6/9/22, 10:54 AM SECTION 3C.
READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION 3C. READING COMPREHENSION
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NAMA:
MUHAMMAD RAMADHANI WIJAYANTO
PROGRAM STUDI (UMUM ISI SAJA UMUM
S1 TEKNIK SIPIL
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1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.
She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.
She decided to further her education in Paris.
A serious eye infection halted her quest.
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2. What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a
doctor?
She wrote too many letters.
She couldn’t establish her hospital.
She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
She was a woman.
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3. How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school and
opening of her hospital?
19
10
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10
36
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4. All of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell EXCEPT?
she and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
she established the first medical school for women
she became the first female physician in the United States
she the first woman surgeon in the United States
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5. How old was Elizabeth Blackwell when she graduated from medical school?
21
36
10
28
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6. The word “abandon” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
continue
give up
look into
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undertake
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7. What is the main idea of this passage?
Elizabeth Blackwell had to abandon her plans to become a doctor because of an eye
infection.
Elizabeth Blackwell founded the first medical school for women.
Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first woman doctor in
the United States.
Elizabeth Blackwell even taught music to pay for medical studies.
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8. The word “founding” in line 13 means most nearly the same as
locating
buying
looking for
established
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9. Why was it nearly impossible for Elizabeth Blackwell to get into medical
school?
She had a serious eye infection.
She wanted to be part of a profession that no woman had ever entered before.
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Her family didn’t want her to be a doctor.
She had little or no money to pay tuition.
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10. The reason Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon is explained in
lines
10-11
8-9
2-3
5-6
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Question 11-21
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11. The thyroid gland is called an endocrine gland because it
secretes directly into the bloodstream
is located in the neck
has lobes
has ducts
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12. The word “it” in line 6 refers to
iodine
thyroxine
blood
thyroid gland
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13. A cretin is
a child with hyperthyroidism
a young person with hypothyroidism
an adult with an underperforming thyroid gland
an extremely irritable child
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y
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14. Which of the following is a probable result of myxedema?
Sluggishness
Overproduction of thyroid
Perspiration
Hyperactivity
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15. The word “former” in line 12 refers to
hyperthyroidism
secretion
overactive thyroid
hypothyroidism
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16. A goiter is
a person with myxedema
a swollen thyroid gland
a chemical
an underactive thyroid gland
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17. Exocrine and endocrine glands are distinguished from each other by
whether they
cause myxedema or cretinism
cause hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
result in an enlarged or shrunken goiter
secrete through ducts or without ducts
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18. In line 1, the word “secrete” is closest in meaning to
emit
indiscernible
display
absorb
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19. If a thyroid is not working enough, the illness is known as
hyperthyroidism
hypothyroidism
hyperactivity
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excretion
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20. The main idea of the passage is
how glands work
the illness of an overactive thyroid gland
the function and illness of the thyroid gland
secretion with and without glands
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21. The function of the thyroid gland described in lines
5-6
10-12
1-3
16-18
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Question 22-30
22. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
The ten-kilometer radius from the epicenter
The number of people who will die
The fact that an earthquake has occurred
An impending earthquake
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23. The author implies that animals are aware of an impending earthquake
because
of their superior intelligence
they have certain instinctive abilities to perceive that humans do not possess
they react to other animal behavior
they are generally closer to the epicenter than the human observers
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24. The word “evacuate” in line 21 is closest in meaning to
remove
emaciate
exile
destroy
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25. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
by observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake
only dogs and horses seem to possess the special perception that allows them to
predict earthquake
some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake
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the Chinese have successfully predicted an earthquake and saved many lives
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26. In line 3, the word “epicenter” is nearest in meaning to
stratosphere
periphery
contour
core
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27. The passage implies that if scientists can accurately predict earthquakes,
there will be
fewer people evacuated
fewer environmental changes
a lower death rate
fewer animals going crazy
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28. In line 20, “devastating” means most nearly the same as
intense
fortcoming
voracious
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voracious
destructive
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29. The main idea of this passage is that
people need to prepare animals for earthquakes
earthquakes can be prevented by observing animal behavior
observing animal behavior can help people prepare for earthquakes
scientists can interpret animal behavior
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30. Where in the reading is it explained that the phenomena of animals’ reacting
to earthquakes has been reported for hundreds of years?
Lines 20-22
Lines 2-3
Lines 12
Lines 5-6
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Question 31-39
31. The French doctor found the boy
growling at him
wandering in the woods
at his doorstep
speaking intelligibly
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32. In line 6, the word “litter” means most nearly the same as
offspring
hair
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garbage
master
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33. The doctor was able to work with the boy because
the boy was dedicated and patient
the boy was highly intelligent
the boy trusted him
the boy liked to dress up
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34. The word “utter” in line 13 is nearest in meaning to
absolute
read
speak
scream
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35. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
she-wolves have been said to substitute human children for their lost litters
the French doctor succeeded in domesticating the boy somewhat
the young boy never was able to speak perfectly
examples of wolves’ caring for human children can be found only in the nineteenth
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century
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36. The word “preposterous” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
wonderful
scientific
dedicated
absurd
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37. The main idea of this passage is that according to legend
Romulus and Remus were cared for by a she-wolf
she-wolves replace their dead offspring with human children
children who are raised by wolves can be rehabilitated
a French doctor saved Romulus and Remus from drowning
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38. According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were
discovered by a French doctor
drowned in the Tiber River in 700 B.C.
found abandoned in Rome
the founders of Rome
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the founders of Rome
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39. Where in the passage is it stated that, according to legend, Romulus and
Remus founded Rome?
Lines 6-7
Lines 8-10
Lines 3-5
Lines 2-3
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Question 40-50
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40. Which of the following locations would be most likely to have a high
concentration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus?
The middle of the ocean
A bay
Sediment
A sea
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41. The word “inshore” in line 5 is closest in meaning to
cold
near the coast
deep
active
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42. The word “it” in line 9 refers to
sodium chloride content
sea water
water temperature
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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43. The safest time for eating seafood in the north Pacific is probably
July
November
September
August
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44. The most common symptom of V. parahaemolyticus poisoning is
diarrhea
vomiting
nausea
headache and fever
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45. The word “this” in line 13 refers to
contaminated foods
symptoms
a person
diarrhea
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46. The incubation period for this illness is
2 to 3 days
4 to 5 days
several months
3 to 4 days
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47. In line 12, “contaminated” is closest in meaning to
tainted
ocean
salty
cooked
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48. Nishio’s study showed that
the presence of V. parahaemolyticus was dependent on the water temperature
the presence of V. parahaemolyticus was dependent only on the salt content
the presence of V. parahaemolyticus was dependent on neither the salt content nor
the water temperature
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the presence of V. parahaemolyticus was independent of both the water temperature
and the salt content
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49. The word “cramps” in line 14 means most nearly the same as
toxicity
severe pain
high temperature
noises
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50. The word “isolation” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
impurity
conjunction
discovery
separation
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