ACCUPLACER READING
COMPREHENSION PRACTICE TEST
1 100% ACCURATE
Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and
personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices
available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-
person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople
that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones.
Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these
devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging
about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one's
head during the Superbowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such
devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or
individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connec - ANSWER
believes that the average individual does not need a smart phone.
Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed,
because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the
situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the
silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent
incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are
desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other,
intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw
from the brink.
The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means - ANSWER Advancing to the stage
of war but not engaging in it.
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But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed,
because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the
situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the
silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent
incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are
desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other,
intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw
from the brink.
COMPREHENSION PRACTICE TEST
1 100% ACCURATE
Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and
personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices
available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-
person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople
that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones.
Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these
devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging
about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one's
head during the Superbowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such
devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or
individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connec - ANSWER
believes that the average individual does not need a smart phone.
Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed,
because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the
situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the
silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent
incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are
desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other,
intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw
from the brink.
The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means - ANSWER Advancing to the stage
of war but not engaging in it.
.
But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed,
because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the
situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the
silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent
incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are
desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other,
intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw
from the brink.
