Read the followin9 passage in which some of the words
you have studied in Units 10-12 appear in bol#~’ace type.
Then answer the questions on page
This passage discusses how, long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and
1960s, African Americans worked to end racial discrimination and segregation.
Line)
Have you ever heard the term the
Years later, in 1891, he founded the
Great Migration? if so, you may know
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
that between 1870 and 1920,
There, African Americans were
hundreds of thousands of African
(35) taught skills such as bricklaying,
printing, and teaching, which would
(5) Americans moved from rural areas in
the Southeast to the industrialized
help them improve their lives as they
urban areas in the Northeast and
worked peacefully toward equality.
Midwest. For most, this huge
African American women also
migration meant an escape from
(4o) struggled for justice. Ida B. Wells, for
~o) poverty and the malady of
example, strove to end the
discrimination, of being treated
notorious practice of segregation-unfairly. To these African Americans,
that is, of separating African
the movement north was a quest for
Americans from other groups in
a better life, as northern factory
(45) society--and other forms of racial
~5) jobs were a great improvement over
injustice. For Wells, her pen and her
farm work.
resolve were her only weapons. As
editor of the newspaper Free
As more industrial jobs became
available during World War I, about
Speech, which she founded in
half a million African Americans went (50) Memphis, Tennessee, Wells fought
!0) north. Although their economic
to end random acts of violence
status improved during the war
against African Americans. "Can you
years, African Americans in both the
remain silent," she wrote "... when
North and the South were still denied
such things are done in your own
many basic rights. As a result, some
(55) community and country?"
5) notable African Americans rose to
As these African American leaders
the challenge of righting in]ustices
and others lectured across the
country, they inspired the growth of
and achieving equal opportunity.
One African American who
the civil rights movement. In fact,
fought to end injustice was Booker
(6o) even today, their words and deeds
0) T. Washington. Born enslaved,
still motivate organizations to
Washington taught himself to read.
continue the struggle for justice.
1. The main purpose of the passage is to
a. inform about African Americans’
early struggles to end injustice
b. describe African American life in the
North from 1870 to 1920
c. entertain the reader with several
fictional anecdotes
d. telt a personal story about the writer’s
ancestors
e. persuade the reader to take action
I~, The question in lines 1-2 functions as
the focus for
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraphs 3 and 4
d. paragraph 5
e. the entire passage
Malady (line 10) most nearly means
a. humiliation
b. stigma
c. sickness
d. oppression
e. crime
4. Quest (line 13) is best defined as
a. request
b. search
c. victory
d. competition
e. hope
5. In lines 12-16, it is clear that the main
motivation for African Americans
moving to the North from the South
was their search for
a. politica} represe~,tation
b. sturdy housing
o. family and friends
d. a better life
e. a college education
6. Status (line 21) most nearly means
a. education
b. condition
c, ski~s
d. opportunities
7. Notorious (line 42) is best del~nec~ as
a. haphazard
b. widespread
c. official
d. cruel
e. disgraceful
8o The meaning of random (line 51) is
a. planned
b. brutal
c. arbitrary
d. shocking
e. shameful
9o The author’s attitude toward Booker T.
Washington and Ida B. Wells is best
described as one of
a. disbelief
b. hostility
c. indifference
d. admiration
e. sympathy
10. From the sentence "For Wells, her
pen and her resolve were her only
weapons" (lines 46~47}, you can infer
that Wells
a. gave in to pressure to stop writing
b. wrote countless editorials
c. defended herself against enemies
d. was weak and easily intimidated
e. kept her opinions to herself
11. Which of the following states
something that both Washington and
Wells had in common?
a. They founded newspapers.
b. They visited the White House.
c. They wrote best-selling books.
d. They lectured all across the country.
e. They founded schools.
12. Which paragraph ~ells about the
efforts of African American women to
fight injustice?
a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 3
d. paragraph 4
e. paragraph 5
Select the pair of words that best completes the meaning of each
of the following sentences.
A communication between the warring factions’ two leaders was the
to a bold new peace.
,
that
would end a twenty-year-long conflict.
a. beneficiary.., veto
c. overture.., pact
b. stalemate.., status
d. surplus.., farce
Before we can even think about renovating this
old house,
we must remove all the worthless _
that is strewn around the
rooms and blocking the entrances.
a. gigantic.., cache
c. mellow.., havoc
b. dilapidated.., clutter
d. futile.., surplus
Among law enforcement, his.
is that of a
con artist who targets segments of the population
that are Likely to fal! prey to his convincing words.
e. havoc.., braggart
c. dialogue.., grueling
b. misdemeanor.., narrative
d. status.., notorious
4. "l am still __ the matter over in my mind," the president
told the press. "When I have reached a decision, I will either sign the bill or
it."
a. mellowing.., botch
c. mulling.., veto
b. narrating.., dismantle
d. clarifying.., mar
5. As he sat by the fire that glowed in the
, the old sailor
entertained the children with a(n)
of his adventures on
the high seas. beginning when he was a boy of twelve, almost sixty years before.
c. hearth.., narrative
a. lair.., farce
b. cache.., dialogue
d. clutter.., overture
in the passage about Babe Didrikson Zahadas (see pages I36-137
the author notes that the athlete would not be slowed by serious
illness because she had "other fish to fry."
"Other fish to fry" is an idiom that means "more important th ngs to do." An idiom is an
expression that uses figurative language to express an idea. The meaning of an idiom
an t be guessed from the tteral meaning of its words. An idiom must be learned, as if
it were a new word or phrase.
Read each sentence. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of each idiom in
boldface print. Then write the letter of the definition for the idiom in the sentence.
1. You complain so much; must you always have an a×
to grind? __
2. Don’t ask me why she did it; your gueae ie as good
a. It’s your turn; it’s time
for you to make a
decision or make a
move.
b. untamed, uncivilized
3. Because we can never know what lies in store, I
think we’re better off not worrying about the future.
4. The ba~l is ~n your court now, so I hope you’ll give
me an answer soon..
Please tell us more about the wild and woolly days
of the Old West.
6. ~eep an eye on that snake; don’t let it slither away.
The earliest inhabitants of North America lived
lives,
They were constantly moving from place to place in search of the game that made
up the greater part of their diet. This endless
for food
eventually took them to all parts of the continent.
c. pampered.., malady
a. nomadic.., quest
b. grueling.., cache
d. lethargic.., status
7. The sound of those cats wailing in the middle of the
night drives me up the wall. ___
Since the soil is so remarkably rich and fertile, a variety of crops can be grown in
The farmers keep what they need for themselves and sell
off the __ at a handsome profit.
a. abundance.., surplus
c. lavishness.., hospitality
b. seclusion.., reinforcements
d. leisure.., adequacy
9. She really hit the nail on the head when she said
that some people learn best in groups. __
Keep your eyes peeled for Aunt Nina; she should be
waiting for us in Terminal B
10. Lend me your ear, and l’ll tell you a tale.
e. I don’t know any more
about the subject
being discussed than
you do.
d. makes me feel crazy
e. made the exactly
right point
f. watch for
g. a readiness to quarrel
or find fault
h. watch carefully
L Listen to me.
j. what unforeseen
events will occur later
The following excerpts are from Around the World in 80 Days by
Jules Veme. Some of the words you have studied in this Unit appear
in bold~a~:e type. Camplete each statement below the excerpt by
circling the letter of the correct answer.
His countenance possessed in the highest degree what physiognomists call
"repose in action," a quality of those who act rather than talk. Calm and phlegmatic,
with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type.
A countenance is a(n)
a. expression
c, advantage
b. behavior
d. reputation
The crowd swayed back .... The
undulations of the human surge reached
the steps, while all the heads floundered
on the surface like a sea agitated by
a squall. Many of the black hats
disappeared, and the greater part of
the crowd seemed to have dir~inished
in height.
When something is diminished, it
a. strengthens
c. shrinks
b. expands
d. prospers
David Niven played the role of Phiteas
Fogg, who traveled around the world in
eighty days.
Aouda, leaning upon Mr, Fogg’s arm, observed the tumultuous scene with surprise,
while Fix asked a man near him what the cause of it all was. Before the man could
reply, a fresh agitation arose; hurrahs and excited shouts were heard.
An agitation is a(n)
a. ceremony
c. understanding
b. commotion
d. mystery
Passepartout was delighted. His master’s last exploit, the consequences
of which he ignored, enchanted him. Never had the crew seen so jolly and
dexterous a fellow.
If a person is enchanted, he or she is
a. saddened
c. mocked
b. valued
d. captivated
The raassive walking-beam rose and fell above
the deck; at one end a piston-rod worked up and
down; and at the other was a connecting-rod.
Something that is raasaive is NOT
a. smatl
c. nearby
b. substantial
d, noticeable
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