PRACTICE TESTS Michigan ECPE 2 For the Revised 2021 Exam

Practice Tests Michigan ECPE 2

For the Revised 2021 Exam offers essential
practice for those preparing for this exam.

The book contains:

• an introductory section containing detailed information

about the exam including examples of the language
components being tested and how they appear in the exam.
Full instructions are also included.

Student Book
• 10 complete tests.

• 10 speaking tests.

The book is accompanied by class audios containing material

for the listening section. The Teacher’s Book contains answers
overprinted on the relevant pages of the Student Book,
composition models, suggested answers for the speaking tests,
and audioscripts of all the listening sections.

Jenny Dooley
Practice Tests Michigan ECPE 2 For the Revised 2021 Exam
consists of:

• Student Book
• Teacher’s Book
• Class audios

ISBN 978-1-4715-9508-0

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 Practice Test 1
WRITING

Writing Instructions

• Choose either Task 1 (Article/Proposal) or Task 2 • Use only the lines provided on the writing answer
(Essay). Write on only ONE of these tasks. document to complete this section. You should
write about two pages.
• Once you have chosen your task, darken the circle
for “Article/Proposal” or “Essay” on your writing • Do not write your answer in this booklet.
answer document.
• You will not be graded on the appearance of your
• You will have 45 minutes to write your answer. paper, but your handwriting must be readable.
• Use #2 (soft) pencil only.

Writing Prompt

Time spent on Social Media by

97%
Teens (in minutes) per day
–  a recent study
“Social media platforms are
a powerful tool and we must
NOW 153 educate ourselves in order to
of young people in the USA use wield them safely.”
4 years ago 126 at least 1 of the 7 most popular
social media platforms
–  a recent poll
–  August Radel,
8 years ago 90 psychologist

Task 1: Proposal
The company you work for wants to pay a teenage social media influencer to promote its products to teens. Some
members of the marketing department are supportive of this idea, but others are not. Write a proposal to the president
of the company evaluating the different options, and explain what you think should be done. Include at least one piece
of information given above to support your response.

Task 2: Essay
With their scaring popularity, many young people sign up to social media platforms without being aware of the
implications of their use. This can lead to health, social and privacy concerns. Write an essay addressing this problem,
and what you think are some possible solutions. Include at least one piece of information given above to support your
response.

Remember
Once you have chosen your task, darken the circle for “Article/Proposal”
or “Essay” on your writing answer document.

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 Practice Test 1
LISTENING
Listening Section Instructions
This section of the test has three parts. Mark all your answers on the separate answer sheet. Do not make any stray
marks on the answer sheet. If you change your mind about an answer, erase your first answer completely. If you do not
know the answer, you may guess. Try to answer as many questions as possible.

Listening Test, Part 1

In this part, you will hear 20 short conversations. After each conversation, you will hear a question about it. You will
hear each conversation and question once. The answer choices are printed in the test booklet. Mark your answers on
the separate answer sheet, not in the test booklet. You should mark A, B, C, or D.
Do you have any questions?

1 What does the woman say about the article? 7 Why is the woman upset?
A. She agrees with its point of view. A. She didn’t follow her intuition.
B. It has completely changed her opinion. B. She lost a lot of money.
C. It presents a coherent argument. C. She will not be able to travel.
D. She has read it more than once. D. She had her heart set on a specific resort.

2 How does the man feel? 8 Why is the man talking to the woman?
A. indifferent about the outcome A. to make a demand
B. completely self-assured B. to propose a solution
C. barely able to contain his anticipation C. to raise an issue
D. dubious about his chances D. to seek retribution

3 What does the woman suggest the man do? 9 Why does the woman apologize to the man?
A. stop chopping immediately A. She forgot his name.
B. buy a brand-new knife B. She mistook him for someone else.
C. inquire about a sharpener C. She confused him with his twin.
D. change his chopping technique D. She didn’t remember meeting him.

4 What does the woman think of the room? 10 What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. The quality of the decorating isn’t good. A. satisfying their children
B. It’s not comfortably furnished. B. new developments in science
C. The colors make her claustrophobic. C. being caught off guard by a child
D. It would affect her mood. D. having problems communicating with children

5 What does the man imply about Thomas? 11 Why is the boy asking the girl to be quiet?
A. He was annoyed by the woman. A. He is attempting to study.
B. He always brings unusual things. B. He doesn’t want to talk to her.
C. He was sure the tent would be useful. C. He is concerned about bothering people.
D. He regrets arguing with the woman. D. He has already had a warning.

6 What will the man probably do later? 12 What does the woman say she wants to happen?
A. try on a different color sweater A. She wants restaurants to offer more options.
B. drop off a package at the post office B. She wants the restaurant to serve a dish that
C. take the sweater back to the store she can eat.
D. clean out his closet and get rid of things C. She wants to go to a different restaurant in the
future.
D. She wants everyone to stop eating meat.

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 Practice Test 1
LISTENING TEST, PART 1

13 What does the man say about his children? 17 What is the woman relieved about?
A. They rarely get angry at each other. A. That the man likes her singing.
B. He is glad they’re argumentative. B. That the man is very relaxed.
C. They will learn to handle disagreements. C. That the man’s problem isn’t so serious.
D. It’s obvious that they’re very close. D. That the man is in a good mood after all.

14 How will the man help the woman? 18 Why does the man mention his social security
A. by carrying the bags card?
B. by giving her the keys A. to reassure the woman
C. by locking up the car B. to suggest a place to look
D. by opening the door C. to express his concern
D. to hint that the woman’s mistaken
15 Why is the man meeting the professor?
A. to propose a topic for his dissertation 19 What does the woman want to know?
B. to go over the contents of each chapter A. the exact date of arrival
C. to ask if an extension is possible B. how she can change her schedule
D. to get help with his thesis statement C. the cost of expedited shipping
D. how to arrange a delivery
16 What does the woman think about the man’s idea?
A. She wonders where it came from. 20 What will the boy probably do?
B. She thinks the man must be dreaming. A. confront Melinda about the issue
C. She doubts if it would solve anything. B. bring the two girls together to resolve things
D. She wants to evaluate it. C. suggest the girl make a peace offering
D. take the girl’s side in the disagreement

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 Practice Test 1
LISTENING

Listening Test, Part 2

In this part, you will hear three short talks. After each talk, you will hear six questions about it. Before each talk begins,
you will have time to preview the questions that are printed in the test booklet.
You will hear each talk and the questions once. If you want to, you may take notes in your booklet as you listen. Mark
your answers on the separate answer sheet, not in the test booklet. You should mark A, B, C, or D.
Do you have any questions?

Now you will hear the first talk. Look at the questions. Now you will hear the second talk. Look at the questions.

Listen to a speaker at a conference. Listen to a student giving a presentation about a

place she visited.
21 What is the speaker’s main purpose?
A. to provide the history of the venue 27 Why does the speaker mention her summer
B. to open the conference vacation?
C. to present the schedule of events A. because it influenced her selection of topic
D. to introduce a speaker B. because her teacher asked her to
C. because she just returned to class
22 What does the speaker imply about the audience? D. because it was an inspiring experience
A. They had requested a later start.
B. They are all businesspeople. 28 What is probably true about the speaker?
C. They didn’t expect any refreshments. A. She didn’t really enjoy her vacation.
D. They were up late the night before. B. She didn’t know the site’s history when she was
there.
23 What does the speaker say about the location? C. She researched the site before she visited it.
A. It’s the first time they’ve held the conference D. She regrets visiting the site now.
there.
B. It’s the best campus in the country. 29 What does the speaker say about the Black Hills?
C. The grounds were designed very recently. A. It was the original name of Mount Rushmore.
D. They are fortunate to be able to hold the B. It was an area used only for cougar hunting.
conference there. C. It was home to indigenous people.
D. Its history was respected by Charles Rushmore.
24 What does the speaker suggest about the library?
A. The general public cannot enter. 30 What does the speaker say about the inspiration
B. A conference pass will open the main gates. for the site?
C. Visitors have to inform security before arriving. A. It arose from an impulse to honor presidents.
D. It is strictly for students. B. It was conceived by Gutzon Borglum.
C. It was developed to provide jobs.
25 What past problem are they hoping to avoid this D. It came about from a need to boost tourism.
year?
A. not having enough time for lunch 31 What will the speaker probably do next?
B. latecomers interrupting the speakers A. go back to her seat
C. scheduling more talks than there’s time for B. continue her presentation
D. participants getting locked out of the auditorium C. show a video of her trip
D. ask Mr. Miller to answer questions
26 What will the audience probably do next?
A. take a coffee break 32 What does the speaker mean when she says:
B. listen to the keynote speaker A. She’s not sure who Mr. Rushmore was.
C. explore the library B. She doesn’t understand why Mr. Rushmore
D. have lunch changed the name.
C. She doesn’t know how it was possible to
change the name.
D. She doubts Mount Rushmore is an official name.

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 Practice Test 1
LISTENING TEST, PART 2

Now you will hear the third talk. Look at the questions.

Listen to a podcast about new technology.

33 What does the speaker say about the subject

matter he chooses?
A. It is always something transformative.
B. He worries a lot about what to feature.
C. It is usually controversial for some reason.
D. It might be notable for a variety of reasons.

34 Why does the speaker mention a playing card?

A. to emphasize the camera’s lightness
B. to describe the appearance of the device
C. to suggest that the idea was playful
D. to illustrate where the idea for the design came
from

35 What does the speaker say about the sensor?

A. It increased efficiency.
B. It improved film quality.
C. It was located in a smartphone.
D. It measured the location of the beetle.

36 What does the speaker imply about the impacts of

the technology?
A. They are not widely relevant.
B. They are invariably sinister.
C. They are merely fantasy.
D. They are not especially useful.

37 What is the main purpose of the talk?

A. to inspire researchers to create useful things
B. to discuss the risks of video surveillance
C. to inform listeners of a new development
D. to argue for the conservation of insect species

38 What does the speaker mean when he says:

A. Our ability to do something justifies the ends.
B. We have a duty to consider the outcomes
before we act.
C. The benefits aren’t worth the expense.
D. Science obliges us to do anything we can.

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 Practice Test 1
LISTENING

Listening Test, Part 3

In this part, you will hear two segments from a radio program. After each segment, you will hear six questions about it.
Before each segment begins, you will have time to preview the questions that are printed in the test booklet.
You will hear each segment twice. Then you will hear the questions once. If you want to, you may take notes in your
booklet as you listen. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, not in the test booklet. You should mark A, B,
or C.
Do you have any questions?

Look at the questions. Then listen to the first Look at the questions. Then listen to the second
segment. segment.

39 What reason does the reporter give for being 45 What does Ed Markunson say about the first
curious about the subject? geocache?
A. He recalls a past experience. A. It was planned long in advance.
B. Sleepwalking runs in his family. B. It was announced by word of mouth.
C. There are anecdotes from his childhood. C. It caught on right away.

40 What characteristic is shared by REM and non- 46 What does the reporter imply about geocachers?
REM sleep? A. They don’t take themselves too seriously.
A. Waking someone at that time is difficult. B. They have a strange sense of humor.
B. They occur repeatedly throughout the night. C. They are not completely honest.
C. Sleepers are usually immobilized.
47 Which items does Ed Markunson say should not be
41 According to Dr. Wilson, what is true of people who included in a cache?
move around during REM sleep? A. traditional logbooks
A. A mechanism to immobilize them has failed. B. items which are edible
B. They dream more at the beginning of the night. C. anything over a specific size
C. They are usually very difficult to rouse from their
dreams. 48 According to Ed Markunson, what distinguishes
extreme cachers?
42 What does Dr. Wilson say about the legal A. They search without the help of a GPS.
implications of sleepwalking? B. They bury caches to increase the difficulty.
A. It doesn’t always prevent people from being C. They utilize specialized equipment.
held accountable.
B. It’s a guaranteed way to escape punishment. 49 What does Ed Markunson say geocaching inspires
C. It often leads to unfair verdicts. him to do?
A. travel to unusual places
43 What does Dr. Donahue suggest about the cause B. spend time with his family
of sleepwalking? C. imagine he is an explorer
A. It is different depending on age.
B. Genes are responsible not environment. 50 What is the main purpose of this report?
C. It can involve several factors. A. to promote geocaching websites
B. to generate interest in geocaching
44 What is the main purpose of this report? C. to explain geocaching’s historical significance
A. to explain the effects of atypical sleep cycles
B. to educate people about a sleep disorder
C. to help sleepwalkers cope with their condition

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 Practice Test 1
READING: GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the conversation or sentence.

51 I didn’t enjoy my vacation to the South of France 56 The new cover that the designer created for our
_______ my trip to Italy last year; Rome was client’s latest novel suits the concept of their work
exceptional. _______ .
A. half much as I did A. perfectly in a manner
B. half as much as B. perfectly
C. much as half as C. in a perfect way
D. half times as I had D. to a perfect degree

52 “International sales have really picked up this 57 The management board’s meeting has been
quarter.” brought forward as _______ an important
“Yes, but they’re still lower than last year’s development that we must discuss before Friday.
numbers, _______ ? A. there seems it is
A. would you think B. seems there to be
B. what would you think C. it seems there’s
C. don’t you think D. seems there is
D. or you think not
58 Fred was excused from work this week as _______
53 When Jason told me about his volunteering project for jury duty by the district court.
in Botswana, I was sure to ask him if he had had A. a summon was made to him
_______ that he needed for his trip. B. they had him summoned
A. all the vaccinations C. he was being summoned
B. plenty of the vaccinations D. he has been summoned
C. all of the plenty vaccinations
D. the vaccinations of all 59 Although Belinda received lots of university offers,
I’m sure that she’ll be very happy _______ .
54 I’m taking part in a national talent contest next A. no matter what one she takes
week and _______ ; it’s going to be an amazing B. with whichever one she takes
experience for the both of us. C. even if she takes one
A. Laura is too D. whatever one she takes
B. also is Laura
C. Laura does too 60 It has been some years since I last read that
D. so Laura is academic’s work, however, _______ , his ideas
mirrored those of Professor Richards quite closely.
55 I ordered a new fridge recently and was going to A. if I am not mistaken
put it in the kitchen, but _______ empty, I decided B. mistaken though I am
to install it there instead. C. mistaken or not
A. because of the spare room being D. whether I am mistaken or not
B. because the spare room being that
C. with the spare room being
D. being the spare room too

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 Practice Test 1
READING: GRAMMAR

61 Given the hostile nature of Eric’s reaction to my 64 “Doctor, my eyes are very irritated and the skin
proposal, it will be _______ I share my ideas for a around them has become very swollen.”
project with him again. “Yes, I suspect that an allergic reaction is what
A. too much time before _______ so inflamed. I’d like to run some tests to
B. a long time since be sure.”
C. a long time before A. the cause is becoming of them
D. too much time since B. was the cause of them to become
C. caused them to become
62 Unfortunately, I have an appointment with the D. caused them to becoming
managing director later this afternoon, so _______
three o’clock. 65 I wish I could take credit for this outstanding
A. I’ll wrap things up to research paper, however it’s not mine; _______ .
B. I’ll have to wrap things up by A. it’s of my colleague’s
C. I should have wrapped up the things until B. it’s belonging to my colleague
D. I could have wrapped things up at C. it’s of my colleague
D. it’s my colleague’s
63 Angela is extremely vain; _______ in her make-up
mirror in-between meetings and presentations. 66 She _______ , as it was becoming quite scruffy and
A. she always looks at her own self the split ends were very problematic to deal with.
B. she is always looking at herself A. had the hairdresser trim her hair
C. always she looks at her own B. trimmed the hairdresser
D. she looks at her always C. had her hair to be trimmed by the hairdresser
D. had the hairdresser to trim her hair

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 Practice Test 1
READING: CLOZE

Read the passage, then select the word or phrase that fills the blank in both meaning and grammar.

This passage is about the concept of

truth.

Truth is an abstract idea which philosophers 67 A. varyingly C. unevenly

have been concerned with since ancient times. It B. irregularly D. unequally
has been ___(67)___ defined.
One approach to truth is to regard it as 68 A. above C. around
knowledge and ideas that accord with facts. So B. about D. among
seen, truth is a statement ___(68)___ objective
reality which corresponds with that reality. The 69 A. elusive C. evasive
difficulty with this definition is that objective reality B. deceptive D. fugitive
is itself ___(69)___  . Another approach to the
problem of the ___(70)___ of truth is to evaluate any 70 A. feature C. aspect
statement in relationship to other statements. Truth B. trait D. nature
is then considered a network of consistent
statements ___(71)___ reality, so that any statement 71 A. depicting C. outlining
is to be considered true if it is compatible with the B. delineating D. underlining
system of true statements. ___(72)___, there are
different kinds of truth and different systems of 72 A. Notwithstanding C. Nonetheless
coherent statements which may not be in ___(73)___ B. Withal D. Vice versa
with one another.
The third main approach is that of pragmatism, 73 A. assent C. accordance
which ___(74)___ truth as “what works.” For B. affirmation D. consensus
example, a doctor’s knowledge ___(75)___ to be
true if it enables him or her to cure a disease: the 74 A. defies C. delays
theory of gravitation is considered true to the B. derides D. defines
___(76)___ that it allows the checkable calculation
of the movement of bodies. The difficulty here is 75 A. is believed C. has been believed
that what works in one situation may not work in B. was believed D. had believed
another.
76 A. scope C. range
B. extent D. breadth

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 Practice Test 1
READING: CLOZE

This passage is about a prehistoric

snake.

The ___(77)___ of the remains of a giant 77 A. mining C. exhumation

prehistoric snake has amazed naturalists. Named B. excavation D. removal
Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the creature was the
world’s largest predator following the disappearance 78 A. surpassed C. was surpassing
of the dinosaurs – and actually ___(78)___ them in B. is surpassing D. has surpassed
length. Thirty meters long – twice as long as today’s
biggest snakes – and as tall as a small child, 79 A. qualified C. proficient
Titanoboa would have been an ___(79)___ predator B. able D. savvy
that could swallow a crocodile whole with ease. It
was not a venomous snake; instead it killed its 80 A. loot C. prey
___(80)___ by using its immense bulk to ___(81)___ B. game D. casualty
it.
According to scientists it is thought ___(82)___ 81 A. crush C. compress
mainly in water. The ecosystem it inhabited, in B. break D. crumble
present-day Columbia, is considered to be the first
example of modern tropical rainforest, comprised 82 A. to hunt C. to had hunted
of many species still extant today. B. to hunting D. to have hunted
The discovery of bones from Titanoboa is
remarkable on two ___(83)___ . Not only had no one 83 A. grounds C. causes
imagined that such enormous snakes had ever B. factors D. reasons
existed, or ___(84)___ were even biologically
___(85)___ , but also no one had any idea that the 84 A. verily C. possibly
equatorial region of Latin America was warm B. positively D. indeed
enough to sustain such a large reptile at that time.
Since reptiles cannot modify their body temperature 85 A. feasible C. workable
for survival and, as such, ___(86)___ , the size of B. attainable D. achievable
Titanoboa is strong evidence that the tropics were
hotter 60 million years ago than they are today. 86 A. warm C. need to follow
themselves in dinosaurs
groups D. depend on
B. take energy from environmental
food warmth

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 Practice Test 1
READING: VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence.
87 Students with learning difficulties have specific 95 The employee’s angry outburst was not _______
impairments in _______ and processing information. with his normally placid nature.
A. rebuking A. consistent
B. retaining B. constant
C. reconciling C. concise
D. reflecting D. conclusive
88 Government reforms are currently _______ to improve 96 The military’s new fighter jets will _______ a number
health and social services for low income families. of improvements such as enhanced electronic
A. operational systems.
B. underway A. amalgamate
C. afoot B. assimilate
D. fully-functioning C. incorporate
D. consolidate
89 In the past few years, the community center has
_______ extensive renovation and expansion. 97 Cardio kickboxing is a good way to _______ steam,
A. executed lose weight and tone your body.
B. sustained A. blow down
C. endured B. let off
D. undergone C. empty out
D. push through
90 The federal government is preparing to mobilize
the national guard and _______ them across the 98 Mortgage rates have only decreased _______ due
country during the floods. to the inflation.
A. dispatch A. sparsely
B. dispense B. narrowly
C. disperse C. lightly
D. dispel D. minimally
91 The news agency embarrassed themselves by 99 Charles was _______ from attending the training
_______ and announcing a category 5 hurricane seminar because he had recently completed a
before it was confirmed. similar course.
A. jumping in A. immune
B. jumping the gun B. exempt
C. jumping on the bandwagon C. unbidden
D. jumping through hoops D. void
92 Immigration officials may _______ foreign nationals 100 The investigating officers _______ the robbery
who violate immigration laws with forged documents. suspect to hours of questioning.
A. banish A. subdued
B. deport B. subscribed
C. evict C. subjected
D. exile D. submitted
93 Every business reaches a _______ at some point 101 Airport security was on high alert in the _______ of
and then prices drop in an effort to attract a recent attempt to hijack an international airliner.
customers and increase sales. A. stream
A. summit B. trail
B. climax C. blast
C. crest D. wake
D. plateau
102 In the closing few minutes of the game, the team
94 After the raging forest fire, the surrounding had _______ but continued to fight hard.
mountains were _______ of vegetation. A. each other’s back
A. devoid B. their back to the wall
B. destitute C. a monkey on their back
C. defective D. gotten their backs up
D. desolate
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 Practice Test 1
READING

Read the passage, then answer the questions following it according to the information given in the passage.

This passage is about the early cinema

industry.

At the end of the 19th century, cinematographers 103 What is the main purpose of this passage?
were beginning to explore the commercial possibilities A. to discuss the commercial benefits of motion
of this new art form. In 1894, Thomas Edison launched pictures
his Kinetoscope in New York City, the first moving B. to justify the scale of early motion picture
picture apparatus on the market. Crowds lined up to technology
peer into a box containing a mechanism which ran a C. to highlight the contributions of numerous
loop of film over an electric lamp. Although Kinetoscope people to cinema
parlors charged a relatively steep 25 cents per D. to explain the impact of World War I on film
customer, the novelty drew crowds to them, wanting to production
see vaudeville dancers and short dramas filmed by
Edison’s company. 104 In the last sentence of paragraph 1, what does
That year, a French camera manufacturer named them refer to?
Claude-Antoine Lumière saw a demonstration of A. electric lamps
Edison’s device in Paris and encouraged his sons, B. vaudeville dancers
Louis and Auguste, to improve on it. In December C. short dramas
1895, they demonstrated the Cinematograph, an D. Kinetoscope parlors
apparatus capable of projecting motion pictures in a
theater. For the first time, an audience enjoyed cinema 105 What prompted the Lumière Brothers to develop
as a shared experience and at a fraction of the ticket the Cinematograph?
price.  A. They were encouraged by Edison’s demonstration.
Impressed by the Lumières’ invention, a phonograph B. They were convinced by their father.
manufacturer named Charles Pathé decided to launch C. They hoped to make a profit selling it.
a business venture with his brothers to manufacture D. They considered it an amusing novelty.
Cinematograph equipment. Realizing that audiences
had an insatiable appetite for movies, Pathé soon 106 According to the passage, what resulted from
began mass production of not only cameras and Lumière’s improvements on the Kinetoscope?
projectors, but of movies as well. By 1912, the company A. Movies became affordable for a mass audience.
was realizing vast profits and producing nearly 800 B. New techniques were demonstrated on the
films per year. The company carefully managed Kinetoscope.
distribution to ensure theaters would have a continuous C. Audiences in Europe first became aware of the
supply of fresh material. Within a decade, Pathé cinema.
Brothers Company controlled a worldwide empire that D. Audiences worldwide enjoyed viewing the
comprised every aspect of the movie business. apparatus.
Pathé devised many cinematic techniques that
were to become standard in the industry and also 107 In the second sentence of paragraph 3, which word
pioneered the newsreel, the ancestor of modern film could best replace insatiable?
journalism. Changing audience tastes after World War I A. unquenchable
led the company to abandon film production, but B. unreasonable
Charles Pathé’s business practices were to be imitated C. immoderate
by other companies as the movie industry matured. D. inessential

108 How did Pathé’s company change the movie

industry?
A. by pioneering the movie theater experience
B. by developing methods that became an
industry benchmark
C. by proving that movies could be profitable
D. by showing how to change public taste

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READING

This passage is about the eruption of

Mount Tambora.

In April 1815, Mount Tambora, an active volcano 109 What is the main purpose of this passage?
on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, A. to relate a cause of the Great Famine
exploded, producing a column of fire more than B. to describe a significant climatological event
140,000 feet high. It was the largest volcanic C. to explain the invention of the bicycle
eruption in recorded history. The island’s population D. to give exposure to Indonesian topography
was decimated, and the destruction of vegetation
on nearby islands led to further loss of life. Pitch 110 In the third sentence of paragraph 1, which word
darkness covered a wide area for four days, while could best replace decimated?
an estimated 150 million tons of ash spewed into A. annihilated
the atmosphere. B. damaged
In the aftermath of the explosion, atmospheric C. sacrificed
conditions carried the fine particles of volcanic dust D. crushed
around the globe. That winter, brilliantly colored
sunsets could be seen in many parts of the Northern 111 What impact did the eruption of Mount Tambora
Hemisphere. The following spring, much of North have on the rest of the world?
America was blanketed in fog. Unseasonably cold A. It destroyed the Northern Hemisphere’s
nights, late snows, and sudden, unpredictable vegetation.
drops in temperature killed crops. During the B. It plunged the entire world into darkness.
summer of 1816, much of the United States suffered C. It was the first volcanic eruption to be recorded.
a drought. In Europe, incessant rainfall devastated D. It released huge amounts of volcanic material.
the wheat, potato, and oat harvests. The resulting
famine was the worst Europe was to suffer in the 112 What caused the massive loss of life in Europe in
19th century. the years following the eruption?
These extreme conditions, that included a drop A. extremely low temperatures
in global temperatures, led to 1816 being known as B. unseasonable periods of fog
the “year without a summer”. C. unusual amounts of rainfall
Climatologists now believe that a combination D. excessively dry weather
of factors were responsible for this. Unusual
sunspot activity observed at the time is thought to 113 What is implied about the cause of the “year
have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching the without a summer”?
earth. Starting in 1812, a series of volcanic A. it was down to a single factor
explosions around the world had released huge B. it was previously misunderstood
amounts of dust into the atmosphere. The dust C. it has been appropriately explained
obscured the sunlight, which led to the lower D. it wasn’t unusual for that period
temperatures and disrupted rainfall patterns.
Furthermore, the massive eruption of Mount 114 Why does the article mention surges in the cost of
Tambora exacerbated the situation. horse feed?
Another effect of the disaster was that the high A. to excuse disruptions to world food supplies
price of horse feed severely disrupted the B. to show the need to protect markets and prices
transportation of food supplies. In fact, the situation C. to question the efficiency of transportation
was said to have inspired a German inventor named methods
Karl Drais to come up with an alternative to the D. to suggest the catalyst for a new innovation
horse and wagon – the bicycle.

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 Practice Test 1
READING

This passage is about early Greek

tragedy.

Tragedy is a type of drama that was unique to 115 What is the main purpose of this passage?
ancient Greece. In his Poetics, the philosopher A. to discuss schools of ancient Greek philosophy
Aristotle relates that the first tragedians were B. to examine the rituals of ancient Greek festivals
performers who improvised songs at rural festivals. C. to explain the origins of a type of dramatic
The word tragedy, literally “goat-songs,” may refer to performance
the animals sacrificed at such feasts. How these D. to argue the most successful ancient Greek
eventually developed into the dramatic art form tragedian
familiar to us as tragedy is not entirely clear. However,
the decisive factor seems to have been the 116 In the fourth sentence of paragraph 1, what does
establishment, sometime in the 6th century BC, of a these refer to?
competition in Athens as part of the annual festival A. sacrifices
known as the City Dionysia. B. feasts
The City Dionysia was held in the early spring, and C. songs
included street processions, music performances, D. festivals
and feasts. By the early 5th century BC, the drama
competition had become the centerpiece of the 117 According to the author, by the 5th century what
festival. Plays composed by three tragedians were had changed during the festival of the City
performed on separate days, with a fourth day Dionysia?
devoted to comedy. The winner of the competition A. performing arts took center stage at the event
was chosen by ten judges and awarded a crown of B. comedies were performed for four days
ivy. C. tragedies became less popular with audiences
As an element of the festival, tragedy was intended D. street processions became larger and more
to provide spectators with something more than extravagant
entertainment. As a result, its drama increased both in
complexity and in the seriousness of its themes. The 118 What effect did the City Dionysia festival have on
first winner of the competition is said to have been the development of tragedy?
Thespis. As the first tragedian to act out the roles of A. Poets began to write tragedies that were
characters, he is considered to be history’s first actor entertaining.
and is the namesake of the modern term Thespian B. The topics of tragedies became more
used to describe actors in general Little is known of sophisticated.
another dramatist, Phrynichus (c. 500 BC), beyond C. The number of actors on stage were reduced.
the information that his tragedies narrated historical D Music and dance became a part of
events and that audiences were moved to tears. By performances.
the time of Aeschylus, the earliest writer whose
tragedies have been preserved, most tragedies were 119 According to the passage, how has Thespis
based on Greek mythology. Like earlier tragedies, his influenced modern performing arts?
consisted of odes, or songs sung by a chorus, but A. he is celebrated as the greatest actor in history
were now interspersed with dialogues between two B. he has a drama competition named after him
actors. This innovation meant that spectators were C. his tragedies are studied in drama schools
not only told a story but could witness it dramatized D. his name has become synonymous with the art
before their eyes. of acting

120 In the seventh sentence of paragraph 3, which

word could best replace interspersed?
A. intermingled
B. interbred
C. interlapped
D. intercalated

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