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How does Samaras hunt tornadoes? It’s not easy. First, he has to find one. Tornadoes are too
small to see using weather satellites. So Samaras can’t rely on these tools to find a twister.
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33)_____, he waits for tornadoes to develop.
Once Samaras sees a tornado, the chase begins. But a tornado is hard to follow. Some tornadoes
change (34)_____ several times – for example, moving east and then west and then east again.
When Samaras finally gets near a tornado, her puts the turtle probe on the ground. Being this close to
a twister is (35)_____. He must get away quickly.
(Source: Reading Explorer)
Question 31: A. called
Question 32: A. with
B. known
B. about
C. made
D. meant
D. for
C. at
Question 33: A. Rather
Question 34: A. progression
Question 35: A. terrify
B. Still
C. Instead
C. dimension
C. terrified
D. Yet
B. movement
B. terrifying
D. direction
D. terrifies
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
One of the highest honors for journalists, writers, and musical composers in the Pulitzer Prize.
First awarded in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has been won by Emest Hemingway, Harper Lee, John F.
Kennedy, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, among others. As with many famous awards, this prize was
named after its founder, Joseph Pulitzer.
Joseph Pulitzer’s story, like that of many immigrants to the United States, is one of hardship, hard
work, and triumph. Born in Hungary, Joseph Pulitzer moved to the United States in 1864. He wanted
to be a reporter, but he started his American life by fighting in the American Civil War. After the war,
Pulitzer worked for the German – language newspaper, the Westliche Post. His skills as a reporter
were wonderful, and he soon became a partial owner of the paper.
In 1878, Pulitzer was able to start a newspaper of his own. Right from the first edition, the
newspaper took a controversial approach to news. Pulitzer wanted to appeal to the average reader, so
he produced exciting stories of scandal and intrigue. Such an approach is commonplace today, but in
Putlizer’s time it was new and different. The approach led to the discovery of many instances of
corruption by influential people. Pulitzer’s paper became very famous and is still produced today.
The success of Joseph Pulitzer’s newspaper made him a very wealthy man, so he wanted to give
something back to his profession. Throughout his later years, he worked to establish university
programs for the teaching of journalism, and he funded numerous scholarships to assist journalism
students. Finally, he wanted to leave a legacy that would encourage writers to remember the
importance of quality. On his death, he gave two milllion dollars to Columbia University so they could
award prizes to great writers.
Question 36: Why does the writer mention “John F. Kennedy” in line 3?
A. He was one of the inventors of the famous awards.
B. He was one of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize.
C. He was one of the people who selected the Pulitzer winners.
D. He was in one of the scandals reported on by Joseph Pulitzer.
Question 37: According to the reading passage, why did Joseph Pulitzer invent the Pulitzer Prize?
A. to encourage people to remember his name and success.
B. to encourage writers to remember the importance of quality.
C. to encourage journalism students to achieve their goals.
D. to encourage people to appreciate the work of the Pulitzer winners.
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