TEST – 3
Thomas More was a humanist with a true love for
learning. Known as a leader, he recognized that
leadership is a gift from God for the common good of
humankind and the duty of that gift was a life of
service to all. A dedicated family man, he was also
a brilliant intellectual, patron of the arts,
statesman, scholar, philosopher, and author whose
writings have enriched our culture and literature.
Educated at Oxford, he practiced law and entered the
service of King Henry VIII as royal counsellor,
ambassador, and Lord Chancellor. He was a man of
conscience with a strong faith in God and an intense
concern for the problems of his day. He was executed
as he rejected to compromise his deeply held
principles and values. As a person of wide and
varied interests that exhibited high standards of
honour, Thomas More is an inspiration to students
that seek to develop through their education the
knowledge and values upon which they will base their
lives, their careers, and service to others.
1) Thomas More thought that.......
A) a person should be adorable by others
B) a leader is always observed by his rivals
C) the only power all over the world was held by god
D) people must always be faithful to god
E) someone endowed with leadership who has a duty to
serve mankind
2) Thomas More was a religious man ........
A) he was totally interested in theology
B) but he was aware of the problems of his day as
well
C) he never neglected helping others
D) he used to have unusual interests
E) he was the luckiest one to have benefited from
education
3) Despite the fact that Thomas More was executed as
he refused to compromise his deeply held principles
and values .....
A) he is an inspiration to students who seek to
develop through their education the
knowledge and values upon which they will base their
lives .
B) his views have been proved to be right now
C) he was the one to have been honoured during his
time
D) he sacrificed his successful career for the sake
of his ideals
E) his accomplishments can never be denied
Many theorists agree that social contact early in a
child's life is crucial for healthy personality
development. This is the most significant
relationship of the child development period as it
is from this that the child drives its confidence in
the world. A break from this relationship is
experienced as highly distressing and constitutes a
considerable trauma. Through frequent social and
emotional exchanges with parents the infant not only
defines itself, but also acquires a particular style
and orientation which some researchers believe is
carried over into later life. Thus, the relationship
between an infant and its care giver and its
development is one that has generated much interest
to developmental psychologists.
4) In accordance with the paragraph, an infant
defines itself......
A) to examine the role and significance of
attachment behaviours in development
B) there is an emotional regulation between the
infant and the mother or caregiver
C) through frequent social and emotional exchanges
with parents
D) through smiling and eye-to-eye contacts
E) the infant directs his attachment to human
figures on an instinctual bias
5) In the paragraph, a lack of social contact is
considered as ......
A) an attachment of restricted relationship between
particular social figures
B) child psychology, and a particular phenomenon to
reflect unique characteristics of the relationship
C) a care and protection during the most vulnerable
period of development
D) highly distressing constituent of a sizeable
trauma
E) explaining the importance of the mother-infant
interaction within the overall framework of
attachment behaviour
6) It can be understood from the paragraph
that........
A) the infant's behaviour is directed by the primary
goal of maintaining the mother's closeness
B) the child drives his or her confidence by means
of social contact
C) the infant's attachment focuses on one figure,
typically the primary caregiver
D) the infant now readily seeks the closeness to the
caregiver
E) the infant and the caregiver takes the form of
non-verbal communication
Obesity, smoking and other obsessions are said to be
the most deadly of all diseases, but the deadliest
of diseases are poverty and ignorance. They result
in war, survivalist protectionism and far too many
deaths, and under their umbrella are included those
deaths caused by unhealthy obsessions. Because of
these reasons, education is the most effective tool
to combat all diseases around the globe.
7) The author points out that education is .......
A) feeding the soul, and ignorance so that they can
address their physical existence
B) the most effective way of defying all diseases
around the globe
C) gaining a sense of not only the wretchedness of
life, but the beauty of it
D) a point which can also be observed in the fine
arts
E) an issue which they have dragged themselves out
of it
8) In this paragraph, the author defines education
..........
A) as a server of peace and health in the world
B) which ought to be applied physically
C) for people to have a chance to raise themselves
out of poverty
D) by becoming personally involved with such works
E) an individual can see how others have experienced
ignorance
9) According to the author the deadliest of diseases
are poverty and ignorance .......
A) which cause homelessness instead of strong ideals
B) serve not only the body, but the soul
C) through a soul search on these different
observations of life
D) that seek pleasure and those who suffers from
love
E) because they cause too many deaths
The divorce rate in the United States almost doubles
all rivalling countries. For every 1.000 carriages
there are twenty-one divorces. Divorce will alter an
individual's life. However, it is up to the
individual to decide whether the change will be for
the better or the worse. Despite the fact that
divorce is a life-shattering event, it doesn't have
to spoil the individuals involved. There are many
things that people can do to lessen the chances of
having to go through a divorce. If the individual
has to go through a divorce there are many steps in
the healing process.
10) The author claims that divorcing people
determine ...........
A) if their life will get better or worse
B) to wait until they are sure they want to get
married
C) jumping into marriage without knowing what they
are getting into
D) if it is a full time job with no vacations
E) to find the right one and settle down
11) According to the author although divorce is a
spoiling incident..........
A) too many marriages fail to survive
B) children of divorced couples are more likely to
drop out of school
C) lives of those who involved don't need to change
because of divorce
D) not all children of divorced parents suffer as
extensively
E) there are people that are splitting up
12) According to the author although divorce is a
life destroying event.......
A) it may be avoided wisely
B) even if there is a good chance to heal
C) one must choose the right one to marry
D) more than it has been anticipated
E) there are a lot of things ,to do in the healing
process
I am very open to diverse religions, cultures, and
practices as I know many people with different
backgrounds and beliefs. Since I've been influenced
by various people, I've learned at
a very young age to never judge people by how they
look, dress, feel, or act. I am very fortunate to
have learned that lesson at a young age since many
people still do not understand the significance of
accepting differences.
13) According to the author people who do not
understand the importance of accepting differences
..........
A) tend to judge others by their appearance
B) do not prefer to listen to what others have said
C) would sooner not contribute to different
religions, cultures, and practices
D) generally compare their own opinions with others'
E) do not mind whatever the other groups have said
14) What makes the author to be very open to
different religions, cultures and practices
..........
A) has made him better at individual work
B) has been the thoughts the writer has already
owned
C) has been knowing many people with different
backgrounds and beliefs
D) usually influences why the writer has been
totally impartial
E) has been contributing a large amount of
information to himself
15) The author regards himself to be fortunate
enough .......
A) as to like listening to others' opinions
B) to show his unusual emotions in different
religions, cultures and practices
C) because his self confidence doesn't need any
motivation
D) to see his life seems to be motionless, and not
going anywhere
E) to have understood the importance of accepting
differences earlier
The zipper is a very widespread fastener used to
secure all kinds of things, particularly clothing.
But the zipper wasn't always around. Before the
zipper was invented, buttons were used in fastening
clothes, and so were hooks and eyes that had to be
fastened manually. When the zipper first came out,
it was somewhat of an oddity; it wasn't widely
accepted. But slowly, more and more people began
noticing its convenient applications, and soon it
could be seen everywhere. The zipper started off as
a novelty, and because of its convenience, it is now
a necessity.
16) The zipper that has been a necessity of our
daily life..........
A) is the most important invention of humanity
B) was much tougher than the zipper we know today
C) was a strange thing when it was first introduced
D) because it has to be improved as a fastener to
secure our clothing
E) but there are more useful applications to be
found
17) The zipper that we use practically today
..........
A) has hardly been adopted by the people who use
buttons and hooks to fasten their
clothes
B) was invented rather late because people used to
use buttons and hooks to fasten their clothes
C) didn't work as well as the inventor had expected
D) replaced buttons and hooks which were used in
fastening clothes in the past
E) was recorded among the most necessary inventions
of our time
18) When people saw the zipper was very appropriate
for application ..........
A) it became widespread in a short time
B) it was first used by certain rich people
C) it was different from hooks and eyes that could
be fastened
D) there was no other device that could be used to
fasten clothing
E) it was assumed that the zipper was not a faulty
fastener
From the minute you are born the family effect
starts to impact your thought process. A child is
like a sponge that absorbs ideas and beliefs.
Beliefs are taught to a child in minor ways such as
just listening to the parents and their ideas from
everything containing politics, social problems,
moral issues and even opinions about how others
behave. It is within the family unit that a person
learns their moral values. It is from their parents
that a child is taught right and
wrong. Often this is through religious training.
19) A person's political or religious beliefs are
usually formed during childhood ..........
A) without neglecting the family influence on these
issues
B) by communicating with their parents on various
subjects
C) after being given an opinion in a debate
D) and they ought to find reasons to defend a
certain viewpoint
E) after listening to their parents' opinions and
comments about these subjects
20) One's course of thought develops in the family
..........
A) as parents are dominant and always talk in the
family
B) but school is often the first preference of
children for education
C) when parents explain their children something
completely true
D) whenever he or she is born
E) as soon as parents teach children to use a
process of thought
21) The author resembles a child to a sponge
..........
A) when it becomes a main influence on a young
person's thinking
B) because a child absorbs ideas and beliefs like a
sponge that absorbs water
C) no matter how much a child can learn from his or
her family
D) which they see the world through outside
influences
E) when they experiment with ideas and values of
their own
Not to trust is abnormal and is the natural result
of bitter or even traumatic life experiences.
Mistrust or distrust is stimulated not by our own
thoughts, nor by some device or machination of ours
- but by life's sad situations. To continue not to
trust is to reward the people that wronged us and
made us distrustful in the first place. These people
have already abandoned us and still they have a
great, hateful influence on our lives.
22) According to the author, not to trust, which he
considers to be abnormal, ..........
A) is like some bad device or machination of ours
B) is the humour which the writer wants to show us
C) is not so disappointing as other bitter and
traumatic life experiences
D) should not be expressed in all discussions
outrageously
E) is the natural result of bad life experiences
23) It is understood from the paragraph that you
reward people that have a great hateful influence on
your life .......
A) then you will frequently be disappointed all
through your life
B) they are likely to become much happier
C) you must know whom to trust in which field
D) so long as you continue not to trust them
E) it releases an enormous amount of your mental
power
24) It can be concluded from the paragraph
that..........
A) mistrust or distrust is stimulated by life's sad
circumstances
B) this kind of trust is very common in business
C) some of us prefer not to experience this sinking
feeling
D) excessive mistrust can be dangerous to your
health
E) the trust must be put to the test and observed
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