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In 1620 a group of English people crossed the North Atlantic to
establish a small colony n what is now called New England. The
story of these Pilgrims has become an important part of the history
of the United States. At the time, however, the colony was simply
part of the spread of European culture. For more than a century,
the nations of western Europe has been establishing colonies and
trading posts around the world.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) describe the experience of daily life in the colony established
by the Pilgrims
(B) explain how several colonies in New England were established
and governed
(C) describe how trade routes between Europe and the United
States were developed and how they have changed
(D) point out that the colony established by the Pilgrims was only
one of many European colonies
correct answer - In the United States, the ocelot, a type of wild cat
found in Texas, has been an endangered species since 1982. The
most important cause of the ocelot's decline is loss of its habitat.
Almost 95 percent of the native land cover of south Texas has
been altered, and the ocelot has been unable to adapt to the
resulting decrease in the thick vegetation that provides it shelter.
, Hope for the ocelot's survival rests on restoring a portion of south
Texas to its natural state.
The passage suggests that the ocelot needs a habitat that
(A) provides areas sheltered by the plants
(B) has little variation in the temperature
(C) is home to few other animas
(D) has been altered by human activities
correct answer -
The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy went stompin in
it. The twins from next door, Tyrone and Terry, were swingin so
high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our turn on the tire.
Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her heels and started
tap-dancin. And the frozen patch splinterin every which way
underneath kinda spooky. "Looks like a plastic spider web," she
said. "A sort of weird spider, I guess, with many mentla
problems." But really it looked like the crystal paperweight
Granny kept in the parlor.
The excerpt primarily describes children
(A) talking with their grandmother
(B) disagreeing over the rules of a game
(C) ice-skating on a pond
(D) playing outdoors
correct answer - The puddle had frozen over, and me and Cathy
went stomping in it. The twins from next door, Tyrone and Terry,
were swingin so high out of sight we forgot we were waitin our
turn on the tire. Cathy jumped up and came down hard on her