Q&A based on Passages : Passage 1
Practice Test
Direction: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.
(1) Why will Toosoft participate in S7?
1 It wants to attract new employees to its company.
2 It wants to introduce its new ideas to the public.
3 Some products have been selling poorly this year.
4 Some teams will soon move to Los Angeles.
(2) What is Ms. Landers asked to do?
1 Give a public presentation on software.
2 Choose someone to go on a business trip.
3 Contact Peter Harris in the accounting department.
4 Attend a software conference for the company.
(3) Next month at Toosoft,
1 managers will write e-mails about their projects.
2 people will begin advertising a new product.
3 employees will speak to a large audience.
4 there will be a meeting to prepare for S7.
Let's Discuss!
Vocabulary Check
Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.
take place
[ teyk / pleys ]
[phrase]
opportunity
[ op / er / too / ni / tee ]
[noun]
take part in
[ teyk / pahrt / in ]
[phrase]
attend
[ uh / tend ]
[verb]
present
[ prez / uhnt ]
[verb]
audience
[ aw / dee / uhns ]
[noun]
request
[ ri / kwest ]
[verb]
book
[ book ]
[verb]
huge
[ hyooj ]
[adjective]
advertise
[ ad-ver-tahyz ]
[verb]
Comprehension Questions
Direction: Let's study and understand the email again to check for the answers and its content.
(1) Why will Toosoft participate in S7?
1 It wants to attract new employees to its company.
2 It wants to introduce its new ideas to the public.
3 Some products have been selling poorly this year.
4 Some teams will soon move to Los Angeles.
(2) What is Ms. Landers asked to do?
1 Give a public presentation on software.
2 Choose someone to go on a business trip.
3 Contact Peter Harris in the accounting department.
4 Attend a software conference for the company.
(3) Next month at Toosoft,
1 managers will write e-mails about their projects.
2 people will begin advertising a new product.
3 employees will speak to a large audience.
4 there will be a meeting to prepare for S7.
Q&A based on Passages : Passage 2
Directions: You will be given 10 minutes to read and choose the right answers to the questions.
(1) What is one thing scientific research has shown?
1 Traveling from one place to another is a recent skill gained by many animals.
2 Most animals rely on their parents to teach them how to do a variety of important tasks.
3 Young animals prefer moving around with their parents to moving with other group members.
4 Moving between warm and cold places in different seasons is an instinct for some animals.
(2) What is true about moose and bighorn sheep in the western United States?
1 There was a large decrease in their populations in the past.
2 There are some diseases that both types of animals are safe from.
3 Scientists are looking for a way to teach them how to migrate.
4 Scientists have begun to move them from the west to other areas.
(3) Scientists at the University of Wyoming
1 suggested that new animals should be added to older groups.
2 noticed that only 9 percent of moose moved to new mountains.
3 found that older groups were better at migrating than newer ones.
4 worried that it would take new groups at least 10 years to learn to migrate.
(4) Based on their study, the scientists believe that
1 older gourds have trouble finding sources of food that are nearby.
2 a majority of animals prefer to eat food that they are able to see easily.
3 newer groups are able to smell food in the distance and move toward it.
4 some animals are able to share knowledge of faraway sources of food.
(5) Which of the following statements is true?
1 Some moose and bighorn sheep have been brought to the west in recent years.
2 A group of scientists decided to live in the mountains of the west to study animals.
3 Most animals fail to notice when the temperature or seasons change.
4 GPS technology has allowed scientists to record available food sources.
Let's Discuss!
Vocabulary Check
Direction: Let's study the meaning of the words and their correct pronunciation.
instinct
[ in / stingkt ]
[noun]
restore
[ ri / stawr ]
[verb]
population
[ pop / yuh / ley / shuhn ]
[noun]
track
[ trak ]
[verb]
migrate
[ mahy / greyt ]
[verb]
route
[ root ]
[noun]
discover
[ dih / skuhv / er ]
[verb]
available
[ uh / vey / luh / buhl ]
[adjective]
gain
[ geyn ]
[verb]
knowledge
[ nol/ ij ]
[noun]
Comprehension Questions
Direction: Let's study and understand the passage again to check for the answers and its content.
(1) What is one thing scientific research has shown?
1 Traveling from one place to another is a recent skill gained by many animals.
2 Most animals rely on their parents to teach them how to do a variety of important tasks.
3 Young animals prefer moving around with their parents to moving with other group members.
4 Moving between warm and cold places in different seasons is an instinct for some animals.
(2) What is true about moose and bighorn sheep in the western United States?
1 There was a large decrease in their populations in the past.
2 There are some diseases that both types of animals are safe from.
3 Scientists are looking for a way to teach them how to migrate.
4 Scientists have begun to move them from the west to other areas.
(3) Scientists at the University of Wyoming
1 suggested that new animals should be added to older groups.
2 noticed that only 9 percent of moose moved to new mountains.
3 found that older groups were better at migrating than newer ones.
4 worried that it would take new groups at least 10 years to learn to migrate.
(4) Based on their study, the scientists believe that
1 older gourds have trouble finding sources of food that are nearby.
2 a majority of animals prefer to eat food that they are able to see easily.
3 newer groups are able to smell food in the distance and move toward it.
4 some animals are able to share knowledge of faraway sources of food.
(5) Which of the following statements is true?
1 Some moose and bighorn sheep have been brought to the west in recent years.
2 A group of scientists decided to live in the mountains of the west to study animals.
3 Most animals fail to notice when the temperature or seasons change.
4 GPS technology has allowed scientists to record available food sources.