42. In line 4, the ord "fit, is closest in meaning to EEEEEEEEEE
a. *thletic
b. Suitable
c. Tasty
d. *daptable