WorldCom Edu – Reading Highlights 1 – Final Test

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Reading Highlights Level 1 l Final Test (Unit 11~20)

Name: _________________

[1~3] Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in each
sentence.
1. Could you please remove your hat while you are in this building?
a. take off b. put on c. turn around d. clean
2. Next year, NASA will conduct a study on the effects of weightlessness on the human
body!
a. create b. do c. show d. begin
3. My mother used to improvise stories for me right before bed.
a. make up b. read c. play d. perform

[4~8] Choose the word that best completes each sentence below. Change the forms
if necessary.
[weightless difficulty endangered perform decide]

4. Buying a new pool wasn’t my __________________.

5. Did you know there is a special plane that will give you the experience of __________________?
6. This homework is too __________________. The teacher does not understand our ability level.
7. There will be a special __________________ by the Raconteurs in March.
8. __________________ animals can be saved if we protect their habitats.

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[9~11] Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Kowloon Walled City was located in Hong Kong, China. The British ruled Hong
Kong for many years, but the Walled City had no government. Neither Britain nor China
took responsibility for it. (A) , the city grew on its own and became lawless.
Without rules, people added onto the city however they wanted. Residents made stairs
and passageways that went from rooftop to rooftop and window to window. These
“roads” were so dense that the lower alleys got almost no sunlight. The residents had to
install electric lights just so they could see during the day. .

9. What is the best choice for the blank (A)?

a. Over time b. In addition c. In other words d. By contrast

10. What does the underlined “roads” refer to in the passage?

_________________________________________________________

11. What is the purpose of the passage?

a. to criticize b. to advertise c. to inform d. to warn

※ Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Many things that are simple on Earth are difficult in space. The human body
changes after being weightless for a long time. Scientists have to exercise on a special
machine to keep their muscles strong. Using the bathroom also becomes complicated
when (A) isn’t there to help you.

12. What is the best word for the blank (A)?

a. oxygen b. gravity c. water d. weightlessness

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[13~14] Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
[1] Imagine an ancient human hunting in the forest. He picks up his bow, pulls the
bowstring back and releases it. It snaps forward and makes a pleasant twang, just like a
one-stringed guitar. Could this ancient hunter’s bow have been one of the first stringed
instruments?

[2] The bow harp is the first stringed instrument to show up in ancient art. Made in
Egypt, the bow harp was shaped like a hunting bow, but instead of one string it had
many. Soon other stringed instruments were made, except these had a large box at the
bottom. The box made the sound larger and fuller. Eventually these instruments evolved
into the modern guitar.

13. Read the sentences below and circle T (true) or F (false).

(1) Modern guitars probably have their origins in ancient hunting bows. T F
(2) The first record of ancient stringed instruments shows a bow harp. T F
(3) The bow harp is shaped just like a hunting bow with one string. T F

14. Which is closest in meaning to evolved?

a. revolve b. developed c. overcame d. lasted

※ Read the following passage and choose the best answer.

Vlad was nicknamed “the Impaler” because of (A) . Many stories

describe his unique and painful form of execution. He would drive long sharpened stakes
into the ground, and then impale his victims. It was a slow and horrible death. Vlad
would leave the dead bodies hanging for days. This gruesome sight reminded others to
follow his rules.

15. What is best for the blank (A)?

a. his real name b. what he looked like
c. how he killed his enemies d. his style of ruling his people

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[16~18] Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
[1] Did you know that the ground is moving? You can’t usually feel it, but every day the
ground moves. The earth is not solid. Far down beneath the land there is a great ocean
of hot, fluid-like rock. We are actually floating on top of it.

[2] The ground beneath our feet is the top layer of the earth. (ⓐ) It may seem thick to
us, but it is actually the thinnest of the layers. (ⓑ) There are 8 major sections and
dozens of smaller ones. They are called tectonic plates. (ⓒ) Each plate moves on its own.
They don’t move that fast, though. (ⓓ) The fastest plates usually move as fast as your
hair grows!

16. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

a. Fast-moving plates cause an earthquake.
b. There are more than twenty tectonic plates.
c. The tectonic plates usually move very slowly.
d. The top layer of the earth is made of tectonic plates.

17. Where would the following sentence best fit?

It is not one whole piece either.

18. If something is fluid-like, it __________________________.

a. is stable and fixed
b. is rough and solid
c. can change easily
d. cannot move fast

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[19~20] Read the following passage and answer the questions.

[A] Between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago, there was a great explosion at what is now
Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the
history of the world. Geologists know this from looking at ancient layers of earth. They
found a 15 centimeter thick layer of ash that once covered the whole of South Asia. It
could only be from a massive eruption.

[B] Many species of animals are endangered. Their habitats have been destroyed and
they are slowly disappearing. Mankind is to blame for much of this. But did you know
that humanity was once endangered as well? We didn’t do it to ourselves. It was
because of a volcano.

[C] 15 centimeters might not seem like much, but it was enough to kill almost every
living thing in South Asia. The ash blocked sunlight from reaching plants, and those
plants died. With their food source gone, many animals started dying as well, including
humans. At that point in time, most ancient humans lived in South Asia. Thus, the effect
on the human population was dramatic.

19. Arrange each paragraph in the correct order.

[ ] [ ] [ ]

20. What are the best words for the blanks ⓐ and ⓑ in the following summary
sentence?

Tens of thousands of years ago a volcano (A) near Lake Toba, in Indonesia,
making mankind a(n) (B) species.

(A) (B)
a. reached -- massive
b. exploded -- disappearing
c. improved -- populous
d. erupted -- endangered

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Answer key

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. decision
5. weightlessness
6. difficult
7. performance
8. endangered
9. a
10. stairs and passageways
11. c
12. b
13. (1) T (2) T (3) F
14. b
15. c
16. a
17. b
18. c
19. [B] – [A] – [C]
20 d