PART ONE : READING COMPREHENSION
Question no. 1 – 5 : choose the best answer based on the following reading.
Ralph Earl was born into a connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter looked for what training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint landscape. Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1778, Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
When Earl return tu the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a prisoner, he painted portret of some of New York City’s most elegant society woman and their husband. After his release, he took up the trade of itinerant potrait painter, working his way through Southern New England and New York
146. What is the author main purpose ?
a. To discuss the life and work of an American Painter.
b. To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Benjamin West.
c. To see Ralph Earl’s history.
d. To describe the art scene in the late eighteenth century.
147. Which is the following is not given in the passege as a subject ?
a. People
b. Landscapes
c. Battle scenes
d. Fruit and flower
148. According to the passage, Benjamin West was Ralph Earl’s . . . . .
a. Subject
b. Teacher
c. Student
d. Rival
149. Which of the following could be substituted for outstanding (line 7) without changing the meaning of the sentences.
a. Excellent
b. Shocking
c. Unpaid
d. Illegal
150. The word itinerant in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
a. Travelling
b. Succesfull
c. Talented
d. Innovative
Question no. 1 – 5 : Choose the best answer based on the following reading.
Visitors to Prince Edward Island, Canada, delight in the “unspoiled” scenery – the well-kept farms and peacefull hamlets of the island’s central core and the rougher terrain of the east and the west. In reality, the island ecosystems are almost entirely artificial.
Islanders have been tampering with the natural environment since the eighteenth century long ago and broke down the island’s natural forest cover to exploit its timber and clear land for agriculture. By 1900, 80 percent of the forest had been cut down and much of what remain had been destroyed by disease. Since then, however, some farmland have been abandoned and has return to forest through the invasion of opportunity species, notably spruce, Few examples of the original climax forest, which consisted mostly of broadleaved trees such as maple, birch, and oak’s, survive today.
151. On what aspect of Prince Edward Island does the author focus ?
a. It’s tourist industry
b. It’s beaches
c. It’s natural habitats
d. It’ Agriculture
152. Why does the author use quotation marks around the word unspoiled in line 1 ?
a. He is quoting from another author.
b. The scenery is not atractive as it once was.
c. The scenery looks unspoiled but is not.
d. He disagrees with the ideas in this pharagraph.
153. The word Hamlets in line 2 in closest in meaning to . . .
a. Villages
b. Forests
c. Rivers
d. Pastures
154. The phrase tampering with in line 5 is closest in meaning to . . .
a. Preserving
b. Interfering with
c. Remembering
d. Dealing with
155. What can be inferred about Prince Edward Island’s forests.
a. Only a few small stands of trees still exist.
b. They are more extensive than they were in 1900.
c. They are virtually the same as they were in eighteenth century.
d. About 80 percent of the island is covered by them
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