Imprimir Test: TOEFL SECTION 3 TE 3 (economy

1.

PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-3) According to the passage, what happens during an ice age?

A.

A) Rock strata are recognized by geologists.

B.

B) Evidence of foreign materials is found.

C.

C) Ice covers a large portion of the Earth's surface.

D.

D) Ice melts six times

2.

The passage covers how many different methods of recognizing past ice ages?

A.

A) One

B.

B) Two

C.

C) Three

D.

D) Four

3.

According to the passage, what in the rock strata is a clue to geologists of a past ice age?

A.

A) Ice

B.

B) Melting glaciers

C.

C) U-shaped valleys

D.

D) Substances from other areas

4.

PASSAGE TWO (Questions 4-6) The passage indicates that the ventricles

A.

A) have relatively thin walls

B.

B) send blood to the atria

C.

C) are above the atria

D.

D) fore blood into the arteries

5.

According to the passage, when is blood pushed into the arteries from the ventriles?

A.

A) As the heart beats

B.

B) Between heartbeats

C.

C) Before each contraction of the heart

D.

D) Before it is received by the atria

6.

According to the passage, which part of the heart gets blood from the body tissues and passes it on to the lungs?

A.

A) The atria

B.

B) The ventricles

C.

C) The right atrium and ventricle

D.

D) The left atrium and ventricle

7.

PASSAGE THREE (Questions 7-9) According to the passage, the Golden Age of Railroads

A.

A) occurred prior to the Civil War

B.

B) was a result of World War I

C.

C) was a period when most of U.S. mass transportation was controlled by the railroads

D.

D) resulted in a decrease in uniformity of track gauge

8.

The passage mentions that which of the following occurred as a result of uniformity of track gauge?

A.

A) The Civil War

B.

B) Improved economy in the transportation system

C.

C) Standardization of time zones

D.

D) Railroad schedules

9.

The passage indicates that standard time was implemented

A.

A) before the Civil War

B.

B) on June 1, 1886

C.

C) after World War I

D.

D) before standardized track gauge was established throughout the United States