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Text 1
1
In line 1, “self-absorbed” means:
(A) materialistic.
(B) revolutionary.
(C) self-admiring.
(D) competitive.
(E) self-conscious
2
We suffer from historical amnesia (lines 7 and 24) because:
(A) we invest all developments with unparalleled significance.
(B) we fail to remember some wise words uttered back in the 40s.
(C) we tend to forget major developments and inventions of the past.
(D) it is too soon to assess the importance of the Internet.
(E) the lessons of the past are necessarily forgotten.
3
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
(A) The Model T was a car manufactured by Henry Ford in 1908.
(B) The invention of antibiotics was less important than that of the Internet.
(C) The use of electric power and telephone services was not widespread in 1900.
(D) So far the Internet hasn’t proved to be as important as some earlier inventions.
(E) Movies and cable TV were not available at the turn of the century.
4
Mark the only correct alternative:
(A) “these” (line 14) refers to “antibiotics” (line 12).
(B) “its” (line 23) refers to “Internet” (line 22).
(C) “this” (line 26) refers to “historical amnesia” (line 24).
(D) “this” (line 26) refers to “church meeting” (line 25).
(E) “that” (line 29) refers to “home” (line 28).
5
The third paragraph is structured by:
(A) generalization and exemplification.
(B) definition and exemplification.
(C) definition and comparison.
(D) classification and argumentation.
(E) classification and description.
6
Check the only true statement according to the text.
(A) Popular culture is a consequence of movies and global TV.
(B) The automobile allowed people to live far from the center of big cities.
(C) In the year 1900 electricity was more common in U.S. homes than telephones.
(D) Some authorities believe that the Internet will replace the printing press.
(E) All religious people believe that electricity is the greatest thing on earth besides
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