TOEFL reading
A) (ex) “…The nineteenth century brought with it a burst of new discoveries and
inventions that revolutionized the candle industry and made lighting available to all. In the
early-to-mid-nineteenth century, a process was developed to refine tallow (fat from
animals) with alkali and sulfuric acid. The result was a product called stearin. Stearin is
harder and burns longer than unrefined tallow. This breakthrough meant that it was
possible to make tallow candles that would not produce the usual smoke and rancid odor.
Stearins were also derived from palm oils, so vegetable waxes as well as animal fats could
be used to make candles…”
1. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about candles before the
nineteenth century?
O They did not smoke when they were burned.
O They produced a pleasant odor as they burned.
O They were not available to all.
O They contained sulfuric acid
2. The highlited word that in paragraph 1 refers to
O A burst
O Discovery
O Inventions
O Century
B) (ex)"...All but the New World opossums and an obscure South American family are
found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and on nearby islands. The embryo of the
marsupials, unlike that of higher mammals is generally not connected to its mother by an
umbilical cord..."
1.What is meant by obscure in the first paragraph?
O Little known
O Dark colored
O Extinct
O Aggressive
2.The highlited word that refers to
O Mammals
O Embryo
O Marsupials
O Opossums
C) (ex)"... (1)The care of the hospitalized patient begins with the development of a
personal relationship between the patient and the physician. (2)In the absence of a sense
of trust and confidence on the part of the patient, the effectiveness of most therapeutic
measures is diminished. In many instances, when there is confidence in the physician,
reassurance is the best treatment and is all that is needed.(3)Likewise, in those cases
which do not lend themselves to easy solutions or for which no effective treatment is
available, a feeling on the part of the patient that the physician is doing all that is possible
is one of the most important therapeutic measures that can be provided..."(4)
1. All of the following are identified as characteristics of a good physician except
O Establishing a relationship of trust with the patient
O Always speaking the truth about the patient health conditions
O Using psychology instead of drugs when needed
O Committment on the physician 's side to do all that is possible to provide the best care
available
2. The following sentence can be inserted at 1,2,3,or 4 in pararagraph above : " An
important aspect of clinical decision making and patients care involves the "the quality of
life", a subjective assessment of what each patients values most. Such an assessment requires
detailed, and sometimes intimate knowledge of the patient, which can usually be obtained
only through deliberate, unhurried and often repeated conversations in order to gain patients
confidence and trust..."
O 1
O 2
O 3
O 4
Ответы
ex A : 1)They were not available to all; 2)A burst
ex B : 1)Little known; 2)Embryo
ex C : 1) Always speaking the truth about the patien's health conditions; 2) 4
A) (ex) “…The nineteenth century brought with it a burst of new discoveries and
inventions that revolutionized the candle industry and made lighting available to all. In the
early-to-mid-nineteenth century, a process was developed to refine tallow (fat from
animals) with alkali and sulfuric acid. The result was a product called stearin. Stearin is
harder and burns longer than unrefined tallow. This breakthrough meant that it was
possible to make tallow candles that would not produce the usual smoke and rancid odor.
Stearins were also derived from palm oils, so vegetable waxes as well as animal fats could
be used to make candles…”
1. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about candles before the
nineteenth century?
O They did not smoke when they were burned.
O They produced a pleasant odor as they burned.
O They were not available to all.
O They contained sulfuric acid
2. The highlited word that in paragraph 1 refers to
O A burst
O Discovery
O Inventions
O Century
B) (ex)"...All but the New World opossums and an obscure South American family are
found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and on nearby islands. The embryo of the
marsupials, unlike that of higher mammals is generally not connected to its mother by an
umbilical cord..."
1.What is meant by obscure in the first paragraph?
O Little known
O Dark colored
O Extinct
O Aggressive
2.The highlited word that refers to
O Mammals
O Embryo
O Marsupials
O Opossums
C) (ex)"... (1)The care of the hospitalized patient begins with the development of a
personal relationship between the patient and the physician. (2)In the absence of a sense
of trust and confidence on the part of the patient, the effectiveness of most therapeutic
measures is diminished. In many instances, when there is confidence in the physician,
reassurance is the best treatment and is all that is needed.(3)Likewise, in those cases
which do not lend themselves to easy solutions or for which no effective treatment is
available, a feeling on the part of the patient that the physician is doing all that is possible
is one of the most important therapeutic measures that can be provided..."(4)
1. All of the following are identified as characteristics of a good physician except
O Establishing a relationship of trust with the patient
O Always speaking the truth about the patient health conditions
O Using psychology instead of drugs when needed
O Committment on the physician 's side to do all that is possible to provide the best care
available
2. The following sentence can be inserted at 1,2,3,or 4 in pararagraph above : " An
important aspect of clinical decision making and patients care involves the "the quality of
life", a subjective assessment of what each patients values most. Such an assessment requires
detailed, and sometimes intimate knowledge of the patient, which can usually be obtained
only through deliberate, unhurried and often repeated conversations in order to gain patients
confidence and trust..."
O 1
O 2
O 3
O 4
Ответы
ex A : 1)They were not available to all; 2)A burst
ex B : 1)Little known; 2)Embryo
ex C : 1) Always speaking the truth about the patien's health conditions; 2) 4
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